The purpose of the Stormwater Quality Management Ordinance is to prescribe regulations as mandated by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (referred to as the Clean Water Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq., as amended, and the California Water Code, to effectively prohibit non-stormwater discharges into the storm drain system, flood control channels, and debris and detention basins, and to reduce the discharge of pollutants in stormwater to the maximum extent practicable. Stormwater runoff is one step in the natural cycle of water. However, human activities, such as construction and the operation and maintenance of an urban infrastructure, may result in undesirable discharges of pollutants, which may accumulate in local drainage channels and eventually may be deposited in the waters of the United States. The intent of this chapter is to ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of citizens and protect and enhance water quality by controlling the contribution of urban pollutants to runoff which enter the storm drain system and watercourses of the city of Santa Paula.
(Ord. 1022, passed 11-16-98)