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Council advances storm-sewer mapping project after EPA MS4 audit findings
Summary
Council added an ordinance to fund professional engineering services for storm-sewer mapping and GIS to address deficiencies identified in a December 2023 EPA MS4 audit; city staff said the mapping will better target flooding repairs.
The Norton City Council voted Monday to add an ordinance for first reading to authorize professional engineering services to map the city's storm-sewer system and create GIS records, a step officials said is needed after an EPA Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) audit found the city lacked stormwater mapping.
Mr. Harbert offered the ordinance and introduced Mr. Binsley, who described the need for more detailed information to study flooding problems. Binsley said the city’s prior plan had been to spread mapping over three years at approximately $9,000 per year, but council and residents asked for a faster response because flooding is a major concern. The expanded scope will gather pipe sizes, depths and catch-basin locations, and staff will GPS-locate and photograph catch basins.
Administration and council emphasized the mapping would support targeted repairs and noted the council previously allocated $300,000 toward stormwater drainage work. Mr. Harbert said the city could expect results from the mapping around July, which would enable summer analyses of problem areas and help prioritize mitigation work.
Council added the ordinance to the agenda for first reading. Officials said the mapping effort will produce data city staff can use to identify nonworking drains and prioritize repairs.
