(A) It is unlawful for any owner, operator or person to connect any pipe, open channel or any other conveyance system that discharges anything, except stormwater or other approved discharges into the town’s stormwater system or facility, or waters of the state.
(B) It is unlawful for any owner, operator or person to continue the operation of any illicit connection regardless of whether the connection was permissible when constructed. Improper connections in violation of this chapter must be disconnected and redirected, if necessary, to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Inspector in compliance with federal, state or local agencies or departments regulating the discharge.
(C) It is unlawful for any owner, operator or person to throw, drain or otherwise discharge to any existing stormwater system, the waters of the state or to cause, permit or allow a discharge that is composed of anything except stormwater or other discharges authorized by the Chief Building Inspector.
(D) The Chief Building Inspector will develop procedures for detecting, tracking and eliminating illicit discharges and improper disposals to the stormwater system.
(E) After a reasonable determination is made by the Chief Building Inspector that the discharge is not a significant source of pollution, the Chief Building Inspector may require controls for, or exempt from, the prohibition divisions in (A), (B), and (C) above the following:
(1) Unpolluted industrial cooling water, but only under the authorization and direction of the Chief Building Inspector and if appropriate industrial NPDES permit is in place;
(2) Water line flushing, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, and uncontaminated pumped ground waters, and uncontaminated ground water infiltration;
(3) Discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, landscape irrigation, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, individual car washing, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, and street wash water; and/or
(4) Discharges or flows from firefighting.
(F) The Chief Building Inspector may develop procedures for allowing other non-stormwater discharges.
(Prior Code, § 25-38) (Ord. 2007, passed 9-18-2007) Penalty, see § 155.999