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Oak Creek accepts 2025 WPDES stormwater report, outlines pond maintenance and ordinance updates
Summary
City Engineer Matt Sullivan presented the required 2025 WPDES stormwater annual report; council accepted the report and heard plans for pond maintenance, a new drone inspection program, and Chapter 13 stormwater ordinance updates targeted for mid-summer.
Assistant City Administrator and City Engineer Matt Sullivan presented the required 2025 WPDES stormwater annual report, which the council accepted by resolution on March 3. Sullivan said the city submitted the report electronically under its new permit (listed in the transcript as "NR 216") and highlighted several implementation items the public and council should note.
Highlights included a new drone program for pond and erosion-control inspections and lidar-capable surveys; a city-initiated pond maintenance effort covering 15 city-owned ponds; the creation of a private-pond database listing more than 220 private ponds to be maintained by HOAs or other owners; and ongoing training and erosion-control work. Sullivan said the department expects to present proposed updates to the stormwater ordinance (Chapter 13) for council consideration in midsummer.
Council members commended staff for the more user-friendly report format and for work to improve stormwater mapping. Sullivan said the report is open for public comment as required by the permit. A resolution accepting the report (Resolution No. 12656-030326 in the transcript) was moved and adopted by roll call.
The transcript includes references to a multi-year audit and mapping work and notes that improved impervious-area mapping has driven some increases in bills for parcels that previously were not billed; staff said they are directing residents to an online tool showing ERUs and estimated fees.
