NPS Manual

Non-point source pollution control management policies shall govern the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of drainage, erosion, and water quality control facilities within the those portions of the city located within the Lake Travis Watershed. This chapter sets forth the minimum requirements necessary to provide and maintain a safe, efficient and effective non-point source pollution control system within the city and to establish the various public and private responsibilities for the provision thereof. Further, it is the purpose of this chapter to:

(1) Protect human life, health and property;

(2) Minimize the expenditure of public money for building and maintaining non-point source pollution control projects and cleaning sediments out of storm drains, streets, sidewalks and watercourses;

(3) Help maintain a stable tax base and preserve land values;

(4) Preserve the natural beauty and aesthetics of the community;

(5) Control and manage the quality of stormwater runoff, the sediment load in that runoff, from points and surfaces within subdivisions;

(6) Establish a reasonable standard of design and performance for development which prevents erosion and sediment damage and which reduces the pollutant loading to streams, ponds and other watercourses.

Please reference the entire NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION CONTROL ordinance, at code of Ordinances Sec. 98, Article VIII.