[Adopted 2-28-1984 by Ord. No. 895 as Art. I of Chapter 256 of the 1984 Code]
This article is adopted pursuant to and in accordance with Act 94, Public Acts of 1933, as amended.
A. 
For the purpose of this article, certain rules of construction apply to the text. Words used in the present tense include the future tense and in the singular include the plural, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary. The term "shall" is always mandatory and not discretionary; and the word "may" is permissive. The word or term not interpreted or defined by this section shall be used with a meaning of common or standard utilization.
B. 
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
AGENT
The Macomb County Health Department.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING
Any structure, including a mobile home, that requires a supply of potable water and/or a means of disposal of wastewater.
BUILDING DRAIN
The drainage water pipes in a building which convey roof drainage, footing drainage water or stormwater to the building service drain, located five feet (1.52 meters) outside the outer face of the building.
BUILDING SERVICE DRAIN
Any drainage water pipe extension from a building drain outlet point, located five feet (1.52 meters) outside of a building, to a point of connection with a public drain or with any private drain upstream of a public drain.
BUILDING SERVICE SEWER
The sewer extension from a building sewer outlet point, located five feet (1.52 meters) outside of a building, to a point of connection with a public sanitary sewer.
BUILDING SEWER
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a building plumbing system that receives the sanitary sewage from pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it from the building to the building service sewer, located five feet (1.52 meters) outside of the outer face of the building.
COMBINATION SEWER or COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
DEPARTMENT
The City Department of Water and Sewers charged with operating and maintaining the wastewater (sewage disposal) system.
DIRECTOR
The person appointed by the City Council to manage the Department of Water and Sewers.
[Amended 7-27-1999 by Ord. No. 1125]
DRAIN or STORM DRAIN
A watercourse, ditch, drainage swale or pipe intended for the conveyance of drainage water.
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Any part or all of the property, structures, equipment, drains, watercourses, materials and appurtenances used in conjunction with the collection and disposal of drainage water.
DRAINAGE WATER
Stormwater, subsurface groundwater, melting snow or ice, roof and/or other surface water runoff or unpolluted water.
DWELLING UNIT
A building or a unit thereof (including an apartment, house trailer or mobile home) that is occupied by one or more persons as a residence (with a single set of culinary facilities) intended for a single family.
FLOATABLE OIL
Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility. Wastewater shall be considered free of floatable oil if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system.
GARBAGE
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE or INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any liquid contain-ing waterborne process wastes from industrial sources.
MG/L
Milligrams per liter.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or other legal entity.
pH
The reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. The degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution is measured by pH. A pH value from zero to seven indicates acidity and from seven to 14 indicates alkalinity. Neutral water has a pH value of seven.
POLLUTED WATER
Water which exceeds the water quality standards established from the receiving waterway.
PREMISES
A parcel of real estate owned by a person served as a single user by a water supply outlet and/or a wastewater disposal outlet. Each mobile home park is considered separately as a premises.
PRIVATE SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Any septic tank with subsurface soil absorption facilities or any other private wastewater treatment facilities that may be approvable by the Michigan Water Resources Commission (MWRC) or by its designated agent, the Macomb County Health Department.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
PUBLIC DRAIN
A drain under the control of the City or other public agency, which is located in public easements or public rights-of-way.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sanitary or combined sewer under the control of the City or other public agency and located in public easements or public rights-of-way.
SANITARY SEWAGE
Usual domestic sewage or equivalent sewage, not including industrial sewage, as herein defined.
SANITARY SEWER
A pipe or conduit that carries sanitary sewage.
SETTLEABLE SOLIDS
Total particulate matter in water or wastewater that will settle out of the liquid as prescribed in Standard Methods.
SLUG
Any discharge of water or wastewater which, in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds for 15 minutes of duration more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation and which adversely affects the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.
STANDARD METHODS
The laboratory procedures set forth in the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, as prepared, approved and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation, or methods acceptable to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
STREET
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, alley or other right-of-way that provides for vehicular or pedestrian access to abutting properties by the general public, and includes the land between the street right-of-way lines, whether improved or unimproved.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of or is in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids and that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in Standard Methods. Suspended solids includes settleable solids.
SYSTEM
The wastewater system.
