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AGENDA REPORT
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TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works
DATE: April 30, 1993 (Council Meeting 5 -5 -93)
SUBJECT: Consider Support of Legislation to Modify National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Requirements
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The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) is a
federally mandated program designed to control non -point source
pollution of streams and rivers. The cost of implementing the
program, however, has been placed on local government. As you are
well aware, these costs are very significant.
Congressman Gallegly has authored H.R.1582, the Stormwater
Discharge Improvement and Pollution Prevention Act, designed to
significantly reduce these costs. The attached letter from the
Congressman briefly describes this pending legislation.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Mayor to send
a letter to Congressman Gallegly voicing the City's support of this
legislation.
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Honorable Paul Lawrason, Jr.
Mayor
City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark. Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
Dear Paul:
RECEIVIED
IN3
City o{ Moorpark
I am writing to inform you of legislation I have introduced to
assist you and your community.
As you are well aware, the federal. ?over lmen *. has required t}:at.
all municipalities apply for permits to manage stormwater
discharges. The costs that have been imposed by this program sc
far have been significant; they art:' nothing, however, compared to
what may be required to actua:ily � -reat the discharges in the
suture. One estimate, prepar-d I -A, � -he Soul -kern California
}i71T�? er of t,h(- 11- me.rlcan PI:-): <C)]_ }':, tiSSOC:.dCi01:, pre_d1Ci:S
r:at:io_-a1 .•c)st cc t:l.d t.:), a. Ova,.. :C;n bil.�icr'
i recently introduced H.R.1!:,8] , r. lc: Sr.ormwater Discharge
Improvement and Pollution Prev= ei-,t:i.c,.' Act., wtlich proposes
signi.f _cant: modi.f _ra-ions to l:. Yf .., program. Tn hart 1 t -,r
would all ew mull:.0 -lpai ]_t. l F S : {F'Il'.:)i_ { ] .`;:Tf c7: ?}' r °:�L]1 "i?'rl• ":'.i
�c Lreat stormwater- i.f they
'!'his is appropriate because we ought- to make every effort tr,
prevent potluti.on rather than saddl_ng cities wit}. unrealistic
r.eauirements to ret-urn runoff lo a ist ine state. The bill a-_:_o
includes provisions to prevent u:lncessary tests, and it weu_Id
def. er enforcement_ of the pro(incl,, i ::: lur.i.ng the stiff fines ;(-"I-
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RANKING
MINGRITY MFAANER
Honorable Paul Lawrason, Jr.
Mayor
City of Moorpark
799 Moorpark. Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
Dear Paul:
RECEIVIED
IN3
City o{ Moorpark
I am writing to inform you of legislation I have introduced to
assist you and your community.
As you are well aware, the federal. ?over lmen *. has required t}:at.
all municipalities apply for permits to manage stormwater
discharges. The costs that have been imposed by this program sc
far have been significant; they art:' nothing, however, compared to
what may be required to actua:ily � -reat the discharges in the
suture. One estimate, prepar-d I -A, � -he Soul -kern California
}i71T�? er of t,h(- 11- me.rlcan PI:-): <C)]_ }':, tiSSOC:.dCi01:, pre_d1Ci:S
r:at:io_-a1 .•c)st cc t:l.d t.:), a. Ova,.. :C;n bil.�icr'
i recently introduced H.R.1!:,8] , r. lc: Sr.ormwater Discharge
Improvement and Pollution Prev= ei-,t:i.c,.' Act., wtlich proposes
signi.f _cant: modi.f _ra-ions to l:. Yf .., program. Tn hart 1 t -,r
would all ew mull:.0 -lpai ]_t. l F S : {F'Il'.:)i_ { ] .`;:Tf c7: ?}' r °:�L]1 "i?'rl• ":'.i
�c Lreat stormwater- i.f they
'!'his is appropriate because we ought- to make every effort tr,
prevent potluti.on rather than saddl_ng cities wit}. unrealistic
r.eauirements to ret-urn runoff lo a ist ine state. The bill a-_:_o
includes provisions to prevent u:lncessary tests, and it weu_Id
def. er enforcement_ of the pro(incl,, i ::: lur.i.ng the stiff fines ;(-"I-
7
violat .ons , ;ant i l 99.
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