§ 172-5. Discharge prohibitions.

A. 

Prohibition of illegal discharges.

(1) 

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the MS4 any materials other than stormwater, except as provided in § 172-5A(2) of this chapter. The commencement, conduct or continuance of any discharge to the MS4 not authorized or exempted by this chapter is prohibited.

(2) 

The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this chapter:

(a) 

The flushing of water lines or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, existing diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated groundwater infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped groundwater, foundation or footing drains, crawl space or basement sump pumps, air-conditioning condensate, irrigation water, springs, water from individual residential car washing, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, residential street wash water, water from firefighting activities, authorized discharges from fire hydrants, and any other water source not containing pollutants. Such exempt discharges shall be made in accordance with an appropriate plan for reducing pollutants.

(b) 

Discharges approved in writing by the SMO to protect life or property from imminent harm or damage, provided that such approval shall not be construed to constitute compliance with other applicable laws and requirements, and further provided that such discharges may be permitted for a specified time period and under such conditions as the SMO may deem appropriate to protect such life and property while reasonably maintaining the purpose and intent of this chapter.

(c) 

Dye testing in compliance with applicable state and local laws is an allowable discharge but requires a verbal notification to the SMO prior to the time of the test.

(d) 

A discharge permitted under a SPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority of the DEC, provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations.

B. 

Prohibition of Illicit Connections.

(1) 

The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the MS4 is prohibited.

(2) 

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 connection.

(3) 

A person is considered to be in violation of this chapter if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the Town's MS4 or allows such a connection to continue.