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STORMWATER SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE R LE <br />A. Definitions. <br />In addition to the defuutions set forth in Sections 6.340, 6.406, and 6.506 of the Eugene <br />Code, 1971, as used herein, the following words and phrases mean: <br />City stormwater system. Those stormwater facilities located on City-owned <br />property, City right-of--way, City easements and .any stormwater facility the City is <br />contractually or legally obligated to operate and maintain, including but not limited to: <br />1. An open drainageway 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 <br />general public and accepted by the City; <br />3. Streets, curbs, gutters, and other surfaces in the public way which <br />are designed to convey stormwater; <br />4. Roadside drainage ditches along unimproved Ciry streets, except 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 />i har e. Deposition or release of any substance other than stormwater to the <br />city. stormwater system, whether deliberate or as an unintended. result of any action or <br />failure to act. Discharges include but are not limited to surface runoff, dumping, leaching <br />by stormwater, point source connections, and spilling of pollutants. <br />Enforcement action. Citations, civil penalties, or abatement charges issued, <br />assessed, or billed against a responsible party. <br />Enforcement officer. The Director of the City's Public Works Department, or his <br />or her designee. <br />Hindered. Any action which inhibits the ability of Ciry staff to investigate or <br />mitigate illegal/improper discharges to the city stormwater system. This includes, but is <br />not limited to: denying access to a facility to City staff or contract workers attempting to <br />Stormwater System Administrative Rule - 4 <br />