Jackson County, MS Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

5 of the Jackson County Zoning Ordinance requires the Board of Supervisors to adopt Best Management Practices (BMPs) for any activity that may pollute stormwater, the County Drainage System, or waters of the United States. Owners or operators of commercial or industrial establishments must provide structural and non-structural BMPs at their own expense, and compliance with a valid NPDES permit for industrial stormwater discharge is deemed compliance with the section. Anyone whose land becomes a source of an Illicit Discharge can be ordered to add further BMPs, often through a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).

6 separately requires anyone whose property contains a watercourse to keep it free of trash, debris and excessive vegetation and to maintain any private structures in or near it so they do not become a hazard. the next business day, with written confirmation mailed within three business days and an on-site record kept for at least three years. 8, a notice of violation must state the violator's name and address, the nature of the violation, required remedial steps and a compliance deadline; the County Administrator can require a stop-work order and, in an immediate-danger case, enter the property without notice to abate the problem and bill the owner.

9 makes violations a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 and 90 days in the county jail, and also allows civil recovery of the County's attorneys' fees, injunctions, and treatment of the condition as a public nuisance.