COLUMBIA — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said it received a draft of a revised city of Columbia ordinance by the deadline for the city, Boone County and the University of Missouri to submit their joint plan to address concerns the department had with water quality in Columbia.

The DNR set a Nov. 15 deadline for the three parties to make progress on renewing their expired stormwater permit. The DNR received the proposed changes on Friday, Nov. 14.

The DNR said it has received numerous complaints regarding trash and other waste from homeless encampments near waterways in Columbia and Boone County. An Oct. 2 letter from the DNR said Hinkson Creek, Grindstone Creek and Hominy Branch contained E. coli bacteria from urban stormwater and nonpoint sources.

According to a DNR sp

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