The Henderson County Commissioners approved a stormwater master plan. They opted to take advantage of the state’s offer to allow local governments to manage stormwater. This was out of deference to developers who would suffer unreasonable delays waiting for the state to approve their stormwater management plans, which are mandatory for the construction of impervious surfaces greater than an acre. The master plan was funded through a grant from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund.
It’s all good, because costs of compliance will be paid by people, without impacting revenues government has already taken from people:
County Engineer Marcus Jones said local enforcement would not cost Henderson County. Developers pay for the inspection and permits and the revenue would go directly to the county. The county already has staff enforcing erosion control and it would not need to hire additional staff to enforce stormwater management, Jones said. . . . “Developers, in general, do not mind following the rules,” Jones said. “They don’t like the time delay.”