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Resolution amending the existing professional services contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (ATS) to provide consulting services relative to Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 216 Stormwater Permit compliance requirements for 2020 for an additional sum not to exceed $14,400
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WHEREAS, in 1996 the City of West Allis, in anticipation of the future need to comply with and fund various Federal Clean Water initiatives initiated an Request For Proposals (RFP) for consulting services to assist the City in determining the best approach; and,
WHEREAS, from the RFP's received, West Allis selected ATS (formerly Earth Tech Inc. and Rust Environmental) to perform the required services; and,
WHEREAS, the outgrowth of ATS's work was the development of the West Allis Stormwater Utility; and,
WHEREAS, during the development of the Utility ATS also provided consulting services in the preparation of the "Preapplication Stormwater Discharge Permit", required by Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 216.05; and,
WHEREAS, following the Department of Natural Resources approval of the preapplication, ATS assisted the City in the development of the NR 216 Stormwater Discharge Permit application; and,
WHEREAS, in 2004, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Stormwater Permit to the City of West Allis; and,
WHEREAS, in 2008 and in 2012, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources renewed the City of West Allis WPDES Stormwater Permit; and,
WHEREAS, in part, the permit sets forth a compliance schedule for implementing various programs and activities; and,
WHEREAS, ATS has continued to provide professional services relative to the City's Stormwater Utility and WPDES permit requirements for 2005 through 2019; and,
WHEREAS, ATS, will continue, in compliance with the permit requirements, to develop technical reports and implement monitoring programs required of the WPDES Permit for 2020; and,
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