Redding Municipal Code Div. III Prevention and Reduction of Pollutants in Stormwater

(a) The public works director and/or state or federal agencies may designate as subject activities any activities, including construction and industrial activities, considered potential sources of discharges of pollutants to the city stormwater conveyance system or receiving waters. The subject activity may occur at stationary facilities or as a mobile activity that takes place at various job sites. State or federal agencies may require the city to enforce regulatory measures against the subject activity in question.

(b) Industrial activities for which the municipal general permit specifies that the city shall routinely inspect, or which are listed in Municipal General Permit Section E.9. are hereby designated as subject activities.

(Ord. No. 2527, § I, 5-29-2015)

(a) Any person whom the public works director determines is conducting any subject activity shall prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants from those activities, to the MEP, through the implementation of BMPs.

(b) The public works director may adopt standards or requirements and describe BMPs for specified subject activities. Where BMP requirements are promulgated by the city or any federal, state, or regional agency for any activity, operation, or facility which would otherwise cause the discharge of pollutants to the city stormwater conveyance system or receiving waters, every person undertaking such activity or operation, or owning or operating such facility shall comply with such requirements.

(c) Any alternative BMP implemented pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to review and approval by the public works director. If a person conducting subject activities implements alternative BMPs without the prior written approval of the public works director and subsequently receives written notice from the public works director that the alternative BMPs do not provide the required equivalent level of protection from pollutant-laden storm or non-stormwater discharges, the continued implementation of such alternative BMPs shall be deemed to be a violation of requirements of this chapter as of the date of delivery of such notice.

(d) Notwithstanding the presence or absence of requirements promulgated pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), any person engaged in activities or operations, or owning facilities or property which will or may result in pollutants entering the city stormwater conveyance system or receiving waters shall implement BMPs to the MEP.

(e) Persons implementing BMPs will be required to establish, document, and conduct a maintenance program, subject to approval by the public works director, for any BMP. This requirement applies to BMPs required by the city and BMPs that were voluntarily installed. Maintenance requirements established pursuant to this section must be appropriate for site conditions, design of the BMPs, and must protect public safety, health, infrastructure, the environment and meet the purposes of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2527, § I, 5-29-2015)

(a) The owner or operator of a commercial or industrial establishment shall provide reasonable protection from accidental discharge of pollutants into the city stormwater conveyance system or receiving waters. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of pollutants shall be provided and maintained at the owner or operator's expense.

(b) The public works director may designate types of industries where the owner or operator of the industry shall be required to notify the public works director within twenty-four hours of the discovery of an actual discharge into the city stormwater conveyance system. For any discharge subject to the reporting requirements of the State of California Water Code Sections 13271 and 13272, notification in compliance therewith shall constitute sufficient notification for the purposes of this section.

(c) Any person owning or occupying premises or conducting any activity that has knowledge of any non-stormwater discharge or threatened prohibited discharge, from the premises or activity to the city stormwater conveyance system or receiving waters shall immediately take all reasonable action to contain and otherwise minimize any such discharge.

(d) Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person responsible for a facility or operation, or responsible for emergency response for a facility or operation, has information of any known or suspected release of pollutants from said facility or operation which are resulting or may result in illicit discharges or pollutants discharging into the city stormwater conveyance system or receiving waters, said person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment, and cleanup of such release. In the event of such a release of a hazardous material, said person shall immediately notify emergency response officials of the occurrence via emergency dispatch services (911). In the event of such a release is of non-hazardous materials and not an emergency, said person shall notify the city's public works department in person or by phone no later than 3:00 p.m. of the next business day. If the discharge of pollutants emanates from a commercial or industrial establishment, the owner or operator of such establishment shall also retain an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three years.

(Ord. No. 2527, § I, 5-29-2015)

Notwithstanding the requirements of Division III herein, the public works director may require by written notice that a person responsible for a prohibited discharge immediately, or by a specified date, discontinue the discharge and, if necessary, take measures at the cost of the discharger to eliminate the source of the discharge to prevent the occurrence of future illicit discharges.

(Ord. No. 2527, § I, 5-29-2015)

Any person owning or operating a construction site shall implement BMPs to control the discharge of pollutants to the city stormwater conveyance system or receiving waters to the MEP, in compliance with the municipal general permit, CGP and city construction standards.

(Ord. No. 2527, § I, 5-29-2015)

Any person owning or operating an industrial site shall implement BMPs to control the discharge of pollutants to the city stormwater conveyance system or receiving waters to the MEP, in compliance with the municipal general permit, IGP and city construction standards.

(Ord. No. 2527, § I, 5-29-2015)

(a) The public works director shall ensure that development complies with measures and BMP performance standards, including but not limited to, those outlined in Section E.12. of the municipal general permit. The requirements for new development or redevelopment may include but are not limited to performance standards, operational BMPs site design measures, low impact development design standards, and hydromodification measures. The requirements may include associated maintenance programs and city access agreements.

(b) Requirements established pursuant to subsection (a) may be included in city construction standards, written policies in the Redding Municipal Code, conditions of development, conditions of approval or any other appropriate instrument administered by the city. The owner and developer shall comply with the terms, provisions, and conditions as required in this chapter and the city Storm Drain Utility Ordinance, Chapter 14.18.

(Ord. No. 2527, § I, 5-29-2015)

(a) Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes, or such person's lessee, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property free of trash, debris, construction materials, and other obstacles that would pollute or contaminate the watercourse.

(b) In addition, the owner or lessee shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse, so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the watercourse.

(c) The owner or lessee shall not remove healthy bank vegetation beyond routine maintenance, nor remove said vegetation in such a manner as to increase the vulnerability of the watercourse to erosion. The property owner shall be responsible for maintaining and stabilizing that portion of the watercourse that is within their property lines in order to protect it against erosion and degradation originating or contributed from their property.

(d) Pertinent regulatory agencies' permits shall be obtained as required prior to work within those areas under the jurisdiction of those agencies.

(Ord. No. 2527, § I, 5-29-2015)

(a) The public works director shall have the authority to promulgate regulations, policies, and standards for the implementation of this chapter.

(b) All regulations, policies, and standards promulgated by the public works director shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and the MS4 general permit.

(Ord. No. 2527, § I, 5-29-2015)