[11-7-2018 by Ord. No. 1753]
To ensure compliance with the standards in this pervasively regulated area, the City may inspect and/or obtain stormwater samples from stormwater management facilities of any discharger to determine compliance with the requirements of this article. Upon request, the discharger shall allow the City's properly identified representative to enter upon the premises of the discharger at all hours necessary for the purposes of such inspection or sampling. The City shall provide the discharger reasonable advance notice of such inspection and/or sampling. The City or its properly identified representative may place on the discharger's property the equipment or devices used for such sampling or inspection.
[11-7-2018 by Ord. No. 1753]
A discharger of stormwater runoff shall provide and operate equipment or devices for the monitoring of stormwater runoff, so as to provide for inspection, sampling, and flow measurement of each discharge to a water body or a stormwater runoff facility, when directed in writing to do so by the City. The City may require a discharger to provide and operate such equipment and devices if it is necessary or appropriate for the inspection, sampling and flow measurement of discharges in order to determine whether adverse effects from or as a result of such discharges may occur. All such equipment and devices for the inspection, sampling and flow measurement of discharges shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances and regulations.
[11-7-2018 by Ord. No. 1753]
(a) 
Any discharger who accidentally discharges into a water body any substance other than stormwater or an exempted discharge shall immediately inform the City concerning the discharge. If such information is given orally, a written report concerning the discharge shall be filed with the City within five days. The written report shall specify:
(1) 
The composition of the discharge and the cause thereof.
(2) 
The exact date, time, and estimated volume of the discharge.
(3) 
All measures taken to clean up the accidental discharge, and all measures proposed to be taken to reduce and prevent any recurrence.
(4) 
The name and telephone number of the person making the report, and the name of a person who may be contacted for additional information on the matter. A properly reported accidental discharge shall be an affirmative defense to a civil infraction proceeding brought under this article against a discharger for such discharge. It shall not, however, be a defense to a legal action brought to obtain an injunction, to obtain recovery of costs or to obtain other relief as a result of or arising out of the discharge. A discharge shall be considered properly reported only if the discharger complies with all the requirements of Subsection (a) of this section.
[11-7-2018 by Ord. No. 1753]
Any person subject to this article shall retain and preserve for no less than three years any and all books, drawings, plans, prints, documents, memoranda, reports, correspondence and records, including records on magnetic or electronic media and any and all summaries of such records, relating to monitoring, sampling and chemical analysis of any discharge or stormwater runoff from any property.