As used in this article, the following terms shall be deemed to have the following meanings:
Appliance connection.
The connection of the appliances, such as washbasins, bathtubs, commodes and the like, on the premises served with the service connection.
City council or council.
The city council of the City of Caldwell, Texas.
Corporation.
A private corporation, an association, a joint stock company and/or a business trust.
Main connection.
The actual connection of the service connection with the main sewer line.
Main sewer line or main line of the sewer system.
The principal pipes or conduits leading across the city and emptying into the city sewage disposal plant, which are usually, but not always, located in the city streets.
Person.
A natural person, or a partnership of two (2) or more such persons having a common interest in a joint enterprise.
Rate.
The sewer service charge or rentals payable to the city by persons and corporations using the sewer system.
Service connection.
The line leading from the appliance connection on the premises served to the main connection.
Sewage.
Urine, feces, toilet paper, water, and liquid slops.
Sewer system.
The present system of pipes and conduits used to carry off household waste, such as slop, wastewater from sinks and baths and human excreta, including all pumps, structures, machineries, disposal plant, easement and grounds, together with all additions and enlargements thereto which may be made in the future.
Superintendent of utilities.
The person placed in charge of all of the city-owned utilities by the city council.
(1989 Code, ch. 10, sec. 5(A))
(a) 
Service connection to be kept free from obstructions.
It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any building, dwelling, lot, house, premises and/or property to which the sewer system is connected to keep and maintain the service connection, pipes and conduits from the appliance connections on such premises to the main connection with said sewer system free from all stoppage, and from all obstructions of every nature, and to promptly remove all obstructions and stoppages therefrom, so that sewage shall at all times flow freely from such appliance connection or connections through said service connection, into the main line of the sewer system, regardless of property lines.
(b) 
Maintenance, clearing and repair of service connection.
It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any building, dwelling, lot, house, premises and/or property to which the sewer system is connected, if and when it becomes necessary in order to clear, repair, replace and/or maintain the service connection from the appliance connections on such premises to said main connection, to bear all expense of labor and material for repairing, maintaining, clearing and/or replacing said line of pipe, together with the expense and liability for repairing and replacing all streets and sidewalks which have been dug up and displaced by reason thereof, and to maintain all barriers, warning signs, flares and danger signals during the progress of said work. All such repairing, maintaining, clearing and/or replacing of such line of pipe shall be with the permission of, and under the direct supervision and inspection of, the superintendent of utilities of the city, who shall charge no fee for such supervision and inspection. If any owner or occupant of any such building, dwelling, lot, house, premises or property shall fail or refuse to comply with the requirements of the superintendent of utilities, then such work may be completed by the city at the cost and expense of such owner or occupant thereof.
(c) 
Prohibited deposits in sewer system.
It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to throw or deposit or to cause or permit any person under his or its control to throw or deposit into said sewer system, or into any pipe or receptacle connected therewith, any garbage, hair, sand, earth, ashes, fruits, vegetables, or the peelings therefrom, or any refuse, rags, cotton, cinders, oil, grease, or any other matter whatsoever except feces, urine, toilet paper, water and liquid slops.
(d) 
Allowing wastewater to flow into gutter, street or sidewalk.
It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to allow any slops, sewage, wash waters or wastewaters of any kind to flow over the pavement or into or through any open gutter or into any street or sidewalk.
(e) 
Inspections and tests.
Any person or corporation owning any premises or property connected with said sewer system shall permit the city council and its officers and employees, during all reasonable hours, to enter upon any such premises or property, including all buildings, outbuildings and structures of every kind or nature, for the purpose of making examinations, inspections and tests of any and all sewer connections thereon, and shall permit the setting up and use on such premises and property of any apparatus and/or appliances necessary therefor.
(1989 Code, ch. 10, sec. 5(B))
It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass upon any property upon which the sewer system is located, or to loiter in or around the sewer system, or, without the consent of the superintendent of utilities, to place or permit their animals and livestock to go or remain thereon; or to injure, tear down, or remove from its proper place any pipe, pipeline, wire, post and any other appliance or device whatsoever which is a part of or incident to the sewer system.
(1989 Code, ch. 10, sec. 5(C))