(A) This subchapter shall apply to all discharges, including illegal dumping, entering the stormwater drainage system under the control of the Board of Stormwater Management for the City of Hammond. These discharges include flows from direct connections to the stormwater drainage system, illegal dumping, and contaminated runoff.
(B) This section shall not apply to the following categories of non-stormwater discharges or flows which are exempted from the requirements of this chapter per 40 CFR § 122.26(d)(2)(iv)(B)(l) and may be discharged into the separate storm sewer system so long as the appropriate tap, connection or discharge permits have been secured, if needed:
(1) Water line flushing;
(2) Landscape irrigation or lawn watering;
(3) Diverted stream flows;
(4) Rising ground waters;
(5) Uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;
(6) Uncontaminated pumped ground water;
(7) Discharges from potable water sources;
(8) Foundation, footing drains or crawl space pump discharge;
(9) Air conditioning condensation;
(10) Irrigation water;
(11) Springs;
(12) Individual residential car washing;
(13) Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
(14) Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges - chlorinated waster that has either sat idle for 7 days following chlorination prior to discharge to the MS4 conveyance, or, by analysis, does not contain detectable concentrations of chlorinated residual (less than 0.05 milligram per liter);
(15) Street wash water;
(16) Discharges from firefighting activities.
(C) 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 United States Environmental Protection Agency is also exempted from this chapter, 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 acceptance has been granted for the subject discharge to the stormwater drainage system.
(Ord. 8970, passed 12-8-2008)