The purpose of this Part 2 is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens within the City of Monessen (City) through the regulation of nonstormwater discharges to the storm drainage system to the maximum extent practicable as required by federal and state law. This Part 2 establishes methods for controlling the introduction of pollutants into the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) in order to comply with requirement of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit process. The objectives of this Part 2 are:
A. 
To regulate the contribution of pollutants to the MS4 and/or the waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (commonwealth) by stormwater discharges by any user.
B. 
To prohibit illicit connections and discharges to the MS4 and/or the waters of the commonwealth.
C. 
To establish legal authority to carry out all inspection, surveillance, monitoring, and enforcement procedures necessary to ensure compliance with this Part 2.
A. 
Waters of the commonwealth. This Part 2 shall apply to all water entering the waters of the commonwealth, exclusive of stormwater, generated on any developed and/or undeveloped lands unless explicitly exempted by the City.
B. 
Separate storm sewer system.
(1) 
This Part 2 shall apply to all water entering the separate storm sewer system, exclusive of stormwater, generated on any developed and/or undeveloped lands unless explicitly exempted by the City. The majority of the City is a combined storm and sewage sewer system and not a separate storm sewer system.
(2) 
The streets with separate storm sewer systems for which this Part 2 applies are located in the Grand Boulevard Sewer Shed and other locations throughout the City, and are listed in Appendix MS4 Streets[1]. This Part 2 will be amended periodically as additional combined sewer systems are separated.
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Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
The City shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this Part 2. Any powers granted or duties imposed upon the City may be delegated in writing by the Mayor of the City to persons or entities acting in the beneficial interest of or in the employ of the City.
This Part 2 is not intended to modify or repeal any other ordinance, rule, regulation, or other provision of law. The requirements of this Part 2 are in addition to the requirements of any other ordinance, rule, regulation, or other provision of law, and where any provision of this Part 2 imposes restrictions different from those imposed by any other ordinance, rule, regulation, or other provision of law, whichever provision is more restrictive or imposes higher protective standards for human health or the environment shall control.
The provisions of this Part 2 are hereby declared to be severable. If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this Part 2 or the application thereof to any person, establishment, or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or application of this Part 2.
The standards set forth in this Part 2 are minimum standards; therefore, this Part 2 does not intend or imply that compliance by any person will ensure that there will be no contamination, pollution, or unauthorized discharge of pollutants.
Any permit or authorization issued or approved based on false, misleading or erroneous information provided by an applicant is void without the necessity of any proceedings for revocation. Any work undertaken or use established pursuant to such permit or other authorization is unlawful. No action may be taken by a board, agency, employee or designee of the City purporting to validate such a violation.