§ 30-170. Purposes.

The purposes and objectives of this article are as follows:

(1)

To maintain and improve the quality of surface water and groundwater within the city, the North Central Texas Region, and the state.

(2)

To prevent the discharge of contaminated storm water runoff from industrial, commercial, residential, and new development or redevelopment construction sites into the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) and natural waters within the city.

(3)

To promote public awareness of the hazards involved in the improper discharge of hazardous substances, petroleum products, household hazardous waste, industrial waste, sediment from construction sites, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and other contaminants into the storm sewers and natural waters of the city.

(4)

To encourage recycling of used motor oil and safe disposal of other hazardous consumer products.

(5)

To facilitate compliance with state and federal water quality standards, limitations, and permits by owners and operators of industrial and construction sites within the city.

(6)

To enable the city to comply with all federal and state laws and regulations applicable to storm water discharges.

(Ord. No. 2007-12, § 1, 8-7-07)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2007-12, § 1, adopted August 7, 2007, enacted provisions intended for use as subsections A.—F. To preserve the style of this Code, and at the discretion of the editor, said provisions have been redesignated as subsections (1)-(6).