Stockton Municipal Code Ch. 13.24 Stormwater Industrial Facilities Monitoring Plan

It is the purpose of this chapter to establish uniform requirements for the evaluation of certain municipal and industrial activities in a manner consistent with the Federal Clean Water Act and the City's stormwater management plan. In order to reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges, the City Council has determined that a stormwater industrial facilities monitoring plan is needed. All facilities defined in the State of California General Permit for Industrial Activities shall be subject to the following requirements.

(Prior code § 7-860)

This plan:

A. Establishes guidelines for identifying and ranking of priority industrial facilities (PIFs) for purposes of inspection and monitoring, and for categorizing these facilities as a major or minor PIF.

B. Defines standards and procedures for the City to issue and enforce conditions of acceptance for stormwater discharge from priority industrial facilities.

C. Defines standards, procedures, and practices for the inspection of priority industrial facilities.

D. Defines a progressive enforcement plan designed to ensure industry compliance with the City industrial condition of acceptance.

E. Establishes the need for an industrial outreach program to educate local industry about stormwater pollution control.

F. Establishes standards, procedures, and practices for and industrial investigation/compliance monitoring program for priority industrial facilities, and a monitoring exemption certification program.

(Prior code § 7-860.1)

The City Council shall, by resolution, adopt the stormwater industrial facilities monitoring plan to provide the necessary standards, procedures and guidelines for the administration of this program.

(Prior code § 7-860.2)