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Live Oak staff reviews annual stormwater program amid heavy local construction
Summary
City staff reviewed the city’s annual stormwater management program, describing inspection, construction-monitoring and municipal-operations measures and agreeing to provide more site-level compliance information to council.
City of Live Oak staff told the City Council on June 10 that the city’s annual stormwater management program is meeting federal reporting requirements while the city copes with increased local construction.
The update matters because Live Oak’s growth includes multiple construction projects and because polluted runoff — primarily silt and hydrocarbons, staff said — can enter local drains and downstream waterways if not controlled. Council members asked for more transparency on site compliance for high-profile projects.
“A s the owner of a municipal separate storm sewer system, the City of Live Oak is required by the NPDES to maintain,” said a Staff member (Public works), reading the city’s obligations under the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. The staff presentation…
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