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MUNICIPAL STORMWATER |
2012 Municipal Stormwater General Permit Reissuance
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In the news
Washington steps up fight against polluted runoff (Seattle Times
editorial, August 8, 2012) |
In addition, Ecology reissued updated permits for the permit terms below:
- Phase I permit (2013 to 2018)
- Western Washington Phase II permit (2013 to 2018)
- Eastern Washington Phase II permit (2014 to 2019)
What's the Latest?
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Response
to Comments & Comments on the Draft Municipal Stormwater Permits
Public comments and a full version of the Response to Comments
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Focus on Ecology
Reissuance of Western Washington Municipal Stormwater Permits
Overview of final Phase I and WWA Phase II permit changes
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Focus on Ecology
Reissuance of Eastern Washington Municipal Stormwater Permit
Overview of final EWA Phase II permit changes.
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Stormwater Management
Manual for Western Washington (Revised 2012)
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Focus on Municipal Stormwater Permit Reissuance
Overview of Ecology’s extensive public process for reissuing the permits
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New
Permittees Evaluations
Information on potential new permittees.
Ecology awards $2.2 million to help local stormwater programs (March 1, 2012)
Past Work on Permit Reissuance
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Draft
Phase I and Phase II Municipal Stormwater General Permits - Public review process and draft permits for Oct 19, 2011 to Feb 3, 2012
public comment period.
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Preliminary Draft Language on Low Impact Development (LID) and Monitoring
- May-June 2011 informal public review documents and comments.
- Duty to Reapply - Existing permittees reapplied for permit coverage by August 19, 2011 as specified under General Condition 18 (G18).
For more than 3 years, Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) has been working with interested parties and advisory groups in Western Washington to develop permit requirements. Ecology developed and managed advisory groups for input on monitoring and low impact development requirements. For more on these groups go to:
- Stormwater Monitoring Workgroup
- Low Impact Development Technical Advisory Committee
- Low Impact Development Implementation Advisory Committee
In Eastern Washington, Ecology initiated discussions in 2011 with permittees and interested parties to gather input on future permit monitoring and LID requirements.
In addition to the early work of the Western Washington advisory groups, Ecology held eight public Listening Sessions around the state from August to October 2010. Listening Sessions Information and Input.
Municipal stormwater permit reissuance schedule
The schedule below provides a history of Ecology’s municipal stormwater permit reissuance process.
| Ecology Notification of Possible New Permittees for Evaluation | April 25, 2011 |
| Informal Public Comment Period on Preliminary Draft Permit Language for LID & Monitoring | May 16 – June 17, 2011 |
| Ecology Guidance and Forms for Duty to Reapply | August 19, 2011 |
| Ecology Reviews Comments from Informal Public Comment Period | June 20, 2011 – October 19, 2011 |
| Ecology Issues Draft Permit for Formal Public Comment | October 19, 2011 - February 3, 2012 |
| Ecology Holds Workshops and Public Hearings | December 1, 2011 – February 3, 2012 |
| Ecology Reviews Comments from Formal Public Comment Period | February 3, 2012 – June 2012 |
| Ecology Issues Final Permits and Response to Comments | August 1, 2012 |
Permit Effective Dates
| 1&2-year permits: | September 1, 2012 |
| 5-year Phase I permit: | August 1, 2013 |
| 5-year Western WA Phase II: | August 1, 2013 |
| 5-year Eastern WA Phase II: | August 1, 2014 |
Contacts
| Phase I Permit Writer Carrie Graul 360-407-7221 carrie.graul@ecy.wa.gov |
Public Outreach, Involvement, and Education Jocelyn Jones 360-407-7529 jocelyn.jones@ecy.wa.gov |
Phase II Permit Writer Harriet Beale 360-407-6457 harriet.beale@ecy.wa.gov |
Media and Communications Sandy Howard 360-407-6408 sandy.howard@ecy.wa.gov |
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