§ 21.67.030. Prohibited discharges or acts.  


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  • A.

    No person shall cause or permit the illicit discharge of any of the following in such a manner that access was, is or will be gained to

    1.

    Any waters of the state, or waters of the United States, unless such is first treated in a manner approved by the state and local agencies having jurisdiction; or

    2.

    To a storm sewer of the municipality, other than pursuant to an NPDES permit:

    a.

    Grease, fatty materials, offal, or garbage;

    b.

    Sand, sand dust, dirt, gravel, sawdust, metal filings, broken glass, or any material which may cause or create an obstruction in the sewer;

    c.

    Gasoline, benzene, fuel oil, or a petroleum product or volatile liquid;

    d.

    Milk or any liquid milk waste products in quantities in excess of ten gallons during any 24-hour period;

    e.

    Wax, cyanide, phenols, or other chemical or substances that may cause damage to materials of which the sewer system is constructed;

    f.

    Wastewater, as defined in section 15.65.010; or

    g.

    Pollutants or any materials other than storm water which are prohibited by the Clean Water Act, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System under 33 USC 1342 (1987) and regulations adopted thereunder located at 40 CFR 122, 123 and 124 (1990).

    B.

    Dumping in watercourse. No person shall deposit, dump, abandon, throw, scatter, or transport solid waste, garbage, rubbish, junk, fill, soil, dirt or other material in such a manner as to obstruct, impound or cause siltation of any river, stream, creek, watercourse, ditch, drain, or gutter except as otherwise allowed by valid federal, state, or local permits or licenses relative to water pollution, water impoundment, or water quality control.

    C.

    Any person who permits or causes any pollution identified in subsection A. of this section to be illicitly discharged in a manner which permits access to any waters of the state, or waters of the United States, or a municipal storm sewer, or who violates subsection B., shall report such discharge or violation to the municipal watershed manager and shall make available any information or records related to the contents of the substance discharged.

(AO No. 2002-117, § 7, 1-28-03)