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1052.03 SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
   The written permission to construct a building sewer or to make a connection to a public sewer shall specify the permissible use of the building sewer and connection and such specifications shall be governed by the following requirements:
   (a)   Sewage, including wastes from water closets, urinals, lavatories, sinks, bathtubs, showers, laundries, cellar floor drains, garage floor drains, bars, soda fountains, drinking fountains, stable floor drains and other objectionable wastes shall be discharged into a sanitary or combined sewer and in no case into a storm water sewer.
   (b)   Industrial waste shall not be discharged into a storm water sewer, but may be discharged into a sanitary sewer if the waste is of such a character as not to be detrimental to the sewerage system or to the sewage treatment works. Where such waste is detrimental to the sewerage system or to the sewage treatment works, it shall be otherwise disposed of in a satisfactory manner or so improved in character as not to be detrimental to the sewerage system or sewage treatment works.
   (c)   Surface water, rain water from roofs, subsoil drainage, building foundation drainage, cistern overflow, clean water from condensers, waste water from water motors and elevators and any other clean and unobjectionable waste water shall be discharged into a storm water or combined sewer and in no case into a sanitary sewer.
   (d)   Connection with a cesspool or a privy vault shall not be made into a sanitary, combined or storm sewer.
   (e)   No person shall discharge into a building sewer or tap a public sewer for the purpose of discharging into it any waste or drainage water prohibited by this section. Any existing connection in violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be abandoned and removed.
(Ord. 68-59. Passed 10-26-59.)