CITY OF WILLMAR O SUMMARY PUBLICATION – West Central Tribune

TOWN OF WILLMAR SUMMARY PUBLICATION ORDINANCE NO. 1489 AN ORDER AMENDING CHAPTER 9, NUISANCES, AND CHAPTER 17, SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT, TO UPDATE THE CITY CODE WITH REQUIREMENTS MS4 Waste and Chapter 17 – Surface Water Management, removing unnecessary references and updating criteria for building requirements, pond design standards, reduced volume control, and salt storage standards. All amendments are made to update the city’s stormwater management engineering regulations to comply with its separate Municipal Stormwater Permit (MS4) from the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The technical regulations as amended will apply to all construction activities that disturb one acre or more of land and impose requirements on those activities, including the submission of stormwater management plans for erosion control and sediments at construction sites before construction begins; site inspection and enforcement procedures; best management practices to reduce stormwater runoff during construction; and post-construction performance standards for permanent stormwater management. The full text of Ordinance No. 1489 can be obtained free of charge at City Hall (333 6th Street Southwest, Willmar, MN 56201) or on the city’s website at www.willmarmn.gov. (Oct 22, 2022) 113869