The purpose and intent of this chapter is to ensure the health, safety and general welfare of citizens, and to protect and enhance the quality of the city’s watercourses, water bodies, and wetlands pursuant to and consistent with all applicable state and federal laws related to stormwater management, including, but not limited to, the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.), the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) regulations (40 C.F.R. part 122 et seq.) and the city’s stormwater discharge permit for small municipal storm sewer systems (MS4) pursuant to California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Order 2013-0001-DWQ.
(Ord. 625, passed 12-1-2015)