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Co In areas serviced by municipal sewer, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any individual privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage, except when used in connection with temporary construction projects or temporary recreation programs. The owner of a dwelling, building and or other structure or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose, situated within the City having a public sanitary sewer of the City available in any street, alley, right-of-way or easement is hereby required at the owner's expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this section within ninety (90) days after notice from the City to do so. Until such connection, the owners of all dwellings, buildings, other structures or properties not provided with public or municipal sanitary sewer facilities shall comply with all ordinances and regulations applying to individual sewage disposal systems and their use. No person shall deposit the contents taken from any vault, privy, cesspool, septic tank or private drain into any sanitary sewer of the City unless a permit is obtained from the City. Sub& 4. Discharge of Prohibited Substances No person shall discharge or permit to be discharged, directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the City, rain water from roofs, yards, lawns, streets, or alleys; ground water; water or other fluid used for the operation of air cooling and air conditioning equipment in plants or units, any gasoline, naphtha, benzine, kerosene, turpentine or any spirit gas or fluid, or any materials of an explosive or suffocating nature, or that may possibly create combustible or suffocating gases or vapors; waters having a PH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage to wastewater facilities; nor discharge or permit to be discharged directly or indirectly into said sanitary sewer system any gravel, sand, dirt or any other heavy materials or any substances. Subd. 5. Mnlntenance The cost of installing the sanitary sewer service line between the building and main service stub shall be borne wholly by the customer. After the initial connection to the main service stub, the customer shall thereafter be liable for all maintenance and repairs to the sanitary sewer service line between the street main and the building being served. Page 10 I I I I I I I I I I i I I I