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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 10:35:17+00:00

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§ 132-16 Responsibility for administration.
§ 132-18 Discharge and connection prohibitions.
§ 132-19 Failing individual sewage treatment systems.
§ 132-20 Prohibition against activities contaminating stormwater.
§ 132-21 Prevention, control and reduction of stormwater pollutants by use of best management practices.
§ 132-22 Suspension of access to MS4.
§ 132-23 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 132-24 Access to facilities; monitoring of discharges.
§ 132-25 Notification of spills.
§ 132-26 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 132-27 Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 132-28 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 132-31 Violations deemed a public nuisance.
§ 132-32 Remedies not exclusive.
Any material, including any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its, quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.
Any direct or indirect nonstormwater discharge to the MS4, except as exempted in § 132-18 of this Part 2.
Discharge compliance with water quality standards. The condition that applies where a municipality has been notified that the discharge of stormwater authorized under its MS4 permit may have caused or has the reasonable potential to cause or contribute to the violation of an applicable water quality standard. Under this condition, the municipality must take all necessary actions to ensure future discharges do not cause or contribute to a violation of water quality standards.
The Code Enforcement Officer, Engineer, or other person designated by the Village Board to enforce this Part 2. The SMA may also be designated by the municipality to accept and review stormwater pollution prevention plans, forward the plans to the applicable municipal board and inspect stormwater management practices.
A list of all surface waters in the state for which beneficial uses of the water (drinking, recreation, aquatic habitat, and industrial use) are impaired by pollutants, prepared periodically by the Department as required by Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, 303(d) listed waters are estuaries, lakes and streams that fall short of state surface water quality standards and are not expected to improve within the next two years.
This Part 2 shall apply to all water entering the MS4 generated on any developed and undeveloped lands unless explicitly exempted by an authorized enforcement agency.
The Stormwater Management Administrator(s) [SMA(s)] shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this Part 2. Such powers granted or duties imposed upon the authorized enforcement official may be delegated in writing by the SMA as may be authorized by the Village Board.
The provisions of this Part 2 are hereby declared to be severable. If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this Part 2 or the application thereof to any person, establishment, or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or application of this Part 2.
The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this Part 2, unless the Department or the Village has determined them to be substantial contributors of pollutants: water line flushing or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, existing diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated groundwater infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped groundwater, foundation or footing drains, crawl space or basement sump pumps, air-conditioning condensate, irrigation water, springs, water from individual residential car washing, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, residential street wash water, water from fire-fighting activities, and any other water source not containing pollutants. Such exempt discharges shall be made in accordance with an appropriate plan for reducing pollutants.
Discharges approved in writing by the SMA to protect life or property from imminent harm or damage, provided that such approval shall not be construed to constitute compliance with other applicable laws and requirements, and further provided that such discharges may be permitted for a specified time period and under such conditions as the SMA may deem appropriate to protect such life and property while reasonably maintaining the purpose and intent of this Part 2.
Dye testing in compliance with applicable state and local laws is an allowable discharge, but requires a verbal notification to the SMA prior to the time of the test.
A person is considered to be in violation of this Part 2 if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the municipality's MS4, or allows such a connection to continue.
Cause or contribute to the municipality being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 132-14 (Definitions) of this Part 2.
Such activities include failing individual sewage treatment systems as defined in § 132-19, improper management of pet waste or any other activity that causes or contributes to violations of the municipality's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.
Upon notification to a person that he or she is engaged in activities that cause or contribute to violations of the municipality's MS4 SPDES permit authorization, that person shall take all reasonable actions as determined by the SMA to correct such activities such that he or she no longer causes or contributes to violations of the municipality's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.
Best management practices. Where the SMA has identified illicit discharges as defined in § 132-14 or activities contaminating stormwater as defined in § 132-20, the Village may require implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to control those illicit discharges and activities. The BMPs proposed by the owner or operator shall be submitted to the SMA for review and approval.
Any person responsible for a property or premises which is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge as defined in § 132-14 or an activity contaminating stormwater as defined in § 132-20 may be required to implement, at said person's expense, additional structural and nonstructural BMPs to reduce or eliminate the source of pollutant(s) to the MS4.
The SMA may, without prior notice, suspend MS4 discharge access to a person when such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present imminent and substantial danger to the environment, to the health or welfare of persons, or to the MS4. The SMA shall notify the person of such suspension within a reasonable time thereafter in writing of the reasons for the suspension. If the violator fails to comply with a suspension order issued in an emergency, the SMA may take such steps as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize damage to the MS4 or to minimize danger to persons.
