(A) The Common Council of City of Vincennes State of Indiana, on April 12, 1999, adopted Resolution No. 1-99, which established "Stormwater Drainage Policy", in order to govern the control of runoff of stormwater and to protect, conserve and promote the orderly development of the land in the city and its water resources. This chapter was primarily targeted at stormwater discharge quantity.
(B) On December 8, 1999, Phase II of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program was published in the Federal Register. The NPDES program, as authorized by the 1972 amendments to the Clean Water Act, controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States. Phase II of NPDES requires permit coverage for stormwater discharges from regulated small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) and for small construction activity that results in the disturbance of equal to or greater than one acre. This federal regulation went into affect March 10, 2003. In response to Phase II of NPDES, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management enacted Rule 13 (327 IAC 15-13) and revised Rule 5 (327 IAC 15-5).
(C) Under these new state and federal regulations, the city is required to establish a regulatory mechanism for regulating stormwater quality management. Therefore, the Stormwater Policy was expanded to include stormwater quality in addition to quantity.
(Ord. 7-2006, passed 6-12-06)