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Bannock County approves small-scale change to erosion-control ordinance to comply with MS4 permit
Summary
The Bannock County Board of County Commissioners approved a technical amendment to the county—s sediment and erosion control ordinance, changing the construction disturbance threshold from 1 acre to 5,000 square feet to maintain compliance with the county—s MS4 permit under the federal Clean Water Act.
The Bannock County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday approved an amendment to the county—s sediment and erosion control ordinance that changes the construction disturbance trigger from one acre to 5,000 square feet.
Tristan Borkwin, assistant planning director, said the change is needed "to continue to comply with our current MS4 permit" and noted the ordinance "applies only to construction activities within the Bannock County urbanized area," specifically around Chubbuck and Pocatello. "The only change that we had that acre just needs to be changed to 5,000 square feet," Borkwin said.
The amendment was considered at a…
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