Isle of Wight
“Isle of Wight's Board of Supervisors will go ahead with plans to
implement new federal and state stormwater management regulations – but they
won't like it. The issue raised the ire of some county residents earlier this
year when the Board approved an annual stormwater fee to fund federal and state
mandates aimed at curbing pollution and water contamination, effective July 1.
For most, the fee will be $72 and will be included with their real estate tax
bill.
However, commercial entities will pay based on the amount of ‘impervious
area’ on their property – surfaces like asphalt, concrete, rooftops and gravel
that contribute to runoff. The county will collect about$1.4 million from the
fees, which will help to regulate stormwater runoff and permitting at the local
level, as well as actually developing and installing management technologies
around the county.”
~Writes Ryan Murphy of the Daily Press
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