CHAPTER 53: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF STORM SEWER SYSTEMS

Section

General Provisions

   53.01   Purpose; objectives

   53.02   Definitions

   53.03   Discharges

   53.04   Exemptions

Storm Sewer Protection

   53.15   Maintenance

   53.16   Suspensions; terminations

   53.17   Compliance

   53.18   Inspections

   53.19   Control of illicit discharges

   53.20   Watercourse protection

   53.21   Notification of spills or accidental discharges

   53.22   Guaranty

   53.23   Enforcement

   53.24   Appeals

Cross-reference:

   Stormwater Management, see Chapter 153

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 53.01 PURPOSE; OBJECTIVES.

   (A)   The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the county, the Chesapeake Bay region, and the state through the regulation of nonstormwater discharges to the storm drainage system. This chapter establishes methods for controlling the introduction of illicit discharges or pollutants into the county’s separate storm sewer system (CS4) in order to comply with requirements of the NPDES permit process.

   (B)   The objectives of this chapter include:

      (1)   Regulation of the contribution of pollutants to the CS4 by stormwater discharges by any user; and

      (2)   Prohibition of illicit connections and discharges to the CS4.

(2004 Code, § 105-1) (Ord. 04-03, passed 4-1-2004)