Sec. 66-10. - Prohibited discharges or connections.
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Warwick, RI.
The text
No person shall discharge or cause discharge into a municipal separate storm sewer system, which is not comprised entirely of storm water, unless such discharge is an allowable non-storm water discharge as defined in this article or is authorized by a RIPDES permit. This shall include, but is not limited to the following: (1)
The construction, use, maintenance, or continued existence of illicit connections to the MS4.
(2)
This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection.
(3)
A person is considered to be in violation of this article if the person connects a line conveying pollutant(s) to the MS4, or allows such a connection to continue.
(Ord. No. O-16-16, § I, 8-17-16)