Discharges of storm water, groundwater, etc., into sanitary sewer prohibited; exceptions; discharges into sanitary sewer system other than through specifically permitted building sewer, permit required.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 13-24-41
in effectSec. 13-24-41. - Discharges of storm water, groundwater, etc., into sanitary sewer prohibited; exceptions; discharges into sanitary sewer system other than through specifically permitted building sewer, permit required.
A. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or uncontaminated cooling water to any sanitary sewer except by permission of the City of Memphis and under permit from the control authority.
B. No person shall discharge, whether directly or by truck or other transportation, any substance into a manhole or other opening in a public sewer, other than through an approved building sewer, unless he/she has been issued a discharge permit by the control authority that specifically authorizes a discharge at such location. No person shall discharge any holding tank waste into the city POTW, including the collection system, unless he/she has been issued a permit by the control authority specifically authorizing such discharge. Unless otherwise allowed by the control authority under the terms and conditions of the permit, a separate permit must be secured for each separate discharge. This permit may state the specific location of discharge, the time of day the discharge is to occur, the volume of the discharge, the maximum discharge rate, wastewater constituents and characteristics, and such other conditions as the control authority deems appropriate. If a permit is granted for discharge of such waste into a community sewer, the user shall pay the applicable charges and fees and shall meet such other conditions as are required by the control authority.
C. No person who generates wastewater at one property shall discharge it at another property without approval from the control authority.
D. No person shall flush commercial or other non-domestic wastewater down the toilet or discharge it through other bathroom connections (e.g., shower drain).
(Ord. No. 5793, §§ 3, 5, 8-17-2021)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT13PUSE_CH13-24PR_ART3DIPUSASE_S13-24-41DISTWAGRETINSASEPREXDIINSASESYOTTHSPPEBUSEPEREFetched: 10/28/2026