§ 197-5. Prohibition of illicit discharges.

A. 

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the Township's storm drain system or watercourses any materials, including but not limited to pollutants or waters containing any pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than stormwater. Any discharge in violation of this § 197-5 shall be considered illicit discharges, except as exempted below.

B. 

The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illicit discharge to the storm drain system is prohibited except as described as follows:

(1) 

The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this article: water line flushing or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, groundwater infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped groundwater, foundation or footing drains (not including active groundwater dewatering systems), crawl space pumps, air-conditioning condensation, springs, noncommercial washing of vehicles, natural riparian habitat or wet land flows, swimming pools (if dechlorinated: typically less than one PPM chlorine), fire-fighting activities, and any other water source not containing pollutants.

(2) 

Discharges specified in writing by the Township as being necessary to protect public health and safety.

(3) 

Dye testing is an allowable discharge, but requires a verbal notification to the Township prior to the time of the test.

(4) 

The prohibition shall not apply to any nonstormwater discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority of DEP, provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations, and provided that written approval has been granted for any discharge to the storm drain system.