No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, cooling water, surface water, subsurface drainage, ground water, roof runoff, yard drainage, yard fountain, pond overflow, or any substance other than sanitary sewage into the sanitary sewer collection system.
(A) No roof runoff, sump pump, swimming pool discharge, or surface water drainage shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system and no building shall hereafter be constructed nor shall any existing buildings be hereafter altered in such a manner that the roof drainage or any other source of discharge or drainage other than sanitary sewer shall connect with the sanitary sewer system inside or outside the building.
(B) Any person having a roof, sump pump, swimming pool discharge, cistern overflow pipe, or surface drain now connected and/or discharging into the sanitary sewer system shall disconnect and/or remove same immediately. Any disconnects or openings in the sanitary sewer shall be closed or repaired in an effective, workmanlike manner, under the supervision of the Superintendent.
(C) All sump pumps shall have a discharge pipe installed to the outside wall of the building with one-inch inside minimum diameter. The pipe attachment shall be a permanent fitting such as PVC pipe with glued fittings. The discharge shall extend at least three feet outside of the foundation wall and shall be directed toward the front yard or rear yard area of the property.
(D) Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the city’s sanitary sewer system shall allow the city employee(s) or authorized agents to inspect the improvements to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system. Any person refusing to allow this inspection shall immediately become subject to the surcharge hereinafter provided for. Any person found to violate this section shall make the necessary changes to comply with this section and the changes shall be verified by an employee or authorized agent of the city.
(E) The Council shall determine whether or not conditions evidence the violation of this section. Upon identification of the violation, notification by certified mail shall be issued to the owner as shown by the city’s tax records of the property which evidences any violation of this section. The notice shall identify the nature of the violation, the requirements of the code, and order compliance with the section no later than ten days after receipt of the above notice.
(F) The owner may appeal the order to the City Council, provided that any appeal shall be submitted in writing to the city no later than ten days following receipt of the notice of violation.
(G) If the owner requests an appeal in compliance with division (F) above, a hearing shall be scheduled before the Council. Following the hearing, the Council shall determine whether or not a violation has occurred. Upon finding of a violation, the Council shall order compliance with this section no later than ten days from the date of the order.
(H) If an appeal to the Council order is not made to District Court within ten days following the Council’s order and a property owner has not brought the property into compliance as ordered, the city shall enforce its order.
(I) A monthly surcharge is hereby imposed and shall be added to every sewer billing mailed to property owners who are not in compliance with this section. The surcharge will be determined by the Council by resolution from time to time. The surcharge shall be added every month, until the property is in compliance. The imposition of the surcharge shall in no way limit the right of the city to seek an injunction in District Court ordering the property owner to disconnect the non-conforming connection to the sanitary sewer system or from pursuing any other legal remedies available.
(1997 Code, § 19.22) Penalty, see § 52.999