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Ordinance No. 1572 Page 5 City and such agency) with respect to those watercourses for which they have accepted maintenance. This ordinance shall be construed to assure consistency with the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, applicable implementing regulations, and NPDES Permit No. CA0029831 and any amendment, revision or reissuance thereof. Section 9.14.04Q Discharge of Pollutant~ The discharge of non-stormwater discharges to the City storm sewer system is prohibited- All discharges of material other than storm water must be in compliance with a NPDES permit issued for the discharge (other than NPDES permit No. CA0029831). Section 9.14,050 Exceptions to Discharge Prohibition The following discharges are exempt from the prohibition set forth in Section 9.14,040 above. (1) The prohibition on discharges'shall not apply to any discharge regulated under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to the discharger and administered by the State of California under authority of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit and other applicable laws or regulations. (2) Discharges from the following activities will not be considered a source of pollutants to waters of the United States when properly managed - water line flushing and other discharges from potable water sources, landscape irrigation and lawn watering, irrigation water, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, infiltration to separate storm drains, uncontaminated pumped ground water, foundation and footing drains, water from crawl space pumps, air conditioning condensation, springs, individual residential car washings, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges or flows from fire fighting, and accordingly are not subject to the prohibition on discharges.