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Stormwater board flags five-year ERU review, monitoring and equipment needs
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the Stormwater Advisory Board reviewed a mandated five-year ERU evaluation under the city’s MS4 permit, discussed monitoring coordination with TDEC, budget set‑asides for the study and operational shortfalls including a needed truck and staff training ahead of a long‑time operator’s retirement.
The Stormwater Advisory Board on March 11 discussed a required five‑year evaluation of Equivalent Residential Units (ERUs) under the city’s MS4 permit, staff funding set aside for that review and related monitoring work with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).
A staff presenter (Speaker 4) told the board that “it’s been 5 years since the ERU evaluation has been done” and that scope and methodology for a new review remain under discussion. Speaker 4 said money has been budgeted for the next fiscal year should the board decide to hire an outside vendor to collect data and perform analysis. Speaker 2 pushed back on hiring consultants for routine revenue and rate calculations, saying the department typically does the enterprise fund math…
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