Document Types: Stormwater By-Law

Purpose: This by-law provides the controls to ensure the safeguarding of public health and safety, public and private property, surface water, public drinking water, groundwater resources, recreational areas, aquatic habitats and life and the environment as a whole. This by-law establishes minimum requirements and procedures to control the adverse effects of increased stormwater runoff, non-point … Continued

The Environmental Protections Agency (EPA) nationally regulates the discharge of storm water runoff that is transported into local water bodies through Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) that are located in Urbanized Areas (also known as “Regulated Areas”) .  The Town of Danvers meets EPA’s regulatory threshold, and therefore is required to obtain coverage under … Continued