HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-09-09-02 - Resolution - 04/09/2009RESOLUTION NO. 04- 09 -0 9 -02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
ADOPTING A REGIONAL WATERSHED STORMWATER EDUCATION STRATEGY.
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency under the national Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System has delegated responsibility in this matter to the State of Texas under the
provisions of Section 402 of the Clean Water Act and Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( "TPDES"
hereinafter); has delegated responsibility in this matter to its municipalities; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System refers to a conveyance or system of
conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) owned by the City of College Station and designed or
used for collecting or conveying storm water and not combined with sanitary sewer. This term does
not include separate storm sewers in very discrete areas, such as individual buildings as long as they
are not physically connected to the public storm sewer system; and
WHEREAS, the City of College Station ( "City" hereinafter) prepared, authorized and submitted a
Storm Water Management Program ( "SWMP" hereinafter) to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality ( "TCEQ" hereinafter) on February 8, 2008 in compliance with General
Permit No. TXR040000 issued on August 13, 2007 as part of the TPDES; and
WHEREAS, population growth, residential and industrial development, and the resulting changes to
the landscape have led to stormwater quality and quantity concerns throughout the Brazos Basin;
and
WHEREAS, these impacts cannot be entirely avoided or eliminated but can be minimized; and
WHEREAS, it is currently recognized that control of stormwater quantity and quality is most
effectively implemented when people and organizations understand the related causes and
consequences of polluted stormwater runoff and flooding, and the actions they can take control of;
and
WHEREAS, the need arises not only from the regulatory stormwater requirements of TCEQ TPDES
General Permit No. TXR040000, but also from the recognition that local decision makers, citizens
and elected officials will require more than a rudimentary grasp of stormwater pollution and
flooding concerns in order to make effective decisions that will have a positive impact on
stormwater pollution control requirements and those of the communities they serve; now, therefore,
RESOLUTION NO. 04- 09 -09 -02
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That the City Council hereby approves supports the development and implementation
of a regional watershed stormwater education strategy. Efforts will be overseen by
the Brazos Basin Stormwater Education Committee and their respective municipal,
county, and state representatives. This approach seeks to coordinate the use of local
resources and expertise to achieve economy of scale by jointly addressing common
needs of the cities, counties, and state and provide uniformity in educational message
to enhance learning.
PART 2: That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
ADOPTED this 9th day of April , A.D. 2009.
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED:
MAYOR