City Council Meeting Date: February 18, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: James McDermott, Water Quality Technician
Sean Simonson, Engineering Manager
Justin Wagner, Utilities Manager
Title
Consider Approving the Stormwater and Water Conservation Education and Outreach Contract with Clean River Partners.
Body
Action Requested:
Northfield City Council adopts a Motion approving the attached contract with the Clean River Partners (CRP).
Summary Report:
The City of Northfield is authorized to discharge stormwater associated with the small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Under the provisions of the NPDES stormwater permit, the City has developed a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) approved Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). This SWPPP includes implementation and reporting activities identified in the SWPPP as "Best Management Practices" or BMP's. Included among these BMP's are six (6) Minimum Control Measures (MCM's) the permittee (City of Northfield) must incorporate into the SWPPP. This contract serves to satisfy the requirements from MCM (1), Public Education and Outreach, and MCM (2), Public Participation/Involvement.
Both MCM 1 and MCM 2 are aimed at informing and engaging residents, businesses, and industries in Northfield of measures that can be taken to reduce the volume of stormwater and stormwater related pollutant loading to area waters. The City has contracted with the Clean River Partners (CRP) (formerly Cannon River Watershed Partnership) since 2013 to assist with these conditions of the permit.
Additionally, the City has contracted with Clean River Partners since 2021 on Water Conservation Education. The Stomwater Education and Outreach Contract and Water Conservation Education Contract have been combined for efficiency purposes. The Water Conservation Education Contract serves to educate r...
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