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AN ORDINANCE PROSCRIBING ILLICIT DISCHARGES TO THE CITY STORM SEWER SYSTEM, ADDING CHAPTER 43A TO THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That the Duluth City Code 1959, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new Chapter 43A thereto, which reads as follows:
CHAPTER 43A.
ILLICIT DISCHARGES TO THE CITY STORM SEWER SYSTEM.
Sec. 43A-1. Purpose.
This Chapter is adopted in accordance with the city's national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) municipal separate storm sewer (MS4) permit that authorizes the discharge of stormwater to surface water. Pursuant to permit regulations, the city is required to control the introduction of non-stormwater discharges to the city's municipal separate storm sewer system.
Sec. 43A-2. Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the terms used in this Chapter have the meanings defined as follows:
(a) City. The city of Duluth and its officials, employees, and duly authorized agents;
(b) Clean water act. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. ?? 1251 et seq.) and subsequent amendments thereto;
(c) Director. The director of public works and utilities department or his designated employee or agent for purposes of administration of this Chapter;
(d) Groundwater. Water contained below the surface of the earth;
(e) MPCA. The Minnesota pollution control agency;
(f) MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer system). The system of conveyances, including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels or storm drains, that is: owned and operated by the city, designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater, and not used for collecting or conveying sewage;
(g) National pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) stormwater discharge permit. A permit issued under the Clean water act and United States Code of Federal Regulations Title 33, Section 134...
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