(B) Violations. No person shall:
(1) Attempt to introduce, introduce, or cause to be introduced into the MS4 any discharge that is not composed entirely of pollutant-free storm water;
(2) Leave, accumulate, discharge, or allow animal waste on a publicly owned property or on private property that will drain to the MS4;
(3) Allow any fluids from motor vehicles to drip or flow onto public property or into the MS4;
(4) Blow or otherwise cause dirt, leaves or other organic or inorganic material to move from any private property to any public property or into the MS4;
(5) Allow sanitary sewer overflows from private property to enter publicly owned property. Sanitary sewer overflows shall be contained to the property of origin and the owner of the property shall bear the cost of proper disposal and cleanup. Disposal and cleanup shall be initiated and completed as expeditiously as possible, and in no case shall exceed 48 hours from the time of detection;
(6) Allow sanitary sewer from private property to enter the MS4 through an underground cross-connection of sanitary sewer pipe into storm sewer pipe. Should such a cross-connection be detected, the owner of the property that is the origin of the sanitary sewer discharge shall bear the cost of removing the cross-connection. Proper permitting must be obtained prior to performing the work;
(7) Allow any other non-authorized, non-stormwater discharge to enter the MS4; or
(8) Continue a discharge if:
(a) The discharge or flow in question has been determined by the City Engineer to be a source of a pollutant or pollutants to the MS4.
(b) Written notice of such determination has been provided to the discharger; and,
(c) The discharge has continued after the expiration of the time given in the notice to cease the discharge.
(C) Exceptions. Notwithstanding the activities proscribed under § 6-11-1(B) above, the following do not constitute violations:
(1) A discharge authorized by, and in compliance with, a current NPDES permit (other than the City of Albuquerque's NPDES permit for discharges from the MS4);
(2) Any discharge in compliance with a SWP if required in the Drainage Ordinance;
(3) Any non-prohibited discharge from an exempt parcel;
(4) Any discharge or flow resulting from firefighting by the fire department if that discharge is not reasonably expected to be a significant source of pollutants to the MS4;
(5) Water line flushing, provided that the water is not significantly chlorinated when reaching a receiving water;
(6) Rising ground waters;
(7) Ground water infiltration;
(8) Irrigation water from agricultural operations;
(9) Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
(10) Dechlorinated discharges of potable water; or
(11) Materials resulting from a spill where the discharge is necessary to prevent loss of life; personal injury, or property damage provided that the party responsible for the spill takes all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any adverse effects to human health or the environment.
(12) Any stormwater flows from property in a native undisturbed state.