1d. Approve Summary Ordinance for Discharges into the Sanitary Sewer System1
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
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ON 5/9/94, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED
SECOND AND FINAL READING FOR THE
DISCHARGES IN THE SANITARY SEWER
SYSTEM ORDINANCE. BECAUSE OF THE
LENGTH OF THE ORDINANCE, A SUMMARY
ORDINANCE HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR YOUR
APPROVAL FOR PUBLICATION PURPOSES.
APPROVAL IS RECOMMENDED.
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY ORDINANCE
Discharges in the Sanitary Sewer System Ordinance summary. is as follows:
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, any storm
water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or cooling water to
any sanitary sewer. Any person having a roof drain, sump pump, unauthorized swimming
pool discharge, cistern overflow pipe or surface drain connected and/or discharging into
the sanitary sewer shall disconnect and remove any piping or system conveying such
water to the sanitary sewer system by May 1, 1994.
Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the City's sanitary sewer
system shall allow inspection by authorized City employees or its agents of all properties
or structures connected to the sanitary sewer system to confirm there is no sump pump
or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system.
Any property or structure not inspected or not in compliance by May 1, 1994 shall,
following notification from the City, comply within fourteen (14) calendar days or be
subject to the surcharge.
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A surcharge of ($100.00) dollars per month is hereby imposed and shall be added to every
sewer billing, to the property owners who are found not in compliance with this Section.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 9th day of May, 1994.
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