940.02 PURPOSE.
   The City of Fairmont Stormwater Utility shall protect, to the greatest extent practicable, life, property and the water environment from loss, injury and damage by pollution, erosion, flooding and other potential hazards, whether from natural causes or from human activity, and shall protect, to the greatest extent practicable, surface waters and receiving waters from pollution, mechanical damage, excessive flows, and other conditions which degrade the water environment, reduce recharging of groundwater, or endanger aquatic or benthic life within the greater Fairmont urban watershed and other receiving waters of this State. The City of Fairmont Stormwater Utility shall further meet the requirements of state and federal law and the City’s current municipal stormwater NPDES permit and/or any future permit.
(Ord. 1330. Passed 12-13-05.)