2025 2 10 Work Session PACKET 1

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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL 
WORK SESSION 
Monday, February 10, 2025 
 
 
Agenda I tem  
III. I. Discussion of Updating the City’s MS4 Stormwater Ordinance 1138 for Compliance 
 
Overview 
The city has been operating a MS4 stormwater management program as required by the Tennessee 
Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) since 2014. The city is now required by 
TDEC to update its stormwater management ordinance, as codified in Title 14, Chapter 5 of the 
City Code, to bring the city into compliance with current regulations and requirements. The 
updates include changes due to general updates in the TDEC MS4 permit, changes to address 
TDEC audit comments, and changes to address TDEC statewide permit (attached are more details). 
Failure to update the city’s stormwater management ordinance would place the city’s stormwater 
program into non-compliance which may subject the city to penalties. 
 
To remain in compliance with TDEC regulations, the first reading of the updated stormwater 
management ordinance will be February 18, 2025, a required advertisement published on February 
22, 2025, and a public hearing, second reading, and adoption will be March 18, 2025. 
 
A memo from the Interim Public Works Director and the updated stormwater management 
ordinance are attached. 
 
Action to C
onsider  
Consensus to move this item to the February 18, 2025 regular meeting for consideration. 
 
Affected D epartments  
Public Works 
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