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Council adopts update to stormwater illicit‑discharge code after IDEM reclassification
Summary
Evansville replaced chapter 13.25 of its municipal code to reflect elevation from IDEM Phase 2 to Phase 1 stormwater requirements; the change requires more active inspections and local enforcement of commercial/industrial stormwater controls.
The common council adopted Ordinance G‑2024‑07 on Oct. 14 to repeal and replace chapter 13.25 of the Evansville Municipal Code governing illicit‑discharge detection and elimination. Public works chair Jim Brickmeyer and staff member Mike Lubitsky told the council the change responds to the city's reclassification from a Phase 2 to a Phase 1 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) community, which requires more frequent inspections and creation of local programs addressing sources such as…
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