City To Hear Water Pollution Control Plan

Every year the City of Golden Valley is required to report how it is managing storm water that comes from overland flow—water that does not originate from a single pipe—to reduce pollution. This year the report will be given at the City Council meeting June 21 at 7 pm.

The process for managing storm water and reducing pollution is called the Phase II National Pollution and Discharge Elimination System, and it requires significant planning by the City. All communities with more than 10,000 people are federally mandated to get the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permit. They must file a report with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) by June 30, and the MPCA then reviews how the City will regulate and improve storm water discharges.

Golden Valley uses its Comprehensive Surface Water Management Plan as a guide for managing surface water resources. The permit process requires the City to address and implement six Minimum Control Measures: public education about water resources, public involvement, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff control, post construction runoff control, and pollution prevention.

The June 21 City Council meeting will give the public a chance to share comments on the plan. All written comments should be received no later than 4:30 pm the day of the meeting. Forward comments to: City of Golden Valley, Attn: Al Lundstrom, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 55427.

A copy of the plan is available at the Public Works Department in City Hall.

Editor's note: This information comes to Patch from a news release given by the city of Golden Valley.