TOTAL SOLIDS
Includes total suspended solids and total dissolved solids.
UNPOLLUTED WATER
Water that would not cause violation of the water quality standards established for the receiving waterway.
USER
The owner or occupants of any premises connected with and/or using any of the facilities operated by the Department of Water and Sewers.
WASTEWATER OR SEWAGE
Spent water which may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, institutions or other land uses, including drainage water inadvertently present in said waste.
WASTEWATER DISPOSAL OUTLET
The point of connection with the public sanitary sewer.
WASTEWATER SYSTEM OR SEWER SYSTEM
Any part or all of the property, structures, equipment, sewers, materials and/or appurtenances used in conjunction with the collection and disposal of wastewater.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS or SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
The Detroit Water and Sewer Department regional treatment plant for treating wastewater and sludge.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1323]
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water, either continuously or intermittently.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any manner upon public or private property within the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other waste.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any watercourse or drain within the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any wastewater or other polluted water.
C. 
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
D. 
The City Council finds that a wastewater system is essential to the health, safety and welfare of the people of the City. Further, septic tank disposal systems in the City are subject to failure due to heavy soil conditions prevalent throughout the City. Lastly, failure or potential failure of septic tank disposal systems poses a threat to the public health, safety and welfare, presents a potential for ill health, transmission of disease, mortality and potential economic blight and constitutes a threat to the quality of surface and subsurface waters of the City. Therefore, connection to the available wastewater system at the earliest reasonable date is necessary in the public interest, which is hereby declared by the City Council to be a matter of legislative determination. The owner of a structure in which sanitary sewage originates and which is located within 200 feet of a right-of-way, easement, highway, street or public way which crosses, adjoins or abuts upon the property upon which said structure is located, and within which right-of-way, easement, highway, street or public way a public sewer is available for connection, shall connect to said sewer system within 18 months after said sewer becomes available for connection.
E. 
All drainage water and unpolluted water, including unpolluted cooling water and unpolluted process water, shall be deposited in an appropriate watercourse or public drain such as storm sewers, county drain or natural outlet as approved by the City and the appropriate county and state agencies. Discharge of industrial cooling water and unpolluted process water to any watercourse is prohibited unless the discharge of such waters has been approved and permitted by the appropriate county and state agencies.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1323]
F. 
No person, firm or corporation shall break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the wastewater system or drainage system.
A. 
Where a public sewer is not available under the provisions of this article, a building sewer shall be connected to a private sanitary sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.
B. 
No private sanitary sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities shall be constructed on a parcel of property which is less than 12,000 square feet in area.
C. 
Capacities, location and layout of a private sanitary sewage disposal system shall comply with all regulations and recommendations of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), and its designated agent, the Macomb County Health Department.
[Amended 8-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1072; 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1323]
D. 
Before commencement of construction of a private sanitary sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit from the agent. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the agent, which the applicant shall supplement with any plans, specifications or other information considered necessary by the agent.
E. 
The agent shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and the permittee shall notify the agent when the work is ready for any required inspection, including final inspection.
F. 
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sanitary sewage disposal system in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the City, such that polluted water shall be prevented from entering all drains or watercourses.
G. 
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sanitary sewage disposal system, the building service sewer shall be connected to said sewer within 18 months after official notice of the availability of said sewer. Any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sanitary sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned by cleaning and filling same with suitable material.
H. 
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the City Council, other applicable ordinances or laws or the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
[Added 8-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1072; amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1323]
[Amended 6-22-1993 by Ord. No. 1039; 8-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1072]
A. 
No person shall uncover, make any connections to, open, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or public drain or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Department of Buildings and Inspection, and in the event work involves areas within public utility easements or rights-of-way, a written permit from the Department of Water and Sewers must also be obtained. A permit fee shall be paid to the City at the time application is made for the permit for each building service drain or building service sewer to public facilities. Such charges shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
B. 
There shall be two classes of building service sewer construction permits: for sanitary sewage service and for industrial sewage service. In addition, construction of a building service drain discharging into a public drain or watercourse requires a permit. In all cases, the owner or his or her agent shall make application for the permit on a form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent by the City.
C. 
