WARREN COUNTY
OFFICE OF STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT
As we near the completion of PY 04
for the Phase II Stormwater Permit a review of some milestone dates Warren
County has crossed on our journey to compliance with this unfunded Federally
mandated program is the subject of the Office�s Fall newsletter.
March
7, 2003 marked the initiation of a five year permit cycle for Phase II
Stormwater program. This unfunded federal mandate was required for the
enforcement & adherence to mandated Stormwater Management & Best
Management Practice (BMP) plans on construction projects of greater than one
(1) acre disturbance. Estimates for cost to operate this program are up to
a million dollars ($1M) per year.
November
2004 marked the incorporation of the Departments of Stormwater Management,
Environmental Planning & Assistance, and the County Building &
Electrical Services into a single Office of Stormwater Management. This
consolidation was completed to assist Warren County Fiscal Courts efforts to
meet the objectives of this unfunded federal mandate by utilizing existing
personnel to the greatest extent possible within these departments.
March
of 2006 a renovation of the existing office space to accommodate the
additional personnel required by the unfunded mandate and to better utilize
existing personnel was completed on the second floor of the 1141 State Street
office building. These three Departments organization did not change but the new
designations are the Division of Building and Electrical Services, the Division
of Environmental Planning and Assistance, and the Division of Stormwater
Management.
March
28, 2006 the Erosion Protection and Sediment Control (EPSC) Ordinance was
signed which was the first of three ordinances required to be enacted by our
permit.
September
2006 the second required ordinance, Illicit Discharge (ID) received
approval of the first reading at Fiscal Court and is scheduled to be on the
agenda for the second and final reading October 6, 2006.
Staff changes during the recent months have included the return
from medical leave for Suanne Boss, Clerk, for the Building and Electrical
Services Division, medical leave for Mae Burch with the Environmental Planning
and Assistance Division, and the successful completion of an inspectors
training course by Robert Elrod with the Stormwater Management Division. Congratulations
and thanks to all the members of the OSM staff as we work to serve the citizens
of Warren County.
by Jack Wright, Director
Warren County Office
of Stormwater Management