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Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS BY ADDING SUBCHAPTER 158, STORM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE; REGULATING THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) OR CONVEYANCES; ESTABLISHING A FINE OF NO MORE THAN $2,000 FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (CA1110-01)
Summary
As an operator of a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), the City of Pflugerville is obligated to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase II program that was enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1999. As part of the permitting process, the City was required to develop a Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) in order to protect local water quality from non-point source pollution associated with the storm sewer system as well as construction and industrial activities. Within the SWMP, Best Management Practices (BMP) were established to address six minimum control measures established by the EPA. One of the BMPs outlined in the SWMP requires a Storm Water Pollution Control Ordinance.
As proposed, the Storm Water Pollution Control Ordinance includes a section on Illicit Discharge Prevention and Construction Site Storm Water Management. The illicit discharge section is intended to define prohibitions and provide the City with authority to protect against illicit discharges. The construction site section reinforces requirements for storm water pollution protection plans currently required by TCEQ for construction activity and enables the City to have review of these plans and address additional controls if deemed necessary.
The draft ordinance presented to the City Council in October also included sections devoted to Storm water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity and Post Construction Storm Wa...
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