For the purposes of this article, the following terms are defined.
Best management practices (BMPs). The schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to stormwater, receiving waters, or stormwater conveyance systems. BMPs also include treatment practices, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
City. The City of Danville, Kentucky.
City Engineer. The City Engineer of Danville, Kentucky, and the employees and/or the designees of the City Engineer.
Clean Water Act. 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 (1) acre or more. Such activities include, but are not limited to, clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating and demolition.
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.
Illegal discharge. Any direct or indirect non-stormwater discharge to the storm drainage system, except as exempted in section 6.5-81 of this article.
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 storm drainage system, including but not limited to, any conveyances which allow any non-stormwater discharge, including but not limited to, sewage, process wastewater, or wash water, to enter the storm drainage system or any connections to the storm sewer system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether the drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted or approved by an authorized enforcement agency; or
(2) Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm sewer system which has not been documented in plans, maps or equivalent records, and approved by the City Engineer.
Industrial activity. Activities subject to NPDES industrial permits as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 122.26(b)(14).
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater discharge permit. A permit issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 1342(b), that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to waters of the Commonwealth, whether the permit is applicable on an individual, group or general area-wide basis.
Non-stormwater discharge. Any discharge to the storm drainage system that is not composed entirely of stormwater.
Person. Any individual, association, organization, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity whatsoever.
Pollutant. Anything which causes or contributes to the alternation of the physical, thermal, chemical or biological quality of, or the contamination of any water of the city; that renders the water harmful, detrimental or injurious to humans, animal life, vegetation, property or to the public health, safety or welfare; or impairs the usefulness or the public enjoyment of the water for any lawful or reasonable purpose. Pollutants may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes and solvents; oil and other automotive fluids; soaps, detergents, degreasers, solvents, emulsifiers or other cleaning substances; 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 drainage system. Facilities, both publicly and privately owned, by which stormwater is collected and/or conveyed, including but not limited to, any roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, gutters, curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, ditches, swales, pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, natural and human-made or altered drainage channels, reservoirs, and other drainage structures.
Stormwater. Any surface flow, runoff or drainage consisting entirely of water from any form of natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation.
Stormwater pollution prevention plan. A document which describes the best management practices and activities to be implemented to identify sources of pollution or contamination at a site, and the actions to eliminate or reduce pollutant discharges to stormwater, the storm drainage system, and/or receiving waters to the maximum extent practicable.
Wastewater. Any water or other liquid, other than uncontaminated stormwater.
Waters of Danville. Groundwater, percolating or otherwise, lakes, ponds, impounded reservoirs, springs, rivers, streams, creeks, wetlands, marshes, and all other bodies of surface water, including the bed and banks of all watercourses and bodies of surface water that are wholly or partially inside or bordering the boundary of the city.
(Ord. No. 1676, 2-28-05)