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manufacturing, or processing operation, including waste placed within containers of whatever nature
<br />prior to, and for purposes of, disposal.
<br />42. “Watercourse” means: a) an elongated open depression or channel in which water may or does flow;
<br />b) a conduit or channel intended for the conveyance of water whether open or closed; c) a stream or
<br />course of running water flowing on the earth; or d) a ditch or artificial channel created for the
<br />conveyance of water.
<br />43. “Waters of the State” means any surface water or groundwater, including saline waters, within the
<br />boundaries of the State.
<br />44. “Waters of the United States” shall have the same meaning as set forth in 40 Code of Federal
<br />Regulations Section 120.2 or any successor provisions.
<br />B. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
<br />"Authorized enforcement official" means the following city officials: zoning officer, building inspection
<br />supervisor, building inspectors, fire chief, fire marshal, fire inspectors, hazardous materials specialist, traffic
<br />engineer, assistant traffic engineer, associate civil engineer, assistant engineer, junior engineer, public works
<br />inspector, animal control officer and any other official designated by the city manager.
<br />"Best management practices (BMPs)" means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good
<br />housekeeping practices, pollution prevention practices, maintenance procedures and other management
<br />practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to "waters of the United
<br />States." BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures and practices to control plant site
<br />runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage.
<br />"City" means the city of Pleasanton.
<br />"City storm sewer system" includes, but is not limited to, those facilities within the city by which stormwater
<br />may be conveyed to waters of the United States, including any roads with drainage systems, municipal
<br />streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels or storm drains, which is not part of a
<br />publicly owned treatment works (POTW).
<br />"Nonstormwater discharge" means any discharge that is not entirely composed of stormwater.
<br />"Premises" means any building, lot parcel, real estate or land or portion of land whether improved or
<br />unimproved including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.
<br />(Ord. 1572 § 2, 1992)
<br />§ 9.14.0430 Responsibility for administration.
<br />This chapter shall be administered for the city City of Pleasanton by the operations servicesPublic Works
<br />director or designee. Where storm drain facilities and/or watercourses have been accepted for maintenance by
<br />the Alameda County fFlood Ccontrol and wWater Cconservation Ddistrict (ACFCWCD), the Zone 7 Water
<br />agency, or other public agency legally responsible for certain watercourses, then the responsibility for
<br />enforcing the provisions of this chapter may be assigned to such agency (through contract or agreement
<br />executed by the city and such agency) with respect to those watercourses for which they have accepted
<br />maintenance. This chapter shall be construed to assure consistency with the requirements of the Federal
<br />Clean Water Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, applicable implementing regulations,
<br />and the city's current NPDES permit and any amendment, revision or reissuance thereof.
<br />(Ord. 1572 § 2, 1992; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009; Ord. 2019 § 1, 2011)
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