§ 56-3-8. Use of public sewers.

(a)

All industrial and commercial flow discharge to a city public sewer shall comply with the requirements of division 3 of this article.

(b)

Storm water and all other unpolluted water shall be discharged to sewers specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the appropriate state agency. Industrial cooling water and unpolluted process water may be discharged to a storm sewer upon approval by the water and sewerage department. The discharge of such waters to a natural outlet must be approved by the appropriate state agency.

(c)

No person shall remove or cause to be removed any gate, cover or barricade from a manhole, catch basin or sewer inlet over which it is placed, or in any way, directly or indirectly, injure any city public sewer or any part thereof.

(d)

No person shall make or construct any sink, drain or sewer leading into any city public sewer without providing a sufficient strainer at the head of it.

(e)

No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any city public sewer or in any private sewer connecting therewith, any garbage, glass, metal, earthenware, stone, sand, gravel, cinders, cement, concrete, lime or lime waste, rags, lint, dust, grass, hay, straw, manure, offal, grease, feathers, sticks or bits of wood, gasoline, oil or oily wastes, tar, acids, chemicals, offensive or harmful gaseous wastes or gases, either free or in solution nor shall any waste or materials or combinations thereof be deposited that are liable to cause injury to, stoppage of or unreasonably offensive odors in such sewers.

(f)

No person shall deposit or allow to be deposited any refuse, dripping or nauseous liquid or other substance from any distributing pipe or gas conductor into any sewer, receiving basin gutter or other place within the city, or force or discharge into any public or private sewer or drain any steam vapor or gas.

(Ord. No. 340-H, § 1(56-1-8), 8-29-79)