A. Prohibition Of Illegal Discharges: No person shall directly or indirectly discharge or cause to be discharged into the municipal storm drain system, including city streets, roads and alleyways or watercourses, any 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 illegal discharge to the storm drain system is prohibited except as described as follows:
1. The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this chapter: uncontaminated water line flushing or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, diverted stream flows, rising ground water, ground water infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped ground water (as defined at 40 CFR section 35.2005(20)), foundation or footing drains (not including active ground water dewatering systems), crawl space pumps, air conditioning condensation, springs, individual, noncommercial washing of vehicles, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, swimming pools (if dechlorinated; typically less than 1 PPM chlorine), fire hydrant flushing, firefighting activities, and any other water source not containing pollutants of concern or other materials as described in this chapter.
2. Discharges specified in writing by the Chubbuck city director of public works as being necessary to protect public health and safety.
3. Dye testing is an allowable discharge, but requires a verbal notification to the city prior to the time of the test.
4. The prohibition shall not apply to any nonstormwater discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority of the federal environmental protection agency, 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 by the city for any discharge to the storm drain system.
B. Prohibition Of Illicit Connections:
1. The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the storm drain system is prohibited.
2. This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made prior to the enactment of this chapter, 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 chapter if the person connects a line conveying sewage or other nonstormwater discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system, or allows such a connection to continue, without written city approval. (Ord. 665, 2009)