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Town of Geddes, NY Storm Sewers
Ch 182 Art I Illicit Connections, Activities and Discharges
§ 182-1 Purpose; intent.
§ 182-2 Definitions.
§ 182-3 Applicability.
§ 182-4 Responsibility for administration.
§ 182-5 Severability.
§ 182-6 Discharge and connection prohibitions.
§ 182-7 Prohibition against activities contaminating stormwater.
§ 182-8 Prevention, control and reduction of stormwater pollutants by use of best management practices.
§ 182-9 Suspension of MS4 access.
§ 182-10 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 182-11 Access to facilities; monitoring of discharges.
§ 182-12 Notification of spills.
§ 182-13 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 182-14 Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 182-15 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 182-16 Cost of abatement of violation.
§ 182-17 Injunctive relief.
§ 182-18 Alternative remedies.
§ 182-19 Violations deemed public nuisance.
§ 182-20 Remedies not exclusive.
Chapter 182 Storm Sewers
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 115.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 183.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 190.
Article I Illicit Connections, Activities and Discharges
[Adopted 12-11-2007 by L.L. No. 7-2007[1]]
This local law was originally adopted as Ch. 26 but was renumbered to maintain the organization of the Code.
The purpose of this article is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Geddes through the regulation of nonstormwater discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) to the maximum extent practicable as required by federal and New York 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 Separate Storm Sewer Systems. The objectives of this article are:
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 shall have meanings set forth below:
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads and drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, man-made channels, or storm drains):
Owned or operated by the Town of Geddes;
Dredged spoil, filter backwash, solid waste, incinerator residue, treated or untreated sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand and industrial, municipal, agricultural waste and ballast discharged into water which may cause or might reasonable be expected to cause pollution of the waters of the state in contravention of the standards.
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 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.
Total maximum daily load (TMDL) strategy.
The condition in the municipality's MS4 permit where a TMDL, including requirements for control of stormwater discharges, has been approved by EPA for a water body or watershed into which the MS4 discharges. If the discharge from the MS4 did not meet the TMDL stormwater allocations prior to September 10, 2003, the municipality was required to modify its stormwater program to ensure that reduction of the pollutant of concern specified in the TMDL is achieved.
The condition in the municipality's MS4 that applies if a TMDL is approved in the future by EPA for any water body or watershed into which an MS4 discharges. Under this condition, the municipality must review the applicable TMDL to see if it includes requirements for control of stormwater discharges. If an MS4 is not meeting the TMDL stormwater allocations, the municipality must, within six months of the TMDL's approval, modify its stormwater management program to ensure that reduction of the pollutant of concern specified in the TMDL is achieved.
An employee, the Town Engineer or other public official(s) designated by the Town of Geddes to enforce this article. The SMO may also be designated by the Town of Geddes to accept and review stormwater pollution prevention plans, forward the plans to the applicable municipal board, inspect stormwater management practices and designate certain responsibilities pursuant to this article to other employees or agents of the Town of Geddes.
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 NYS DEC 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.
The Stormwater Management Officer(s) [SMO(s)] shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this article. Such powers granted or duties imposed upon the authorized enforcement official may be delegated in writing by the SMO as may be authorized by the Town of Geddes.
Prohibition of illegal discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the MS4 any materials other than stormwater except those discharges described as follows:
The following discharges, unless the Department or the municipality has determined them to be substantial contributors of pollutants: waterline 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. These discharges are only exempt provided they are made in accordance with an appropriate plan for reducing pollutants.
Dye testing in compliance with applicable state and local laws, provided that a verbal notification is given to the SMO prior to the time of the test.
Any discharge permitted under a SPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority of the Department, provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations, and provided that written approval has been granted for any discharge to the MS4.
A person is considered to be in violation of this article if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the MS4, or allows such a connection to continue.
Cause or contribute to the municipality being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 182-2, Definitions, of this article.
Such activities include improper management of pet waste or any other activity that causes or contributes to violations of the municipality's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.
Best management practices. Where the SMO has identified illicit discharges as defined in § 182-2 or activities contaminating stormwater as defined in § 182-7, the municipality 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 as defined in § 182-2 or an activity contaminating stormwater as defined in § 182-7, 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.
This section applies to all facilities that the SMO must inspect to enforce any provision of this article, 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 article.
This section applies to all facilities that have stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity, including construction activity.
Unreasonable delays in allowing the municipality access to a facility subject to this article are 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.
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, and then notify the Stormwater Management Officer. In the event of a release of nonhazardous materials, said person shall notify the Stormwater Management Officer 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 municipality 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.
Notice of violation. When the municipality'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:
Within 10 days after abatement of the violation, the owner of the property will be notified of the cost of abatement, including administrative costs. The property owner may file a written protest objecting to the amount of the assessment within 10 days. If the amount due is not paid within a timely manner as determined by the decision of the municipal authority or by the expiration of the time in which to file an appeal, the charges shall become a special assessment against the property and shall constitute a lien on the property for the amount of the assessment.