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10) Construction wastes and residues; and
<br />11) Noxious or offensive matter of any kind.
<br />PROCESS WASTEWATER: Water which, during
<br />manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact
<br />with or results from the production or use of any
<br />material, intermediate product, finished product, or
<br />waste product.
<br />RECHARGE: The process by which groundwater is
<br />replenished by precipitation through the percolation of
<br />runoff and surface water through the soil.
<br />STORMWATER: Storm water runoff, snow melt
<br />runoff, and surface water runoff and drainage.
<br />SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT. A permit
<br />issued by the Department of Environmental Protection
<br />(DEP) pursuant to 314 CMR 3.00 that authorizes the
<br />discharge of pollutants to waters of the Commonwealth
<br />of Massachusetts.
<br />TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL or WASTE:
<br />Any material, which because of its quantity,
<br />concentration, chemical, corrosive, flammable,
<br />reactive, toxic, infectious or radioactive characteristics,
<br />either separately or in combination with any substance
<br />or substances, constitutes a present or potential threat
<br />to human health, safety, welfare, or to the environment.
<br />Toxic or hazardous materials include any synthetic
<br />organic chemical, petroleum product, heavy metal,
<br />radioactive or infectious waste, acid and alkali, and any
<br />substance defined as Toxic or Hazardous under G.L.
<br />Ch.21 C and Ch.21E, and the regulations at 310 CMR
<br />30.000 and 310 CMR 40.0000.
<br />WATERCOURSE: A natural or man-made channel
<br />through which water flows or a stream of water,
<br />including a river, brook or underground stream.
<br />WATERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH: All waters
<br />within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth,
<br />including, without limitation, rivers, streams, lakes,
<br />ponds, springs, impoundments, estuaries, wetlands,
<br />coastal waters, and groundwater.
<br />WASTEWATER: Any sanitary waste, sludge, or septic
<br />tank or cesspool overflow, and water that during
<br />manufacturing, cleaning or processing, comes into
<br />direct contact with or results from the production or use
<br />of any raw material, intermediate product, finished
<br />product, byproduct or waste product.
<br />85 - 3. Applicability
<br />This bylaw shall apply to flows entering the
<br />municipally owned storm drainage system.
<br />85 - 4. Authority
<br />This bylaw is adopted under the authority granted by
<br />the Home Rule Amendment of the Massachusetts
<br />Constitution and the Home Rule Procedures Act, and
<br />pursuant to the regulations of the federal Clean Water
<br />Act found at 40 CFR 122.34.
<br />85 - 5. Responsibility for Administration
<br />The DPW shall administer, implement and enforce this
<br />bylaw. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon
<br />the DPW may be delegated in writing by the DPW to
<br />employees or agents of the DPW.
<br />85 - 6. Regulations
<br />The DPW may promulgate rules and regulations to
<br />effectuate the purposes of this bylaw. Failure by the
<br />DPW to promulgate such rules and regulations shall
<br />not have the effect of suspending or invalidating this
<br />bylaw.
<br />85 - 7. Prohibited Activities
<br />A. Illicit Discharges. No person shall dump,
<br />discharge, cause or allow to be discharged any
<br />pollutant or non-stormwater discharge into the
<br />municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4),
<br />into a watercourse, or into the waters of the
<br />Commonwealth.
<br />B. Illicit Connections. No person shall construct,
<br />use, allow, maintain or continue any illicit
<br />connection to the municipal storm drain
<br />system, regardless of whether the connection
<br />was permissible under applicable law,
<br />regulation or custom at the time of connection.
<br />C. Obstruction of Municipal Storm Drain System.
<br />No person shall obstruct or interfere with the
<br />normal flow of stormwater into or out of the
<br />municipal storm drain system without prior
<br />written approval from the DPW.
<br />85 - 8. Exemptions
<br />A. Discharge or flow resulting from firefighting
<br />activities.
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