(A) Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to reduce the pollutants such as sediments, detergents, oxygen demanding substances, heavy metals, oil and grease in the wash water discharges from pavements or parking lots from commercial and business establishments.
(B) Prohibition. No person shall:
(1) Discharge any waste water from the washing or cleaning of pavement including, but not limited to, parking lots, driveways or carports that contain soap, detergent, solvent, degreaser, emulsifler, dispersant or any other harmful cleaning substance or any wastewater from the wash down or other cleaning of any pavement where any spill, leak or other release of oil, motor fuel or other petroleum or hazardous substance has occurred, unless all harmful quantities of such released material have been previously removed or pretreated; or
(2) Discharge any wash water from a commercial mobile power washer or from the washing or other cleaning of a pavement or building exterior, including, but not necessarily limited to, windows, that contains any soap, detergent, degreaser, solvent or any other harmful cleaning substance to MS4 and/or waterbodies.
(C) Implications. This section implies that wash water from the washing of pavement including, but not limited to, parking lots, driveways, building exteriors or carports may not enter any waterbody and/or the MS4 without proper treatment. The washing is permitted only if collected, contained and pretreated before discharging into the sanitary sewer in accordance with the requirements set forth by the city or if collected, contained and disposed of in accordance with approved best management practices set forth by the City Water Department.
(Ord. passed 7-26-2010) Penalty, see § 154.99