§ 2-31-192. Definitions.

Unless the text specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:

Act shall mean the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

Authorized official shall mean any employee or agent of Manatee County authorized in writing by the county administrator to administer or enforce the provisions of this article.

County administrator shall mean the county administrator of Manatee County, Florida, or his/her designee.

Discharge shall mean any direct or indirect introduction of any solid, liquid or gaseous matter.

Municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) shall mean that system of conveyance owned by Manatee County used for collecting, storing and transporting stormwater, but not including any facilities intended to be used in accordance with applicable laws for collecting and transporting sanitary or other wastewater.

NPDES shall mean a permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342).

Person shall mean any individual, partnership or co-partnership, firm, company, association, society, corporation, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity or other legal entity, or their legal representatives or agents. The masculine gender shall include the feminine, and the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.

Pollutant shall mean solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemicals, biological materials, radioactive materials, rock, sand, dirt, industrial materials and industrial wastes discharged into water or any other material capable of degrading local normal environmental conditions upon introduction into the environment.

Prohibited discharge shall mean any discharge or deposition to the MS4 that is not composed entirely of stormwater except for discharges pursuant to a NPDES permit (other than the NPDES permit for discharges from the MS4-NPDES Permit No. FLS000036, or successor permits) and discharges described in section 2-31-194(c) of this article.

Shall when used, means that it is mandatory; but the term may when used, means that it is permissive.

Site of industrial activity shall mean an area or facility used for manufacturing, processing, or raw materials storage, as defined under 40 CFR sec. 122.26(a)(14) of regulations of the EPA and includes construction activity where five (5) or more acres are subject to clearing, grading and excavation activities.

Stormwater shall mean any flow occurring during or following any form of natural precipitation and resulting therefrom.

Waters of the state shall mean any surface water or groundwater located within the boundaries of the state or over which the state exercises jurisdiction.

Yard waste shall mean an accumulation of leaves, grass, shrubbery cuttings, logs, tree limbs, brush, palm fronds, and other refuse attendant the care of lawns, shrubbery, vines and trees.

(Ord. No. 00-02, § 2, 1-18-00)