Duties and responsibilities of stormwater administrator.
El Paso City Code § 15.20.040
in effect15.20.040 - Duties and responsibilities of stormwater administrator.
Duties and responsibilities of the stormwater administrator shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Be the custodian of the MS4, including all dams, detention and retention basins, storm drains, outlet working channels and pumping stations;
B. Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter;
C. Review permit applications to determine whether proposed developments will eliminate or reduce the pollutants entering the MS4;
D. Review, approve or deny all applications for development permits required by adoption of this chapter;
E. Review permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies (including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334 from which prior approval is required;
F. Maintain surveillance over the operation and maintenance condition of the MS4 to ensure its safe and effective functioning; notify the deputy director for streets of any required maintenance and/or repair work;
G. Conduct an annual inspection of the MS4 and provide a written inspection report, including an assessment of the operational condition, safety, effectiveness and maintenance condition of the system, and a line item list of required special maintenance or repairs to the deputy director of streets;
H. Establish and implement a program to locate and eliminate illicit discharges and improper disposals to the MS4;
I. Establish and implement a program to prevent, contain and respond to spills that may discharge into MS4. This program shall be in conjunction with the fire department's haz-mat division;
J. Establish and implement a program to identify and control pollutants in stormwater discharges from any industrial or commercial facility that the stormwater administrator determines that is contributing a substantial pollutant loading to the MS4.
(Ord. 14456 §§ 2—4, 2000; Ord. 13477 § 1 (part), 1998)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15PUSE_CH15.20STMA_15.20.040DURESTADFetched: 10/28/2026