(A) Unpolluted discharges. No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, sump pump discharge water, uncontaminated cooling water, unpolluted industrial process waters, or swimming pool overflow water to any public sanitary sewer.
(B) Storm water. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to those sewers that are specifically designated as storm drains, or to a natural outlet approved by the village. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged on approval of the Village Administrator, to a storm drain, or natural outlet.
(C) Separators.
(1) Grease, oil and sand separators shall be provided when, in the judgment of the Village Engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling of any liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that the separators shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All separators shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Village Engineer, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(2) Separators shall be constructed of impervious materials, capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature, capable of supporting traffic loading where appropriate, and shall be approved by the Village Engineer. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gas-tight and watertight. Separators shall be cleaned at regular intervals as required to prevent the material from entering the public sanitary sewer system and shall be maintained by the owner, at his or her expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times. The Village Building Inspector shall be allowed access at any time for inspection of separators and owners of those separators found not to be operated or maintained properly shall be deemed in violation of this chapter and liable for penalties as provided in this chapter.
(3) It shall be the duty of the customer, owner and occupant of any premises on which a separator is installed to inspect, maintain, and repair the device at least annually or more frequently if recommended by the manufacturer or required by use. A maintenance log shall be maintained and include:
(a) Date of each inspection.
(b) Inspection results.
(c) Servicing performed and date completed.
(4) Whenever a separator is found to be defective or in need of maintenance it shall be repaired or maintained at the customer’s expense without delay.
(5) Separators shall not be bypassed, made inoperative or removed.
(6) Annually, the information in division (C)(3) of this section shall be submitted to the village on the form provided by the village for its records.
(D) Installation of a separator, their inspection and maintenance, and reports to the village shall be at the customer’s expense.
(Ord. 18-04-01, passed 4-24-2018) Penalty, see § 53.999