§ 11-13-2. Illegal dumping prohibited.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to dump any waste on any property, in any waters or in any sanitary sewer or stormwater system, except as authorized by law or by applicable permit. It shall be the burden of the alleged violator to show proof of any applicable permits.

(b)

In the event waste is dumped from a motor vehicle or water craft in violation of this section, the owner of such motor vehicle or water craft shall be presumed to be the person ejecting such waste, and such owner shall have the burden of coming forward with evidence to rebut the presumption.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, drain, or otherwise discharge, cause, or allow others under its control to throw, drain or otherwise discharge into the stormwater system any substance, whether liquid or solid, other than stormwater with the exception of the following:

(1)

Water line flushing;

(2)

Landscape irrigation;

(3)

Diverted stream flows;

(4)

Rising groundwaters;

(5)

Uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;

(6)

Uncontaminated pumped groundwater;

(7)

Discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, irrigation waters, springs, or water from crawl spaces or footing drains;

(8)

Lawn watering;

(9)

Individual residential car washing:

(10)

Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;

(11)

Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;

(12)

Street washwater;

(13)

Discharges from firefighting activities; and

(14)

Discharges for which a valid VPDES or NPDES permit has been issued.

(d)

If any of the foregoing exceptions are identified as significant sources of pollutants, and thus cause a negative impact on the quality of the waters of the Commonwealth of Virginia, such situation or occurrence shall be deemed unlawful. (Ord. No. 4211, 6/16/01, Sec. 1; Ord. No. 5105, 2/24/18, Sec. 1)