CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET

a manner that allows it to enter the MS4 is prohibited. 5. Notice of Intent and compliance with State Water Resources Control Board General Stormwater Permits. a. Each industrial discharger, discharger associated with construction activity, or other discharger described in any general stormwater permit addressing such discharges as may be adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, shall provide Notice of Intent to comply with, and undertake all activities required by any general stormwater permit as applicable to such discharges. 6. Proof of compliance with a general stormwater permit may be required in a form acceptable to the City of Pleasanton’s designated representative prior to or as a condition of a subdivision map, site plan, building permit, development or improvement plan, or business license; upon inspection of a facility; during any enforcement proceeding or action; or for any other reasonable cause. 7. Incidental irrigation runoff is the unintended amounts of runoff that leave the area of application such as minimal overspray. Water leaving the intended area of application is not incidental if it is due to the design, excessive application, intentional overflow or application, or inadequate maintenance. Irrigation systems must be designed and maintained to conserve water and prevent water from leaving the area of application. Responsible Persons shall control irrigation systems to prevent excessive irrigation runoff by implementing the following BMPs: a. Detect and repair leaks from the irrigation system within 8 hours of notification by the city of the leak or upon discovery of the leak; b. Properly design and aim sprinkler heads to only irrigate the planned application area; c. Do not irrigate during precipitation events; and d.Where recycled water is used for irrigation, the user must conform to the requirements set forth in the City of Pleasanton’s Municipal Code, Section 14.06 Regulations of Recycled Water Use; and Section 17.14 Water-Efficient Landscaping Regulations, as amended from time to time, or those given by the MRP, whichever are greater. 8. Best management practices (BMPs) and standards to reduce stormwater and non-stormwater pollutants. a. Responsibility to implement BMPs. Any Person engaged in activities or operations or owning or occupying facilities or property that will or may result in pollutants entering the MS4 or receiving waters shall implement BMPs to prevent and reduce such pollutants. 9. City of Pleasanton may establish BMPs. In addition to BMPs set forth in any general stormwater permit or individual NPDES permit, and notwithstanding the discharge exemptions set forth in the MRP, the City of Pleasanton may establish and require compliance with BMPs for any activity, operation, or facility that may cause or contribute to degradation, pollution or contamination of stormwater, the MS4, or receiving waters. 10. The Public Works Director may require submission of information to evaluate the implementation and/or require the implementation of BMPs, including, but not limited to, the following: a.Minimum BMPs. All dischargers must implement and maintain at least the following minimum BMPs: Appropriate BMPs will be implemented to prevent pollutant and waste Page 291 of 428