Prohibited Discharges

PLEASE NOTE – As per Waterford Code of Ordinances 
13.08.180 - Prohibited connections. 
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains 
or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in 
turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer or combined sanitary and storm 
sewer.  
13.08.220 - Prohibited discharges.  
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, 
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process 
water, swimming pool water or mobile home holding tanks/chemical toilets to any sanitary 
sewer. The steam cleaning of automotive or other mechanical equipment over manhole covers is 
prohibited as well as the depositing of wastes from such operation into the sewer system.  
13.08.400 - Violation—Penalty.  
A.  Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter, except Sections 13.08.040 
and 13.08.380, shall be served by the water and sewer commission with written notice stating the 
nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction 
thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all 
violations.  
B.  Any person who continues any violation beyond the time limit provided for in subsection A 
of this section is guilty of a separate offense for each week the violation is so continued. Upon 
conviction thereof the person in violation shall be fined in an amount not exceeding one 
hundred dollars for each offense.  
C.  Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the town for 
any expense, loss or damage occasioned the town by reason of such violation.  
  
 
 
   
 Prohibited (sump pumps) or rainwater  
Acceptable. No connection to the sanitary sewers.  
 from roof, or outside.