§ 27½-2. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the designated meanings.

(a)

Applicable water quality standard means a numeric or narrative water quality criterion that limits the quantity or concentrations of pollutants that may be present in navigable waters defined in 33 United States Code Section 1362(7).

(b)

Nonresidential user means any real property that is actually or intended to be used for commercial, industrial, agricultural, or recreational purposes; and residential subdivisions or dwellings that have not been occupied by a bona fide purchaser or tenant.

(c)

NPDES permit means an authorization to discharge pollutants issued pursuant to issued pursuant to 33 United States Code Section 1342.

(d)

Pollutant means solid, liquid, gaseous, or other substances that can alter the chemical or physical properties of water, including but not limited to: fluids, solid wastes, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, solvents, sludge, petroleum, and petroleum products, biological materials, radioactive materials, sand, dirt, animal wastes, acids and bases.

(e)

Pollution means the presence of pollutants on land or in water.

(f)

Public storm drain system means all or any part of the storm drains, basins, ditches, pipes, graded areas, and gutters located within publicly owned easements, public rights-of-way, public parks, streets, roads, or highways, or common areas of real property leased from the City of Columbus, that are used for collecting or conveying storm water.

(g)

Release means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, placing, leaching, dumping, or disposing into or on any land in a manner that significant materials, pollutants, or storm water come to be located in a public storm drain system.

(h)

Significant materials means any solid, liquid, or gaseous substance other than storm water, that can release pollutants, including but not limited to: Raw materials, fuels, solvents, detergents, finished materials, hazardous substances designated under Section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 United States Code Section 9601(14); any chemical for which a report must be filed pursuant to Section 313 of the Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Action of 1986, 42 United States Code Section 11023; fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and waste materials, including garbage, trash, ashes, slag, yard waste, animal waste, and sludge.

(i)

Storm water means rainfall runoff.

(Ord.of 10-1-96(2), § II)