It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, either as principal, agent, servant, employee or otherwise, to cause or permit crude, distilled or refined oil, water, wastewater, mud, any by-product of any oil production or activity or any substance resulting from oil production activity to become deposited upon or to flow upon, into, over or across any sidewalk, curb, alley, street, any public right-of-way or into any storm flood control or sanitary drainage system, sewer, canal or gutter.
(`78 Code, § 14.24.020.)