Existing stormwater regulations, combined with aging infrastructure and deferred capital improvement projects, have driven the city's need to develop and implement a more comprehensive stormwater management program (SWMP) to achieve compliance with state and federal regulations as well as address drainage system maintenance issues. Management of stormwater has become an increasingly important responsibility for local governments. Stormwater runoff can contribute to flooding and washes chemicals, debris, sediment, trash and other pollutants into the city drainage systems and local surface water bodies. Instead, the runoff flows into the city drainage system and, eventually, into local creeks or recharges the local groundwater table.
This runoff drains from rooftops, driveways, sidewalks, parking lots, and other surfaces that do not absorb rainwater and prohibit the infiltration of rainfall into the ground. Stormwater is the portion of rainfall that runs off property and does not soak into the ground. Stormwater Information and Maintenance Policies (PDF)
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