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Victoria workshop details pond-maintenance plan after 2024 MS4 self-audit
Summary
City staff and consultant WSB reported results of a 2024 MS4 self-audit, described SWAMP pond scoring and bathymetric surveys of 20 ponds, and presented a multi-year maintenance plan with two ponds targeted this winter; council asked staff for cost estimates and coordination with nearby Highway 5 construction.
The Victoria City Council convened a workshop to receive an update on the city's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) and a proposed pond maintenance program. Mayor (speaker S1) opened the meeting and introduced Assistant City Engineer Amanda Meyer, who reviewed the city's MS4 responsibilities under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit administered by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and summarized a 2024 self-audit conducted with consultant WSB.
Amanda Meyer said the self-audit showed the city is generally meeting permit obligations across the six required minimum control measures but identified documentation of program activities as a primary focus area. "The city completed a self audit in 2024 of the program," Meyer said, adding that staff will seek more efficient ways to store and locate documentation required under each MCM.
WSB consultant Laura Rescorla described the SWAMP (stormwater asset management) approach the city uses to score ponds and prioritize work. She said Victoria has "over 90 ponds,"…
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