(a) Illicit/illegal discharges. No person shall throw drain, or otherwise discharge, cause, or allow others under its control to throw, drain, or otherwise discharge into the municipal separate storm sewer systems any pollutants or waters containing any pollutants, other than stormwater, whether such discharges occur through piping connections, runoff, exfiltration, infiltration, seepage or leaks. Polluting matter includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Petroleum products, including, but not limited to oil, gasoline, grease;
(2) Solid waste (as defined in Section 403.702, Fla. Stat.);
(3) Paints;
(4) Steam cleaning waste;
(5) Pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers;
(6) Degreasers, solvents;
(7) Sanitary sewage;
(8) Chemically treated cooling water;
(9) Antifreeze and other automotive products;
(10) Lawn clippings, leaves, branches, and the like;
(11) Animal carcasses;
(12) Recreational vehicle waters;
(13) Dyes;
(14) Construction materials;
(15) Any liquids in quantity or quality that are capable of causing a violation of the town’s NPDES stormwater permit; and
(16) Solids in such quantities or of such size capable of causing interference or obstruction to the flow of the town’s separate storm sewer system.
(b) Illicit connections.
(1) No person may maintain, use or establish any direct or indirect connection to any storm sewer owned by the town that results in any discharge in violation of any provision of federal, state, city of other laws or regulations.
(2) This division (b) is retroactive, and applies to illicit connections made prior to the effective date of the article from which this division (b) is derived; regardless of whether made under a permit or other authorization, or whether permissible under laws or practices applicable or prevailing at the time the connection was made.
(3) A person is considered to be in violation of this article if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the municipal separate storm sewer system, or allows such a connection to continue.
(c) Violation of permits. Any discharge into the stormwater system of the town in violation of any federal, state, county, municipal or other governmental law, rule, regulation or permit is prohibited, except those discharges set forth in this section or as in accordance with a valid NPDES permit.
(Ord. 2008-04, adopted 4-16-08)