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Title: DuPage County Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination IDDE Ordinance


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DuPage CountyIllicit Discharge Detection and
Elimination (IDDE) Ordinance
  • Mary Beth Falsey, DuPage County EDP

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Background
  • EPA NPDES Phase II
  • Discharges from small MS4s
  • Six minimum control measures
  • Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination

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DuPage County Illicit Discharge Detection and
Elimination Ordinance
  • Culmination of workgroup meetings with municipal
    representatives throughout DuPage County

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Article 1. Authority and Purpose
  • Sec. 16-1. Statutory Authority
  • Defines what this Ordinance is called, who is
    bringing about these regulations, and under which
    state statutes it is enacted
  • Sec. 16-2. Purposes of this Ordinance
  • Ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of
    the citizens of DuPage County
  • Protect and enhance water quality consistent with
    the Clean Water Act
  • Regulate the pollution by non-stormwater
    discharges
  • Prohibit illicit connections and discharges

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Article 2. Definitions
  • Sec. 16-11. Interpretation of Terms and Words
  • Words used in the present tense include the
    future tense, etc.
  • Sec. 16-12. Definitions
  • Words NOT defined shall have meanings indicated
    by common dictionary definition

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Definitions
  • Illicit Connections. Either of the following
  • Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface
    or subsurface that allows an illicit discharge to
    enter the storm drainage system including but not
    limited to any conveyances that allow any
    non-storm water discharge including sewage,
    process wastewater, and wash water to enter the
    storm drainage system and any connections to the
    storm drainage system from indoor drains and
    sinks, regardless of whether said drain or
    connection had been previously allowed,
    permitted, or approved by the community or,
  • Any drain or conveyance connected from a
    commercial or industrial land use to the storm
    drainage system that has not been documented in
    plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved
    by the community.

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Definitions
  • Illicit Discharge. Any direct or indirect
    non-storm water discharge to the storm drainage
    system, except as exempted in Section 16-41.3 of
    this Ordinance.

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Definitions
  • Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). A
    conveyance or system of conveyances (including
    but not limited to sidewalks, roads with drainage
    systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs,
    gutters, ditches, man-made channels, and storm
    sewers) owned or operated by a governmental
    entity and designed or used for collecting or
    conveying stormwater, and that is not used for
    collecting or conveying sewage.

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Definitions
  • Storm Drainage System. A facility by which
    stormwater is collected and/or conveyed,
    including but not limited to any roads with
    drainage systems, municipal streets, gutters,
    curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping
    facilities, retention and detention basins,
    natural and human-made or altered drainage
    channels, reservoirs, and other drainage
    structures.

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Definitions
  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
    (NPDES) Storm Water Discharge Permit. A permit
    issued by Illinois Environmental Protection
    Agency (IEPA) that authorizes the discharge of
    pollutants to Waters of the United States,
    whether the permit is applicable on an
    individual, group, or general area-wide basis.

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Definitions
  • Notice of Intent (NOI). Illinois Environmental
    Protection Agency Notice of Intent for new or
    renewal of General Permit ILR 40 for discharges
    from small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
    (MS4).

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Article 3. General Provisions
  • Section 16-21. Applicability- Ordinance applies
    to all water entering the storm drainage system
    from developed or undeveloped land within the
    jurisdiction of the Department unless exempted
  • Section 16-22. Interpretation
  • Provisions of the Ordinance held to minimum
    requirements
  • Most restrictive provisions apply
  • Provisions are cumulative and shall be construed
    to be consistent with provisions of other
    ordinances

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Article 4. Administration
  • Sec. 16-31. Participating Communities
  • Full participant
  • Partial participant
  • Non participant

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Full Participant
  • Complete IGA for full participation in DuPage
    County IDDE program
  • Municipality provides County w/ storm sewer atlas
  • Municipality assists County with access to storm
    drainage system w/in municipal limits
  • County monitors outfalls for illicit discharges
  • County traces illicit discharges to their source
  • Municipality prosecutes persons in violation
  • Municipality provides records of enforcement
    action for County annual report to IEPA

