(A) The U.S. EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPES”) permit program (Program) administered by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (“NDEQ”) requires that cities meeting certain demographic and environmental impact criteria obtain from the NDEQ an NPDES permit for the discharge of storm water from a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)(MS4 Permit). The City of North Platte (City) is subject to the program and is required to obtain, and has obtained an MS4 permit; the city's MS4 permit is on file at the office of the City Clerk and is available for public inspection during regular office hours.
(B) As a condition of the city's MS4 permit, the city is obliged to adopt and enforce an illicit discharge to storm sewer system ordinance.
(C) No state or federal funds have been made available to assist the city in administering and enforcing the program. Accordingly, the city shall fund its operations under this subchapter entirely by charges imposed on the owners of properties which are made subject to the program by virtue of state and federal law, and/or other sources of funding, if any, established by a separate ordinance.
(D) Terms used in this subchapter shall have the meanings specified in the program.
(Ord. 3705, § 1, 9-4-2007)