(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged any pollutant into any drainage facility that causes a pollution problem in State waters, or causes a violation of the city NPDES permit or State water quality standards.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater runoff associated with industrial activity into any drainage facility that causes a violation of the city NPDES permit.
(c) It shall be unlawful to discharge domestic wastewater and industrial wastewater into any drainage facility or any separate storm sewer system.
It also shall be unlawful to discharge commercial cooking oil waste and commercial FOG waste, as defined under § 43-5A.1, into any drainage facility or any separate storm sewer system.
(d) It shall be unlawful to discharge any stormwater on any public right-of-way that creates a drainage problem or causes a nuisance.
(e) This section is not applicable to employees of the city who, during the performance of their duties or in cases of emergency or a hazardous substance spill, may discharge sewage, other pollutants or wash water from cleanup operation of a hazardous substance spill into any drainage facility.
(f) Upon presentation of proper credentials, the chief engineer or the chief engineer’s duly authorized representatives may enter at reasonable times any building or premises in the City and County of Honolulu in the performance of the chief engineer’s official duties, to inspect or investigate the discharge of any pollutant or effluent into or onto a drainage facility; provided that such entry shall be made in such manner as to cause the least possible inconvenience to the persons in possession; and provided further, that an order of a court authorizing such entry shall be obtained in the event such entry is denied or resisted.
(Sec. 16-6.23, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.) (1990 Code, Ch. 14, Art. 12, § 14-12.23) (Am. Ords. 92-122, 96-34, 02-14)