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Welcome, Spring! Stormwater Reminders
Category: Build-Remodel-Topics03/31/2025
As summer approaches, BIA-RRV has gathered tips, resources, and information from several local city officials to assist in ensuring your jobsites comply with stormwater runoff ordinances.
STATEWIDE
Minnesota
Review homebuilder guidelines for erosion and sediment control.
DILWORTH
L. Peyton Mastera | City Administrator | 218-287-2313
The City of Dilworth would like to remind you to include bio-rolls or silt fences to help minimize sediment from reaching the storm sewer system. Additionally, please ensure that crews are reminded to properly address any debris that enters the roadway after each workday. Failure to do so could result in a nuisance violation and/or criminal penalties.
Finally, we would like to remind you that there are many ways you can reduce polluted runoff:
-Keep trash, leaves, and grass clippings off streets and out of storm drains.
-Keep vehicles tuned up and repair leaks.
-Properly dispose of hazardous waste.
-Do not pour oil, pesticides, paint, or other materials down the storm drain.
-Minimize the use of pesticides, fertilizers, and de-icing materials.
MOORHEAD
Andrea J. Crabtree Nayes, CFM | Utilities Engineer | 218-299-5387
Be proactive, don’t wait to get a notice of violation. Best Management Practices (BMPs) should be in place before construction starts.
-Perimeter control
-Inlet protection
-Construction entrance/exit
-Remove tracking from the streets.
-Be part of the solution not the pollution!
If you have any questions, contact the Stormwater department .
STATEWIDE
North Dakota
Review homebuilder guidelines for erosion and sediment control.
HORACE
Joel Luing, PE, Project Manager, Caleb Nolte, Building Inspector | 701-492-2972
The Storm Water Management Plan can now be found in Chapter 9-03 of the City Ordinances. We will continue to increase enforcement of this policy each year.
To comply with the ordinance, here are some best practices:
-Obtain all necessary permits before starting any grading or excavation.
-Follow the approved stormwater plan and update it if changes occur.
-Inspect erosion control measures regularly and document findings.
-Keep public streets clean of sediment and debris from your site.
-Ensure all BMPs are installed and maintained.
Failure to comply can lead to work stoppages, fines and potentially legal consequences. Staying proactive will help keep projects moving smoothly while protecting local water resources.
FARGO
Peggy Amsbaugh, Engineering Tech | 701-241-1589
As the spring weather returns and the ground begins to thaw, the City of Fargo is reminding homebuilders and commercial construction contractors that they will need to have the best management practices for stormwater runoff in place to meet the requirements of the cities MS4 discharge permit.
Best management practices may include installing bio rolls or straw matting along the back of the curb at disturbed areas, temporary construction entrances, and inlet protection. Operators must have a designated concrete washout if they are not washing out at the plant.
The most popular infraction annually is vehicle track out so please provide a temporary construction entrance to reduce the amount of sediment entering the street. Track out should be addressed as needed throughout the day and at the end of each working day.
Erosion and sediment control permits for residential homebuilders are issued automatically when applying for a building permit. All commercial contractors’ permits will be approved and permitted by storm sewer utility staff.
-Inspections for residential construction will be conducted weekly throughout the construction season by storm sewer utility staff.
-Violations will be issued for non-compliance by email so be sure to provide the correct contact information associated with your erosion and sediment control permit.
-All commercial sites will require at least one on-site inspection during the construction season.
WEST FARGO
Chad Zander | City Forester | 701-515-5400
The city of West Fargo would like to remind contractors that, as the ground thaws, all stormwater BMPs and erosion controls must be in place. Please check to ensure all existing controls are still in place, functioning properly and remember to clean out any BMPs that contain sediment. All trash on the site should be picked up and properly disposed of. All curb lines should be cleaned and any construction materials removed from the right-of-way.
Also, please remember to follow all parking regulations and spring road restrictions.
compiled by Elizabeth Kosel, BIA-RRV Education & Public Affairs Specialist