Citrus Heights operates an NPDES MS4 stormwater program under the Sacramento Area Stormwater Quality Partnership. Discharging anything other than rainwater into storm drains is prohibited. New development must implement Low Impact Development (LID) per the Sacramento Region Stormwater Quality Design Manual.
Citrus Heights is a co-permittee under the Sacramento Area Stormwater Quality Partnership (SASQP) NPDES MS4 Permit issued by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. CHMC Chapter 30 prohibits illicit discharges — including washing cars with soap into the street, dumping paint, concrete washout, landscaping chemicals, or pool water containing chlorine into storm drains, gutters, or catch basins. Violations are misdemeanors and subject to administrative fines. All development projects over 1 acre must obtain Construction General Permit coverage from the State Water Board and implement a SWPPP with BMPs (silt fences, fiber rolls, inlet protection). New and redevelopment projects creating or replacing 5,000+ sq ft of impervious surface must implement LID measures per the Sacramento Stormwater Quality Design Manual: bioretention, permeable pavement, detention basins, and runoff reduction.
Illicit discharge: up to $10,000/day under Water Code §13385. CHMC administrative fines $100-$1,000 per violation. Stop-work orders for construction SWPPP violations.
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Citrus Heights is approximately 10 miles northeast of Sacramento McClellan Airport (former Air Force base, now general aviation) and 18 miles northeast of Sa...
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