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Planning and Building Department, Tahoe Planning and Stormwater Division, recommending the Board:
1) In accordance with Section 3.13.030 - Procedure of Chapter 3.13 (Contracting out) of the County Code of Ordinances, find that due to the limited timeframes, temporary or occasional nature, and schedule for the project, the ongoing aggregate of work to be performed is not sufficient to warrant addition of permanent staff to assist the County with the development of a Stormwater Quality and Best Management Practice Design Manual for the West Slope that addresses the State Water Resources Control Board National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) ; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign an agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $87,608 for a term of three years.
FUNDING: NPDES - ½ Public Utility Franchise Fees and ½ General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Design Manual is intended to be a document that provides interpretation and clarification of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit requirements and County standards and can be used as a planning and design tool for the public, contractors, and storm water quality design professionals. The purpose of the Design Manual is to provide assistance for designing temporary best management practices (BMPs), Site Design Measures (SDMs), trash collection devices, and post-construction BMPs that will meet requirements listed in Section E.12 of the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) (General Permit).
The Design Manual will be a resource on how to protect water quality from the impacts of new and redevelopment projects by providing a consistent set of standardized post-construction design and maintenance requirements while provid...
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