The following words and phrases shall, for the purpose of this Chapter, be defined as follows:
(a) “Best Management Practices” (BMPs) means any activities, prohibitions, practices, procedures, programs, or other measures designed to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly into waters of the United States. BMPs shall include, but are not limited to, those measures specified in the California Stormwater Best Management Practice Handbooks for Municipal, Industrial/Commercial and Construction Activity and those measures identified by the Director of Public Services.
(b) “City” means the City of Canyon Lake.
(c) “Clean Water Act” means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, amended in 1977 as the Clean Water Act, and amended in 1987 to establish new controls on industrial and municipal stormwater discharges, and any and all subsequent amendments thereto.
(d) “Discharge” means any release, spill, leak, disposal, flow, escape, leaching (including subsurface migration or deposition to groundwater), dumping or discarding of any liquid, semi-solid or solid substance, or combination thereof.
(e) “Illegal Discharge” means any discharge to the storm drain system that is not composed entirely of stormwater runoff except discharges made pursuant to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit or as otherwise authorized by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board.
(f) “Illegal Connection” means any physical connection to a storm drain system which has not been permitted by the City of Canyon Lake, the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or other appropriate public agency.
(g) “National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System” (NPDES”) Permit means a stormwater Discharge permit issued by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board or the State Water Resources Control Board in compliance with the Clean Water Act.
(h) “Municipal NPDES Permit” means an area-wide NPDES permit issued to a government agency or agencies for the discharge of stormwater from a stormwater system.
(i) “Non-Stormwater Discharge” means any discharge to the storm drain system that is not entirely composed of stormwater.
(j) “Person” means any natural person, firm, association, club, organization, corporation, partnership, business trust, company or other entity which is recognized by law as the subject of rights or duties.
(k) “Pollutant” means the following liquid, solid or semi-solid substances, or combination thereof:
(1) Artificial materials, chips or pieces of natural or man-made materials (such as floatable plastics, wood or metal shavings),
(2) Household waste (such as trash, paper, plastics, lawn clippings and yard wastes; animal fecal materials; excessive pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers; used oil and fluids from vehicles, lawn mowers and other common household equipment),
(3) Metals, such as cadmium, lead, zinc, copper, silver, nickel, chromium, and non-metals, such as phosphorus and arsenic.
(4) Petroleum hydrocarbons (such as fuels, lubricants, surfactants, waste oils, solvents, coolants and grease),
(5) Excessive eroded soils, sediment and particulate materials,
(6) Animal wastes (such as discharge from confinement facilities, kennels, pens and recreational facilities, including, stables, show facilities, or polo fields),
(7) Substances having characteristics with a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.5, or unusual turbidity, or excessive levels of fecal coliform, fecal streptococcus or enterococcus,
(8) Waste materials and wastewater generated on construction sites and by construction activities (such as painting, staining; use of sealants, glues, limes; excessive pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides; use of wood preservatives and solvents; disturbance of asbestos fibers, paint flakes or stucco fragments; application of oils, lubricants, hydraulic, radiator or battery fluids; construction equipment washing, concrete pouring and cleanup wash water or use of concrete detergents; steam cleaning or sand blasting residues; use of chemical degreasing or diluting agents; and super chlorinated water generated by potable water line flushing),
(9) Materials causing an increase in biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand or total organic carbon,
(10) Materials which contain base/neutral or acid extractable organic compounds,
(11) Those pollutants defined in Title 33 U.S.C. Section 1362(6) of the Federal Clean Water Act.
(12) Any other constituent or material that may adversely affect the beneficial uses of the receiving waters, flora or fauna of the State, as determined by the State Board or the Regional Board.
The term “pollutant” shall not include uncontaminated stormwater runoff, potable water or reclaimed water generated by a lawfully permitted water treatment facility.
(l) “Premises” means any building, lot, parcel of land, land or portion of land whether improved or unimproved.
(m) “Regional Board” means the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region.
(n) “State Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
(o) “Storm Drain System” means any facility within the incorporated areas of the City by which stormwater may be conveyed to waters of the United States. “Storm drain system” includes but is not limited to any roads with drainage systems, streets, curbs, gutters, catch basins, natural and artificial channels, ditches, aqueducts, storm drains, inlets, conduit or other drainage structure.
(p) “Stormwater” or “Stormwater Runoff” means surface runoff and drainage associated with rain storm or precipitation events.