For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTHORIZED ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. Employees or designees of the Municipal Services Department of the town.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP). Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good house keeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to storm water, receiving waters or storm water conveyance systems. BMP also include treatment practices, operating procedures and practices to control site run-off, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA). The federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.), and any subsequent amendments thereto.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. Activities subject to NPDES Construction Permits. These include construction projects resulting in land disturbance of one acre or more, as defined in 327 I.A.C. 15-5. Such activities include but are not limited to clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating and demolition.
CONSTRUCTION PLAN. Representation of a project site and all activities associated with the project. The plan includes the location of the project site, buildings and other infrastructure, grading activities, schedules for implementation and other pertinent information related to the project site. A SWPPP is a part of the CONSTRUCTION PLAN.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Any material, including any substance, waste or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
ILLICIT CONNECTIONS. An illicit connection is defined as either of the following:
(1) Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illegal discharge to enter the MS4 including, but not limited to, any conveyances which allow any non-storm water discharge including sewage, process wastewater and wash water to enter the MS4 and any connections to the MS4 from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted or approved by the Municipal Services Department; or
(2) Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the MS4 which has not been documented in plans, maps or equivalent records and approved by the Municipal Services Department.
INDIANA STORM WATER QUALITY MANUAL. A reference manual developed by the state that provides guidance on planning principals, as well as criteria for specific structural and non-structural storm water management practices.
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. Activities subject to NPDES industrial permits as defined in 327 I.A.C. 15-6.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4). Publicly-owned facilities by which storm water is collected and/or conveyed, including, but not limited to, any roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, gutters, curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, natural and human-made or altered drainage channels, reservoirs and other drainage structures.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORM WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT. A permit issued by EPA (or by a state under authority delegated pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1342(b)) that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States, whether the permit is applicable on an individual, group or general area-wide basis.
NON-STORM WATER DISCHARGE. Any discharge to the MS4 that is not composed entirely of storm water.
PERSON. Any individual, association, organization, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity recognized by law and acting as either the owner or as the owner’s agent.
POLLUTANT. Anything which causes or contributes to pollution. POLLUTANTS may include, but are not limited to, paints, varnishes and solvents; oil and other automotive fluids; non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter or other discarded or abandoned objects, ordinances and accumulations, so that same may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from constructing a building or structure; and noxious or offensive matter of any kind.
PREMISES. Any building, lot, parcel of land or portion of land whether improved or unimproved including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.
STORM WATER. Any surface flow, run-off and drainage consisting entirely of water from any form of natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation.
STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP). A document which describes the best management practices and activities to be implemented by a person or business to identify sources of pollution or contamination at a site and the actions to eliminate or reduce pollutant discharges to storm water, storm water conveyance systems and/or receiving waters to the maximum extent practicable.
WASTEWATER. Any water or other liquid, other than uncontaminated storm water, discharged from a facility.
(Ord. 08-01, passed 4-7-2008)