(a) No person shall discharge to a public sewer wastes which cause, threaten to cause or are capable of causing, either alone or by interaction with other substances:
(1) A fire or explosion;
(2) An obstruction of flow in a sewer system or injury to the system or damage to the wastewater collection, treatment or disposal facilities;
(3) Danger to life or safety of personnel;
(4) A nuisance or prevention of the effective maintenance or operation of the sewerage system, through having a strong, unpleasant odor;
(5) Air pollution, by the release of toxic or malodorous gases or malodorous gas producing substances;
(6) Interference with the wastewater treatment;
(7) Municipal effluent or any other product of the treatment process residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process;
(8) A detrimental environmental impact or a nuisance in the waters of the State or a condition unacceptable to any public agency having regulatory jurisdiction over the treatment works;
(9) Discoloration or any other condition in the quality of the Municipal treatment works effluent in such a manner that receiving water quality requirements established by law cannot be met.
(b) The Municipality shall have the right to reject wastes for any reason the Administrator deems appropriate.
(c) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any natural outlet or storm sewer any sanitary sewage or other polluted wastewaters. All discharges to natural outlets shall be subject to permit under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) of the OEPA.
(Ord. 2000-40. Passed 6-6-00.)