The following discharges and connections, after the effective date of this chapter (Ordinance 91-59, passed October 21, 1991), shall be considered illegal and shall be subject to immediate removal by the person at his or her expense.
(a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof run-off, subsurface drainage, unpolluted cooling water or unpolluted industrial wastewater to any sanitary sewer. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged into sewers specifically designed and designated as storm sewers, or into a natural outlet approved by the Director of Public Service.
(b) No person shall discharge garbage grindings into a public sewer, except properly shredded garbage generated in the preparation of food normally consumed on the property. Garbage grinders shall not be used to grind plastic, paper products, inert materials or garden refuse.
(c) Subfoundation building drains connected to sanitary sewers before the effective date of this chapter (Ordinance -91-59 , passed October 21, 1991) shall be removed if the Director establishes that they are detrimental to the operation of the sewerage works and that their removal is cost effective. These connections shall be prohibited after the effective date of this chapter.
(d) If the owner of an illegally connected premises fails to remove the connection within ninety days, the Division of Water and Sanitary Sewage shall remove the connection at the owner's expense.
(Ord. 91-59. Passed 10-21-91.