Except as otherwise expressly permitted by local, state and
federal laws and regulations, and subject to obtaining all required
permits and approvals from governmental agencies (including, without
limitation, the City, EGLE, and the U.S. EPA) and providing any required
treatment, it shall be unlawful to discharge, or permit or cause to
be discharged, either directly or indirectly:
A.
Polluted water, sewage, or wastewater to any natural outlet within
the City, to any waters of the state (or waters of the United States),
or to any public sewer; or
B.
Unpolluted water of any kind, including, without limitation, stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, artesian well water, drainage
water (surface or subsurface), industrial non-contact cooling water,
air-conditioning water, swimming pool water, or unpolluted industrial
process waters to any sanitary sewer. Unpolluted water may be discharged
only to a sewer that is specifically designated as a storm sewer or
to a natural outlet, and only if all applicable permits and approvals
have first been obtained from the City and other governmental bodies
or agencies, and only if not prohibited by applicable local, state
or federal laws or regulations.
C.
If any person drains or discharges any unpolluted water by means
of conductors, eaves troughs, roof downspouts, footing drains, or
otherwise, directly or indirectly, into a storm sewer, or natural
outlet in violation of applicable laws or regulations, or into a sanitary
sewer, the City shall order its disconnection at the property owner's
expense, and if the property owner refuses to obey the City's
order, then the City shall disconnect the connection and the costs
shall be charged to the property owner.
