A. Maintain the city’s compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit;

B. Maintain the city’s compliance with the underground injection control program rule, Chapter 173-218 WAC, as it pertains to storm water;

C. Maintain the city’s compliance with federal flood insurance programs;

D. Require the integration of low impact development policies, procedures, and BMPs into the city’s storm water infrastructure where feasible;

E. Control and prevent the flooding of property, both public and private;

F. Manage uncontrolled volume increase, rate, or contaminated load of runoff;

G. Maintain and protect existing water resources such as creeks, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, groundwater, and other water bodies;

H. Maintain and protect water used for contact recreation, aquatic habitat, drinking water supply, and aesthetic quality;

I. Provide for the planning, security, design, construction, use, maintenance, repair and inspection of the storm and surface water system;

J. Protect the functions and values of critical areas as required under the State’s Growth Management Act and Shoreline Management Act;

K. Provide for enforcement of the provisions of this code, the engineering construction standards and the engineering design standards per Chapter 12.04 ACC, and related city manuals and code provisions;

L. Establish rates and charges that provide a method of payment of all or any part of the cost and expense of maintaining and operating storm water control facilities; all or any part of the cost and expense of planning, designing, establishing, acquiring, developing, constructing and improving storm water control facilities; or all or any portion of any issue of general obligation or revenue bonds issued for such purpose. (Ord. 6851 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 6617 § 8, 2016; Ord. 6251 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5853 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. J), 1999; Ord. 4776 § 1, 1995.)