(a)
It shall be unlawful to drain swimming pool backwash onto public or private property. It is also unlawful to drain swimming pool water containing chemicals onto adjacent private or public property, to include alleys. However, those pools built prior to adoption of this section shall maintain a nonconforming status until such time as the Environmental Protection Agency or other federal agency requires enforcement by the city.
(b)
It shall be unlawful to impede the flow of water into any gutter or drainage ditch.
(c)
If dirt used for fill appears to the enforcement authority to be contaminated, the city may require proof of non-contamination.
(d)
The drainage or discharging of pesticides, grease, petroleum products, paints, sewage, septic tank or grease trap waste, cooling towers, etc., and toxic chemicals onto any property, street, alley, or sewer is prohibited.
(1984 Code, sec. 7-7-4; 1993 Code, sec. 152.059; 2006 Code, sec. 18-295; Ordinance 114, sec. 9(9.04), adopted 5/16/78; Ordinance 417, sec. 3(N), adopted 12/1/97; Ordinance adopting 2015 Code)