(A) Prohibition of illegal discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the municipal storm drain system or watercourses any substance other than storm water of an exempted discharge. Any discharge via an illicit connection is prohibited.
(B) Exceptions. 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 section: water line flushing or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated groundwater infiltration, uncontaminated pumped groundwater, foundation or footing drains (not including active groundwater dewatering systems), air conditioning condensation, springs, non-commercial washing of vehicles, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, swimming pools (if dechlorinated - less than one PPM chlorine), and fire fighting activities;
(2) Discharges specified in writing by the city 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 non-stormwater 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 for any discharge to the storm drain system.
(Ord. 2004-39, passed 10-26-2004; Am. Ord. 2012-9, passed 5-22-2012)