The following definitions apply to this chapter:
CLEAN WATER ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251
et seq.) as it is amended from time to time.
GENERAL PERMIT
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General
Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer Systems issued by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency.
ILLICIT CONNECTION
A surface or subsurface drain or conveyance which allows
an illicit discharge into a storm drain, including, without limitation,
sewage, process wastewater, or wash water, and any connections from
indoor drains, sinks, or toilets, regardless of whether said connection
was previously constructed, permitted, or approved before the effective
date of this chapter.
ILLICIT DISCHARGE
The dumping or discharging of any pollutant or nonstormwater discharge into the municipal storm drain system, into a watercourse, or into waters of the United States and/or the commonwealth, except as exempted in §
13.14.030.
LAND DISTURBANCE
Any activity that removes the surface cover from land, changes
the grade, or exposes soil to the potential influence of stormwater.
MASSACHUSETTS STORMWATER STANDARDS
The performance standards issued by the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP), codified in regulations at 310
CMR 10.05(6)(k)-(q), and further defined and specified in the Massachusetts
Stormwater Handbook issued by the DEP.
MUNICIPAL STORM DRAIN SYSTEM
The system of conveyances designed or used for collecting
or conveying stormwater, including any road with a drainage system,
street, gutter, curb, inlet, piped storm drain, pumping facility,
retention or detention basin, natural or man-made or altered drainage
channel, reservoir, and other drainage structure that together comprise
the storm drainage system owned or operated by the Town.
OWNER
A person who alone or jointly or severally with others has
the legal title to any premises or has care, charge or control of
any premises as agent, executor, administrator, trust, lessee or guardian
of the estate of the holder of legal title.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, association, firm, company, trust,
corporation, agency, authority, department or political subdivision
of the commonwealth or the federal government, to the extent permitted
by law, and any officer, employee, or agent of such person.
STORMWATER
Stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and drainage of any
water resulting from rainfall or other precipitation that runs off
surfaces during or after a storm.