El Segundo Municipal Code Ch. 5 Unauthorized Disposal

No person shall discharge, permit the discharge, cause the discharge, or contribute to the discharge directly or indirectly into the City sewer system or storm drain system industrial waste containing hazardous, flammable, toxic or poisonous substances in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to be injurious to humans or animals, or to create a hazard or public nuisance, or any waste of such a nature or quality as to interfere with the effective operation of the City sewer system or storm drain system or with the water quality requirements placed on the City by other governmental agencies. (Ord. 1093, 1-20-1987)

The Public Works Director shall from time to time prepare a list of allowable quantities or concentrations of certain constituents in industrial wastewater flows and shall issue directions for meeting requirements of this Title. (Ord. 1093, 1-20-1987)

Discharges from swimming pools during maintenance operations may be made into City sewers, as determined by the Director of Public Works if the discharge is properly neutralized so as not to have a detrimental effect on the sewer, and the receiving waters thereof. A permit for the discharge shall be obtained from the Public Works Director. The fee for such a permit shall be ten dollars ($10.00). (Ord. 1093, 1-20-1987)

No person shall negligently, wilfully or maliciously discharge, throw or deposit water on any street in such manner as to obstruct or damage the street, or to create a nuisance or hazard to persons or property, or to prevent or interfere with the free and uninterrupted use of the street by the public; provided, however, that the Public Works Director may grant and issue permits for the temporary discharge of water upon the street, upon such terms and conditions as he may deem necessary to protect the City and public from damage and injury. (Ord. 1093, 1-20-1987)

No person shall discharge any waste or sewage into any watercourse, flood control channel or tributaries or into the ground by percolation or injection without a permit from the Public Works Director. (Ord. 1093, 1-20-1987)

No permit shall be issued for, nor shall any person discharge or deposit waste or sewage which creates a public nuisance, a menace to the public safety, pollution or contamination of underground or surface waters, or impairs the use of any public sewer, storm drain channel, or public or private property. (Ord. 1093, 1-20-1987)

Any person who unlawfully discharges or causes wastewater to be discharged into the public sewer system or storm drain systems is in violation of this Chapter and is therefore liable for all damages, costs, fines or charges incurred. (Ord. 1093, 1-20-1987)