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033 <br /> d) Uncontaminated rising groundwater, <br /> e) Uncontaminated groundwater infiltration to the stormwater collection <br /> system, <br /> f) Uncontaminated pumped groundwater, <br /> g) Discharges from potable water sources, <br /> h) Foundation drains, <br /> i) Uncontaminated air conditioning condensation, <br /> j) Irrigation water, <br /> k) Springs, <br /> 1), Water from crawl space pumps, <br /> in) Footing drains, <br /> n) Lawn watering, <br /> o) Non-commercial car washing, <br /> p) Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, <br /> q) NPDES permitted discharges, <br /> r) Street wash water, <br /> s) Fire fighting emergency activities, <br /> t) Wash water from the cleaning of buildings, <br /> u) Dechlorinated backwash and draining associated with swimming <br /> pools,and <br /> v) Flows from firefighting. <br /> w) Discharges specified in writing by the County as being necessary to <br /> public health and safety. <br /> x) Dye testing is an allowable discharge,but requires verbal notification <br /> to the County prior to the time of the test. <br /> y) Any non-stormwater discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, <br /> waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered <br /> under the authority of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, <br /> provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of <br /> the permit,waiver, or waste discharge order and other applicable laws and <br /> regulations, and provided that written approval has been granted for any <br /> discharge to the stormwater collection system. <br /> C. Prohibited Discharges <br /> 1. It is a violation of this Ordinance for any person to discharge any substance <br /> into the stormwater collection system which by its nature, may: <br /> a) become a public health hazard endangering human or animal health. <br /> b) interfere with the free and rapid flow of surface water. <br /> c) be flammable or explosive. <br /> d) be toxic to human, animal or plant life. <br /> e) be corrosive or damaging to the stormwater collection system. <br /> f) affect adversely the State of North Carolina classification of the stream <br /> into which the discharge flows. <br /> 2. Non-allowable discharges include, but are not limited to,the following: <br /> a) Dumping of oil, anti-freeze, chemicals, garbage,paint or cleaning <br /> fluids, <br /> 27 <br /> mow <br />