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Timestamp: 2018-12-10 18:08:45
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190', '§ 190']

Village of Great Neck Estates, NY Storm Sewers
§ 190-1 Purpose; intent.
§ 190-4 Administration.
§ 190-5 Severability.
§ 190-6 Discharge prohibitions.
§ 190-7 Failing individual sewage treatment systems.
§ 190-8 Activities contaminating stormwater.
§ 190-9 Reduction of stormwater pollutants; use of best management practices.
§ 190-10 Suspension of access to MS4; illicit discharges in emergency situations.
§ 190-11 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 190-12 Access and monitoring of discharges.
§ 190-13 Notification of spills.
§ 190-14 Enforcement.
§ 190-15 Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 190-16 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 190-17 Injunctive relief.
§ 190-18 Alternative remedies.
§ 190-19 Violations deemed public nuisance.
§ 190-20 Remedies not exclusive.
Chapter 190: Storm Sewers
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck Estates 4-9-2007 by L.L. No. 4-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Erosion and sediment control — See Ch. 107.
Chapter 190 : Storm Sewers
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Village of Great Neck Estates 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:
Any direct or indirect nonstormwater discharge to the MS4, except as exempted in § 190-6 of this chapter.
Activities requiring the SPDES permit for discharges from industrial activities except construction, GP-98-03, as amended or revised.[1]
Owned or operated by the Village of Great Neck Estates;
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, industrial, municipal and agricultural waste and ballast discharged into water, which may cause or might reasonably be expected to cause pollution of the waters of the state in contravention of the 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 the EPA for a waterbody 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 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.
Editor's Note: See also the NYSDEC SPDES Permit No. GP-0-06-002.
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 § 190-6A(1). The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illegal discharge to the MS4 is prohibited, except as described as follows:
Cause or contribute to the municipality being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 190-2, Definitions, of this chapter.
Such activities include failing individual sewage treatment systems as defined in § 190-7, 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 § 190-2 or activities contaminating stormwater as defined in § 190-8, the municipality may require implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to control those illicit discharges and activities.
Any person responsible for a property or premises which is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge as defined in § 190-2 or an activity contaminating stormwater as defined in § 190-8 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 § 190-2 of this chapter, the owner or operator of such individual sewage treatment systems shall be required to:
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 the reasons for such suspension, within a reasonable time thereafter, in writing. 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 municipality's MS4 in violation of this chapter may have his 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.
Notice of violation. When the municipality's SMO finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this chapter, the SMO 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 in this Code or otherwise provided 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 Board of Trustees in writing within 15 days of its issuance. The Board of Trustees shall hear the appeal within 45 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.
Any person or entity who has violated a provision of this chapter may be eligible for alternative remedies in lieu of a civil penalty, upon recommendation of the Municipal Attorney and concurrence of the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer, where: