(a) Any industrial wastewater user who discharges or causes a discharge in violation of this chapter or as prohibited by law and regulations that damages the sewer system resulting in costs to the department shall be liable to the department for all such costs incurred thereby, including but not limited to attorney fees.
(b) Any person, whether or not doing work for the city or work on a city project, shall provide notice to DOH and the city in accordance with city, State, and federal laws and regulations of any leak, spill, or release of sewage from the city’s sewer system caused by the person, its agents, or its employees. This notice shall be provided as soon as the person becomes aware of the leak, spill, or release of sewage from the city’s sewer system as a result of the work of the person, its agents or its employees. The person shall also be liable to the department for all fines incurred including but not limited to attorney fees, in the event any monetary fines are levied against the city.
(Sec. 11-5.7, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.); Sec. 14-5.7, R.O. 1990) (1990 Code, Ch. 14, Art. 5, § 14-5.13) (Am. Ords. 94-46, 94-73)