Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Chapter 13.12 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
13.12.110 Prohibited discharges-Payment for increased costs required.
A. The discharge of any waters containing toxic or poisonous
solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly, or by
interaction with other wastes, to contaminate the sludge of any municipal
systems, or to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute
a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in
or have an adverse effect on the waters receiving any discharge from the
treatment works is prohibited.
B. Each user which discharges any toxic pollutants, grease,
fats, oils and heavy metals which cause an increase in the cost of managing the
effluent, influent, raw sewerage or the sludge of the treatment works shall pay
for such increased costs.
C. No persons shall make connection of roof down-spouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources or surface runoff
or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected
directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
D. Article V of the city’s "regulation of sewer use,"
Chapter 13.08 of this code, contains additional requirements covering the use of
the city’s public sewers. (Ord. 414 § 11, 1982)