As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given them in this section:
Approving Authority.
Shall mean the city manager or his duly authorized representative.
BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand).
Shall mean the quantity of oxygen by weight, expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/1), utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory conditions for five (5) days at a temperature of twenty (20) degrees centigrade.
Building Sewer.
Shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal (also called house lateral and house connection).
City.
Shall mean the City of Brownfield, Texas, or any authorized person acting in its behalf.
COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand).
Shall mean measure of the oxygen consuming capacity of inorganic and organic matter present in the water or wastewater expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/1) as the amount of oxygen consumed from a chemical oxidant in a specific test, but not differentiating between stable and unstable organic matter and thus not necessarily correlating with biochemical oxygen demand.
Control Manhole.
Shall mean a manhole giving access to a building sewer at some point before the building sewer discharge mixes with other discharges in the public sewer.
Control Point.
Shall mean a point of access to a course of discharge before the discharge mixes with other discharges in the public sewer.
Garbage.
Shall mean animal and vegetable wastes and residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, processing, storage and sale of food products and produce.
Industrial Waste.
Shall mean waste resulting from any process of industry, manufacturing, trade. or business from the development of any natural resource, or any mixture of the waste with water or normal wastewater, or distinct from normal wastewater.
Industrial Waste Charge.
Shall mean the charge made on those persons who discharge industrial wastes into the city's sewerage system.
Milligrams Per Liter (Mgl).
Shall mean the same as parts per million and is a weight-to-volume ratio; the milligram-per-liter value multiplied by the factor 8.34 shall be equivalent to pounds per million gallons of water.
Natural Outlet.
Shall mean any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
Normal Domestic Wastewater.
Shall mean wastewater, excluding industrial wastewater, discharged by a person into sanitary sewers and in which the average concentration of total suspended solids is not more than two hundred fifty (250) mg/1 and BOD is not more than two hundred fifty (250) mg/l.
Overload.
Shall mean the imposition of organic or hydraulic loading on a treatment facility in excess of its engineered design capacity.
Person.
Shall include corporation, organization government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal entity.
Ph.
Shall mean the reciprocal of the logarithm (base 10) of the hydrogen ion concentration expressed in grams per liter.
Public Sewer.
Shall mean a pipe or conduit carrying wastewater or unpolluted drainage in which owners of abutting properties shall have the use, subject to control by the City of Brownfield.
Sanitary Sewer.
Shall mean a public sewer that conveys domestic wastewater or industrial wastes or a combination of both; and into which storm water, surface water, groundwater and other unpolluted wastes are not intentionally passed.
Slug.
Shall mean any discharge of water, wastewater or industrial waste which, in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
Standard Methods.
Shall mean the examination and analytical procedures set forth in the latest edition at the time of analysis.
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
Shall be prepared, approved and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
Storm Sewer.
Shall mean a public sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage and into which domestic wastewater or industrial wastes are not intentionally passed.
Storm Water.
Shall mean rainfall or any other forms of precipitation.
Superintendent.
Shall mean the water and wastewater superintendent of the City of Brownfield or his duly authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Suspended Solids (SS).
Shall mean solids measured in mg/1 that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids, and which are largely removable by a laboratory filtration device.
To Discharge.
Shall include to deposit, conduct, drain, emit, throw, run, allow to seep or otherwise release or dispose of, or to allow, permit or suffer any of these acts or emissions.
Trap.
Shall mean a device designed to skim, settle or otherwise remove grease, oil, sand, flammable wastes or other harmful substances.
Unpolluted Wastewater.
Shall mean water containing:
(1) 
No free or emulsified grease or oil;
(2) 
No acids or alkalis;
(3) 
No phenols or other substances producing taste or odor in receiving water;
(4) 
No toxic or poisonous substances in suspension, colloidal state or solution;
(5) 
No noxious or otherwise obnoxious or odorous gases;
(6) 
Not more than ten (10) mg/1 each of suspended solids and BOD; and
(7) 
Color not exceeding fifty (50) units as measured by the Platinum-Cobolt method of determination as specified in standard methods.
Waste.
Shall mean rejected, unutilized or superfluous substances in liquid, gaseous or solid form resulting from domestic, agricultural or industrial activities.
Wastewater.
Shall mean a combination of the water carried waste from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with any ground, surface and storm water that may be present.
Wastewater Facilities.
Shall include all facilities for collection, pumping, treating and disposing of wastewater and industrial wastes.
