The City Council finds and determines that:
(1) The city operates and maintains a storm sewer system in the city, and the water from such storm system is discharged into the Brazos River Watershed;
(2) The city has been charged by the Texas Water Quality Board with the responsibility for abatement of water pollution in streams and watercourses within the jurisdiction of the city and the city finds it necessary to control such material and substances that will adversely affect the quality of effluent waters being discharged to the Brazos Watershed; and
(3) The city has determined that certain substances and materials are contributing pollutant to the Brazos River Watershed and other adequate means are available for the proper disposal of such materials and substances.
(B) The City Council finds that the following acts will adversely affect the quality of water in the storm drainage system and watercourses within the jurisdiction of the city, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to create, cause, conduct, maintain, or permit any of the acts listed below:
(1) Dump grass clippings, leaves, brush, or any debris to curb, gutter, storm inlet, storm drain, or watercourse is prohibited;
(2) Allow crankcase drainings, vehicle engine wash, or other oils, greases, or like material to drain to the storm system or watercourses;
(3) Allow liquid, semi-liquid, or chemical waste to be deposited in an area that will drain to the storm system or watercourses;
(4) Allow grease and sand traps from automotive centers, service stations, and vehicle wash operations to be connected to or to drain to the sanitary sewer, storm system, or watercourses;
(5) Allow effluent from vehicle wash operations of bus and truck lines operating more than two vehicles to be trapped and placed or drained to the sanitary sewer, storm system, or watercourses in violation of the city’s Plumbing Code;
(6) Allow effluent from aircraft washing to be trapped and placed or drained to the sanitary sewer, storm system, or watercourses in violation of the city’s Plumbing Code;
(7) Allow cooling tower, compressor, or boiler blowdown water that is not clean water to flow or drain to the storm system or watercourses;
(8) Allow water from nurseries to flow to streets or alleys to the extent that it causes standing water, damage to streets or alleys, or interference with the free passage of foot traffic;
(9) Allow animal pens from a kennel, animal hospital, parking house, poultry processing plant, or dairy to connect or drain to the sanitary sewer, storm system, or watercourses in violation of the city’s Plumbing Code;
(10) Dump ready-mixed concrete, mortar, or asphalt base material in or on any area that will drain to the storm drainage system, watercourses, or streams;
(11) Alter, obstruct or maintain a drainage easement in a manner that prevents the easement from functioning as originally constructed. This includes the placement of fill, storage of material, deposition of debris or vegetation, and allowing growth of excessive vegetation;
(12) Fail to control the discharge of sediment, silt, earth, soil, and other material produced by commercial or industrial processes or the clearing, grading, excavation, or other construction activities, from migrating to adjacent properties or entering the watercourses, streams or storm drainage system;
(13) Divert or impound the natural flow of surface waters in a manner that damages the property of another by the overflow of the water diverted or impounded.
(Ord. 11-2018-96, passed 11-27-18; Am. Ord. 04-2020-24, passed 4-14- 20; Am. Ord. 04-2023-30, passed 4-25-23)