(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the town, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the town, any human excrement, garbage, or other, objectionable waste.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet or to any storm sewer within the town, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the town, any sanitary sewage, process water, industrial waste, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with this chapter. All discharges must meet all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
(C) It shall be unlawful to discharge any substance into a manhole or other opening in the sewerage system other than through an approved building or house lateral sewer, except in accordance with this chapter or the express permission of the Superintendent.
(D) Unless approved by the Superintendent, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, non-contact cooling water, chlorinated swimming pool water, or other unpolluted water to any sanitary sewer. Storm water and other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers that are specifically designated as storm sewers or combined sewers or to a natural outlet as approved by the Superintendent. Storm water and other unpolluted water shall be separated from sanitary connections that discharge to a combined sewer in order to facilitate disconnection of the former in the event that a separate storm sewer becomes available. Industrial non-contact cooling water may be discharged to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural outlet as approved by the superintendent. All discharges must meet all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
(E) No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment that is part of the town’s sewerage works.
(F) Except as provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facilities within the boundary limits of the town intended or used for the disposal of sewage or wastewater. Existing septic tank systems and fields must be repaired and maintained in accordance with applicable laws and ordinances. No privy, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility shall release sewage effluent to the surface of the ground or to any receiving water course.
(G) No persons shall knowingly make or submit to the town a false statement, representation, record, report, plan, or other document required to be filed under this chapter or a regulation adopted by the Council or voluntarily filed for the town to rely upon. No person shall falsify, tamper with, or knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring, testing, measuring, or timing device required or installed under this chapter. Persons submitting false information may be fined in accordance with § 51.130(B) of this chapter.
(H) An industrial user shall not alter industrial processes or other activities for the purpose of rendering samples or measurements that are not characteristic or representative of normal operations, flows, or concentrations of pollutants. Persons, submitting false information may be fined in accordance with § 51.130 of this chapter.
(I) The construction of combined sewers is expressly prohibited.
(Ord. 06-2017, passed 5-22-2017) Penalty, see § 51.146