§ 61-56. Prohibitions.

(a)

Prohibited discharges.

(1)

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the municipal storm drainage system or watercourses any prohibited discharges.

(2)

No person shall commence, conduct or continue any prohibited discharge to the storm drainage system except as described as follows:

a.

The following discharges are not prohibited discharges:

1.

Water line flushing or other potable water sources,

2.

Landscape irrigation or lawn watering,

3.

Diverted stream flows,

4.

Rising ground water,

5.

Ground water infiltration to storm drains,

6.

Uncontaminated pumped ground water,

7.

Foundation or footing drainage (not including discharges from active groundwater dewatering systems),

8.

Discharges from crawl space pumps,

9.

Air conditioning condensation,

10.

Springs,

11.

Discharges from non-commercial washing of vehicles,

12.

Natural riparian habitat or wet-land flows,

13.

Dechlorinated water from swimming pools,

14.

Water from fire fighting activities,

15.

Any water not containing pollutants

16.

Discharges specified in writing by the Director as being necessary to protect public health and safety.

b.

Dye testing is an allowable discharge if written notification is provided to the director prior to the time of the test.

c.

Any non-stormwater discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority of EPA is exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this article provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations, and provided that written approval has been granted for any discharge to the storm drainage system.

(b)

Illicit connections.

(1)

The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the storm drainage system or sanitary sewer system is prohibited.

(2)

This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection.

(3)

A person is considered to be in violation of this article if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the MS4, or allows such a connection to continue.

(Ord. No. 120551, § 1, 6-28-12)