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Ordinance Information
Adopting local ordinances are one of many
tools local communities can utilize to protect their water resources.
Used in a vacuum, ordinances may not be very effective. However,
as part of a comprehensive program that includes education and regulation,
ordinances can be an effective tool in the protection of area resources.
An important step toward the establishment of a comprehensive program
to protect water resources is to review existing local ordinances
and determine if gaps exist that will result in negative impacts
to the water resource. This section lists various types of sample
ordinances a community could adopt in order to manage the resource.
Wayne County has developed numerous ordinances that to ensure watershed
protection. Click
here to review these ordinances.
Summary Guide of Ordinances for Rouge River
Communities
The Summary Guide of Ordinances
for Rouge River Communities provides a summary of the types
of storm water ordinances currently in force in many of the Rouge
Watershed communities. It is a tool to aid communities in creating
a comprehensive local ordinance, or a series of ordinances, to reduce
the adverse effects of common human activities on our water resources.
The summary guide consists of seven areas of developing storm water
ordinances:
- Controlling Storm Water Quantity and Quality
- Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Managing Septic Systems
- Protecting Wetlands
- Maintaining Vegetative Buffer Zones and Stabilizing Streambanks
- Floodplain/Watercourse: Maintaining Docks and Other Water
Dependent Structures
- Establishing Wildlife Corridors
Putting the Water Quality Plan into Action:
Tools for Local Governments
Putting
the Water Quality Plan into Action: Tools for Local Governments
was developed by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and
provides specific actions local communities may implement to protect
their water resources. Topics include: storm water runoff, onsite
disposal systems, stream corridor protection, wetlands, groundwater,
habitat and sewer infrastructure.
Center for Watershed Protection
The Center for Watershed Protection
was founded in 1992 and works with local, state, and federal governmental
agencies, environmental consulting firms, watershed organizations,
and the general public to provide objective and scientifically sound
information on effective techniques to protect and restore urban
watersheds. The Center has developed numerous publications to assist
various stakeholders, including:
- Consensus Agreement
on Model Development Principles to Protect our Streams, Lakes,
and Wetlands - 1998, which is a series of 22 nationally
endorsed principles developed by the Site Planning Roundtable,
a national cross-section of diverse planning, environmental,
home builder, fire, safety, public works, and local government
personnel, and details basic rationale for their implementation.
- A checklist
to evaluate your community's current ordinances.
- An ordinance
page that contains numerous national examples.
Sample
Ordinances
The sample ordinances provided here are intended to provide language
and ideas that communities can incorporate when developing their
own ordinances. However, communities are encouraged not to copy
these ordinances word-for-word, but customize them based on your
community's needs.
Storm Water Management Ordinance
Canton
Township
Washtenaw
County
Wayne
County
On-site Sewage Disposal System Evaluation and Maintenance Ordinance
Wayne
County
Washtenaw
County
Feeding Fowl
Westland
Fertilizer
West Bloomfield Township
Floodplain, Watercourse and Wetland Protection
West Bloomfield Township
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
Novi
Washtenaw
County
Woodlands
Novi
West Bloomfield Township
Please address all comments and suggestions about
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The Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration
Project is funded, in part, by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency grants number X995743-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06, and number
C995743-01.
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