(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged into any storm sewer, natural water course, or artificial water course, any sewage or other polluted waters as heretofore defined; or to increase an approved use except upon special agreement or arrangement with the City and in accordance with the rules and procedures or appropriate agencies of the State of Michigan.
(C) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any waters or sewage into the POTW that may cause violation of the City's NPDES Permit.
(D) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
(E) Any discharge, including storm water, industrial cooling water and all other unpolluted drainage, into the surface waters of the state is prohibited unless the discharger has first applied for and received a valid National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality as authorized by the Clean Water Act, as amended and defined by 40 CFR, Parts 122, 123 and 124.
(F) No discharger shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly any pollutant(s) which may pass through or cause interference with the operation or performance of the POTW. In addition to the above general discharge prohibition, compliance with specific prohibitions is required by City of Big Rapids Wastewater Pretreatment Ordinance (Chapter 53).
(Ord. 311-3-92, passed 3-16-92; Am. Ord. 492-05-02, passed 5-20-02) Penalty, see § 52.99