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Calhoun County Board approves stormwater standard, authorizes appeal of 9-1-1 surcharge denial and creates deputy health officer
Summary
At its April 3 meeting the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners adopted a drainage-rule amendment setting stormwater treatment and TSS targets, authorized an appeal of an MPSC denial of a proposed $0.60 E9-1-1 surcharge, created a Deputy Health Officer position and approved other staffing and claims; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners on April 3 adopted several measures affecting stormwater standards, emergency communications funding, county staffing and routine claims.
The Board approved Res. 55-2008, amending the Drain Commissioner’s Rules & Regulations to align with Department of Environmental Quality permitting and to set water-quality design criteria for new and redevelopment projects of one acre or more. Drain Commissioner Blaine Van Sickle told the Board the amendment sets the minimum treatment volume as the first one-half inch of rainfall on impervious surfaces, requires water-quality methods to achieve at least 80% removal of total suspended solids (TSS) compared with uncontrolled runoff, and limits discharge concentrations of TSS to 80 milligrams per liter. Comr. Moore moved the resolution; the roll-call vote was yes 7, carried unanimously.
The Board also authorized an appeal of a March 11, 2008 Michigan Public Service Commission order that…
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