(A) Prohibition of illegal discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the municipal storm drain system or watercourses any materials, including but not limited to pollutants or waters containing any pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than storm water. The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illegal discharge to the storm drain system is prohibited, except as described as follows:
(1) Water line flushing or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, diverted stream flows, rising ground water, ground water infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped ground water, foundation or footing drains (not including active groundwater dewatering systems), crawl space pumps, air conditioning condensation, springs, noncommercial washing of vehicles, natural riparian habitat or wet-land flows, swimming pools (if dechlorinated to less than 0.1 PPM chlorine), fire-fighting activities, any other water source not containing pollutants, and the use of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides for agricultural or landscaping purposes when applied for their intended purpose in accordance with label directions and in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal ordinances, laws and regulations.
(2) Discharges specified in writing by city as being necessary to protect public health and safety.
(3) Dye testing if verbal notification is given to the city prior to the time of the test.
(4) Any non-storm water discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations, and provided that prior written approval has been granted by the city for any discharge to the storm drain system.
(B) Prohibition of illicit connections.
(1) The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of an illicit connection to the storm drain system is prohibited.
(2) This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, a connection made prior to the enactment of this section, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of the connection.
(3) A person is considered to be in violation of this section if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the MS4, or allows such a connection to continue.
(Ord. 1201, passed 12-11-12)