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water quality event, Ms. Keppler explained that staff attempted to catch 80 percent of the water events <br />observed over one year. She said the size was listed in the manual. <br /> <br />In response to Mr. Kelly’s final question, Ms. Keppler replied that the draft manual was available online. <br />Mr. Kelly requested that the website address to review that manual be included in the AIS for the upcoming <br />public hearing. <br /> <br />In response to a question from Mayor Piercy, Ms. Keppler replied that the NPDES Permit has listed a <br />number of the best management practices (BMPs) to improve water quality within the Eugene area. She <br />added that annually, as staff reports back on the permit, steps were taken to list accumulatively what <br />improvements have been made in the Stormwater Program since 1994. Ms. Keppler said that the next step <br />would be a monitoring exercise and a report of the pollutants. Ms. Walch added that there was a great deal <br />of water quality measuring which needed to be done to ascertain how effective each facility was. Therefore, <br />she explained that the City established the goal to ascertain how much of the rainfall was being captured and <br />treated. Ms. Walch noted that an analysis of the long-term rainfall record was less costly. Mayor Piercy <br />stated that it benefited the community when staff implements goaled and benchmarks. Ms. Walch indicated <br />that staff would need to establish a baseline water pollutant loading and receding water ways when the <br />NPDES stormwater permit was up for renewal in 2008. Additionally, staff must become more conscious in <br />its measurements of the effectiveness of all the programs. <br /> <br />Mr. Papé? concurred with Mayor Piercy’s remarks and said that measurements and? goals were critical in the <br />event that existing properties need to improve the runoff situation or improve the rainwater capture in <br />existing areas. <br /> <br />The motion passed unanimously. (Note: Ms. Taylor was not connected <br />via telephone for this vote.) <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dennis M. Taylor <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Joyce Ogden) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council March 13, 2006 Page 11 <br /> Work Session <br />