Jacksonville-Duval MS4 Phase I NPDES (large MS4) with stormwater utility fee. FDEP-issued permit. Illicit discharges prohibited; monthly billed stormwater fee funds compliance.
Duval-Jax MS4 Phase I permit (one of FL's largest) enforced by Jacksonville Environmental Quality Division. Stormwater utility fee on all developed parcels funds water quality monitoring, pollution prevention, and flood control. Illicit discharge detection/elimination (IDDE) program enforces against non-stormwater discharges to the system. FL §403.0885 stormwater rules apply.
Illicit discharge (pet waste, car wash, yard waste): $250-$5,000 fine. Commercial illicit discharge: up to $10,000/day.
Duval County, FL
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Duval County, FL
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Duval County, FL
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Duval County, FL
Commercial vehicles over 1 ton or with lettering may not be parked overnight in Duval residential zones per §656.404(d) Jax-Duval Code. Tractor-trailers, bus...
Duval County, FL
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Duval County, FL
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