<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 14-162. - Illegal discharges.</div>
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               (a)
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               It is unlawful for any person to empty or deposit in any stormwater collection system,
               directly or indirectly, any substance, liquid or solid, which by reason of its nature:
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               (1)
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               Is, or may become, a public health hazard endangering human or animal health;
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               (2)
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               Is a nuisance, including substances which are unsightly or malodorous, or may become
               so;
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               (3)
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               Interferes, or may interfere, with the free and rapid flow of surface water;
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               (4)
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               Is flammable or explosive;
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               (5)
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               Is toxic to plant or animal life;
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               (6)
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               Is corrosive, or has properties which may damage or render unsightly the stormwater
               collection system; or
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               (7)
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               Affects adversely the State of North Carolina classification of the stream into which
               the stormwater collection system discharges.
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               (b)
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               Any developer, or other person, who makes, directly, or indirectly, an illegal discharge
               into a stormwater collection system shall be subject to both civil and criminal penalties
               as provided in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH14EN_ARTVST_DIV1STMA_S14-160MAOBSTCOSY" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">section 14-160</a> of this article.
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               (c)
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               The developer is responsible for taking immediate action to report and remove an illegal
               discharge occurring on its property, regardless of the source of same. Upon receiving
               any report of an illegal discharge the county engineer, or designee shall issue notice
               to the developer. This notice shall specify the problem and action necessary to remedy
               it, as well as the time frame for taking such corrective action and the potential
               for additional action under <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH14EN_ARTVST_DIV1STMA_S14-161ININ" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">sections 14-161</a> and <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH14EN_ARTVST_DIV1STMA_S14-162ILDI" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">14-162</a> of this article.
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               (Ord. of 11-23-20(3))
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