(A) The town may erect, establish, maintain, and operate a system of storm water management.
(B) This chapter is adopted in accordance with statutory authority granted under code authorizing jurisdiction over storm system, and further is required by Phase II of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System program (FR Doc. 99-29181) authorized by the 1972 amendments to the Clean Water Act and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSGP) and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System General Permit (MS4GP). Based on this authority and these requirements, this chapter regulates:
(1) Discharges of prohibited non-storm water flows into the storm drain system;
(2) Storm water drainage improvements related to development of lands located within the town boundaries;
(3) Drainage control systems installed during new construction and grading of lots and other parcels of land;
(4) Erosion and sediment control systems installed during new construction and grading of lots and other parcels of land;
(5) The design, construction, and maintenance of storm water drainage facilities and systems; and
(6) The design, construction, and maintenance of storm water quality facilities and systems.
(C) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Town of Edinburgh Storm Water Management Ordinance.
(Ord. 2023-22, passed 12-28-23)