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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">June 26, 2017</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Sewer Utility
<br />Stormwater Utility
<br />(573) 445-9427</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Interested parties meeting on the Integrated Management Plan for Sewer and Stormwater Utilities on Wednesday, June 28</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;">The City of Columbia Sewer and Stormwater Utilities, in collaboration with HDR Inc., will be hosting an interested parties meeting on Wednesday, June 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC), 1701 W. Ash St. </p>
<p>The Integrated Management Plan (IMP) is a long-term planning effort by the City to address critical infrastructure and meet Clean Water Act requirements in an adaptable and affordable manner. The IMP is being developed in phases to address the most critical needs first, while allowing adequate time to gather information needed for thoughtful planning of future infrastructure.</p>
<p>Last fall, the City hosted a series of workshops to gain a better understanding of the community's sewer and stormwater priorities and obtain feedback on important public health and water quality issues in and around the City. The goal of the June 28 meeting is to show how this feedback has been used in developing the Integrated Management Plan to best address the community's needs. </p>
<p>At this meeting, engineering consultants will review the outcomes of previous workshops, the planning analyses that resulted from citizen feedback, and the benefits and costs of Columbia's potential stormwater and wastewater investments.</p>
<p>Please visit <a href="http://www.ourcolumbiawaters.com/">www.ourcolumbiawaters.com</a> to review documents from past meetings and see new information as it becomes available. The City sincerely appreciates citizen input on these important decisions.</p></div>
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<div class="content"><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="https://gis.gocolumbiamo.com/CityView/?find=1701 W. Ash St., Columbia, MO 65203" target="_blank">1701 W. Ash St., Columbia, MO 65203</a></div>
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