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Chapter 19 — Sewers and Sewage Disposal›Article III — AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING SEWER SYSTEM

Gilroy Municipal Code Div. 1 In General

Gilroy Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Gilroy

Cite as: Gilroy Municipal Code Division 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 19.13. (Reserved)

Editor’s note: Section 19.13 was repealed by Ord. No. 857, § 1, enacted July 7, 1969.

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§ 19.14. Discharge of wastes other than agricultural processing wastewater into…

It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or to allow the discharge of wastes, other than agricultural processing wastewater, into the agricultural processing sewer systems or into any pipe line, either private or public, which leads into the agricultural processing sewer system. In the event that such connections exist, or are in the future discovered to exist, which discharge into the agricultural processing sewer system, they shall immediately be disconnected and the cost thereof shall be paid for by the owner or user of the connection. If any such connections exist and are not disconnected within twenty-four (24) hours after due notice from the director of public works, all sewer services to that user shall be discontinued.

(Ord. No. 606, § 2; Ord. No. 81-28, § 5, 9-8-1981)

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§ 19.15. Discharge of certain other wastes prohibited.

No peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, prunes, nectarines, pears, tomatoes, onions, garlic, fruit pits, or vegetable and fruit peelings shall be discharged into or permitted to enter the agricultural processing sewage system.

(Ord. No. 606, § 3; Ord. No. 81-28, § 6, 9-8-1981)

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§ 19.16. (Reserved)

Editor’s note: Section 19.16 was repealed by Ord. No. 857, § 1, enacted July 7, 1969.

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§ 19.17. Transfer from municipal to agricultural processing sewer system.

In the case of an agricultural processing sewer connection made to the municipal sewer system, where in the future the agricultural processing sewer system may be made available for connection, then upon request of the director, the person owning or operating the processing plant shall, at his own expense, upon the request of the director, change the connection from the municipal sewer system to the agricultural processing sewer system.

(Ord. No. 606, § 4; Ord. No. 81-28, § 7, 9-8-1981)

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§ 19.18. (Reserved)

Editor’s note: Section 19.18 was repealed by Ord. No. 857, § 1, enacted July 7, 1969.

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§ 19.19. Enforcement of article.

The city administrator shall insure enforcement of this article by coordinating the actions of the director of public works and other city departments concerned. The director of public works is hereby charged with the enforcement of all the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 606, § 10)

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§ 19.20. (Reserved)

Editor’s note: Section 19.20 was repealed by Ord. No. 857, § 1, enacted July 7, 1969.

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§ 19.21. Compliance generally.

No person shall discharge waste, or allow the discharge of waste, into the agricultural processing sewer system, except in compliance with the terms of, and upon the payment of the charges provided in, this article.

(Ord. No. 606, § 7; Ord. No. 81-28, § 8, 9-8-1981)

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