07-28-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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ti M § 2.04.1360 ORONO CODE county collection program or at any other appropriate disposal site and shall not be placed in a trash container. (Code 2003, § 14-306; Ord. No. 56(3rd series), § 2, 4-13-2009) Sec. 2.04.1370. Industrial activity discharges. Any person subject to an industrial activity NPDES stormwater discharge permit shall comply with all provisions of such permit. Proof of compliance with said permit may be required in a form acceptable to the city prior to the allowing of discharges to the storm sewer system. All facilities that have stormwater discharges associ- ated with industrial activity must adhere to the following provisions: (1) Any person responsible for a property or premises who is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge, may be required to implement, at said person's expense, additional structural and non-structural BMPs to prevent the further discharge of pollutants to the storm sewer system. (2) These BMPs shall be part of a stormwa- ter pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) as necessary for compliance with require- ments of the NPDES permit. (Code 2003, § 14-307; Ord. No. 56(3rd series), § 2, 4-13-2009) Sec. 2.04.1380. Notification of spills. Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person responsible for a facility or operation, or responsible for emergency response for a facility or operation has information of any known or suspected release of materials which are resulting in or may result in illegal discharges or pollutants discharging into the storm sewer system, or water of the state said person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment, and cleanup of such release. In the event of such a release of hazardous materials, said person shall immediately notify emergency response agencies of the occurrence via emergency dispatch services. In the event of a release of non -hazardous materials, said person shall notify the city no later than the next business day. (Code 2003, § 14-308; Ord. No. 56(3rd series), § 2, 4-13-2009) Sec. 2.04.1390. Suspension of storm sewer system access. (a) Suspension due to illicit discharges in emergency situation. The city may, without prior notice, suspend MS4 discharge access to a person when such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge that presents or may present imminent and substantial danger to the environment, to the health or welfare of persons, to the storm sewer or waters of the state. If the violator fails to comply with a suspension order issued in an emergency, the city may take such steps as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize damage to the storm sewer system or the waters of the state, or to minimize danger to persons. (b) Suspension due to the detection of illicit discharge. All persons discharging to the MS4 in violation of this subdivision may have their access terminated if such termination serves to abate or reduce an illicit discharge. It is a violation of this subdivision to reinstate access to premises that have been terminated pursuant to this section without the prior approval of the city. (Code 2003, § 14-309; Ord. No. 56(3rd series), § 2, 4-13-2009) Sec. 2.04.1400. Enforcement; notice of violation. A violation of this subdivision is a public nuisance. When the city finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a require- ment of this section, the person is deemed to have created a public nuisance subject to abate- ment and assessment, as provided in section 5.36.050. In addition to any order issued pursu- ant to section 5.36.050, the city may require the following: (1) The performance of monitoring, analysis, and reporting; CD2:26