[Adopted 1-21-1941 by Ord.
No. 566]
[Amended 1-22-1957 by Ord.
No. 835]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Director of Public Safety, the Superintendent of the Sewage Treatment
Plant, the City Engineer or the City Clerk.
Any liquid, gaseous or solid substance, not sewage, resulting from
any manufacturing or industry.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that
has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried free
under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers with no particle
greater than one-half-inch in any dimension.
The waterborne human wastes and such household wastes as are hereinafter
defined as "properly shredded garbage" but exclusive of roof drainage or other
stormwater runoff.
It shall hereafter be unlawful to discharge, place or deposit into any
sanitary sewer, any industrial waste or substance other than sewage.
Every person, firm or corporation permitting or causing any such matter
or material to be discharged, deposited or placed in any sanitary sewer shall
make provision to discontinue such practice within 30 days after receiving
notice, in writing, from the city's representative so to do. Failure or refusal
to comply with such notice shall constitute an offense and each day that shall
elapse after 30 days from the date of the receipt of such notice shall be
considered a separate offense and such person, firm or corporation shall,
in addition to the penalty hereinafter provided for, pay all reasonable expenses
incurred or damages resulting from the violation of any of the provisions
of this article.
A.
In the event that any person, firm or corporation producing
any industrial waste or any material whatsoever, other than sewage, desires
to discharge the same into a sanitary sewer, the city may, at its option,
enter into a contract with such person, firm or corporation to permit such
discharge into a city sewer at a cost to be determined by the city; such contract
to require such person, firm or corporation to provide suitable apparatus
for regulating the rate of discharge and/or treating the waste prior to discharge
and for automatically and continuously measuring the quantity of waste discharged
into the sanitary sewer, as the city may require. The city may require a bond
for the faithful performance of such contract. The maximum duration of such
contract shall be one year, after which time it may be renewed at the option
of the city.
B.
In the event that such a contract as provided for in Subsection A is entered into by the city, the city's representative shall have ready access to all apparatus installed under said contract, for the purpose of inspection and testing its operation. Any person, firm or corporation so contracting who permits material to enter the sewer in a different manner or of a different quality or quantity than provided for by the contract or permits the treating plants or measuring devices to get out of order and remain out of order after being notified by the city's representative, in writing, to repair the same shall be guilty of an offense and shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided for and shall, in addition thereto, pay all reasonable expenses incurred or damages resulting from such practices, and each and every day that said apparatus remains out of order after notification, in writing, by the city's representative to have the same repaired, shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 2-20-1997 by Ord.
No. 1430]
Any person, firm or corporation or agent or employee thereof, violating
any of the provisions of this Article, shall be deemed guilty of an offense
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $300, plus costs
of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, shall be
subject to imprisonment for not more than 90 days.
[Added 6-21-2001 by Ord.
No. 1502]
The City of Butler hereby designates the Butler Area Sewer Authority (Authority), its officers, employees, successors and assigns as the agent of the City of Butler for the enforcement of City Ordinance Nos. 566 and 835, codified at Chapter 217, Articles I and II, of the City of Butler Code. The Authority is empowered and authorized to take any and all lawful, necessary actions in the name of the City of Butler to enforce the obligations and prohibitions of said ordinances and sections of the City of Butler Code.
