Huntington Post Construction Stormwater Runoff Management

This ordinance establishes minimum requirements and controls for managing stormwater that flows from developed sites after construction is complete. It protect and safeguards the general health, safety, and welfare of the public residing in watersheds within the Huntington Urban Watershed through implementation of the six watershed protection elements set forth in NPDES Permit No. WV0116025:

(1) Minimize impervious surfaces; (2) Preserve, protect, create and restore ecologically sensitive areas; (3) Reduce thermal impacts of stormwater runoff; (4) Avoid or prevent hydro-modification of streams and other water bodies; (5) Protect trees and other vegetation; and (6) Protect native soils.