Homewood staff seeks mayoral sign-off on MS4 stormwater plan required under ADEM permit

City staff asked the council to authorize the mayor to sign the city’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) stormwater-management program plan, an annual report required under the city’s ADEM permit pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act.

Staff explained the MS4 plan documents how the city enforces construction runoff controls, prevents and responds to spills, and conducts public education and other activities intended to limit polluted runoff to the Cahawba River. The presentation described the report as an annual "playbook" that typically does not change significantly year to year and said the document must be signed by the deadline noted in the record (spoken as the '20 third' of the month).

Staff asked for action that evening because of the deadline; no formal vote was recorded at the pre-council meeting and staff said they would bring the authorization forward at the council meeting for signature.