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Shall mean any city owned facilities, devices and structures used for receiving, processing and treating wastewater, industrial waste and sludges from the sanitary sewers.
Wastewater Service Charge.
Shall mean the charge on all users of the public sewer system whose wastes do not exceed in strength the concentration values established as representative of normal wastewater.
Watercourse.
Shall mean a natural or man-made channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article III, Section 21-81)
(a) 
No person may discharge to public sewers any waste which by itself or by interaction with other wastes may:
(1) 
Injure or interfere with wastewater treatment processes or facilities;
(2) 
Constitute a hazard to humans or animals; or
(3) 
Create a hazard in receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant effluent.
(b) 
All discharges shall conform to requirements of this article.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-82)
(a) 
No discharge to public sewers may contain:
(1) 
Cyanide greater than 1.0 mg/1;
(2) 
Fluoride other than that contained in the public water supply;
(3) 
Chlorides in concentrations greater than three hundred fifty (350) mg/1;
(4) 
Gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas; or
(5) 
Substances causing an excessive chemical oxygen demand (COD).
(b) 
No waste or wastewater discharged to public waters may contain:
(1) 
Strong acid, iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not;
(2) 
Fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/1 or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two (32) and one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit (0 and 65° Centigrade).
(3) 
Objectionable or toxic substances exerting an excessive chlorine requirement to such degree that any such material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater treatment works exceeds the limits established by the approving authority for such materials; or
(4) 
Obnoxious, toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in quantities sufficient to violate the provisions of Section 13.502(a).
(c) 
No waste, wastewater or other substance may be discharged into public sewers which has a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5, or any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel at the wastewater facilities.
(d) 
All waste, wastewater or other substance containing phenols, hydrogen sulfide or other taste and odor producing substances shall conform to concentration limits established by the approving authority. After treatment of the composite wastewater, concentration limits may not exceed the requirements established by state, federal or other agencies with jurisdiction over discharges to receiving waters.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-83)
(a) 
No discharges may contain concentrations of heavy metals greater than amounts specified in subsection (b) below.
(b) 
The maximum allowable concentrations of heavy metals stated in terms of milligrams per liter (mg/1), determined on the basis of individual sampling in accordance with standard methods, are:
Metals
Mgl
(1)
Arsenic
0.05
(2)
Barium
5.00
(3)
Boron
1.00
(4)
Cadmium
0.02
(5)
Chromium (total)
5.00
(6)
Copper
1.00
(7)
Lead
0.11
(8)
Manganese
1.00
(9)
Mercury
0.005
(10)
Nickel
1.0
(11)
Selenium
0.02
(12)
Silver
0.1
(13)
Zinc
5.0
(c) 
No other heavy metals or toxic materials may be discharged into public sewers without a permit from the approving authority specifying conditions of pretreatment, concentrations, volumes and other applicable provisions.
(d) 
Prohibited heavy metals and toxic materials include, but are not limited to:
(1) 
Antimony
(2) 
Beryllium
(3) 
Bismuth
(4) 
Cobalt
(5) 
Molybdenum
(7) 
Uranylion
(8) 
Rhenium
(9) 
Strontium
(10) 
Tellurium
(11) 
Herbicides
(12) 
Fungicides
(13) 
Pesticides
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-84)
(a) 
No person may discharge garbage into public sewers unless it is shredded to a degree that all particles can be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers. Particles greater than one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension are prohibited.
(b) 
The approving authority is entitled to review and approve the installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths (3/4) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-85)
(a) 
No person may discharge to public sanitary sewers:
(1) 
Unpolluted storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff or subsurface drainage;
(2) 
Unpolluted cooling water;
(3) 
Unpolluted industrial process waters; or
(4) 
Other unpolluted drainage.
(b) 
In compliance with the Texas Water Quality Act and other statutes, the approving authority may designate storm sewers and other watercourses into which unpolluted drainage described in subsection (a) above may be discharged.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-86)
No person may discharge liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit (sixty-five (65) degrees Centigrade), or any substance which causes the temperature of the total wastewater treatment plant influent to increase at a rate of ten (10) degrees Fahrenheit or more per hour, or a combined total increase of plant influent temperature to one hundred ten (110) degrees Fahrenheit.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-87)
(a) 
No person may discharge radioactive wastes or isotopes into public sewers without the permission of the approving authority.
