§ 11-604 STORMWATER REGULATIONS; ILLICIT DISCHARGES PROHIBITED.

   (A)   No person shall cause the discharge of non-stormwater runoff to enter the municipal separate storm sewer system unless the discharge is one of the following:

      (1)   Authorized by a NPDES permit issued by EPA, or NDEQ;

      (2)   Caused by or resulting from one of the following:

         (a)   Fire fighting activities, where such discharges or flows contain no significant sources of pollutants;

         (b)   Landscape irrigation;

         (c)   Diverted stream flows;

         (d)   Rising ground waters;

         (e)   Uncontaminated ground water infiltration, as defined at 40 CFR 35.2005(20);

         (f)   Uncontaminated pumped ground water;

         (g)   Discharges from potable water sources;

         (h)   Foundation drains;

         (i)   Air conditioning condensation;

         (j)   Irrigation water;

         (k)   Springs;

         (l)   Water from crawl space pumps;

         (m)   Footing drains;

         (n)   Lawn watering;

         (o)   Individual residential car washing;

         (p)   Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;

         (q)   Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;

         (r)   Street wash water;

      (3)   Authorized by the City of Springfield.

   (B)   All exempt discharges, as listed above, must be in conformance with all other provisions of this Code. (Ord. No. 960, 5/16/17)