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From the Director, Department of Transportation and Public Works, requesting authorization to have the Architectural, Engineering and Environmental Services Division apply for and accept Urban Non-Point Source and Storm Water (UNPS & SW) Program planning grants for fiscal year 2012, contingent upon the required match funding being provided by the Menomonee River Group (MRG) or the Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Inc. (SWWT).
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The DTPW Director is requesting authorization to have the Department of Transportation and Public Works-Architecture, Engineering and Environmental Services Division apply for and accept UNPS&SW Program Planning grants offered by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in fiscal year 2012.
BACKGROUND
Milwaukee County was issued a storm water permit from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WIDNR) in 2006. The permit requires that the County develop and implement a public involvement and participation program intended to increase awareness of storm water pollution impacts on surface waters and to encourage changes in citizen behavior to reduce impacts.
Other municipalities in the region have similar requirements, and some have banded together to improve the effectiveness of their limited resources. Certain non-profit organizations in the region also share similar goals of improving awareness about the adverse impacts from storm water, such as the Southeastern Wisconsin Watershed Trust, Inc. (SWWT). Milwaukee County Department of Transportation & Public Works and County Parks Department staff have worked cooperatively with SWWT in coordinating water pollution control efforts in the region. County staff have also been active in working with the Menomonee River Group (MRG), a partnership of municipal governments active in that watershed. SWWT and MRG are working together with the WIDNR in efforts to increase water quality improvements in the region, including efforts to better coordinate sto...
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