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Morganton outlines stormwater program progress, MS4 permit and multimillion‑dollar projects
Summary
Stormwater Administrator Tom Warburton updated the council on the city’s MS4 permit, outreach and inspection activity, and three major projects including a $2.5 million stream restoration at Bethel Park and an asset inventory funded with federal grant support.
Tom Warburton, the city’s stormwater administrator, told the Morganton City Council the city received an approved five‑year MS4 permit on July 1, 2024 and is working to meet its six required management areas.
"We did get an approved 5 year MS 4 permit. It was issued on 07/01/2024," Warburton said, describing the program’s emphasis on public outreach, illicit‑discharge detection and construction runoff controls.
Warburton gave the council an operational snapshot of…
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