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Stormwater advisory board declines recommendation to adopt state buffer minimums after annual report flags E. coli hotspots
Summary
City stormwater staff presented an annual report showing outreach, enforcement and infrastructure work and flagged high E. coli levels in Finch Branch. The advisory board voted not to send a recommendation to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to adopt Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation minimum buffer rules.
La Verne stormwater staff presented an annual stormwater report and E. coli monitoring results and, after debate, the Stormwater Advisory Board voted not to send a recommendation to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to amend the local stormwater ordinance to adopt the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) minimum riparian buffer requirements.
The annual report, delivered by stormwater staff member Alex (stormwater staff), summarized public education and outreach events, enforcement actions for illicit discharges, construction-site reinspections and a newly completed inventory of permanent stormwater ponds. On water-quality monitoring, Alex said the five-sample average for E. coli at a study reach on Finch Branch was about 1,250 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters (CFU/100 mL), while the recreational standard cited in the meeting is 121 CFU/100 mL. Alex noted a spring feeding the reach measured about 517 CFU/100 mL.
The findings prompted discussion…
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