(A) No person, company, developer or any other entity shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the MS4, community waters or waters of the Commonwealth any non-storm water materials, including but not limited to pollutants or waters containing any pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than stormwater. The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illicit discharge is prohibited.
(B) The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the storm drain system is prohibited. This prohibition includes without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, including lines conveying sewage to the MS4, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practice applicable at the time of connection.
(C) Improper connections in violation to the section must be disconnected and redirected, if necessary, to the sanitary sewer system upon approval of the City of Berea and Berea Utilities.
(D) No person shall throw, deposit, leave, maintain, keep, or permit to be thrown, deposited, left, or maintained, in or upon a sidewalk, parking lot or street, any component of the MS4, community waters or waters of the Commonwealth, unpermitted (KDPES) industrial and commercial wastes, commercial car wash wastes, sanitary sewage, garbage, yard waste, petroleum products, including used motor vehicle fluids, leaf litter, grass clippings, brush, animal wastes, any other refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, articles, and accumulations, so that the same may cause or contribute to pollution. Wastes deposited in proper waste receptacles for the purposes of collection are exempted from this prohibition.
(Ord. No. 24-14, § 1, 12-16-14)