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E. Exemptions
<br />No person shall cause any illicit discharge to enter the storm sewer system or any surface water
<br />unless such discharge:
<br />1. Consists of non-storm water that is authorized by an NPDES point source permit obtained from the
<br />MPCA;
<br />2. Is associated with fire fighting activities or other activities necessary to protect public health and safety;
<br />Is one of the following exempt discharges: water line flushing or other potable water sources, landscape
<br />irrigation or lawn watering, diverted stream flows, rising ground water, ground water infiltration to storm
<br />drains, uncontaminated pumped ground water, foundation or footing drains (not including active
<br />groundwater dewatering systems), crawl space pumps, air conditioning condensation, springs, non-
<br />commercial washing of vehicles, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, dechlorinated swimming pools
<br />and any other water source not containing pollutants;
<br />4. Consists of dye testing as long as the City is provided a verbal notification prior to the time of the test
<br />F. Illegal Disposal and Dumping
<br />1. No person shall throw, deposit, place, leave, maintain, or keep any substance upon any street, alley,
<br />sidewalk, storm drain, inlet, catch basin, or other drainage structure, business place, or upon any public or
<br />private land, so that the same might be or become a pollutant, unless the substance is in containers,
<br />recycling bags, or any other lawfully established waste disposal device.
<br />2. No person shall intentionally dispose of grass, leaves, dirt, or landscape material into a water resource,
<br />buffer, street, road, alley, catch basin, culvert, curb, gutter, inlet, ditch, natural watercourse, flood control
<br />channel, canal, storm drain or any fabricated natural conveyance.
<br />G. Illicit Discharges and Connections
<br />1. No person shall use any illicit connection to intentionally convey non-storm water to the City's storm
<br />sewer system.
<br />2. The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the storm sewer system
<br />is prohibited. This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past
<br />regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at
<br />the time of connection.
<br />3. A person is considered to be in violation of this ordinance if the person connects a line conveying sewage
<br />to the storm sewer system, or allows such a connection to continue.
<br />H. General Provisions: All owners or occupants of property shall comply with the following general
<br />requirements:
<br />1. No person shall leave, deposit, discharge, dump, or otherwise expose any chemical or septic waste in an
<br />area where discharge to streets or storm sewer system may occur. This section shall apply to both actual
<br />and potential discharges.
<br />(i) Private sanitary sewer connections and appurtenances must be maintained to prevent failure, which has
<br />the potential to pollute surface water.
<br />(ii) Recreational vehicle sewage shall be disposed to a proper sanitary waste facility. Waste shall not be
<br />discharged in an area where drainage to streets or storm sewer systems may occur.
<br />(iii) For pools, water must be allowed to sit seven (7) days without the addition of chlorine to allow for
<br />chlorine to evaporate before discharging in an area where drainage to streets or storm sewer systems
<br />may occur.
<br />2. Runoff of water into the storm sewer system shall be minimized to the maximum extent practicable.
<br />3. Runoff of water into the storm sewer system from the washing down of paved areas is prohibited unless
<br />necessary for health or safety purposes.
<br />4. Mobile washing companies (carpet cleaning, mobile vehicle washing, etc) shall dispose of wastewater to
<br />the sanitary sewer. Wastewater must not be discharged where drainage to streets or storm sewer system
<br />may occur.
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