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Partial Participant
  • Complete IGA for partial participation in DuPage
    County IDDE program
  • Municipality provides County w/ storm sewer atlas
  • County monitors outfalls for illicit discharges
  • Municipality traces illicit discharges to their
    source
  • Municipality prosecutes persons in violation
  • Municipality provides records of enforcement
    action for County annual report to IEPA

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Non- Participant
  • Municipality responsible for developing and
    implementing IDDE program to ensure compliance
    with the IEPA NPDES regulations
  • No IGA submitted to County- NON-participant

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Article 4. Administration
  • Sec. 16-32. Responsibility for Administration
  • Sec. 16-33. Duties of Director
  • Sec 16-34. Representative Capacity

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Article 5. Discharge Prohibitions
  • Sec. 16-41. Prohibition of Illicit Discharges
  • It is prohibited to discharge pollutants into the
    storm drainage system or MS4
  • The following discharges are prohibited
  • Discharges that are not a direct result of
    precipitation and or snow melt within the
    drainage area of the MS4
  • Discharges from an illicit connection
  • Exemptions

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Exemptions
  • Discharges caused by governmental public works
    and stormwater management units as part of their
    standard operations in compliance with all
    applicable regulations
  • Discharges authorized by law or permit from USEPA
    and or IEPA
  • Water line and fire hydrant flushing
  • Landscape irrigation water
  • Rising ground waters

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Exemptions
  • Ground water infiltration
  • Pumped ground water
  • Discharges from potable water sources
  • Foundation drains
  • Air conditioning condensate
  • Irrigation water (except for wastewater
    irrigation)
  • Springs
  • Water from crawl space pumps
  • Footing drains

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Exemptions
  • Storm sewer cleaning
  • Water from any outdoor residential, charitable,
    or automobile dealership premise car wash
  • Routine external building washdown (no
    detergents)
  • Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands
  • Dechlorinated pH neutral swimming pool discharges
  • Residual street wash water
  • Discharges of flows from fire fighting activities
  • Dechlorinated water reservoir discharges

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Exemptions
  • Pavement washwaters where spills or leaks of
    toxic or hazardous materials have not occurred
    (unless all spilled material has been removed)
  • Discharges associated with dye testing of water
    line, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, private
    drains, or septic systems however, this activity
    shall not take place until the discharger, or
    tester, has provided notification to the
    Department at least two (2) full business days
    prior to the test date, unless an emergency
    situation does not allow time for such
    notification
  • Other discharges approved by the Department as
    being substantially like any of the discharges
    enumerated in Section 16-41.3 of this Ordinance

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Article 5. Discharge Prohibitions
  • Sec. 16-42. Prohibition of Illicit Connections
  • The construction, use, maintenance, or continued
    existence of illicit connections is prohibited
  • Includes illicit connections made in the past,
    regardless of whether the connection was
    permissible in the past
  • It is a violation of the Ordinance to connect a
    line conveying sewage to the storm drainage
    system or MS4 or allow such a connection to
    continue
  • Illicit connections must be disconnected and
    redirected to approved sanitary sewer or
    wastewater management system

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Article 6. Industrial Activity Discharges
  • Sec. 16-50 Submission of Notice of Intent (NOI)
    to the Department
  • Facility subject to an IEPA General Permit to
    Discharge Storm Water Associated with Industrial
    Activity required to submit a copy of the NOI to
    the Department at the same time it is submitted
    to IEPA
  • A person commits an offense if operating a
    facility discharging stormwater associated with
    industrial activity without submitting NOI to
    Department

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Article 7. Compliance Monitoring
  • Sec. 16-56. Notification of Spills
  • When a spill occurs, responsible parties must
    take all necessary steps for discovery,
    containment, and cleanup.
  • Notify emergency dispatch and act in accord with
    IEMA and IEPA
  • Notify the County
  • Commercial and industrial facilities must retain
    records for 5 years
  • Proper notice shall exempt notifying parties from
    fines by County
  • Failure to provide notification is a violation of
    the Ordinance
  • Fines from County can be waived for proper
    notification however, responsible parties are
    still liable

