Section 21-561. STORMWATER FEE DISCOUNT PROGRAM: APPROVAL PERIOD; REAPPROVAL

 

561.1A stormwater fee discount shall be approved for a discount period of three (3) years, running ordinarily from the date of approval.

 

561.2In order to receive approval for an additional stormwater fee discount period, a customer must submit an application to the District Department of the Environment (Department).

 

561.3In order to avoid a lapse in a discount while the Department reviews an application for approval of an additional discount period, a customer must submit the application by sixty (60) days before the expiration of the current stormwater fee discount period.

 

561.4The application shall be submitted on such forms, and in hard copy or electronically, as the Department may designate.

 

561.5Upon receipt of an application for approval of an additional discount period, the Department may perform an inspection to verify that the Best Management Practice (BMP) remains eligible for the discount.

 

561.6The Department may deny or approve an application for approval of an additional discount period, in whole or in part.

 

561.7If the Department approves the application, the stormwater fee discount shall be approved for an additional discount period running from the earlier of:

 

(a)The date of the approval; or

 

(b) The expiration of the preceding approval period.

 

561.8An eligible BMP may be approved for more than one (1) period.

 

 

authority

District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006, as amended (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-151.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Enhancement Amendment Act of 2008, effective March 25, 2009, as amended (D.C. Law 17-371; D.C. Official Code §§ 8 152.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); the Water Pollution Control Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985, as amended (D.C. Law 5-188; D.C. Official Code §§ 8 103.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10732 (July 19, 2013).