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Home → Code of Ordinances → Title V: Public Works → Chapter 51: Sewers → Public Sewer Use

§ 51.023 Actions Available to City Administration

(A) If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in §51.022 of this chapter, and which in the judgment of the city administration may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the city administration may:

(1) Reject the wastes;

(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;

(3) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or

(4) Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of §51.076 of this chapter.

(B) If the city administration permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the city administration and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.

(Ord. 1737, passed 6-24-91)

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