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AN ORDINANCE
Amending the Evanston City Code
Title 7, Chapter 13, Section 8 Relating
To Use of the Public Sewers
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 7-13-8 of the City Code of the City of Evanston be and
is hereby amended to read as follows:
7-13-8: USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
A. No unauthorized person shall break, damage, destroy or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the sewage and storm collection
system.
• B. No person shall connect, or cause to be connected, any sanitary sewerage outlet or
industrial wastewater outlet into any storm water sewer or storm water sewer catch
basin now existing or hereafter to be constructed.
C. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as
are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural
outlet approved by the Director of Building and Zoning. Industrial cooling water or
unpolluted process waters may be discharged on prior written approval of the
Director of Building and Zoning, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or allow a discharge not meeting the
standards of Article III, Prohibited Wastes of the Sewage and Waste Control
Ordinance, latest edition of the MWRDGC.
E. Any new building connecting to the combined sewer shall have the sanitary drain be
distinct from the property's storm water drain within the property lines to facilitate
disconnection of the storm water drain should a storm sewer become available.
F. Any storm water drain connection to the combined sewer shall be removed from the
combined sewer and connected to the storm sewer within one year of a separate
• storm sewer becoming available within 100 feet of the building.
G. New connections to the combined sewer shall be designated to minimize and/or
delay storm water contributions to the combined sewer systems.
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SECTION 2: That this ordinance or parts of ordinance in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: 2 , 2004
Adopted: lt"Lok , 2004
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