(A) No water from any roof, surface, ground, sump pump, footing tile, swimming pool, defective laterals, or other natural precipitation shall be discharged into the sanitary sewer collection system. Dwellings, including new housing construction or houses under construction, and other buildings and structures which require, because of the infiltration of water into basements, crawl spaces and the like, a sump pump system to discharge water shall have a permanently installed discharge line which shall not at any time discharge water into the sanitary sewer collection system. Where a sump pit exists in any such building, it shall have a pump installed; no empty pits shall be permitted. A permanent installation shall be one which provides for a year-round discharge connection to the city subdrain/storm sewer system. If there is no subdrain available, the surface discharge point shall be located no closer than four feet from the curb or as approved by the city. No discharge shall be directed so as to impact neighboring properties or any city street, sidewalk or right-of-way. The discharge connection shall consist of a rigid discharge line, without valving or quick connections for altering the path of discharge and, if connected to the city subdrain/storm sewer line, include a check valve. The city may allow installation of a locked "winter/summer" valve in individual circumstances to abate nuisance icing where no subdrain/storm sewer and other reasonable alternative exists, only with review and express permission of the city.
(B) A sump pump will be allowed to have a surface discharge line when city subdrain is available if a gravity footing drain connection has been made. This secondary sump pump connection is only allowed if a gravity footing connection to the city's subdrain/storm sewer system has been made and approved by the city. The secondary sump pump connection is only intended to serve as a back-up to the city's subdrain/storm sewer system.
(Ord. 429, passed 8-24-00; Am. Ord. passed 11-26-13; Am. Ord. 20-06, passed 10-13-20)