(b) 
The approving authority may establish, in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations, regulations for discharge of radioactive wastes into public sewers.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-88)
(a) 
No person may discharge into public sewers any substance capable of causing:
(1) 
Obstruction to the flow in sewers;
(2) 
Interference with the operation of treatment processes of facilities; or
(3) 
Excessive loading of treatment facilities.
(b) 
Discharges prohibited by subsection (a) above include, but are not limited to materials which exert or cause concentrations of:
(1) 
Inert suspended solids greater than two hundred fifty (250) mg/1, including but not limited to:
(A) 
Fuller's earth;
(B) 
Lime slurries; and
(C) 
Lime residues;
(2) 
Dissolved solids greater than fifteen hundred (1500) mg/1, including but not limited to:
(A) 
Sodium chloride; and
(B) 
Sodium sulfate;
(3) 
Excessive discoloration, including but not limited to:
(A) 
Dye wastes; and
(B) 
Vegetable tanning solutions; or
(4) 
BOD, COD or chlorine demand in excess of normal plant capacity.
(c) 
No person may discharge into public sewers any substance that may:
(1) 
Deposit grease or oil in the sewer lines in such a manner as to clog the sewers;
(2) 
Overload skimming and grease handling equipment;
(3) 
Pass to the receiving waters without being effectively treated by normal wastewater treatment processes due to the nonamenability of the substance to bacterial action;
(4) 
Deleteriously affect the treatment process due to excessive quantities.
(d) 
No person may discharge any substance into public sewers which:
(1) 
Is not amenable to treatment or reduction by the processes and facilities employed; or
(2) 
Is amenable to treatment only to such a degree that the treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(e) 
The approving authority shall regulate the flow and concentration of slugs when they may:
(1) 
Impair the treatment process;
(2) 
Cause damage to collection facilities;
(3) 
Incur treatment costs exceeding those for normal wastewater; or
(4) 
Render the waste unfit for stream disposal or industrial use.
(f) 
No person may discharge into public sewers solid or viscous substances which may violate subsection (a) above if present in sufficient quantity or size, including but not limited to:
(1) 
Ashes;
(2) 
Cinders;
(3) 
Sand;
(4) 
Mud;
(5) 
Straw;
(6) 
Shavings;
(7) 
Metal;
(8) 
Glass;
(9) 
Rags;
(10) 
Feathers;
(11) 
Tar;
(12) 
Plastics;
(13) 
Wood;
(14) 
Unground garbage;
(15) 
Whole blood;
(16) 
Paunch manure;
(17) 
Hair and fleshings;
(18) 
Entrails;
(19) 
Paper products, either whole or ground by garbage grinders;
(20) 
Slops;
(21) 
Chemical residues;
(22) 
Paint residues; or
(23) 
Bulk solids.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-89)
(a) 
Unless exception is granted by the approving authority, the public sewer system shall be used by all persons discharging:
(1) 
Wastewater;
(2) 
Industrial wastes;
(3) 
Polluted liquids; or
(4) 
Unpolluted waters or liquids.
(b) 
Unless authorized by the Texas Water Quality Board, no person may deposit or discharge any waste included in subsection (a) above on public or private property in or adjacent to any:
(1) 
Natural outlet;
(2) 
Watercourse;
(3) 
Storm sewer; or
(4) 
Other area within the jurisdiction of the city.
(c) 
The approving authority shall verify prior to discharge that wastes authorized to be discharged will receive suitable treatment within the provisions of laws, regulations, ordinances, rules and orders of federal, state and local governments.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-90)
(a) 
If discharges or proposed discharges to public sewers may deleteriously affect wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters; create a hazard to life or health, or create a public nuisance, the approving authority shall require:
(1) 
Pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(2) 
Control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and
(3) 
Payment to cover the cost of handling and treating the wastes.
(b) 
The approving authority is entitled to determine whether a discharge or proposed discharge is included under subsection (a) above.
(c) 
The approving authority shall reject wastes when:
(1) 
It determines that a discharge or proposed discharge is included under subsection (a) above; and
(2) 
The discharger does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) above.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-91)
(a) 
If pretreatment or control is required, the approving authority shall review and approve the design and installation of equipment and processes.
(b) 
The design and installation of equipment and processes must conform to all applicable statutes, codes, ordinances and other laws.
