(A) The specific prohibitions and requirements in this section are not inclusive of all the discharges prohibited by the general prohibitions.
(B) No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the MS4 or a watercourse any discharge that causes or contributes to causing the city to violate the standards of a TPDES permit.
(C) No person shall dump, spill, leak, pump, pour, emit, empty, discharge, leach, dispose, or otherwise introduce or cause, allow, or permit to be introduced any of the following substances into the MS4:
(1) Any used motor oil, antifreeze, or any other motor vehicle fluid;
(2) Any industrial waste;
(3) Any hazardous waste, including hazardous household waste;
(4) Any domestic sewage or septic tank waste, grease trap waste, or grit trap waste;
(5) Any garbage, rubbish, or yard waste;
(6) Any dumpster, or trailer overflow:
(a) All individuals, businesses and/or firms renting dumpsters in Port Isabel shall be responsible for:
1. Keeping dumpster(s) covered at all times;
2. Maintaining their dumpster(s) and the area around their dumpster(s) in a clean and sanitary condition;
3. Providing an adequately sized dumpster with necessary pickups in order to prevent the overflow of refuse; and
4. All commercial garbage receptacles must have a roof covering and be enclosed on all sides as per specifications set out by the City of Port Isabel;
(b) All individuals, businesses and/or firms utilizing trailers to store or transport household refuse and/or construction debris, shall keep trailers covered with a secured tarp at all times in order to prevent the release of windblown refuse or debris;
(c) Any individual, business and/or firm failing to maintain a dumpster or trailer in accordance with these regulations shall be subject to a fine of up to $250;
(7) Any wastewater from a commercial carwash facility; from any vehicle washing, cleaning, or maintenance at any new or used automobile or other vehicle dealership, rental agency, body shop, repair shop, or maintenance facility; or from any washing, cleaning, or maintenance of any business or commercial or public service vehicle, including a truck, bus, or heavy equipment;
(8) Any wastewater from a commercial mobile power washer or from the washing or other cleaning of a building exterior that contains any soap, detergent, degreaser, solvent, or any other harmful cleaning substance;
(9) Any wastewater from commercial floor, rug, or carpet cleaning;
(10) Any wastewater from the wash down or other cleaning of pavement that contains any harmful quantity of soap, detergent, solvent, degreaser, emulsifier, 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;
(11) Any effluent from a cooling tower, condenser, compressor, emissions scrubber, emissions filter, or the blow down from a boiler;
(12) Any ready-mixed concrete, mortar, ceramic, or asphalt base material or hydro mulch material, or from the cleaning of vehicles or equipment containing, or used in transporting or applying, such material;
(13) Any filter backwash from a swimming pool, fountain, or spa;
(14) Any water from a water curtain in a spray room used for painting vehicles or equipment;
(15) Any contaminated runoff from a vehicle wrecking yard;
(16) Any substance or material that will damage, block, or clog the MS4; or
(17) Any release from a petroleum storage tank (PST), or any leachate or runoff from soil contaminated by a leaking PST, or any discharge of pumped, confined, or treated wastewater from the remediation of any such PST release, unless the discharge satisfies all of the following criteria:
(a) Compliance with all state and federal standards and requirements;
(b) No discharge containing a harmful quantity of any pollutant; and
(c) No discharge containing more than 50 parts per billion of benzene; 500 parts per billion combined total quantities of benzene, toluene, methylbenzene, and xylem (BTEX); or 15 mg/1 of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH).
(D) No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the MS4 any harmful quantity of sediment, silt, earth, soil, or other material associated with clearing, grading, excavation or other construction activities, or associated with land filling or other placement or disposal of soil, rock, or other earth materials, in excess of what could be retained on site or captured by employing sediment and erosion control measures to the maximum extent practicable.
(E) No person shall connect a line conveying sanitary sewage, domestic or industrial, to the MS4, or allow such a connection to continue.
(F) No person shall cause or allow any pavement wash water from a service station to be discharged into the MS4 unless such wash water has passed through a properly functioning and maintained, grease, oil, and sand interceptor before discharge into the MS4.
(G) Regulation of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.
(1) Any sale, distribution, application, labeling, manufacture, transportation, storage, or disposal of a pesticide, herbicide, or fertilizer must comply fully with all state and federal statutes and regulations including, without limitation, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and all federal regulations promulgated pursuant to FIFRA; Chapters 63, 75, and 76 of the Texas Agriculture Code and all state regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; and any other state or federal requirement.
(2) Any license, permit, registration, certification, or evidence of financial responsibility required by state or federal law for sale, distribution, application, manufacturer, transportation, storage, or disposal of a pesticide, herbicide or fertilizer must be presented to the City of Port Isabel and any city law enforcement officer for examination upon request.
(3) No person shall use or cause to be used any pesticide or herbicide contrary to any directions for use on any labeling required by state or federal statute or regulation.
(4) No person shall use or cause to be used any pesticide, herbicide, or fertilizer in any manner that the person knows, or reasonably should know, is likely to cause, or does cause, a harmful quantity of the pesticide, herbicide, or fertilizer to enter the MS4 or a watercourse.
(5) No person shall dispose of, discard, store, or transport a pesticide, herbicide, or fertilizer, or a pesticide, herbicide, or fertilizer container, in a manner that the person knows, or reasonably should know, is likely to cause, or does cause, a harmful quantity of the pesticide, herbicide, or fertilizer to enter the MS4 or a watercourse.
(H) Used oil regulation. No person shall:
(1) Discharge motor vehicle oil into the MS4 or a sewer, drainage system, septic tank, surface water, groundwater, or a watercourse;
(2) Knowingly mix or commingle used oil with solid waste that is to be disposed of in a landfill or knowingly directly dispose of used oil on land or in a landfill; or
(3) Apply used oil to a road or land for dust suppression, weed abatement, or other similar use that introduces used oil into the environment.
(Ord. 593-B, passed 7-12-2022)