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Public works outlines TMDL/stormwater duties and warns of growing staff workload
Summary
Public Works staff briefed council on upcoming Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) obligations, educational outreach, required outfall monitoring and the need for more staff time to meet expanding stormwater compliance demands.
Public Works provided the council with an update on the city’s stormwater responsibilities and emerging Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements. Staff described current work compiling monitoring spreadsheets, preparing educational materials for the city website and installing signs at waterways (staff cited Sutherland Creek as an example of a marked waterway). "It's a program... up to now has been a lot of just kind of filling out our spreadsheets," the Public Works representative said, emphasizing that while the city is not fully required to participate now, more obligations are likely soon and will require additional staff time.
Staff outlined likely future tasks including annual or percentage-based outfall inspections, logging sweeper volumes and higher-level reporting and computations performed with consultant support. Councilors and staff discussed tracking and submitting the 2023/2024 TMDL reporting cycle, and identified internal staff (Christy, Brandy and others) who are helping maintain the necessary records.
No formal policy change or ordinance was adopted during the update. Staff said they will continue compiling the documentation and return with additional details and timelines as state requirements evolve.
