The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
means the specific management practices used to control pollutants in storm water. BMPs are of two types: “source controls” (nonstructural) and “treatment controls” (structural). Source or nonstructural controls are practices that prevent pollution by reducing potential pollutants at their source, such as proper chemical containment at municipal shops or construction sites, before they come into contact with storm water. Treatment or structural controls, such as constructed water quality detention facilities, remove pollutants already present in storm water. Best management practices can either be temporary, such as silt fence used during construction activity, or permanent detention facilities, to control pollutants in storm water.
means the Colorado Discharge Permit System.
means the City of Grand Junction.
means the Grand Junction City Manager or his duly authorized representative.
means any business, trade, industry or other activity engaged in for profit.
means to make or form by combining or arranging building parts or building elements, to include but not limited to examples such as road construction, commercial shopping center, residential development or parks development, and including the initial disturbance of soils associated with clearing, grading, or excavating activities or other construction-related activities (e.g., stockpiling of fill material).
means any location where construction or construction-related activity occurs.
means a specific individual construction plan that describes the best management practices (BMPs), as found in the current SWMM, to be implemented at a site to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants. The purpose of a SWMP is to identify possible pollutant sources to storm water and to set out BMPs that, when implemented, will reduce or eliminate any possible water quality impacts.
means containing harmful quantities of pollutants that exceed State or federal guidelines.
means any person or firm performing or managing construction work at a construction site, including any construction manager, general contractor or subcontractor. Also includes, but is not limited to, earthwork, paving, building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical or landscaping contractors and material suppliers delivering materials to the site.
means any public or private construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure within the jurisdiction of the City, as well as any manmade change or alteration to the landscape, including but not limited to mining, drilling, dredging, grading, paving, excavating and/or filling.
means any addition or release of any pollutant, storm water, subsurface, groundwater or any other substance whatsoever to the storm drainage system.
means excrement and other waste from domestic animals, including household pets.
means sewage originating primarily from kitchen, bathroom and laundry sources, including waste from food preparation, dishwashing, garbage grinding, toilets, baths, showers and sinks.
means any natural or artificial (manmade) channel which provides a course for water flowing either continuously or intermittently to downstream areas.
means the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the regional office thereof, any federal department, agency or commission that may succeed to the authority of the USEPA and any duly authorized official of the USEPA or such successor agency.
means a substance or compound that contains an essential plant nutrient element in a form available to plants and used primarily for its essential plant nutrient element content in promoting or stimulating growth of a plant or improving the quality of a crop or a mixture of two or more fertilizers.
means any water and any substance(s) or material(s) contained therein, used by any person to control or extinguish a fire or to inspect or test fire equipment.
means a substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.
means putrescible animal and vegetable waste materials resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, including waste materials from markets, storage facilities and the handling and sale of produce and other food products.
means any water residing below the surface of the ground or percolating into or out of the ground.
means the amount of any substance that may cause an adverse impact to the storm drainage system and/or will contribute to the failure of the City to meet the water quality based requirements of the CDPS/NPDES permit for discharges from the municipal separate storm sewer system.
means a chemical substance used to destroy plants, especially weeds.
means illicit discharge.
means any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illicit discharge to enter the storm drainage system. Such connection includes any physical connection to a publicly maintained storm drain system composed of non-storm water that has not been permitted by the public entity responsible for the operation and maintenance of the system.
means any discharge to a storm drain system that is not composed entirely of storm water, except discharges pursuant to a CDPS/NPDES permit, discharges resulting from emergency fire fighting activities, and discharges further exempted by this chapter.
means any wastes produced as a byproduct of any industrial, manufacturing, agriculture, commerce, trade or business, as distinguished from domestic or residential waste.
means any fluid used in the operation and maintenance of machinery, vehicle(s) and any other equipment. Includes, but is not limited to, mechanical fluid, lubricants, antifreeze, petroleum products, oil and fuel.
means a mandated part of a storm water management program that reduces the amount of pollutants entering streams, lakes and rivers as a result of runoff from residential, commercial and industrial areas during a storm event.
