Keep your boots on the sidewalk and out of the gutter!

Ok, the title’s a little tongue in cheek.  In other MBA news, the City of Seattle is looking for feedback on the new Stormwater Code Revisions.  See the notice below for details:

Comments on Stormwater Code Revisions Due by Jan 31st

Seattle’s Stormwater Code will change by the time fall rolls around, but comments on those changes are due in two weeks.  

In short, Seattle’s changes will include:

·         Adding natural drainage systems, low impact development, on-site BMP designs, and new modeling methods;

·         Simultaneously addressing needed changes in: Stormwater Code, Grading Code (new), Side Sewer Code, and associated Directors’ Rules;

·         Increased readability and a more user-friendly approach;

·         Addressing “alternative compliance” & “special circumstances” such as:

1.       Integrated Drainage Planning     2.       Voluntary contribution (fee-in-lieu)3.       Multiple blocks/sub-divisions    4.       Excessive costs5.       Requests for exception   6.       Engineering impracticability7.       Capacity limitations8.       Dewatering/underground injection9.       Critical Areas issues10.    Sanitary sewer connections11.    Utility Cuts        12.    Others;For more specifics, please goto  Stormwater Code Revisions Overview.  Comments must be made to Dr. Robert Chandler, Ph.D., P.E., Project Manager with Seattle Public Utilities (206) 386-4576, or [email protected] by January 31^st.