Unlawful to obstruct sewers.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 56-56
in effectSec. 56-56. - Unlawful to obstruct sewers.
It shall be unlawful to cast or throw or cause to be cast or thrown into the drains or sewers any substance calculated to cause obstruction, or to dispose of any slop or waste water in such manner as to cause a nuisance, or to deposit or cause to be deposited any substance such as garbage, except garbage treated with garbage disposal unit approved by the manager of transportation and infrastructure, grease, oil rags, sand, earth, tar or such other substance as the manager may find necessary to exclude from the drains or sewers.
(Code 1950, § 338.23; Ord. No. 39-20, § 232, 2-3-20)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH56UT_ARTIIISE_DIV2PRBUSE_SDIINGE_S56-56UNOBSEFetched: 10/27/2026
