Pearland enforces a local stormwater ordinance that prohibits illicit discharges to the city's MS4 system and requires construction sites and post-construction sites to control pollutants reaching public drainage.
Pearland operates under a TPDES MS4 permit and has adopted local stormwater regulations within Chapter 9¾ Environment of the Code of Ordinances. The rules prohibit discharging anything other than uncontaminated stormwater into the city's storm sewer system, with limited exemptions such as landscape irrigation runoff and firefighting flows. Construction sites disturbing soil must implement erosion and sediment controls and follow approved stormwater pollution prevention plans, and certain post-construction sites must maintain water-quality measures. The Stormwater Department reviews construction plans and inspects active and completed sites for compliance.
Illicit discharges and BMP failures can result in stop-work orders, civil penalties, and required cleanup or remediation under city and TCEQ authority.
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