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Council reviews proposed Chapter 925 to control illicit stormwater discharges
Summary
Council reviewed an ordinance to add Chapter 925 to the Codified Ordinances to comply with Ohio EPA MS4/NPDES requirements by defining illicit discharge, monitoring and enforcement mechanisms; staff distributed the city's MS4 report to Council.
Council considered an amendment to the city code that would add Chapter 925 to define and control illicit discharges and illegal connections to the municipal storm sewer system.
Director Mary Kay Costello told Council the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency requires municipalities to include illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE) provisions in codified ordinances as part of the NPDES (MS4) permit. She said the proposed code will define illicit discharges and exceptions, and provide authority for monitoring and access to properties that may be discharging pollutants. Costello also distributed the city's sixteen-page MS4 report for Council review.
The ordinance was placed on the Regular Meeting agenda. Council did not take a final vote during the Committee meeting; staff indicated this is a compliance-driven code addition tied to state permit obligations.
