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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth Communications Office
Mayor Roger J. Reinert
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information, please call 218-730-5309
DATE: 1/26/2026
SUBJECT: City of Duluth announces Private Stormwater BMP Inspection and Maintenance Program
BY: Kelli Latuska, Public Information Officer

City of Duluth announces Private Stormwater BMP Inspection and Maintenance Program

 

 

[DULUTH, MN] The City of Duluth’s Engineering division is implementing the Private Stormwater BMP Inspection and Maintenance Program beginning in spring of 2026 for commercial, multi-family, and other residential properties that were part of a common plan of development, such as a Homeowner Association, that has a permanent structural Best Management Practice(s) (BMPs) on their property. Typically, permanent structural BMPs include stormwater ponds, filtration basins, rain gardens, permeable pavement/pavers, underground sedimentation devices, manholes/catch basins with sumps, etc. Permanent structural BMPs are installed when a site is developed or redeveloped to help improve the quality and quantity of stormwater runoff from the site by providing water quality controls, runoff rate controls, volume controls, and temperature controls. Permanent structural stormwater BMPs and devices are used to provide flood control, treat stormwater runoff, and capture pollutants. These practices are needed, because stormwater runoff is not treated before flowing to receiving waters and helps reduce the risk of flooding. City of Duluth has high quality water resources, including Lake Superior, the Saint Louis River Bay Estuary, wetlands, and 60 local streams (16 of which are trout streams).

What to Expect

If the city has a record of your BMP, the City will send property owners a letter officially notifying them that they are in the program in April 2026. If a stormwater BMP is on private property, the owner of the BMP is responsible for seeing that the BMP is inspected and maintained. An annual inspection report will be required to be submitted to the city by July 31 each year. If maintenance, repairs, or replacements are needed, property owners will come up with a maintenance schedule that will be reviewed and approved by city staff.

For More Information

For additional information regarding the program, please visit the Private Stormwater BMP Inspection & Maintenance Program webpage at Private Stormwater Permanent BMP Inspection & Maintenance Program | Home.

 

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