§ 4.28.030. General prohibitions.

No person shall, and it shall be unlawful to discharge wastes into the sewerage facilities, which cause, threaten to cause, or are capable of causing, either alone or by interaction with other substances:

(a)

A fire or explosion;

(b)

Obstruction of flow in, or injury to, the sewerage facilities, or any portion thereof;

(c)

Danger to life or safety of persons;

(d)

Conditions inhibiting or preventing the effective maintenance or operation of the sewerage facilities;

(e)

Strong or offensive odors, air pollution, or any noxious, toxic, or malodorous gas or substance, or gas-producing substances;

(f)

Interference with the wastewater treatment process, or overloading of the sewerage facilities, or excessive collection or treatment costs, or use of a disproportionate share of the capacity of the sewerage facilities;

(g)

Interference with any wastewater reclamation process, which does or may operate in conjunction with the sewerage facilities, or overloading, or a breakdown of such reclamation process, or excessive reclamation costs, or any product of the treatment process which renders such reclamation process impracticable or not feasible under normal operating conditions;

(h)

A detrimental environmental impact, or a nuisance wherever located, or a condition unacceptable to any public agency having regulatory jurisdiction over operation of the sewerage facilities;

(i)

Discoloration, or any other adverse condition in the quality of the effluent from the sewerage facilities such that receiving water quality requirements established by any statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, or permit condition cannot be met by the County or the Authority;

(j)

Conditions at or near the sewerage facilities, or any portion thereof, which cause, or may cause, the County or Authority to be in violation of the requirements of law.

(k)

Pollutants introduced into the sewerage facilities which pass through or interfere with the operation or performance of the sewerage facilities.

(Prior code § 4151.2; Ord. 2415, 01/25/77; Ord. 2897, 06/12/84)