WDNR Reissued MS4 General Permit No. WI-S050075-3

WDNR reissued MS4 General Permit No. WI-S050075-3 on May 1, 2019.  This 5-year permit builds off the previous permit, and includes more detailed program descriptions, tracking and reporting for the various MS4 permit programs. The Milwaukee River Basin TMDL has also been incorporated into this MS4 permit in Appendix B.

 

The Mid-Moraine Water Quality Collective communities covered by this permit have submittal and notification dates to meet per this newly reissued MS4 permit, starting in March 2020.

 

Review the reissued MS4 General Permit No. WI-S050075-3 here.

Proposed MS4 General Permit No. WI-S050075-3

The Mid‐Moraine Water Quality Collective (MMWQC) is a group of 12 communities and 2 counties in Ozaukee and Washington Counties that have come together to find solutions to meet the goals of the Milwaukee River Basin TMDL. The MMWQC has been developing plans to implement the TMDL together for the past 4 years. The three defining goals of the MMWQC are:

  • Improve water quality

  • Stewardship of taxpayer and rate payer dollars

  • Create collaboration opportunities and provide a unified voice in the watershed

Eight of the nine communities currently covered by MS4 Permit No. WI‐S050075‐2 or WI‐S0500015‐1, which will be covered by the proposed MS4 General Permit No. WI‐ S050075‐3, are members of the MMWQC. The following comments and questions regarding the proposed MS4 Permit conditions relating to the implementation of the Milwaukee River Basin TMDL, as found in Appendix B of the proposed MS4 General Permit No. WI ‐S050057‐3 are respectfully submitted by the MMWQC communities.

Read the full memorandum here.