Chapter 8.36
PUBLIC SEWER USES

Sections:

8.36.010    Drainage into sanitary sewers prohibited.

8.36.020    Use of storm sewers required.

8.36.040    Interceptors—Required when.

8.36.050    Interceptors—Maintenance.

8.36.100    Special agreements.

8.36.110    Swimming pools.

8.36.010 Drainage into sanitary sewers prohibited.

No leaders from roofs and no surface drains for rainwater shall be connected to any sanitary sewer. No surface or storm water, seepage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters shall be permitted to enter any sanitary sewer by any device or method whatsoever. (Ord. 126 § 1 (part), 2009)

8.36.020 Use of storm sewers required.

Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designed as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the public works department. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the public works department, to a storm sewer or natural outlet. (Ord. 126 § 1 (part), 2009)

8.36.040 Interceptors—Required when.

Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided in accordance to the FOG (fats, oil, and grease) control program and/or when in the opinion of the public works department are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, grass clippings and other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for buildings used for residential purposes. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the public works department and shall be so located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. (Ord. 126 § 1 (part), 2009)

8.36.050 Interceptors—Maintenance.

All grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, and in continuously efficient operation at all times. (Ord. 126 § 1 (part), 2009)

8.36.100 Special agreements.

No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the district and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the district for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern and subject to such terms and conditions as might be required by the district. (Ord. 126 § 1 (part), 2009)

8.36.110 Swimming pools.

It is unlawful for any person to discharge the contents of a swimming pool into a sanitary sewer except in the manner specified herein. The rate of outflow shall not exceed one hundred gallons per minute. Each swimming pool discharging to a sanitary sewer shall be equipped with an approved separator to preclude any possibility of a backflow of sewage into the swimming pool. (Ord. 126 § 1 (part), 2009)