CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET

Ordinance No. 2281 Page 16 of 32 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 sources from entering the [Agency’s] storm drain collection system that are associated with outdoor process and manufacturing areas, outdoor material storage areas, outdoor waste storage and disposal areas, outdoor vehicle and equipment storage and maintenance areas, outdoor parking and access roads, outdoor wash areas, outdoor drainage from indoor areas, rooftop equipment, contaminated and erodible surfaces, or other sources by the Public Works Director to have reasonable potential to contribute to pollution to stormwater runoff. b. Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and Upgrading of BMPs. BMPs at staffed and unstaffed facilities must be inspected and maintained by the discharger according to manufacturer specifications and/or the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) Stormwater BMP Handbooks. These BMPs must be maintained so that they continue to function as designed. BMPs that fail must be repaired as soon as it is safe to do so. If the failure of a BMP indicates that the BMPs in use are inappropriate or inadequate to the circumstances, the BMPs must be modified or upgraded to prevent any further failure in the same or similar circumstances. B. Containment and notification of spills. 1. Notwithstanding any other requirement of law, any known or suspected spill or release of pollutants or wastes which result or may result in an illicit discharge into the City of Pleasanton storm drain system, Waters of the United States, or Waters of the State, shall be reported immediately in the following manner by any Responsible Person for a facility or Responsible Person for the facility’s Page 214 of 248