Building or altering a stormwater system in Bay County requires an Environmental Resource Permit. Under Fla. Stat. §373.413, the Northwest Florida Water Management District permits these systems so runoff does not harm the district's waters, including St. Andrew Bay.
Across Bay County, from Panama City and Lynn Haven to Panama City Beach and the West Bay corridor, constructing or altering a stormwater management system triggers the Environmental Resource Permit program. The Northwest Florida Water Management District administers ERPs under Fla. Stat. §373.413 and Chapter 62-330, Florida Administrative Code. Projects must capture and treat runoff before it reaches the St. Andrew Bay estuary, its seagrass beds, and the Gulf, meeting the district's water-quality and water-quantity standards. The county's land development regulations add stormwater and drainage requirements on the plats and site plans it reviews. Sites disturbing an acre or more also need federal NPDES permit 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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