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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 City streets, except <br />for 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-up The containment and/or removal of any substance and the mitigation <br />of 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 <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 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 <br />or her designee. <br />Hindered Any action which inhibits the ability of City 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 />investigate or contain a discharge; providing false information; withholding information <br />such as product identification time of spill, source of material, or quantity of material <br />discharged. <br />Illegal/Improper discharge Factors which constitute an improper /illegal <br />discharge include, but are not limited to: <br />1. Actions or the lack thereof that create an immediate potential for <br />pollutants to enter the city stormwater system. <br />2. Failure to maintain a private system to prevent pollutants from <br />entering the city stormwater system. <br />3. Discharges from a point source prohibited by either local, state, or <br />federal law. This includes discharges once allowed by these laws which are now <br />prohibited. <br />4. Intentional dumping of waste products into (a) the city stormwater <br />system; or (b) a private system which, if the private system is not cleaned or the <br />situation mitigated, creates the potential for pollutants to enter the city stormwater <br />system. <br />5. Pollutants leached by rainwater from stored materials or from <br />Administrative Order - Page 2 of 12 <br />