The city is authorized to require dischargers to implement pollution prevention measures, utilizing Best Management Practices (BMPs) necessary to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants into the MS4, or waters of the United States. The owner or operator of a commercial or industrial establishment shall provide, at their own expense, reasonable protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes into the MS4 or watercourses by using structural and non-structural BMPs. Further, any person responsible for a property or premise, which is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge, may be required to implement, at the person’s expense, additional structural and non-structural BMPs to prevent the further discharge of pollutants to the MS4. Compliance with all terms and conditions of a valid NPDES permit authorizing the discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activity, to the extent practicable, shall be deemed compliance with the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 34, 2004, passed 11-22-2004; Am. Ord. 20, 2023, passed 9-25-2023)