(A) Prohibition of certain on-site wastewater disposal systems. A person shall not construct within the City limits a privy, cesspool, or dry well used for the disposal of wastewater. Existing septic tank systems and absorption fields may be repaired and maintained in accordance with applicable laws and ordinances.
(B) Connection to the POTW.
(1) Any person constructing a new building requiring wastewater service on property that is within the corporate limits of the city and is adjacent to or across from a public right-of-way or easement in which there is access to a public sanitary or combined sewer, shall connect to said sewer in accordance with applicable ordinances and regulations and shall not discharge wastewater anywhere other than into the POTW.
(2) Any person connecting to the POTW shall notify the Utility Billing Office to establish an account.
(3) All non-residential users connecting to the sewer shall complete and submit an Industrial Users Wastewater Questionnaire in accordance with § 52.41(A)(2).
(C) Separate sewer requirements. A separate and independent sewer lateral shall be constructed for every new connection unless the Director approves an alternative sewer lateral.
(D) Clear water connections. The connection, directly or indirectly, of clear water sources from new buildings to the municipal wastewater system is prohibited. Clear water sources include, but are not limited to, inflow, roof downspouts, footing drains, geothermal system discharge, driveways, parking lots, single pass non-contact cooling water, or other sources of surface water runoff or groundwater. Further, the Director may require present users to disconnect existing clear water sources at the user's expense.
(E) Right to prohibit new connections. The Director shall have the right to prohibit new connections when the capacity of the POTW is deemed insufficient by the Director.
(F) Responsibility of the property owner. Sewer laterals under public or private property shall remain the full and sole responsibility of the property owner with regards to the maintenance, reaming, cleaning and all other related maintenance required for the normal operation of the sewer lateral.
(Ord. 5746, passed 7-1-2019)