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K. <br />L. <br />spring to remove debris. Such debris shall be collected and disposed of according to <br />state and federal laws governing solid waste. <br />b. Fuel and chemical residue or other types of potentially harmful material, such as <br />animal waste, garbage or batteries shall be contained immediately, removed as soon <br />as possible and disposed of according to state and federal laws governing solid waste. <br />Industrial or Construction Activity Discharges. Any person subject to an industrial activity <br />NPDES storm water discharge permit shall comply with all provisions of such permit. Proof <br />of compliance with said permit may be required in a manner acceptable to the Public Works <br />Director prior to the allowing of discharges to the storm sewer system. Any person <br />responsible for a property or premise, who is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge, <br />may be required to implement, at said person's expense, additional structural and non- <br />structural BMPs to prevent the further discharge of pollutants to the storm sewer system. <br />These BMPs shall be part of a storm water pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) as necessary <br />for compliance with requirements of the NPDES permit. <br />Access to Facilities <br />1. When the City has determined that there is a danger to the health, safety or welfare of the <br />public, city representatives shall be permitted to enter and inspect facilities subject to <br />regulation under this ordinance to determine compliance with this ordinance. If a <br />discharger has security measures in force which require proper identification and <br />clearance before entry into its premises, the discharger shall make the necessary <br />arrangements to allow access to city representatives. <br />2. In lieu of an inspection by a City representative, the property owner shall famish a <br />certificate from a licensed plumber, in a form acceptable to the City, certifying that the <br />property has not discharged prohibited material into the municipal storm sewer system. <br />Failure to provide such certificate of compliance shall make the property owner <br />immediately subject to the suspension of storm sewer access as provided for in section M <br />of this section until the property is inspected and/or compliance is met, including any <br />penalties and remedies as set forth in section N below. <br />3. Unreasonable delays in allowing city representatives access to a permitted facility is a <br />violation of a storm water discharge permit and of this ordinance. <br />4. The City may seek issuance of a search warrant for the following reasons: <br />a. If city representatives are refused access to any part of the premises from which <br />storm water is discharged, and there is probable cause to believe that there maybe a <br />violation of this ordinance; or <br />b. there is a need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling <br />program designed to verify compliance with this ordinance or any order issued <br />hereunder; or <br />a to protect the overall public health, safety, and welfare of the community. <br />Watercourse Protection. Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes <br />or is directly adjacent to a watercourse, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse <br />free of trash, debris, and other obstacles that would pollute, contaminate, or retard the flow <br />of water through the watercourse. In addition, the owner or lessee shall maintain existing <br />privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse, so that such structures will <br />not become a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the watercourse. <br />Notification of Spills. Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person has <br />information of release of materials which result or may result in illegal discharges of <br />