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Village of Camillus, NY Stormwater Sewer System
§ 64-1 Purpose/intent.
§ 64-3 Applicability.
§ 64-4 Responsibility for administration.
§ 64-5 Discharge prohibitions.
§ 64-6 Exempt discharges.
§ 64-7 Prohibition of illicit connections.
§ 64-8 Prohibition against failing individual sewage treatment systems.
§ 64-9 Prohibition against activities contaminating stormwater.
§ 64-10 Requirement to prevent, control and reduce stormwater pollutants by use of best management practices.
§ 64-11 Suspension of access to MS4.
§ 64-12 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 64-13 Access and monitoring of discharges.
§ 64-14 Notification of spills.
§ 64-15 Enforcement.
§ 64-16 Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 64-17 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 64-18 Injunctive relief.
§ 64-19 Alternative remedies.
§ 64-20 Violations deemed a public nuisance.
§ 64-21 Remedies not exclusive.
§ 64-22 Adoption of law.
Chapter 64 Stormwater Sewer System
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Camillus 11-27-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Sewers — See Ch. 90.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the Village of Camillus 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 chapter 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 chapter are:
Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to stormwater, receiving waters, or stormwater conveyance systems. BMPs also include treatment practices, operating procedures and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
Activities requiring authorization under the SPDES permit for stormwater discharges from construction activity, GP-02-01, as amended or revised. These activities include construction projects resulting in land disturbance of one or more acres. Such activities include but are not limited to clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating and demolition.
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 conveyances which allow any nonstormwater discharge including treated or untreated sewage, process wastewater, and wash water to enter the 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; or
Any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the MS4 which has not been documented in plans, maps or equivalent records and approved by an authorized enforcement agency.
Any direct or indirect nonstormwater discharge to the MS4, except as exempted in § 64-5 of this chapter.
Owned or operated by the Village of Camillus;
Which is not part of a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) as defined at 40 CFR 122.2
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 the 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 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 Village of Camillus to enforce this chapter. 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.
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.
The Stormwater Management Officer(s) [SMO(s)] shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. 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 municipality.
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 § 64-6A. 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 chapter, 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 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.
The prohibition shall not apply to any discharge permitted under an 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.
The construction, use, maintenance or continued existence of illicit connections to the MS4 is prohibited. This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection. A person is considered to be in violation of this chapter if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the municipality's MS4, or allows such a connection to continue.
The backup of sewage into a structure;
Discharges of treated or untreated sewage onto the ground surface;
A connection or connections to a separate stormwater sewer system;
Liquid level in the septic tank above the outlet invert;
Structural failure of any component of the individual sewage treatment system that could lead to any of the other failure conditions as noted in this section; and/or
Cause or contribute to a violation of the municipality's MS4 SPDES permit; or
Cause or contribute to the municipality being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 64-2 (Definitions) of this chapter.
Such activities include failing individual sewage treatment systems as defined in § 64-6, improper management of pet waste or any other activity that causes or contributes to violations of the municipality's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.
Where the SMO has identified illicit discharges as defined in § 64-2 or activities contaminating stormwater as defined in § 64-7, the municipality may require implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to control those illicit discharges and activities. The owner or operator of a commercial or industrial establishment shall provide, at its own expense, reasonable protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes into the MS4 through the use of structural and nonstructural BMPs. Any person responsible for a property or premises, which is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge as defined in § 64-2 or an activity contaminating stormwater as defined in § 64-7, 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. Compliance with all terms and conditions of a valid SPDES permit authorizing the discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activity, to the extent practicable, shall be deemed compliance with the provisions of this section.
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 § 64-2 of this chapter, the owner or operator of such individual sewage treatment systems shall be required to maintain and operate individual sewage treatment systems as follows:
The owner or operator of such an individual system may be required to repair or replace individual sewage treatment systems as follows:
Suspension due to the detection of illicit discharge. Any person discharging to the municipality's MS4 in violation of this chapter may have its 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.
Access to facilities. The SMO shall be permitted to enter and inspect facilities subject to regulation under this chapter as often as may be necessary to determine compliance with this chapter. 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 SMO.
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 municipality 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.
Penalties. In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided herein or by law, any person who violates the provisions of this chapter 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 chapter 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 Village Board of Trustees 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 Municipal Clerk and mail a copy of its decision by certified mail to the discharger.
The violator has no history of previous violations of this chapter;
Violator acted quickly to remedy violation; and/or
Storm drain stenciling or storm drain marking; and/or
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 chapter 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.
This chapter shall be in full force and effect 20 days after its final passage and adoption. All prior laws and parts of law in conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed.