Town Board agenda packet — June 3, 2026

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
  WESTERN NEW YORK STORMWATER COALITION

This MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, by and among owners and operators of small
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (“MS4s”), as follows: Town of Alden, Village of
Alden, Town of Amherst, Village of Angola, Town of Aurora, Village of Blasdell, Town of
Boston, Buffalo Sewer Authority, Town of Cambria, Town of Cheektowaga, Town of Clarence,
Village of Depew, Village of East Aurora, Town of Eden, Town of Elma, Town of Evans, Town
of Grand Island, Town of Hamburg, Village of Hamburg, Village of Kenmore, City of
Lackawanna, Town of Lancaster, Village of Lancaster, Town of Lewiston, Village of Lewiston,
Town of Lockport, Town of Niagara, Niagara Falls Water Board, City of North Tonawanda,
Town of Orchard Park, Village of Orchard Park, Town of Pendleton, Town of Porter, Village of
Sloan, City of Tonawanda, Town of Tonawanda, Town of West Seneca, Town of Wheatfield,
Village of Williamsville, Village of Youngstown, County of Erie, County of Erie - Sewer
District #6, County of Niagara, State University of New York at Buffalo, Niagara Frontier
Transportation Authority, hereinafter referred to as “Coalition Members,” hereby creates the
Western New York Stormwater Coalition, as of December 31, 2025.

WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Phase II stormwater regulations (40
C.F.R. Sections 9, 122, 123, and 124) require owners and operators of small MS4s in New York
State to obtain/maintain permit coverage under the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation’s SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from MS4s
(GP-0-24-001 and subsequent renewals for the term of this Agreement); and

WHEREAS, the U.S. EPA Phase IT Stormwater regulations require owners and operators of
small MS4s who obtain general permit coverage to develop and enforce a stormwater
management program designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants to the maximum extent
practicable in order to protect water quality and to satisfy the appropriate water quality
requirements of New York State’s Environmental Conservation Law and the Clean Water Act;
and

WHEREAS,  the U.S. EPA Phase II Stormwater regulations, as administered by the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation, encourages owners and operators of small
MS4s to cooperate when implementing their Stormwater Management Programs; and

WHEREAS,  the owners and operators of small MS4s recognize that, because watersheds and
separate storm sewer systems cross municipal boundaries and there are opportunities to save
time, money, and energy by working collaboratively, the Coalition members should work
together to meet the requirements of the U.S. EPA Phase II Stormwater regulations; and

WHEREAS, the Coalition members recognize the benefits of cooperation to achieve improved
water quality and flood control, and;