§ 13.20.090. Unlawful discharges, deposits and connections.


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  • A.

    It is unlawful for any person to deposit, by any means whatsoever, any ashes, cinders, solids, rags, inflammable, poisonous or explosive liquids or gases, into any plumbing fixture, floor drain, interceptor, sump, receptacle or device which is connected to any drainage system, public sewer, private sewer, sewage disposal system or septic tank (CPC § 714.1, modified).

    B.

    No rain water, surface water or subsurface water shall be connected to or discharged into any public or private sewer or individual or private sewage disposal system (CPC § 714.2, modified).

    C.

    No septic tank or drainfield shall be connected directly or indirectly to any public or private sewer (CPC § 714.3, modified).

    D.

    Food waste from the food preparation and dishwashing areas of a commercial food facility shall be connected to an approved grease interceptor, sized according to Appendix H of the UPC, prior to connection to an individual or private sewage disposal system. No commercial food waste grinder shall be connected to an individual or private sewage disposal system unless permission has first been obtained from the administrative authority (CPC § 714.4, modified).

(Ord. 1109 § 1 (part), 1996: prior code § 5606)