The requirements set forth in this chapter are intended to protect the general health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Lawrenceburg, and more specifically:
(A) Conserve, preserve, and enhance the natural resources of the City of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, including its soils, waters, vegetation, fish and wildlife;
(B) To protect and enhance the water quality of watercourses and water bodies in a manner pursuant to and consistent with the Federal Clean Water Act by addressing stormwater runoff from new development projects and existing developments that discharge into the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), community waters and waters of the Commonwealth.
(C) To comply with all applicable state and federal requirements for clean water, including limitations on the discharge of pollutants as set forth by the Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES); and all applicable provisions of the Federal National Pollution Discharge Elimination System’s stormwater general permit for Phase II communities;
(D) To carry out the requirements for implementation of regulations with respect to the Phase II Stormwater Program, specifically MCM 3: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination; MCM 4: Construction Site Runoff Control; and MCM 5: Post-Construction Runoff Control; and
(E) To establish legal enforcement authority to carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring, and enforcement procedures necessary to ensure compliance with this section.
(Ord. 2014-006, passed 10-13-14)