(A) It is the purpose of this section that the entry of extraneous flows into the sanitary sewer system be prohibited and be discontinued, where the entry may be occurring accidentally or knowingly. Extraneous flows are those flows, other than domestic sewage or industrial waste, consisting of ground waters, surface waters, storm waters and other drainage or clear waters.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the Village any ground waters, surface waters, storm waters or any other extraneous flows.
(C) It shall be unlawful to make a connection to or to maintain or operate a connection which serves any home, building or any other establishment, premises or facilities and which contributes, directly or indirectly, to the sanitary sewer of the Village, any ground waters, surface waters, storm waters or any other extraneous flows.
(D) All drains or connections designed or intended to receive and discharge ground water, surface water, storm water and other drainage shall be considered illegal connections if they discharge directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewer system. The illegal connections include, but are not limited to, roof drains, downspouts, footing drains, area-way drains, drain tiles (and sump pumps used to collect and discharge the same), yard drains, catch basins and inlets and the connections shall not be allowed to discharge directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewers.
(E) The proper maintenance and operation of a building service sewer, house connection or sanitary sewer line to the point of connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system shall be the responsibility of the owner of the premises served by the sanitary sewer pipes. Maintenance means keeping the sanitary sewer connection, sewer lines or other sewer facilities or structures in satisfactory working condition and good state of repair (including, but not limited to, preventing any obstruction or extraneous materials or flows from entering the facilities, protecting the facilities from any damage and keeping the same free from defects or malfunctions) and making necessary provisions and taking necessary precautions to assure the sewer facilities at all times are capable of satisfactorily performing the services and adequately discharging the functions and producing the final results and purposes the facilities are intended to perform, discharge or produce.
(F) (1) All downspouts or roof drains shall discharge onto the ground or be connected to storm sewer, drainage ditches or a drainage system.
(2) Footing drains shall be connected to sump pumps and discharge shall be made into storm sewers, drainage ditches or a drainage system.
(3) Sump pumps installed to receive and discharge ground waters or other storm waters shall be connected to the storm sewer or discharge into a drainage ditch or drainage system.
(4) Sump pumps installed to receive and discharge floor drain flow, laundry tubs or other sanitary sewage shall be connected to the sanitary sewers.
(5) A sump pump shall be used for one function only, either the discharge of storm waters or the discharge of sanitary sewage.
(G) When a structure having water and sewer service is demolished, the landowner is required to disconnect the water and sewer service at the primary main and seal the opening thereof at the expense of the landowner.
(H) Because of their almost instantaneous impact, their injurious results, substantial contributions and relative ease of correction, the Village will institute a priority program for the elimination of extraneous flows entering into the sanitary sewer system through downspouts, roof drains and other visible or outside connections which are connected directly or indirectly to the sanitary sewer system.
(1) Within a period of six months from the passage date of ordinance, and at no expense to the property owner, the Village will make visual outside inspections of all properties within the Village, with specific attention to downspouts, roof drains and other visible or outside connections and, if requested by the property owner, the Village will enter into the premises and make or assist in the making of additional inspections of the premises to ascertain if illegal connections are present. Upon completion of the visual outside or inside inspection, the Village will advise the property owner in writing if any illegal connections are observed and will advise on the manner of corrections for compliance with the provisions of this section.
(2) After the corrections are made the Village, at no expense to the owner, will make further inspections of the corrections to ensure compliance with this section.
(I) Within 90 days after notice to the property owner by the Village of the presence of illegal connections, the property owner, at his or her expense, shall disconnect all illegal connections observed and all discharges of extraneous flows into the sanitary sewer system, directly or indirectly, shall be discontinued.
(J) In addition to visual inspections on the outside or inside of the premises, as indicated in division (H) above, the Village may make other tests and inspections of the municipal sewer systems as it deems necessary in order to locate the illegal connections and sources of extraneous flows as may exist. The Village, at its option, also may invoke other legal powers vested in it or implied by the statutes for the protection of the health and welfare of the public, or institute legal action as it deems necessary to discover and order the disconnection of any illegal connections that may exist.
('73 Code, § 32-26) (Ord. 74-1087, passed 3-21-74) Penalty, see § 52.99