[Amended 9-27-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-04]
A.
The following connections are prohibited, except as provided in § 315-81E 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 (if applicable),
or waters of this commonwealth, and any connections to the storm sewer
from indoor drains and sinks.
(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.
(3)
Chlorinated pool or fountain discharge.
(4)
Commercial and industrial air conditioner condensate.
B.
Illicit discharges.
(1)
Except as provided in § 315-81E, it is unlawful for any person or entity to cause a nonstormwater discharge to the MS4.
(2)
It is unlawful for any person or entity to cause either individually
or jointly any discharge into or from the MS4 that results in or contributes
to a violation of the MS4 permit, including the discharge of a pollutant.
D.
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 SWM facility in any manner.
E.
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 and fire hydrant
flushing, if such discharges do not contain detectable concentrations
of total residual chlorine (TRC).
(3)
Noncontaminated irrigation drainage.
(4)
Noncontaminated air conditioning condensate and water from geothermal
systems.
(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 where no cleaning
agents are utilized.
(14)
Diverted stream flows.
(15)
Rising groundwaters.
No person shall modify, remove, fill, landscape or alter stormwater
management facilities or stormwater BMPs which may have been installed
on a property unless a stormwater management plan has been approved
which authorizes such modification, removal, filling, landscaping
or alteration. No person shall place any structure, fill, landscaping
or vegetation into a stormwater management facility or within a drainage
easement which will limit or alter the functioning of the facility
or easement in any manner.
[Added 9-27-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-04]
Any person owning or occupying a premises who has knowledge
of any significant release of pollutants or nonstormwater discharges
from those premises that may enter the MS4 shall immediately take
all reasonable action to contain the release and minimize any nonstormwater
discharge. The person shall notify the Borough within four hours of
the nonstormwater discharge.
