(A) Intent.
(1) The intent of this section is to establish rules and regulations governing the installation, use and discharge of any clean storm water, surface water, and ground water, including water sump pumps, roof downspouts, open clean-outs, and defective clean-outs and to establish the penalty structures required to enforce said rules and regulations.
(2) The rules and regulations governing the use of water sump pumps, roof downspouts, open clean-outs, and defective clean-outs are being established:
(a) To set forth uniform requirements for the installation, use and discharge of sump pumps or clean storm water, surface water, and groundwater conveyance systems.
(b) To prevent the introduction of clean storm water, surface water, and groundwater including but not limited to, water sump pumps roof downspouts, open clean-outs, and defective clean-outs.
(B) Prohibited water.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant or user of any premises to direct into or allow any storm water, surface water, ground water, well water or water from industrial or commercial air conditioning systems to drain into the wastewater collection system. No rain spout, or other form of surface drainage and no foundation drainage or sump pump shall be connected or discharged into any wastewater collection system.
(2) Any new or existing construction in which a sump pump has been or will be installed shall be required to install a rigid pipe connection discharge in accordance with § 51.072. It shall be unlawful to maintain any connection with the sanitary sewer carrying storm water, roof water, ground water, surface water or any other natural precipitation.
(3) No exemptions are allowed unless otherwise approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety due to a lack of other reasonable disposal alternative.
(C) Sump, pump and rigid pipe: method of installation.
(1) A discharge pipe with check valve shall be installed through the outside foundation wall of the building with rigid pipe (plastic, copper or galvanized) one (1 1/2") inch inside diameter minimum, without valves or quick connections that would alter the path of discharge. The discharge shall be erected away from the foundation wall.
(2) No discharge shall be directed so as to impact neighboring properties.
(3) Where a sump pit exists in any building it shall have a pump installed with rigid piping as specified in division (1) above.
(4) Where a sump pit exists and the property owner decides not to utilize a pump, the pit shall be permanently filled with concrete.
(D) Inspections. Property owners shall allow a city employee or a designated representative to inspect the buildings to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the wastewater collection system. The city may periodically re-inspect any building or premise to determine compliance with the requirements of this ordinance.
(E) Removal of connections. Any property owner who previously made any connection or installation in violation of this ordinance shall immediately remove such connection or correct such an installation. If not removed or corrected within 30 calendar days after notice of the violation has been hand delivered personally or by certified mail to the owner, the city shall impose a penalty in the amount provided in § 51.999. Such a penalty shall also be imposed upon any property owner, after a 30-calendar day notice has been delivered, if the owner refuses to allow their property to be inspected. The owner of a building or premises found to be not in conformance with this section during periodic re-inspections shall be subjected to the penalty as provided in § 51.999 with said penalty starting from the previous date of inspection.
(F) Penalty. The commission of any act prohibited by this section, by lawful order of the Sewer Superintendent, or by lawful order or regulation of the Board of Public Works and Safety; or the failure to perform without lawful order of the Sewer Superintendent or the lawful order or regulation of the Board; shall be a punishable violation of this chapter for which, unless there is another specific penalty provided,
the penalty shall be a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,500. In case of discharges into the sewage system in violation of this chapter, each day of a violation constitutes a separate offense. The City Attorney, upon order of the Board, shall prosecute the violations and seek to impose any fines by complaints filed or other appropriate action in court in the manner authorized by law.
(Ord. 10-1978, passed 7-11-78; Am. Ord. 23-2016, passed 10-11-16) Penalty, see § 51.999