Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 23 — UTILITIES›Article II — SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
West Covina Municipal Code § 23-152 Liability of permittee and others for repairs and maintenance
West Covina Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · West Covina
Cite as: West Covina Municipal Code § 23-152 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 23-151. - Reimbursement of city for violation disconnections prerequisite to…¶
Whenever an industrial connection sewer has been disconnected from the public sewer by the city engineer for failure to comply with the provisions of this article, reconnection shall be made only upon issuance of a permit as elsewhere provided in this article. Before such permit is issued, the applicant shall reimburse the city for the cost of the disconnection made, and the city engineer may require the installation of a manhole for the purpose of measuring the flow or for making periodic tests of the wastes from such connection.
(Code 1960, § 5242)
Sec. 23-152. - Liability of permittee and others for repairs and maintenance.¶
Whenever an industrial sewer connection permittee, by reason of violation of section 23-206, or any other person by reason of violation of section 23-22, causes obstruction, damage or destruction of a public sewer, or any appurtenances thereto, or pumping plants in connection therewith, he shall reimburse the city for the cost of flushing, cleaning, repairing, and reconstruction of such sewer made necessary by such violation within thirty (30) days after the city engineer shall render an invoice for the same.
(Code 1960, § 5242.1)
Sec. 23-153. - Conformance with wastewater ordinance.¶
No facility, industrial or commercial, subject to the County Sanitation District of Los Angeles County Waste Water Ordinance shall discharge to the municipal sewerage system without an industrial waste discharge permit and without conforming to the conditions thereof.
(Ord. No. 2236, § 2, 10-2-12)
Sec. 23-154. - Prevention of wastewater discharges to municipal separate storm sewer…¶
The city shall require any industrial and commercial facility not subject to the County Sanitation District of Los Angeles County Waste Water Ordinance shall install an industrial waste water pre-treatment control to prevent waste water discharge to the municipal separate storm sewer system.
(Ord. No. 2236, § 2, 10-2-12)
Secs. 23-155—23-160. - Reserved.¶
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