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§ 51.40 DEPOSITS AND OBSTRUCTIONS.
   No person having charge of any building or other premises which drains into the public sewer shall permit any substance or matter which may form a deposit or obstruction of flow to pass into the public sewer. Within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the city, the owner shall install a suitable and sufficient catch basin or waste trap, or if one already exists, shall clean out, repair, or alter the same, and perform such other work as the Wastewater System Operator may deem necessary. Upon the owner’s refusal or neglect to install a catch basin or waste trap or to clean out, repair, or alter the same after the period of 30 days, the Wastewater System Operator may cause such work to be completed at the expense of the owner or representative thereof.
(Ord. 89, passed 11-22-94) Penalty, see § 51.99
§ 51.41 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF CONNECTIONS.
   Whenever any service connection becomes clogged, obstructed, broken or out of order, or detrimental to the use of the public sewer, or unfit for the purpose of drainage, the owner shall repair or cause such work to be done as the Wastewater System Operator may direct. Each day after 30 days that a person neglects or fails to so act shall constitute a separate violation of this section, and the Wastewater System Operator may then cause the work to be done and recover from the owner or agent the expense thereof by an action in the name of the city.
(Ord. 89, passed 11-22-94) Penalty, see § 51.99
§ 51.42 MOTOR VEHICLE WASHING AND SERVICE FACILITIES.
   The owner and operator of any motor vehicle washing or servicing facility shall provide and maintain in serviceable condition at all times a catch basin or waste trap in the building drain system to prevent grease, oil, dirt, or any mineral deposit from entering the public sewer system.
(Ord. 89, passed 11-22-94) Penalty, see § 51.99
§ 51.43 LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO SEWER SYSTEM.
   In addition to any penalties that may be imposed for violation of any provision of this subchapter, the city may assess against any person the cost of repairing or restoring sewers or associated facilities damaged as a result of the discharge of prohibited wastes by such person, and may collect such assessment as an additional charge for the use of the public sewer system or in any other manner deemed appropriate by the city.
(Ord. 89, passed 11-22-94)
§ 51.44 SPECIAL AGREEMENTS FOR USE OF SYSTEM.
   No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the city for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern, providing that National Categorical Pretreatment Standards and the city’s NPDES and/or State Disposal System permit limitations are not violated.
(Ord. 89, passed 11-22-94)
PROHIBITIONS
§ 51.55 DAMAGE TO TREATMENT FACILITIES.
   No person shall willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the wastewater treatment facilities. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under the charge of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 89, passed 11-22-94) Penalty, see § 51.99
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