(a) The city, having a population of more than 5,000 inhabitants, hereby establishes a water pollution control and abatement program for the city. The city shall employ or retain an adequate number of personnel, on either a part-time or full-time basis as the needs and circumstances of the city may require, who, by virtue of their training and experience, are qualified to perform the water pollution and abatement functions required to enable the city to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this article.
(b) The water pollution control and abatement program of this city shall encompass the entire city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction to achieve the objectives of the city for the area within its territorial jurisdiction. The city shall include in the program the services and functions which, in the judgement of the city or as may be reasonably required by state or federal law, will provide effective water pollution control and abatement for the city, including the following services and functions:
(1) The development and maintenance of an inventory of all significant waste discharges into or adjacent to the water within the city, and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city, without regard to whether or not the discharges are authorized by the department;
(2) The regular monitoring of all significant waste discharges included in the inventory prepared pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section;
(3) The collecting of samples and conducting of periodic inspections and tests of the waste discharges being monitored to determine whether the discharges are being conducted in compliance with the Act and any applicable permits, orders or regulations of the department and whether they should be covered by a permit from the commission;
(4) In cooperation with the department, a procedure for obtaining compliance by the waste dischargers being monitored, including where necessary, the use of legal enforcement proceedings; and
(5) The development and execution of reasonable and realistic plans for controlling and abating pollution or potential pollution resulting from generalized discharge of wastes which are not traceable to specific sources, such as storm sewer discharges and urban runoff from rainwater.
(Prior Code, § 16-100; Ord. No. 96-83, 12-13-1983; Ord. of 9-22-1992)