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Timestamp: 2019-10-18 21:29:24
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240', '§ 240']

Village of New Hempstead, NY Storm Sewers
Ch 240 Art I Illicit Discharges and Connections
§ 240-3 Administration.
§ 240-4 Nonstormwater discharges; exemptions; illicit connections.
§ 240-5 Failing individual sewage treatment systems.
§ 240-6 Activities contaminating stormwater.
§ 240-7 Best management practices; individual sewage treatment systems.
§ 240-8 Suspension of access to MS4.
§ 240-9 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 240-10 Access to property; inspection; monitoring of discharges.
§ 240-11 Notification of spills.
§ 240-12 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 240-13 Appeal of notice of violation.
§ 240-14 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 240-15 Injunctive relief.
§ 240-16 Alternative remedies.
§ 240-17 Violations deemed public nuisance.
§ 240-18 Remedies not exclusive.
Chapter 240 Storm Sewers
[Adopted 9-22-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
The purpose of this article is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Village of New Hempstead 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:
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 NYSDEC as required by Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. Section 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.
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 of leaks, sludge or water disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
Activities requiring authorization under the SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity, GP-02-01, as amended or revised, and any land disturbance requiring a municipal, New York State, or federal permit. These activities include construction projects resulting in land disturbance. 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 § 240-4 of this article.
Owned or operated by the Village of New Hempstead;
An employee, the Village Engineer or other public official(s) designated by the Village of New Hempstead 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 and designate certain responsibilities pursuant to this article to other employees or agents of the municipality.
SPDES GENERAL PERMIT FOR STORMWATER DISCHARGES FROM MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS (GP-02-02)
A permit under the New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) issued to operators of small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) to authorize them to discharge to waters of the United States in accordance with the conditions and requirements set forth within Permit No. GP-02-02.
SPDES (STATE POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM) GENERAL PERMIT FOR STORMWATER DISCHARGES FROM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (GP-02-01)
Discharge compliance with water quality standards: the condition that applies where a municipality has been notified by the NYSDEC that the discharge of stormwater authorized under its MS4 permit may have caused or has the 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.
Section 303(d) listed water: the condition in the municipality's MS4 permit that applies where 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.
The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this article, unless the NYSDEC or the municipality has determined them to be contributors of pollutants that could negatively impact water quality: water line flushing or other potable water sources; landscape irrigation or lawn watering; existing diverted stream flows; rising groundwater; groundwater infiltration to storm drains; 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/debrominated swimming pool, spa and pond discharges; residential street, driveway, home or deck wash water; water from fire-fighting activities; and any other water source not containing pollutants. Such exempt discharges shall be allowed only if uncontaminated.
Cause or contribute to the municipality being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 240-2 of this article.
Such activities include failing individual sewage treatment systems as defined in § 240-5, 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 § 240-6 or activities contaminating stormwater as defined in § 240-6, the municipality may require implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to control those illicit discharges and activities.
Any person responsible for a property that is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge or an activity contaminating stormwater as defined in § 240-6 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, including the recordkeeping requirements described in Subsection A(1).
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 § 240-2 of this article, the owner or operator of such individual sewage treatment systems shall be required to:
Suspension due to the detection of illicit discharge. Any person discharging to the municipality's MS4 in violation of this article may have his/her MS4 access terminated if such termination would abate or reduce an illicit discharge. The SMO will notify such person in writing of the proposed termination of his/her or its MS4 access and the reasons therefor. The person 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 person 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 a violation if the person reinstates MS4 access to property terminated pursuant to this section without the prior approval of the SMO.
Penalties for offenses. 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 $1,000 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 $1,000 nor more than $2,500 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 $2,500 nor more than $5,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both. However, for the purposes of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this article shall be deemed offenses. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional offense.
Any person receiving a notice of violation may appeal the determination of the SMO to the Village 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 Village Clerk and mail a copy of its decision by certified mail to said person.
Where a person has violated a provision of this article, he/she may be eligible for alternative remedies in lieu of a penalty, upon recommendation of the Village of New Hempstead Attorney and concurrence of the SMO, where: