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Washington City hears stormwater permit update as state law brings inspection, fine changes
Summary
City staff briefed the council on the municipal stormwater (MS4) program, recent state legislation that changes inspections and enforcement, and operational impacts the city expects during implementation.
Washington City Council members heard a detailed presentation April 23 on the city’s stormwater (MS4) program, how it is governed by state and federal permitting, and near-term operational changes triggered by the 2024 and 2025 state bills that change inspection and enforcement requirements.
Development Manager John Henke invited Stormwater Coordinator Brandon Burrows to summarize the program and the city’s duties under the federal NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) program as administered in Utah by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) under Utah’s UPDES/MS4 permit. Burrows told the council the permit requires public education, public involvement, controls on illicit discharges, construction and post-construction BMPs, and an internal operations program that includes inventories, standard operating procedures and routine sweeping and maintenance.
The presentation focused heavily on two recent pieces of state legislation that Mr. Burrows and Mr. Henke said have changed how municipalities and contractors will document and be held accountable for stormwater compliance. HB 507 (2024) instituted electronic inspections (allowing contractors to…
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