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§ 51.058 FLOW REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor.
   (B)   In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by a means which is approved in accordance with § 51.051 of this chapter, and discharged to the building sewer.
(Prior Code, § 50.021) (Ord. 88-003, passed 1-19-1988)
§ 51.059 SURFACE WATER CONNECTION PROHIBITED.
   No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(Prior Code, § 50.022) (Ord. 88-003, passed 1-19-1988)
§ 51.060 CONNECTION STANDARDS.
   The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code, or other applicable rules and regulations of the village or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois. All such connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Village Board before installation.
(Prior Code, § 50.023) (Ord. 88-003, passed 1-19-1988)
§ 51.061 INSPECTION NOTICE.
   The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Village Board when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Village Board or its representative.
(Prior Code, § 50.024) (Ord. 88-003, passed 1-19-1988)
§ 51.062 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
   All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the village.
(Prior Code, § 50.025) (Ord. 88-003, passed 1-19-1988)
USE OF THE PUBLIC SEWERS
§ 51.075 UNPOLLUTED WATER PROHIBITED.
   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 industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
(Prior Code, § 50.026) (Ord. 88-003, passed 1-19-1988)
§ 51.076 DISCHARGE AUTHORIZATION.
   Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Village Board. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Village Board, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
(Prior Code, § 50.027) (Ord. 88-003, passed 1-19-1988)
§ 51.077 DISCHARGE PROHIBITIONS.
   No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
   (A)   Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
   (B)   Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant;
   (C)   Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works; and/or
   (D)   Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers and the like, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(Prior Code, § 50.028) (Ord. 88-003, passed 1-19-1988)
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