April 25 & May 21: Watershed Management Ordinance Trainings at SSMMA

The Watershed Management Ordinance (WMO) will become effective on May 1, 2014. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District) will conduct training on the WMO for municipal staff, municipal engineers, and consulting engineers starting in April. The full WMO training schedule can be found here.Friday, April 25, 20148:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association 1906 W. 174th Street, East Hazel Crest, Illinois Wednesday, May 21, 201412:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association 1906 W. 174th Street, East Hazel Crest, Illinois

The Watershed Management Ordinance (WMO) establishes uniform, minimum, countywide stormwater management regulations throughout Cook County. Components which are regulated under the WMO include drainage and detention, volume control, floodplain management, isolated wetland protection, riparian environment protection, and soil erosion and sediment control.

A draft Technical Guidance Manual has been published on the WMO webpage (wmo.mwrd.org).

As a reminder, municipalities must submit their developments for the existing development plans list to the District by May 1, 2014. Municipalities seeking to become authorized to administer the WMO should submit letters of intent to the District. Multi-county municipalities seeking to adopt and enforce a collar county stormwater ordinance should submit letters of intent to the District. More information regarding the existing development plans list, authorized municipalities, and multi-county municipalities is located on the WMO webpage (wmo.mwrd.org). Please visit the WMO website periodically for updates.