The City shall construct all sewers, sewage
pumping stations and force mains, except those constructed within
the limits of the development of land or structures, subject to the
availability of funds and subject to the opinion of the Board of Public
Works that such construction is in the best interests of the City.
The size, slope, alignment, construction materials,
and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of pipe, jointing,
testing and backfilling the trench for all public and private sewers
(including building sewers) shall conform to the requirements of the
Building and Plumbing Codes and the specifications of the Board of
Public Works.
In all buildings in which any building drain
is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater
carried by such drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged
to the building sewer.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be required
when, in the opinion of the City Engineer, they are necessary for
the proper handling of liquid waste containing grease, oil, sand or
other materials which will damage or interfere with the operation
of sewers or drains or give rise to hazardous conditions therein.
All interceptors shall be of the type and capacity approved by the
City Engineer and shall be located to be readily and easily accessible
for cleaning and inspection. All interceptors shall be vented and
equipped with easily removable covers. Grease and oil interceptors
shall be constructed of impervious material capable of withstanding
abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. All interceptors shall
be continuously and efficiently maintained and operated by the owner,
at the owner's expense. In maintaining and operating these interceptors,
the owner is responsible for the proper removal and disposal of the
collected material by appropriate means, subject to review by the
Superintendent. The owner shall maintain records of dates and means
of disposal of the collected material subject to review by the Superintendent.
Removal and disposal of the collected material not performed by the
owner's personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal
firms.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment witch is part of the publicly owned treatment
works. Any person violating this section shall be subject to immediate
arrest and charged accordingly.
