§ 30-177. Prohibition.

(a)

It is unlawful for any person to throw, drain, run, or otherwise discharge to any component of the city's separate storm sewer system or to cause, permit or suffer to be thrown, drained, run, or allow to seep or otherwise discharge into such system all matter of any nature excepting only such stormwater or surface water as herein authorized. It shall be the responsibility of the discharger to provide to the director appropriate certifications that discharges to the city's separate storm sewer system meet the requirements of this article.

(b)

The director may exempt the following discharges from the prohibition provision above unless such discharges are identified by the director as possible pollution sources.

(1)

Water line flushing performed by a government agency, diverted stream flows, rising groundwaters, and unpolluted groundwater infiltration.

(2)

Unpolluted pumped groundwater.

(3)

Discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, individual residential car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, and street wash water.

(4)

Discharges or flows from firefighting.

(5)

Other unpolluted water.

(c)

Upon an accidental discharge or an unavoidable loss to the city's separate storm sewer system of any hazardous material, the person concerned shall notify the fire department through the 911 system immediately after the event is discovered. If the material discharged is not considered a hazardous material but is other than unpolluted stormwater runoff, then it should be reported to the public works department as soon as practicable. Notification shall include the nature, quantity and time of occurrence of the discharge. The person concerned shall take immediate steps to stop the discharge and contain, treat, or take other actions to minimize effects of the discharge on the city's separate storm sewer system. The person shall also take immediate steps to ensure no recurrence of the discharge. A written report describing the occurrence, its impact on water quality and the clean up, shall be prepared by the person concerned and submitted within 15 days of the occurrence to the fire department and the public works department.

(Ord. No. 95-5, § I(11-73), 4-20-95)