A. Illicit discharges and connections.
1. It is prohibited to establish, use, maintain, or continue illicit connections to the municipal stormwater system, or to commence or continue any illicit discharges to the municipal stormwater system.
2. This prohibition against illicit connections is expressly retroactive: it applies to connections made in the past, but excludes permitted improvements to real property over which uncontaminated stormwater runoff flows.
B. Littering.
1. No person shall throw, deposit, place, leave, maintain, keep, or permit to be thrown, deposited, placed, left, maintained or kept, any refuse, rubbish, garbage or any other discarded or abandoned objects, articles or accumulations, in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, storm drain, inlet, catch basin conduit or drainage structure, business place, or upon any or private plot of land in the City, so that the same might be or become a pollutant.
2. This Subsection shall not apply to refuse, rubbish or garbage deposited in containers bags or other appropriate receptacles that are placed in designated locations for regular solid waste pick up and disposal.
C. Disposal of landscape debris. No person shall intentionally dispose of leaves, dirt, or other landscape debris into the City's storm drain system.
D. Industrial activities.
1. No person shall conduct any industrial activity in the City without obtaining all permits required by state or federal law, including a NPDES General Industrial Activity Stormwater Permit when required.
2. Persons conducting industrial activities within the City shall refer to the most recent edition of the Industrial/Commercial Best Management Practices Handbook, produced and published by the Stormwater Quality Task Force, for specific guidance on selecting BMPs for reducing pollutants in stormwater discharges from industrial activities.
E. 1. Non-stormwater discharges.
2. The following non-stormwater discharges into the municipal stormwater system are prohibited, unless in compliance with a separate NPDES permit or pursuant to a discharge exemption by the Regional Board, the Regional Board's executive officer, or the State Water Resources Control Board:
a. The discharge of wash waters when gas stations, auto repair garages, or similar facilities are cleaned;
b. The discharge of runoff from mobile auto washing, steam cleaning, mobile carpet cleaning, and other such mobile commercial and industrial operations;
c. Discharges from areas where repair of machinery and equipment, including motor vehicles visibly leaking oil, fluid or antifreeze, is undertaken;
d. Discharges of runoff from areas where materials containing grease, oil or other hazardous substances (e.g., motor vehicle parts) are stored, and discharges from uncovered receptacles containing hazardous materials;
e. The discharge of chlorinated/ brominated swimming pool water and filter backwash;
f. Discharges of runoff from the washing of toxic materials from paved or unpaved areas;
g. Discharges to the municipal stormwater system from washing impervious surfaces in industrial/commercial areas that results in a discharge of untreated runoff to the municipal stormwater system;
h. Discharges from the washing out of concrete or cement-laden wash water from concrete trucks, pumps, tools and equipment;
i. Discharges of any pesticide, fungicide or herbicide banned by the USEPA or the California Department of Pesticide Regulation;
j. Discharge of any food or food processing wastes;
k. Discharge of any fuel and chemical wastes, animal wastes, garbage, batteries, and other materials that have potential adverse impacts on water quality; and
l. The disposal of hazardous wastes into trash containers that causes a direct or indirect discharge to the municipal stormwater system.
F. Discharges in violation of the Municipal NPDES Permit.
1. Any discharge that would result in or contribute to a violation of the Municipal NPDES Permit, either separately or in combination with other discharges, is prohibited.
2. Liability for any such discharge shall be the responsibility of the person(s) causing or responsible for the discharge, and such person(s) shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City from all losses, liabilities, claims, or causes of actions in any administrative or judicial action relating to such discharge.
(Ord. 2014-008 § 1 (part))