[Ord. No. 2785 §§1 —
4, 1-20-1975]
A.
BUILDING SEWER LINE
COMMON SEWER LINE
PRIVATE SEWER LINE
For the
purpose of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
A privately owned sewer line running from a house or building
to the point where it joins or is joined by another private sewer
line.
A private sewer line from the point where it is joined by
another private sewer line to provide a common flow to a public sewer
line.
Any sewer line not owned by the City of Dexter.
B.
In the
event a common sewer line shall become clogged so as to impede the
flow thereof, the owners or persons in charge of the houses or buildings
served by such common sewer line shall attempt to agree among themselves
for the cleaning of such common sewer line and the method of paying
for the same.
C.
If the owners or persons in charge of such houses or buildings on a clogged common sewer line shall not promptly agree to the matters stated in Subsection (B) or if such clogged common sewer line is not promptly cleaned out, then the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department of the City is hereby authorized to have such common sewer line cleaned out by a licensed plumber and the cost thereof to be equally divided on the basis of the number of houses or buildings served by such common sewer line and cause such proportionate cost to be added to the water and sewer bill for each of such premises.
D.
The owner
of each building sewer line shall be responsible for promptly cleaning
out any building sewer line belonging to the owner which shall be
clogged.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. I §§1
— 22, 6-17-1991]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees Celsius (20°C), expressed in milligrams
per liter.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer,
beginning five (5) feet (one and one-half (1.5) meters) outside the
inner face of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (½) inch
(one and twenty-seven hundredths (1.27) centimeters) in any dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground water are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground, surface and stormwaters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which
in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds
for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than
five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or
flows during normal operation.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Wastewater Department Superintendent of the City of Dexter
or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. II §1, 6-17-1991]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit
to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the City of Dexter or in any area under the jurisdiction of
said City of Dexter any human or animal excrement, garbage or other
objectionable waste.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. II §2, 6-17-1991]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the City of Dexter or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City
of Dexter any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable
treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions
of this Article.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. II §3, 6-17-1991]
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other
facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. II §4, 6-17-1991]
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human
employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the City
of Dexter and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which
there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary
or combined sewer of the City of Dexter, is hereby required at his/her
expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect
such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance
with the provisions of this Article within ninety (90) days after
date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer
is within one hundred (100) feet (thirty and one-half (30.5) meters)
of the property line.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. III §§1
— 8, 6-17-1991]
A.
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 705.060, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with all State requirements for such systems.
B.
Owner To Maintain. The owner shall operate and maintain
the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all
times at no expense to the City of Dexter.
C.
Additional Requirements. No statement contained in this
Article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements
that may be imposed by State and/or Federal regulations.
D.
Closing Of Private Disposal System. When a public sewer
becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer
within ninety (90) days and the private sewage disposal system shall
be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §1, 6-17-1991]
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §2, 6-17-1991]
B.
In either
case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application on a special
form furnished by the City of Dexter. The permit application shall
be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit
and inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a residential
or commercial building sewer permit and fifty dollars ($50.00) for
an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City of Dexter
at the time the application is filed.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §3, 6-17-1991]
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the City of Dexter from any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §4, 6-17-1991]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building; except where one building stands at the rear of
another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can
be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, courtyard
or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended
to the rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building
sewer.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §5, 6-17-1991]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent,
to meet all requirements of this Article.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §6, 6-17-1991]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building
sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to
the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the City of Dexter. In the absence of code
provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of
Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the Water Pollution Control Federation
(WPCF) Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §7, 6-17-1991]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the
building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings
in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the
public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall
be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §8, 6-17-1991]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, interior
and exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of
surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building drain
which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary
sewer.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §9, 6-17-1991]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other
applicable rules and regulations of the City of Dexter or the procedures
set forth in appropriate ASTM specifications and the WPCF Manual of
Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be
approved by the Superintendent before installation.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §10, 6-17-1991]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and
connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the inspection of the Superintendent or his/her representative.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. IV §11, 6-17-1991]
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the City of Dexter.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §1, 6-17-1991]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including
interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water
or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §2, 6-17-1991]
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or
storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent.
Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged,
on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer
or natural outlet.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §3, 6-17-1991]
A.
No person
shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
water or wastes to any public sewers:
1.
Any
gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
2.
Any
waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or
gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance
or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant including, but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two (2)
mg/1 as CN (cyanide) in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
3.
Any
waters 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 sewage works.
4.
Solid
or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper
operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes,
cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers,
tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure,
hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, mild containers,
etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §4, 6-17-1991]
A.
No person
shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described
substance, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely in the
opinion of the Superintendent that such wastes can harm either the
sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect
on the receiving stream or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public
property or constitute a nuisance. In forming his/her opinion as to
the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent will give consideration
to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes 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 and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
1.
Any
liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty
degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) (sixty-five degrees Celsius (65°C)).
2.
Any
water or wastes containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified
or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/1 or containing substances
which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two
degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit
(150°F) (zero (0) and sixty-five degrees Celsius (65°C)).
3.
Any
garbage that has not been property shredded. The installation and
operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourth
(¾) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
4.
Any
waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated
plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
5.
Any
waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar
objectionable or toxic substances or wastes exerting an excessive
chlorine requirement to such degree that any such material received
in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the
limits established by the Superintendent for such materials.
6.
Any
waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Superintendent as necessary after treatment of the composite
sewage to meet the requirements of State, Federal or other public
agencies or jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
7.
Any
radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any
waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
9.
Materials
which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual
concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited
to, Fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or of dissolved
solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride or sodium sulfate).
b.
Excessive
discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable
tanning solutions).
c.
Unusual
BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities
as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
d.
Unusual
volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" defined
herein.
10.
Waters
or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment
or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed or are amenable
to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent
cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction
over discharge to the receiving waters.
11.
Any
waters or wastes having (1) a five (5) day BOD greater than three
hundred (300) parts per million by weight or (2) containing more than
three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended
solids, or (3) having an average daily flow greater than two percent
(2%) of the average daily sewage flow to the City sewage treatment
works shall be subject to their review of the Superintendent. Where
necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner shall provide,
at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary
to (1) reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300)
parts per million by weight, or (2) reduce the suspended solids to
three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight, or (3) control
the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans,
specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed
preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval
of the Superintendent and no construction of such facilities shall
be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §5, 6-17-1991]
A.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Section 705.220 of this Article and which in the judgment of the Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life to constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
B.
If the
Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows,
the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Superintendent and subject to the
requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §6, 6-17-1991]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in
the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper
handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or
any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that
such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters
or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity
approved by the Superintendent and shall be located as to be readily
and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §7, 6-17-1991]
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are
provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his/her expense.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §8, 6-17-1991]
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters and
other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required,
shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole
shall be installed by the owner at his/her expense and shall be maintained
by him/her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §9, 6-17-1991]
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this Article shall
be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" published by the American
Public Health Association and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In
the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole
shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public
sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling
shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the
effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the
existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular analyses
involved will determine whether a twenty-four (24) hour composite
of all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample
or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended
solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four (24) hour composites
of all outfalls, whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.)
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. V §10, 6-17-1991]
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City of
Dexter and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual
strength or character may be accepted by the City of Dexter for treatment,
subject to payment by the industrial concern.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. VI §1, 6-17-1991]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is part of the sewage works. Any person
violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under
charge of disorderly conduct.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. VII §1, 6-17-1991]
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the
City of Dexter bearing proper credentials and identification shall
be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this Article. The Superintendent or his/her representatives
shall have no authority to inquire into any processes including metallurgical,
chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper or other industries, beyond
that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge
to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. VII §2, 6-17-1991]
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section 705.300 above, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the City of Dexter shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the City of Dexter's employees and the City of Dexter shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by the City of Dexter's employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in this Section.
[Ord. No. 3537 Art. VII §3 6-17-1991]
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the
City of Dexter bearing proper credentials and identification shall
be permitted to enter all private properties through which the City
of Dexter holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but
not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair
and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within said
easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement
shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated
easement pertaining to the private property involved.
