§ 54.01 SANITARY SEWERS, PROHIBITED CONNECTIONS AND FLOWS.
   (A)   It is the purpose of this section that the entry of extraneous flows of whatsoever nature into the sanitary sewer system of the village be prohibited and be disconnected, whether such entry may be occurring accidentally or knowingly. Extraneous flows are those flows other than domestic sewage or industrial waste, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ground waters, surface waters, storm waters, spring waters and other drainage or clear waters. Only sewage shall be permitted to enter into said sanitary sewer system.
   (B)   Prohibited acts.
      (1)   It shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the village any matter other than sewage; and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, any ground waters, surface waters, storm waters, spring waters, other clear waters, or any other extraneous flows of whatsoever nature.
      (2)   It shall be unlawful to make a connection or to maintain or operate a connection which serves any home, building or any other establishment, premises or facilities, and which contributes, directly or indirectly, to the sanitary sewer system of the village, any ground waters, surface waters, storm waters, spring waters, other clear waters or any other extraneous flows of whatsoever nature.
   (C)   All drains, pumps, or connections designed or intended to receive and discharge ground waters, surface waters, storm waters, spring waters, other clear waters and other drainage or extraneous flows of whatsoever nature, shall be considered illegal connections if they discharge directly or indirectly into the village sanitary sewer system. Such illegal connections include, but are not limited to, roof drains, down spouts, footing drains, areaway drains, drain tiles (and sump pumps used to collect and discharge same), yard drains, catch basins and inlets, and sump pumps used to discharge spring waters from basements or other areas, and any such connections shall not be allowed to discharge directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewers of the village.
   (D)   The proper maintenance and operation of a building service sewer, house connection or sanitary sewer line to the point of connection to the village sanitary sewer system shall be the responsibility of the owner of the premises served by said sanitary sewer lines. Maintenance means keeping the sanitary sewer connection, sewer lines or other sewer facilities or structures in satisfactory working condition and good state of repair (including but not limited to preventing any obstruction or extraneous materials or flows from entering said facilities, protecting said facilities from any damage and keeping same free from defects or malfunctions), and making necessary provisions and taking necessary precautions to assure that said sewer facilities are at all times capable of satisfactorily performing the services and adequately discharging the functions and producing the final results and purposes said facilities are intended to perform, discharge or produce.
   (E)   All down spouts or roof drains shall discharge onto the ground or connect to the storm sewer, drainage ditches, or other drainage systems. Footing drains shall be connected to sump pumps and discharge shall be made into storm sewers, drainage ditches, or other drainage systems. Sump pumps installed to receive and discharge ground waters or other storm waters shall be connected to the storm sewer or discharge into a drainage ditch or other drainage systems. Sump pumps installed to receive and discharge floor drain flow, laundry tubs, or other sanitary sewage shall be connected to the sanitary sewers. A sump pump shall be used for 1 function only, either the discharge of storm waters or the discharge of sanitary sewage.
(Ord. 2016-10, passed 7-26-2016)