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STORMWATER SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE RULE <br />A. Definitions. <br />In addition to the defmitions set forth in Sections, 6.340, 6.406, of the Eugene Code, 1971, <br />as used herein, the following words and. phrases mean: <br />City stormwater s s~ tem..Those stormwater facilities located onCity-owned property, <br />City right-of:way, City easements and any stormwater facility the City is contractually or <br />legally obligated to operate and maintain, including but not limited to: <br />1. An open drainage way serving a drainage basin which has been <br />accepted by the City; <br />2. A pipe or sewer and its related appurtenances which carries <br />stormwater and have been designed and constructed expressly for use by the general <br />public and accepted by the City; <br />3. Streets, curbs, gutters, and other surfaces in-the public way which are <br />designed to convey stormwater; <br />4. Roadside drainage ditches along unimproved City streets, excepfi for <br />access drive culverts smaller than 24 inches in diameter; -and <br />5. Flood control and stormwater quality facilities (levees, dikes, <br />overflow channels, detention basins, retention basins, dams, pump stations, <br />groundwater recharging basins, wetlands, etc.) that have been designed and <br />constructed expressly for use by the general public and accepted by the City. <br />Clean-un. The containment and/or removal of any substance and the mitigation of <br />damage to property or the environment to the satisfaction of federal, state, and local <br />enforcement personnel <br />Discharge. Deposition or release of any substance other than stormwater to the city <br />stormwater system, whether deliberate or as an unintended result of any action or failure to <br />act. Discharges include but are not limited to surface runoff, dumping, leaching by <br />stormwater, point source connections, and spilling of pollutants. <br />Enforcement action. Stop Work Orders, Cease and Desist Orders, Citations, Civil <br />Penalties, Administrative Compliance Orders, or Abatement actions issued, assessed, or <br />billed against a responsible party. <br />Enforcement officer. The Director of the City's Public. Works Department, or his or <br />her designee. <br />Hindered. Any action which inhibits the ability of City staff to investigate or mitigate <br />illegal/improper discharges to the city stormwater system. This includes, but is not limited <br />to: denying access to a facility to City staff or contract workers attempting to investigate or <br />Administrative Order - 2 ` ~ . <br />