Model Ordinances to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution

This page contains a selection of model ordinances that have been developed to reduce nonpoint source pollution. The list below is still a work in progress and will be added to as new ordinances are found.

Texas Nonpoint Source Pollution Ordinances
City of Marble Falls 
Lake Travis

Other State Ordinances
State of Alaska
State of California
State of Virginia
State of Minnesota 

EPA Documents
Best of Nonpoint Source Documents
Model Ordinances
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Fill in the blank - Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance
Fill in the blank - Stormwater Control Ordinance
Green Infrastructure Water Quality Scorecard

Smart Code/Transect Approach
http://www.smartcodecentral.com
A model transect-based development code.

Urban Water Guide
Can apply to irrigation licenses, tree ordinances, landscape ordinances, stormwater permits, and building permits. Provide information useful for landscape and irrigation, home builders, grass producers, car wash operators, and others.
Texas Urban Landscape Guide
San Antonio Urban Water Guide
El Paso Urban Water Guide

Hazardous Waste Management and Risk Reduction
Reducing the Risk of Ground Water Contamination
Reduction of nonpoint source pollution through groundwater pollution control.