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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 11-10 Refusal of wastewater.">
  <section prefix="§" num="11-10" heading="Refusal of wastewater.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="When director may refuse.">When, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, a proposed discharge of wastewater:<para num="(1)">will constitute:<para num="(i)">a hazard to health, safety, or operation of the sewer system; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a violation of &lt;cite data-path="|25"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt; or of a waste hauler permit condition; or</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">may cause the violation of any restriction upon discharges from the sewer system,
the Director may refuse discharge of said wastewater to the sewer system.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Order to stop.">The Director:<para num="(1)">may order any discharge in progress to be stopped; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">may order any waste hauler not to discharge into the sewer system.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Emptying and cleaning of vehicle.">A scavenger vehicle which contained wastewater refused by the Director shall be emptied and the storage tank and lines through which the refused wastewater passed shall be thoroughly cleaned before collecting any wastewater to be discharged into the sewer system.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 25, §10(e)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 84-129</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 91-775</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
