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__, . ,,. . .. ,.~.. ,." .. . . ._~ <br />ouflin~d in~theupdated Sto~rnwat~~=~~r~as~rr~r.t i-?lae~ (SV1?I'J'rp)'tfr~tuiilffie sisbr~iilted-wiith <br />~'arp~r-~i~`r`2~lapplication°. . ::::: .. i_.~ ~..~ ._.. :,. .~~.: r,;.~ ::. ;. :•;r -,`~t,.~:. .,;w ~;•.: ~~r <br />-r :-~~ia~it~lit~e'Goa~s~forBMP Implem~ntat~c,n <br />'~°i~~C~i~rEnt~t'~ia'se~i permi~ts ~~quire'fh~f ~i~rrt;~?i~~'~ ~'JVf~t~'s iri~i~e ~m~~a~urabt~ <br />~ei~`ofmai~ei~it'tefieafars'~:and °.{~erfi~rirrar~Ce fn~icatri~°rn~trs~•~;~`4rrai~c~r^t~ ~ssiSt'b~rit~ ~ep+oi~ing - <br />on the sfafus of program €mpfemeniat~~n. `i~re Nerrtiiis ~;Eso`use~tlie'4~tiii''perfi~rmsrce~` -`~ <br />measures" with respect to TMDL param~t~~s: Th~re ~as'l~~en sorrYe cor~fusion abaut what <br />these terms mean and when they should be ~Rplieci; as er~•icienced b~ the var~ety of <br />approaches used in the SWMPs and annual repo~fs that have oeen submitted ta L~EQ. <br />However, measures of performance (regardle~~ o~tPte termir~ology :~s~dj ha~de bEen <br />consistently reported by permittees retroactively. F"or ex~m~ie, a S1+11MF ;??ay E.~se''miles of <br />streets swept'' as a performance measure ~r,d ~ubseyuent arinuaf re~port~ may indlcate th~ <br />number of miles swept during the previous year.. _ <br />~~~c t~eli~ves th~t tlie ~~~if~iit af i~L~uu~~~ ~r~fia:~n ~a~c~ ~ n~as~ir~s ~~~ ~a ~V'J~v~~ is c:: s~ ~~w wi~at . <br />the per-riittee intends to do-anti~when they intend~ to.do it: Using' the example abave; ttie- -- <br />SWMP would indicate how many:milES af sfreets the::permitte~.intends to sweep per year and <br />the ~nnual report would indicate how many rnile~ were acfualiy_swept. T~ clarify this <br />requirement and esfablish a consistent terminology used~to exptess measures of <br />performancE, DEQ would like to utilize the "Mea$urable Goals" concept discussed at the <br />October 25, 2007 ACWA Phase I storrr~wa#er permif ;rerievual subcotnmittee meeting. <br />~ Measurable goals are quantitative-andpro~pectiue ~rtd"stio~ld he identified for management <br />practices where appropriate: DEQ recognt~s ftiat ~if~asurabfe-gaals may change as a result <br />of adaptive rnanagemerit.'.and ixiay:not~be~~p~e~ely~a~~iie~.~t~~la~`fo~et~nstraints that were. <br />t~at~#ore~~ei~-$u~i~ 4Fi~"~V1fllil~'~t'~'~'~kt'~~~~~S~~i~~~~f p~lit~tanfs~laj~~stiN?ti`e <br />~!'uced to''tCa~~FEA if oii~p~o~~;~~~'~~.~a~~~~i3i~i-p~"~~t1~;~~r .~ . <br />..:~._._ .....~ ..._._. <br />d ;'~~jE3'e"~~Chm~'rk~ -~3± :. ~.,: .:~~'""~~ <br />~`~CvID~~~t"+~i~+tl~d~`V`v~~'~"o~'c4 allocations for:urban stor'mwat~r-tiVithsn the Willamette Basin <br />.: ,... ~.:. _ ~. ~ . , . - - , , <br />v~'~~e~app~o~ti`~BPd on ~e~`t~~`i~,~~~'~~ ~r~s~ti~ii~i~i~s~ee~ to'p~ovicfe -~ <br />TMDL benchmarks, if applica6le, as part of the perra~it rert~wat application i.n Septembe~, ~ <br />2008. <br />DEQ has been meeting regularly with the ACV~,~ Phase l~irmwate~ permit fene~nral <br />subcommittee and will continue to meet with this group dur~ng .the permit renewal process. We <br />anticipate that there will be questions a~AUt:~he.informatio~ €equested; in this letxer and we look <br />'kirfg,.~ ~ Y ~ ~ ~ ~ " ~ ~'- <br />- -_. ,..-. --.~iriar~f~~~ai " v ~tfie~`~Pi~ ou~~t~i~~ u~i~~~`t:;~5~~s.~ ~~ix~.';ay;~:-r ~~~ies~~~r~s.~~~se~f~~l <br />free to call me a° (.503) 229-6991. ~ <br />Sincerety, <br />~.~..,.~ <br />-- ~ - -- - -- -- --- - -- - - - - - - -- ---- - <br />_ _.__ ___ _..._ .. .. _ .. ...:_ . -- __._ <br />_ ....... . . <br />_ .. ___ _.. - <br />, <br />r~g 'Geist <br />- ---_.~. - -- - --- _..... - - -_ _ - --- ------- ----- -- _ ._._ . ... . . . - - - ------ ---- <br />FIl::C4nrrmu7ht~r Pmrrmit CncFS~is'F~i <br />"('Iregor~ "C9epart~erfif:nf'Ex~v~ton m e~nta~?~uaf~ky <br />814;~ ~i~'~ven~e _ __ _. <br />F'~t~Jand; ~R 9~~204-4390 <br />'Cc: <br />~ ~; ';« <br />