Building or altering a stormwater system in Charlotte County requires an Environmental Resource Permit. Under Fla. Stat. §373.413, the Southwest Florida Water Management District permits these systems so runoff does not harm the district's waters.
In Charlotte County, constructing or altering a stormwater management system triggers the Environmental Resource Permit program. The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) administers ERPs under Fla. Stat. §373.413 and Chapter 62-330, Florida Administrative Code. Because runoff from Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, and the canal communities of Punta Gorda Isles and South Gulf Cove drains straight into the Peace River, the Myakka River, and Charlotte Harbor, projects must capture and treat runoff to meet the district's water-quality and water-quantity standards before it reaches the estuary and its seagrass. The county's land development code layers additional stormwater rules on plats and site plans. Sites disturbing an acre or more also need federal NPDES coverage.
Constructing or altering a stormwater system without an Environmental Resource Permit violates Fla. Stat. §373.413, drawing District enforcement, stop-work orders, fines, and orders to retrofit or remove the noncompliant drainage system.
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