§ 5-6400. PROHIBITION ON DISCHARGES.

No person shall discharge to a public sewer or storm drainage system wastes 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 sewer system or injury of the system or damage to the wastewater collection, treatment or disposal facilities;

(c)

Danger to life or safety of personnel;

(d)

A nuisance or prevention of the effective maintenance or operation of the sewer system, through having a strong or unpleasant odor;

(e)

Air pollution by the release of toxic or malodorous gases or malodorous gas-producing substances;

(f)

Interference with the wastewater treatment process;

(g)

Effluent or any other product of the treatment process, residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process;

(h)

A detrimental environmental impact or nuisance in the waters of the State, or a condition unacceptable to any public agency having regulatory jurisdiction over the agency;

(i)

Discoloration or any other condition in the quality of the treatment works effluent in such a manner that receiving water quality requirements established by law cannot be met;

(j)

Conditions at or near the treatment works which violate any statute or any rule, regulation or ordinance of any public agency or State or Federal regulatory body;

(k)

Quantities or rates of flow which overload the County or City of Stockton's collection or treatment facilities or cause excessive County or City of Stockton collection or treatment costs, or may use a disproportionate share of the County or city's facilities.

(Ord. 3994 § 1 (part), 1998)