For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (ADEQ). The state agency charged with enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.
ARIZONA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (AZPDES). Storm water permit means a permit issued by ADEQ which authorizes the discharge of storm water pursuant to AAC R18-9-A902, which incorporates 40 C.F.R. § 122.32.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs). Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants to storm water. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from outdoor storage areas.
CLEAN WATER ACT. The federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.).
DIRECTOR. The Town Manager or his or her designee.
DISCHARGE. Any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, injecting, placing, releasing, leaching, dumping, or disposing into or on any land in a manner that may cause pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA). The federal agency charged with enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORM WATER PERMIT. A permit issued by EPA which authorizes the discharge of storm water pursuant to the Clean Water Act § 402 (33 U.S.C. § 1342).
NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI). A form submitted to ADEQ notifying of person’s intent to be covered under a separate AZPDES storm water permit, as required by federal and state law.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal entity; or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns.
POLLUTANT. The same meaning as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 122.2, and includes but is not limited to any solid, liquid, gas, or other substance that can alter the physical or chemical properties of water including, but not limited to, fertilizers, solvents, sludge, petroleum and petroleum products, solid waste, garbage, biological materials, radioactive materials, sand, dirt, animal waste, acids, and bases.
PREMISES. Any building, lot, parcel, real estate, or land or portion of land whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.
PUBLIC STORM DRAIN SYSTEM. All or any part of the publicly-owned and maintained roads, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, human-made channels, storm drains, and dry wells located within public easements, right-of-way, parks, common areas, retention areas, or other publicly-owned or maintained real property designed or used for collecting, holding, or conveying storm water.
STORM WATER. Storm water runoff, surface runoff, and drainage.
(Ord. 2016-02, passed 9-8-2016; Ord. O2020.13, passed 4-23-2020)