A. Prohibited Deposits: It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste which would be regarded as sewage or industrial waste.
B. Discharge Prohibited: It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet or stream within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sanitary sewage, industrial waste, or other pollutants or polluted waters, except where the same has been treated by the public sewer system of the city or acceptable private sewage works.
C. Construction Of Privy, Septic Tank, Cesspool: Except as herein provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facilities intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
D. Connection Required: The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the city and abutting any street, alley or right of way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sewer or combined sewer of the city, is hereby required, at their expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such toilet facilities directly with the public sewer system in accordance with the provisions of section 7-3-6 of this chapter, within sixty (60) days after date of official written notice by the city finance officer to do so; provided, that said public sewer is within one hundred feet (100') of the property line.
E. Runoff: Roofs, paved areas, yards, courts and courtyards shall be drained into a storm sewer system or a combined sewer system where such systems are available. Drainage from the above cited sources, and stormwater generally shall not be drained into sanitary sewers.
F. Harmful Wastes: No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewer, any harmful waters or wastes, whether liquid, solid or gas, capable of causing obstruction to the flow in the sewers, damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works, or other interferences with the proper operation of the sewage works. (1975 Code § 7-3-4)
G. Grease, Oil And Sand Interceptors: Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the city public works director, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients.
H. Approval: All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the city public works director and the Montana state plumbing code, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
I. Removal And Disposal Of Material: In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captivated material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the city public works director. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the owner or personnel shall be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms. (2015 Code)