The purpose of this chapter is to promote health, safety and welfare within the borough and its watershed by minimizing the harms and maximizing the benefits described in § 52.002, through provisions designed to:
(A) Meet legal water quality requirements under state law, including regulations at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93, to protect, maintain, reclaim and restore the existing and designated uses of this Commonwealth;
(B) Manage the volume, rate and quality of stormwater runoff;
(C) Preserve the natural drainage systems as much as possible;
(D) Manage stormwater runoff as close to the source as possible;
(E) Provide procedures and performance standards for stormwater planning and management;
(F) Maintain groundwater recharge to prevent degradation of surface and groundwater quality and to otherwise protect water resources;
(G) Prevent scour and erosion of stream banks and streambeds from accelerated runoff;
(H) Provide proper operation and maintenance of all permanent SWM BMPs that are implemented and constructed within the borough;
(I) Provide standards to meet NPDES permit requirements; and
(J) Integrate stormwater management into the land development site planning process.
(1980 Code, Ch. 24, Part 1, § 103) (Ord. 1403, passed 7-18-2011, § 103)