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Council directs staff to advance staff-recommended stormwater update (scenario 5)
Summary
After a workshop and discussion of alternatives, the council directed staff to proceed with the staff-recommended post-construction stormwater ordinance update labeled 'scenario 5.' Councilors debated trade-offs and one member voiced preference to keep current language, but a consensus formed for scenario 5 as the working draft for rewrite.
City staff presented follow-up materials to a prior workshop on proposed updates to Chapter 14 (post-construction stormwater management). The update aims to align the city's ordinance with TMDL implementation and anticipated Wisconsin DNR MS4 permit expectations while setting achievable phosphorus and total suspended solids (TSS) reduction targets.
Staff noted the intent was not to impose requirements beyond what state MS4 practice standards already demand: "the stormwater practices that…
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