§ 13.08.090. Deposits in sewers.

A.

The following shall not be allowed to flow into or be deposited in the sewer system:

1.

Petroleum, coal tar, vegetable and mineral oils and products and their derivatives and waste;

2.

Greases, oils and sludge from service stations, garages, repair shops, machine shops, car wastes, cleaning establishments or other industries or establishments;

3.

Explosives or inflammable liquids and gases;

4.

Acids, alkalis or other corrosive liquids, gases or substances of sufficient strength to damage sewers, manholes, pumping stations or treatment plant units;

5.

Paints or waste products from paint manufacture;

6.

Substances which will form deposits or obstructions in sewers or which when mixed with sewage will precipitate material and thus form deposits in sewers;

7.

Ashes, cinders, sand, earth, coal, rubbish or metals of any kind;

8.

Live steam, exhaust steam or water having a temperature above one hundred forty (140) degrees Fahrenheit;

9.

Ground or unground fruit peelings and cores from canneries or packing plants;

10.

Cull fruits and vegetables;

11.

Fruit and vegetable pits and seeds such as those from peaches, apricots, cherries, prunes, pumpkins and squash;

12.

Paunch, stable and barn manure;

13.

Cull walnuts and filberts;

14.

Offal from slaughterhouses;

15.

Dead animals;

16.

Sulfite liquor and "white" water from pulp and paper mills.

17.

Stormwater.

B.

Grease Traps. Garages, services stations, restaurants, car washes and wash racks of any kind shall be equipped with suitable grease traps approved by the plumbing inspector before the same can be connected to the sanitary sewer system. Such grease traps shall be maintained by the operator of any such establishment in such manner as to prevent such grease, oil and sludge from entering the city sanitary sewer system.

(Ord. 1403 § 9, 2000)

(Ord. No. 1493 B, Art. 2, 4-6-2015)