Stafford operates a Storm Water Management Program under the Clean Water Act and TCEQ MS4 permit, with local pollution prevention rules embedded in the subdivision and drainage ordinances.
Stafford's Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) implements federal Clean Water Act and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MS4 requirements. The program includes public education, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff controls, and post-construction stormwater management. The Stormwater Pollution Protection provisions are codified within the subdivision ordinance, and Chapter 26 (Drainage and Flood Control) addresses drainage infrastructure standards. Discharges of pollutants to the storm sewer system other than uncontaminated stormwater are prohibited.
Discharging pollutants, sediment, oils, paints, or other prohibited materials into Stafford's storm sewer system or failing to maintain construction stormwater controls.
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