[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Northfield 5-12-2020 by Ord. No. 7-2020. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A chapter 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 Northfield, so as to protect
public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for
the failure to comply.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases,
words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein
unless their use in the text of this chapter 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, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated
by the City of Northfield 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 Northfield 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.
A.
Water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources
B.
Uncontaminated groundwater (e.g., infiltration, crawlspace 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 firefighting activities.
I.
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 chapter shall be enforced by the Northfield Police Department
and/or such other Municipal Officials of the City of Northfield as
deemed necessary.
Any person(s) who continues to be in violation of the provisions
of this chapter, after being duly notified, shall be subject to a
fine not to exceed $2,000.
Any ordinance or parts of ordinances inconsistent with this
chapter, are hereby repealed/amended to conform with definition.
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this
chapter is declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence,
clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion
of this chapter to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any
cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this chapter.
