[R.O. 2009 §13.16.120]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit
to be deposited in an insanitary manner upon public or private property
within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City
any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.130]
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or deposit
into any outlet, drainage channel or watercourse within the City any
wastewater, industrial wastes, garbage, trash or any other substance
which constitutes a nuisance or hazard to the public health or the
environment. The effluent from a properly designed and approved wastewater
treatment facility and unpolluted water, as defined herein, shall
be acceptable for discharge directly to a watercourse, lake or pond
within the City, provided such discharge is in compliance with Federal
and State regulations (e.g., authorized by NPDES permit discharge
regulations).
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.140]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, roof runoff, ground water, subsurface drainage, cooling
water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
Any connection, drain or arrangement which will permit any such waters
to enter any sanitary sewer shall be deemed to be in violation of
this Article.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.150]
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to
a natural outlet approved by the City Engineer. Industrial cooling
water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval
of the City Engineer to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.160]
It shall be unlawful for any person constructing a sewer, a
house or building sewer or an industrial connection sewer to leave
such connection open, unsealed or incomplete in a manner which will
permit storm or surface water to enter any sanitary sewer. All such
openings shall be tightly sealed at all points whenever work is not
actually in progress on such sewer or connection.
