Announcements
Upcoming Seminars
None currently scheduled
Seminars and Presentations
Stormwater/Engineering/Transportation Presentation March 23, 2010
*The City of Durham is not responsible for the accuracy of content in presentations made by private entities.
Ordinance Changes
The proposed Stormwater Performance Standards for Development will be on the agenda for these meetings:
Work Session, which begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday May 24, 2012; Monday night meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. on June 4, 2012. Both meetings will be held in the Durham City Hall. If you wish to submit written comments to be read by City staff, you may send them via email to Sandra.Wilbur@durhamnc.gov, via USPS to Public Works Stormwater Services, 3rd Floor Public Works, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 27701 or hand deliver to Public Works-Customer Service Desk, 3rd Floor City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza, 27701, Attention Stormwater Services New Development. Additional information can be found here: http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/pwd/Pages/Home.aspx Extension of BMP Certifying Engineer Program to All BMPs
As announced to Industry in the Announcement of BCE Program Extension published on August 20, 2010, the BCE Program has been extended from stormwater dry ponds, wet ponds, and wetlands to include all stormwater BMPs. The BCE Program has become Section 8.6 of a revised Reference Guide for Development, currently under development.
Important Changes to the Nutrient Offset Option Under Neuse, Tar-Pamlico and Jordan Nutrient Strategies, effective Sept. 1, 2010
New rules went into effect Sept. 1, 2010, governing the use of offset payments in the Neuse, Tar-Pamlico and Jordan watersheds, as well as under any future nutrient strategy. The N.C. Ecosystem Enhancement Program and N.C. Division of Water Quality have been working with affected parties and the N.C. Environmental Management Commission to develop the rules required by the General Assembly under Session Law 2007-438 et seq. On July 15, 2010, the EMC adopted two rules under Title 15A of NCAC, 2B .0240 and 2B .0274. On Aug. 19, 2010, the N.C. Rules Review Commission approved them. The September 1 effective date satisfies a timeframe mandated under SL 2009-484. *See the attached document for complete details of this announcement.
For questions regarding EEP’s nutrient offset payment program, contact:
NCEEP In-Lieu Fee Program Coordinator
(919) 716-1921 (Mon-Thurs)
Stormwater Utility Fee Credit Manual
A revision has been made to the Stormwater Utility Fee Credit Manual. The revision is available as a .pdf document. If you have questions about the revision or stormwater utility fee credits, contact Stormwater Services at (919) 560-4326 and ask for Jake Chandler (ext. 30242). If you have questions about your current stormwater utility fee, call the Stormwater Billing Services Unit at 560-1258.
Information from Review Criteria, Policy and Procedures for Non-Contiguous Parcels Seminar
Contact Rhonda Spivey to request a Conservation Easement Pre-Submittal meeting.
Information on the Stormwater Facility Agreement and Covenants
The City of Durham Public Works Department announces changes to the Stormwater Facility Agreement and Covenants and the Replacement Fund. The Stormwater Permit Fee for Stormwater BMPs (Best Management Practices) remains at $3,500 per BMP and $700 per level spreader. For single family projects and commercial /non-single family projects, the Stormwater Facility Replacement Fund Payment will be calculated to be 25 percent of the construction cost and must be submitted as a cash or check payment made payable to the City of Durham. [BMP Engineering Cost Estimate Spreadsheet] For commercial/non-single family projects, an alternate security/surety calculated at 20 times the maintenance cost of the facility/ies as calculated under city requirements may be accepted. [Annualized Maintenance Costs for BMPs] **Note that owners who select this option are not eligible for withdrawals from the Stormwater Facility Replacement Fund.
The Stormwater Facility Replacement Fund is used for the purchase, design, construction, reconstruction, and repair of stormwater facilities that have paid into the Stormwater Facility Replacement Fund. For information, see Chapter 70, Article XI Stormwater Facility Replacement Fund, of the City Code or contact Stormwater Services at (919) 560-4326.
Surety Forms
The City of Durham would like to expand its current stormwater BMP toolbox and develop Better Site Design (BSD aka Low Impact Development) techniques to manage and control stormwater runoff from development. All developers and design professionals are welcome to become part of the City of Durham BSD Forum so that design standards, policies and strategies can be developed cooperatively with the "goal of maintaining and enhancing the pre-development hydrologic regime of urban and developing watersheds." To become part of the City of Durham BSD/LID Forum, email Jacob Chandler. |
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