A. 
General. It is a violation of this chapter to throw, deposit, leave, maintain, keep, or permit to be thrown, deposited, placed, left or maintained, any pollutant in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, storm drain, inlet, catch basin, conduit or other drainage structures, business place, or upon any public or private plot of land in the City. The only exception being where such pollutant is temporarily placed in an appropriate container with a spill containment system for later collection and removal. It is a violation of this chapter to cause or permit any dumpster, solid waste bin, or similar container to leak such that any pollutant is discharged into any street, alley, sidewalk, storm drain, inlet, catch basin, conduit or other drainage structures, business place, or upon any public or private plot of land in the City.
B. 
Construction Sites. Any person performing construction work in the City shall comply with the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 15.12, and Sections 16.12.060(D) and 16.12.070(E). All such sites shall be subject to a regular program of inspection as required by this chapter, California Water Code Section 13000 et seq. (Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act), Title 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq. (Clean Water Act), any applicable state or federal regulations promulgated thereto, and any related administrative orders or permits issued in connection therewith.
C. 
New Development and Redevelopment. New development or redevelopment projects shall implement low impact development BMPs to control stormwater runoff so as to prevent any deterioration of water quality that would impair subsequent or competing uses of the water. LID BMPs shall collectively minimize directly connected impervious areas, limit loss of existing infiltration capacity, and protect areas that provide important water quality benefits necessary to maintain riparian and aquatic biota, and/or are particularly susceptible to erosion and sediment loss. Where low impact development BMPs are shown to be technically infeasible, new development or redevelopment projects shall implement conventional treatment control BMPs and must participate in the LID waiver program contained in the City's current Standard Stormwater Mitigation Plan. The Director of Public Works shall identify the BMPs that may be implemented to prevent such deterioration, as previously described, and shall identify the manner of implementation. The BMPs may, among other things, require new developments to do the following:
1. 
Maintain or restore natural storage reservoirs and drainage corridors (including depressions, areas of permeable soils, swales, and ephemeral and intermittent streams) to the extent feasible. Priority development projects proposing to dredge or fill materials in waters of the U.S. must obtain a CWA Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Priority development projects proposing to dredge or fill waters of the state must obtain waste discharge requirements.
2. 
Projects with landscaped or other pervious areas must, where feasible, properly design and construct the pervious areas to effectively receive and infiltrate, retain and/or treat runoff from impervious areas, prior to discharge to the MS4. Soil compaction for these areas must be minimized. The amount of the impervious areas that are to drain to pervious areas must be based upon the total size, soil conditions, slope, and other pertinent factors.
3. 
Projects with low traffic areas and appropriate soil conditions must be constructed with permeable surfaces.
D. 
Existing Development. Existing development shall control stormwater runoff so as to prevent any deterioration of water quality that would impair subsequent or competing uses of the water. The Director of Public Works shall identify the BMPs that may be implemented to prevent such deterioration and shall identify the manner of implementation.
E. 
Commercial and Industrial Facilities. Any person or entity that owns or operates a commercial and/or industrial facility(s) shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and Chapters 5.76 and 15.12. All such facilities shall be subject to a regular program of inspection as required by this chapter, California Water Code Sections 13000 et seq. (Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act), Title 33 U.S.C. Sections 1251 et seq. (Clean Water Act), any applicable state or federal regulations promulgated thereto, and any related administrative orders or permits issued in connection therewith.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 13.12.060; Ord. 102 § 3, 2015)
A. 
All discharges to the City's storm drain system prohibited pursuant to a Municipal NPDES Permit issued to the City are prohibited.
B. 
It is a violation of this chapter to establish, use, maintain, or continue illicit connections to the storm drain system, or to commence or continue any illicit discharges to the storm drain system. This prohibition against illicit connections and discharges is expressly retroactive and applies to connections and discharges made in the past, regardless of whether permissible under the law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of the connection or discharge.
C. 
All nonstormwater discharges shall be considered illicit discharges unless a nonstormwater discharge is authorized by a municipal NPDES permit issued to the City.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 13.12.070; Ord. 170 § 1, 2019)
A. 
Municipal NPDES Permit. Any discharge that would result in or contribute to a violation of an existing or future municipal NPDES permit(s) or any amendment or revision thereto or reissuance thereof, either separately considered or when combined with other discharges, is a violation of this chapter and is prohibited. Liability for any such discharge shall be the responsibility of the person(s) 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.
B. 
NPDES Permit for Industrial/Commercial and Construction Activity. Any industrial discharger, discharger associated with construction activity, or other discharger subject to any NPDES permit issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board or the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board, shall comply with all requirements of such permit. Such dischargers shall specifically comply with the following permits: the industrial stormwater general permit, the construction activity stormwater general permit, and the dewatering general permit. Proof of compliance with such NPDES general permits may be required in a form acceptable to the Director prior to issuance of any City grading, building, or occupancy permits.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 13.12.090)
An inspector employed by the City may enter free of charge, at any time, any premises, grounds, facilities or structures for which compliance is required by this chapter and inspect the premises, grounds, facilities and structures located therein for compliance with water quality requirements imposed by this chapter, Title 15 and Chapter 5.76, California Water Code Sections 13000 et seq. (Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act), Title 33 U.S.C. Sections 1251 et seq. (Clean Water Act) and any applicable state or federal regulations promulgated thereto, and any related administrative orders or permits issued in connection therewith.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC § 13.12.100)