(A) Where a Utility storm sewer is available on the customer’s property or within 100 feet of the property’s owner’s property line and does not cross adjacent private property which would require an easement, the customer shall, at their expense, install a connection to convey collected stormwater from the property to th storm sewer.
(B) No person, organization, or institution shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any storm sewer anything other than storm water, pursuant to divisions (E) through (F), of this section.
(C) Before connecting to a Utility storm sewer, designated by the Board, the property owner shall obtain a permit from the Utility.
(D) An application for a permit shall have:
(1) A drawing and description of the specifics for the connection;
(2) The type and size of pipe being used;
(3) Depth and slope of the pipe and the fill material to be used; and
(4) The location of the connection to the designated storm sewer or point of release at the natural outlet or watercourse.
(5) Description of any easements, deed restrictions or other property owner agreements, if applicable.
(6) Verification of compliance with any applicable DeKalb County Drainage rules.
(7) Any other information that may be necessary or required by the Utility to allow issuance of the permit.
(E) Any person who desires a permit to discharge other than surface water runoff into a storm sewer, natural outlet or watercourse shall be required to have the water they wish to discharge analyzed by a qualified laboratory, with the parameters to be analyzed identified by the Superintendent, and provide a report with the results of the analysis indicating the concentration of constituents in the proposed discharge to the Utility, prior to any permit being issued by the Utility.
(F) If a permit to discharge water other than stormwater runoff into a storm sewer, natural outlet or watercourse is issued by the Utility, an annual water quality analysis of the discharge shall be provided to the Utility for review.
(G) If at any time the Utility deems that the water discharged into a Utility storm sewer needs to be treated before discharge, the Utility shall require treatment or if a permit was issued shall revoke the permit and require the permittee to discharge its water through the sanitary sewer.
(H) Any illicit discharge into a Utility owned storm sewer will constitute will constitute a violation of this chapter and shall result in enforcement action, disconnection of the illicit discharge and proper connection to a sanitary sewer to be designated by the Superintendent.
(I) All construction activities, including that performed or contracted by the city, shall be in compliance with the applicable federal and state regulations governing said activities, and shall, at a minimum, implement pollution prevention and best management practices to the extent possible.
(J) Every owner of property through which a watercourse passes shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse located within their property boundaries, free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other obstacles that would pollute, contaminate, or significantly retard the flow of water through the watercourse. The property owner shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to the watercourse so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the watercourse.
(Ord. 1625, passed 6-6-16)