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ORDINANCE NO. 1138 
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(q) Street wash water with no soaps or solvents 
(r) Discharges or flows from firefighting activities 
(2) Prohibition of illicit connections. The construction, use, maintenance or continued 
existence of illicit connections to the municipal separate storm sewer system is 
prohibited. 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. This prohibition expressly 
includes SCM’s connected to the system not properly inspected and maintained in 
accordance with this ordinance. 
(a) Any person responsible for a property or premises, which is, or may be, the 
source of an illicit discharge, may be required to implement, at the person’s 
expense, the BMP’s necessary to prevent the further discharge of pollutants to the 
municipal separate storm sewer system. Compliance with all terms and conditions 
of a valid NPDES permit authorizing the discharge of stormwater associated with 
industrial activity, to the extent practicable, shall be deemed in compliance with 
the provisions of this section. Discharges from existing SCM’s that have not been 
maintained and/or inspected in accordance with this ordinance shall be prohibited. 
(3) Notification of spills.  Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person 
responsible for a facility or operation, or responsible for emergency response for a facility 
or operation has information of any known or suspected release of materials which are 
resulting in, or may result in, illicit discharges or pollutants discharging into, the 
municipal separate storm sewer system, the person shall take all necessary steps to ensure 
the discovery, containment, and cleanup of such release. In the event of such a release of 
hazardous materials the person shall immediately notify emergency response agencies of 
the occurrence via emergency dispatch services. In the event of a release of non-
hazardous materials, the person shall notify the City in person or by telephone, fax, or 
email, no later than the next business day. Notifications in person or by telephone shall be 
confirmed by written notice addressed and mailed to the City within three (3) business 
days of the telephone notice. If the discharge of prohibited materials emanates from a 
commercial or industrial establishment, the owner or operator of such establishment shall 
also retain an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its 
recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three (3) years. 
(4) No illegal dumping allowed.  No person shall dump or otherwise deposit outside an 
authorized landfill, convenience center or other authorized garbage or trash collection 
point, any trash or garbage of any kind or description on any private or public property, 
occupied or unoccupied, inside the City. Such illegal activity exposes runoff to 
contamination, generating an illicit discharge. Therefore, any individual or corporation 
guilty of illegal dumping may have committed a violation of this ordinance. 
14-508. Enforcement.   
(1) Enforcement authority.  The City shall have the authority to issue notices of violation and 
citations, and to impose civil penalties to anyone that violates this chapter, who violates 
the provisions of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter, or who fails or refuses to 
comply with any lawful communication or notice to abate or take corrective action by the 
City,  The City’s enforcement authority includes (as set forth in the City’s Enforcement 
Response Plan (ERP)): 
(a) Verbal Warnings – At a minimum, verbal warnings must specify the nature of the 
violation and required corrective action. 
(c) Citations with Administrative Penalties – The City has the authority to assess 
monetary penalties, which may include civil and administrative penalties. 
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