All costs and expenses incident to the installation or subsequent repair, maintenance or replacement of the buildings service sewer or building service drain shall be borne by the owner or owners of the premises. The owners or owners, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage to the City's wastewater or drainage systems or to third persons or their property which may result directly or indirectly by such connections.
D. 
A separate building service sewer shall be provided for every building. Sanitary sewage and industrial sewage shall not be combined in a single building service sewer. A separate building service drain shall be provided for each building requiring a drainage water outlet.
E. 
Existing building service sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when it is determined by the Plumbing Inspector that said building service sewers meet the requirements of this article.
F. 
The size, slope, alignment, materials and methods of construction of a building service sewer or building service drain, including the connection to a public sewer or public drain and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes (see Chapter 88 and Chapter 221) or other applicable rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of any code provisions, not of particular subject, the materials and procedures set forth in the American Society for Testing and Materials and Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply with regard to materials and procedures set forth herein.
G. 
No person shall make connection of any roof downspouts, foundation or footing drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff and/or groundwater to a building sewer or building service sewer which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sewer.
H. 
The permit holder for a building service sewer or building service drain shall notify the Department of Buildings and Inspection when the building service sewer is ready for inspection and connection to a public sewer or drain. The Building Inspector or representative shall inspect such building and the plumbing construction therein, and if construction meets all requirements applicable and as approved in the construction permit, a connection may be constructed subject to all applicable provisions of this article.
I. 
All excavations for building service sewer or building service drain installation shall be surrounded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored into their original condition.
J. 
All new basement excavation and/or excavations for foundation walls for a building served by a public sewer shall be backfilled upon completion of construction of the basement wall or other foundation wall. The earth surface surrounding such wall shall be graded so as to direct the drainage water away from such wall to a point of disposal. During stages of construction of the building, temporary downspouts and connections thereto directing the stormwater away from the building shall be provided. The building contractor shall provide means to ensure drainage away from the building during the stages of construction, and the owner shall maintain such drainage during all times the building is connected to a public sewer.
K. 
All buildings, including existing and proposed, connected to a public sewer shall be equipped with adequate eave troughs, gutters, downspouts, splashguards and similar connections so as to discharge stormwater through an impermeable structure or impermeable surface to a location at least five feet (1.52 meters) perpendicularly away from all building walls. The point of discharge to the ground, whether hard-surfaced or otherwise, shall slope away from the building so that surface water will be effectively disposed of away from the building. Building service drains and other storm drainage facilities shall be designed, installed and maintained to avoid discharge upon paved surfaces and public rights-of-way, designed for pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The property owner and/or occupants, jointly and severally, shall provide for appropriate design and/or maintenance to avoid hazards from freezing and thawing.
L. 
Responsibility and costs of providing changes to existing building drainage pursuant to this article is decreed to be the joint and several responsibility of the owner, lessee and/or occupant, and the continuation of drainage contrary to the provisions set forth herein is decreed to be a public nuisance to be abated in the manner hereinbefore set forth. After notification, in writing, by the Department of Buildings and Inspection or representative as designated by the City Council, the owner, lessee or occupant shall have 45 calendar days to disconnect stormwater, groundwater or any unpolluted water connections into the public sewer and/or combined sewer. In addition to any other permitted legal remedies, violations pursuant to § 256-11 of this article may issue upon failure to comply within 45 days.
A. 
All drainage water shall be discharged into public drains or watercourses as approved by the City and the appropriate county and state agencies.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1323]
B. 
No sanitary sewage, industrial sewage, polluted water or wastes of any kind, solid or liquid, shall be discharged into a public drain or watercourse.
A. 
Except as otherwise permitted herein, all sanitary sewage shall be discharged into public sewers. However, no new connections to public sewers shall be allowed unless sufficient capacity for treatment of flows from such connections is available. Such flow capacity is subject to maximum flow limitations contained in contracts or agreements between the City, Southeast Macomb Sanitary District and the City of Detroit.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1323]
B. 
Industrial sewage may be discharged into public sewers only upon issuance of an industrial sewage permit by the City and only when such sewage meets the requirements hereinafter described.
C. 
Drainage water and uncontaminated water shall not be discharged into public sewers.
D. 
