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Water Resources
Contact:
Sam Lucido, Associate Civil Engineer
Savage City Hall
6000 McColl Drive
Savage, Minn. 55378
Hours:
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F
Phone: 952-882-2671
Fax: 952-882-2656
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| The Public Works Department works toward meeting local, state and federal water quality requirements, thus protecting and improving the natural, aesthetic and recreational qualities of Savage's lakes, ponds and wetlands. This is done for the enjoyment and use of present and future residents of the city and region. |
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How is stormwater managed in Savage?
Permit to Discharge Stormwater (MS4)
The discharge of stormwater from the City of Savage is regulated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) under the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program. The City is required to apply for coverage under and comply with the MPCA general MS4 permit. As such, the City of Savage is referred to as an MS4. Details of the program can be found at http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/stormwater/stormwater-ms4.html#factsheets. The six components or “minimum control measures” of the program are:
- Public education and outreach
- Public participation/involvement
- Illicit discharge detection and elimination
- Construction site runoff control
- Post construction runoff control, and
- Pollution prevention/good housekeeping
View the full MS4 Permit.
Plan for managing stormwater (SWPPP)
One of the primary requirements of the MS4 permit, which was discussed above, is the development and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan or SWPPP. The SWPPP details the specific activities that the City is to pursue to address each of the Minimum Control Measures identified in the MS4 Permit. The SWPPP is public noticed to residents annually with an opportunity for public input at each annual public meeting. View the City’s full SWPPP.
Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP)
The WRMP has been developed to detail management of stormwater in the City and to comply with the Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act, Minnesota Rules 8410, and the requirements of the local Watershed Districts and Watershed Management Organizations. This document provides a comprehensive inventory of water resource related information that affects the City and management of those resources. The WRMP is different than the SWPPP and MS4 permit in that it identifies specific problem areas in the City, establishes specific goals and policies and provides detailed design and performance standards.
View the City’s full WRMP (57 MB). Note: Due to the size of this document, you may want to open the individual sections listed below:
Nondegradation Report (Nondeg Report)
The Nondeg Report (to be online in January) was prepared by the City of Savage as a requirement of the MPCA. The report identifies the previous, current and estimated future development in the City of Savage and the result of this development on the quantity and quality of stormwater discharged. The report shows that, due to the stormwater management practices implemented by the City, the quantity and quality of stormwater discharged will be improved, relative to previous discharge. The City’s full Nondeg Report can be viewed by clicking the following links.
Comprehensive Wetland Protection and Management Plan (CWPMP)
The CWPMP presents an inventory and study of the City’s wetlands. It also provides a comprehensive approach for the protection and management of wetlands within the City and allows the City to have control over the rules and governing decisions about these wetlands. More information on this plan, and wetlands in general.
Questions you may have:
Do you have a pond or wetland on your property?
If you do, you should know that that pond is there to treat and manage a portion of the City’s stormwater. Primarily, this is the runoff from yours and your neighbor’s yards and the associated streets and sidewalks. One of the City’s requirements is the maintenance of a 17-foot buffer around the pond. This buffer is an area around the pond that contains native, low or no-maintenance vegetation that protects and improves the ability of the pond to treat stormwater. It is the homeowner’s responsibility to NOT impact the 17-foot buffer. This includes mowing or otherwise modifying the buffer vegetation. Nor can you plant any new vegetation or place any permanent or temporary fixtures. If you have a wetland on your property, the buffer could be greater than 17 feet.
Why is the pond behind my house so green and covered with floating vegetation?
Ponds with limited flushing of water in and out of them can grow large amounts of algae and other water plants. Most of this plant growth dies off in the winter, but the growth is often accelerated in urban environments due to the excess fertilizers that are flushed into the ponds. The same fertilizer that makes your lawn green will also accelerate the plant growth in the ponds. If water can flow directly from your yard into the pond, the required pond buffer strip identified above can intercept most of these contaminants before they get to the pond.
Why is my yard so wet?
Especially, but not only in the springtime, soil can still be partially frozen from the winter. This frozen soil does not allow surface water to take its natural path down into the groundwater. As the temperatures warm and the soils thaw, surface water will migrate downward to replenish needed water supplies and feed plants. Additional causes of wet yards include shady conditions, rain gutters and sumps discharging into low or flat areas, and filling or otherwise blocking the intended flow of surface water.
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