(A) In order to protect, maintain and enhance the environment of the city and the health, safety and welfare of the public by controlling discharges and pollutants into the city’s stormwater system. This chapter establishes a policy, procedure, and enforcement mechanism for managing and controlling the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff, within the city limits of Newton, Iowa. The management shall include the establishment of a Stormwater Utility to provide revenues for whatever aspects of this requirement are deemed appropriate by the city.
(B) The function of the Stormwater Utility is to provide for the safe and efficient capture of stormwater runoff, mitigate the damaging effects of stormwater runoff, correction of stormwater problems, to fund activities of stormwater management including design, planning, regulations, construction and education.
(C) The city finds, determines and declares that the stormwater drainage system provides benefits and services to all property within the city limits. Such benefits include, but are not limited to: the provision of adequate systems for collection, conveyance, detention, treatment and release of stormwater for quality and quantity management that minimize impacts on receiving waters.
(Ord. 2386, passed 10-19-2020)