[Ord. No. 153, 7-22-2010]
A. 
General Discharge. Dischargers shall provide, at their own expense, reasonable protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes into the storm drainage system. Further, any person responsible for a property or premises, which is, or may be, the source of an illicit or high-risk discharge or has an illicit connection, may be required to implement, at said person's expense, best management practices to prevent the further discharge of pollutants to the storm drainage system. For those facilities covered by an NPDES permit, 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.
B. 
Contractors For City Services. The City will develop a stormwater quality plan listing minimum best management practices for all contractors for City services. With each contract for City services, the contractor will sign a statement of compliance saying they will implement all applicable BMPs in the stormwater quality plan for any of the contractor's operations, premises, or facilities within the City limits. Contractors for City services are also subject to Subsection (A) of this Section.
[Ord. No. 153, 7-22-2010]
Notwithstanding the requirements of Article IV, Section 515.310, herein, the City may require by written notice that a person responsible for an illegal discharge immediately, or by a specified date, discontinue the discharge and, if necessary, take measures to eliminate the source of the discharge to prevent the occurrence of future illegal discharges.
[Ord. No. 153, 7-22-2010]
A. 
The City may require by written notice that a person responsible for an illicit connection to the storm drainage system comply with the requirements of this Chapter to eliminate or secure approval for the connection by a specified date, regardless of whether or not the connection or discharges to it had been established or approved prior to the effective date of this Chapter.
B. 
If, subsequent to eliminating a connection found to be in violation of this Chapter, the responsible person can demonstrate that an illegal discharge will no longer occur, said person may request City approval to reconnect. The reconnection or reinstallation of the connection shall be at the responsible person's expense.
[Ord. No. 153, 7-22-2010]
Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes, or such person's lessee, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property reasonably free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other obstacles originating from said property that would pollute, contaminate, or significantly retard the flow of water through the watercourse. If the City determines the trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other obstacles are not being effectively removed, the City can take action to remediate. In addition, the owner or lessee shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse, so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the watercourse. The owner or lessee shall not remove healthy bank vegetation beyond that actually necessary for maintenance, nor remove said vegetation in such a manner as to increase the vulnerability of the watercourse to erosion. The property owner shall be responsible for maintaining and stabilizing that portion of the watercourse that is within their property lines in order to protect against erosion and degradation of the watercourse originating or contributed from their property.
[Ord. No. 153, 7-22-2010]
Whenever the City finds that a discharge of pollutants is taking place or has occurred which will result in or has resulted in pollution of stormwater, the storm drainage system, or waters of the United States, the City may require by written notice to the owner of the property and/or the responsible person that the pollution be remediated and the affected property restored within a specified time pursuant to the provisions of Sections 515.410 through 515.440 below.
[Ord. No. 153, 7-22-2010]
The City may require by written notice of requirement that any person engaged in any activity and/or owning or operating any facility which may cause or contribute to stormwater pollution, illegal discharges, and/or non-stormwater discharges to the storm drainage system or waters of the United States, to undertake at said person's expense such monitoring and analyses and furnish such reports to the City of Duquesne as deemed necessary to determine compliance with this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 153, 7-22-2010]
Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person responsible for a facility or operation, or responsible for emergency response for a facility or operation has information of any known or suspected release of materials which are resulting or may result in illegal discharges or pollutants discharging into stormwater, the storm drainage system, or waters of the United States from said facility, said person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment, and cleanup of such release. In the event of such a release of a hazardous material said person shall immediately notify emergency response officials of the occurrence via emergency dispatch services (911). In the event of a release of non-hazardous materials, said person shall notify the City in person or by phone or facsimile no later than 5:00 P.M. of the next business day. Notifications in person or by phone shall be confirmed by written notice addressed and mailed to the City within three (3) business days of the phone notice. If the discharge of prohibited materials emanates from a commercial or industrial establishment, the owner or operator of such establishment shall also retain an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three (3) years.