§ 5-10.102. Intent and Purpose.

(a)

The intent of this chapter is to protect and enhance the water quality of the City's watercourses, water bodies, and wetlands pursuant to, and consistent with, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act, 33 USC Section 1251 et seq.), Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (California Water Code Section 13000 et seq.) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. CAS083526, as such permit is amended and/or renewed by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board).

(b)

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure, protect, and promote the health, safety, general welfare, and protection of property for City of Modesto citizens by prescribing regulations to effectively prohibit non-storm water discharges into the City municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), and to reduce the discharge of pollutants in storm water to the maximum extent practicable by:

(1)

Regulating non-storm water discharges to the City's MS4;

(2)

Controlling the discharge to City's MS4 from spills, overland flow, dumping, or disposal of materials other than storm water;

(3)

Reducing pollutants in storm water discharges from the City's MS4 to the maximum extent practicable;

(4)

Minimizing damage to property and public rights-of-way;

(5)

Minimizing degradation of the water quality of watercourses, and the disruption or pollution of natural or City authorized drainage flows caused by the activities of clearing and grubbing, grading, filling and excavating of land as well as sediment and pollutant runoff from other construction related activities;

(6)

Controlling industrial and commercial pollutant discharges to City's MS4.

(Ord. 3355 § 1, effective 10-8-04)