6.17.070 - Industrial, commercial, and public facility requirements.

(a)

Industrial, commercial, and public facilities compliance with NPDES permit. Any industrial, commercial, or public facility required to have an NPDES permit shall retain their permit on-site and make the following documents available to the Director as evidence of compliance with the permit, upon request:

(1)

A copy of the businesses' NPDES permit or notice of intent to comply with a general permit to discharge stormwater associated with industrial activity as submitted to the State Water Board or Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) as submitted to the regional water board;

(2)

A waste discharge identification (WDID) number issued by the State Water Board;

(3)

A SWPPP and a monitoring program plan or no exposure certification for facilities subject to this requirement;

(4)

Stormwater quality data; and

(5)

Evidence of facility self-inspection.

(b)

Requirements for industrial/commercial and construction activities.

(1)

Each industrial or commercial discharger, discharger associated with construction activity, or other discharger described in any general stormwater permit addressing such discharges, as may be issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Board, or the regional board, shall comply with all requirements of such permit. Each discharger identified in an individual NPDES permit shall comply with and undertake all activities required by such permit. Proof of compliance with any such permit may be required in a form acceptable to the authorized enforcement officer prior to the issuance of any grading, building, final approval, or any other type of permit or license issued by the city. Industrial and commercial discharges, and discharges associated with construction activity, which are not subject to either a general or individual NPDES permit, shall still be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter, as required by NPDES permit provision VI.A.2.a.i.

(2)

Non-stormwater discharges to the MS4 from industrial, commercial, or construction activities are prohibited except as indicated in Section 6.17.060(A)(2) of this chapter.

(3)

Industrial and commercial dischargers and dischargers associated with construction activities must implement effective BMPs, including source control BMPs, in accordance with the municipal NPDES permit to reduce pollutants in stormwater from such sites to the maximum extent practicable.

(4)

Stormwater runoff containing sediment, construction materials, or other pollutants from the construction site and any adjacent staging, storage or parking areas shall be reduced to the maximum extent practicable.

(c)

Best management practices for industrial and commercial facilities. All industrial and commercial facilities shall implement BMPs to the maximum extent practicable. Minimum BMPs applicable to all industrial and commercial facilities include, but are not limited to:

(1)

Termination of all non-stormwater discharge to the MS4 that is not specifically authorized by a NPDES permit;

(2)

Removal and lawful disposal of all fuels, chemicals, fuel and chemical wastes, animal wastes, garbage, batteries, or other materials which have potential adverse impacts on water quality in areas exposed to stormwater;

(3)

Exercising general good housekeeping practices;

(4)

Incorporating regularly scheduled preventive maintenance into operations;

(5)

Maintaining spill prevention and control procedures;

(6)

Immediate clean-up of spills and leaks of pollutionable materials;

(7)

Implementing soil erosion control;

(8)

Implementing sediment controls;

(9)

Implementing waste management practices;

(10)

Signage on private on-site storm drains to indicate that they are not to receive liquid or solid wastes;

(11)

Regular cleaning of the private on-site storm drain system; and

(12)

Insuring that stormwater runoff is directed away from operating, processing, fueling, cleaning and storage areas.

(Ord. No. 676, § 1, 2-2-2016)