A.
The following connections are prohibited, except as provided in § 275-801D 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 unless connection
is approved, in writing, by Ephrata Borough.
(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 or refrigeration condensate.
B.
Illicit discharges.
(1)
Except as provided in § 275-801E, 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.
C.
No person shall allow, or cause to allow, discharges into surface waters of this commonwealth which are not composed entirely of stormwater, except 1) as provided in § 275-801E below and 2) discharges allowed under a state or federal permit.
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 facility in any manner.
E.
The following discharges are authorized unless they are determined
to be significant contributors to pollution to surface waters of the
commonwealth and the waters of this commonwealth:
(1)
Discharges or flows from firefighting activities.
(2)
Potable water sources, including water line flushing and fire
hydrant flushing, if such discharges do not contain detectable concentrations
of total residual chlorine (TRC).
(3)
Noncontaminated irrigation drainage, water from lawn maintenance,
landscape drainage, and flows from riparian habitats and wetlands.
(4)
Springs or diverted stream flows.
(5)
Noncontaminated pumped groundwater and water from foundation
and footing drains and crawl space pumps.
(6)
Noncontaminated HVAC condensation and water from geothermal
systems.
(7)
Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges.
(8)
Water from individual residential car washing where only environmentally
friendly cleaning agents are utilized.
F.
In the event that the Borough or DEP determines that any of the discharges identified in § 275-801E above significantly contribute to pollution of the waters of this commonwealth, the Borough or DEP will notify the responsible person(s) to cease the discharge.
G.
Roof drains and sump pumps shall discharge to infiltration or vegetative
BMPs wherever feasible.
No person shall modify, remove, fill, landscape, or alter any
SWM BMPs, facilities, areas, or structures without the written approval
of the Borough.
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.
