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funding sources for the various divisions and bureaus based upon the chargeable hours actually spent working on specific portions of the vehicle fleet. Specific examples of possible fund transfers are the MVH fund of the Bureau of Streets and user fees for the Bureau of Water. Specially funded programs for the City should also be analyzed for their impact upon the City vehicle fleet, and proper consideration given to some portion of the funding being designated as reimbursement for this impact upon the vehicle fleet. At such time as the annexation program results in an increase in the vehicle fleet for the Bureaus of Streets, Sanitation, Wastewater and the Fire and Police Departments, the Division of Equipment Services will be required to expand its staff. Based upon existing records, it will be possible to establish and control staff size, dependent upon the expansion of the vehicle fleet for the various bureaus. Various funding sources available to support this division should be investigated and the data made available for consideration in any annexation fiscal plan. Use of these funds for this purpose must, however, be compatible with the overall City budget priorities. 6. Stormwater Management Stormwater management is becoming an increasingly greater area of responsibility for the Department of Public Works. The needs for a centralized organizational structure; planning, construction and maintenance activities; and, funding are some of the primary issues facing the City regarding stormwater management. Annexations will further compound these needs. Presently, the various functions for stormwater management are being performed by different divisions and bureaus of the Department of Public Works. Planning and engineering designs are being performed in the Bureau of Design and Administration in the Division of Engineering. Maintenance of inlets and catch basins are performed by the Bureau of Streets in the Division of Transportation while the Bureau of Sanitation in the Division of Environmental Services cleans storm sewers. Because of pending US EPA requirements, the Bureau of Wastewater in the Division of Environmental Services may also become involved in stormwater management. In the past, stormwater was routinely discharged into a combined storm/sanitary sewer system. Over the past 20 years, major efforts have been performed by the City to separate these two systems enabling the City to reduce combined sewer overflows at the Wastewater Treatment Plant 41