No person shall discharge any substance causing the city not to comply with any state or federal regulation of sewage discharge, nor any substance not amenable to treatment in the sewage system, or any substance which might tend to harm or adversely affect the sewer system, or any substance or combination of substances prohibited in regulations adopted under Chapters 13.20 through 13.32 by the city council.
(Prior code § 17-102)
A. 
Any waste water discharge not in compliance with the provisions of Chapters 13.20 through 13.32 or regulations adopted hereunder is deemed to be a nuisance.
B. 
In the event the city engineer determines that any discharge into the sewer system presents an imminent hazard to the health and safety of the users of the system or to the maintenance and operation of the system itself, he or she shall order such discharge terminated. If such discharge is not terminated immediately, the city engineer shall take such steps as are necessary to shut off the flow of said discharge into the sewer system including disconnection of the user, if necessary. Notice of abatement and hearing on the same shall be had as provided in Sections 8.08.050 through 8.08.120; except that the order provided for in subsection D of Section 8.08.060 shall direct that said nuisance shall be abated immediately.
C. 
All other violations of the provisions of Chapters 13.20 through 13.32 or of any regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be nuisances within the meaning of Chapter 8.08 and shall be abated accordingly.
D. 
All costs of abatement shall be borne by the user.
(Prior code § 17-103)
As a condition of the use of the city's sewer system, any discharger who discharges or causes the discharge of prohibited substances which cause damage to the city's treatment processes, or any other damages resulting in costs to the city shall be liable to the city for all damage occasioned thereby, regardless of faults.
(Prior code § 17-104)
No person owning or occupying or having under his control, any premises situated or being within one hundred fifty feet of a public sewer running through any street or alley, in the city, shall construct or maintain or suffer to be or remain upon such premises in the city, any privy, vault or cesspool or any sink, drain, or similar contrivance, except as in the manner provided in Chapters 13.20 through 13.32.
(Prior code § 17-201)
A. 
Persons making connections to sewers and using the same shall pay such fees and abide by regulations not inconsistent with Chapters 13.20 through 13.32 as the city council shall from time to time adopt by resolution.
B. 
No person shall construct a building sewer, or a lateral sewer, or make any connection with any public sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the city and paying all fees and complying with all requirements and conditions required by regulations to be adopted under the ordinance codified in this chapter by the city council.
C. 
Any person discharging anything except domestic sewage into the sewer system at the time this ordinance takes effect shall submit an application to the office of the city engineer within two months after this ordinance takes effect and shall not discharge non-domestic sewage waste into the sewer system after nine months from the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter without a permit therefor.
D. 
No person with an interest in the premises connected to the sewer collection system shall sell, transfer, assign or otherwise alienate the sewer connection permit to the premises for which it was originally granted, for the use of any other premises, without the express written consent of the city council or its designee.
(Prior code § 17-202; Ord. 798 § 2, 2017)
No person shall suffer or permit any premises belonging to or occupied by him or her or under his or her control, located in the city, or any cellar, vault, privy, cesspool, sewer or private drain thereon or therein, to become nauseous, foul or offensive or prejudicial to the public health or public comfort.
(Prior code § 17-203)
No person, firm, or corporation shall allow or permit any sewage of any kind from his or her premises to enter any of the storm drains of the city, whether by surface drainage, pipes, or other means, nor shall storm drainage, that is, run-off from precipitation be permitted to enter into the sewage system.
(Prior code § 17-204)
All connections with any public sewer in the city and all repairs thereof, including excavating and laying pipe from sewer to property line, shall be made or caused to be made under the direct supervision of the city, but at the cost and expense of person, firm or corporation desiring the same to be done.
(Prior code § 17-205)
Whenever it is necessary to excavate from property line to sewers in public streets in the city, such excavation shall be made by the person, firm or corporation making application and all plumbing shall be installed by a properly licensed contractor, but no filling of excavations shall be made other than by the street department of the city.
(Prior code § 17-206; Ord. 579, 1982)
When any excavation for a sewer connection will extend into the public right-of-way, the applicant shall apply to the public works director for a street excavation permit and pay such fees as are established annually by the city council by resolution.
(Prior code § 17-207; Ord. 579, 1982)