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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 45']

Village of Asharoken, NY Storm Sewers
Ch 45 Art I Illicit Discharges and Connections
§ 45-1 Purpose; intent.
§ 45-3 Applicability.
§ 45-4 Responsibility for administration.
§ 45-5 Discharge prohibitions; exceptions.
§ 45-6 Activities contaminating stormwater prohibited.
§ 45-7 Prevention, control and reduction of stormwater pollutants by use of best management practices.
§ 45-8 Suspension of access to MS4.
§ 45-9 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 45-10 Applicability; access to facilities; monitoring of discharges.
§ 45-11 Notification of spills.
§ 45-12 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 45-13 Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 45-14 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 45-15 Injunctive relief.
§ 45-16 Alternative remedies.
§ 45-17 Violations deemed a public nuisance.
§ 45-18 Remedies not exclusive.
Chapter 45 Storm Sewers
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of the Trustees of the Village of Asharoken as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Erosion and sediment control; stormwater management — See Ch. 44.
[Adopted 1-7-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
The purpose of this article is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Village of Asharoken through the regulation of nonstormwater discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) to the maximum extent practicable as required by federal and state law. This article establishes methods for controlling the introduction of pollutants into the MS4 in order to comply with requirements of the SPDES General Permit for Municipal Storm Sewer Systems. The objectives of this article are:
To establish legal authority to carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring procedures necessary to ensure compliance with this article and all applicable laws; and
To promote public awareness of the hazards involved in the improper discharge of trash, yard waste, lawn chemicals, pet waste, wastewater, grease, oil, petroleum products, cleaning products, paint products, hazardous waste, sediment and other pollutants in the MS4.
For the purpose of this article, certain terms and words are hereby defined. Whenever used in this article, unless a different meaning is stated in a definition applicable to only a portion of this article, the following terms will have meanings set forth below:
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
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 drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illegal discharge to enter the Village's separate storm sewer system (MS4), including but not limited to:
Any conveyance which allows any nonstormwater discharge including treated or untreated sewage, process wastewater and wash water to enter the Village's separate storm sewer system (MS4), and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted or approved by an authorized enforcement agency.
Any drain or conveyance connected from commercially or industrially utilized property to the Village's separate storm sewer system (MS4) which has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and has not been approved by an authorized enforcement agency.
Any direct or indirect nonstormwater discharge to the Village's separate storm sewer system (MS4), except as exempted in § 45-5A of this article or by an authorized enforcement agency.
Owned or operated by the Village of Asharoken;
An employee, the municipal engineer or other public official(s) designated by the Village of Asharoken to enforce this article. The SMO 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.
The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this article, 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.
Cause or contribute to a violation of the Village's MS4 SPDES permit.
Cause or contribute to the Village being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 45-2, Definitions, of this article.
Upon notification to a person that he or she is engaged in activities that cause or contribute to violations of the Village's MS4 SPDES permit authorization, that person shall take all reasonable actions to correct such activities such that he or she no longer causes or contributes to violations of the Village's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.
Best management practices. Where the SMO has identified illicit discharges as or activities contaminating stormwater, the Village may require implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to control those illicit discharges and activities.
Any person responsible for a property or premises, which is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge or an activity contaminating stormwater, 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.
Suspension due to the detection of illicit discharge. Any person discharging to the Village's MS4 in violation of this article may have his or her MS4 access terminated if such termination would abate or reduce an illicit discharge. The SMO will notify a violator in writing of the proposed termination of its MS4 access and the reasons therefor. The violator may petition the SMO for a reconsideration and hearing. Access may be granted by the SMO 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 SMO 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 SMO.
The Village has the right to require the facilities subject to this article to install monitoring equipment as is reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this article. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the discharger as its own expense. All devices used to measure stormwater flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy.
Unreasonable delays in allowing the Village access to a facility subject to this article is a violation of this article. A person who is the operator of a facility subject to this article 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 article.
When the Village's SMO finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this article, he/she may order compliance by written notice of violation to the responsible person. Such notice may require, without limitation:
Penalties. In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided herein or by law, any person who violates the provisions of this article 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 dollars 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 article shall be deemed misdemeanors and for such purposes only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Each week, or part thereof, such violation continues following notification by the Village shall constitute a separate offense punishable in a like manner.
Any person receiving a notice of violation may appeal the determination of the SMO to the Village Board of the Incorporated Village of Asharoken within 15 days of its issuance, which shall hear the appeal within 60 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 refused access to the subject private property, the SMO 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 SMO 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. The owner or person in charge or in possession of the property shall reimburse the Village of all direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred by the Village within 10 days of receipt of such demand and invoice. In the event the person fails, refuses and/or neglects to pay the monies due and owing to the Village, the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien against such lands and shall be added to and become part of the real property taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as real property taxes.