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<br />Subd. 1. CITY. The City of Mounds View, Minnesota and its elected officials, officers,
<br />employees, and agents.
<br />Subd. 2. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs). Schedules of activities, prohibitions
<br />of practices, general good house keeping practices, pollution prevention and educational
<br />practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce
<br />the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to storm water, receiving waters, or
<br />storm water conveyance systems. BMPs also include treatment practices, operating
<br />procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water
<br />disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
<br />a. STRUCTURAL BMPs are physical devices that are typically designed and
<br />constructed to trap or filter pollutants from storm water runoff or reduce runoff velocities.
<br />b. NON-STRUCTURAL BMPs are practices that typically focus on preserving open
<br />space, protecting natural systems, and incorporate other existing landscape features to
<br />manage storm water runoff at its source.
<br />Subd. 3. CLEAN WATER ACT. The federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251
<br />et seq.), and any subsequent amendments thereto.
<br />Subd. 4. CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. Activities subject to NPDES Construction Permits.
<br />These include construction projects resulting in land disturbance of one acre or more.
<br />Such activities include but are not limited to clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating,
<br />and demolition.
<br />Subd. 5. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Any material, including, any substance, waste, or
<br />combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical,
<br />or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present
<br />or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when
<br />improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
<br />Subd. 6. ILLEGAL / ILLICIT DISCHARGE. Any direct or indirect non-storm water discharge
<br />to the storm drainage system, except as exempted in this Chapter.
<br />Subd. 7. ILLICIT CONNECTIONS. An illicit connection is defined as either of the following:
<br />a. Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, that allows an illegal
<br />discharge to enter the storm drainage system including, but not limited to, any
<br />conveyances that allow any non-storm water discharge of sewage, process wastewater,
<br />and wash water to enter the storm drainage system, and any connections to the storm
<br />drainage system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or
<br />connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by the City.
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