§ 17-78. Discharge of certain substances to sanitary sewers prohibited.

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:

(1)

Any gasoline, kerosene, alcohol, formaldehyde, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas, or any solid, liquid, or gas which by interaction with other substances may cause fire or explosion hazards.

(2)

Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with the sewage works, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.

(3)

Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to the sewage works, and personnel of the sewage works.

(4)

Solid or viscous substance in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.

(Ord. No. 80, § 3.03, 4-22-68; Ord. No. 852, § 3.03, 7-8-10)