§ 30-65. Compliance with existing authority.

(a)

Unless exception is granted by the approving authority, the public sanitary sewer system shall be used by all persons discharging;

(1)

Wastewater;

(2)

Industrial waste;

(3)

Polluted liquids.

(b)

Unless authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, no person may deposit or discharge any waste included in subsection (a) of this section on public or private property or into or adjacent to any:

(1)

Natural outlet;

(2)

Watercourse;

(3)

Storm sewer;

(4)

Other area within the jurisdiction of the city.

(c)

The approving authority shall verify, prior to discharge, that any waste authorized to be discharged will receive suitable treatment within the provisions of laws, regulations, ordinances, rules and orders of federal, state and local governments. The approving authority shall have the discretion to authorize discharges of waste that exceed the allowable concentrations contained in this chapter if the approving authority determines that such discharges will not negatively impact city facilities, processes or equipment, and that the discharges do not create a hazard to life or health, or create a public nuisance.

(Ord. No. 443, § 10, 8-23-82; Ord. No. 443-1A , § 1, 10-27-14)