§ 201-2. Definitions.

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

Authorized Enforcement Agency: The Office of Operations or designees of the Director of Operations who are designated to enforce this Chapter, including but not limited to the Regulatory Compliance and Administrative Officer, and Operations Supervisors and Foremen in the Traffic and Road Maintenance Department.

Best Management Practices ("BMPs"): schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to stormwater, receiving waters, or stormwater conveyance systems. BMPs also include treatment practices, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.

Clean Water Act: The federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), and any subsequent amendments thereto.

Construction Activity: Activities subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination ["NPDES"] Construction Permits, including but not limited to NPDES Stormwater Phase II permits required for construction projects resulting in land disturbance of one (1) acre or more. Such activities include but are not limited to clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, and demolition.

Hazardous Materials: Any material, including any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.

Illicit Discharge: Any direct or indirect discharge to the storm drain system that is not entirely composed of stormwater, except as exempted in Section 7 of this Chapter.

Illicit Connections: An Illicit Connection is defined as either of the following:

(a)

Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illegal discharge to enter the storm drain system including but not limited to any conveyances which allow any non-stormwater discharge including sewage, process wastewater, and wash water to enter the storm drain system, and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by the Authorized Enforcement Agency or,

(b)

Any drain or conveyance connected to the storm drainage system which has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved by an authorized enforcement agency.

Industrial Activity: Refers to the definition of Industrial Activity in Section 2 of the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity issued by the Connecticut DEEP, as amended.

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge Permit: A permit issued by the 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.

Non-Stormwater Discharge: Any discharge to the storm drain system that is not composed entirely of stormwater.

Permit: The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection ["DEEP"] Permit for the operation of the city's Municipal Storm Sewer System, NPDES Permit No. CT 0030279, issued on June 4, 2013.

Person: Any individual, association, organization, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity recognized by law and acting as either the Owner or as the owner's agent.

Pollutant: Anything which causes or contributes to pollution. Pollutants may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oil and other automotive fluids; non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, ordinances, and accumulations, so that same may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from constructing a building or structure; noxious or offensive matter of any kind; industrial and commercial wastes, trash, used motor vehicle fluids, food preparation waste, leaf litter, and grass clippings.

Premises: Any building, lot, parcel of land, or portion of land, whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks and parking areas.

Storm Drainage System [also known as Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System or MS4]: Publicly-owned facilities by which stormwater is collected and/or conveyed, including but not limited to any roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, gutters, curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, natural and human-made or altered drainage channels, reservoirs, and other drainage structures. Additionally included are retention and detention basins which are privately owned where the City maintains an easement or other legal authority pursuant to Section 6(A)(3)(a)(i) of the Permit.

Stormwater: Any surface flow, runoff, and drainage consisting entirely of water from any form of natural precipitation, and resulting from such precipitation.

Wastewater: Any water or other liquid, other than uncontaminated stormwater, discharged from a facility.