No person shall cause or permit any stormwater, groundwater,
roof runoff or subsurface water drainage (hereinafter referred to
as "natural water") to be discharged into the public sewer or into
any building drain or building sewer connected to the public sewer,
unless prior approval therefor is granted by the City Engineer, which
approval shall be granted only if necessary for the proper and sanitary
disposal of polluted natural water.
Unless approval for discharge into the public sewer is granted, in the manner provided in §
342-16 hereof, natural water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to storm sewers or to a natural outlet, subject however, to any required approval by any regulatory official, agency or board, and unpolluted industrial cooling water or processed water may, subject to prior approval of the City Engineer, be similarly discharged to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
No person shall discharge or cause or permit to be discharged
into the public sewer any of the following matters:
A. Gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or any other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
B. Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases
in sufficient quality (either singly or by interaction with other
materials) to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process,
or to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or to create a public
nuisance, or to create any hazard in the wastewater treatment plant.
C. Any water or waste having a pH lower than 5.5, or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment or personnel of the wastewater treatment plant.
D. Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size as to be
capable of causing obstruction of the flow in sewers or other interference
with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities. such as, but
not limited to, ashes, bones, 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, and similar materials.
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained in satisfactory
and effective operating conditions by the owner at the expense of
the owner.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the City from
permitting the entry of any particular material into the public sewer,
provided that such material shall have received proper and adequate
pretreatment so that the condition thereof, as it enters the public
sewer, shall not be harmful to the public sewer, and for that purpose
the City may enter into any special agreement or contract with any
property owner to provide for special treatment of any waste or any
waste material prior to its entry into the public sewer.
[Added 3-3-1987 by Ord. No. 87-15]
A. The owner or operator of all retail food establishments, catering
establishments, commercial food preparation facilities, meat processing
facilities, and such other uses as may be designated by the City Engineer
which result in the accumulation of oils, fats, cellulose, starch,
proteins and grease in the sanitary sewer system of the City of Englewood
shall add into each sanitary sewer line servicing such use a bacteriological
culture formulation approved by the City Engineer to control and treat
such discharges.
B. The application of such bacteriological culture formulation shall
be in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications therefor
unless otherwise directed by the City Engineer.
C. The City Engineer shall provide a list of approved bacteriological
culture formulations upon request to the owner or operator of any
of the facilities requiring the use of such formulation. The owners
or operators of such facilities may submit additional formulations
to the City Engineer for his approval
D. The owner or operators of such facilities shall maintain accurate
records of each application of such formulation, including the brand
name, specific type and manufacturer of such formulation, the dates
of application and the quantities applied. In addition, such persons
shall retain all invoices, bills of sale, receipts or other suitable
evidence for the purchase of such formulations. Such persons shall
retain all such records for a period of three years.
E. All records required to be maintained hereunder shall be available
for inspection by the City Engineer, or his designee, upon request.
In addition, the City Engineer may require of any owner or operator
regulated by the provisions of this section to periodically submit
such records to the office of the City Engineer.
F. In addition to such other remedies as may be provided by law for
violation of this section, the City may add such formulations to the
sanitary sewer system servicing facilities regulated hereunder and
charge the cost thereof as an additional sewer user charge to any
person violation any provision of this section.