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City updates committee on MS4 stormwater compliance; 52% of outfalls investigated
Summary
Geosyntec engineer Renee Bordeaux told the Public Works committee the city has investigated 104 of 198 outfalls (~52%) under the MS4 permit, is performing catchment investigations and wet‑weather sampling, and expects continued emphasis on catch basin cleaning and street sweeping.
Renee Bordeaux, the city’s stormwater engineer with Geosyntec Engineers, gave the committee an annual refresher on Rochester’s obligations under the NPDES/MS4 program and summarized recent progress on compliance work.
Bordeaux said the current MS4 general permit (finalized in 2017 and effective July 1, 2018) has been administratively continued while a replacement is pending, and that the permit imposes six minimum control measures including public…
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