means washing, steam cleaning and any other method of mobile cleaning of vehicles and/or exterior surfaces, engaged in for commercial purposes or related to a commercial activity.
means the Material Safety Data Sheet for hazardous chemicals.
means a conveyance or the system of conveyances, including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, curbs, gutters, ditches, inlets, drains, catch basins, pipes, tunnels, culverts, channels, detention basins and ponds owned and operated by the City and designed or used for collecting or conveying storm water and is not a combined sewer or used for collecting or conveying sanitary sewage.
means a formal written notice delivered, either by hand delivery, certified mail or posted on the subject property, to a person or entity who has violated any code of the Grand Junction Municipal Code. The notice shall contain the parcel number or address, name or entity to whom the notice is being delivered, section(s) of the code being violated, time frame in which to correct the violation and information regarding remedies the City may take to achieve compliance. An NOV may also be referred to as a “compliance advisory.”
means the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System under Section 402 of the Clean Water Act.
means a permit issued pursuant to EPA authority. An NPDES permit allows the discharge of pollutants to navigable waters of the United States or waters of the State, whether the permit is applicable on an individual, group, or area basis.
means any kind of oil in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, crude oil, synthetic oil, motor oil, cooking oil, vegetable or animal fat, grease, sludge, oil refuse and oil mixed with waste.
means a person having dominant and/or servient interest in property, having sufficient interest to convey property, and/or having possessory interest in property. The term “owner” also includes the owner’s agent.
means a contiguous area where multiple separate and distinct construction activities will be taking place at different times on different schedules under one plan. An example would be a commercial development with multiple separate buildings constructed over the course of multiple construction schedules.
means any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal entity; or its legal representative(s), agent(s), or assign(s), including all federal, State and local governmental entities.
means a substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any pest.
means a product that is obtained from distilling and processing crude oil that is capable of being used as a fuel or lubricant in a motor vehicle or aircraft, including motor oil, gasoline, gasohol, other alcohol blended fuels, aviation gasoline, kerosene, distillate fuel oil and No. 1 and No. 2 diesel.
means any substance attributable to water pollution, including but not limited to dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, septic waste, sewage sludge, rubbish, garbage, solid waste, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, sediment, rock, dirt, sand, mud, soil, sediment, industrial, municipal and agricultural waste, litter, debris, yard waste, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, domestic animal waste, mechanical fluid, oil, motor oil, used oil, grease, petroleum products, antifreeze, surfactants, solvents, detergents, cleaning agents, paint, heavy metals, toxins, household hazardous waste, small quantity generator waste, hazardous substances and hazardous waste.
means the alteration of the physical, thermal, chemical, or biological quality of, or the contamination of, any water that renders the water harmful, detrimental, or injurious to humans, animal life, plant life, property or public health, safety or welfare, or impairs the usefulness or the public enjoyment of the water for any lawful or reasonable purpose.
means water that has been treated to federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards and/or is safe for human consumption.
means all privately owned ground, surfaces, structures or systems, excluding the municipal separate storm sewer system, that contribute to or convey storm water, including but not limited to roofs, gutters, downspouts, lawns, driveways, pavement, roads, streets, curbs, gutters, ditches, inlets, drains, catch basins, pipes, tunnels, culverts, channels, detention basins, ponds, draws, swales, streams and any ground surface.
is an association formed by a land owner or owners to manage and maintain property in which they own an undivided common interest. The association may be referred to as a homeowners’ association (HOA) for residential developments or as a business owners’ association (BOA) for commercial developments.
means a person who possesses the required certification, license and appropriate competence, skills, and ability as demonstrated by sufficient education, training and/or experience to perform a specific activity in a timely and complete manner consistent with the regulatory requirements and generally accepted industry standards for such activity and may, for certain duties, be required to be a professional engineer licensed in the State of Colorado or as required under § 12-25-101, C.R.S.
means creeks, streams, rivers, lakes, estuaries or other bodies of water into which surface water and/or treated or untreated waste are discharged, either naturally or in manmade systems.
