§ 65-1031. Illicit connections, illicit discharges, and improper disposal.

(a)

It is unlawful for any person to connect any pipe, open channel, or any other conveyance system that discharges anything except stormwater or other approved discharges into a Berkeley County stormwater management system or waters of the state.

(b)

It is unlawful for any person to continue the operation of any such illicit connection regardless of whether the connection was permissible when constructed. Improper connections in violation of this article must be disconnected and redirected, if necessary, to the satisfaction of the county engineer or his designee and any other federal, state, or local agencies or departments regulating the discharge.

(c)

It is unlawful for any person to throw, drain, or otherwise discharge to a Berkeley County stormwater management system or facility or to waters of the state or to cause, permit, or allow a discharge that is composed of anything except stormwater or unpolluted water which is approved by the county engineer.

(d)

The county engineer shall develop procedures for detecting, tracking, and eliminating illicit discharges and improper disposals to the stormwater system.

(e)

The county engineer or his designee may require controls for or exempt the following discharges from the prohibition provision in (a), (b), and (c) above, provided that a reasonable determination is made that they are not a significant source of pollution:

(1)

Unpolluted industrial cooling water, but only under the authorization and direction of the county engineer or his designee and if an appropriate industrial NPDES permit is in place.

(2)

Water line flushing, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, and uncontaminated pumped ground waters, and uncontaminated ground water infiltration.

(3)

Discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, landscape irrigation, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, individual car washing, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, and street wash water.

(4)

Discharges or flows from fire fighting.

(f)

The county engineer may develop procedures for allowing other nonstormwater discharges.

(Ord. No. 14-11-36, § 4.1, 11-24-2014)