AGENDA DATE: 10/4/2017
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Update on Stormwater Utility and Program Costs
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Receive update and provide feedback on progress toward establishing a stormwater utility, including the refinement of a 10-year program plan and associated costs
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Letteri, Henry, and Harper
PRESENTER (S): Greg Harper
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: For the last several years, Albemarle County has been considering how best to support a water resources program that complies with federal and state mandates and that meets growing community expectations. Attachment A includes a brief history of Board actions related to this effort, updated from a version provided on July 5, 2017. In 2014, the Board appointed an advisory committee to develop recommendations for a funding mechanism. On September 7, 2016, the Board adopted the committee's recommendations, generally summarized as follows, and directed staff to begin taking actions to establish a stormwater utility:
* Scope of program - implement a water resources program that fully complies with regulatory requirements, such as those associated with the cleanup of Chesapeake Bay, and that meets other long-term needs and responsibilities, such as drainage infrastructure maintenance and watershed improvements
* Funding mechanism - support this program with a County-wide stormwater utility with a fee structure that relates the fee to a property's contribution to stormwater runoff, based in part on the amount of impervious area
On July 5, 2017, staff updated the Board on utility progress and an effort to characterize a stormwater infrastructure maintenance program.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment - Prioritize, plan, and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs. Natural Resources Stewardship - Tho...
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