For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this article. Words and phrases not ascribed a meaning by this article shall have the meanings as defined in the NPDES Permit, if defined therein, and if not, to the meanings ascribed by the regulations complementing the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Clean Water Act § 402, and Division 7 of the California Water Code, as they may be amended from time to time.
AUTHORIZED INSPECTOR. The Public Works Director, and persons designated by and under the Director's instruction and supervision, who are assigned to investigate compliance and detect violation of this chapter.
BASIN PLAN. The Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Clara River Basin as adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board on June 3, 1991, as the same may be amended from time to time.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. Activities, practices, and procedures to prevent or reduce, to the maximum extent that is technologically and economically feasible, the discharge of pollutants to the storm drain system. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES include, but are not limited to: public education and outreach, planning of development projects, treatment facilities to remove pollutants from stormwater; operation and maintenance procedures; and the prohibition of specific activities, practices, and procedures.
CITY DISCHARGE PERMIT. An authorization, license or equivalent control document issued by the city for a non-stormwater discharge that is not prohibited by the NPDES Permit (see Stormwater Quality Management Ordinance Article 2) or any other applicable order of the Regional Board, State Water Resources Control Board or the EPA.
CO-PERMITTEE. Any of the following public entities: the Ventura County Flood Control District (VCFCD), the County of Ventura, or the City of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, San Buenaventura, Santa Paula, Simi
Valley, or Thousand Oaks, which are responsible for compliance with the terms of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit.
DEVELOPMENT. Any construction, rehabilitation, redevelopment or reconstruction of any public or private residential project (whether single-family, multi-unit or planned unit development); industrial, commercial, retail, and other non-residential projects, including public agency projects; or mass grading for future construction, for which either discretionary land use approval or any permit is required.
DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director of the city and persons designated by and under the Director's instruction and supervision.
DISCHARGE. Any release, spill, leak, pump, flow, escape, leaching (including subsurface migration to groundwater), dumping or disposal of any liquid, semi-solid or solid substance.
DISCHARGE PERMIT. An authorization, license or equivalent control document issued by the EPA, the State Water Resources Control Board or the Regional Board, and includes NPDES general permits; the NPDES Permit; and any permits issued by the city pursuant to this chapter.
DISCHARGER. Any person causing a discharge.
EPA. The Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America.
ILLICIT CONNECTION. Any man-made conveyance or drainage system pipeline, conduit, inlet or outlet, or condition of property whether on the surface or subsurface through which the discharge of any pollutant to the storm drain system occurs or may occur. The term ILLICIT CONNECTION shall not include connections to the storm drain system that are authorized by a co-permittee with jurisdiction over the system at the location at which the connection is made.
ILLICIT DISCHARGE. Any discharge to the storm drain system or an upstream flow, which is tributary to the storm drain system that is not composed entirely of stormwater except discharges pursuant to a discharge permit and discharges that are exempt in accordance with any applicable order of the Regional Board. The term ILLICIT DISCHARGE shall not include the following types of non-stormwater discharges, unless the Regional Board determines that these discharges cause specific receiving water limitation violations:
(1) Dechlorinated water line flushing;
(2) Landscape irrigation;
(3) Diverted stream flows;
(4) Rising ground waters;
(5) Uncontaminated ground water infiltration [as defined at 40 CFR 35.2005 (20)] to separate storm sewers;
(6) Uncontaminated pumped ground water;
(7) Discharges from potable water sources;
(8) Foundation drains;
(9) Air conditioning condensation;
(10) Irrigation water;
(11) Natural springs;
(12) Water from crawl space pumps;
(13) Footing drains;
(14) Lawn watering;
(15) Individual residential car washing;
(16) Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
(17) Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
(18) Discharges or flows from emergency fire fighting activities;
(19) Other types of discharge identified and recommended in annual reports by the co-permittees, as approved by the Executive Officer of the Regional Board.
INVOICE FOR COSTS. The actual costs and expenses of the city, including but not limited to administrative overhead, salaries and other expenses recoverable under state law, incurred during any inspection or investigation conducted pursuant to this chapter, where a Notice of Violation, Administrative Compliance Order or other enforcement option this chapter is utilized to obtain compliance with this chapter.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT. The municipal discharge permit(s) issued by the Regional Board and entitled Waste Discharge Requirements for Stormwater Management/Urban Runoff Discharges for VCFCD, County of Ventura, and the cities of Ventura County, Order No. 94-082, NPDES Permit No. CAS 063339, as may be amended from time to time.
OCEANPLAN. The Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California as adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board on March 22, 1990, as the same may be amended from time to time.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, association, corporation, partnership, government entity or subdivision, trust, estate, cooperative association, joint venture, business entity, or other similar entity, or the agent, employee or representative of any of the above.
POLLUTANT. Any liquid, solid or semi-solid substances, or combination thereof, including but not limited to:
(1) Artificial materials, chips or pieces including, but not limited to, floatable plastics, wood chips or metal shavings.
