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 Volusia County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 122. UTILITIES
 Article IV. STORMWATER UTILITY

  § 122-153. Purpose and intent.  

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  • The county council does hereby find as follows:

    (1)

    That the legislature of the state has adopted F.S. § 403.0893, stormwater management legislation which encourages proper management of stormwater runoff and water quality.

    (2)

    That there is a desire to develop a stormwater management program to be responsible for the operation, construction and maintenance of stormwater devices and for stormwater system planning.

    (3)

    That the cost of operating and maintaining all stormwater management systems, and the financing of existing and future necessary repairs, replacements, improvements and extensions thereof, should, to the extent practicable, be allocated in relationship to the benefits enjoyed and services received therefrom.

    (4)

    That there have been previously accepted reports entitled "The Stormwater Control, Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Program Phase I and II," which provide for stormwater management needs assessment and a stormwater management study.

    (5)

    That the ability of the county to effectively conserve, manage, protect, control, use and enhance the water resources of the county is dependent on the provision of adequate, equitable and stable funding for the stormwater management program.

    (6)

    That the stormwater management system, including the components which provide for the collection of and disposal of stormwater and regulation of groundwater, is of benefit and provides services for the welfare of the county and all of its citizens.

    (7)

    That the formation of a stormwater utility, the establishment of a separate fund for the accounting of the revenues, expenditures, assets and earning of the utility, and adoption of various rates, fees, charges, rentals, fines and penalties are necessary to meet the needs identified in the reports described in this section.

    (8)

    That proper stormwater management may protect, restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of community waters; minimize the transport of pollutants to community waters; maintain or restore groundwater levels; and protect, maintain or restore natural salinity levels in estuarine areas.

    (9)

    That the adoption of this article is necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the county.

(Ord. No. 92-89, § VI, 12-10-92; Ord. No. 93-26, § I, 11-4-93)