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Lexington staff outline MS4 stormwater program, volunteer monitoring and maintenance manual due Jan. 2026
Summary
City staff updated the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee on Lexington's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, changes to illicit-discharge screening, a new countywide water-quality monitoring plan and a post-construction maintenance manual expected in January 2026.
Bailey Young, MS4 section manager for Lexington City, told the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee on Aug. 12 that the city’s MS4 program continues under a stormwater discharge permit issued by the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection and that staff have shifted monitoring and outreach strategies over the past year.
Young said MS4 — municipal separate storm sewer system — covers stormwater that drains directly into local creeks and streams rather than to wastewater treatment plants. “Just normal everyday activities like car washing and pet waste and oil and grease from automobiles can transport directly into…
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