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Boone County Drainage Board adopts 2026 stormwater ordinance, approves technical standards and streamgage funding
Summary
After a public hearing with no public comments, the Boone County Drainage Board voted to adopt the 2026 Stormwater Management Ordinance (2026-10), approved updated technical standards (holding three permit/checklist forms for later revision) and authorized a $10,100 county share for a USGS Prairie Creek streamgage.
The Boone County Drainage Board voted to adopt the 2026 Stormwater Management Ordinance (2026-10) following a brief public hearing and moved the ordinance on to the County Commissioners for final approval.
Chair (at the Drainage Board) opened the hearing and, after hearing no public comment, called for a motion. The board approved the ordinance and “motion passes,” the chair said, sending the measure to the commissioners for final action.
The surveyor’s office presented a companion update to technical standards developed by the ordinance steering committee. The office recommended approving the standards but said three items remain under revision — the individual-lot permit request form, a review checklist and the individual-lot stormwater pollution-prevention requirements. The board approved the technical standards "except with the exceptions that Carol has brought up," with those forms returned for later consideration.
The surveyor also asked the board to approve the county’s annual cost-share for the USGS Prairie Creek streamgage (located on County Road 450 North between US 52 and I-65). The surveyor told the board the total maintenance cost is $14,000 this year, with Boone County’s portion $10,100 and the remaining $3,900 covered by USGS funds. The board authorized the $10,100 contribution and authorized signature to execute the agreement.
Why it matters: The ordinance and technical standards together set the county’s requirements for stormwater control and infrastructure design; retaining the three forms for further revision signals staff will bring back clarified implementation procedures. The streamgage funds support an operational monitoring station used for design, modeling and coordination with state transportation projects.
Next steps: The ordinance will go to the County Commissioners for final approval; the held technical forms will return to the Drainage Board for additional review before adoption.
