(A) (1) The purpose of the I/I prevention program is to reduce the amount of water other than wastewater that enters the city sanitary sewer system from sources including but not limited to sewer service connections, defective pipes, pipe joints, yard drains, area drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manholes, manhole covers, roof borders, foundation drain tile, cellar drains, cross- connections between storm sewers, catch basins, cooling towers, storm waters, surface runoff, street wastewater, other drainage and ground waters.
(2) The City Council hereby establishes the following guidelines, criteria and standards to govern compliance with the I/I prevention program.
(3) The Building Inspector shall inspect the property for which a building permit is issued for compliance with the regulations relating to the installation and use of a sump pump. Any system found in violation shall be permanently altered, at the property owner’s expense, to comply with the regulations.
(4) The City Council may, by motion, establish an additional fee for the inspection.
(B) (1) Prior to the transfer of title for any parcel of property within the city, a designated city official shall inspect the property for compliance with the regulations relating to the installation and use of a sump pump. Any system found in violation shall be permanently altered, at the property owner’s expense, to comply with the regulations. The City Council may, by motion, establish a fee for the inspection.
(2) The City Council may establish a program to assist property owners in reducing or removing the amount of water other than wastewater that enters the city sanitary sewer system.
(3) The City Council may establish, by resolution, other programs and initiate other actions to eliminate or reduce the amount of I/I entering the city sanitary sewer system.
(4) In the event that ownership of property changes without first being inspected for compliance with the standards outlined herein, the city reserves the right to discontinue city water service to the property until the time as the required inspection is completed. This penalty does not preclude the city’s authority to issue a citation for violation of this chapter.
(`87 Code, § 403.04)