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Ordinance No. 1572 Page 8 activities required by any general storm water permit applicable to such discharges, Each discharger identified in an individual NPDES permit relating to storm water discharges shall comply with and undertake all activities required by such permit. (5) Compliance with Best Management Practices Where best management practices guidelines or requirements have been adopted by any federal, State of California, regional, and/or city agency, for any activity, operation, or facility which may cause or contribute to storm water pollution or contamination, illicit discharges, and/or discharge of non-storm water to the stormwater system, every person undertaking such activity or operation, or owning or operating such facility shall comply with such guidelines or requirements as may be identified by the Director of Public Works and Utilities Administration- Section 9.14,090 Watercourse Protection Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes, or such person's lessee or tenant, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property reasonably free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other obstacles which would pollute, contaminate, or significantly retard the flow of water through the watercourse; shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse, so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the watercourse; and shall not remove healthy bank vegetation beyond that actually necessary for said maintenance, nor remove said vegetation in such a manner as to increase the vulnerability of the watercourse to erosion. No person shall commit or cause to be committed any of the following acts, unless a written permit has first been obtained from the Director of Public Works and Utilities Administration: (1) Discharge into or connect any pipe or channel to a watercourse; (2) Modify the natural flow of water in a watercourse;