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Redmond staff brief council on stricter NPDES stormwater permit, retrofit targets and operational costs
Summary
Redmond public‑works staff reported the NPDES municipal stormwater permit reissued Aug. 1, 2024 imposes new requirements including overburden community engagement and retrofit acreage targets; staff described inspection workload (11,000+ catch basins), staffing (10 technicians), and expected capital and program implications.
Aaron Burt, Redmond’s public works director, introduced a stormwater 101 briefing Oct. 8 and turned the presentation to staff who oversee stormwater operations and the city’s NPDES program.
Anne Dettelbach, the city’s NPDES program administrator, explained NPDES is the permit tool under the federal Clean Water Act delegated in Washington to the Department of Ecology and noted that Redmond’s municipal permit for Western Washington was reissued effective Aug. 1, 2024. She highlighted new requirements that will affect city planning and the capital improvement program, including stronger overburden community engagement and an Ecology‑assigned stormwater retrofit facility planning requirement that sets retrofit…
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