927.03 GENERAL DISCHARGE PROHIBITIONS.

   (a)    No person shall empty or cause to be emptied into the sanitary sewers of the City, by means of downspouts or other spouts, pipes, tiles or troughs or other means, any rain water or ground water run-off.

      (1)    Within the meaning of this section, "rain water or ground water run-off" includes rain water and water deriving from melting ice, snow, slush or sleet.

      (2)    Rain water or ground water run-off shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to streets or to a natural outlet approved by the City.

   (b)    No user shall contribute or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, any of the following described substances into the wastewater disposal system or to any public sewer:

      (1)    Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction to cause fire or explosion, or be injurious in any other way to the wastewater or to the operation of the WWTP;

      (2)    Solid or viscous substances which will or may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer, or other interference with the operation of the wastewater system;

      (3)    Any wastewater having a pH less than 5.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the system; (Ord. 3-86. Passed 3-17-86.)

      (4)    Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction to injure or interfere with any pollutant identified pursuant to Section 307 (a) of the Clean Water Act.

         (Ord. 54-88. Passed 9-26-88.)

      (5)    Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which either singly or by interaction are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair;

      (6)    Any substance which may cause the Dover WWTP's effluent or any other product of the Dover WWTP such as residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process. In no case shall a substance discharged to the Dover WWTP cause the Dover WWTP to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Clean Water Act; any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or State standards applicable to the sludge management method being used;

      (7)    Any substance which will cause the Dover WWTP to violate its NPDES and/or State Disposal System Permit or the receiving water quality standards;

      (8)    Any wastewater with objectionable color, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions;

      (9)    Any wastewater which creates conditions at or near the wastewater disposal system which violates any statute or any rule, regulation or ordinance of any public agency or State or Federal regulatory body;

      (10)    Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the Dover WWTP resulting in interference; but in no case, wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into the Dover WWTP which exceeds 40° C (104° F);

      (11)    Any slug load, which means any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.), released in a discharge of such volume or strength as to cause interference to the Dover WWTP;

      (12)    Any unpolluted water including, but not limited to noncontact cooling water;

      (13)    Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes or such half-life or concentration;

      (14)    Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or creates a public nuisance. (Ord. 3-86. Passed 3-17-86.)