[Adopted by Ord. No. 8-2006 (Ch. 8.57 of the 1996 Municipal Code)]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the spilling, dumping,
or disposal of materials other than stormwater to the municipal separate
storm sewer system (MS4) operated by the City of Burlington so as
to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties
for the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated in this
section unless their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates
a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words
used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular
number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory
and not merely directory.
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by the City of Burlington or other public body, and is designed and
used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
Water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface,
is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage
facilities, or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
The spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater
to the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the City
of Burlington is prohibited. The spilling, dumping, or disposal of
materials other than stormwater in such a manner as to cause the discharge
of pollutants to the municipal separate storm sewer system is also
prohibited.
The following are exceptions to the prohibition set forth in § 277-26:
A.
Water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources.
B.
Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration, crawl space or basement
sump pumps, foundation or footing drains, rising groundwaters).
C.
Air-conditioning condensate (excluding contact and noncontact cooling
water).
D.
Irrigation water (including landscape and lawn watering runoff).
E.
Flows from springs, riparian habitats and wetlands, water reservoir
discharges and diverted stream flows.
F.
Residential car washing water, and residential swimming pool discharges.
G.
Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water.
H.
Flows from fire-fighting activities.
I.
Flows from rinsing of the following equipment with clean water: equipment
used in the application of salt and deicing materials immediately
following salt and deicing material applications. Prior to rinsing
with clean water, all residual salt and deicing materials must be
removed from equipment and vehicles to the maximum extent practicable
using dry cleaning methods (e.g., shoveling and sweeping). Recovered
materials are to be returned to storage for reuse or properly discarded.
Rinsing of equipment, as noted in the above situation, is limited
to exterior, undercarriage, and exposed parts and does not apply to
engines or other enclosed machinery.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department and/or
other municipal officials of the City of Burlington.
