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Storm Water Department Storm Water Coordinator Deb Ashack Suite 300, City Services Complex, 2003 Renfro Way Phone: 812-280-3818, Fax: 812-280-4742 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., M-FThe City of Jeffersonville provide storm water management under the authority granted by Indiana Code 36-9-27. Jeffersonville residents living outside the Oak Park Conservancy District pay a $3.50 monthly drainage fee (included on sewer bills) to help with storm water improvement projects. Residents who live in the Oak Park Conservancy District pay a drainage fee to the district on their annual bills and the district is responsible for drainage improvements there. Businesses pay a higher drainage fee, based on the amount of impervious surface (a surface which does not permit water to seep through to the soil, such as concrete, asphalt or a building) they have. Storm water management is an administrative function of the City Engineer, governed by local ordinances for Drainage (2006-OR-20), Qualified Professional Certification (2010-OR-012), Post-Construction Storm Water Management (2005-OR-65), Stormwater Illicit Discharge Control (2004-OR-055) and Construction Site Runoff Control (2004-OR-56). Drainage Board Meetings The Jeffersonville Drainage Board meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the Mayor's Conference Room at City Hall, 500 Quartermaster Ct. QPI Training: August 3, 2010 at Kye's The Southern Indiana Stormwater Advisory Committee is hosting Qualified Professional Inspector Training from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at Kye's, 500 Missouri Avenue. Stantec Consulting Services Inc. will provide the training, which costs $250 per person. Click HERE for a program brochure in .pdf format. For more information, contact Stantect Consulting Services in at 812-285-4060 or Deb Ashack at 812-280-3818. NPDES Permit The Storm Water Program is responsible for implementing the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewers (MS4) for the city of Jeffersonville. The permit's primary purpose is to improve the quality of storm water runoff generated within the city. Six minimum control measures are utilized to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Indiana Department of Environmental Management Requirements to improve the water quality of runoff that enters streams and the Ohio River from Jeffersonville, including: 1. Public education and outreach; 2. Public involvement and participation; 3. Illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE); 4. Construction site storm water run-off control; 5. Post-construction storm water management in development and redevelopment; and, 6. Pollution prevention and good housekeeping for municipal operations. For more detailed information, click HERE. Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District The City of Jeffersonville has partnered with the Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District to implement public education and outreach and public involvement and participation programs. Upcoming events and opportunities will be posted on this Web page and on the Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District Web site. The Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District is selling rain barrel kits for $40. Click HERE to download the order form. |
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