A. General: Generally, liquid wastes originating within the City will be removed by the City sewer system, unless the wastes cause damage to structures, create nuisances such as odors, menace public health, impose unreasonable collection, treatment or disposal costs on the City, violate quantity and quality requirements prescribed by State and Federal laws, interfere with wastewater treatment processes, violate applicable State and Federal laws, or detrimentally affect the environment.
B. Cesspools And Septic Tanks: The disposal of sewage by means of septic tanks and cesspools or leach fields is a nonconforming sewer facility in the City and their use is to be discontinued pursuant to subsection 12-1-3A of this Chapter. If it can be demonstrated to the Public Works Director that the continued use of such facilities is necessary because of geographical or other conditions, then such use shall be permitted until public sewers are installed making it unnecessary to use cesspools and septic tanks.
C. Highest And Best Use: The highest and best use of the City sewer system is the conveyance, treatment and disposal of domestic wastewater. The use of the City sewer system for the discharge of industrial wastewater is subject to further regulation by the City.
D. Water Reclamation: In compliance with requirements of Federal and State agencies, the City is or may be committed to a policy of wastewater and reuse in order to provide an alternate source of water for nondomestic use and to reduce costs of wastewater treatment and disposal.
E. Industrial Wastewater: In conformance with policies of Federal and State agencies which establish higher standards of treatment plant effluent quality, provisions are made in this Title for the regulation of industrial wastewater discharges. This Title establishes quantity and quality limitations on industrial wastewater discharges which may adversely affect the City sewer system or effluent quality. Fees to recover costs from industrial wastewater dischargers are also established where the dischargers impose inequitable collection, treatment or disposal costs on the City. Optimum use of the City facilities may require the Public Works Director to limit certain industrial wastewater discharges to periods of low flow in the sewer system. (Ord. 1093, 1-20-1987)