Grand Terrace Municipal Code Art. III Residential Requirements

In addition to the general prohibitions in Section 13.20.100 of this Chapter, it is prohibited to discharge any of the following to any street, gutter, alley, sidewalk, storm drain inlet, catch basin, conduit or other drainage structures, business place, or upon any public or private lot of land in the City, so that the same may be and/or may become a pollutant:

A. Animal waste, soil, leaves, plant and tree cuttings, grass clippings, weeds, dead trees, fertilizer, soil amendments or mulch, and pesticides.

B. Concrete or cement waste, brick and tile work wastes, plaster and drywall tool cleanup water, waste paint or painting cleanup water, asphalt or asphalt cleanup solvents or slurry from saw cutting concrete or asphalt, and other construction waste.

C. Domestic sewage including wastewater from sinks, washing machines, dishwashers, toilets, campers, motorhomes, and trailers.

D. Chemicals, degreasers, bleach, steam cleaning, and pressure washing wastewater.

E. Motor oil, antifreeze, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, solvents, battery acid, brake fluid, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, engine cleaning compounds, engine or parts cleaning washwater or rinsewater, and any other vehicular fluids.

F. Water softener brine waste and any other waste water from other household water treatment systems.

G. Waste water from draining swimming pools, ponds or fountains which contain chlorine biocides, acids or other chemicals, and pool filter backwash containing debris and chlorine.

H. Discharges from acid cleaning of swimming pools, ponds or fountains or filter cleaning from the same.

I. Any other material that causes or contributes to a condition of contamination, nuisance or pollution in the City's storm drainage system or causes a violation of any waste disposal regulations, waste discharge requirements, water quality standards or objectives adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board and/or the Regional Water Quality Control Board.

(Ord. No. 262, § 2, 4-10-2012)

The property owner(s) of a lot or parcel from which an illegal discharge originates shall be ultimately responsible for all abatement and cleanup costs associated with the discharge, at his own expense, if the responsible party cannot be located. Likewise, if the tenant of a multi-family residential unit has discharged a prohibited material or waste into the City's storm drainage system or has caused the contamination of stormwater runoff from the property by his activities and the Director of Building & Safety/Public Works cannot determine the responsible party or residential unit responsible, the owner of the property from which the discharge originated shall be responsible for the cleanup and abatement costs to mitigate the condition. Additionally, a property owner will be responsible for all cleanup costs and damages to the City's storm drainage system from a contractor's activities.

(Ord. No. 262, § 2, 4-10-2012)

A. All private residential storm drainage inlets, underdrains and gutters shall be inspected annually and cleaned prior to the beginning of the rainy season if there is evidence of one or more of the following conditions:

1. The sediment/debris storage volume is 25 percent or more full.

2. There is evidence of illegal discharge.

3. Accumulated sediment or debris impairs the hydraulic function of the facility.

B. Private streets shall also be swept and maintained as needed to prevent sediment, gardening waste, trash, litter and other contaminants from entering the City's storm drainage system.

(Ord. No. 262, § 2, 4-10-2012)