A. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, areaway drains, foundation drains, or other sources of surface water runoff or groundwater to a sewer service lateral which in turn is connected, directly or indirectly, to a public sanitary sewer.

B. As part of its periodic construction and maintenance of sewer mains or laterals, the City may discover illegal connections of roof downspouts, areaway drains, foundation drains or other sources of surface water runoff or groundwater. The City may order the property owner to remove the illegal connection and inspect, repair or replace any lateral or portion of the lateral that has been affected by the illegal connection.

C. In the absence of a specific deadline established by the City Engineer, all repair or removal work to eliminate the illegal connection shall be completed within 60 days of notification by the City that an illegal connection has been discovered.

D. The City may impose civil administrative penalties or take other enforcement actions against a property owner who fails to perform any act required in this section. (Ord. 1078, 2015)