Longview, TX Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code Sec. 58-58
- Covered discharge points
- Streets, storm drains, drainage ways
- Mental state required
- None: strict liability
- Max fine
- $2,000 per day (Sec. 1-4)
Summary
Longview makes it a strict-liability offense to discharge any hazardous substance into a street, storm drain, or drainage way anywhere in the city, on public or private property.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while handling, using or transporting any hazardous substance, to suffer or permit any quantity of the same to be discharged onto any public or private property, or into any street, storm drain, or drainage way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: June 2026: This code is current through Ordinances 4635 passed 06.25.26).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 58-58 prohibits anyone handling, using, or transporting a hazardous substance from letting any quantity of it reach a street, storm drain, or drainage way, or any public or private property. "Hazardous substance" is defined by reference to the Texas Administrative Code's hazardous waste rules (30 TAC Ch. 335, Subch. A). The ordinance is strict liability: the city does not have to prove intent or a culpable mental state to convict, unlike most Code offenses.
Violations & Fines
Fine up to $2,000 per Sec. 1-4 (health/sanitation-tier penalty), with each day of continuing discharge charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Longview require proof of intent to cite a hazardous discharge?
What counts as a hazardous substance under this rule?
Sources & Official References
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