This chapter shall be known as the "City of Temecula Stormwater and Urban Runoff Management and Discharge Control Ordinance (Water Quality Ordinance)."
(Ord. 05-12 § 20; Ord. 05-13 § 20; Ord. 12-05 § 2)
The purpose and intent of this chapter is to protect the water quality of city watercourses, water bodies, groundwater, and wetlands in a manner pursuant to and consistent with the Federal Clean Water Act (33 USC Section 1342) and California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, in order to ensure the future health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of this city by:
A. 
Establishing requirements to prevent urban runoff into and from the storm drain system;
B. 
Establishing requirements to reduce pollutants in stormwater to the maximum extent practicable;
C. 
Establishing requirements for development projects for permanent water quality control measures;
D. 
Establishing requirements to reduce pollutant discharges from construction sites, existing commercial and industrial businesses and activities, and existing residential neighborhoods; and
E. 
Establishing requirements to prevent illicit connections and illegal discharges into and from the storm drain system.
(Ord. 05-12 § 20; Ord. 05-13 § 20; Ord. 12-05 § 2)
The city engineer shall formulate a manual setting forth administrative rules, procedures, and requirements necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such rules, procedures, and requirements shall be entitled "The City of Temecula Administrative and Technical Procedures Manual for Stormwater and Urban Runoff Management and Discharge Control (Stormwater and Urban Runoff Manual)." The city engineer shall have the authority to change, update or revise the Manual as necessary in order to implement the provisions of this chapter and all revisions thereto arising from time to time.
In the event of any conflict between the Manual and this chapter, the more restrictive provisions shall govern. The provisions of the Manual, to the extent they are made conditions of a permit issued by the city, shall be binding. All revisions to the Manual shall be reviewed and approved by the city engineer and take effect immediately upon approval.
(Ord. 05-12 § 20; Ord. 05-13 § 20; Ord. 12-05 § 2)
This chapter shall be construed to assure consistency with the requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act and California's Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, and any amendments thereof, and all applicable implementing regulations, and any existing or future NPDES permits, and any amendments or revisions thereto or re-issuance thereof.
(Ord. 05-12 § 20; Ord. 05-13 § 20; Ord. 12-05 § 2)
Full compliance by any person or entity with the provisions of this chapter shall not preclude the need to comply with other local, state or federal statutory or regulatory requirements, which may be required for the control of the discharge of pollutants into stormwater or urban runoff, and/or the protection of stormwater and urban runoff quality.
(Ord. 05-12 § 20; Ord. 05-13 § 20; Ord. 12-05 § 2)
The city intends to cooperate with other co-permittees and agencies with jurisdiction over stormwater and urban runoff discharges to control the contribution of pollutants throughout the shared portions of the copermittees' storm drain system and to ensure that the regulatory purposes underlying stormwater and urban runoff regulations promulgated pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act (33 USC Section 1251 et seq.) and California's Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act are met.
(Ord. 05-12 § 20; Ord. 05-13 § 20; Ord. 12-05 § 2)
The city may, to the extent authorized by law, elect to contract for the services of any public agency or private enterprise to carry out the planning approvals, inspections, permits and enforcement authorized by this chapter.
(Ord. 05-12 § 20; Ord. 05-13 § 20; Ord. 12-05 § 2)