Suspension due to the detection of illicit discharge. Any person discharging to the municipality's MS4 in violation of this Part 2 may have his or her MS4 access terminated if such termination would abate or reduce an illicit discharge. The SMA will notify a violator in writing of the proposed termination of its MS4 access and the reasons therefor. The violator may petition the SMA for a reconsideration and hearing. Access may be granted by the SMA if he/she finds that the illicit discharge has ceased and the discharger has taken steps to prevent its recurrence. Access may be denied if the SMA determines in writing that the illicit discharge has not ceased or is likely to recur. A person commits an offense if the person reinstates MS4 access to premises terminated pursuant to this section without the prior approval of the SMA.
Applicability. This section applies to all facilities that the SMA must inspect to enforce any provision of this Part 2, or whenever the authorized enforcement agency has cause to believe that there exists, or potentially exists, in or upon any premises any condition which constitutes a violation of this Part 2.
The SMA shall be permitted to enter and inspect facilities subject to regulation under this Part 2 as often as may be necessary to determine compliance with this Part 2. If a discharger has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the discharger shall make the necessary arrangements to allow access to the SMA.
Facility operators shall allow the SMA ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, examination and copying of records as may be required to implement this Part 2.
The municipality shall have the right to set up on any facility subject to this Part 2 such devices as are necessary, in the opinion of the SMA, to conduct monitoring and/or sampling of the facility's stormwater discharge.
The municipality has the right to require the facilities subject to this Part 2 to install monitoring equipment as is reasonably necessary as determined by the SMA to determine compliance with this Part 2. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the discharger at its own expense. All devices used to measure stormwater flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy.
Unreasonable delays in allowing the municipality access to a facility subject to this Part 2 is a violation of this Part 2. A person who is the operator of a facility subject to this Part 2 commits an offense if the person denies the municipality reasonable access to the facility for the purpose of conducting any activity authorized or required by this Part 2.
If the SMA has been refused access to any part of the premises from which stormwater is discharged, and he/she is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this Part 2, or that there is a need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program designed to verify compliance with this Part 2 or any order issued hereunder, then the SMA may seek issuance of a search warrant from any court of competent jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any person responsible for a facility or operation, or responsible for emergency response for a facility or operation, has information of any known or suspected release of materials which are resulting or may result in illegal discharges or pollutants discharging into the MS4, said person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment, and cleanup of such release. In the event of such a release of hazardous materials, said person shall immediately notify emergency response agencies of the occurrence via emergency dispatch services. In the event of a release of nonhazardous materials, said person shall notify the Village in person or by telephone or facsimile no later than the next business day. Notifications in person or by telephone shall be confirmed by written notice addressed and mailed to the Village within three business days of the telephone notice. If the discharge of prohibited materials emanates from a commercial or industrial establishment, the owner or operator of such establishment shall also retain an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three years.
Penalties. In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided herein or by law, any person who violates the provisions of this Part 2 shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $350 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $350 nor more than $700 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both; and upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense, all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $700 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. However, for the purposes of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this Part 2 shall be deemed misdemeanors and for such purpose only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.
Any person receiving a notice of violation may appeal the determination of the SMA to the Village Board within 15 days of its issuance, which shall hear the appeal within 30 days after the filing of the appeal, and within five days of making its decision, file its decision in the office of the Village Clerk and mail a copy of its decision by certified mail to the discharger.
If the violation has not been corrected pursuant to the requirements set forth in the notice of violation, or, in the event of an appeal, within five business days of the decision of the municipal authority upholding the decision of the SMA, then the SMA shall request the owner's permission for access to the subject private property to take any and all measures reasonably necessary to abate the violation and/or restore the property.
If refused access to the subject private property, the SMA may seek a warrant in a court of competent jurisdiction to be authorized to enter upon the property to determine whether a violation has occurred. Upon determination that a violation has occurred, the SMA may seek a court order to take any and all measures reasonably necessary to abate the violation and/or restore the property. The cost of implementing and maintaining such measures shall be the sole responsibility of the discharger.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Part 2. If a person has violated or continues to violate the provisions of this Part 2, the SMA may petition for a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining the person from activities which would create further violations or compelling the person to perform abatement or remediation of the violation.
The violator has no history of previous violations of this Part 2.
In addition to the enforcement processes and penalties provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Part 2 is a threat to public health, safety, and welfare, and is declared and deemed a nuisance, and may be summarily abated or restored at the violator's expense, and/or a civil action to abate, enjoin, or otherwise compel the cessation of such nuisance may be taken.
The remedies listed in this Part 2 are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any applicable federal, state or local law, and it is within the discretion of the authorized enforcement agency to seek cumulative remedies.

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