 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/03/2014
Contact:
Kayla Bromelkamp, Public Affairs: 612-348-8536
John Ekola,
Transportation Department, 612-596-0370
News release
Hennepin County will host an
informal public meeting on the county’s storm water pollution prevention
program (SWPPP) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, at the county’s
Public Works Facility, 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina.
The purpose is to
gather public comment and participation on the adequacy and effectiveness of
the county’s program, which is required by the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Storm Water Phase II Rules.
The SWPPP is essentially a storm
water management program that is comprised of best management practices in
support of defined control measures. An advance copy is available by calling 612-596-0299,
or for review at the Hennepin County Public Works Facility, 1600 Prairie Drive,
Medina.
Hennepin County’s Transportation
Department is responsible for development and administration of the program
with the intent of minimizing the discharge of pollutants from the county’s
storm sewer system.
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