(A) If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 52.018(B), and which in the judgment of the Utilities Manager may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Utilities Manager may:
(1) Reject the wastes;
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(3) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; or
(4) Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions contained herein.
(B) If the Utilities Manager permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plans and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Utilities Manager and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
(C) (1) The discharge into a combined or sanitary sewer from any roof drain, surface drain, sub-soil drain, drain from any mechanical device, gutter, ditch, pipe, conduit, sump pump, or any other object or thing used for the purposes of collecting, conducting, transporting, diverting, draining, or discharging clear water from any part of any private premises is hereby declared to a public nuisance and a hazard to the health, safety, and well-being of the residents of the town and to the protection of property.
(2) If the Utilities Manager or designated agent suspects an illegal discharge into a combined or sanitary sewer, as defined by ordinance or any applicable provision of a state statute, he or she may, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, enter the private premises where such illegal discharge is suspected and conduct appropriate tests to determine whether such suspected illegal water discharge actually exists. If entry is refused, he or she may seek and obtain a court order authorizing entry.
(Prior Code, § 52.27) (Ord. 14-70 passed 1-18-1971; Ord. 11-04-01, passed 4-12-2011)