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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">February 6, 2025</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Matt Nestor
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<br />Matthew.Nestor@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Public meeting scheduled to discuss Stormwater Management Plan</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The City of Columbia, Boone County, and the University of Missouri have scheduled a public meeting to discuss a draft of the updated joint Stormwater Management Plan. The Interested Parties Meeting is scheduled for 5:30 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 in Conference Room 1A/1B at City Hall, 701 East Broadway.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The plan describes the programs, practices and goals for addressing the water-quality impacts of stormwater runoff over the next five years to comply with the entities' joint Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which is the delegated authority by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Representatives from the City of Columbia Stormwater Utility, Boone County and the University of Missouri will be available to provide information and describe the plan’s contents.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Stormwater Management Plan describes the approach for reducing pollutants in stormwater runoff through the following measures:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Public education and outreach</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Public involvement and participation</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Illicit discharge detection and elimination</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Construction site stormwater runoff controls</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post-construction stormwater management in new development and redevelopment</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pollution prevention and good housekeeping for municipal operations</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Residents can view the plan at </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="http://ehs.missouri.edu/env/swmp"><span style="font-weight: 400;">ehs.missouri.edu/env/swmp</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Interested parties can leave comments at </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9oAwiVh4z85Lo8K"><span style="font-weight: 400;">missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9oAwiVh4z85Lo8K</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More information about the plan can be found at </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="http://beheard.como.gov/stormwater-management-plan-update"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BeHeard.CoMo.gov</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p></div>
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