A.
The following connections are prohibited, except as provided in § 161-101D.
(1)
Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface,
that allows any non-stormwater discharge including sewage, process
wastewater, and wash water to enter a municipal separate storm sewer
or waters of this commonwealth, and any connections to the storm sewer
from indoor drains and sinks; and
(2)
Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial
land use to the municipal separate storm sewer (if applicable) which
has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records, and
approved by the Borough.
C.
No person shall place any structure, fill, landscaping or vegetation
into an SWM facility or within a drainage easement that will limit
or diminish the functioning of the SWM facility in any manner.
D.
The following discharges are authorized unless they are determined
to be significant contributors to pollution to the waters of this
commonwealth:
(1)
Discharges or flows from firefighting activities.
(2)
Discharges from potable water sources including water line flushing
and fire hydrant flushing, if such discharges do not contain detectable
concentrations of total residual chlorine (TRC).
(3)
Noncontaminated irrigation water, water from lawn maintenance,
landscape drainage and flows from riparian habitats and wetlands.
(4)
Noncontaminated HVAC condensation and water from geothermal
systems.
(5)
Diverted stream flows and springs.
(6)
Noncontaminated pumped ground water and water from foundation
and footing drains and crawl space pumps.
(7)
Residential (i.e., noncommercial) vehicle wash water where cleaning
agents are not utilized.
(8)
Nonchlorinated hydrostatic test water discharges, if such discharges
do not contain detectable concentrations of TRC.