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Article 8. Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties
  • Sec. 16-61. Enforcement Violations
  • Director has primary responsibility for
    enforcement. May enter into agreements with other
    governmental units
  • A person violates the Ordinance when they
  • Perform an act prohibited by the Ordinance
  • Fail to carry our provision of the Ordinance
  • Allow a violating condition to continue
  • Allow a second person to violate the Ordinance

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Article 8. Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties
  • Sec. 16-62. Notice to Correct Violations
    Director May Take Action
  • Director may
  • Issue Notice of Violation.
  • Set forth form and content of violation notice
  • Issue a warning
  • Issue warning and disburse educational materials
    outlining appropriate measures to minimize
    discharge of pollutants
  • Direct legal counsel if order to comply is not
    followed. Legal counsel brought under Ordinance
    shall be in the name of DuPage County

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Article 8. Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties
  • Sec. 16-63. Emergency Cease and Desist Orders
  • Department may obtain an emergency order in the
    event of the following
  • A person has violated, or continues to violate
    the Ordinance, or past violations are likely to
    recur and
  • Violation has caused or contributed to an actual
    or threatened discharge to the MS4 or storm
    drainage system and an imminent threat is
    present.
  • Emergency order will direct the violator to
  • Immediately cease and desist all such violations
  • Immediately comply with all Ordinance
    requirements and
  • Take preventative action to address violation,
    including immediately halting operations or
    terminating discharge.

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Article 8. Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties
  • Person notified of emergency order shall
    immediately comply and stop discharge
  • Failure to comply voluntarily can result in
    Department taking steps to prevent or minimize
    harm or endangerment including termination of
    facilitys water, sewer, or other municipal
    utilities.
  • Department may allow person to recommence
    discharge when period of endangerment has passed.
    Responsible person shall submit written statement
    describing causes of discharge and measures taken
    to prevent future occurrence within fifteen (15)
    days.
  • Issuance of emergency cease and desist order
    shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite
    for, taking any other action against the violator

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Article 8. Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties
  • Sec. 16-64 Violations Deemed a Public Nuisance
  • Any condition caused or permitted to exist in
    violation of any provision of this Ordinance
    shall constitute a threat to public health and
    safety and is declared and deemed a public
    nuisance

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Article 8. Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties
  • Sec. 16.65 Nuisance Abatement
  • Whenever a nuisance shall be found to exist on
    any premise, the Director may order such nuisance
    to be abated upon determination that the nuisance
    constitutes a threat to public health or safety

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Article 8. Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties
  • In event of emergency situation, Department may
    commence legal or equitable proceeding to remedy
    situation
  • Do not need to issue notice of violation before
    proceeding in emergency situation
  • In all other cases, notify persons in writing
    first- then may commence legal or equitable
    proceeding to remedy situation

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Article 8. Violations, Enforcement, and Penalties
  • Sec. 16-66. Fines
  • Violation considered petty offense
  • Punishable by fine of not more than 1000.00 each
    day that the violation continues
  • Sec. 16-67. Remedies Not Exclusive
  • Not exclusive of any other Federal, State, local
    laws. May seek cumulative remedies

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Article 9. Suspension of MS4 Access
  • Sec. 16-76. Suspension of MS4 Access Due to
    Detection of Illicit Discharges
  • Access to MS4 may be terminated due to illicit
    discharge
  • Emergency situation- may terminate without prior
    notice if imminent threat of danger

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Article 10. Appeals
  • Sec. 16-86. Right to Appeal
  • County process outlined in Ordinance
  • Process for appeals may vary from community to
    community
  • Sec. 16-87. Enforcement Measures After Appeal

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Article 11. Miscellaneous Provisions
  • Sec. 16-96. Severability
  • Sec. 16-97. Most Restrictive Provisions Apply
  • Sec. 16-98. Ultimate Responsibility
  • Sec. 16-99. Amendments
  • Sec. 16-100. Effective Date

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