Showing ordinances that apply to Port Washington, NY
Port Washington is an unincorporated community (population 16,753) in Nassau County, New York. Because Port Washington is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Nassau County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The stormwater management rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Nassau County stormwater managed under NY SPDES MS4 permit program. Nassau County Department of Public Works oversees county stormwater. Development over 1 acre requires SWPPP. Illicit discharges banned. Individual villages enforce property-level stormwater codes.
Nassau County is an NYSDEC MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) permittee under SPDES General Permit GP-0-15-003. Development disturbing 1+ acre requires Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) meeting NYS Stormwater Management Design Manual standards. Water Quality Volume (WQv) and Runoff Reduction Volume (RRv) required. Nassau County Department of Public Works reviews county road projects. Individual villages enforce residential stormwater including downspout disconnection and sump pump discharge rules. Illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE) program bans non-stormwater flows to storm drains. Long Island Sound and South Shore bays protected by LI Sound Study and South Shore Estuary Reserve. Nitrogen reduction prioritized.
SWPPP violations: $2,500-$37,500 per day under ECL. Illicit discharge: $500-$10,000. Residential drainage violations typically $250-$2,500.
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