Largo, FL Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 23-215
- Rule
- Only pure stormwater may enter storm drains
- Spill notice deadline
- 3 calendar days, in writing
- Max fine
- $1,000.00 per day
- Max jail term
- 60 days, county jail
- Stormwater utility fee
- $17.72 per ERU, monthly
Summary
Largo bars anything but pure stormwater from entering its separate storm sewer system under Code § 23-215. Paint, petroleum products, pool backwash, yard waste, sediment and construction debris are named prohibited discharges, and anyone who spills into a storm drain must notify the city and clean it up.
(a)General prohibitions. Except as set forth under subsection (c) of this section or in accordance with a valid NPDES permit, any discharge to the separate storm sewer system or waters of the state that is not composed entirely of stormwater is prohibited.(b)Specific prohibitions. Any discharge to the separate storm sewer system, waters of the state, or onto a right-of-way and/or easement draining to a separate storm sewer system containing any chemicals, paint products, petroleum products, water softener/conditioner discharge, swimming pool diatomaceous earth filter backwash water, automotive fluids of any kind, sewage, industrial waste, sediment, concrete truck washings, construction or building materials, leaves, grass clippings or other yard waste, trash, garbage, dumpster runoff, or other waste materials... is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 | Comprehensive Development Code: Supplement 18).
Full Breakdown
C. 62-302. Section 23-215(b) separately bars paint products, petroleum products, water softener discharge, pool diatomaceous earth backwash, automotive fluids, sewage, industrial waste, sediment, concrete washings, construction materials, yard waste, trash and dumpster runoff from reaching a storm drain, right-of-way or easement that feeds one. Illicit physical connections to the system are banned outright under subsection (d), regardless of when or under what authority they were made. O. Box 296, Largo, within three calendar days, per § 23-216(c). 72 per equivalent residential unit under § 23-155.
Authorized city officials may enter property to inspect, sample or meter discharges under § 23-219, and the city manager can issue an administrative order under § 23-220 compelling anyone to eliminate an illicit connection or stop a prohibited discharge.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Largo's stormwater discharge rules is punishable, under § 23-221, by a fine of up to $1,000.00 per day, up to 60 days in the county jail, or both, under the penalty authority of F.S. ch. 166. Each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense, and the city manager can also seek injunctive relief or other equitable remedies to force cleanup, in addition to any fine.
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