No waste or wastewater containing toxic, poisonous or corrosive solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by the interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with the wastewater system or the sewage treatment process in use or proposed to be in use, to constitute a hazard to humans, animals or public property, to create a public nuisance or to have a deleterious effect on receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant effluent shall be placed in or discharged to a public sewer.
E. 
No waste or wastewater shall be discharged to the public sewer which may damage said sewers. By way of example and not limitation, damage may result from:
(1) 
Chemical reactions, either directly or indirectly, with sewer construction materials which impair the strength or durability of the wastewater system.
(2) 
Mechanical action which destroys or damages the wastewater system.
(3) 
Restriction of the hydraulic capacity of sewer structures or restriction of the normal inspection or maintenance of the sewer.
(4) 
Placing unusual demands on the wastewater treatment equipment or process or limiting its effectiveness.
F. 
No solid or viscous substances in quantity or size capable of obstructing the flow in pipes or causing other interference with the operation of the wastewater system, such as but not limited to ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders, shall be placed in or discharged to a public sewer.
G. 
No gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas shall be placed in or discharged to a public sewer.
H. 
No waste or wastewater causing excessive discoloration, such as but not limited to dye wastes or vegetable tanning solutions, shall be placed in or discharged to a public sewer.
I. 
No waste or wastewater shall be placed in or discharged to a public sewer, which constitutes a slug, either in quantities of flow or concentration, or both.
J. 
No waste or wastewater shall be placed in or discharged to a public sewer, which has a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 or which has any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to the wastewater system or treatment works.
K. 
The City shall conform its ordinances with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan with reference to wastewater characteristics, collection and disposal and water pollution control.
A. 
Industrial sewage shall not be discharged into public sewers except upon issuance of an industrial sewage permit by the City. Such permits shall be annual permits and shall be subject to review for past and proposed conformance with all requirements of this article as a condition of annual renewal. An annual permit fee shall be paid to the City by the industrial sewage permit holder. The City Council may, after proper notice and hearing, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew an industrial sewage permit upon showing by the Director that the permittee has persistently disregarded the provisions of this article pertaining to the discharge of industrial sewage.
B. 
Compatible wastes which are discharged by industry in concentrations greatly in excess of domestic sewage will be sampled, analyzed and treated. The City shall assess and collect surcharges from the permittee to cover the added cost of handling and treating the over-limit discharge of compatible waste. Such surcharges shall be uniform throughout the system and shall be based on samples taken at the control manhole of each industrial and commercial user. No costs shall be assessed unless the concentrations are greater than those found below:
Waste
Concentration
(milligrams per liter)
Suspended solids
300
BOD
300
Hexane soluble (total grease) in supernatant liquid after 4 hours' settling
100
Floating oil
Noncollectible
Phenolic compounds
0.5
Total solids
2,000 (daily average
20,000 (any sample)
C. 
If any water or wastewater is discharged or is proposed to be discharged which may damage the public sewers as described in this article or which contains an excess of the substances or exceeds the limitations enumerated below or which may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage system, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise creates a hazard to life or constitutes a public nuisance, the City may:
(1) 
Reject the waste.
(2) 
Require pretreatment of incompatible wastes to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers and/or require periodic reports on effluent volume and quality and/or require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
(3) 
Assess and collect monitoring and surveillance fees when the limit of incompatible wastes, as defined below, are found to be exceeded.
Soluble Incompatible Pollutants
Limits
Antimony
2.0 mg/l
Arsenic
1.0 mg/l
Cadmium
2.0 mg/l
Chromium, hexavalent (Cr+6)
5.0 mg/l
Chromium (total)
25.0 mg/l
Copper
3.0 mg/l
Cyanide (total)
2.0 mg/l
Ethyl hexyl phthalate
100 parts per trillion
Iron
50.0 mg/l
Lead
1.0 mg/l
Mercury
0.005 mg/l
Nickel
5.0 mg/l
Phosphorus
13.0 mg/l
Polychlorinated biphenyls
100 parts per trillion
Selenium
1.0 mg/l
Silver
2.0 mg/l
Sulfides
10.0 mg/l
Thallium
0.1 mg/l
Zinc
15.0 mg/l
H2S, SO2, NO (total)
10.0 mg/l
Explosive substances
None detectable
Combustibles
None detectable
Radioactive waste
100 microcuries/liter
Toxic gases
None detectable
General Conditions
Limits
Grease or oil that will solidify or become viscous at 50° F. or above
None detectable
Particle size
Must pass a one-half-inch sieve in any dimension
Specific gravity of suspended solids
2.65 maximum
Temperature limit
150° F.
