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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 2-6 Prohibited discharges into storm drains.">
  <section prefix="§" num="2-6" heading="Prohibited discharges into storm drains.">
    <text>No person shall discharge into any storm drain any of the following materials:</text>
    <para num="(1)">free floating oil or emulsified oils which:<para num="(i)">will accumulate in the drains or along banks of streams into which discharge is made; and</para>
      <para num="(ii)">will result in a readily discernable film on the receiving water or will accumulate on facilities or structures alongside or in the receiving waters;</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(2)">acids or alkalies in concentrations sufficient to damage the drainage system or the waters into which the drains discharge; or</para>
    <para num="(3)">organic, chemical, or other pollutants that will deleteriously affect the water quality, as defined by the State Water Quality Standards, of the waters into which the drain will ultimately discharge.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 25, §6(a)(4)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 75-914</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 84-129</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 91-775</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
