The City Sewer Department builds and operates local wastewater collecting systems within the area. The following basic Department policies apply to liquid waste discharges within the service area boundaries. Generally, liquid wastes originating within the city boundaries will be removed by the city's collection system provided the wastes will not damage structures, create nuisances such as odors, menace public health, impose unreasonable collection, treatment or disposal costs on the city, interfere with wastewater treatment processes, exceed quality requirements set by regulatory government agencies, or detrimentally affect the local environment. The highest and best use of the city sewerage system is the conveyance of domestic wastewater. The use of the city's sewerage system for industrial wastewater discharges is not covered in this chapter and is subject to future negotiation and regulation by the City Sewer Department.
(1994 Code, § 13.20.040) (Ord. 78-105, passed - -1978)