(a) Protect the quality of the county’s aquatic resources, including receiving waters, groundwater, and aquatic sediments, from the discharge of contaminants and the adverse impacts of stormwater runoff;

(b) Protect the function and integrity of public infrastructure related to stormwater control, including county roads, associated rights-of-way, and drainage facilities;

(c) Reduce, prevent and ameliorate the adverse impacts of contaminated discharges on public health, safety and welfare; and

(d) Protect, maintain and improve the quality of the county’s water resources for fish and wildlife habitat, human recreation and other ecological and aesthetic purposes and beneficial uses.

(a) Establish minimum requirements pursuant to which the owners, occupants and operators of real property must effectively implement all known, available and reasonable methods of treatment and control of discharges from their real property, consistent with the county’s Drainage Manual, RCW 90.48.260, the Clean Water Act, and the county’s Phase I NPDES municipal stormwater permit; and

(b) Establish procedures pursuant to which the county may enforce compliance with the requirements described above. (Added by Ord. 01-035, May 23, 2001, Eff date June 2, 2001; Amended by Amended Ord. 07-030, May 2, 2007, Eff date May 17, 2007; Amended by Ord. 08-091, July 30, 2008, Eff date Aug. 21, 2008; Amended by Amended Ord. 13-023, Apr. 17, 2013, Eff date Apr. 28, 2013).