Toxic or irritating substances not otherwise described
None detectable
D. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be installed by the user when the City determines that they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes to remove grease in excessive amounts or to remove any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients. Interceptors shall not be required for private dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the City, shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection and shall be continuously maintained by the user in an operating condition to accomplish the required result.
E. 
Any water or wastewater having an untreated pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 shall be pretreated to an acceptable condition within these limits before discharge to the public sewers.
F. 
If the City permits the pretreatment or equalization of wastewater flows, the design and installation of the pretreatment facilities and equipment shall be subject to the City's review and approval and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws. Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waste or wastewater, the owner shall maintain these facilities continuously in satisfactory and effective operation at his or her expense.
G. 
Monitoring.
(1) 
The City may monitor any discharge of industrial sewage as frequently as required to provide proper enforcement of this article and, further, to assess proper charges and fees to industrial waste dischargers. No monitoring or surveillance fees shall be assessed to industrial users operating within the limits of this article.
(2) 
The Director and other authorized personnel bearing proper identification shall be permitted to enter upon any premises or easement for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article. The Director and duly authorized personnel shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper or other processes, other than to determine the type and source of discharge to the sewers. waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
(3) 
While performing the necessary work on private properties, the City personnel shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company.
(4) 
The owner of any property discharging industrial wastewater to a sewer shall install on the industrial sewage building service sewer a suitable control manhole or structure, together with necessary meters, positive control devices and other appurtenances, to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastewater. Such structure shall be accessibly and safely located in a public right-of-way or easement, allowing continuous access by City personnel, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the City. The structure shall be installed by the owner at his or her expense and shall be maintained by him or her so as to be safe and accessible to authorized personnel at all times.
(5) 
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be performed as prescribed by Standard Methods and shall be determined at the control manhole or from samples taken from said control manhole and analyzed off the premises. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building service sewer is connected.
(6) 
Sampling shall be conducted in accordance with customarily accepted methods to determine the effect of constituents upon the wastewater treatment works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. The analyses will determine whether continuous monitoring, a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premises or grab sampling is appropriate. BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all outfalls, whereas pH values are determined from periodic grab samples or by the use of pH meters.
H. 
When the City determines that wastewater or wastes, either untreated or pretreated, are of a type which may pose a threat to the public or to the public sewer system as previously described, such discharges may be required to provide a continuous monitoring device incorporating a detection and warning system and a positive control device approved by the City to prevent spills of incompatible wastewater from entering the sanitary sewer and to provide and maintain a property damage and personal injury liability insurance policy in whatever amount deemed necessary, but not less than $1,000,000. Said liability shall cover claims against the user for damage to the public sewer system which may be caused by such abnormal and/or deleterious waste and for claims against said user for personal injury and/or property damage generally.
I. 
All conditions of the Detroit Code of Ordinances, Chapter 56, Article III, Division 3, Sec. 56-3-56 through Sec. 56-3-67, and as amended in the future, as well as the Great Lakes Water Authority Model Resolution for Adoption of the Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP), regulating discharge of waste into the wastewater system, and all subsequent amendments to said ordinances and resolutions, shall be applicable.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 1323]
[Added 8-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1072]
In administering the provisions of this article, the Department of Buildings and Inspection shall provide for administration and enforcement on private property, and the Department of Water and Sewers shall provide for administration and enforcement, including but not limited to taps, on public property.
[Added 8-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1072]
The flow of stormwater shall not be unreasonably impeded from a neighboring property and no unreasonable discharge of stormwater shall be permitted upon neighboring property. Provisions of this section are not intended to modify or abridge any rights of adjoining property owners as may exist otherwise with respect to stormwater drainage pursuant to applicable laws, contractual agreement and the common law.
[Amended 8-8-1995 by Ord. No. 1072; 7-27-1999 by Ord. No. 1125]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates the provisions of this article shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I.