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facility or land-disturbing activity. Areas channelward of mean low water shall not be considered part of the site. "State "means the Commonwealth of Virginia. "State Board" means the Virginia State Water Control Board. "State permit" means an approval to conduct aland-disturbing activity issued by the State Board in the form of a state Stormwater individual permit or coverage issued under a state general permit or an approval issued by the State Board for Stormwater discharges from a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). Under these state permits, the Commonwealth imposes and enforces requirements pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act and regulations, and the Virginia Stormwater Management Act and attendant regulations. "State Water Control Law" means Chapter 3.1 (§62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. "State waters "means all water, on the surface and under the ground, wholly or partially within or bordering the Commonwealth or within its jurisdiction, including wetlands. "Stormwater" means precipitation that is discharged across the land surface or through conveyances to one or more waterways and that may include sormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage. "Stormwater Appeals Board " is the appeal authority designated by City Council to hear appeals from any person aggrieved by a decision of the City in regard to Sormwater without a formal hearing or by inaction of the City in regard to sormwater. The Board shall be appointed by the City Manager and shall consist of three (3) members: the City Engineer,. the Assistant Administrator of Public Utilities and the Administrator of Public Works. The City Attorney or his designee shall serve a legal counsel to the Board. "Stormwater management plan " means a document(s) containing material describing methods for complying with the requirements of Section 31.2-6 of this ordinance. "Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan" or "SWPP" means a document that is prepared in accordance with good engineering practices and that identifies potential sources of pollutants that may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of Sormwater discharges from the construction site, and otherwise meets the requirements of this ordinance. In addition, the document shall identify and require the implementation of control measures, and shall include, but not be limited to the inclusion of, or the incorporation by reference of, an approved erosion and sediment control plan, an approved Sormwater management plan and a pollution prevention plan.