Clovis, CA Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Co-permittee on
- NPDES Permit No. CA0083500
- Illicit discharge to storm drains
- Prohibited (Sec. 6.7.201)
- Enforcing officer
- City Manager, Authorized Enforcement Agent
- Hazardous spill
- Call 911 immediately
- Nonhazardous spill report deadline
- 5 p.m. next business day
- Penalty range
- $100-$500 infraction or $1,000/6 mo. misdemeanor
Summary
Clovis bans illicit discharges into its storm drain system under the Urban Storm Water Quality Management and Discharge Control Ordinance, joining Fresno, Fresno County, Caltrans, and Fresno State as a co-permittee on NPDES Permit CA0083500. The City Manager, acting as Authorized Enforcement Agent, can inspect property, order cleanup, and issue notices of violation.
The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illicit discharge to the storm drain system is prohibited except as described below. Discharges from the following activities will not be considered a source of pollutants to the storm drain system... unless specifically determined to cause a violation of the provisions of the Porter-Cologne Act, Clean Water Act, or this chapter: water line flushing; uncontaminated pumped ground water and other discharges from potable water sources; landscape irrigation and lawn watering; irrigation water, storm water runoff and return flows from agricultural lands; diverted stream flows; rising ground water; ground water infiltration to the storm drain system; foundation and footing drains; water from crawl space pumps; air conditioning condensation; springs; individual residential and occasional noncommercial car washing; flows from riparian habitats and wetlands; dechlorinated swimming pool discharges; municipal and construction-related street wash waters; and flows from fire fighting.
Full Breakdown
7, implements the City's share of Municipal NPDES Storm Water Discharge Permit No. 103(i)). 202). 203, bars dumping refuse, rubbish, or other discarded material onto streets, alleys, sidewalks, or storm drain components where it could cause pollution. 301). 302-305). 306).
Violations & Fines
A notice of violation under Section 6.7.501 is the City's usual first step: it orders cleanup, monitoring, or a stop to the discharge. Because the chapter is enforced like any other City ordinance, violators also face the citywide penalty in Section 1.2.01, up to $1,000 and six months in jail as a misdemeanor, or $100/$200/$500 escalating fines if charged as an infraction, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense and the condition abatable as a public nuisance.
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