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A. Unlawful Wastewater Disposal Facilities. Except as otherwise, provided in PCC 13.04.030, it shall be unlawful for any person or entity to construct or install any holding tank, septic tank, cesspool, portable toilet, or other OSS components within the boundaries of a ULID or within other portions of the Sewer Service Area where any permanent public sewer facilities are available. This restriction does not apply to temporary wastewater disposal systems, such as those used at construction sites.

B. Unlawful Discharge of Septage. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to discharge the contents of any holding tank, septic tank, cesspool, portable toilet, or OSS into the public sewer system except in accordance with the provisions in PCC 13.06.190 related to hauled wastes.

C. Unlawful Deposit of Waste. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to place, throw, dump, deposit, or permit to be deposited any human excrement, garbage, dirt, rocks, sticks, debris, or other foreign matter into the public sewer system. Any wastewater, waste, or other matter having the characteristics described in the most current Industrial Pretreatment Regulations (Chapter 13.06 PCC) shall, under no conditions, be discharged into or be placed where they might find their way into, or be allowed to run, leak, leach, or escape into any part of the public sewer system.

D. Unlawful Discharge of Storm and Other Waters. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to discharge or cause to be discharged any storm drainage water, surface water, roof runoff, or subsurface drainage into the public sewer system without the written consent of the Director. Persons discharging swimming pool water, unpolluted cooling water, or unpolluted industrial cooling or process water into the public sewer system shall be subject to commercial sewer service charges based on flow, BOD, and TSS levels.

E. Limitations on Discharge Locations. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to discharge any wastes directly into a manhole or other opening in the public sewer system other than through an approved building sewer without the written authorization of the Director in compliance with this Sewer Code.

F. Unlawful Damage to Sewer Facilities. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or piece of equipment of the public sewer system.

G. Unlawful Connections or Disturbances. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to make or cause to be made any connection to, opening into, use, alteration and/or disturbance of the public sewer system without receiving a permit in compliance with this Sewer Code.

(Ord. 2013-25s § 2 (part), 2013)