13.30.060 Illicit discharges.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the city’s storm 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.
A. The commencement, conduct, or continuance of any illegal discharge to the storm system is prohibited except as described as follows:
1. Water line flushing or other potable water sources.
2. Landscape and agricultural irrigation or lawn watering.
3. Diverted stream flows.
4. Rising ground water.
5. Ground water infiltration to storm drains.
6. Uncontaminated pumped ground water.
7. Foundation or footing drains (not including active ground water de-watering systems).
8. Crawl space pumps.
9. Air conditioning condensation.
10. Springs.
11. Noncommercial washing of vehicles.
12. Natural riparian habitat or wetland flows.
13. Swimming pools (if de-chlorinated, typically less than one part per million chlorine).
14. Firefighting activities, and any other water source not containing pollutants.
15. Discharges specified in writing by the city as being necessary to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare.
B. Dye testing is an allowable discharge, but requires a verbal notification to the city prior to the time of the test.
C. The prohibition shall not apply to any nonstorm water discharge permitted under an UPDES permit, waiver, or water 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 written approval has been granted for any discharge to the storm drain system.
D. This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of the connection. This prohibition also expressly includes, without limitation, connections of sanitary sewer lines to the system. [Code 2000 § 9-3a-6].