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Shall be consistent with a PAG-13 NPDES general permit for stormwater
discharges from MS4 communities and as listed here:
A. No person in the municipality shall introduce, permit or allow or
cause to introduce, permit or allow stormwater discharges into the
municipality's separate storm sewer system which are not composed
entirely of stormwater, except as permitted by this chapter; or
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(1) As provided in Subsection
B below; or
(2) Discharges as authorized under a state or federal permit.
B. Permissible discharges, based on a finding by the municipality that
the discharge(s) do not significantly contribute to pollution to surface
waters of the commonwealth, are recommended to be discharged safely
to a vegetated area or infiltration BMP, but can also be discharged
to a storm sewer system, include but are not limited to:
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(1) Discharges from firefighting activities.
(2) Potable water sources, including dechlorinated water-line and fire-hydrant
flushing.
(3) Noncontaminated irrigation drainage from agricultural practices.
(4) Routine external building washdown (which does not use detergents
or other compounds).
(5) Noncontaminated air-conditioning condensate.
(6) Water from individual residential car, boat or other residential
vehicle washing that does not use detergents or other compounds.
(8) Noncontaminated water from basement or crawl space sump pumps.
(9) Noncontaminated water from foundation or from footing drains.
(10)
Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands.
(12)
Pavement washwaters where spills or leaks of toxic or hazardous
materials have not occurred (unless all spill material has been removed)
and where detergents are not used.
(13)
Splash pad (recreational spray patio with no standing water)
discharges.
(14)
Noncontaminated groundwater.
C. In the event that the municipality subsequently determines that any of the discharges identified in Subsection
B significantly contribute to pollution of waters of the commonwealth, or is so notified by DEP, then the municipality will notify the responsible person to cease the discharge.
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D. Upon notice provided by the municipality under Subsection
C, the discharger will have a reasonable time to cease the discharge consistent with the degree of pollution caused by the discharge.
E. Nothing in this section shall affect, limit, or alleviate a discharger's
responsibilities under state or federal law.
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A. A landowner
may not alter the natural flow of surface water on his property by
concentrating it in an artificial channel and discharging it upon
lower land of his neighbor even though no more water is thereby collected
than would naturally have flowed upon the neighbor's land in a diffused
shallow broad path or sheet flow condition.
B. A landowner
may not alter any BMPs, facilities or structures that were installed
under this chapter without written approval of the municipality.
No person shall throw, deposit, leave, maintain,
keep, or permit to be thrown, deposited, left, or maintained, in or
upon any public or private property, driveway, parking area, street,
alley, sidewalk, or other component of the municipality’s separate
storm sewer system, any refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other
discarded or abandoned objects, articles, and accumulations so that
the same may cause or contribute to pollution. Wastes deposited in
streets in proper waste receptacles for the purposes of collection
are exempted from this prohibition.