§ 51.35  GENERAL SEWER REGULATIONS.
   (A)   Discharge of surface water and the like.
      (1)   No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary sewer.
      (2)   No rainspout or other form of surface drainage and no foundation drainage shall be connected with any sanitary sewer.
   (B)   Non-acceptable wastes. No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged into any public sewer any of the following wastes:
      (1)   Any liquid or vapor having a temperature in excess of 150°F;
      (2)   Any water or waste having a 5-day biological oxygen demand exceeding 1,000 parts per million by weight as averaged during any 12-month period;
      (3)   Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas;
      (4)   Any garbage that has not been properly shredded;
      (5)   Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, manure, grit, brick, cement, onyx, carbide, or other matter that may interfere with the proper operation of the sewers or sewage treatment plant;
      (6)   Any water or waste having a pH lower than 5-1/2 or higher than 9 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, or personnel of the sewage works;
      (7)   Any water or waste containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantities to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, injure or interfere with sewage treatment, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant; or
      (8)   Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
   (C)   Interceptors.
      (1)   Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when they are necessary for the proper
handling of any liquid waste containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable waste, sand or other harmful ingredients; but such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
      (2)   Interceptors shall be located so as to be easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
   (D)   Control manhole required.
      (1)   The owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial waste shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation and sampling of the waste.
      (2)   The manhole shall be constructed by the owner in accordance with plans approved by the City Engineer.
      (3)   The owner shall maintain the manhole so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
(Ord. passed 8-1-2006; Am. Ord. passed 11-5-2013)  Penalty, see § 10.99