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(i) <br />(2) <br />Revised 12/06/00 <br />Gr „e, oil and sand interceptors shall be pr vicled when, in the opinion of the City <br />lrngin <br />minable wastes, sand, or other harmful <br />units which discharge my n rmal wastes therefrom. Such grease and <br />interceptors shall be of substantial c nstru <br />rem vable <br />continuously efficient operation at all times. <br />It shall be unlawful to dixharge <br />industrial wastes u <br />nt the municipal sanitary sewer system any <br />d wastes arc <br />ty Engineer may appr vc such wastes, provided the prior <br />appr val of the Council f the City of St. Paul is obtained. <br />205.080. DISCHARGE OF SURFACE WATERS PROHIBITED. The discharged water <br />from roof, surface, ground water, sump pump, footing tile, swimming pool, or other natural <br />precipitation into the City's sanitary sewer system results in large and needless expenditures to treat <br />the water at the Metropolitan Council's sewage treatment plant. Therefore, the City Council finds <br />it in the best interest of the City to prohibit such discharges. <br />A. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any substance not requiring <br />treatment or any substance not acceptable for discharge, as determined by the City <br />or the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, into the sanitary sewer system. Only <br />sanitary sewage from approved plumbing fixtures may be discharged into the sanitary <br />sewer system. <br />B. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, any storm <br />water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or cooling water <br />to any sanitary sewer. Any person having a roof drain, sump pump, unauthorized <br />swimming pool discharge, cistern overflow pipe or surface drain connected and/or <br />discharging into the sanitary sewer shall disconnect and remove any piping or system <br />conveying such water to the sanitary sewer system by August 1, 1998. <br />C. All construction involving the installation of clear water sump pits shall include a <br />sump pump with minimum size one and one -half inch (1 %z ") diameter discharge <br />pipe. The pipe attachment must be a rigid permanent type plumbing such as PVC or <br />ABS plastic pipe with glued fittings, copper or galvanized pipe. All discharge piping <br />shall be installed in accordance with the plumbing code. Discharge piping shall start <br />at the sump pit, extend through the exterior of the building, and terminate with not <br />Page 98 <br />