(2) Household waste including, but not limited to, trash, paper, plastics, lawn clippings and yard wastes; animal fecal materials; pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers; used oil and fluids from vehicles, lawn mowers and other common household equipment.
(3) Metals including, but not limited to, cadmium, lead, zinc, copper, silver, nickel, chromium and non-metals including, but not limited to, phosphorus and arsenic.
(4) Petroleum hydrocarbons including, but not limited to, fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, surfactants, waste oils, solvents, coolants and grease.
(5) Soil, sediment and particulate materials.
(6) Animal waste including, but not limited to, discharge from confinement facilities, kennels, pens, recreational facilities, stables, show facilities, and polo fields.
(7) Substances having characteristics such as a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.5 or unusual coloration, or turbidity, or containing fecal coliform, fecal streptococcus, enterococcus, or other pathogens.
(8) Waste materials and wastewater generated on construction sites and by construction activities including, but not limited to, painting, staining; use of sealants, glues, limes; excessive pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides; use of wood preservatives and solvents; disturbance of asbestos fibers, paint flakes or stucco fragments; application of oils, lubricants, hydraulic, radiator or battery fluids; construction equipment washing, concrete pouring and cutting slurry wastes, and cleanup wash water or use of concrete detergents; steam cleaning or sand blasting residues; use of chemical decreasing or diluting agents; and super chlorinated water generated by potable water line flushing.
(9) Materials causing an increase in biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand or total organic carbon.
(10) Materials which contain base/neutral or acid extractable organic compounds.
(11) Pollutants as defined in § 502 (6) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1362 (6) or incorporated into California Water Code § 13373.
RECEIVING WATER LIMITATIONS. The following conditions, such conditions which are not allowed to create a condition of nuisance or to adversely affect beneficial uses of waters of the State:
Floating, suspended, or deposited macroscopic particulate matter, or foam; bottom deposits or aquatic growths; alteration of temperature, turbidity, or apparent color beyond present natural background levels; visible, floating, suspended or deposited oil or other products of petroleum origin; or toxic or deleterious substances to be present in concentrations or quantities which will cause deleterious effects on aquatic biota, wildlife, or waterfowl, or which render any of these unfit for human consumption either at levels created in the receiving waters or as a result of biological concentration; or any other discharge which causes a violation of any applicable water quality objective for receiving waters contained in the Ocean Plan or the Basin Plan or any other applicable water quality objectives adopted by the Regional Board.
REGIONAL BOARD. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY. The person(s) identified in and responsible for compliance with the provisions of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, Stormwater Pollution Control Plan, or Stormwater Quality Master Plan.
STATE GENERAL PERMIT. A permit issued by the State Water Resources Control Board or the Regional Board pursuant to CFR §§ 122 and 123 to regulate a category of point sources. The term STATE GENERAL PERMIT includes but is not limited to the General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activity and the General Industrial Activities Stormwater Permit and the terms and requirements of both. In the event the EPA revokes the in-lieu permitting authority of the State Water Resources Control Board, then the term State General Permit shall also refer to any EPA administered stormwater control program for industrial, construction, and any other category of activities.
STORMWATER. Any surface flow, runoff, and/or drainage associated with rain storm events and/or snow melt.
STORM WATER. "Stormwater".
STORM DRAIN SYSTEM. A conveyance or system of conveyances including streets, gutters, channels, natural or artificial drains, lined diversion structures, wash areas, inlets, outlets or other facilities, which is a part of a tributary to a watercourse and used for the purpose of collecting, storing, conveying, or disposing of stormwater to waters of the United States as defined at 40 CFR § 122.2.
STORMWATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN. A plan identifying potential pollutant sources from a construction site and describing proposed design, placement and implementation of Best Management Practices, to effectively prevent non-stormwater discharges and reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges to the storm drain system, to the maximum extent practicable, during construction activities.
STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN. A plan, as required by a State General Permit, identifying potential pollutant sources and describing the design, placement and implementation of Best Management Practices, to effectively prevent non-stormwater discharges and reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges during activities covered by the General Permit.
STORMWATER QUALITY MASTER PLAN. A plan that defines the strategy and describes the design, placement and implementation of Best Management Practices to effectively prevent non-stormwater discharges and reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges to the maximum extent practicable, for post-construction discharges to the storm drain system.
STORMWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN. The Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Management Plan, which includes descriptions of programs, collectively developed by the Co-permittees, in accordance with provision of the NPDES Permit, to comply with applicable federal and state law, as the same is amended from time to time.
WATERCOURSE. Any natural or artificial channel for passage of water including the VCFCD jurisdictional channels, or "red line channels" as described in the "List of Channels" within the Comprehensive Plan of the VCFCD, October 4, 1994, and its amendments.
(Ord. 1022, passed 11-16-98)