(A) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged unpolluted water (inflow) from any roof, surface, groundwater sump pump, footing tile, swimming pool or other natural precipitation into the sanitary sewer system. Dwellings and other buildings and structures which require, because of infiltration of water into basements, crawl spaces and the like, a sump pump discharge system shall have a permanently installed discharge line which shall not at any time discharge water into the sanitary sewer system, except as provided in division (D) below. A permanent installation shall be one which provides for year round discharge capability to either the outside of the dwelling, building or structure, or is connected to the city storm sewer or discharges to the curb and gutter or the street. It shall consist of elements that do not allow altering the path of discharge.
(B) Before July 1, 1997, any person, firm or corporation having a roof surface, groundwater sump pump, footing tile, swimming pool or other facility or device now connected and/or discharging into the sanitary sewer system shall disconnect and/or remove the same. Any disconnects or openings in the sanitary sewer shall be closed or repaired in an effective, workmanlike manner, as approved by the City Administrator or his or her designated agent.
(C) Any person refusing to allow the person’s property to be inspected for extraneous water connections within 14 days of the date city employees or their designated representatives are denied admittance to the property, shall become subject to the penalties hereafter provided for in § 10.99. Any person found to violate this provision shall make the necessary changes to comply with this provision relating to the discharge of unpolluted waters (inflow) into the sanitary sewer system and furnish proof of the changes to the city within 90 days. Each sump pump connection identified may be reinspected by the city, or a licensed plumber, to confirm compliance.
(D) The City Administrator, Public Works Director and Utilities Commissioner shall have the authority and duty of hearing and deciding requests for waivers from the application of division (A) above where strict enforcement would cause undue hardship because of circumstances or cause a safety hazard.
(1) Application for waivers pursuant to this provision shall be addressed in writing to the City Administrator.
(2) The application shall, at a minimum, identify the property for which the waiver is being sought, the name of the property owner/applicant, and describe in detail what characteristics of the subject property create an undue hardship.
(3) Within a reasonable time, the City Administrator shall make a decision on the matter and serve a copy of the order upon the applicant by mail. The holder of a waiver shall allow a city employee to certify that prior to April 1 of each subsequent year the holder’s discharge water connection has been removed from the sanitary sewer.
(4) Failure to provide the certification will place the waiver holder in violation and subject to the penalties provided in division (E) below. Any waiver granted shall be recorded with the Office of the County Recorder.
(5) The city shall record the waiver, but the property owner shall be responsible for the filing fee. If the property owner brings the system into total compliance, a release of waiver shall be filed by the city upon request of the property owner upon payment of the filing fee.
(E) Properties identified as having sump pump connections will be reinspected by the city to confirm compliance upon sale of the property.
(Ord. 56, passed 9-2-1997) Penalty, see § 10.99