Boynton Beach, FL Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Article VI of Chapter 26, adopted by Ord. No. 93-7 on May 4, 1993, governs discharges into the City's municipally owned stormwater conveyance system. Sec. 26-303 sets the core prohibition: except under a valid NPDES permit, no discharge to the system may contain anything other than stormwater, and any discharge carrying sewage, industrial waste, or materials that violate federal, state, county, or municipal law is barred outright. The article carves out narrow exemptions, including firefighting flows, potable water line flushing, landscape irrigation, individual residential car washing, and dechlorinated swimming pool water, but the Director of Utilities can revoke any exemption found improperly managed.

Illicit connections to the stormwater system are prohibited retroactively, even connections made under a permit valid when installed. Sec. 26-304 requires anyone with knowledge of a spill or illegal discharge to notify the director immediately by phone and to confirm the notification in writing to City Hall within three calendar days, and the responsible party must also contain and clean up the discharge. Sec. 26-302 requires any industrial site holding an NPDES permit to give the director a copy within 60 days of the article's effective date or of permit issuance.

Sec. 26-306 authorizes an authorized official to inspect any property, building, or facility at a reasonable time to enforce the article, including entering with consent, seeking a search warrant if refused, and installing sampling or monitoring devices; the director can also require ongoing self-monitoring and periodic reports from industrial dischargers.