(1) Illicit Discharges and Connections. No person shall cause or permit illicit discharges to be made into the city’s storm drain system, nor shall any person establish, use or maintain or continue to use an illicit connection to the city’s storm drain system.

(2) Littering. No person shall throw, deposit, place, leave, maintain or keep or permit to be thrown, deposited, placed, left or maintained or kept, any refuse, rubbish, garbage, or any other discarded or abandoned objects, articles or accumulation, in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, storm drain, inlet, catch basin, conduit or drainage structure, business place, or upon any public or private plot of land in the city, so that the same might become a pollutant, except in containers, recycling bags or other lawfully established waste disposal waste facilities. It shall be illegal to dump, discard, abandon or otherwise deposit any refuse where the natural flow of storm water might carry the same to any such flood water channel or structure, or in any fountain, pond, lake, stream or any other body of water in a park or elsewhere in the city.

(3) Blowing Debris. No person shall use or operate any mechanical device to blow leaves, dirt or other debris into or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, parkway, or other public right-of-way.

(4) Disposal of Landscape Debris. No person shall intentionally dispose of leaves, dirt or other landscape debris into or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, parkway, storm drain, or other public right-of-way.

(5) Industrial Activities. No person shall conduct any industrial activity in the city without obtaining all permits required by state or federal law, including an NPDES general industrial activity storm water permit, when required. Each industrial discharger associated with construction activity, or other discharger, described in any general storm water permit addressing such discharges, as may be adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the California Regional Water Control Board, Los Angeles Region, shall provide notice of intent, comply with, and undertake all other activities required by any general storm water permit applicable to such discharges. Persons conducting industrial activities within the city shall refer to the most recent edition of the Industrial/Commercial Best Management Practices Handbook, produced and published by the Storm Water Quality Task Force, for specific guidance on selecting best management practices for reducing pollutants in storm water discharges from industrial activities. Each discharger identified in an individual NPDES permit relating to storm water discharges shall comply with and undertake activities required by such permit.

(6) Discharge in Violation of Permit. Any discharge that would result in or contribute to a violation of NPDES Permit No. CA5614001, available for viewing at the city of Cudahy, City Hall, city clerk’s office, and any amendment, revision or reissuance thereof, either separately considered or when combined with other discharges, is prohibited. Liability for such discharge shall be the responsibility of the person(s) causing or responsible for the discharge and such person(s) shall indemnify and hold harmless the city in any administrative or judgment, enforcement action relating to such discharge.

(7) The discharge of untreated wash waters to the MS4 when gas stations, auto repair garages, or other types of automotive service facilities are cleaned is prohibited.

(8) The discharge of untreated wastewater to the MS4 from mobile auto washing, steam cleaning, mobile carpet cleaning, pet grooming and other such mobile commercial and industrial operation is prohibited.

(9) To the maximum extent practicable, discharge to the MS4 from areas where repair is taking place of machinery and equipment, including motor vehicles, which are visibly leaking oil, fluid or antifreeze is prohibited.

(10) The discharge of untreated runoff to the MS4 from storage areas of materials containing grease, oil, or other hazardous substances, and uncovered receptacles containing hazardous materials is prohibited.

(11) The discharge of commercial/municipal swimming pool filter backwash to the MS4 is prohibited.

(12) The discharge of untreated runoff from washing of toxic materials from paved or unpaved areas to the MS4 is prohibited.

(13) The washing of impervious surfaces in industrial or commercial areas which results in a discharge of untreated runoff to the MS4 is prohibited or shall be controlled to the maximum extent practicable, unless specifically required by state or local health and safety codes.

(14) The discharge from washing concrete trucks to the MS4 is prohibited.

(15) Industrial or commercial motor vehicle parking lots, with more than 25 parking spaces, that are located in areas potentially exposed to storm water shall be swept, or other equally effective measures taken, to remove debris on a regular basis.

(16) The placement of machinery/equipment that is to be repaired or maintained shall be such that leaks, spills and other maintenance-related pollutants are not discharged to the MS4.

(17) Illicit discharges and illicit connections to the MS4 are prohibited. Illicit connections shall be removed.

(18) In order to control spills, dumping or disposal of materials to the MS4, the following are prohibited: