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.~ Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the wastewater treatment works. ~ Solid or viscous substances, either whole or ground, in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper continuation of the wastewater facilities, but not limited to ashes, cinders, disposable diapers, glass grinding or polishing wastes, stone cuttings or polishing wastes, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, lrthole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and sanitary napkins, paper dishes, cups, milk containers, and other paper products. e.Noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or substances which either singly or by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair. ~ No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged directly or indirectly the following described substances .to any public sewer unless in the opinion of the City such discharge will not harm the wastewater facilities, nor cause obstruction to the flow in sewers, nor otherwise endanger life, limb or public property, nor constitute a nuisance. In forming it's opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the City may give consideration to such factors as the quantities of the subject waste~ in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity. of the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, the City's NPDES Permit, and other pertinent factors. The City may make such determinations either -5-