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Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 11.28.010 Municipal Storm Drainage System is hereby amended by striking sections A, B, and C in their entirety and replacing with the following:
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11.28.010 MUNICIPAL STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM
A. In General:
1. This ordinance shall apply to all water generated on any developed or undeveloped lands and entering Malden's storm drainage, except as explicitly exempted in this ordinance.
2. The city shall maintain and, under the direction of the City Engineer, regulate use of a stormwater drainage system for the collection and dispersion of storm water runoff, snow melt runoff and surface water runoff and drainage. The City Engineer may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this ordinance and may issue permits for use of the storm drainage system upon such terms and conditions as deemed appropriate.
3. The City Engineer may suspend access to the municipal storm drainage system to any person or property without notice whenever necessary to prevent the actual or threatened discharge of prohibited substances into the storm drainage system and, upon failure of any party to comply with such suspension order, may take all reasonable steps to prevent or minimize harm to the public health, safety, welfare or the environment.
B. Prohibited Activities:
1. Other than the exemptions identified in Part C of this Ordinance, no person shall dump, discharge, cause or allow to be discharged any non-stormwater discharge or pollutant into the municipal storm water drainage system or, onto an impervious surface directly draining to the MS4. Pollutants shall include but are not limited to, paints, varnishes, solvents, automotive fluids, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, sewage, fecal coliform and pathogens, dissolved and particulate metals, animal waste, rock, sand, salt, soils, construction wastes and residues, refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, and other noxious or...
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