16.10.060 Erosion and Sediment Control and Pollution Prevention Compliance.
A. Applicability.
1. Permittees are required to ensure compliance with this title during clearing, grading and construction activities. The permittee must designate a person to be responsible for compliance with this section. The person must be knowledgeable in the principles and practices of erosion and sediment controls; possess the skills to assess conditions at the construction site that could impact stormwater quality; be knowledgeable in the correct installation of the erosion and sediment controls and general construction site pollution prevention and good housekeeping practices; and be able to assess the effectiveness of any sediment and erosion control and pollution prevention measures selected to control the quality of stormwater discharges from the construction activity.
2. The permit application form shall contain the name, address, telephone number and email of the person designated to be responsible for erosion and sediment control during clearing, grading and other construction activities.
3. The following must be routinely inspected by the person designated to be responsible for ESC and pollution prevention compliance:
a. All areas of the site disturbed by construction activity to ensure that BMPs are followed and are being effective.
b. Discharge point(s) identified in the ESC plan for evidence of or the potential for the discharge of pollutants (including sediment and turbidity), and to ascertain whether ESC and pollution prevention measures are effective in preventing significant impacts to surface waters. Where discharge points are inaccessible, nearby downstream locations must be inspected to the extent that such inspections are practical.
c. BMPs identified in the ESC plan or any revision thereto to assess whether they are functioning properly.
d. Locations where vehicles enter or exit the site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking.
e. Areas used for storage of materials that are exposed to precipitation for evidence of spillage or other potential to contaminate stormwater runoff.
4. The permittee is responsible to ensure BMPs are utilized, that inspections required by this section occur on a site-appropriate schedule and that BMPs are maintained, repaired and/or removed so that the performance standards continue to be met.
5. The permittee must document all inspections conducted by permittee and retain records of inspections for at least three years after project completion. [Ord. NS-2176, 2012]