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Belgrade staff say MS4 designation likely; council leans toward midlevel stormwater utility plan
Summary
Belgrade public works director Kamri Iulia told the City Council the city will likely be designated an MS4 and outlined required steps (NOI, $8,000 annual permit fee, comprehensive GIS mapping, monitoring) and three funding scenarios; councilmembers favored a middle option and asked for more study and public outreach.
Belgrade public works director Kamri Iulia told the City Council on Wednesday that the city is expected to be designated a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) under forthcoming state permit changes and will need a formal program to meet new compliance requirements.
Iulia said Belgrade received informal notification from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality in February 2025 and that DEQ’s rulemaking includes a public hearing May 22; if adopted on schedule the updated general permit language could be published in the administrative rules this fall and the city would then have roughly 180 days to apply for permit coverage. “When we submit that application for general permit coverage, we have to supply them with a document that’s called a notice of intent,” Iulia said, adding that the city should expect an annual permit fee of about $8,000 and a large GIS mapping effort covering infrastructure inside the city and within a one‑mile buffer.
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