City official discusses stormwater issues
Recently there has been some controversy and confusion surrounding stormwater issues in Moses Lake. Since the amendment of the Clean Water Act in 1987, stormwater has gained attention as one of the leading pollutants of surface water bodies in the United States. The EPA, under the federally mandates National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), issued a municipal stormwater permit to Moses Lake in February of 2007. This permit was not based on amount of rainfall, but on the fact that Moses Lake is listed as an “impaired Water of the State” and as a “Water of Statewide Significance.”
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