(a) The Stormwater Management Program developed by the County to comply with the NPDES Stormwater Permit serves as the basis for Greenville County’s program implementation and administration. The SWMP, as amended from time to time by the County, is hereby adopted for the life of Greenville County’s Stormwater System NPDES permit as the official operational program. The mapping and geographic information system developed as part of the SWMP shall serve as the official authoritative information source for program administration.
(b) The Director shall implement and conduct the County’s operations according to the Greenville County Stormwater Management Program. The SWMP serves as the basis for compliance with the NPDES Stormwater Permit granted to the County of Greenville under the provisions of the Water Quality Act of 1987 and 40 C.F.R. 122.26. This Management Program is more fully described in the NPDES Stormwater Permit which defines the terms and conditions of Greenville County’s authority to operate its stormwater system. By way of summary only, the Management Program includes the following mandated elements:
(1) A description of structural and source control measures to reduce pollutants from runoff from commercial and residential areas, the Commercial and Residential Program;
(2) A description of a program, including a schedule, to detect and remove illicit discharges and improper disposal into the stormwater system or to require the discharger to the stormwater system to obtain a separate NPDES permit, the Illicit Discharges and Improper Disposal Program;
(3) A description of a program to monitor and control pollutants in stormwater discharges to the stormwater system from municipal landfills, hazardous water treatment, disposal and recovery facilities, industrial facilities that are subject to section 313 of title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), and industrial facilities that Greenville County determines are contributing a substantial pollutant loading to the stormwater system, the Industrial and Related Facilities Program; and
(4) A description of a program to implement and maintain structural and non-structural best management practices to reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff from construction sites to the stormwater system, the Construction Site Runoff Program.
(c) The Director shall implement and conduct the County’s flood control and drainage programs according to the Greenville County Stormwater Management Program.
(1976 Code, §§ 8-62, 8-73) (Ord. 3551, passed 11-11-2001; Ord. 4281, passed 5-5-2009; Ord. 4698, passed 5-5-2015)