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The following non-storm water discharges shall be permissible, provided that they do not result in a violation of State of Michigan water quality standards:
(a) Water supply line flushing;
(b) Landscape irrigation;
(c) Diverted stream flows;
(d) Rising ground water;
(e) Uncontaminated ground water infiltration to storm drains;
(f) Uncontaminated pumped ground water;
(g) Discharges from potable water sources;
(h) Foundation drains;
(i) Air conditioning condensate;
(j) Individual residential car washing;
(k) Dechlorinated swimming pool water;
(l) Street wastewater;
(m) Discharges or flows from emergency fire fighting activities; or
(n) Discharges for which a specific Federal or State permit has been issued.
(Ord. 07-2002-10. Passed 7-2-02.)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, fill, dam, confine, pave, alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with any natural or constructed drain, or drainageway without first submitting a drainage plan to the City and receiving approval of that plan. Any deviation from the approved plan is a violation of this chapter. This section shall not prohibit, however, necessary emergency action so as to prevent or mitigate drainage that would be injurious to the environment, the public health, safety, or welfare.
(b) No filling, blocking, fencing or above-surface vegetation planting shall take place within a floodway.
(c) For an overland flow way:
(1) Silt screen fences shall not be permitted below the top of the bank of a water body.
(2) Chain link fences shall be permitted if the City determines that the fence will not obstruct or divert the flow of water.
(3) If a fence is removed by the City for drain access or drain, maintenance, the fence shall be replaced by the owner of the fence at the owner's expense.
(4) No shrubs or trees shall be planted below the top of the bank of a water body.
(d) Shrubs, trees or other above-ground vegetation shall not be planted over the top of an underground storm sewer or over the top of the easement within which the storm sewer has been installed.
(Ord. 07-2002-10. Passed 7-2-02.)
Except as permitted by law, it shall be unlawful for any person to store or stockpile within a drainageway any hazardous or toxic materials unless adequate protection and/or containment has been provided so as to prevent any such materials from entering a drainageway.
(Ord. 07-2002-10. Passed 7-2-02.)
INSPECTION, MONITORING, REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING
To assure compliance with the standards in this pervasively regulated area, the City may inspect and/or obtain storm water samples from storm water runoff facilities of any discharger to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Upon request, the discharger shall allow the City's properly identified representative to enter upon the premises of the discharger at all hours necessary for the purposes of such inspection or sampling. The City shall provide the discharger reasonable advance notice of such inspection and/or sampling. The City or its properly identified representative may place on the discharger's property the equipment or devices used for such sampling or inspection.
(Ord. 07-2002-10. Passed 7-2-02.)
A discharger of storm water runoff shall provide and operate equipment or devices for the monitoring of storm water runoff, so as to provide for inspection, sampling, and flow measurement of each discharge to a water body or a storm water runoff facility, when directed in writing to do so by the City. The City may require a discharger to provide and operate such equipment and devices if it is necessary or appropriate for the inspection, sampling and flow measurement of discharges in order to determine whether adverse effects from or as a result of such discharges may occur. All such equipment and devices for the inspection, sampling and flow measurement of discharges shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances and regulations.
(Ord. 07-2002-10. Passed 7-2-02.)
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