June 19 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Post date: Jun 12, 2013 10:37:53 PM
The next BBWARM Citizen Advisory Committee meeting will be held on June 19th from 6 PM to 8 PM at Fire Station 62, 9001 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine, 98230. The meeting agenda includes a special presentation on the Terrell Creek Landowner Incentive Program and the upcoming NPDES Phase II Stormwater Permit going into effect in the Birch Bay UGA on August 1, 2013. Public attendance and comments are welcome. Please visit our Advisory Committee meetings page for the meeting agenda. Additional information on the NPDES Permit presentation:
The Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resources Management (BBWARM) District Citizen Advisory Committee will host a presentation on the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and Program at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 19th. The information will be presented by Whatcom County Public Works Stormwater Division staff.
The NPDES Permit addresses stormwater runoff from areas designated through U.S. Census data and is administered by local governments to meet requirements from the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology). In June 2012, Ecology decided to include the Birch Bay Urban Growth Area (UGA) in Whatcom County’s NPDES Permit area beginning August 1, 2013.
The presentation will include an overview of the NPDES Program, the requirements and deadlines of the Permit, how the County meets those requirements, and what it means for the Birch Bay UGA to be included under the Permit. Interested members of the Birch Bay community are encouraged to attend the meeting. For more information on Whatcom County’s NPDES program visit www.npdes.whatcomcounty.org.