***For Public Review and Comment***
The City of Federal Way is requesting public review and comment on the documents listed below. These documents have been prepared in compliance with the Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit. The Annual Report and SWMP documents will be updated annually to addressed the additional phased permit requirements as they come into effect. Please direct comments to hollie.shilley@cityoffederalway.com.
Anuual Report - to be Issued March 2010
Stormwater Management Program - to be Issued March 2010
Public Meetings
February 16, 2010 -SWM staff intends to present the NPDES Annual Report and Stormwater Management Program documents to City Council for approval pending approval by LUTC.
February 1, 2010 - SWM staff will present the NPDES Annual Report (covering 2009) and the updated Stormwater Management Program to the Land Use and Transportation Committee (LUTC). The meeting will also include a brief presentation on the status of NPDES permit compliance. The meeting is held in City Hall Council Chambers at 5:30 PM.
July 7, 2009 - 1st reading of proposed ordinance to meet NPDES requirements.June 15, 2009 - SWM staff will present the proposed NPDES Code Amendments including stormwater manual adoption to the Land Use and Transportation Committee during Public Hearing.
May 20, 2009 - SWM staff presented the proposed NPDES Code Amendments including stormwater manual adoption to the Planning Commission during Public Hearing. Comments were submitted by the development community.
May 6, 2009 - SWM staff presented the proposed NPDES Code Amendments including stormwater manual adoption to the Planning Commission in Study Session.
March 17, 2009 - SWM staff presented the NPDES Annual Report and Stormwater Management Program documents to City Council for approval. No comments were recieved. Council approved both documents for submittal to the Department of Ecology.
March 2, 2009 - SWM staff presented the NPDES Annual Report (covering 2008) and the updated Stormwater Management Program to the Land Use and Transportation Committee (LUTC). The meeting also include a brief presentation on the status of NPDES permit compliance. The meeting was held in City Hall Council Chambers and started at 5:30 PM. There was no public comment. LUTC forwarded the documents to City Council with a recommendation for approval.
November 13, 2008 - SWM staff briefed the Permit Stakeholders' Group during a public meeting in Council Chambers on pending changes resulting from NPDES requirements, including the adoption of the new (2009) King Surface Water Design Manual and code revisions to allow for and encourage the use of Low Impact Development (LID) techniques. SWM staff also requested comments on proposed incentives for the use of LID and proposed limitations on the use of LID.
September 8, 2008 - SWM staff updated City Council's Land Use and Transportation Committee (LUTC) on the Puget Sound Partnership grant to create recommendations on how to integrate Low Impact Development (LID) Techniques into City regulations. The recommendations are intended to allow, but not require the use of LID in development projects. To learn more about LID and the status of the LID grant, please review the September 8th, 2008 presentation to LUTC. LUTC recommended approval of staff recommendations 9/8/08, with the condition that staff bring the development industry into the process. City Council approved staff recommendations on 9/16/08.
March 18, 2008 - The NPDES Annual Report and Draft Stormwater Management Program documents were presented to and approved by City Counil.
March 3, 2008 - SWM staff presented the NPDES Annual Report and Draft Stormwater Management Program documents to the Land Use and Transportation Committee (LUTC). The presentation also provided information on the permit requirements, as well as what has been accomplished so far and what remains to be completed. The documents were forwarded to City Council with a recommendation for approval from LUTC.
October 11th, 2007 - Surface Water Management (SWM) held its first NPDES Public Meeting in City Hall Council Chambers from 6 to 8 PM. The meeting provided an overview of SWM's existing programs and the NPDES requirements/process, as well as identified ways the public can participate in the update of our Stormwater Management Program (SWMP). To view the Power Point Presentation click here.