(A) This chapter is required by Phase II of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program (FR Doc. 99-29181) authorized by the 1972 amendments to the Clean Water Act, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Rule 13 (327 IAC 15-13), and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Rule 5 (327 IAC 15-5). Based on this authority and these requirements, this chapter regulates:
(1) Discharges of prohibited non-stormwater flows into the storm drain system;
(2) Stormwater drainage improvements related to development of lands located within the corporate boundaries of the Town of Sellersburg (“town");
(3) Drainage control systems installed during new construction and grading of lots and other parcels of land;
(4) Erosion and sediment control systems installed during new construction and grading of lots and other parcels of land;
(5) The design, construction, and maintenance of stormwater drainage facilities and systems; and
(6) The design, construction, and maintenance of stormwater quality facilities and systems.
(B) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Town of Sellersburg Drainage Ordinance. Once adopted, this chapter will supersede any conflicting ordinances previously adopted by the Town of Sellersburg.
(Ord. 2021-OR-003, passed 1-11-21)