(A) Prohibition of clean water connections. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer, including discharging of sump pumps into floor drains. An exception for sump pumps may be granted by the City Council at the recommendation of the Maintenance Supervisor during the winter months of November, December, January, February, and March. Any resident wishing to request this exception must submit a written request to the Finance Officer for review by the Maintenance Supervisor and inclusion on the City Council Agenda.
(B) Discharges to natural outlets. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city, any sanitary sewage, industrial waste, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with applicable state or federal law.
(C) Disposal of garbage, petroleum products, or foreign debris. The disposal by any person of garbage, petroleum products, and other foreign debris into the sanitary sewer system of the city shall also be prohibited, except the disposal of food waste into a common household kitchen garbage disposal in proper operating order.
(D) Toxic or poisonous substances. The discharge of any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gasses in sufficient quantity, either singly, or by interaction with other wastes, to contaminate the sludge of any municipal system, or to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, create any hazard in or have an adverse effect on the waters receiving any discharge from the treatment works is hereby prohibited. Each user which discharges any toxic pollutants which cause an increase in the cost of managing the effluent or the sludge of the city treatment works shall pay for such increased costs.
(Prior Code, § 8.0305) Penalty, see § 10.99