San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 5 Coordination with Other Programs

Each industrial discharger described in any general Storm Water Permit addressing such discharges, as may be adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the State of California Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Region 5), Central Valley Region, the city of Stockton, or San Joaquin County shall provide Notice of Intent to comply with, and undertake all other activities required by any general Storm Water Permit applicable to such discharges. Furthermore, each discharger identified in an individual NPDES Permit relating to storm water discharges shall comply with and undertake all activities required by such Permit. Notice shall be given, as prescribed in such General Permit, with a copy to the San Joaquin County Department of Public Works.

(Ord. 3966 § 1 (part), 1998)

Following the adoption of the ordinance codified in this division, the first revision of the business plan for any facility subject to the County's hazardous materials inventory and response program shall include sections which address the elimination of any or all illicit connections, prohibition of all illicit discharges, inspection compliance procedures to assure the success of the program and the general requirement to reduce storm water pollutants to the maximum extent practicable.

(Ord. 3966 § 1 (part), 1998)

Information and data on a user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring programs, and from inspections shall be made available to the EPA, State agencies, and other local governmental agencies consistent with applicable law. Such information and data shall also be made available to the public or other nongovernmental agencies unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the County that the release of such information would divulge information, processes, or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user. However, in no event shall storm water constituents and characteristics be recognized as confidential information.

Information accepted by the County as confidential shall not be transmitted without the approval of County Counsel. Furthermore, when requested by the person furnishing a report for uses related to this chapter, the NPDES Permit, State General Industrial Storm Water Permit and/or State General Construction Activity Water Permit, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available when requested by the public or nongovernmental agencies. However, such portions of such reports shall be made available to the EPA, State agencies, or local governmental agencies upon the written request of such agency consistent with applicable law.

(Ord. 3966 § 1 (part), 1998)

Special agreements and arrangements, to develop a compliance plan, between the County of San Joaquin and any persons or agencies may be established when, in the opinion of the County, unusual or extraordinary circumstances, compel special terms and conditions. However, in no event shall any such agreement authorize the violation or waiver of applicable standards or requirements as delineated in the County's National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit.

(Ord. 3966 § 1 (part), 1998)