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2012 Draft Municipal Stormwater General Permit Comment Period
On October 19, 2011 Ecology released the following
draft municipal stormwater permits for a
3 1/2 month-long public comment period:
- Phase I Municipal Stormwater Permit
- Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit
- Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit
Ecology issued two versions of each permit as directed by 2011 legislation:
- A permit to be effective from August 1, 2012 through July 31, 2013:
- Both Phase II permits are unchanged from the 2007-2012 permit.
- The Phase I permit is unchanged except for monitoring requirements.
- An updated permit for the 5-year permit term, to become
effective beginning August 1, 2013.
- The current (2007) permits will remain in effect until the August 1,
2012 effective date of the next permit in accordance with
WAC
173-226-220(3).
- For more on these timelines please read
Legislative Changes to Ecology′s 2012 Municipal Stormwater General Permits
Timelines.
Ecology received comments from at least 180 entities and individual, as well
as group emails, petitions, and form letters from several thousand citizens.
Ecology will consider these public comments as it revises the permits. Ecology
plans to issue the final permits in June 2012 with a Summary of and Response to
Comments.
For more information on permit reissuance:
Workshops and Public Hearings
Ecology held 8 public workshops across the state to present information on
the draft permits and answer questions, and held public hearings following five
of those workshops:
Eastern Washington –
Workshop presentation on the Draft Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal
Stormwater Permit
- Ellensburg workshop and public hearing – December 8, 2011
- Spokane workshop and public hearing – December 9, 2011
- Walla Walla workshop – December 12, 2011
Western Washington –
Workshop presentation on the Draft Phase I and Western Washington Phase II
Municipal Stormwater Permits
- Lacey workshop and public hearing – January 9, 2012
- Vancouver workshop and public hearing – January 10, 2012
- Renton workshop and public hearing – January 24, 2012
- Poulsbo workshop - January 30, 2012
- Mount Vernon workshop – January 31, 2012
For questions, contact:
Phase I permit: Carrie Graul,
360-407-7221
Phase II permits: Harriet Beale,
360-407-6457
Municipal
Stormwater Regional contacts
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