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1) Interferes with state designated water uses;
<br />2) Obstructs or causes damage to waters of the state;
<br />3) Changes water color, odor, or usability as a drinking water source through causes not
<br />attributable to natural stream processes affecting surface water or subsurface processes
<br />affecting groundwater;
<br />4) Adds an unnatural surface film. on the water;
<br />5) Adversely changes other chemical, biological, thermal, or physical condition, in any surface
<br />water or stream channel;
<br />6) Degrades the quality of ground water; or
<br />7) Harms human life, aquatic life, or terrestrial plant anal wildlife. Pollutant includes but is not
<br />limited to dredged soil, solid waste; incinerator residue, garbage, wastewater sludge, chemical
<br />waste; biological materials, radioactive materials, rock, sand, dust, industrial waste, sediment,
<br />nutrients, toxic substance, pesticide, herbicide, trace metal; automotive fluid, petroleum-based
<br />substance, and oxygen-demanding material.
<br />(1) Pollute means to discharge pollutants into waters of the state.
<br />(m) Pollution means the direct or indirect distribution of pollutants into waters of the state.
<br />(n} State designated water uses means uses specified in state water quality standards.
<br />(o) Storm sewer system is a conveyance or system of conveyances that is owned and operated by the City or
<br />other entity and designed or used for collecting or conveying storm water:
<br />(p) Storm water means precipitation runoff, storm. water runoff, snow melt off, and any other surface runoff
<br />and drainage.
<br />(q) Surfaee Waters means all waters of the state other than ground waters, which include ponds, lakes, rivers,
<br />streams, tidal and nontidal wetlands, public ditches, tax ditches, and public drainage systems except those
<br />designed and used to collect, convey, or dispose of sanitary sewage.
<br />Section.lV. Administration. The City and its authorized representatives arc authorized to administer,
<br />implement, and enforce the provisions of this subdivision.
<br />Section V. Illegal Disposal and. Dumping.
<br />{a) No person shall throw, deposit, place, leave, maintain, or keep any substance upon any street, alley,
<br />sidewalk, storm drain, inlet, catch basin conduit or drainage structure, business place, or upon any public
<br />or private land, so that the same might be or become a pollutant, unless the substance is in containers,
<br />recycling bags, or any other lawfully established waste disposal device.
<br />(b) No person shall Intentionally dispose of grass, leaves, dirt, or landscape material into a water resource,
<br />buffer, street, road, alley, catch basin, culvert, curb, gutter, inlet, ditch, naaural watercourse, flood control
<br />channel, canal, storm drain or any fabricated natural conveyance.
<br />Section VI. Illicit Discharges and Connections.
<br />(a) No person shall cause any illicit discharge to enter the storm sewer system or any surface water unless
<br />such discharge:
<br />1) Consists of non-storm water that is authorized by an NPDES point source permit obtain from
<br />the 1VIPCA;
<br />2) Is associated with fire fighting activities or other activities necessary to protect public health
<br />and safety;
<br />3) is one of the following exempt discharges: water line flushing or other potable water sources,
<br />landscape irrigation or lawn watering, diverted stream flows, rising ground water, ground
<br />water infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped ground water, foundation or
<br />footing drains (not including active groundwater dewatering systems), crawl space pumps, air
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