WMS' 2005 Annual Storm Water Meeting Update
Every year WMS invites stakeholders to a public meeting, typically held in early spring, to review project results and issues and to provide a forum for interagency discussion and coordination. This year we will be holding our annual meeting later than usual to match the expected publication date of our new NPDES storm water permit conditions.
Date: Summer 2005
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Contact: WMS Receptionist |
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NAFSMA Meeting Coming To Anchorage
The National Association of Flood and Storm Water Management Agencies (NAFSMA) is planning to hold their annual national meeting in Anchorage this year. This organization is a national association of community and public agencies that plays an important role in reviewing and setting national public policy in flood and storm water management. Holistic Watershed Management will be the theme of the 2005 sessions, a fundamental principle in WMS' storm water management strategies for the Municipality. This site will provide update information as schedules and topics are finalized.
Date: August 2005
Time: TBA
Location: Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage , Alaska
Contact: for more conference information see www.NAFSMA.org |
New MOA NPDES Storm Water Permit Due
The MOA and DOT discharge storm water under a joint National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 5-year term permit issued by Region X of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under authority of the Clean Water Act. MOA's 1 st term permit was issued in 1997 and expired in December 2003. Currently MOA and DOT are operating under an extension of their 1 st term permit. EPA is drafting 2 nd term conditions and is expected to publish these for public comment sometime in summer 2005. When documents are available, directions for obtaining a copy and submitting comments will be provided here.
1 st Term NPDES Storm Water Permit Conditions (PDF: 82k - 42 pages)
MOA Hillside Drainage Atlas Available
In 2003 the WMS published the first in a series of watershed-related atlases, the ‘Hillside Drainage Atlas, Anchorage , Alaska '. This document represents the results of several projects that produced detailed mapping of drainageways, including piped, ditched and natural features, across a large portion of the Anchorage Hillside area. The atlas identifies drainageways and drainageway features in context with recent orthophoto-imagery and base mapping (including topography and lot lines). Hardcopy 11x17-format full-color atlas is also periodically available at $125 per copy, depending on printing demand.
Index map and web-view maps
MOA Wetlands Atlas Available
The WMS and the MOA Planning Department recently published the ‘MOA Wetlands Atlas
for Eagle River and Anchorage'.
Index map and web-view maps
MOA Streams Atlas Coming Soon
WMS is currently preparing a streams atlas showing the location of receiving waters for the more urbanized areas of the Municipality. The atlas will display all stream, wetland (including both fresh and brackish water), lake and marine features in context with cartographic base map information including parks, trails, schools, roads and land parcels. This atlas is planned for initial publication in an 8½x11 format to make it easier to print and more compact for use in the field. Web-ready map pages are scheduled for release on this site in April 2005. |
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