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The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) is preparing to reissue three general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal stormwater permits in June 2012:
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. Recommendations from these groups continue to inform permit decisions. During 2011, Ecology held meetings with permittees and interested parties in Eastern Washington to discuss changes to the Eastern Washington permit requirements.
Public
Comments on the Draft Phase I and Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permits
From 2007 to 2011, Ecology worked with interested parties to develop requirements for the next permit term. The Western Washington advisory groups listed below included representatives of state and federal agencies, local governments, environmental and non-profit organizations, tribal governments, and the business community:
In Eastern Washington, Ecology initiated discussions in 2011 with permittees and interested parties to gather input on future permit monitoring and LID requirements. Ecology needs input for the Eastern Washington Phase II permits that reflect the climate conditions, geology, soils, and stormwater management approaches appropriate to different parts of the Eastern Washington landscape.
In addition to the early work of the Western Washington advisory groups, Ecology held eight public Listening Sessions around the state. Almost 200 people attended these sessions.. Ecology accepted oral comments during the sessions and written comments from August to October 2010. Ecology also provided an online comment form for collecting public feedback. To learn more about the listening sessions or to view the comments visit: Listening Sessions Information and Input.
The schedule below includes Ecology's anticipated schedule for municipal stormwater permit reissuance and further public comment opportunities.
Ecology Notification of Possible New Permittees for Evaluation
(April 25, 2011)
Informal Public Comment Period on Preliminary Draft Permit Language for LID and
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
(July 2012)
Permit Effective
(August 2013)
| 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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