T O W N R E P O R T 2007 L U N E N B U R G - Town of Lunenburg

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stormwater.l) PERSON: An individual, partnership, association, firm, company, trust, corporation, agency, authority, department orpolitical subdivision of the Commonwealth or the federal government, to the extent permitted by law, and any officer,employee, or agent of such person.m) POLLUTANT: Any element or property of sewage, agricultural, industrial or commercial waste, runoff, leachate, heatedeffluent, or other matter whether originating at a point or nonpoint source, that is or may be introduced into any sewagetreatment works or waters of the Commonwealth. Pollutants may include but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oil andother automotive fluids; non-hazardous liquid and solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded orabandoned objects, ordnances, accumulations and floatables; pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; hazardous materials and wastes;sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens; dissolved and particulate metals; animal wastes; rock, sand, salt, soils; construction wastes andresidues; noxious or offensive matter of any kind.n) PROCESS WASTEWATER: Water which, during manufacturing or processing, comes into direct contact with or resultsfrom the production or use of any material, intermediate product, finished product, or waste product.o) RECHARGE: The process by which groundwater is replenished by precipitation through the percolation of runoff and surface waterthrough the soil.p) STORMWATER: Storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface water runoff and drainage.q) SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT. A permit issued by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) pursuant to 314CMR 3.00 that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.r) TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL or WASTE: Any material, which because of its quantity, concentration, chemical,corrosive, flammable, reactive, toxic, infectious or radioactive characteristics, either separately or in combination with anysubstance or substances, constitutes a present or potential threat to human health, safety, welfare, or to the environment.Toxic or hazardous materials include any synthetic organic chemical, petroleum product, heavy metal, radioactive orinfectious waste, acid and alkali, and any substance defined as Toxic or Hazardous under G.L. Ch.21C and Ch.21E, and theregulations at 310 CMR 30.000 and 310 CMR 40.0000.s) WATERCOURSE: A natural or man-made channel through which water flows or a stream of water, including a river, brookor underground stream.t) WATERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH: All waters within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, including, withoutlimitation, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, springs, impoundments, estuaries, wetlands, and groundwater.u) WASTEWATER: Any sanitary waste, sludge, or septic tank or cesspool overflow, and water that during manufacturing,cleaning or processing, comes into direct contact with or results from the production or use of any raw material, intermediateproduct, finished product, byproduct or waste product.6.8.3. Applicability6.8.3.1. This by-law shall apply to flows entering the municipally owned storm sewerage system and waters of the Commonwealth.6.8.4. Authority6.8.4.1. This bylaw is adopted pursuant to the regulation of the Federal Clean Water Act found at 40 CFR 122.34 and the Phase II rulingfrom the Environmental Protection Agency found in the December 8, 1999 Federal Register.6.8.5. Responsible for Administration6.8.5.1. The Planning Board in conjunction with the Conservation Commission, Department of Public Works Director and ZoningEnforcement Officer shall administer, implement and enforce this by-law. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the above maybe delegated in writing by the above to employees or agents of the above.6.8.6. Regulations6.8.6.1. The Planning Board may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this by-law. Failure by the PlanningBoard to promulgate such rules and regulations shall not have the effect of suspending or invalidating this by-law.6.8.7. Prohibited Activities6.8.7.1. Illicit Discharges. No person shall dump, discharge, cause or allow to be discharged any pollutant or non-stormwaterdischarge into the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), into a watercourse, or into the waters of the Commonwealth.6.8.7.2. Illicit Connections. No person shall construct, use, allow, maintain or continue any illicit connection to the municipal storm sewersystem, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under applicable law, regulation or custom at the time of connection.
