How will the new stormwater regulations affect your municipality? Knowing the answer to this question now—before it’s too late—can save money, time, and resources. A&A can help. Last October, the Environmental Protection Agency issued Phase II Stormwater Management regulations that will significantly affect all but a few municipalities with populations less than 100,000. With A&A on their side, these municipalities can stay abreast of changes that will affect them, plan for the costs, and take a proactive role in addressing the new requirements.

     Adhering to Phase II requirements will require many changes, each with its own set of specifications. For instance, Phase II municipalities must now develop Best Management Practices for addressing stormwater, and this entails meeting four minimum requirements. Municipalities must specify six minimum control measures, identify quantifiable goals for these measures, show an implementation schedule, and define who is responsible for implementation. Each of these four requirements further includes stipulations about appropriate ways to comply.

     "A&A can help municipalities define their Best Management Practices," said Duane Mann, Blacksburg Project Manager. "For example, cleaning the street can be a measurable activity for stormwater management, if they show how many times per month it will be cleaned, and who will oversee it." The key is knowing what decisions and practices do or do not meet the criteria defined. A&A can also help municipalities determine whether or not they are exempt from the new requirements or present case studies on the pros and cons of various funding scenarios for those who aren’t.

     In addition to providing the right information, A&A’s services can also help clients meet Phase II requirements. "Municipalities must develop a stormwater sewer system map that shows all outfalls and the locations and names of all the waters in the U.S." said Mann. "A lot of these cities may not have detailed maps of those storm sewer systems, and that’s where A&A would come in." Whether you need detailed maps, a detailed explanation of how to adhere to these new regulations, or detailed answers to the quiz questions you missed, A&A can provide the right stormwater solution. For more information about Phase II Stormwater Regulations, email Project Manager Duane Mann in the Blacksburg office, or call (800) 763-5596.

Messier Named VP of Operations

     Anderson & Associates announces the promotion of Project Manager Peter Messier, P.L.S., P.E., to Vice President of Operations for the company’s Tennessee office. Messier has been with A&A since August 1999. The Board of Directors recently named him Vice President in recognition of his immediate and significant contributions to the company.

     Messier is a Professional Land Surveyor in four states and a Professional Engineer in Tennessee. He brings 24 years of surveying and engineering experience to the company, including previous management positions with consulting firms in Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Virginia. He has taught surveying-related topics at a number of universities and is an active member of professional societies in both Tennessee and Virginia, where he regularly conducts seminars on the professional practice of land surveying and the legal aspects of boundary surveying.

     A&A’s Tennessee office has relocated in theTri-Cities area. The new address is 656 Eastern Star Road, Kingsport, TN 37663. The new phone number is 423-349-5600 and fax 423-349-5681. The (800) number is still 800-544-0147.

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