§ 33-303. General prohibition.

(a)

No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the MS4 or water bodies any discharge that causes or contributes to causing the city to violate a water quality standard, the city's NPDES permit, or any state-issued discharge permit for discharges from its MS4 or water bodies.

(b)

No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the MS4 or water bodies any harmful quantity of sediment, silt, earth, soil, or other material associated with clearing, grading, excavations or other construction activities in excess of what could be retained on site or captured by employing sediment and erosion control measures to the maximum extent practicable; for the duration of the project.

(c)

No person shall dump, spill, leak, pump, pour, emit, empty, discharge, leach, dispose, or otherwise, cause, allow, or permit to be introduced any of the following substances into the MS4 or water bodies.

(d)

No person shall introduce or discharge or cause or permit to be discharged into the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) or water bodies within the city limits any of the following (sections 33-304 to 33-321), except as authorized by a valid permit from the city or the TNRCC or the EPA.

(Ord. No. 99-243, § 1, 8-23-99)