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• 1 ORDINANCE NO. I V.5.0— 91U 2 AN ORDINANCE regulating the Surface Water System within the City 3 of Everett. 4 5 THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 6 Section 1 : DEFINITIONS. 7 The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have 8 the following meanings: 9 A. "Director" means the Director of Public Works or his/her designee. 10 B. "Pollution" means such contamination, or other alteration of the 11 physical , chemical or biological properties of surface waters including 12 change in temperature, taste, color, turbidity, or odor of the waters, or 13 such discharge of any liquid, gaseous, solid, radioactive, or other 14 substance into any surface waters as will or is likely to create a nuisance 15 or render such waters harmful , detrimental or injurious to the public 16 health, safety or welfare or to domestic, commercial , industrial , 17 agricultural , recreational , or other legitimate beneficial uses or to 18 livestock, wild animals, birds, fish or other aquatic life. 19 C. "Private system" means any element in the surface water system 20 which is not under City ownership or management. 21 D. "Surface water system" means the receiving bodies of water and 22 the facilities within the City, both public and private, naturally existing 23 and artificial , for storm and surface water drainage, conveyance, detention 24 and storage, and any facilities or processes therein, both public and 25 private, natural or artificial , which control the quantity or maintain or 26 improve the quality of storm and surface waters or deter pollution. The 27 surface water system includes, but is not limited to streets, sidewalks and 28 all public right-of-ways. 29 E. "Unsafe condition" means any condition or activities in the 30 surface water system on public or private premises which may cause pollution 31 or does or may impair or impede the operation or functioning of the surface 32 water system or which may cause damage thereto.