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CONTRACT K-1920-69: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE NORMAN ARTS COUNCIL FOR THE 2020 ARTFUL INLETS PROGRAM.
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BACKGROUND: The City of Norman (City) was designated by rule under 40 CFR ?122.32(a)(1) as a Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) City subject to the 1999 Phase II Stormwater Final Rule promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On September 9, 1997, EPA delegated responsibility for stormwater discharges associated with construction sites, industrial sites, and Phase I and II MS4s to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Under this delegation authority, DEQ issued General Permit OKR04 for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in Small Cities, Urbanized Areas, and Other County Areas in the State of Oklahoma on February 8, 2005. On March 17, 2017, Authorization No. OKR040015 was reauthorized by DEQ and required that the Stormwater Management Program and all associated activities must be fully implemented by the end of the 5-year permit term.
The Stormwater Management Program outlines the activities that the City will implement during the permit cycle to reduce pollution in stormwater runoff. One of the ways that the City does this is through public education. The Stormwater Division conducts public education in a number of different ways, including distributing utility bill inserts with a stormwater message to residents, conducting workshops, and participating in community events and festivals such as Second Friday Art Walk and Downtown Fall Festival.
Stormwater education can also be done with posters, videos, and public art. One way that cities across the country have combined public art and stormwater education is through storm inlet art programs. These programs bring together stormwater experts and the arts community to draw attention to often hidden stormwater infrastructure, such as storm drains and inlets,...
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