Hallsville Discharge of Ground Water and Surface Water into Sewer System Prohibited ordinance (§ 715.030)

A. No person shall discharge or permit the discharge of any ground water, storm water, surface water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, foundation drainage, driveway drainage, cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process water into the sanitary sewer system.

B. All laterals and wyes shall be maintained in such a manner as to prevent ground water and surface water from entering the sanitary sewer system. It shall be a violation of this Chapter to have a lateral or wye or other sewer connection that is disjointed or that has any cracks, holes or other imperfections that would permit ground water or surface water to enter the sanitary sewer system.

C. All lateral cleanouts and cleanout caps shall be secure and maintained in a manner as to prevent ground water and surface water from entering the sanitary sewer system. No person shall remove a lateral cleanout cap and no person shall modify or maintain a lateral cleanout cap in a manner that would permit surface water or ground water to enter into the sanitary sewer system.

D. No person shall connect or permit to be connected any gutter, downspout, sump pump, foundation drain, storm drain, area drain or any other connection that would permit ground water or surface water to enter the sanitary sewer system.

E. It shall be a violation of this Chapter to have roots within a lateral, wye, or other sewer connection.

F. It shall be a violation of this Chapter to have a defective lateral.