(A) It shall be unlawful to directly connect eaves troughs and roof downspouts to the POTW throughout the portion of the POTW tributary to combined sewers. Residential properties shall have until September 26, 2002 to comply with this provision. Commercial and industrial properties shall have until September 26, 2006 to comply. A user may request in writing to the Director to be exempted from the direct connection prohibition. The request shall include a demonstration that the disconnection of downspouts and eaves troughs is not a cost effective means of reducing the frequency or duration of combined sewer overflows or of the city maintaining compliance with its NPDES permit. If the user’s request is deemed approvable by the Director, in the Director’s sole discretion, then the Director may forward the request to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for approval. The user shall be responsible for all costs of making the demonstration and obtaining the approval of the Director and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
(B) In those areas served by separate storm and sanitary sewers, it shall be unlawful to connect eaves troughs, roof downspouts, or other sources of stormwater discharges to a sanitary sewer.
(Prior Code, § 51.22) (Ord. D-1635, passed 9-9-1991, effective 9-9-1991; Ord. D-1927, passed 7-15-2002, effective 8-1-2002) Penalty, see § 51.999