Number
181081
Version
ORIGINAL
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Milwaukee to execute of an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District to recognize joint Total Maximum Daily Load implementation initiatives.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Mayor of the City of Milwaukee to execute an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District recognizing joint Total Maximum Daily Load implementation initiatives.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee, for its separate storm sewer system (MS4), and the MMSD have individual Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permits; and
Whereas, Said permits contain requirements of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), which include the Menomonee River, Kinnickinnic River and Milwaukee River watersheds as well as the Milwaukee Harbor Estuary; and
Whereas, Analysis of said TMDLs for MMSD’s jurisdictional streams, was recently completed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and
Whereas, Pursuant to said permits, MMSD and the City desire to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement (ICA) to make progress on the TMDL requirements; and
Whereas, The efforts to satisfy the permit, and TMDL, requirements shall include treatment plant, conveyance, watercourse, green infrastructure and watershed management projects (Projects); and
Whereas, The ICA states that the City and MMSD will work collaboratively to address requirements of the TMDLs to improve the health of the tributary watersheds by reducing overall pollutant loads, reducing flooding, and making progress toward general pollution reduction; and
Whereas; The ICA also spells out the duties and responsibilities of the City and MMSD to work together to implement water quality improvements that help the region meet water quality goals; and
Whereas, The ICA will document the progress towards applicable TMDL reduction; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Mayor of the City of Milwaukee is hereby authorized to execute the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, said Agreement being attached to this Common Council Resolution File Number 181081 and incorporated in this resolution by reference as though set forth in full; and
Further Resolved, That minor changes to said Agreement which do not change the intent of the document are hereby approved.
Requestor
Department of Public Works
Infrastructure Services Division
Drafter
Environmental Engineering Section
Solomon Bekele/ Nader Jaber
October 22, 2018