A.
The following connections are prohibited, except as provided in § 150-101D below.
(1)
Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface,
that allows any nonstormwater 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 Elizabeth Township.
C.
No person shall place any structure, fill, landscaping or vegetation
into a SWM facility or within a drainage easement that will limit
or diminish the functioning of the 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 from firefighting activities.
(2)
Potable water sources including waterline flushing.
(3)
Irrigation drainage.
(4)
Air-conditioning condensate.
(5)
Springs.
(6)
Water from crawl space pumps.
(7)
Pavement wash waters 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.
(8)
Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands.
(9)
Uncontaminated water from foundations or from footing drains.
(10)
Lawn watering.
(11)
Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges.
(12)
Uncontaminated groundwater.
(13)
Water from individual residential car washing.
(14)
Routine external building wash down (which does not use detergents
or other compounds).
(15)
Diverted stream flows.
(16)
Rising groundwaters.
