Title/Name/Summary
MWRD Watershed Management Amendment - Ordinance
History
On May 16, 2019, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) Board of Commissioners adopted an amendment to the Watershed Management Ordinance (WMO) will go into effect on January 1, 2020. The Village of Orland Park as an Authorized Municipality under the WMO must adopt this amendment by reference to remain in compliance with the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with MWRDGC.
All communities within Cook County will be subject to the amendments to the ordinance that will continue to regulate stormwater management as MWRDGC. Include in the agenda item are the following:
1. Redline copy of the revised WMO
2. MWRDC Training slide presentation
3. Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL) summary of the effects of the rainfall and watershed release rate changes
4. Summary of other changes
Staff recommends adopting these amendments as an Authorized Municipality under the MWRDGC.
Financial Impact
None.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to pass Ordinance Number 5446, entitled: ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THIS VILLAGE AND THE METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO (MWRDGC) PROVIDING FOR THE AUTHORITY OF THE VILLAGE TO ADMINISTER THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE OF THE MWRDGC AND ADOPTION OF THE SAID WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS BY REFERENCE