Common use of Pollution Control Clause in Contracts

Pollution Control. Orange County Stormwater Program - Drainage Area Management Plan: The Santa Xxx and San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB) have issued permits which govern stormwater and non-stormwater discharges resulting from areas owned and operated by the County of Orange, Orange County Flood Control District and incorporated cities of Orange County (collectively referred to as Permittees). The RWQCB Permits are National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits Numbers R8-2002-0010 and R9-2002-0001, respectively. Copies of the RWQCB Permits are available for review. In order to comply with the Permit requirements, the Permittees have developed the Drainage Area Management Plan (DAMP), which contains Model Maintenance Procedures with Best Management Practices (BMPs) the parties conducting the municipal activities must adhere to. These Model Maintenance Procedures apply to any party conducting municipal activities and contain pollution prevention and source control techniques to minimize the impact of those activities upon dry-weather urban runoff, stormwater runoff, and receiving water quality. Work performed under this Contract shall conform to the Permit requirements, the DAMP, and the Model Maintenance Procedures and must be performed as described within all applicable Model Maintenance Procedures. The Contractor shall fully understand the Model Maintenance Procedures applicable to activities that are being conducted under this Contract prior to conducting them and maintain copies of the Model Maintenance Procedures throughout the Contract duration. The applicable Model Maintenance Procedures are available upon request of the Project Manager/Coordinator. Evaluation of activities subject to DAMP requirements performed under this Contract will be conducted to verify compliance with DAMP requirements and may be required through Contractor self-evaluation as determined by the COUNTY. The Model Maintenance Procedures include: Building Maintenance and Repair (see Exhibit 1)