§ 33-318. Pavement/parking lot washing.

(a)

Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to reduce the pollutants such as sediments, detergents, oxygen demanding substances, heavy metals, oil, and grease in the wash water discharges from pavements or parking lots from commercial and business establishments.

(b)

Prohibitions. No person shall:

(1)

Discharge any wastewater from the washing or cleaning of pavement including, but not limited to, parking lots, driveways, or carports that contains soap, detergent, solvent, degreaser, emulsifier, dispersant, or any other harmful cleaning substance or any wastewater from the wash down or other cleaning of any pavement where any spill, leak, or other release of oil, motor fuel, or other petroleum or hazardous substance has occurred, unless all harmful quantities of such released material have been previously removed or pretreated; or

(2)

Discharge any wash water from a commercial mobile power washer or from the washing or other cleaning of a pavement or building exterior that contains any soap, detergent, degreaser, solvent, or any other harmful cleaning substance to MS4 and/or water bodies.

(c)

Implications. This subsection implies that wash water from the washing of pavement may not enter any water body and/or the MS4 without proper treatment.

(Ord. No. 99-243, § 1, 8-23-99)