City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Request to Approve the "Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Action Plan for 5% Compliance" (Phase 1) for Submittal to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
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ISSUE: The City of Alexandria is required to submit the Chesapeake Bay TMDL 5% Action Plan to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) by October 1, 2015 to comply with the City's stormwater general permit.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Approve the submission of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL 5% Action Plan (Phase 1).
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents that may be required.
BACKGROUND: In an effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, localities, including the City of Alexandria (the City), have been given targets for reducing nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution from the City's stormwater. These reduction targets will be enforced through the City's General Virginia Pollution Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) general permit. The MS4 general permit requires the City to develop and implement the "Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Action Plan for 5% Compliance" to meet the reduction target by June 30, 2018.
DISCUSSION: The Chesapeake Bay TMDL Action Plan identifies strategies the City will use to meet the required 5% reductions. These proposed TMDL strategies are consistent with prior presentations to Council and the community. The 5% - or Phase 1 - reduction targets must be achieved by June 30, 2018, Phase 2 requires an additional 35% reduction by July 1, 2023, and Phase 3 requires the remaining 60% reduction to be ...
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