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The following words and phrases shall be defined as follows for the purpose of this Chapter:

“Best Management Practices (BMPs)” means a wide range of management procedures, schedules or activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices which have been demonstrated to effectively control the quality and/or quantity of storm water runoff and which are compatible with the planned land use. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage. A list of BMPs can be found in the Lindon Storm Water Management Program (LSWMP).

“Catch Basin” means a drain inlet designed to keep out large or obstructive matter.

“City Manager” means the Lindon City Manager, or designee.

“Debris” means any dirt, rock, sand, vegetation, rubbish or litter.

“Dechlorinated Water” means water with all traces of chlorine removed.

“Detention Basin” means a depression designed to detain storm water runoff so downstream storm water resources are not over-taxed. A detention basin contains an inlet and an outlet, allows, debris to settle out, and regulates water flow.

“Development” means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to site preparation, filling, grading, paving, excavation, and construction, alteration or remodeling of buildings or other structures, and any activities on a construction site, as determined by the Public Works Director, the Community Development Representative, or City Engineer, that create conditions that may generate erosion, sediments, hazardous materials, or pollutants that can impact or affect the storm drain system or the waters collected thereby.

“Director” means the Public Works Director of Lindon City or his duly appointed deputy, agent, or representative.

“Disturb” means to alter the physical condition, natural terrain or vegetation of land by clearing, grubbing, grading, paving, excavation, and construction of buildings or other structures.

“Drain Inlet” means a point of entry into a sump, detention basin, or storm drain system.

“Emergency Condition” means any condition in which time is of the essence in stopping, limiting, repairing, or alleviating any condition that poses at threat to public health, welfare or safety, creates a serious risk to person, property or environment, or which creates a substantial risk of damage to the City’s storm water system.

“Hazardous Material” means 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 presence or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed. Hazardous material includes, but is not limited to any hazardous substance designated under 40 CFR part 116 pursuant to section 311 of the Clean Water Act.

“Illicit Connection” means illicit connection means either of the following;

a. Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illicit discharge to enter the storm drain system. Examples include, but are not limited to, any conveyances which allow non-storm water discharge such as sewage, process wastewater, or wash water to enter the storm drain system, and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains or sinks regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by a government agency; or

b. Any drain or conveyance connected to or discharging to the storm drain system, which has not been (1) documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records submitted to the City, and (2) approved in writing by the City.

“Illicit Discharge” means any non-storm water discharge to the storm water system. Illicit discharges include both direct connections (e.g. wastewater piping either mistakenly or deliberately connected to the storm water system) and indirect connections (e.g. infiltration into the storm water system or spills collected by drain inlets), except discharges allowed pursuant to a UPDES Permit (other than the UPDES Permit for discharges from the municipal separate storm sewer) and discharges resulting from fire fighting activities.

“Land Development” means any development of a parcel, lot, subdivision plat or site plan. If there is more than one lot in the subdivision plat or site plan, all lots in the subdivision plat or site plan shall jointly be considered to be part of the land development.

“Non-Storm Water Runoff” means any runoff other than storm water.

“NPDES” mean “National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. As authorized by the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, company or body politic, including any agency of the State of Utah and the United States government.

“Pollutant” means dredged soil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, industrial, municipal and agricultural waste, 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, articles, and accumulations, that may cause or contribute to pollution; floatables; pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; hazardous substances and wastes; sewage, sanitary sewer overflows, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; wastes and residues that result from constructing a building or structure (including but not limited to sediments, slurries, and concrete resinates); and noxious or offensive matter of any kind.

“Pretreatment” means a structure or process that entirely or partially removes pollutants from storm water.

“Redevelopment” means alterations of a property that change the footprint of a site or building.

“Runoff” means that part of precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that runs off the land. It can carry pollutants from the air and land into the receiving waters.

“Storm Drain” means a closed conduit for conducting collected storm water.

“Storm Water System” means the system of conveyances (including sidewalks, roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, detention basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, sumps, storm drains, and ground water owned and operated by the City, which is designed and used for collecting or conveying storm water. The storm water system is also referred to as a “municipal separate storm sewer system” or “MS4.”

“Storm Water” means any flow that occurs during or following any form of natural precipitation. Storm water includes only the portion of such flow that is composed of precipitation.

“Sump” means a formalized underground structure, generally surrounded by drain rock, that releases water into the surrounding sub-soil.

“UPDES” means Utah Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. A state permit program designed to regulate and control discharges into surface waters of the State. A UPDES permit is typically required prior to discharging any waste water to surface water, including storm drainage discharges, well drilling activities, industrial processing, etc. (Ord. 2006-9, amended, 2007; Ord. 97-14, adopted, 1997; Ord. 2011-10, amended, 2011)