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Council weighs raising stormwater BMP credit cap to 50% and recommends Keystone for billing
Summary
Council and consultant Shawn Wingrove debated changes to the draft stormwater credit manual — including raising the structural BMP and cumulative credit caps from 35% to 50% — and staff recommended Keystone Collections for stormwater billing after reviewing three RFPs. Council asked staff to align the manual with study assumptions before implementing billing.
Council on April 21 focused substantial discussion on a draft stormwater credit manual and the mechanics of billing and crediting once the stormwater fee is implemented. Consultant Shawn Wingrove, called forward by the chief administrator, said other municipalities have had success keeping credit programs simple and commonly awarding credits for structural BMPs (detention basins, rain gardens), rain barrels and education/involvement activities.
"Simplicity is really everybody's friend as far as implementation," Wingrove said, urging clear submittal requirements and routine maintenance checks. He told council that his study modeled a 50% BMP credit as a…
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