§ 38-83. Discharges to public sewers.

(a)

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater or roof water to any sanitary sewer. A normal amount of groundwater leakage into basements may be drained to the sanitary sewer; however, any excessive volume of basement drainage, as determined by the village engineer, will not be permitted.

(b)

Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewer or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the village engineer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged upon approval of the village engineer to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.

(c)

Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:

(1)

Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

(2)

Any waters or wastes which may contain more than 100 parts per million by weight of fat, oil or grease.

(3)

Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.

(4)

Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.

(5)

Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.

(6)

Any waters or wastes having corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.

(7)

Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.

(8)

Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.

(9)

Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.

(d)

Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the village engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the village engineer and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gastight and watertight.

(e)

Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.

(f)

No statement contained in this section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the village and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the village, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.

(Code 1974, § 61.5; Code 1989, § 24-80)