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Subd. 7. ILLICIT CONNECTIONS. An illicit connection is defined as either of the following: a. Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, that allows an illegal discharge to enter the storm drainage system including, but not limited to, any conveyances that allow any non-storm water discharge of sewage, process wastewater, and wash water to enter the storm drainage system, and any connections to the storm drainage system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed,permitted, or approved by the City. b. Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm drainage system that has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved by the City. Subd. 8. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. Activities subject to NPDES Industrial Storm Water Permits as defined in 40 CFR, Section 122.26 (b)(14). Subd. 9. MLJNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4). The system of conveyances (including sidewalks, roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) owned and operated by the City and designed or used for collecting or conveying storm water, and that is not used for collecting or conveying sewage. Subd. 10. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORM WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT. A permit issued by EPA (or by a State under authority delegated pursuant to 33 USC § 1342(b)) that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States, whether the permit is applicable on an individual, group, or general area-wide basis. Subd. 11. NON-STORM WATER DISCHARGE. Any discharge to the storm drainage system that is not composed entirely of storm water. Subd. 12. PERSON. Any individual, association, organization, partnership, firm, corporation, or other entity recognized by law and acting either as the owner or as the owner's agent. Subd. 13. POLLUTANT. Anything that causes or contributes to pollution. Pollutants may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oil and other automotive fluids; undiluted coal tar-based sealers or other products containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects and accumulations, so that same may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; hazardous materials and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from constructing a building or structure; and noxious or offensive matter of any kind. Subd. 14. PREMISES. Any building, lot, parcel of land, or portion of land whether improved or unimproved including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips. 3/8