Amending Various Sections of Chapter 17 Sewers & Water

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"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" , published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole, except for application for NPDES permits and report thereof such shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the USEPA, 40 CFR Part 136 and any subsequent revisions subject to approval by the City. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular analysis involved will determine whether a twenty-four ( 24) hour composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and S.S. analyses are obtained from twenty-four ( 24) hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples. ) (h) No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste or unusual strength or character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment therefore, by the industrial concern, at such rates as are compatible with the rate ordinance. Section 17-9. Discharges Into Sanitary Sewer Prohibited. (a) No person shall place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste. (b) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any sanitary sewer, either directly or indirectly, storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, unpolluted water or unpolluted industrial water. (c) Storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, unpolluted water or unpolluted industrial process water may be admitted to storm sewers which have adequate capacity for their accommodation. No person shall use such sewers, however, without the specific permission of the City. (d) No new connection shall be made unless there is capacity available to all downstream sewers, lift stations, force mains and the sewage treatment plant, including capacity for BOD and S.S. (e) No person shall place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the jurisdiction of the City, any wastewater or other polluted water except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this ordinance and the NPDES permit. (f) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any natural outlet any wastewater or other polluted water except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this ordinance and a NPDES permit. (g) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of