(a) This article has been enacted to protect and enhance the water quality of watercourses, water bodies, groundwater and wetlands in a manner pursuant to and consistent with the Clean Water Act and associated federal and state stormwater regulations.
(b) The intent of this article is:
(1) To improve water quality by controlling the quality and quantity of stormwater discharged to the waters of the State of West Virginia;
(2) To control non-stormwater discharges to stormwater systems;
(3) To reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges;
(4) To control stormwater runoff by providing criteria for permanent and temporary stormwater facilities;
(5) To maintain and improve the stormwater collection system in order to protect and improve water quality in the receiving streams and to reduce or eliminate local flooding resulting from stormwater accumulation; and
(6) To fully comply with federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements and schedules regarding stormwater management and the water quality of the receiving streams.
(Ord. 2210. Passed 2-5-15.)