means to dump, spill, leak, pump, pour, emit, empty, inject, leach, dispose or otherwise introduce into the storm drainage system.
means nonputrescible solid waste, excluding ashes that consist of: (a) combustible waste materials, including paper, rags, cartons, wood, excelsior, furniture, rubber, plastics, yard trimmings, leaves and similar materials; and (b) noncombustible waste materials, including glass, crockery, tin cans, aluminum cans, metal furniture, and similar materials that do not burn at ordinary incinerator temperatures (1,600 to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit).
means the domestic sewage and/or industrial waste that is discharged into the Persigo sanitary sewer system and passes through the sanitary sewer system to the Persigo sewage treatment plant for treatment.
means the system of pipes, conduits and other conveyances which carry industrial waste and domestic sewage from residential dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, and institutions, whether treated or untreated, to the Persigo sewage treatment plant (and to which storm water, surface water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted).
means soil, mud, dirt, gravel and rocks that have been disturbed, eroded and/or transported naturally by water, wind or gravity, and/or mechanically by any person, vehicle or equipment.
means any domestic sewage from holding tanks such as vessels, grease interceptors, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks and aerated tanks.
means the land or water area where any facility or activity is physically located or conducted, including adjacent land used in connection with the facility or activity.
means any garbage, rubbish, refuse, yard waste and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material, resulting from industrial, municipal, commercial, construction, mining or agricultural operations and residential, community and institutional activities.
means all surfaces, structures and systems that contribute to or convey storm water, including private drainage systems, to the municipal separate storm sewer system, and any nonmunicipal drain or pipe, channel or other conveyance, including natural and manmade washes and ditches for conveying water, groundwater, drainage water or unpolluted water from any source, excluding sewage and industrial wastes, to waters of the State and United States.
means surface runoff resulting from precipitation and other storm events.
means the Stormwater Management Manual (SWMM) that contains Grand Junction and Mesa County policy and criteria pertaining to storm water runoff; federal, State and local regulations pertaining to storm water law and water quality; and grading and drainage criteria under Section 6.2.(F) of the City Zoning and Development Code, dated 1996 and as amended or replaced.
means water bodies and any water temporarily residing on the surface of the ground, including oceans, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, ponds, streams, puddles, channeled flow and runoff.
means a substance that is harmful or poisonous according to the MSDS standards.
means not containing harmful quantities of pollutants that exceed State or federal guidelines.
means an exceptional incident in which there is an unintentional and temporary noncompliance because of factors beyond reasonable control. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed or inadequate treatment, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
means any water or other liquid, other than uncontaminated storm water, discharged from a facility or the community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with any incidental groundwater, surface water and storm water that may be present.
means any groundwater, percolating or otherwise, lakes, bays, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries, marshes, inlets, canals, inside the territorial limits of the State and all other bodies of surface water, natural or artificial, navigable or non-navigable, and including the beds and banks of all water courses and bodies of surface water, that are wholly or partially inside or bordering the State or inside the jurisdiction of the State.
means all waters which are currently used, used in the past or susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and the flow of the tide; all interstate waters, including interstate wetlands; all other waters the use, degradation or destruction of which would affect or could affect interstate or foreign commerce; all impoundments of waters otherwise defined as waters of the United States under this definition; all tributaries of waters identified in this definition; all wetlands adjacent to waters identified in this definition; and any waters within the federal definition of “Waters of the United States” at 40 CFR Section 122.2; but not including any waste treatment systems, treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act.
means the designation of a body or segment of surface water in the State for desirable uses and the narrative and numerical criteria deemed by State or federal regulatory standards to be necessary to protect those uses.
means any area that is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas.
means leaves, grass clippings, tree limbs, brush, soil, rocks or debris that result from landscaping, gardening, yard maintenance or land clearing operations.
(Ord. 4552, 9-5-12; Ord. 4233 § 6, 5-7-08; Ord. 3824 § 3, 9-7-05. Code 1994 § 16-141)