Albany has plans for a program to keep storm water from polluting our waterways, and it looks to me that the city staff has taken pains to keep any additional regulatory burden to a minimum. The city’s proposed answer to impending regulations is that new land developments above a certain size will have to incorporate features […]
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany City Council, Clean Water Act, Greenhorks, Oregon DEQ, Plannihng Commission, Stormwater quality
Tags: Albany City Council, Clean Water Act, Greenhorks, Oregon DEQ, Plannihng Commission, Stormwater quality
A permit to let rainwater drain
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has published a draft of new regulations to control the discharge of storm runoff by Albany and other towns. Whether this actually cuts down on pollution is hard to predict, but it almost certainly will add to the city’s costs.
Tags: "rain tax", Clean Water Act, DEQ stormwater discharge permit, water pollution