Piedmont Municipal Code § 30.13 Industrial and Commercial Site Controls

The City shall implement an industrial and commercial site control program at all sites which could reasonably be considered to cause or contribute to pollution of stormwater runoff, with inspections and effective follow-up and enforcement to abate actual or potential pollution sources consistent

9 with the City’s Enforcement Response Plan (ERP), to prevent discharge of pollutants and impacts on beneficial uses of receiving waters. Inspectors shall confirm implementation of appropriate and effective BMP’s and other pollutant controls by industrial and commercial site operators.

Legal Authority for Effective Site Management

(a) Task Description – The City shall enforce effective stormwater pollutant control on industrial sites. The City shall have the ability to inspect and require effective stormwater pollutant control and to escalate progressively stricter enforcement to achieve expedient compliance and pollutant abatement at commercial and industrial sites within its jurisdiction.

(b) Implementation Level

i. The City may oversee, inspect, and require expedient compliance and pollution abatement at all industrial and commercial sites which may be reasonably considered to cause or contribute to pollution of stormwater runoff. The City shall require implementation of BMPs at industrial and commercial to address pollutant sources associated with outdoor process and manufacturing areas, outdoor material storage areas, outdoor waste storage and disposal areas, outdoor vehicle and equipment, storage and maintenance areas, outdoor parking areas and access roads, outdoor wash areas, outdoor drainage from indoor areas, rooftop equipment, and contaminated and erodible surface areas, and other sources determined by the City or Water Board Executive Officer to have a reasonable potential to contribute to pollution of stormwater runoff.

ii. The City shall notify the discharger of any actual or potential pollutant sources and violations and require problem correction within a reasonably short and expedient timeframe commensurate with the threat to water quality. The City shall require timely correction of problems involving rapid temporary repair, and may allow longer time periods for implementation of more permanent solutions, if these require significant capital expenditure or construction. Violations shall be corrected prior to the next rain event or within 10 business days after the violations are noted. If more than 10 business days are required for correction, a rationale shall be given in the tabulated sheets.

Legal Authority

10 (a) Task Description – The City shall have the authority to prohibit and control illicit discharges and escalate stricter enforcement to achieve expedient compliance.

(b) Implementation Level

i. The City may address stormwater and non-stormwater pollution associated with,
but not limited to the following:

(a) Sewage; (b) Discharges of wash water resulting from the cleaning of exterior surfaces and pavement, or the equipment and other facilities of any commercial business, or any other public or private facility; (c) Discharges of runoff from material storage areas, including containing chemicals, fuels, or other potentially polluting or hazardous materials; (d) Discharges of pool or fountain water containing chlorine, biocides, or other chemicals; discharges of pool or fountain filter backwash water; (e) Discharges of sediment, pet waste, vegetation clippings, or other landscape or construction-related wastes; and (f) Discharges of food-related wastes (e.g., grease, fish processing, and restaurant kitchen mat and trash bin wash water, etc.

ii. The City may discover through inspection and surveillance, illicit connections and discharges to storm drains and thereafter take whatever means necessary to eliminate said connections or discharges.

Legal Authority for Effective Site Management

(a) Task Description – The City shall require effective stormwater pollutant control, and escalate progressively stricter enforcement to achieve expedient compliance and clean up at all public and private construction sites.

(b) Implementation Level

i. The City shall require at all construction sites year round effection erosion control, run-on and runoff control, sediment control, active treatment systems (as appropriate), good site management,
and non storm water management through all phases of construction (including but not limited to site grading, building, and finishing of lots) until the site is fully stabilized by landscaping or the installation of permanent erosion control measures.

ii.
The City shall oversee, inspect, and require expedient compliance and clean up at all construction sites year round.

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iii. Reporting – The City shall comply with reporting requirements of the Alameda County Clean Water Program. (Ord. 694 N.S. 09/2010)