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1. Soil erosion contributes to the impairment of drainageways, increases road and storm sewer maintenance costs, contributes to the destruction and obstruction to traveled roadways creating a potential hazard for vehicular traffic, and contributes to contamination and degradation of land surfaces and streams, flooding and dusty conditions. This chapter establishes requirements in an effort to control erosion and sediment transport.
2. Owners of certain construction sites are required, under rules contained in General Permit No. 2, Storm Water Discharge Associated with Construction Activities ("General Permit No. 2"), to obtain coverage through the Iowa DNR under that permit.
3. Under its Municipal Stormwater National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit, which permit is on file at the offices of the City Clerk and the City Engineer and is available for public inspection during regular office hours, the city is required to develop, implement and enforce a program to reduce pollutants in any storm water runoff from construction activities. Under that permit the city is required to enforce the General Permit No.2.
4. This chapter establishes requirements for grading, filling, and obtaining erosion control permits.
5. No person shall engage in land-disturbing activities requiring a NPDES permit within the city limits unless they have received an erosion control permit.
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