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Ordinance No. 2281 Page 27 of 32 processes as may be deemed necessary to carry out the objectives of this chapter, including but not limited to random sampling and/or sampling in areas with evidence of stormwater contamination, illicit discharges, discharge of non- stormwater to the stormwater system, or similar factors. B. Authority to Sample and Establish Sampling Devices. The City of Pleasanton shall have the right to establish on any property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations. During all inspections as provided herein, the official may take any samples deemed necessary to aid in the pursuit of the inquiry or in the recordation of the activities on-site. C. Notification of Spills. As soon as any Person in charge of a facility or responsible for emergency response for a facility has knowledge of any confirmed or unconfirmed release of materials, pollutants or waste which may result in pollutants or nonstormwater discharges entering the MS4, such Person shall notify the City of Pleasanton of the occurrence by contacting (925) 931-5500 during normal working hours or (925) 931-5100 after normal working hours and confirming the notification by correspondence to the same. D. Follow-Up Action. In accordance with Section 9 and Section 13, and following City of Pleasanton inspection, the City of Pleasanton may require that any Person in charge of a facility or responsible for emergency response for a facility that has knowledge of any confirmed or unconfirmed release of materials, pollutants or waste which may result in pollutants or non-stormwater discharges entering the MS4, take appropriate action to prevent discharge of pollutants or wastes, including, but not limited to, implementation of appropriate BMPs, as described in Section 13, and/or installation of full trash capture systems or devices E. Requirement to Test or Monitor. An authorized enforcement official may request that any Person engaged in any activity and/or owning or operating any facility which may cause or contribute to stormwater pollution or contamination, illicit discharges, and/or discharge of non-stormwater to the stormwater system, undertake such monitoring activities and/or analyses and furnish such reports as the official may specify. The burden, including costs, of these activities, analyses and reports shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the monitoring, analyses and reports and the benefits to be obtained. The recipient of such request shall undertake and provide the monitoring, analyses and/or reports requested. (Ord. 1572 § 2, 1992; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009; Ord. 2019 § 1, 2011) § 9.14.180 Violations constituting misdemeanors or infractions. Unless otherwise specified by ordinance, the violation of any provision of this chapter, or failure to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor; except that notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any such violation constituting a misdemeanor under this chapter may, in the discretion of the the City of Pleasanton, be charged and prosecuted as an infraction.