In order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the public and a healthy
economic climate within the city and surrounding communities, it is essential that
the quality of public drinking water be assured. The ability of natural systems to
filter stormwater runoff can be threatened by unrestricted development. Land-disturbing
activities associated with development can increase erosion and sedimentation which
threatens the storage capacity of reservoirs. In addition, stormwater runoff, particularly
from impervious surfaces, can introduce toxicant, nutrients and sediment into drinking
water supplies, making water treatment more complicated and expensive and rendering
water resources unusable for recreation. Industrial land uses that involve the manufacture,
use, transport and storage of hazardous or toxic waste materials result in the potential
risk of contamination of nearby public drinking water supplies.
(Ord. of 12-12-2000(2), § 1.1)
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