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No person shall stop or obstruct the passage of water in any street, gutter, public sewer, culvert, water pipe or hydrant.
No person shall injure, break or remove any portion of any receiving basin covering flag, manhole, sewer or utility access, vent or drain.
No person shall place or deposit any substance or combination of substances exceeding one ton in weight upon any wharf or bulkhead through which any sewer or drain runs or upon any sewer or drain located within three feet of the surface of any street.
Any person who damages or causes damage to any sewer or sewer structure in the public way or other public place shall promptly notify the department and shall repair the damage in conformity with department standards and subject to department approval. If the damage is not repaired in compliance with the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall cause repairs to be made at the person's expense. Such person shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work. Any person who violates this section shall be fined $500.00.
(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any portion of the sewer system or waterway any of the following materials: any steam, chemicals, grease, oil, fatty matter, butcher's offal, garbage, dead animals, stone or dust; any waste capable of causing obstructions of any kind or of destroying or corroding masonry; any prohibited wastes as defined by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the department of health or any other governmental agency charged with regulation of waste disposal; or any other material which the commissioner determines is likely to obstruct or stop the flow of wastewater in the public sewer system. A catch basin or other device approved by the commissioner shall be used to prevent any prohibited material from reaching the public sewer system.
Any person who violates this section shall promptly notify the department. Such person shall clean up and dispose of the prohibited substance subject to department approval and in conformity with the requirements of this Code, all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and all other applicable laws. If the prohibited substance is not cleaned up and disposed of in compliance with the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall cause the prohibited substance to be cleaned up and disposed of at the person's expense. Such person shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work.
Any person who violates this section shall be fined $500.00.
(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)
(a) For purpose of this section, the term “shooting range facility” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-151-010.
(b) The commissioner of water management shall promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the proper discharge of waste water from a shooting range facility.
(c) In addition to any other applicable local, state or federal law or standard, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any portion of the sewer system or waterway any waste water in violation of the rules and regulations promulgated under this section.
(d) Any person who violates this section shall promptly notify the department. Such person shall clean up and dispose of the prohibited substance subject to department approval and in conformity with the requirements of this Code, all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and all other applicable laws. If the prohibited substance is not cleaned up and disposed of in compliance with the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall cause the prohibited substance to be cleaned up and disposed of at the person's expense. Such person shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work.
(e) Any person who violates this section or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be fined $500.00.
(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 7)
ARTICLE III. OTHER LEGAL DUTIES (11-16-140 et seq.)
It shall be the duty of any person who constructs or uses any private drain, sewer, cesspool, water closet pipe or any other pipe connecting with or into any city- owned sewer to do so in strict conformity with the requirements of this Code and with the orders and directions of the commissioner and the commissioner of health.
(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.13)
It shall be the duty of the property owner to maintain clean and free from obstruction any private drain, house sewer or other sewer structure up to the point where it connects to the city-owned sewer and to make any necessary repairs to the private drain, house sewer or sewer structure, except as indicated in Section 11-16-020.
If the property owner violates this section, the commissioner shall notify the owner in writing of his duty to maintain or repair the private drain house sewer or sewer structure. The notification shall be sent via certified mail and shall contain the following information: (i) a statement describing the maintenance or repairs to be made; (ii) the number of days allowed for compliance with this section; (iii) the penalty for noncompliance; and (iv) the date the notification was sent.
If the maintenance or repairs described in the notification are not completed within five days after the notification is sent, the commissioner shall cause the maintenance or repairs to be done at the owner's expense. The owner shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work; provided, however, that (1) if the damage necessitating any maintenance or repair was caused by a utility company, the utility company shall be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by the city in connection with the performance of that work; and (2) the owner shall not be liable to the city for any damage to any private drain, house sewer or sewer structure caused by the city or its employees or agents in the performance of city business.
(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)
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