(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to improperly dispose of any contaminant into the MS4. Contaminants include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Trash or debris;
(2) Construction materials or uncontrolled sediment;
(3) Petroleum products including, but not limited to, oil, gasoline, grease, fuel oil, or hydraulic fluids;
(4) Antifreeze and other automotive products;
(5) Metals in either particulate or dissolved form;
(6) Flammable or explosive materials;
(7) Radioactive materials;
(8) Batteries including, but not limited to, lead acid automobile batteries, alkaline batteries, lithium batteries, or mercury batteries;
(9) Acids, alkalis, or bases;
(10) Paints, stains, resins, lacquers, or varnishes;
(11) Degreasers and/or solvents;
(12) Drain cleaners;
(13) Pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers;
(14) Steam cleaning wastes;
(15) Soaps, detergents, or ammonia;
(16) Swimming pool backwash including chlorinated swimming pool discharge;
(17) Chlorine, bromine, and other disinfectants;
(18) Heated water;
(19) Animal waste, either from domestic animals or from feeder lot operations;
(20) Leakage from sanitary sewers and connections that have remained uncorrected for more than seven days;
(21) Recreational vehicle waste;
(22) Animal carcasses;
(23) Food wastes;
(24) Medical wastes;
(25) Bark and other fibrous materials;
(26) Collected lawn clippings, leaves, or branches;
(27) Silt, sediment, or gravel;
(28) Dyes, except with permission from the town;
(29) Chemicals not normally found in uncontaminated water;
(30) Water from fresh concrete or that used for cleaning, finishing, and/or to expose aggregates;
(31) Junk motor vehicles;
(32) Leakage from solid waste disposal containers;
(33) Sewage or sewage sludge;
(34) Any polluted household wastewater, such as, but not limited to, laundry wash water and dishwater, except that discharged to a sanitary sewer or septic system;
(35) Leakage from water lines that has remained uncorrected for seven days or more;
(36) Commercial, industrial, or public vehicle wash discharge;
(37) Garbage or sanitary waste;
(38) Dead animals or animal fecal waste;
(39) Dredged or spoil material;
(40) Wrecked or discarded vehicles or equipment;
(41) Wash waters to the storm drain system from the cleaning of gas stations, auto repair garages, or other types of auto repair facilities;
(42) Wastewater to the storm drain system from mobile auto washing, steam cleaning, mobile carpet cleaning, and other such mobile commercial and industrial operations;
(43) Waters from areas devoted to the repair of machinery and equipment, including motor vehicles, which are visibly leaking oil, fluids, or coolants;
(44) Waters from storage areas for materials containing grease, oil, or hazardous materials or uncovered receptacles containing hazardous materials, grease, or oil;
(45) Toxic materials from paved or unpaved areas;
(46) Discharge into the storm drain system from the washing or rinsing of restaurant mats, roof vents, grease traps, equipment, or garbage bins or cans;
(47) Sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes if discharged into a well or a location that is likely that the discharged substance will move into a well, or the underground placement of fluids and other substances which do, or may, affect the waters of the state; and
(48) Any hazardous material or waste not listed above.
(B) It is not the intent of the town, by this chapter, to propose penalties for de minimus discharges that have no significant adverse impact on the safety, health, the welfare of the environment, or the functionality of the storm water drainage/collection system and, to this end, such de minimus discharges are expressly exempted from the application of this chapter.
(Ord. G-12-02, passed 1-17-2012) Penalty, see § 153.99