(A) Unless expressly authorized or exempted by this chapter, no person shall cause or allow the discharge to a public right-of-way or public storm drain system of any substance that is not composed entirely of storm water.
(B) Unless expressly authorized or exempted by this chapter, no person shall use, store, spill, dump, or dispose of materials in a manner that those materials could cause or contribute to the addition of pollutants to storm water.
(C) The following discharges are exempt from the prohibitions set forth in divisions (A) and (B) above.
(1) Discharges authorized by a separate NPDES or AZPDES permit.
(2) The following categories of non-storm water discharges are permissible unless otherwise prohibited under divisions (C)(3), (C)(4), or (C)(5) below:
(a) Water line flushing;
(b) Landscaping irrigation;
(c) Diverted stream flows;
(d) Rising ground waters;
(e) Uncontaminated ground water infiltration as defined in 40 C.F.R. § 35.2005(20);
(f) Uncontaminated pumped ground water;
(g) Discharges from potable water sources;
(h) Foundation drains;
(i) Air conditioning condensation;
(j) Irrigation water;
(k) Springs;
(1) Water from crawl space pumps;
(m) Footing drains;
(n) Lawn watering;
(o) Individual residential car washing;
(p) Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
(q) Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
(r) Street wash water;
(s) Discharges from emergency fire fighting activity;
(t) Dust control watering; or
(u) Any other activity that the Director identifies is not a significant contributor of pollutants during the town’s AZPDES storm water permit term. (40 C.F.R. § 122.34(b)(3)(iii)).
(3) No person shall discharge to the public storm drain system any exempted discharge under this subsection if the Director or assigned designee identifies and provides written notice to the person that the discharge has the potential to be a source of pollutants to receiving waters, waterways, or ground water.
(4) No person shall discharge to the public storm drain system that would result in or contribute to a violation of the AZPDES storm water permit issued to the town. Liability for any such discharge shall be the responsibility of the person causing or responsible for the discharge.
(5) No person shall establish, use, maintain, or continue any connection to the public storm drain system, which has caused or is likely to cause a violation of this section. This prohibition is retroactive and shall apply to any connection that was made in the past, regardless of whether it was made under permit or other authorization, or whether it was permissible under the law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of the connection.
(Ord. 2016-02, passed 9-8-2016) Penalty, see § 51.99