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County engineer says new WVDEP stormwater permit will require revisions to county stormwater ordinance
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County Engineer Doug Smith told the Berkeley County Planning Commission that a new West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection stormwater permit issued Oct. 14 will likely require revisions to the county's stormwater management ordinance and noted a six-month compliance window.
County Engineer Doug Smith told the Berkeley County Planning Commission that the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection issued a new stormwater permit on Oct. 14 that will likely require revisions to Berkeley County's stormwater-management ordinance and related program changes for regulated urban areas.
Smith said he had just received the permit the morning of the meeting and that the new permit will probably produce several revisions, especially for areas subject to the county's MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer system) program rather than countywide requirements. Staff expects changes affecting redevelopment standards, stormwater-quantity and -quality controls, and extended detention/infiltration requirements.
Smith highlighted several…
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