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Vehicle washing, especially in concentrated activities as conducted by the charity car washes can have <br /> significant adverse impacts on the City's stormwater quality. <br /> Guidance is being requested from the Stormwater Policy Team on what approach should be taken for the <br /> regulation. if any. of the charity-type car wash events. <br /> ISSUE: Which Public Works Division Responds? <br /> The Industrial Source Control program is responsible for all stormwater issues/complaints which are <br /> directed towards facilities regulated under the following permits; 1200Z NPDES stormwater, 1700A NPDES <br /> Wash Water, 1300J NPDES Oily Discharges and Significant Industrial Users regulated under our <br /> Pretreatment Program. Our responsibility also applies to facilities which are in the processing of obtaining <br /> one of the above permits or is required by regulations to obtain one. Public Works Maintenance (PWM) <br /> responds to all other stormwater issues(complaints). <br /> This division of responsibilities has lead to some confusing situations in which the appropriate responsible <br /> party has not been clear and there has been disagreement between PWW and PWM about who should <br /> respond to a complaint. Fortunately, this issue doesn't currently seem to be as frequent as it has been in <br /> the past. We believe we now have a better understanding of what activities are and are not covered under <br /> 1700A NPDES permits. By request of the Stormwater Policy Team, the Stormwater Management Team is <br /> currently evaluating Public Works stormwater enforcement/compliance programs to determine what <br /> structure would be most effective and efficient in performing the overall program responsibilities. One <br /> option which will be evaluated is having all stormwater complains directed to one division. <br /> • Page 2 <br />