Salinas Municipal Code § 36-9 Disposal of sewage to natural outlet prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable wastes.

(Ord. No. 1870 § 3.)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner or public or private property within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable wastes. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet (to include stormdrains) within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city any sewage or other polluted waters except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any discharge into a natural outlet requires a discharge permit from the Regional Water Quality Control Board.

(Ord. No. 1870 § 3; Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet, including stormdrains, toxic pollutants and other hazardous materials.

(Ord. No. 2102 (NCS).)

(a) Except as provided in the plumbing code of the city currently in effect, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.

(b) An additional exception for the installation of septic tanks may be granted by the city council, upon application, provided (i) the plumbing is constructed so as to permit ready diversion of the sewage into the public system and (ii) proper assurance is made that diversion into the public system shall be made within sixty days from the date of written notice from the director of public works that capacity is available in the city system and in the Monterey regional water pollution control agency's sewage disposal facilities. All appropriate fees shall be paid. All county and state standards for any septic system installed shall be met and a separate permit from the Monterey County health department must first be obtained.

(Ord. No. 1870 § 3; Ord. No. 2019 (NCS), § 1.)

All private sewage disposal systems shall conform with the city plumbing code currently in effect.

(Ord. No. 1870 (NCS), § 3.)