§ 13.08.140. Prohibited use of public sanitary sewers and any private sanitary sewer or building sewer discharging, directly or indirectly, into said public sanitary sewers.

A.

Illegal Connections. It shall be illegal for any person to discharge or permit the discharge of any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, yard drainage, or subsurface drainage into any building sewer, private sanitary sewer, or public sanitary sewer by either direct or indirect means.

B.

Notification of Illegal Connection. When a connection permitting illegal discharge as defined in subsection A of this section has been detected and confirmed, the Director of Public Works or his or her authorized agent shall notify the owner of the property from which the discharge occurs to remove the connection within thirty days of said notification. Notification shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.08.240.

C.

Abatement of Illegal Connection. The illegal connection shall be abated in accordance with the published standards and specifications in this code for the plugging and abandoning of a sewer line with the work to be accomplished under the proper permit and subject to the inspection and approval of the city prior to the filling of the trench containing the exposed pipe(s).

D.

No New Illegal Connections. No new connections shall be made to any public sanitary sewer which shall discharge, directly or indirectly, any effluent prohibited by federal, state or local statutes.

(Prior code § 6-6.160)