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the City Council of the City of Lake
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Worth, Texas, on October 13th, 2020.
(SF) X ($0.00057/SF/month.)
b. This Ordinance shall be in full
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force and effect commencing with
Q U E S TI ONS
M A N AG EM EN T P RO G RA M The City of Lake Worth’s City Council has approved a Stormwater
the October 2021 monthly billing
Management Program which will help
cycle from and after its passage.
to improve drainage throughout the
The stormwater utility fee shall be
city and help protect our environment.
established for the stormwater utility
During a rain event, rainwater flows
system in a fair and equitable manner,
over the ground and is called runoff or
and if so determined by the City
stormwater. In the process, stormwater
Council, an amount to establish one or
picks up pollutants and contaminants
more funds to provide financing the
including litter, animal excrement, dust,
future stormwater system construction
plant materials, petrol, oil, lead, and
and for implementing programs to
other metals or materials left behind
improve stormwater equality.
on city roads. The water then travels through a system of underground pipes and is released directly and untreated into the local stream, river, or sea where it can harm plants and animals and affect the health of people using these waterways for recreation or food gathering. LOC A L G OV ERN M EN T CODE REQ U I REM EN T S Funding the program for the City’s drainage management activities and drainage infrastructure needs is authorized by the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 552.
aimed at educating the citizens of Lake Worth in regard to storm water and the City’s storm drain system. Q: What is storm water? A: Storm water is defined as water from rains or melting snow and ice that flows across the ground and paved surfaces. Storm water runoff is of concern because of the pollutants it may carry.
a. Single Family Property Fees.
Q: Where does the storm water go
Residential properties shall be
after it enters the storm drain?
measured as one Equivalent Residential
A: Storm water that does not seep into
Unit (ERU) per month. Regardless
the ground will flow down driveways
of the actual amount of impervious
and streets into gutters. The gutters
cover on such properties. Each
drain into a system of underground
benefiting residential property shall be
pipes known as a storm drain system.
assessed a fee of $2.00 per month.
Q: What is the purpose of
b. Non-Single-Family Property
the storm drain system?
Fees. Stormwater utility fees for non-residential property shall be calculated for each benefited property using the impervious are
and approved by majority vote of
rate: Fee – Allocated Impervious
2021
Program. Part of this program is
BRE AK D OW N
in square feet (SF) at the following
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active Storm Water Management
S TORM WATE R F E E
a. Ordinance No. 1195 was passed
LAKE WORTH DIRECTORY
As required by the Clean Water Act, the City of Lake Worth has an
A: The purpose of the storm drain system is to transport storm water from streets and highways quickly and efficiently to our creeks, lakes, and rivers. Q: What is the difference between
