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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170']

Village of Lattingtown, NY Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections to Separate Storm Sewer System
§ 170-1 Intent; objectives.
§ 170-2 Word usage; definitions.
§ 170-4 Responsibility for administration and enforcement.
§ 170-5 Discharge and illicit connection prohibitions.
§ 170-6 Prohibition against failing individual sewage treatment systems.
§ 170-7 Prohibition against activities contaminating stormwater.
§ 170-8 Requirement to prevent, control, and reduce stormwater pollutants by use of BMPs.
§ 170-9 Emergency situations.
§ 170-10 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 170-11 Access to facilities; monitoring of discharges.
§ 170-12 Notification of spills.
§ 170-13 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 170-14 Violations deemed public nuisance.
§ 170-15 Remedies not exclusive.
§ 170-16 Severability.
Chapter 170 Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections to Separate Storm Sewer System
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lattingtown 5-21-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Construction requirements — See Ch. 114.
Dumping — See Ch. 123.
Excavating, filling and topsoil removal — See Ch. 136.
Sewage disposal systems — See Ch. 239.
Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control — See Ch. 250.
It is the intent of this legislation to prohibit illicit discharges, activities, and connections to the Village of Lattingtown separate storm sewer system so as to satisfy the relevant part of the Phase II stormwater management requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations, administered by New York State through the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations (SPDES) and to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Village through the regulation of nonstormwater discharges to the MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer system) 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 MS4s.
To establish legal authority to carry out all inspection, surveillance, and monitoring procedures necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter; and
For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms and words are hereby defined. Words used in the present tense include the future, words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular; the word "shall" is mandatory.
An activity 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 direct or indirect nonstormwater discharge to the MS4, except as exempted in this chapter.
Which is not part of a publiclyowned treatment works as defined at 40 CFR 122.2.
New York Code, Rules, and Regulations.
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 reasonably be expected to cause pollution of the waters of the state in contravention of pertinent standards promulgated by the federal government, the state, the Village, or any other municipality or department thereof, having legal jurisdiction to impose such standards.
A permit issued by DEC that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to waters of the state.
Discharge compliance with water quality standards: a condition that applies when the Village has been notified that the discharge of stormwater authorized under its MS4 permit may have caused or has the potential to cause or contribute to the violation of an applicable water quality standard. Under this condition, the Village must take necessary actions to ensure future discharges do not cause or contribute to a violation of water quality standards.
303(d) listed waters: a condition in the Village's MS4 permit that applies when the MS4 discharges to a 303(d) listed water. Under this condition, the stormwater management program must ensure no increase of the listed pollutant of concern to the 303(d) listed water.
Total maximum daily load strategy: a condition in the Village'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 Village shall be required to modify its stormwater management program to ensure that reduction of the pollutant of concern specified in the TMDL is achieved.
A condition in the Village's MS4 permit that applies if a TMDL is approved in the future by the EPA for any water body or watershed into which an MS4 discharges. Under such condition, the Village 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 Village 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 and conforms with SPDES, the state Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
Rainwater, surface runoff, snow-melt and drainage.
The officer of the Village designated to enforce this chapter.
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 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 Incorporated Village of Lattingtown.
The SMO shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Prohibition of illegal discharges. No person shall discharge, cause or allow to be discharged into the MS4 any materials other than stormwater. The commencement, conduct, or continuance of any illegal discharge to the MS4 is prohibited, except as follows:
The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this chapter, unless DEC or the Village has determined them to be substantial contributors of pollutants: flushing of water line 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.
Dye testing in compliance with applicable state, county and Village regulations is an allowable discharge, but requires a verbal notification to the SMO prior to the time of the test.
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 DEC, 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 chapter if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the Village's MS4, causes or allows such a connection to continue.
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 subsection.
A violation of the Village's MS4 SPDES permit; and/or*
Failing individual sewage treatment systems; and
Any other activity that causes or contributes to a violation of the Village's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.*
*Upon notification to a person that such person is engaged in activities that cause or contribute to violations of the Village's MS4 SPDES permit authorization, such person shall immediately commence and continue thereafter with all due diligence to take all reasonable actions to correct such activities such that such person no longer causes or contributes to violations of the Village's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.
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 Village's being subject to the special conditions, the owner or operator of such individual sewage treatment systems shall be required to:
In accordance with 10 NYCRR Appendix 75-A, as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time, to the maximum extent practicable.
Suspension of access to MS4. The SMO 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 SMO 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 SMO 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 Village'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 the SMO 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 subsection, without the prior approval of the SMO.
The SMO shall be permitted to enter and inspect facilities subject to regulation under this chapter as reasonably 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 reasonable access to the SMO.
Facility operators shall allow the SMO 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 chapter.
The Village shall have the right to set up on any facility, subject to this chapter, such devices as are reasonably necessary in the opinion of the SMO to conduct monitoring and/or sampling of the facility's stormwater discharge.
The Village has the right to require the facilities, subject to this chapter, to install monitoring equipment as is reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.
Unreasonable delays in allowing the Village access to a facility subject to this chapter are a violation of this chapter. A person who is the operator of a facility subject to this chapter commits an offense if the person denies the Village reasonable access to the facility for the purpose of conducting any activity authorized or required by this chapter.
If the SMO has been refused access to any part of the premises from which stormwater is discharged, and the SMO is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this chapter, 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 chapter or any order issued hereunder, then the SMO may seek issuance of a search warrant from the Village Court or, at its option, any other 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 release of materials which is resulting or may result in illegal discharges or pollutants discharging into the MS4, said person shall take necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment, and cleanup of such release.
Notice of violation. When the SMO, his designee, or other designee of the Board of Trustees determines that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this chapter, the SMO or such designee may order compliance by written notice of violation to all violators.
Such notice may require of all violators, without limitation:
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 further advise that, should the violator fail to remediate or restore within the established deadline, the Village may perform, or have performed by an independent contractor, the remediation or restoration and the cost thereof shall become a lien upon the land until paid, and if not paid, at the option of the Mayor, may be added to the current tax bill for the subject premises and collected in the same manner and with the annual Village real estate taxes.
Violations. Any activity that is commenced or is conducted contrary to this chapter may be enforced by injunction or otherwise as provided by law.
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 15 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 $300 nor more than $750 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, 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 15 days, or both. Violations of this chapter shall not be deemed misdemeanors. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.
The remedies listed in this chapter 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.
If the provisions of any article, section, subsection, paragraph, subdivision, or clause of this chapter shall be judged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order of judgment shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of any article, section, subsection, paragraph, subdivision, or clause of this chapter.