No user shall discharge or cause to be discharged any sewer water, surface water, groundwater, water from footing drains, or roof water to any sanitary sewer or sewer connection. Any premises connected to a storm sewer shall comply with county, state and federal requirements as well as those of the city. Downspout and roof leaders shall be disconnected from sanitary sewers. If this is not done, the city shall perform this work and bill the user. Storm water, groundwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to sewers which are specifically designed as combined sewers or storm sewers. Discharge of cooling water or unpolluted process water to a natural outlet shall be approved only by the Michigan Water Resource Commission.
(Ord. 257, passed 6-3-91) Penalty, see § 51.999