[Ord. 705, 4/28/2011; as amended by Ord. No. 769, 9/8/2022]
1. Stormwater
management (SWM) best management practices (BMPs) should be inspected
for proper operation by the landowner, or the owner's designee (including
Warminster Township for dedicated and owned facilities), according
to the following list of minimum frequencies:
A. Annually for the first five years;
B. Once every three years thereafter;
C. During or immediately after the cessation of a ten-year or greater
storm; and/or
D. As specified in the operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement.
2. Inspections
should be conducted during or immediately following precipitation
events. A written inspection report shall be created to document each
inspection. The inspection report shall contain the date and time
of the inspection, the individual(s) who completed the inspection,
the location of the BMP, facility or structure inspected, observations
on performance, and recommendations for improving performance, if
applicable. Inspection reports shall be submitted to the municipality
within 30 days following completion of the inspection.
[Ord. 705, 4/28/2011]
All inspections regarding compliance with the stormwater management
(SWM) site plan and this Part 5 shall be the responsibility of Warminster
Township.
A. Whenever Warminster Township finds that a person has violated a prohibition
or failed to meet a requirement of this Part 5, Warminster Township
may order compliance by written notice to the responsible person.
Such notice may, without limitation, require the following remedies:
(1)
Performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting;
(2)
Elimination of prohibited connections or discharges;
(3)
Cessation of any violating discharges, practices, or operations;
(4)
Abatement or remediation of stormwater pollution or contamination
hazards and the restoration of any affected property;
(5)
Payment of a fine to cover administrative and remediation costs;
(6)
Implementation of stormwater facilities and best management
practices (BMPs); and
(7)
Operation and maintenance (O&M) of stormwater facilities
and BMPs.
B. Such notification shall set forth the nature of the violation(s)
and establish a time limit for correction of these violations(s).
Said notice may further advise that, if applicable, should the violator
fail to take the required action within the established deadline,
the work will be done by Warminster Township and the expense may be
charged to the violator.
C. Failure to comply within the time specified may subject a violator
to the penalty provisions of this Part 5. All such penalties shall
be deemed cumulative and shall not prevent Warminster Township from
pursuing any and all other remedies available in law or equity.
D. It shall be unlawful for a person to undertake any regulated activity except as provided in an approved SWM site plan, unless specifically exempted in §
26-506 of this Part
5.
[Added by Ord. No. 769, 9/8/2022]