(a) Any person performing construction work in the City watershed of the City shall comply with the provisions of this article and shall provide erosion and sediment controls that effectively prevent discharges of pollutants to a storm drain system. The City Council may establish by ordinance standards and guidelines implementing BMPs designed to provide erosion and sediment control from construction sites. If such ordinances do not exist or fully cover the scope, then applicable West Virginia codes, as administered by the WV Department of Environmental Protection, shall be applicable. If local codes conflict with State and/or Federal codes, then the State and Federal codes shall take precedence.
(b) Discharges from the following activities will not be considered a source of pollutants to waters of the State when properly managed: waterline flushing and other discharges from potable water sources, landscape irrigation and lawn watering, irrigation water, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, ground water infiltration to separate storm drains, uncontaminated pumped ground water, foundation and footing drains, roof drains, water from crawl space pumps, residential air conditioning condensation, springs, individual residential and non-profit car washes, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges or flows from fire fighting activities and training.
(Ord. 626. Passed 3-17-08.)