§ 30-220. Illicit discharge prohibited; exemptions.

(a)

Illicit discharges enumerated. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the MS4 or watercourses any illicit discharge, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)

Chemicals, petroleum products, paint, varnishes, solvents, oil and grease and other automotive fluids, pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, or other toxic materials;

(2)

Nonhazardous liquid, solid wastes and yard wastes;

(3)

Hazardous materials, sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens, dissolved and particulate metals;

(4)

Trash, refuse, rubbish, garbage, food wastes, pet wastes, litter, other discarded or abandoned objects, floatables and cleaning products;

(5)

Landscaping materials, sediment, lawn clippings, leaves, branches or other landscaping and yard debris;

(6)

Construction activities wastes and residues including, but not limited to, painting, paving, concrete placement, saw cutting, material storage and earthwork;

(7)

Wastes and residues that result from mobile washing operations; discharges from toilets; sinks; industrial processes; cooling systems; boilers; fabric cleaning; equipment cleaning; commercial vehicle cleaning and substances added to the storm drain to control root growth;

(8)

Any other material that is considered harmful to humans, animals, or aquatic life and its habitat.

(b)

Exemptions. The following discharges, when properly managed, are exempt from the discharge prohibitions established by this article:

(1)

Waterline flushing or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, irrigation return flows, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated groundwater infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped groundwater, foundation or footing drains, crawl space pumps, air conditioning condensation, springs, individual residential car washing, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, swimming pools agricultural stormwater runoff.

(2)

Flows from emergency firefighting activities and water incidental to street sweeping (includes associated sidewalks and medians).

(3)

Any non-stormwater discharge permitted under an NPDES or CDPS permit.

(4)

Any non-stormwater discharge permitted in accordance with CDPHE's current policies and guidance regarding low risk discharges, provided that such discharge is in full compliance with all requirements of such policies and guidance and all other applicable orders, laws and regulations.

(5)

Dye testing in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations.

(6)

Stormwater runoff with incidental pollutants.

(Ord. No. 11-04, § 1, 5-3-2011; Ord. No. 12-08, § 1, 7-17-2012; Ord. No. 12-12, § 4, 11-20-2012; Ord. No. 18-04, § 1, 4-3-2018)