(a) No person shall cause or allow an illicit discharge to enter the municipal storm water system.
(b) No person shall place, dump, dispose, litter, accumulate, maintain, discharge, or cause to enter into the MS4 any pollutant or any foreign object such as batteries, tires, waste receptacles, yard debris, refuse, rubbish, food waste, chemicals, animal waste or oil cans, which are also considered illicit discharges.
(c) Any person causing an illicit discharge to the MS4 may be required to pay for the cost of clean-up and remediation.
(d) Any owner of any private property from which a non-storm water discharge is observed may be required to pay for the cost of collecting and analyzing the discharge to determine if it is an illicit discharge.
(e) The following non-storm water discharges are not considered illicit discharges:
(1) Discharges determined by the Executive Officer not to be significant sources of pollution, including but are not limited to: natural springs and rising ground water; flows from riparian habitats or wetlands; stream diversions, permitted by the State Board; and uncontaminated ground water infiltration (as defined by 40 C.F.R. 35.2005(20)); reclaimed and potable landscape irrigation runoff; potable drinking water supply and distribution system releases (consistent with American Water Works Association guidelines for dechlorination and suspended solids reduction practices); drains for foundations, footings, and crawl spaces; air conditioning condensate; dechlorinated/debrominated swimming pool discharges; dewatering of lakes and decorative fountains; non-commercial car washing by residents or by non-profit organizations; and sidewalk rinsing.
(2) Discharges specifically allowed under a separate NPDES permit, including but not limited to, a General Industrial Storm Water Activity permit or General Construction Storm Water Activity permit.
(Ord. 936 § 3, 2015)