(A) The Township hereby incorporates in its entirety and adopts as Township findings and objectives for this Sewer Connection and Rate Chapter the findings and objectives made and established by the City of Dowagiac in § 8-61 of City of Dowagiac Code.
(B) In addition, the objectives of this chapter include the following:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the Sewage System which will interfere with the operation of the Public Sewer, the City Collection System, or the Wastewater Treatment Plant System, or contaminate the resulting sludge;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the Public Sewer System which will pass through the Public Sewer System, the City Collection System, or the Wastewater Treatment Plant inadequately treated into the receiving stream or the atmosphere, or otherwise be incompatible with the Public Sewer System, the City Collection System or the Wastewater Treatment Plant;
(3) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the Public Sewer System;
(4) To provide for equitable distribution of the cost of the Public Sewer System; and
(5) To protect the physical integrity of the Public Sewer System, the City Collection System, and the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and to provide for the safety of the public and workers on and in the Public Sewer System, the City Collection System, or the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
(Ord. 01-03, passed 8-8-2001)