Brownsville runs a TPDES-permitted municipal storm sewer system with a broad illicit discharge article, and requires engineer-signed stormwater management plans, maintenance easements and recorded covenants for subdivision and site plan development.
Chapter 46, Article V bars any discharge that would cause the city to violate its TPDES permit, then lists prohibited discharges covering used oil and vehicle fluids, household hazardous waste, fueling and vehicle wash areas, grease traps, chlorinated water, pesticides and fertilizers, ready mix concrete truck washing, and yard waste in gutters. Article 5.6 of the development code adds design criteria, low impact development, and a permit condition: no building, grading or land development permit issues until stormwater requirements are met. The city may require a performance bond of construction cost plus twenty-five percent.
Each day and each section is a separate offense under section 46-293, and no culpable mental state is required. Fines follow section 1-13, and the city attorney may seek an injunction.
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