For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4). A conveyance or system of conveyances, including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains, that is:
(1) Owned or operated by a:
(a) Federal, state, city, town, county, district, association, or other public body (created by or pursuant to state law) having jurisdiction over stormwater, including special districts under state law such as a sewer district, flood control district, or drainage district, or similar entity, or a designated and approved management agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1288) that discharges into waters of the state; or
(b) Privately owned storm water utility, hospital, university, or college having jurisdiction over storm water that discharges into waters of the state;
(2) Designed or used for collecting or conveying storm water;
(3) Not a combined sewer; and
(4) Not part of a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) as defined at 40 CFR 122.2.
PERIMETER/OUTFALL PROTECTION PERMIT. A legal document that allows the permit holder to break ground or disturb soil in order to install sediment control practices at the hydrologic perimeter/outfall(s) of a construction site. This document does not give permission to the permit holder to break ground or disturb soil on an entire construction site, as is granted through the issuance of a stormwater quality management permit.
PERSON. Except to the extent exempted from this chapter, any individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative, city, county or other political subdivision of the state, any interstate body or any other legal entity.
QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL. An individual who is trained and experienced in storm water treatment techniques and related fields as may be demonstrated by state registration, professional certification, experience, or completion of coursework that enable the individual to make sound, professional judgments regarding stormwater control or treatment and monitoring, pollutant fate and transport, and drainage planning.
STORMWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PERMIT. A legal document that allows the permit holder to break ground or disturb soil on an entire construction site within the provisions of a grading plan and a stormwater pollution prevention plan. The permit addresses erosion prevention, sediment control and non-sediment pollution prevention activities. The plans for this permit and the perimeter/outfall protection permit are approved simultaneously. However, the stormwater quality management permit is only issued after the provisions of the perimeter/outfall protection permit have been implemented, inspected and accepted. Approval of plans for a
stormwater quality management permit does not constitute issuance of the permit.
(Ord. 2004-SW-02, passed 11-9-04)