Clovis Municipal Code Art. 2 Discharge Prohibitions

The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illicit discharge to the storm drain system is prohibited except as described below.

(a) Discharges from the following activities will not be considered a source of pollutants to the storm drain system and to waters of the U.S. when properly managed to ensure that potential pollutants are not present, and therefore they shall not be considered illicit discharges subject to this prohibition, unless specifically determined to cause a violation of the provisions of the Porter-Cologne Act, Clean Water Act, or this chapter: water line flushing; uncontaminated pumped ground water and other discharges from potable water sources; landscape irrigation and lawn watering; irrigation water, storm water runoff and return flows from agricultural lands; diverted stream flows; rising ground water; ground water infiltration to the storm drain system; foundation and footing drains; water from crawl space pumps; air conditioning condensation; springs; individual residential and occasional noncommercial car washing; flows from riparian habitats and wetlands; dechlorinated swimming pool discharges; municipal and construction-related street wash waters; and flows from fire fighting.

(b) The prohibition shall not apply to any non-storm water discharge permitted or approved trader an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered by the State of California under the authority of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations and provided that written approval has been granted by the District for any discharge to the storm drain system.

(c) With written concurrence of the Regional Board, the District may exempt in writing other non-storm water discharges which are not a source of pollutants to the storm drain system nor waters of the U.S.

(§ 1, Ord. 96-14, eff. August 14, 1996)

(a) The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence, beyond the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, of illicit connections to the storm drain system are prohibited.

(b) This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection.

(§ 1, Ord. 96-14, eff. August 14, 1996)

No person shall throw, deposit, leave, maintain, keep, or permit to be thrown, deposited, left, or maintained, in or upon any public or private property, driveway, parking area, street, alley, sidewalk, component of the storm drain system, or water of the U.S., any refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, articles, and accumulations, so that the same may cause or contribute to pollution. Wastes deposited in streets immediately prior to and for the purposes of collection are exempted from this prohibition.

(§ 1, Ord. 96-14, eff. August 14, 1996)

Any discharge that could result in or contribute to a violation of the municipal NPDES storm water discharge permit or any amendment or revision thereto or reissuance thereof, is a violation of this chapter and is prohibited. Person(s) causing or responsible for the discharge are liable therefor, and shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City in any administrative or judicial enforcement action relating to such discharge.

(§ 1, Ord. 96-14, eff. August 14, 1996)

Any person subject to any industrial NPDES storm water discharge permit shall comply with all provisions of such permit. Proof of compliance with said permit may be required in a form acceptable to the City Manager prior to or as a condition of a subdivision map, site plan, building permit, or development or improvement plan; upon inspection of the facility; during any enforcement proceeding or action; or for any other reasonable cause.

(§ 1, Ord. 96-14, eff. August 14, 1996)