Salinas Municipal Code Ch. 29A Stormwater Management Utility

A stormwater management utility is created as a city enterprise and utility to operate, maintain and fund the city's storm and surface drainage system. The purpose of this utility includes, but is not limited to, permitting, maintenance, planning, design, construction, regulation, surveying, water quality testing and inspection relating to storm and surface water management facilities.

(Ord. No. 2351 (NCS), § 2.)

(a) The public works director shall act as director of the utility and shall be responsible for administering and managing the operations of the storm and surface water management system in accordance with the provisions of management programs adopted by the city council.

(b) The city council may adopt a storm and surface water management program or regulations to facilitate operation of the utility.

(Ord. No. 2351 (NCS), § 2.)

(a) The city council may establish a storm-water management utility fee to be imposed upon users of the stormwater drainage system, with the basis and amount of the fee to be established by resolution. The purpose of the fee is to provide for the costs and expense of improving the water quality of storm and surface water runoff, maintaining and operating storm and surface water control facilities, the costs of planning, permitting, designing, establishing, acquiring, developing, constructing or improving storm and surface water management facilities or improvements, or to pay or secure the payment of any indebtedness incurred for such purpose.

(b) Collection. Any fee imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be collected by the finance director in accordance with provisions set forth in the resolution establishing the basis and amount of the fee. The fees may be collected directly from users, or the collection may be contracted to other public or private utilities for collection in conjunction with their utility bills or the county of Monterey tax assessor for collection on the tax rolls.

(Ord. No. 2351 (NCS), § 2.)