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is discharged into the sanitary sewer system, it is treated at the sewage treatment plant, resulting in very large and needless expenditures. The City Council, therefore, finds it in the best interest of the City to prohibit such discharges. (b) Discharge Prohibited. No water from any roof, surface, groundwater sump pump, footing tile, swimming pool, or other flow of storm water shall be discharged into the sanitary sewer system. Dwellings and other buildings and structures which require, because of infiltration of water into basements, crawl spaces, and the like, a sump pump discharge system, may have a permanently installed discharge line which shall not at any time discharge water into the sanitary sewer system. A permanent installation shall be one which provides for year round discharge capability to either the outside of the dwelling, building, or structure, or is connected to City storm sewer or discharge through the curb and gutter to the street. Inside piping shall be rigid pipe with fixed joints, pvc or equivalent. (c) Disconnection. Before December 31, 1999, any person, firm, or corporation having a roof surface, groundwater sump pump, footing tile, or swimming pool now connected and /or discharging into the sanitary sewer system shall be disconnected from the sanitary sewer and redirected in an effective, professional manner. Unless inspected prior to then, they may have 45 days to make the disconnection. (d) Inspection. Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the City's sanitary sewer system shall allow an employee of the City of St. Anthony or a designated representative of the City to inspect the buildings to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system. In lieu of having the City inspect their property, any person may furnish a certificate from a licensed plumber certifying that their property is in compliance with this ordinance. (e) Correction Period -Reins ection. Properties which fail during the first inspection shall be re- inspected within 45 days to allow corrections to be completed. If property fails the re- inspection, the $100.00 per month surcharge shall be imposed on every sewer bill until compliance is achieved. (f) Future Inspections- Each sump pump or sump pump basket installation identified will be re- inspected periodically. (g) New Construction. All new dwellings with sumps for which a building permit is issued after adoption of this ordinance, shall have a pump and shall be piped to the outside of the dwelling, in accordance with this ordinance, before a certificate of occupancy is issued. (h) Surcharge. A surcharge of $100.00, per month is hereby imposed on every sewer bill mailed, after a 30 day grace period following inspection or confirmed attempt at inspection, to property owners who are not in compliance with this ordinance or who have refused to allow their property to be inspected to determine if there is 1/4/2008 13 -6