(a) Prohibition of illegal discharges.
(1) No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, into the storm drainage system or onto any 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 drainage system is prohibited, except as described as follows.
(2) The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this article:
a. Flushing of water lines 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, foundation or footing drains (not including active groundwater dewatering systems), crawl space pumps, air conditioning condensation, springs, noncommercial washing of vehicles, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, swimming pools (if dechlorinated to less than one (1) PPM chlorine), fire-fighting activities, and any other water source not containing pollutants;
b. Discharges specifica lly permitte d in writing by the City Enginee r as being necessar y to protect public health and safety;
c. Dye testing; however, a verbal notification to the City Engineer shall be provided prior to the time of the test;
d. 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.
(b) Prohibition of illicit connections. The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the storm drainage system is prohibited. This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection. An illicit connection shall include, but not be limited to, the connection of a line conveying sewage to the storm drainage system, or allowing such a connection to continue.
(Ord. No. 1676, 2-28-05)