(A) No person shall permit or cause to be closed, stopped up, or otherwise obstructed, any sewer, catch basin, inlet, manhole, or other portion of any sewer or drain in Jefferson County, or do, or permit to be done, anything that will retard or prevent the free circulation of water, sewage, or air through such sewer, drain, or appurtenance.
(B) No person shall place or throw any dead animal or any substance in or near any catch basin or sewer, whereby the flow of water through any sewer may become obstructed.
(C) No person shall remove or damage any grate or cover over any sewer, catch basin, inlet, manhole or other portion of any sewer or drain in Jefferson County.
(D) Violations of subsections (A) and (B) above shall constitute violations of the Metropolitan Sewer District’s (MSD’s) Wastewater/Stormwater Discharge Regulations and MSD shall have authority to enforce subsections (A) and (B) pursuant to such regulations. Current regulations are on file with MSD and are available on MSD’s website at www.msdlouky.org.
(1999 Lou Code, § 51.01) (Lou. Ord. No. 337-1986, approved 11-5-1986; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 275-2007, approved 12-6-2007) Penalty, see § 50.99
Cross reference:
Sewers as a nuisance, see Chapter 96