Clay County joins partners to send technical comment on MPCA MS4 permit changes
Summary
County highway staff and partners raised technical and potential cost concerns about proposed MPCA MS4 permit updates and the board approved a joint comment letter to the MPCA to voice those concerns.
Clay County approved a joint comment letter to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency regarding proposed updates to MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer) permit requirements, with staff and city engineers warning that new total maximum daily load (TMDL) requirements could impose significant technical work and costs on local jurisdictions.
Highway staff Justin explained the county is the MS4 permit holder for certain outlets and said an audit showed additional work would be required under the proposed rule language. "If this was implemented the way it is and nothing changes, we'd probably have to look at hiring a staff member just to make sure that we're adequately covering all of the bases that the MS4 permit requires," Justin said. Commissioners and city partners stressed the complexity of the technical standards and the benefit of submitting unified, technical comments. The board approved the comment letter and asked staff to coordinate the submission with partner entities.
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