[Ord. No. 6016, 4-25-2016]
A. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the municipal
storm drainage system or watercourses any materials, including but
not limited to pollutants or waters containing any pollutants that
cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards,
other than storm water. The commencement conduct or continuance of
any illegal discharge to the storm drainage system is prohibited except
as described as follows:
1.
Discharges from the following activities will not be considered
a source of pollutants to the storm drainage system and to waters
of the U.S. when properly managed to ensure that no potential pollutants
are present, and therefore they shall not be considered illegal discharges
unless determined to cause a violation of the provisions of the Clean
Water Act, or this Chapter: potable water line flushing; uncontaminated
pumped groundwater and other discharges from potable water sources;
landscape irrigation and lawn watering; diverted stream flows; rising
groundwater; groundwater infiltration to the storm drainage system;
uncontaminated foundation and footing drains; uncontaminated water
from crawl space pumps; condensation; uncontaminated roof drains;
springs; individual residential and mobile car washing; flows from
riparian habitats and wetlands; dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
street wash waters; and flows from fire fighting.
2.
The prohibition shall not apply to any non-storm water discharge
permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order
issued to the discharger and administered by the State of Missouri
under the authority of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency,
provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements
of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations
and provided that written approval has been granted by the City of
Sikeston for any discharge to the storm drainage system.
3.
The City of Sikeston may exempt in writing other non-storm water
discharges which are not a source of pollutants to the storm drainage
system nor waters of the U.S.
[Ord. No. 6016, 4-25-2016]
A. The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit
connections to the storm drainage system is prohibited.
B. The prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections
made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible
under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection.
[Ord. No. 6016, 4-25-2016]
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,
component of the storm drainage system, or water of the U.S., 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.
[Ord. No. 6016, 4-25-2016]
Any person subject to an industrial or construction activity
NPDES storm water discharge permit shall comply with all provisions
of such permit. Proof of compliance with said permit may be required
in a form acceptable to the City prior to or as a condition of a subdivision
map, site plan, building permit, or development or improvement plan;
upon inspection of the facility; during any enforcement proceeding
or action; or for any other reasonable cause.