Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 05-22-2007 regular agenda — reading text

National Pollutant Discharge. Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge 89 Permit. A permit issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or by 90 a State under authority delegated pursuant to 33 USC & 1342(b). that authorizes the 91 discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States, whether the permit is applicable 92 on an individual. group. or general area-wide basis. 93 94 Non-Stormwater Discharge. Any discharge to the storm drain system that is not 95 composed entirely of storm water. 96 97 Pollutant. Anything which causes or contributes to pollution. Pollutants may include, 98 but are not limited to: paints. varnishes. and solvents: oil and other automotive fluids~ 99 non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes~ refuse. rubbish. garbage, 100 litter. or other discarded or abandoned objects, ordinances. and accumulations, so that 101 same may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides. herbicides. and 102 fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens: 103 dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from 104 constructing a building or structure; and noxious or offensive matter of any kind. 105 106 Storm Drainaf!e Svstem. Publicly-owned facilities by which stormwater is collected 107 and/or conveyed, including but not limited to: any roads with drainage systems, 108 municipal streets, gutters, curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping facilities, 109 retention and detention basins, natural and human- made or altered drainage channels, 110 reservoirs, and other drainage structures. 111 112 Stormwater. Any surface flow, runoff, and drainage consisting entirely of water from 113 any form of natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation. 114 115 Stormwater Management Plan. A document which describes the Best Management 116 Practices and activities to be implemented by a person or business to identify sources 117 of pollution or contamination at a site and the actions to eliminate or reduce pollutant 118 discharges to Stormwater, Stormwater Conveyance Systems, and/or Receiving 119 Waters to the Maximum Extent Practicable. 120 121 Wastewater. For purposes of this chapter, any water or other liquid, other than 122 uncontaminated stonnwater, discharged from a facility. 123 124 10. 521.03 Discharge Prohibitions 125 The commencement, conduct or continuance of any unauthorized discharge to 126 the storm drain system is prohibited. Therefore. no person shall throw. drain. or 127 otherwise discharge. cause. or allow others under its control to throw. drain. or 128 otherwise discharge into the MS4 any pollutants or waters containin~ any pollutants. 129 The following discharges are exempt from this ordinance: 130 a) water line flushing. landscape irrigation. diverted stream flows. nsmg 131 ground waters. uncontaminated ground water infiltration. uncontaminated pumped 132 water. discharges from potable water sources. foundation drains. air ground 133 conditioning condensation. irrigation water. springs. water from crawl space pumps. 134 footing drains. lawn watering. individual residential car washing. flows from riparian 135 habitats and wetlands. dechlorinated swimming pool discharges. and street wash 136 water. 137 b) Discharges or flow from firefighting and other discharges specified in 138 writing by the City of Fort Walton Beach as being necessary to protect public health 139 and safety. 140 c) Discharges associated with dye testin~ after a verbal notification to the City 141 of Fort Walton Beach prior to the time of the test. 142 d) Any non- stormwater discharge permitted under a NPDES permit. waiver. 143 or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority the United States 144 of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or 145 Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA). provided that the discharger is in full 146 compliance with all requirements of the permit. waiver. or order and other applicable 147 laws and regulations. and provided that written approval has been granted for any 148 discharge to the storm drain system. 149 150 10.521. 04 Prohibition of Unpermitted Connections 151 The use. maintenance. or continued existence of construction.. unpermitted 152 connections to the storm drain system is prohibited. This prohibition expressly 153 includes. without limitation. unpermitted connections made in the past. regardless of 154 whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or 155 prevailing at the time of connection. 156 157 10. 521.041 158 It is a violation of this ordinance if a person connects a line conveying 159 sewage to the MS4 or allows such a connection to continue. 160 161 10.521. 042 162 Inappropriate connections in violation of this ordinance must be 163 disconnected and redirected. if necessary. to an approved onsite wastewater 164 management system or the sanitary sewer system upon approval of the City of Fort 165 Walton Beach. 166 167 10. 521.043 168 Upon receipt of written notice of violation from the City of Fort 169 Walton Beach and within a reasonable time period. the owner of property subiect to 170 the violation shall locate and identify any drain or conveyance that has not been 171 documented in plans. maps. or equivalent. that is connected to the storm sewer 172 system. to include any outfall location or point of connection to the storm sewer 173 system. sanitary sewer system or other discharge point. and provide such 174 documentation of the location and identification to the City. 175 176 10.521. 05 Watercourse Protection such Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes. or 177 178 person' s lessee. shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the obstacles that would 179 property free of trash. debris. excessive vegetation. and other retard the flow of water through the 180 pollute. contaminate. or significantly 181 watercourse. In addition, the owner or lessee shall maintain existing privately owned 182 structures within or adjacent to a watercourse, so that such structures will not become 183 a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the watercourse. 184 185 10. 521. 06 Industrial or Construction Activity Discharges 186 The operator of any facility required to have an industrial or construction 187 activity NPDES stonnwater discharge permit shall submit a COPy of the Notice of 188 Intent (NOn to the City along with the required Stonnwater Pollution Prevention Plan 189 at the same time the operator submits the original Notice of Intent to the FDEP or with all 190 EPA, as applicable. Any person subject to such pennit shall comply provisions of the permit and provide proof of compliance to the City prior to any 191 if a person 192 discharge into the MS4. It shall be considered a violation of this ordinance of 193 subiect to such permit does not submit a copy of the Notice of Intent or proof of the Notice 194 compliance with the pennit to the City prior to any discharge. The COPy of Intent and Stonnwater Pollution Prevention Plan may be hand-delivered or mailed 195 196 to the City at: 197 Notice of Intent to Discharge Stormwater 198 Attn: Environmental Specialist 199 City of Fort Walton Beach 200 P. O. Box 4009 201 Fort Walton Beach. FL. 32549 202 203 10. 521.07 Compliance Monitoring 204 The owner of facilities subject to regulation under this ordinance shall allow 205 the City to enter and inspect as often as may be necessary to determine compliance at 206 the facility with the provisions of this ordinance. Unreasonable delays in allowing or 207 refusal to allow the City to access a permitted facility is a violation of a stormwater 208 discharge permit and of this ordinance. All owners of regulated facilities shall: 209 a) Make the necessary arrangements to allow access to the city if there are 210 security measures in force at the facility which require proper identification and 211 clearance; 212 b) Allow the City ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of 213 inspection. sampling. examination. and copying of records that must be kept under 214 the conditions of an NPDES permit. and the performance of any additional duties as 215 defined by state and federal law; 216 c) Allow the City to set up on any permitted facility such devices necessary. in 217 the sole discretion of the City. to conduct monitoring and sampling of the facility's 218 stormwater discharge. 219 d) Install monitoring equipment as required by the City: 220 e) Maintain all sampling and monitoring equipment in a safe and proper 221 operating condition at the operator' s expense. to include the calibration of equipment 222 to measure stormwater flow and quality; 223 t)Remove and keep clear. at the operator' s expense. any temporarv or oral 224 permanent