TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, ICMA-CM, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, Public Services Director
John Larch, PE, Stormwater Manager
DATE: January 14, 2020
RE:
Title
Stormwater Program Overview
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Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 3: High Quality Built Environment
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
The City of Fayetteville Stormwater Program utilizes funding from the Stormwater Fee to provide a number of services for the City, to include infrastructure improvements, water quality protection, educational outreach, and drainage maintenance. Staff will provide a brief overview of the program and how it is organized.
Background:
Stormwater is surface water that results from rain and storm events. Stormwater runoff is generated from rain and snowmelt that flow over land or impervious surfaces. Impervious surfaces are hard surfaces that do not allow water to soak into the ground, such as paved streets, parking lots, and building rooftops. As this water flows over these areas, it picks up sediment, nutrients, bacteria, metals, pesticides, and other pollutants. Unlike sanitary sewers that go to a treatment plant, most stormwater is discharged directly into local water bodies. Development increases the amount of impervious surfaces in urban areas and reduces the ability of the water to soak into the ground. This in turn increases the potential for localized flooding on roadways and private property.
In the 1970's and 1980's, Federal laws were implemented to protect surface water from pollution. During the 1990's, these laws resulted in State agencies, such as the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, implementing permit programs to regulate the pollutants that enter creeks and streams from stormwater. Larger municipalities such as Fayetteville were required to obtain a permit in order...
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