No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted process water into any sanitary sewer. Any connection, drain, or arrangement which will permit any such waters to enter any sanitary sewer shall be deemed to be a violation of this chapter. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged into such sewers as are specifically designed as storm sewers, or to a drainage channel or natural outlet approved by the city. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the city, to a storm sewer, drainage channel, or natural outlet. It shall not be permitted for any plumber, contractor, or any other person constructing a house or building sewer or industrial sewer connected to a sanitary sewer to leave such connection open, unsealed, or incomplete in such manner that will permit storm or surface water to enter any sanitary sewer within the city. All such openings shall be tightly sealed at all points whenever work is not actually in progress on such sewer or connection. All new house or building sewers will comply with the requirements of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code and current revisions thereof.
(Prior Code, § 710.080) (Ord. 204A, passed 8-9-1983) Penalty, see § 52.99