For the purposes of this chapter, the following shall mean:
AUTHORIZED ENFORCEMENT AGENT: See section 8.44.030 of this title.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs): 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: See section 8.44.030 of this title.
CLEAN WATER ACT: See section 8.44.030 of this title.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY: See section 8.44.030 of this title.
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 nonstormwater discharge to the storm drain system, except as exempted in subsection 8.48.070A of this chapter. This includes discharges to city rights of way such as streets and alleyways.
ILLICIT CONNECTIONS (DISCHARGE): An illicit connection is defined as either of the following:
A. Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illegal discharge to enter the storm drain system including, but not limited to, any conveyances which allow any nonstormwater discharge including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water to enter the storm drain system and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by an authorized enforcement agency, or
B. Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm drain system which has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved by the city.
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY: Activities subject to NPDES industrial permits as defined in 40 CFR section 122.26(b)(14).
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4): All parts of the city of Pocatello stormwater conveyance system, including roads, alleyways, streets, gutters, catch basins, pipe, culverts, ditches, and other conveyances which normally convey stormwater.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT: A permit issued by the EPA (pursuant to 33 USC section 1342(b)) which authorizes the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States, whether the permit is applicable to an individual, group, or general areawide basis. Specifically the Pocatello urbanized area permit (IDS-028053), finalized December 15, 2006.
NONSTORMWATER DISCHARGE: Any discharge to the storm drain system that is not composed entirely of stormwater.
NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI): Electronic or written notice completed under provisions of the federal construction general permit and filed with the EPA in accordance with current requirements.
PERSON: See section 8.44.030 of this title.
POLLUTANT: See section 8.44.030 of this title.
POLLUTANTS OF CONCERN: Objects and materials identified in the clean water act 303(d) list and the Portneuf River total maximum daily load (TMDL) documentation are: sediment, oil and grease, coliform bacteria (E. coli), nitrogen and phosphorus. These pollutants of concern are of special interest in the context of the illicit discharge issue.
PREMISES: Any building, lot, parcel of land, or portion of land whether improved or unimproved including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.
STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM: Publicly owned facilities by which stormwater is collected and/or conveyed, including, but not limited to, any roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, alleyways, gutters, curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, natural and humanmade or altered drainage channels, reservoirs, and other drainage structures.
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 stormwater, stormwater conveyance systems, and/or receiving waters to the maximum extent practicable.
Stormwater pollution prevention plans must be filed in accordance with the requirements of the federal notice of intent for the construction general permit for all projects which disturb 0.5 acres or more. Copies of the NOI and the SWPPP must be provided to the city of Pocatello in the permit application process.
STORMWATER: See section 8.44.030 of this title.
WASTEWATER: Any water or other liquid, other than uncontaminated stormwater, discharged from a facility.
WATERCOURSE: See section 8.44.030 of this title.
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES: Those waters described in the context of wetlands and interstate commerce and fully described at 33 CFR part 328.
In the event of a dispute or discrepancy regarding the definition of a term used in this chapter, the definition contained in the federal water pollution control act (33 USC section 1251 et seq.), also known as the clean water act, and any subsequent amendments thereto, shall be the controlling authority. (Ord. 2860, 2008)