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b) Untreated animal waste, <br />c) Commercial car washes, <br />d) Industrial discharges, <br />e) Contaminated foundation drains, <br />f) Cooling water unless no chemicals are added, and a NPDES permit is <br />in place, <br />g) Washwaters from commercial and industrial activities, <br />h) Sanitary sewer discharges, <br />i) Septic tank discharges, <br />j) Washing machine discharges, and <br />k) Chlorinated backwash and draining associated with swimming pools. <br />D. Prohibition of Illegal Connections <br />1. The construction, use, maintenance, or continued existence of illegal <br />connections to the stormwater collection system is prohibited. Any connection to <br />the stormwater collection system which allows the discharge of non - stormwater, <br />other than the exclusions listed in Section 17.13.1 of this Ordinance, is prohibited. <br />2. This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illegal connections <br />made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law <br />or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of the connection. <br />3. A person is considered to be in violation of this Ordinance if the person <br />connects a line conveying sewage to the stormwater collection system, or allows <br />such a collection to continue. <br />4. Where such connections exist in violation of this Ordinance, and said <br />connections existed prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, the property owner, or <br />person using said connection shall have shall remove the connection within one <br />(1) year following the adoption of this Ordinance. This grace period shall not <br />apply to connections which may result in the discharge of hazardous materials or <br />other discharges which pose an immediate threat to health and safety, or are likely <br />to result in immediate injury and harm to human, animal or plant life, and natural <br />resources. <br />a) Where it is determined that the one (1) year grace period shall not <br />apply, the Planning Director or Designee shall determine the time within <br />which the connection shall be removed. In setting the time limit for <br />compliance, the County shall take into consideration: <br />(1) The quantity and complexity of the work. <br />(2) The consequences of delay. <br />(3) The potential harm to the environment, to the public health, to <br />public and private property, to wildlife, and to natural resources. <br />(4) The cost of remedying the damage. <br />E. Spills <br />Spills or leaks of polluting substances discharged to, or having the potential to reach the <br />stormwater collection system, shall be contained, controlled, collected, and removed <br />promptly. All affected areas shall be restored to their preexisting condition. <br />31 <br />