AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM

 
Agenda Subject:
Ordinance No. 6846 (Gaub) 		Date:
December 10, 2021
Department:
Public Works 		Attachments:
Ordinance No. 6846
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council to adopt Ordinance No. 6846.
Background for Motion:
Ordinance 6846 corrects certain references in the city code to the Washington Department of Ecology’s Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington (SWMMWW).
Background Summary:

The City’s storm drainage utility operates under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit from the Washington Department of Ecology. In 2017, the City adopted Ecology’s 2014 SWMMWW as the basis for stormwater management and protection measures, together with supplemental requirements specific to the city, into the City of Auburn Surface Water Management Manual (SWMM), as defined in ACC 12.04.010.B.2.

In 2019, Ecology extensively modified and reorganized the SWMMWW, leaving certain sections of the city code with some incorrect references to the SWMMWW. The city desires to make references to the SWMMWW more general so that future updates of the SWMMWW will not cause confusion or require code changes.

Ordinance 6846 eliminates the publication date of the SWMMWW in ACC 12.04.010. Ordinance 6846 also removes references in ACC 13.48.225 and ACC 13.48.230 to specific sections of the SWMMWW.
Reviewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember: Stearns Staff: Gaub
Meeting Date: January 18, 2022 Item Number: ORD.B