Sandy, UT Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Sandy City Code Title 9, Chapter 9-1 (Storm Water Quality and Enforcement, retitled by Ordinance 21-11 in 2021) exists 'to protect the health, safety and welfare of Sandy City, its inhabitants, and downstream entities' by controlling what enters the municipal storm drain system (Section 9-1-1). Section 9-1-7 makes it unlawful to discharge or cause the discharge of any pollutant-bearing, non-stormwater material into the City's storm drains or watercourses, with narrow exceptions for things like landscape irrigation runoff, de-chlorinated pool water, foundation drains, and emergency firefighting water.

The same section separately bans hauling uncovered loads that can spill onto streets and requires anyone tracking mud, dirt, or debris onto pavement to remove it immediately. Section 9-1-8 requires a State Construction Stormwater Permit (an NOI from the Utah Division of Water Quality) and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for any project disturbing one acre or more, or that is part of a larger common development plan, plus a Stream Alteration Permit from the State Division of Water Rights and an EPA Section 404 wetlands permit where applicable; SWPPP review fees are set in the City's consolidated fee schedule and must be paid before a building permit issues.

The Public Works Department, acting through its Authorized Enforcement Agent, administers the chapter (Section 9-1-4) and can issue a stop-work order, a written notice of violation demanding cleanup or monitoring, or refer a violation for nuisance abatement (Section 9-1-10). A knowing, reckless, or intentional violation is a Class B misdemeanor, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense, and the City can also draw on an applicant's posted compliance bond (Section 9-1-11). Decisions can be appealed first to the Public Works Director, then to the Mayor, and finally to District Court (Section 9-1-12).