§ 720-44. Prohibition of Illicit Discharges and Connections.

720-44.1.

Illicit Discharges: No pollutant or water containing any pollutant, including the backwash water from the cleaning of private residential swimming pool filtration medium and filter elements, other than stormwater shall be discharged, caused or threatened to be discharged to the stormwater system. For the purposes of this section, the following non-stormwater sources are not pollutants:

(1)

Water line flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, uncontaminated ground water infiltration [as defined at 40 CFR §35.2005(20)], uncontaminated pumped ground water, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, non-commercial car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, street wash water, and discharges or flows from fire fighting activities.

(2)

Water associated with dye testing, provided the dye has been approved by the utility engineer and prior written notification of the day and time of testing has been provided to the utility engineer.

(3)

Discharges permitted under a valid National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, waiver, or waste discharge order administered by the United States or Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, provided that the discharger is in compliance with all requirements of the permit or order and written approval has been granted by the utility engineer for any such discharge.

(4)

Discharges from an existing Household Sewage Disposal System, provided the Household Sewage Disposal System is being operated with a permit from the Cincinnati Board of Health.

(5)

Discharges of non-backwash water from private residential swimming pools, provided the swimming pool water is dechlorinated by resting the water for at least 48 hours following the addition of chlorine or the chlorine level is below 0.1 milligrams per liter, and provided that the pH of any non-backwash swimming pool water discharged to the stormwater system shall not be less than 6.5 or greater than 8.5 at the time of the discharge.

720-44.2.

Notification of Illicit Discharge: A person responsible for an illicit discharge shall notify the utility division immediately of such illicit discharge. This notification shall be followed, within 15 days of the date of occurrence, by a detailed written statement from the person responsible describing the causes of the discharge and the measures being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent future occurrences of illicit discharges. The detailed written statement must be retained by the person responsible for three years from the date of the illicit discharge if the illicit discharge originated from a commercial or industrial establishment.

720-44.3.

Illicit Connections: No pipe, ditch, drain, conveyance, device, outlet or accessory shall be connected directly or indirectly to the stormwater system that will discharge any pollutant or water containing any pollutant other than stormwater into the stormwater system. No illicit connection shall be constructed, used, operated, maintained or otherwise continued in existence.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 056-2012, § 15, eff. March 29, 2012)