§ 1.2.1. Application

The City of Austin drainage policy shall govern the planning and design of drainage infrastructure within the City of Austin and within all areas subject to its extraterritorial jurisdiction. Definitions, formulae, criteria, procedures and data in this manual have been developed to support this policy. If any condition requiring some additional measure of protection is identified during design or construction, the engineer shall make provisions within the design. In order to receive a waiver to any of the criteria or policies in this manual, the applicant must receive approval from the Director of the Watershed Protection Department. A request for a waiver must comply with State law regarding engineering work and must include justification from the engineer that compliance is not feasible.