Yuba County Municipal Code Ch. 11.15 National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (npdes) Overlay District

The purpose of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Overlay District is to promote public health, safety, and general welfare, enhance and protect the quality of waters of the state in Yuba County by reducing pollutants in stormwater discharges to the maximum extent practicable and controlling non-stormwater discharges to the storm drain system; to cause the use of best management practices that will reduce the adverse effects of polluted runoff discharges on waters of the state.

The NPDES Overlay District is also intended to assist in the protection and enhancement of the water quality of watercourses, water bodies and wetlands in a manner pursuant to and consistent with the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sections 1251 et seq.) and any subsequent amendments thereto, by reducing pollutants in storm water discharges to the maximum extent practicable and by prohibiting non-storm water discharges into the storm drain system. This Chapter further assists in meeting the requirements of the California State Water Resources Control Board Order No. 2013-0001-DWQ and any subsequent amendments thereto.

(Ord. No. 1624)

The standards and regulations of this Chapter apply to all lands within the County of Yuba—Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit boundary as delineated on the most current permit boundary map as approved by the California State Water Resources Control Board.

(Ord. No. 1624)

All development in the NPDES Overlay District shall be in compliance with Chapter 7.50, Stormwater Quality Ordinance, of the Yuba County Ordinance Code.

(Ord. No. 1624)