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Committee moves to allow submission of watershed plan to Maine DEP
Summary
Stormwater manager Rich Mayers presented a rewritten watershed-based plan and asked the committee to allow submission to Maine DEP for acceptance so the city can be eligible for Clean Water Act funding when grants resume; the motion was moved and seconded and the item will appear on the next council meeting agenda.
Rich Mayers, stormwater manager in the engineering department, asked the Infrastructure Committee to start the process of submitting a watershed-based plan to Maine DEP so the city can apply for Clean Water Act funding when grant opportunities resume. Mayers said contractors completed a rewrite of the plan started in 2023 and that submission to DEP is the next step toward making the city eligible for future funding cycles; he said current forecasts expect funding availability in the next year or two.
When Chair asked for a motion, Mayers moved the item and the chair seconded; Mayers said the submission is intended for DEP acceptance and that the order will be placed on the next full council meeting for formal action. The transcript records a motion and a second but no roll-call vote in committee during this meeting. The committee will consider the submission at the upcoming council meeting.
