(A) On December 8, 1999, Phase II of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, was published, was published in the Federal Register. The NPDES program, as authorized by the 1972 amendments to the Clean Water Act, controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States. Phase II of NPDES requires permit coverage for stormwater discharges from regulated small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) and for small construction activity that results in the disturbance of equal to or greater than one acre. This Federal regulation went into affect March 10, 2003. In response to Phase II of NPDES, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management enacted Rule 13 (327 I.A.C. 15-13) and revised Rule 5 (327 I.A.C. 15-5).
(B) Under these new state and federal regulations, Ingalls is required to establish a regulatory mechanism for regulating stormwater quality management. Therefore, the "Madison County Sediment Control & Drainage Ordinance" was replaced with this document to include stormwater quality in addition to quantity.
(Ord. - -, passed 12-20-21)