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Aftachment A <br />CITY OF ROSEVII,LE <br />STORM WATER II,LICIT DISCHARGE AND CONNECTIONS ORDINANCE <br />803.03: STORM WATER ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND CONNECTIONS <br />2 A. Purpose: <br />3 The purpose of the ordinance is to promote, preserve and enhance the natural resources within the City <br />4 and protect them from adverse effects caused by non-storm water discharged by regulating discharges <br />5 that would have an adverse and potentially irreversible impact on water quality and environmentally <br />6 sensitive land. This ordinance will provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of <br />7 the City of Roseville through the regulation of non-storm water discharges to the storm drainage system <br />8 to the maximum extent practicable as required by federal and state law. This ordinance establishes <br />9 methods for controlling the introduction of pollutants into the municipal separate storm sewer system <br />10 (MS4) in order to comply with requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System <br />11 (NPDES) permit process. The objectives of this ordinance are: <br />12 1. To regulate the contribution of pollutants to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) by <br />13 storm water discharges by any person. <br />14 2. To prohibit Illicit Connections and Discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system <br />15 3. To establish legal authority to carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring procedures <br />16 necessary to ensure compliance with this ordinance <br />17 B. Definitions: <br />18 For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall have <br />19 the meaning stated below. <br />20 1. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMP): Erosion and sediment control and water quality <br />21 management practices that are the most effective and practicable means of controlling, preventing, and <br />22 minimizing the degradation of surface water, including construction-phasing, minimizing the length of <br />23 time soil areas are exposed, prohibitions, and other management practices published by state or <br />24 designated area-wide planning agencies. <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />(i) Non-structural BMP: Practices that focus on preserving open space, protecting natural systems, and <br />incorporating e�sting landscape features such as wetlands and stream corridors to manage storm <br />water at its source. Other practices include clustering and concentrating development, minimizing <br />disturbed areas, and reducing the size of impervious areas. <br />(ii) Structural BMP: a physical device that is typically designed and constructed to trap or filter <br />pollutants from runoff, or reduce runoff velocities. <br />2. DISCHARGE: Adding, introducing, releasing, leaking, spilling, casting, throwing, or emitting any <br />pollutant, or placing any pollutant in a location where it is likely to pollute waters of the state. <br />3. EQUIPMENT: Implements used in an operation or activity. Examples include, but are not limited to; <br />lawn mowers, weed whips, shovels, wheelbarrows and construction equipment. <br />4. EROSION: any process that wears away the surface of the land by the action of water, wind, ice, or <br />gravity. Erosion can be accelerated by the activities of man and nature. <br />5. GROUNDWATER: Water contained below the surface of the earth in the saturated zone including, <br />without limitation, all waters whether under conned, unconfined, or perched conditions, in near <br />surface unconsolidated sediment or regolith, or in rock formations deeper underground. <br />6. ILLEGAL/ ILLICIT DISCHARGE: Any direct or indirect non-storm water discharge to the storm <br />drainage system, except as exempted in this chapter. <br />7. ILLICIT CONNECTION: Either of the following: <br />(i) Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illegal discharge to <br />enter the storm drain system (including any non-storm water discharge) including wastewater, <br />process wastewater, and wash water and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor <br />drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, <br />permitted, or approved by the City; or, <br />