(A) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into stormwater drainage systems or watercourses any materials, including but not limited to pollutants or waters containing pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than stormwater.
(B) The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illegal discharge to stormwater drainage systems or watercourses is prohibited except as described below.
(1) The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this subchapter:
(a) Rising ground water.
(b) Uncontaminated pumped ground water.
(c) Foundation or footing drains (not including active groundwater dewatering systems).
(d) Crawl space pumps.
(e) Other water source not containing pollutants.
(2) Discharges specified in writing by the town as being necessary to protect public health and safety.
(3) Dye testing is an allowable discharge but requires a verbal notification to the town prior to the time of the test.
(4) The prohibition shall not apply to any non-stormwater discharge permitted under a NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued and administered under 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 stormwater drainage systems or watercourses.
(C) The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to stormwater drainage systems is prohibited. This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practice applicable or prevailing at the time of connection.
(Ord. passed 11-11-05; Am. Res. passed 10-13-11) Penalty, see § 154.99