[R.O. 2011 § 705.180; R.O. 2009 § 52.40; CC 1981 § 29-102; Ord. No. 79-47, 5-16-1979]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, interior or exterior foundation drains, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process water to any sanitary sewer.
[R.O. 2011 § 705.190; R.O. 2009 § 52.41; CC 1981 § 29-103; Ord. No. 79-47, 5-16-1979]
A. 
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the deleterious substances or possess deleterious characteristics enumerated in the Board's rules and regulations[1] and which in the judgment of the Director of Public Works or his/her designee may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Director of Public Works or his/her designee may:
1. 
Reject the wastes;
2. 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
3. 
Require control over the quantities and rate of discharge; or
4. 
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of Section 700.220.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Board's rules and regulations are on file in the City offices.
B. 
If the Director of Public Works or his/her designee permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plans and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director of Public Works or his/her designee and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
[R.O. 2011 § 705.200; R.O. 2009 § 52.42; CC 1981 § 29-104; Ord. No. 79-47, 5-16-1979]
A. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors or traps shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works or his/her designee, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amount or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients except that such interceptors or traps shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors and drains shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B. 
Grease and oil interceptors or traps shall be constructed of impervious material capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
C. 
They shall be of a substantial construction, water-tight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gas-tight and water-tight, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Department.
D. 
When installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors or traps shall be maintained by the owner, at his/her expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
E. 
If the drainage from any gasoline filling station, garage, refining plant, chemical plant, packing house, slaughterhouse, lard rendering establishment, dairy, steam engine, steam boiler, steam plant or any other establishment shall cause a deposit or obstruction or damage to any public sewer, the Director of Public Works or his/her designee shall cause such deposit or obstruction to be removed promptly or cause such damage to be repaired, keeping an account of the cost of such work including material, labor and supervision and shall certify an account of such cost to the person from whose establishment or premises the material causing such deposit, obstruction or damage came and if such person shall fail, neglect or refuse to pay the sum specified to the City within thirty (30) days after demand has been made, the person shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2011 § 705.210; R.O. 2009 § 52.43; CC 1981 § 29-105; Ord. No. 79-47, 5-16-1979; Ord. No. 05-322, 12-30-2005]
A. 
Every six (6) months each industrial user connected to the City's sanitary sewer system shall, when requested, deliver to the Director of Public Works the "Industrial Waste Surcharge Questionnaire" provided by the Director of Public Works such data as is required on the questionnaire.
B. 
When, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, verification of data reported on the industrial waste surcharge questionnaire is required, wastewater discharges from an industry may be sampled for an extended period by the City or an authorized representative. In any event, composite samples will be collected from the premises wastewaters on an annual basis as a check on reported data. The analytical information obtained from such sampling, if substantially different, may be used in lieu of that information reported by the industry. If determined necessary to obtain additional wastewater data, an extended comprehensive sampling by the City or an authorized representative may be conducted and the analytical results obtained also used in lieu of reported values for each wastewater discharge. In the event such comprehensive sampling by the City or an authorized representative is deemed necessary, all costs for such sampling to include installation of hydraulic flow measuring devices, personnel costs for on-site sampling of wastewaters and laboratory work involved shall be borne by the plant or premises.
C. 
The City or an authorized representative shall have the right to enter and set up, on company property, such devices necessary to conduct a gauging and sampling operation and to begin such operation upon presentation of proper identification on arrival without advance notice to the company. While performing the work, the City or an authorized representative shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company.