1. Upon issuance of a City COSESCO permit, an applicant has an absolute duty to monitor site conditions and to report to the enforcement officer any change of circumstances or site conditions which the applicant knows or should know pose a risk of storm water discharge in a manner inconsistent with applicant’s SWPPP, State NPDES general permit #2 and/or City COSESCO permit.
A. Such report shall be made by the applicant to the enforcement officer immediately but in any event within twenty-four (24) hours of the change of circumstances or site conditions.
B. Failure to make a timely report shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
2. Any third party may also report to the City site conditions which the third party reasonably believes pose a risk of storm water discharge in a manner inconsistent with applicant’s SWPPP, State NPDES general permit #2, and/or City COSESCO permit.
3. Upon receiving a report pursuant to the previous subsections, the enforcement officer shall conduct an inspection of the site as soon as reasonably possible and thereafter shall provide the applicant with a bill of particulars identifying the conditions of noncompliance. The applicant shall immediately commence corrective action and shall complete such corrective action within 24 hours of receiving the City’s bill of particulars. For good cause shown, the City may extend the deadline for completing corrective action. Failure to take corrective action in a timely manner shall constitute a violation of this chapter, whereupon the enforcement officer shall immediately commence enforcement actions specified in Section 160.05 below.
4. Unless a report is made to the enforcement officer pursuant to the previous subsections, the enforcement officer shall conduct at least one unannounced inspection during the course of construction to monitor compliance with the State NPDES general permit #2 and the City COSESCO permit. If the inspection discloses any significant noncompliance, the enforcement officer shall provide the applicant with a bill of particulars identifying the conditions of noncompliance. The applicant shall immediately commence corrective action and shall complete such corrective action within 24 hours of receiving the City’s bill of particulars. For good cause shown, the City may extend the deadline for completing corrective action. Failure to take corrective action in a timely manner shall constitute a violation of this chapter, whereupon the enforcement officer shall immediately commence enforcement actions specified in Section 160.05 below.
5. The City shall not be responsible for the direct or indirect consequences to the applicant or to third parties for noncompliant conditions undetected by inspection.