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Town of Fort Edward, NY Storm Sewers
Ch 57 Art I Discharges, Activities and Connections
§ 57-1 Purpose; intent.
§ 57-3 Applicability.
§ 57-4 Responsibility for administration.
§ 57-5 Severability.
§ 57-6 Discharge prohibitions; exceptions.
§ 57-7 Failing individual sewage treatment systems prohibited.
§ 57-8 Activities contaminating stormwater prohibited.
§ 57-9 Prevention control and reduction of stormwater pollutants.
§ 57-10 Suspension of access to MS4.
§ 57-11 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 57-12 Applicability; access to facilities; and monitoring of discharges.
§ 57-13 Notification of spills.
§ 57-14 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 57-15 Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 57-16 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 57-17 Injunctive relief.
§ 57-18 Alternative remedies.
§ 57-19 Violations deemed a public nuisance.
§ 57-20 Remedies not exclusive.
Chapter 57 Storm Sewers
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Fort Edward as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control — See Ch. 56.
Article I Discharges, Activities and Connections
[Adopted 12-10-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
The purpose of this article is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Fort Edward 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 Separate Storm Sewer Systems. The objectives of this article are:
To promote public awareness of the hazards involved in the improper discharge of trash, yard waste, local lawn chemicals, pet waste, wastewater, grease, oil, petroleum products, cleaning products, paint products, hazardous waste, sediment and other pollutants into the MS4.
Any direct or indirect nonstormwater discharge to the MS4, except as exempted in § 57-6 of this article.
A facility serving one or more parcels of land or residential households, or a private, commercial or institutional facility, that treats sewage or other liquid wastes for discharge into the groundwaters of New York State, except where a permit for such a facility is required under the applicable provisions of Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Local Law.
Owned or operated by the municipality;
Any individual, association, organization, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity acting as either the owner or as the owner's agent.
Any building, lot, parcel of land, or portion of land whether improved or unimproved including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.
The condition in the municipality's MS4 permit that applies if a TMDL is approved in the future by EPA for any waterbody 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 municipal engineer or other public official(s) designated by the municipality 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 maximum amount of a pollutant to be allowed to be released into a waterbody so as not to impair uses of the water allocated among the sources of that pollutant.
Prohibition of illegal discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the MS4 any materials other than stormwater except as provided in Subsection A(1) through (4). The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illegal discharge to the MS4 is prohibited except as described as follows:
The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this article, unless the Department or the Town 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, uncontaminated 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 firefighting 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 SMO to protect life or property from imminent harm or damage, provided that such approval shall not be construed to constitute compliance with other applicable local laws and requirements, and further provided that such discharges may be permitted for a specified time period and under such conditions as the SMO may deem appropriate to protect such life and property while reasonably maintaining the purpose and intent of this article.
The prohibition shall not apply to 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.
This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under local law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection.
No person shall operate a failing individual sewage treatment system in areas tributary to the municipality's MS4. A failing individual sewage treatment system is one which has one or more of the following conditions:
Cause or contribute to the municipality being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 57-2 Definitions, of this article.
Such activities include failing individual sewage treatment systems as defined in § 57-7, 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 § 57-2 or activities contaminating stormwater as defined in § 57-8 the municipality may require implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to control those illicit discharges and activities.
Any person responsible for a property or premise, which is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge as defined in § 57-2 or an activity contaminating stormwater as defined in § 57-8, 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.
Individual sewage treatment systems: response to special conditions requiring no increase of pollutants or requiring a reduction of pollutants. Where individual sewage treatment systems are contributing to the municipality's being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 57-2 of this article, the owner or operator of such individual sewage treatment systems shall be required to:
In accordance with 10 NYCRR, Appendix 75-A to the maximum extent practicable.
If abatement of a violation and/or restoration of affected property is required, the notice shall set forth a deadline within which such remediation or restoration must be completed. Said notice shall farther advise that, should the violator fail to remediate or restore within the established deadline, the work will be done by a designated governmental agency or a contractor and the expense thereof shall be charged to the violator.
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 30 days, 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 three 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 article 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 SMO to the Town 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 shall file its decision in the office of the Town Clerk and mail a copy of its decision by certified mail to the discharger.
Where a person has violated a provision of this article, he/she may be eligible for alternative remedies in lieu of a civil penalty, upon recommendation of the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer and concurrence of the Town's Counsel or Town Attorney, where:
The remedies listed in this article are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any applicable federal, state or local law and is within the discretion of the authorized enforcement agency to seek cumulative remedies.