This watershed control program is enacted to comply with Environmental Protection Agency requirements and to protect the watershed for the Sitka water supply.
(S.G.C. 15.02.010; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
Legal description of the Blue Lake watershed is as follows:
All lands above the Blue Lake Dam and consisting of the following sections (possibly unsurveyed):
T56S, R64E, CRM, Section 1.
T55S, R64E, Sections 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36.
T56S, R65E, Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
T55S, R65E, Sections 1 through 36.
T55S, R66E, Sections 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.
(S.G.C. 15.02.020; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
No person in the watershed shall willfully mar, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, or displace or remove, any building, sign, notice or placard, monument, stake, post or other boundary marker.
(S.G.C. 15.02.030; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
No person in the watershed shall throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the waters or on the slopes constituting the watershed drainage of the watershed of the municipality, any substance, matter or thing, liquid or solid which will or may result in pollution of the water. Swimming, wading, washing and other forms of water-contact activity are not allowed.
(S.G.C. 15.02.040; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
No person shall dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes, paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage or refuse or other trash in a watershed.
(S.G.C. 15.02.050; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
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For the purposes of this section, “camp” shall mean an open-air location with or without temporary shelter.
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No person shall camp on lands comprising the municipal watershed and/or which contribute to the municipal water supply without a permit issued by the city and borough of Sitka. An overnight emergency shall not constitute a violation of this section.
(S.G.C. 15.02.060; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
No person in the watershed shall dig or remove any beach sand, whether submerged or not, or any soil, rock, stones, trees, shrubs, or plants, downed timber or other wood, or materials or make any excavation by tool, equipment, blasting or other means or agency.
(S.G.C. 15.02.070; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
No person in the watershed shall construct or erect any building or structure of whatever kind, whether permanent or temporary in character, or run or string any public service utility into, upon or across such lands, except on special, written permit issued therefor.
(S.G.C. 15.02.080; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
No person in the watershed shall damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or plant or injure the bark of any tree or plant. No person shall attach any rope, wire or other contrivance to any tree or plant or in any way injure or impair the natural beauty or usefulness of any area. Recreational berry picking and flower gathering is permitted.
(S.G.C. 15.02.090; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
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No person shall have brought alcoholic beverages, nor shall any person drink alcoholic beverages, at any time within the confines of the watershed.
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No person shall enter nor having entered the watershed be under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
(S.G.C. 15.02.100; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)
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The police department shall, in connection with its duties by law, diligently enforce the provisions of this chapter.
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The police department shall have the authority to seize and confiscate any property, thing or device in the watershed used in violation of this chapter.
(S.G.C. 15.02.110; Ord. 92-1091 § 4, 1992)