Enactment of OVC's First Local Stormwater Management Code Approved Unanimously
By Ogden Valley City Communications Team - 28 August 2026
Ogden Valley City has taken over stormwater management from Weber County. The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 18 to adopt Ordinance 2026-51, enacting the city's first local Storm Drainage and Stormwater Management Code — Chapter 6.15 of the Ogden Valley City Code — replacing the county regulations the city had relied on since incorporation.
Council members described the change as a handoff rather than a takeover, saying the goal is a sharper, more responsive local focus on drainage problems that have lingered for years. Officials called the added local oversight essential to protecting the valley's watersheds, including the Category 1 waters of Pineview Reservoir and its surrounding tributaries.
The new code sets firm permit requirements for land-disturbing work. Any project that disturbs more than 500 square feet of land, or that involves more than 20 cubic yards (about half the volume of a large U-Haul truck) of combined excavation and fill, now requires a stormwater permit — a threshold that applies equally to commercial developers and residential property owners.
To enforce the new rules, the ordinance lays out civil penalties consistent with state law: a $500 fine for land-disturbing work performed without an approved stormwater permit, a $300 fine for tracking mud or sediment onto public roads, and a $250 fine for failing to report or clean up an illicit chemical or pollutant spill.
Aaron Mackliet, a licensed civil engineer with J-U-B Engineering, will serve as the city's interim stormwater inspector and permit manager while the program gets underway. Council members said the arrangement is a stopgap; over the long term, they expect the workload — inspections, permitting, and ongoing protection of the public storm sewer system — to require dedicated staff, such as a future Public Works Manager.
Note: This update was provided by Ogden Valley City as a community service and is independent of The Ogden Valley News.
By Ogden Valley City Communications Team - 28 August 2026
Ogden Valley City has taken over stormwater management from Weber County. The City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 18 to adopt Ordinance 2026-51, enacting the city's first local Storm Drainage and Stormwater Management Code — Chapter 6.15 of the Ogden Valley City Code — replacing the county regulations the city had relied on since incorporation.
Council members described the change as a handoff rather than a takeover, saying the goal is a sharper, more responsive local focus on drainage problems that have lingered for years. Officials called the added local oversight essential to protecting the valley's watersheds, including the Category 1 waters of Pineview Reservoir and its surrounding tributaries.
The new code sets firm permit requirements for land-disturbing work. Any project that disturbs more than 500 square feet of land, or that involves more than 20 cubic yards (about half the volume of a large U-Haul truck) of combined excavation and fill, now requires a stormwater permit — a threshold that applies equally to commercial developers and residential property owners.
To enforce the new rules, the ordinance lays out civil penalties consistent with state law: a $500 fine for land-disturbing work performed without an approved stormwater permit, a $300 fine for tracking mud or sediment onto public roads, and a $250 fine for failing to report or clean up an illicit chemical or pollutant spill.
Aaron Mackliet, a licensed civil engineer with J-U-B Engineering, will serve as the city's interim stormwater inspector and permit manager while the program gets underway. Council members said the arrangement is a stopgap; over the long term, they expect the workload — inspections, permitting, and ongoing protection of the public storm sewer system — to require dedicated staff, such as a future Public Works Manager.
Note: This update was provided by Ogden Valley City as a community service and is independent of The Ogden Valley News.