6.8.7.3. Obstruction of Municipal Storm Sewer System. No person shall obstruct or interfere with the normal flow of stormwater into orout of the municipal storm sewer system without prior written approval from the Planning Board.6.8.8. Exemptions6.8.8.1. Discharge or flow resulting from fire fighting activities.6.8.8.2. The following non-stormwater discharges or flows are exempt from the prohibition of non-stormwaters provided that the sourceis not a significant contributor of a pollutant to the municipal storm sewer system:a) Waterline flushing;b) Flow from potable water sources;c) Springs;d) Natural flow from riparian habitats and wetlands;e) Diverted stream flow;f) Rising groundwater;g) Uncontaminated groundwater infiltration as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005(20), or uncontaminated pumped groundwater;h) Water from exterior foundation drains, footing drains (not including active groundwater dewatering systems), crawlspace pumps, or air conditioning condensation;i) Discharge from landscape irrigation or lawn watering;j) Water from individual residential car washing;k) Discharge from dechlorinated swimming pool water (less than one ppm chlorine provided the water is allowed to stand for one weekprior to draining and the pool is drained in such a way as not to cause a nuisance;l) Discharge from street sweeping;m) Dye testing, provided verbal notification is given to the Planning Board prior to the time of the test;n) Non-stormwater discharge permitted under an NPDES permit or a Surface Water Discharge permit, waiver, orwaste discharge order administered under the authority of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or theDepartment of Environmental Protection, provided that the discharge is in full compliance with the requirements of thepermit, waiver, or order and applicable laws and regulations.o) Discharge for which advanced written approval is received from the Planning Board as necessary to protect publichealth, safety, welfare or the environment.6.8.8.3. Discharge or flow that results from exigent conditions and occurs during a State of Emergency declared by any agency of thefederal or state government, or by the Town of Lunenburg Chief Administrative Financial Officer, the Planning Board or the Board ofHealth.6.8.9. Emergency Suspension of Storm Sewerage System Access6.8.9.1. The Planning Board may suspend municipal storm sewer system access to any person or property without prior written noticewhen such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge of pollutants that presents imminent risk of harm to thepublic health, safety, welfare or the environment. In the event any person fails to comply with an emergency suspension order, theAuthorized Enforcement Agency may take all reasonable steps to prevent or minimize harm to the public health, safety, welfare or theenvironment.6.8.10. Notification of Spills6.8.10.1. Notwithstanding other requirements of local, state or federal law, as soon as a person responsible for a facility or operation, orresponsible for emergency response for a facility or operation has information of or suspects a release of materials at that facility oroperation resulting in or which may result in discharge of pollutants to the municipal drainage system or waters of the Commonwealth,the person shall take all necessary steps to ensure containment, and cleanup of the release. In the event of a release of oil or hazardousmaterials, the person shall immediately notify the municipal fire and police departments and the Planning Board and the LunenburgBoard of Health. In the event of a release of non-hazardous material, the reporting person shall notify the Planning Board no later thanthe next business day. The reporting person shall provide to the Planning Board written confirmation of all telephone, facsimile or inpersonnotifications within three business days thereafter. If the discharge of prohibited materials is from a commercial or industrialfacility, the facility owner or operator of the facility shall retain on-site a written record of the discharge and the actions taken to preventits recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three years.6.8.11. Enforcement6.8.11.1. The Zoning Enforcement Officer in conjunction with the Planning Board, Conservation Commission and DPW Director shallenforce this by-law, regulations, orders, violation notices, and enforcement orders, and may pursue all civil and criminal remedies forsuch violations.6.8.11.2. Civil Relief6.8.11.2.1. If a person violates the provisions of this by-law, regulations, permit, notice, or order issued thereunder, the Planning Boardthrough the Zoning Enforcement Officer may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction restraining the person fromactivities which would create further violations or compelling the person to perform abatement or remediation of the violation.6.8.11.3. Orders6.8.11.3.1. The Planning Board in conjunction with the Conservation Commission and DPW Director may issue a written order to theZoning Enforcement officer enforce the provisions of this by-law or the regulations thereunder, which may include: (a) elimination of illicit
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