Perris Municipal Code Art. I In General

It is unlawful for a person to discharge into the sewer unnecessary quantities of water or solids beyond the reasonable requirements of a home, business, industry, or other lawful user. In order that the sewerage system may be used efficiently and equitably and in the public interest, the use of the sewers shall be subject to the following reasonable restrictions.

(Code 1972, § 14.24.010; Ord. No. 352, § 401, 1970)

Except as hereinafter provided, it is unlawful for a person to discharge or to cause to be discharged into a public sewer or to an opening leading to a public sewer any of the following:

(1) Earth, rock, concrete, glass, metal filings or metal objects, or other materials which will not be carried by the sewage stream, or any object which will cause clogging of a sewage pump or sewage sludge pump;

(2) Garbage which has not first been shredded so that no particle is more than one-quarter-inch in mean diameter;

(3) Solid or semisolid material such as garbage, trimmings, cuttings, offal, or other wastes produced in the processing of meats, fruits, vegetables, foodstuffs, or similar material except garbage produced in the preparation of, or residues from, meals served on the premises;

(4) Substances which may produce toxic or flammable atmospheres in the sewers;

(5) Compounds which may produce strong odors in the sewers or sewage treatment plant;

(6) Overflow from a septic tank or cesspool, or any liquid or sludge pumped from a cesspool or septic tank, except at such place and in such manner as may be prescribed by the city manager;

(7) Stormwater or runoff from any roof, yard, driveway, or street;

(8) Unpolluted water or water sufficiently pure so that it can be discharged into available natural watercourses or storm drains, except as approved by the city manager;

(9) Material which will cause damage to any part of the sewerage system or abnormal sulfide generation or abnormal maintenance or operation costs of the sewerage system or which may cause any part of the sewerage system to become a nuisance or a menace to public health, or hazard to workers, or which will cause objectionable conditions at the final point of disposal of the sewage.

(Code 1972, § 14.24.020; Ord. No. 352, § 402, 1970)