Supreme Court of North Carolina August 20, 1999, No. 250PA97 (Smith Chapel Baptist Church v. City of Durham)

lead-opinion

WAINWRIGHT, Justice.

Stormwater runoff is rain or snowmelt that does not evaporate or penetrate the ground and is collected by storm drains that transport it to receiving waters.

In 1987, the United States Congress enacted an amendment to the Clean Water Act of 1972 (CWA) known as the Water Quality Act (WQA). See Water Quality Act of 1987, Pub. L. No. 100-4, 101 Stat. 7 (1987).