Bend advisory group advances stormwater master plan, weighs centralized systems for denser development

Sep 5, 2025

City staff presented a draft stormwater master plan that identifies 12 capital projects and new programmatic actions and opened a policy discussion about minimum lot sizes, subdivision-level (centralized) stormwater facilities, and funding tools including fee-in-lieu and rate changes.

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City of Bend staff on Wednesday presented the draft stormwater master plan and used the Water Advisory Group meeting to press a policy discussion on how to manage stormwater as lot sizes shrink and infill increases.

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