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19. POLLUTION: The direct or indirect distribution of pollutants into waters of the state.
<br />20. PREMISES: Any building, lot, parcel of land, or portion of land whether improved or unimproved
<br />including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips
<br />21. SANITARY SEWER: a pipe, conduit, or sewer owned, operated, and maintained by the City and
<br />which is designated by the Public Works Director as one dedicated to the exclusive purpose of
<br />carrying sanitary wastewater to the exclusion of other matter
<br />22. STATE DESIGNATED WATER USES: Uses specified in state water quality standards.
<br />23. STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM: Publicly-owned facilities by which storm water is collected and/or
<br />conveyed, including but not limited to any roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, gutters,
<br />curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, natural and
<br />human-made or altered drainage channels, reservoirs, and other drainage structures.
<br />24. STORM WATER: Any surface flow, runoff, or drainage consisting entirely of water from any form of
<br />natural precipitation and resulting from such precipitation.
<br />25. SURFACE WATERS means all waters of the state other than ground waters, which include ponds,
<br />lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, ditches, ,and public drainage systems except those designed and used
<br />to collect, convey, or dispose of sanitary sewage.
<br />26. STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP): A document which describes the
<br />Best Management Practices and activities to be implemented by a person or business to identify
<br />sources of pollution or contamination at a site and the actions to eliminate or reduce pollutant
<br />discharges to Storm water, Storm water Conveyance Systems, and/or Receiving Waters to the
<br />Maximum Extent Practicable.
<br />27. VEHICLE: Any "motor vehicle" as defined in Minnesota Statutes. Also includes watercraft, trailers
<br />and bicycles.
<br />28. WATERCOURSE: A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the conveyance of water, a running
<br />stream of water having a bed and banks; the easement one may have in the flowing of such a stream in
<br />its accustomed course. A water course may be dry sometimes.
<br />29. WATERS OF THE STATE: All streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses, waterways, wells,
<br />springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems, drainage systems and all other bodies or
<br />accumulations of water, surface or underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are
<br />contained within, flow through, or border upon the state or any portion thereof.
<br />30. WASTEWATER: Any water or other liquid, other than uncontaminated storm water, discharged from
<br />a facility or the by-product of washing equipment or vehicles
<br />C. Applicability
<br />"~I~is ordinance shall apply to all water entering the storm drain system generated on any developed and
<br />undeveloped lands unless explicitly exempted by the City Council.
<br />D. Administration
<br />The Public Works Director is the principal City official responsible for the administration, implementation, and
<br />enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance. The Director may delegate any or all of the duties hereunder
<br />E. Exemptions
<br />No person shall cause any illicit discharge to enter the storm sewer system or any surface water unless such
<br />discharge:
<br />1. Consists of non-storm water that is authorized by an NPDES point source permit obtained from the
<br />MPCA;
<br />2. Is associated with fire fighting activities or other activities necessary to protect public health and safety;
<br />3. Is one of the following exempt discharges: water line flushing or other potable water sources, landscape
<br />irrigation or lawn watering, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, groundwater infiltration to storm
<br />drains, uncontaminated pumped groundwater, foundation or footing drains (not including active
<br />groundwater dewatering systems), crawl space pumps, air conditioning condensation, springs, non-
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