FAQ Category: Construction

People deliberately dumping are breaking the law, and sometimes they know it but do it anyway. You should not take chances by confronting people like this. Report it to the identified contact immediately, and if it needs to be stopped, a Sheriff’s Deputy or other law enforcement officer can take steps to stop it.

Some discharges are not considered illegal under the City of Indian Rocks Beach’s Ordinance. These include: Flows from firefighting Landscape irrigation and lawn watering Irrigation water Diverted stream flows Rising ground waters Water line flushing and other contributions from potable water sources Uncontaminated pumped groundwater Foundation and footing drains Water from crawl space pumps Uncontaminated…

The best thing is to report it right away, especially if it appears to be still in progress. That way if it is something that needs to be stopped right away, someone can get to it before it is too late.

Deliberatgly dumping illicit discahrges This kind of discharge is sporadic; often occurring at night or on weekends, when the person involved thinks nobody is looking. This kind of discharge is not predictable, and as a result is hard to sample for gathering evidence. This kind of discharge could be toxic since it is often done…

The City of Indian Rocks beach is basically responsible to ensure that our stormwater discharges do not pollute the waters of the United States. To do this, we have to be able to keep pollutants from being put into our storm sewers. The regulations required that we adopt an ordinance to prohibit illicit discharges. In…

The EPA regulations required that we submit our proposed program for managing our storm sewer system. This program was to include our procedures to be followed to locate and investigate potential illicit discharges and to enforce our ordinance. As mentioned above, we made a decision to utilize existing staff to keep an eye out for…

By all means, you should not try and collect samples. In the first place, there is some possibility that an illicit discharge may be toxic or otherwise hazardous. The City of Indian Rocks Beach does not want residents taking risks with their health. In the second place, there is an art to taking evidence that…

You should report it to the City of Indian Rocks Beach Public Works Department at 727-595-6889 or the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office at 727-582-6200. They will then decide whether to report it further, and to whom. They will also decide, based on your observation, whether it is an emergency that needs to be stopped right…

Location – What you observed – Any identifying marks – Photographs Through a concerted effort by City staff and residents alike this program will assist in the improvement of water quality and to preserve and enhance the environmental quality of receiving waters of the United States. The City of Indian Rocks Beach appreciates everyone’s efforts…