(a) Prohibition of Unpolluted Water.
(1) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, either directly or indirectly, any stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, or subsurface drainage into the City's sanitary sewer system. Any such connections shall be subject to immediate removal by the owner of the premises or may be removed by the City in accordance with division (a)(3) of this section.
(2) No sub-foundation building drains shall be permitted to connect to the City's sanitary sewer system, and any such connections shall be subject to immediate removal by the owner of the premises or may be removed by the City in accordance with division (a)(3) of this section.
(3) Should the owner of such an illegally connected premises fail to remove the connection within thirty (30) days after the date of official notice to do so, the Public Service Director shall cause the connection to be removed and the cost thereof shall be billed to the owner of the premises. If such cost is not paid within sixty (60) days, the City shall certify such cost to the Greene County Auditor as an assessment upon the property.
(b) Protection of Sanitary and Building Sewers During Construction. No person constructing or repairing a sanitary sewer main or lateral shall leave the same open, unsealed, or incomplete in such a fashion as to permit storm, surface, or subsurface water to enter the City's sanitary sewer system.
(c) Obstructions in Sewers. No garbage or obstruction of any kind shall be placed or thrown in any receiving basin or sewer, and any person so offending shall be subject to penalty for each offense.
(Ord. 79-33. Adopted 06/04/79; Ord. 04-28. Adopted 07/08/04; Ord. 05-23. Adopted 06/09/05; Ord. 10-42. Adopted 09/10/10; Ord. 15-41. Adopted 09/10/15; Ord. 2020-20. Adopted 08/27/20; Ord. 2023-38. Adopted 12/28/23; Em. Ord. 2024-01. Adopted 02/08/24; Ord. 2024-02. Adopted 02/22/24)