(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or institution, public or private, to connect or cause to be connected, any drain carrying, or to carry, any toilet, sink, basement, septic tank, cesspool, industrial waste or any fixture or device discharging polluting substances to any open ditch, drain or drainage structure installed solely for street or highway drainage purposes in the city.
(B) This section is intended to and shall be in addition to all other ordinances, state statutes, rules and regulations concerning pollution and shall not be construed as repealing or rescinding any other ordinance or part of any ordinance unless in direct conflict herewith.
(C) No person shall discharge, cause to be discharged, or permit the discharge of any storm water, ground water, run-off, sub-surface drainage, or unpolluted industrial process water from private property to any public sanitary sewer. Such connections may be disconnected by the city at a cost charged to the property owner.
(D) Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $500 for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed for each and every day during which a violation continues or exists.
(Ord. 93-53, passed 12-13-93; Am. Ord. 18-06, passed 4-10-18) Penalty, see § 51.99