Billings operates an MS4 stormwater system under EPA NPDES Phase II permit. Property owners cannot discharge non-stormwater pollutants to streets, gutters, ditches, or storm drains feeding the Yellowstone River.
Billings Public Works runs the municipal separate storm sewer system, with outfalls draining to the Yellowstone River and the Billings Heights rims. Prohibited discharges include vehicle wash water with detergents, paint, concrete slurry, sediment runoff, oil, antifreeze, and refinery process waters. New developments over one acre must submit a stormwater pollution prevention plan and install best management practices. Inspections by Public Works stormwater staff verify silt fencing, inlet protection, and stabilized construction entrances. Violations are enforced under Billings Municipal Code Chapter 31 public utilities provisions.
Illicit discharges and illegal connections draw notices, daily civil penalties, and recovery of cleanup costs. Repeat industrial offenders risk EPA referral.
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