No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the storm drain system or watercourses any materials, including, but not limited to, pollutants or waters containing any pollutants other than stormwater. The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illicit discharge to the storm drain system is prohibited.
The prohibition shall not apply to any non-stormwater discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered by the state of California under the authority of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations, and provided that written approval has been granted by the city for any discharge to the storm drain system.
(Ord. 15-2 § 3)
A. 
Discharges from the following activities will not be considered a source of pollutants to the storm drain system and to waters of the United States, provided any pollutant discharges are identified and appropriate control measures to minimize the impacts of such discharges are developed and implemented, and, therefore, they shall not be considered illegal or prohibited discharges unless determined to cause a violation of the provisions of the Porter-Cologne Act, Clean Water Act or this chapter.
1. 
Water line flushing;
2. 
Individual residential car washing;
3. 
Diverted stream flows;
4. 
Rising groundwaters;
5. 
Uncontaminated ground water infiltration (as defined at 40 C.F.R. Section 35.2005(20)) to separate storm sewers;
6. 
Uncontaminated pumped groundwater;
7. 
Discharges from potable water sources;
8. 
Foundation drains;
9. 
Air conditioning condensation;
10. 
Springs;
11. 
Water from crawl space pumps;
12. 
Footing drains;
13. 
Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
14. 
Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges; and
15. 
Incidental irrigation runoff from landscaped areas provided the conditions in subsection C of this section are met.
B. 
Discharges or flows from firefighting activities are excluded from the effective prohibition against non-stormwater and need only be addressed where they are identified as significant sources of pollutants to waters of the United States.
C. 
Consistent with Section 13.04.1190, irrigation systems must be designed to conserve water and prevent water leaving the area of application. Persons responsible for controlling irrigation systems shall prevent excessive irrigation runoff by:
1. 
Detecting and correcting leaks from the irrigation system within seventy-two hours of discovering the leak;
2. 
Properly designing and aiming sprinkler heads to only irrigate the planned application area;
3. 
Not irrigating during precipitation events; and
4. 
Where recycled water is used for irrigation, designing and managing holding ponds to such that no discharge occurs unless it is the result of the twenty-five-year, twenty-four-hour storm event. Any releases from holding ponds must be reported to the regional board and the city within twenty-four hours of the discharge.
D. 
With written concurrence of the regional board, the city may exempt in writing other non-stormwater discharges which are not a source of pollutants to the storm drain system or waters of the United States.
(Ord. 15-2 § 3)
A. 
The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the city storm drain system and/or the commencement or continuance of illicit discharges to the city storm drain system is prohibited.
B. 
Upon the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, any person who maintains, uses or causes maintenance or use of an illicit connection shall have thirty days from the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter to disconnect and discontinue such use of such connection.
C. 
Any person responsible for a discharge, spill, or pollutant release shall promptly cease and desist discharging and/or cleanup and abate such a discharge as directed by the authorized enforcement official.
D. 
The city may perform clean-up and abatement work and recover its costs from the responsible person as provided in Section 13.10.310.
(Ord. 15-2 § 3)
Except for pollutants lawfully disposed of by way of containers or at a licensed dumping ground, no person shall throw, deposit, leave, maintain, keep or permit to be thrown, deposited, placed, left or maintained, in or upon any public or private lot of land or other premises in the city, driveway, parking area, street, alley, wellwalk, business place, component of the storm drain system or waters of the United States, any refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter or other discarded or abandoned objects, articles and accumulations, so that the same might be or become a pollutant discharged to water or may cause or contribute to pollution. Wastes deposited in streets in proper waste receptacles and yard waste deposited in the street in accordance with local regulations for the purposes of collection are exempted from this prohibition.
The occupant or tenant, or in the absence of occupant or tenant, the owner, lessee or proprietor of any premises in the city in front of which there is a paved sidewalk shall maintain said sidewalk free of dirt or litter to the maximum extent practicable. Sweepings from said sidewalk shall not be swept or otherwise made or allowed to go into the gutter or roadway.
(Ord. 15-2 § 3)
Any person conducting an industrial or construction activity, or other discharger, described in any general stormwater permit addressing such discharges, as may be adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, SWRCB, or the Regional Water Quality Control Board, shall provide permit registration documents, comply with, and undertake all other activities required by any general stormwater permit applicable to such discharges.
Proof of compliance with said stormwater general permit will be submitted to the city manager within thirty days of request by the city manager. Proof of compliance with said construction permit shall be submitted to the city manager prior to ground disturbance. Proof of compliance shall include a copy of the notice of intent ("NOI") submitted to the SWRCB, stormwater pollution prevention plan ("SWPPP") for said activity, and waste discharge identification number provided by the SWRCB upon their receipt of complete permit registration documents.
The city manager shall, at any time, inspect facilities and sites subject to general stormwater permits to ensure compliance with the measures outlined in the SWPPP for said facilities and sites and implement enforcement measures as outlined in Article IV of this chapter.
Each discharger identified in an individual NPDES permit relating to stormwater discharges shall comply with and undertake all activities required by such permit.
Any discharge that would result in or contribute to a violation of the Phase II Stormwater Permit and any amendment, revision or reissuance thereof, either separately considered or when combined with other discharges, is prohibited. Liability for any such discharge shall be the responsibility of the person(s) so causing or responsible for the discharge, and such persons shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the city in any administrative or judicial enforcement action relating to such discharge.
(Ord. 15-2 § 3)