(c) 
Any person responsible for discharges requiring pretreatment, flow-equalizing or other facilities shall provide and maintain the facilities in effective operating condition at his own expense.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-92)
(a) 
Discharges requiring a trap include:
(1) 
Grease or waste containing grease in excessive amounts;
(2) 
Oil;
(3) 
Sand;
(4) 
Flammable wastes; and
(5) 
Other harmful ingredients.
(b) 
Any person responsible for discharges requiring a trap shall at his own expense and as required by the approving authority:
(1) 
Provide equipment and facilities of a type and capacity approved by the approving authority;
(2) 
Locate the trap in a manner that provides ready and easy accessibility for cleaning and inspection; and
(3) 
Maintain the trap in effective operating condition.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-93)
Any person responsible for discharges through a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall at his own expense and as required by the approving authority:
(1) 
Install an accessible and safely located control manhole;
(2) 
Install meters and other appurtenances to facilitate observation sampling and measurement of the waste; and
(3) 
Maintain the equipment and facilities.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-94)
(a) 
Sampling shall be conducted according to customarily accepted methods, reflecting the effect of constitutes upon the sewage works and determining the existence of hazards to health, life, limb and property.
Note: The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four hour composite sample from all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four hour composites of all outfalls. Where applicable, sixteen hour, eight hour or some other period may be required. Periodic grab samples are used to determine pH.
(b) 
Examination and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes required by this article shall be:
(1) 
Conducted in accordance with the latest edition of standard methods; and
(2) 
Determined from suitable samples taken at the control manhole provided or other control point authorized by the approving authority.
(c) 
BOD and suspended solids shall be determined from composite sampling.
(d) 
The city may select an independent firm or laboratory to determine flow, BOD and suspended solids.
(e) 
The city is entitled to select the time of sampling at its sole discretion so long as at least annual samples are taken.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-95)
(a) 
Persons making discharges of industrial waste shall pay a charge to cover the cost of collection and treatment.
(b) 
When discharges of industrial waste are approved by the approving authority, the city or its authorized representative shall enter into an agreement or arrangement providing terms of acceptance by the city and payment by the person making the discharge.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-96)
(a) 
If the volume or character of the waste to be treated by the city does not cause overloading the sewage collection, treatment or disposal facilities of the city, then, prior to approval, the city and the person making the discharge shall enter into an agreement which provides that the discharger pay an industrial waste charge to be determined from the schedule of charges.
(b) 
If the volume or character of the waste to be treated by the city requires that wastewater collection, treatment or other disposal facilities of the city be improved, expanded or enlarged in order to treat the waste, then prior to approval, the city and the person making the discharge shall enter into an agreement which provides that the discharger pay in full all added costs the city may incur due to acceptance of the waste.
(c) 
The agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) above shall include but not be limited to:
(1) 
Amortization of all capital outlay for collecting and treating the waste, including new capital outlay and the proportionate part of the value of the existing system used in handling and treating the waste; and
(2) 
Operation and maintenance costs including salaries and wages, power costs, costs of chemicals and supplies, proper allowances for maintenance, depreciation, overhead and office expense.
(d) 
Amortization shall be completed in a twenty year period and payment shall include all debt service costs.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-97)
(a) 
Charges for sewer service to industries discharging waste into the sewage system shall be the same as the rates for commercial establishments, which includes a minimum monthly charge. An additional monthly charge for the use of sewer for such commercial establishment shall be calculated on the basis of the water meter readings for the month for which the said charge is made.
(b) 
Provided however, that if any person, firm or corporation can demonstrate to the City of Brownfield that any part of the water so used is not returned to the sewer system of the city, a reduction of the charge may be granted by the city in proportion to the amount of water not returned to the sewer system. The burden of proof of the percent that is not returned to the sewer system is hereby placed on the customer.
(c) 
Should there be an establishment, business or commercial, not using city water or using city water for only a portion of its total water use, then the sewer rates for each such establishment in excess of the minimum rate per month shall be based upon the estimated gallons of water used by said establishment the same to be arrived at on a basis that is reasonable and fair to said business or commercial establishment and to the city.
(d) 
The city may require the industry to furnish evidence by laboratory tests or other approved methods provided for in this article, that the waste from the industry is not above the BOD (three hundred (300) mg/1) and suspended solids (three hundred (300) mg/1), and that it will not create an excessive load on the sewage treatment facilities, and that the waste does not contain any chemicals or other substance as provided in this article, that would be detrimental to the treatment of the sewage in the sewage treatment facilities.
