Reduction of Pollutants in Storm Water
San Diego Municipal Code § 43.0307
in effect§43.0307 Reduction of Pollutants in Storm Water
Any person engaged in activities which may result in discharges to the MS4 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, undertake all measures to reduce the risk of non-storm water discharges and pollutant discharges. The following requirements shall apply:
(a) BMP Implementation.
Every person undertaking any activity or use of a premises that may cause or contribute to storm water pollution or contamination, illicit discharges, or non-storm water discharges to the MS4 shall comply with BMP guidelines or pollution control requirements, as may be established by the enforcement official. BMPs shall be maintained routinely throughout the life of the activity. Such BMPs include the BMPs set forth in the jurisdictional runoff management program.
(b) Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
The enforcement official may require any business or operation that is engaged in activities which may result in pollutant discharges to the MS4 to develop and implement a storm water pollution prevention plan, which must include an employee training program and the applicable BMPs from the jurisdictional runoff management program.
(c) Coordination with Hazardous Materials Release Response Plans and Inventory.
Any activity subject to the Hazardous Materials Release Response Plan, Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code, shall include in that Plan provisions for compliance with this Division, including the prohibitions on non-storm water discharges and illicit discharges, and the requirement to reduce release of pollutants to the MS4 to the maximum extent practicable.
(d) Compliance with General Storm Water NPDES Permits.
Each discharger that is subject to any general storm water NPDES permit shall comply with all requirements of such permit. For those activities that discharge to the MS4 under a general storm water NPDES permit, the discharger shall submit monitoring data and analytical evaluation/assessment to the City at the same time reports are submitted to the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
(“Illegal Connections Prohibited” renumbered to Sec. 43.0306; “Reduction of Pollutants in Stormwater” renumbered from Sec. 43.0308, retitled and amended 9-10–2001 by O–18975 N.S.)
(Retitled to “Reduction of Pollutants in Storm Water” and amended 7-16-2015 by O-20516 N.S.; effective 8-15-2015.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter04/Ch04Art03Division03.pdf#page=8Fetched: 10/28/2026