1114.01 PURPOSE AND SCOPE.

   (a)    The purpose of these regulations is to provide for the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Dover through the regulation of illicit discharges and new discharges to the municipal storm water sewer system (MS4). These regulations establish methods for controlling the introduction of pollutants into the storm water system in order to comply with requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit process, as required by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA).

   (b)    Specifically these regulations have been formulated to provide compliance with the City of Dover's Ohio EPA Permit to Authorize Small MS4's to Discharge Storm Water Under the NPDES. As such, provisions of this chapter have been written to assure compliance with the technical requirements of the Ohio EPA General Permit to Authorize Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity Under the NPDES.

   (c)   As of the writing of this chapter, the current Ohio EPA Permit to Authorize Small MS4's to Discharge Storm Water is NPDES Permit No. OHQ000004 and the current Ohio EPA General Permit to Authorize Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity is NPDES Permit No. OHC000005. If either of these permits are superceded by a more recent version, the new version shall govern. All references to the old permit number in this chapter shall be replaced by the new permit number.

   (d)    If any provisions of this chapter are found to be in conflict with the aforementioned Ohio EPA permits, the following shall apply.

      (1)    If the chapter is more stringent or more restrictive than the Ohio EPA permits, the chapter shall govern.

      (2)    If any provisions of this chapter are found to be less stringent or less restrictive than the Ohio EPA permits, the minimum standards found in the Ohio EPA permits shall govern.

   The requirements found in the aforementioned Ohio EPA permits are intended to be the minimum standards stipulated in this chapter.

   (e)    The objectives of these regulations are to prohibit illicit discharges and illegal connections and to regulate new discharges to the MS4, and to establish legal authority to carry out inspections, monitoring procedures and enforcement actions necessary to ensure compliance with these regulations.

(Ord. 48-21. Passed 12-6-21.)