a. Discharges regulated under a valid National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) storm discharge permit, provided that the discharges comply with the terms of the permit.

b. Discharges from water line flushing performed by the City.

c. Discharges from sprinkled landscaped irrigation or sprinkled lawn watering.

d. Discharges from non-commercial car washing.

e. Discharges from natural riparian habitat or wetland flows.

f. Discharges from natural groundwater flows directly to a piped storm water system.

g. Discharges from air conditioning condensation.

h. Discharges from fire fighting or emergency management activities.

i. Discharges of de-chlorinated water from swimming pools.

j. Discharges from foundation drains, footing drains, or crawl space or basement pumps if the discharges have been approved in writing by the City.

k. Discharges resulting from actions by a public utility, the City, or any other governmental entity to remove or alleviate an emergency condition, including the restoration of utility service or the reopening of a public thoroughfare to traffic.

l. Discharges resulting from actions by any other person when the City determines, and documents in writing, that the actions are necessary to remove or alleviate an emergency condition.

m. Discharges from bona fide agricultural and farming operations, provided that the agricultural and farming operations constitute the principal use of the parcel, provided that such use of the parcel does not conflict with the City’s zoning ordinance, and that the discharges are deemed by the City to have a negligible or minimal impact on the Storm Water System as to both amount of discharge and level of pollutants in the discharges.