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Sedgwick County expands stormwater rules to all unincorporated areas; commissioners approve amendments
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted to amend the county Stormwater Management Code to apply countywide in unincorporated areas and transfer administration to Public Works. The measure passed after a heated public and commissioner debate about costs, groundwater impacts and development burdens.
The Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 3 adopted amendments to the county Stormwater Management Code that extend water-quality requirements to all unincorporated areas and move administration of the code to the Division of Public Works.
County Engineer Lynn Packer, who presented the item, said the change would expand inspections and design standards currently limited to urban areas so that water leaving new developments is treated more consistently before it reaches downstream lakes and private wells. "Stormwater quality has become more of an issue with property owners, especially with subdivisions that are popping up outside of areas that have access to city or rural water connections," Packer said.
The move responds to repeated blue-green algae advisories at local recreation areas and citizen concern about well water quality,…
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