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environment (wildlife, plants, surface water), property or health. <br />3. Discharge would noticeably lower aesthetic value of affected area. <br />.~ 4. Discharge would impact multiple uses o~ surface waters or affected ~` <br />area. <br />5. Discharge is classified as a hazardous substance as defined by <br />Section 6.340 of the Eugene Code, 1971. <br />B. Purpose. <br />Provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, the .City's NPDES stormwater permit, and the <br />City's Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan (CSWMP) prohibit improper connections <br />and illegal discharges to the City's stormwater system. It is the intent of these rules to provide <br />an effective enforcement program that will discourage .violations and mitigate the effects of a <br />current violation. <br />C. Apalicability. <br />These rules, and. the enforcement procedures contained herein apply to violations of <br />Sections 6.007 (Nuisances), 6.010 (Nuisances), 6.401 to 6.481 (Sewerage Systems and <br />Wastewater Service), 6.600 to 6.610 (Stormwater Service), 6.805 (Littering), and 6.810 <br />(Prohibited Deposits in the Millrace), of the Eugene Code, 1971. <br />D. Administrative Civil Penalty. <br />1. The enforcement officer is authorized to impose an administrative civil penalty <br />upon a responsible person for a violation of the provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971 set forth in <br />paragraph C above, or the regulations adopted thereunder. Prior to imposition of an <br />administrative civil penalty the enforcement officer or designee shall provide the responsible <br />person with written notice of the violation and an opportunity to correct the violation of not less <br />than five days. However, if the violation is intentional, kaowing, repetitive, or involves Sections <br />6.010, 6.446, 6.805, or 6.810 of the Eugene Code, 1971, no written notice or opportunity to <br />correct is required prior to imposition of the administrative civil penalty. <br />2. If the violation has not. been corrected in the manner or within the time required <br />in the written notice of violation, or if the violation is intentional, knowing, or repetitive, the <br />enforcement officer may issue a Notice of Civil Penalty. <br />3. The Notice of Civil Penalty shall: <br />Stormwater System Administrative Rule - 8 <br />