Shreveport, LA Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Chapter 34, Article V implements the city's NPDES municipal stormwater permit. Sec. 34-165 specifically bars used motor oil and other petroleum waste, industrial waste, domestic sewage, garbage, untreated washwater from car washes and dealerships, and any building or pavement washdown containing soap or detergent. Sanitary sewer lines may not be connected to the storm system. Service stations must run pavement washwater through a grease, oil and sand interceptor. Hazardous and toxic materials may not be stored where precipitation can carry them into the system. Industrial dischargers must file permit submissions and a stormwater pollution prevention plan, and the city engineer holds right of entry to inspect and sample.