New Port Richey, FL Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Governs
- MS4 and U.S. waters discharges
- Enforcement
- cease-and-desist orders
- Max penalty
- $500/day or 60 days jail
- Applies to
- incorporated city area
Summary
New Port Richey controls what can be discharged into its storm sewer system to protect water quality, under its Stormwater Quality Management Ordinance.
Discharges to the county's MS4 shall be controlled to the extent that such discharge will not impair the operation of the MS4 or contribute to the failure of the MS4 to meet any local, state or federal requirements. Discharges to waters of the U.S. shall be controlled to the extent that the discharge will not adversely impact the quality or beneficial uses of the receiving water or result in violation of any federal, state or local laws.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 11-65, part of the Stormwater Quality Management Ordinance (Ch. 11, Art. IV), requires that discharges into the city's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) or waters of the U.S. not impair the system or harm receiving-water quality. Anyone found contributing to MS4 degradation must submit corrective measures on a city-approved schedule and may face fines. Non-stormwater discharges are prohibited as illicit discharges under § 11-68 unless specifically exempted.
Violations & Fines
Violating the discharge-control rules is punishable under Fla. Stat. § 125.69 with a fine up to $500 and up to 60 days in jail per day of violation, plus the city can issue cease-and-desist orders and seek injunctions under § 11-74.
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