[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
[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.
