Amending Chapter 17, article 2, relating to pretreatment requirements for the use of public sewers

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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 for 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; provided, however, that no special agreement or arrangement may be made with the City which results in the violation of National Pretreatment standards or local limits. (Ord. No. 7942-88, § l; Ord. No. 8409-93, § 3; Ord. No. 8573-95, § 1) Sec. 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 article 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 article 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 sewage. (h) The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, 6