A. No person shall place, drain, or otherwise discharge, cause, or allow others under their control to place, drain, or otherwise discharge into the storm drainage system or MS4 any pollutants or waters containing any pollutants, other than normal stormwater unless specifically exempted in subsection C of this section.
B. The following discharges into the MS4 or the storm drainage system shall be prohibited:
1. Discharges that are not a direct result of precipitation and/or snowmelt within the drainage area of the MS4.
2. Discharges containing litter or debris.
3. Discharges from an illicit connection.
C. The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established herein provided they do not cause an adverse effect on water quality as determined by the Administrator:
1. Discharges caused by governmental public works and stormwater management units as part of their standard operations in compliance with all applicable regulations. This may include, but is not limited to, water line flushing, storm sewer cleaning, and dechlorinated and pH neutral discharges from potable water reservoirs.
2. Discharges caused by firefighting and emergency services activities.
3. Pavement wash waters where spills or leaks of toxic and/or hazardous materials have not occurred, unless all toxic and/or hazardous materials have been removed.
4. Discharges required by law or authorized by permit, including any nonstormwater discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered by the USEPA and/or IEPA.
5. Diverted stream flows.
6. Uncontaminated groundwater.
7. Discharges of uncontaminated, dechlorinated and pH neutral water from swimming pools, foundation drains, sump pumps, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, landscape irrigation, flows from riparian habitats, natural springs and wetlands, gardening and building and pavement washing when detergents are not used.
8. Discharges from individual residential car washing, and car washing associated with fundraising for community and charitable organizations.
9. Discharges associated with dye testing of water line, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, private drains or septic systems; however, this activity shall not take place until the discharger, or tester, has provided notification to the City at least two (2) full business days prior to the test date.
10. Other discharges approved by the City as being substantially like any of the discharge types enumerated in this subsection. (Ord. O2017-38, 6-19-2017)