(e) 
In such cases as mentioned in subsection (d) above and after provisions of this article have been met and discharge into the sewage system has been approved by the approving authority, the rate charged for such sewer service shall be the basic charge plus a surcharge calculated by the following formula:
C8 = [BC(B) + SC(S) +PC(P)] Vu*
Symbols and Definitions:
C8
=
A surcharge for wastewaters of excessive strength.
BC
=
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) cost for treatment of a unit of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD).
B
=
Concentration of BOD from a user above a base level.
SC
=
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) cost for treatment of a unit of suspended solids (SS).
S
=
Concentration of suspended solids (SS) from a user above a base level.
PC
=
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) cost for treatment of a unit of any pollutant. P = Concentration of any pollutant from a user above a base level.
Vu
=
Volume contribution from a user per unit of time.
The city may require pretreatment of wastewater of excessive strength if it is determined that any pollutant contained in such wastewater will adversely affect the operation and maintenance of the wastewater collection system or treatment works.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-98)
(a) 
The city shall review at least annually the basis for determining charges and shall adjust treatment cost to reflect increases or decreases in wastewater treatment costs based on the previous year's experience.
(b) 
The city shall bill the discharger by the month and shall show industrial waste charges as a separate item on the regular bill for water and sewer charges. The discharges shall pay monthly in accordance with practices existing for payment of sewer charges.
*Note-This formula is based on Model No. 2, 40 CFR 35, Appendix B.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-99)
A person discharging industrial wastes into public sewers prior to the effective date of this article may continue without penalty so long as he:
(1) 
Does not increase the quantity or quality of discharge without permission of the approving authority; and
(2) 
Has discharged the industrial waste at least twelve (12) months prior to the effective date of this article.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-100)
(a) 
The superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification are entitled to enter any public or private property at any reasonable time for the purpose of enforcing this article.
(b) 
Anyone acting under this authority shall observe the establishment's rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security and fire protection.
(c) 
Except when caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions, the city shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by city employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the sampling operation.
(d) 
The superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification are entitled to enter all private properties through which the city holds a negotiated easement for the purposes of:
(1) 
Inspection, observation, measurement, sampling or repair;
(2) 
Maintenance of any portion of the sewerage system lying within the easements; and
(3) 
Conducting any other authorized activity.
All activities shall be conducted in full accordance with the terms of the negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(e) 
No person acting under authority of this provision may inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the public sewers.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-101)
(a) 
The city may terminate water and wastewater disposal service and disconnect an industrial customer from the system when:
(1) 
Acids, chemicals or any other substance damaging to sewer lines or treatment process are released to the sewer causing rapid deterioration of these structures or interfering with proper conveyance and treatment of wastewater;
(2) 
A governmental agency informs the city that the effluent from the wastewater treatment plant is no longer of a quality permitted for discharge to a watercourse, and it is found that the customer is delivering wastewater to the city's system that cannot be sufficiently treated or requires treatment that is not provided by the city as normal domestic treatment; or
(3) 
The industrial customer:
(A) 
Discharges industrial waste or wastewater that is in violation of the provisions of this article;
(B) 
Discharges wastewater at an uncontrolled, variable rate in sufficient quantity to cause an imbalance in the wastewater treatment system;
(C) 
Fails to pay monthly bills for water and sanitary sewer services when due; or
(D) 
Repeats a discharge of prohibited wastes to public sewers.
(b) 
If service is disconnected pursuant to subsection (a) above, the city shall:
(1) 
Disconnect the customer;
(2) 
Supply the customer with the governmental agency's report and provide the customer with all pertinent information; and
(3) 
Continue disconnection until such time as the industrial customer provides additional pretreatment or other facilities designed to remove the objectionable characteristics from his industrial wastes.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-102)
The city shall serve persons discharging in violation of this article with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for satisfactory compliance.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-103)
(a) 
A person who continues prohibited discharges is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision as set forth in Section 1.109 of this code for each act of violation and for each day of violation.
(b) 
In addition to proceeding under authority of subsection (a) above, the city is entitled to pursue all other criminal and civil remedies to which it is entitled under authority of statutes or other ordinances against a person continuing prohibited discharges.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-105)
In addition to sanctions provided for by this article, the city is entitled to exercise sanctions provided for by the other ordinances of the city for failure to pay the bill for water and sanitary sewer service when due.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article IV, Section 21-106)