(A) No person, company, developer or any other entity shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the MS4 any pollutants including, but not limited to, hazardous materials or waters containing any pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than storm water. The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illicit discharge is prohibited.
(B) This subchapter does not apply to following categories of non-storm water discharges or flows, unless the Director of Storm Water Management and/or enforcement agency identifies them as significant contributors of pollutants to it MS4: water line flushing; landscaping irrigation; diverted stream flows; rising ground waters; uncontaminated ground water infiltration; uncontaminated pumped ground water; discharge from potable water sources; foundation drains; air conditioning condensation; irrigation water; springs; water from crawl space pumps; footing drains; lawn watering; individual non-polluting residential home and car washing; flows from riparian habitats and wetlands; dechlorinated swimming pool discharges; firefighters’ activities; and street wash water from municipal cleaning operations.
(C) The prohibition of discharges or flows shall not apply to any non-storm water discharges permitted under a NPDES permit, waiver or waste discharges order issued to the discharger and administered by the state’s Division of Water 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.
(D) The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the storm drain system is prohibited. This prohibition includes without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practice applicable at the time of connection.
(Prior Code, § 92.153) (Ord. 21-2008, passed 12-22-2008)