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municipalauthorities.org | 65 Do you have a product or service that you would like to advertise in The Authority Marketplace? Contact Mandi Glantz at glantz@municipalauthorities.org . Representing over 40 Pennsylvania Authorities Michelle Portnoff, Esquire President www.portnoffonline.com Delinquent Account Collection  Utility Claims • Real Estate Taxes    Portnoff Law Associates, Ltd. Kevin H. Buraks, Esquire 4846909332 kburaks@portnoffonline.com Dredging and Dewatering Services Industrial and Municipal Cleaning 3100 Bethel Road Chester, PA 19013 800-635-9689 11420 Old Baltimore Pike Beltsville, MD 20705 877-777-9114 1566 Harding Highway Newfield, NJ 08344 800-634-6014 Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, P.C. Erie | Pittsburgh | Jamestown, NY 814-459-2800 | www.kmgslaw.com partnerships, grants, loans, and fees—to develop a long-term, comprehensive funding strategy. This will help authorities reduce the impact of increased compliance costs on residents. Finally, note that the Draft Permit includes updates to DEP’s Model Stormwater Ordinance that, at the time of this writing, must be incorporated by municipalities by 2028. Permittees should consult with their staff and consultants about necessary revisions to their stormwater management ordinance to comply prior to that deadline. At the time of this writing, we do not know when DEP will issue a final permit, but we anticipate that few changes will be made to the Draft Permit or draft ordinance. Therefore, permittees should start planning now for compliance with the new volume-based regulatory scheme. Here are a few steps you can take now: • Review the Draft Permit and model ordinance with your staff and consultants. • Work with your staff and consultants to identify what impervious areas in your municipality are currently controlled by BMPs and what areas will need to be mitigated in your VMP. • Identify potential VMP partners. MS4 permittees with questions about legal issues relating to the Draft Permit and stormwater fee programs can contact E. Lee Stinnett II at Salzmann Hughes, P.C. at (717) 234-6700 or lstinnett@ salzmannhughes.com. Questions about volume management planning and comprehensive stormwater funding strategies can be directed to Tyler Erb at HRG at (484) 460-7050. S Solicitor’s Corner continued from page 23.