§ 41-28. Admissible discharges.  


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  • A person shall discharge into the sanitary sewer only normal domestic wastewater, properly shredded garbage, and other wastes which the city's POTW operated by the Trinity River Authority is capable of handling, so that:

    (1)

    Effluent from the sanitary sewer is of the quality required by the current legal standards of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and/or any governmental body having legal authority to set standards for such effluents;

    (2)

    Effluent coming into the sanitary sewer does not cause extraordinary repairs or replacements or increase operation and maintenance expense; and

    (3)

    The discharger's effluent does not create a health hazard to workers installing or maintaining the system;

    (4)

    The discharger's effluent does not create a danger of explosion or emission of toxic gasses or fumes that may enter into the sewers of other users and/or be harmful to the sewer system, other users, and/or any person installing, maintaining, or inspecting the system.

(Ord. No. 8140, § 1, 3-20-03)