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leaking or spilled products which are then carried by surface runoff or other <br />means to the city stormwater system. <br />6. Release of pollutants due to: washing spilled materials into the city <br />stormwater system or to a private system which, if the private system is not <br />cleaned or the situation mitigated, creates the potential for pollutants to enter the <br />city stormwater system; failure to clean-up or mitigate a spill; failure to store <br />materials under cover; cleaning equipment so as to allow the washwater to enter <br />the city stormwater system. <br />7. Discharges in violation of a general or individual NPDES <br />Stormwater or Wastewater Discharge permit. <br />8. Discharges that violate the state building code, other state laws, <br />federal law, the Eugene Code, 1971, or adopted City policies. <br />9. Discharges in violation of the City of Eugene NPDES Stormwater <br />Discharge permit. <br />In the event that a release involves illegal /improper discharge to the city stormwater <br />system at more than one point, each individual point of illegal/improper discharge may be <br />considered as a separate violation regardless of whether the release is a result of a <br />singular incident. <br />Discharges in compliance with an NPDES stormwater permit and authorized by the City <br />of Eugene are not considered improper or illegal. <br />Industrial waste Waste generated from a source or activity other than related to a <br />single or multiple dwelling unit, including waste generated by commercial use of a <br />residential unit. <br />Major effort The responsible person has taken all feasible steps to contain, <br />mitigate, and clean-up any discharged substance. There must have been active, physical <br />effort which results in significant improvement of the situation. Verbal communication is <br />not sufficient by itself, but may be considered as part of the necessary effort. <br />Minor effort The responsible person has taken few steps to contain, mitigate, or <br />clean-up any discharged substance. Due to the lack of active, physical effort, no <br />significant improvement in the situation is made and/or a significant opportunity to <br />further contain the discharge or mitigate the situation was missed. Verbal <br />communication is not sufficient by itself, but may be considered as a part of the necessary <br />effort. <br />NPDES permit National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit issued <br />pursuant to ORS 468.740 and the Clean Water Act. <br />Person/Party (As in Person Responsible/Responsible Person/Responsible Party.) <br />Any individual, partnership, joint-venture, firm, company, cooperative, corporation, <br />association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity or any other legal <br />entity. The masculine shall include the feminine and the singular shall include the plural. <br />Administrative Order - Page 3 of 12 <br />