941.07 DISCHARGE AND CONNECTION PROHIBITIONS.

   (a)   Prohibition of Illicit Discharges.  No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, an illicit discharge into the MS4.  The commencement, conduct, or continuance of any illicit discharge to the MS4 is prohibited, except as described below:

      (1)   Water line flushing; landscaping irrigation; government-approved diverted stream flows; rising ground waters; uncontaminated ground water infiltration; uncontaminated pumped ground water; discharges from potable water sources; foundation drains; air conditioning condensate; irrigation water; springs; water from crawl space pumps; footing drains; lawn watering; individual residential car washing; flows from riparian habitats and wetlands; dechlorinated swimming pool discharges; street wash water; and discharges or flows from fire fighting activities.  These discharges are exempt until such time as they are determined by the City to be significant contributors of pollutants to the MS4.

      (2)   Discharges specified in writing by the City as being necessary to protect public health and safety.

      (3)   Sewage effluent from household sewage treatment systems which are permitted by the Lucas County Board of Health in accordance with Ohio Administrative Code 3701-29 and which discharge to a storm or other drainage way from a residential 1, 2, or 3 family dwelling, so long as such systems have been issued an NPDES permit by the Ohio EPA and comply with all relevant quality standards.

   (b)   Prohibition of Illegal Connections.  The construction, use, maintenance, or continued existence of illegal connections to the MS4 is prohibited.

      (1)   This provision expressly prohibits, without limitation, the continued use and/or maintenance of illegal connections, regardless of whether the initial construction or installation of the connection was permissible at the time of connection.

      (2)   A person is considered to be in violation of this regulation if the person connects a line conveying illicit discharges to the MS4, or allows such a connection to continue. 
(Ord. 03-17.  Passed 4-10-17.)