The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Nevada, Iowa, and the environment by preventing non-storm water discharges from entering into the storm drainage system of the City and further, to construct, operate, repair and maintain all types of conduits, drains, storm water detention devices, flow impediments, ponds, ditches, sloughs, streams, filter strips, rip-raps, erosion control devices, sump pump collector lines and any other public improvements useful to the proper control, management, collection, drainage and disposition of storm water within the City and the mitigation of storm water infiltration into the sanitary sewer system and to provide funds to finance the improvements.
In order to fulfill its purpose, the City has found and determined that it is necessary and conducive in order to secure the protection of the public health, safety and general welfare and the environment, that the entire City of Nevada, Iowa, be declared a "Storm Water System District" within the meaning and intent of, and for the purpose authorized by Iowa Code Section 384.84(1) and to established and collect fees to finance a storm water drainage system.
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