[R.O. 2006 §705.010; CC 1980 §520.010; Ord. No. 523, 1-10-1969; Ord. No. 564-A, 9-20-1976]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meaning indicated below:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees centigrade (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 point five {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.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food, and from handling, storage and sale
of produce.
The persons appointed to said positions according to the
laws governing such appointments or person or persons authorized to
act as their agent.
The bowel or kidney discharges of human beings.
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, 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
foods 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 point twenty-seven (1.27) centimeters) in any dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights, and which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
The water-carried waste products or discharges from human
beings or animals, or chemicals or other wastes from residences, public
or private buildings, swimming pools or industrial establishments,
together with such ground, surface or stormwater 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 General Superintendent of the City of Troy, or his/her
authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Solids that either float on the surface, 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.
[R.O. 2006 §705.020; CC 1980 §520.020; Ord. No. 564-A, 9-20-1976]
A.
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, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any human
or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B.
It
shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City,
or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any sewage or other
polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided
in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Chapter.
C.
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.
D.
The
owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy,
employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the City
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 sewer
of the City, 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 Chapter, within ninety (90) days after date of official notice
to do so, provided that said public sewer is within one hundred (100)
feet (thirty point five {30.5} meters) of the property line.
E.
All
owners of unincorporated land who desire to connect into the City's
sanitary sewer system must agree in writing to obey and abide by the
provisions of this Chapter before connecting into the City's sanitary
sewers.
[R.O. 2006 §705.030; CC 1980 §520.030; Ord. No. 564-A, 9-20-1976]
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 705.020(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with all State requirements.
B.
The
type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of
Public Health of the State. No permit shall be issued for any private
sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities
where the area of the lot is less than five thousand (5,000) square
feet (four thousand six hundred forty-five {4,645} square meters).
No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge into any
natural outlet.
C.
The
owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage facilities in
a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
D.
No
statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed to interfere
with additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
E.
When
a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected
to said sewer within sixty (60) days and the private sewage disposal
system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material.
[R.O. 2006 §705.040; CC 1980 §520.040; Ord. No. 523, 1-10-1969; Ord. No. 564-A, 9-20-1976; Ord. No. 656, 4-20-1981; Ord. No. 972 §2, 9-20-2004; Ord. No. 1225 §1, 6-20-2016]
A.
Connections. 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.
No connection or construction shall be allowed unless the connection,
construction, or maintenance meets the water and wastewater specifications
promulgated by the Public Works Department approved by its Public
Works Superintendent.
B.
Fees. Sewer connection fees shall be as set out in Table 1 to Title
IV of the Municipal Code of the City of Troy.
C.
Costs. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
D.
Separate Sewers. A separate and independent building sewer shall
be provided for every building, except where one (1) 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, court, yard 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.
E.
Old Sewers. 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 Chapter.
F.
Construction Standards. 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. In the
absence of Code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials
and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the City
of Troy water and wastewater construction specifications promulgated
by the City of Troy Public Works Department, which are on file with
the Public Works Department, and the appropriate specifications of
the ASTM and WPCF, Manual No. 9, shall apply.
G.
Gravity Lines. 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 into the building sewer.
H.
Surface Water Banned. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which
in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sewer.
I.
Connection Standards. 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,
or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM
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.
J.
Inspections. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify
the Building Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection
and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Superintendent or his/her representative.
K.
Excavations Safeguarded. All excavations for building sewer installations
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.
L.
Pursuant to the wastewater construction specifications promulgated
and maintained with the Public Works Department of the City of Troy,
Missouri, a copy of the water and wastewater construction specifications
are available by request to the Public Works Superintendent. The Public
Works Superintendent shall be allowed to amend such water and wastewater
construction specifications, from time to time, as he deems necessary
towards the proper connection and upkeep of any sewer works connection
in the City.
[R.O. 2006 §705.050; CC 1980 §520.050; Ord. No. 564-A, 9-20-1976]
A.
Surface Water. No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged, any stormwaters, surface water, ground water, roof runoff,
subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial
process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B.
Storm Sewers. Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage
shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated
as 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, or natural outlet.
C.
Prohibited Substances. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to
any public sewer:
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/l as CN in the wastes as discharged into the public sewers.
3.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than five point five (5.5)
or higher than eight point five (8.5), 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 obstructions 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, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D.
Prohibited Discharges. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged the following described substances, 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 or 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) or sixty five degrees (65°)
centigrade.
2.
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two degrees (32°) and one hundred fifty degrees (150°)
fahrenheit. (zero degrees (0°) and sixty five degrees (65°)
centigrade).
3.
Any garbage that has not been properly 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 a chlorine
requirement, to such a degree that any such material received in the
composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceed 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 the State, Federal or other public
agencies of 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 nine point five (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 and
sodium sulfate).
b.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to dye wastes and
vegetable tanning solutions).
c.
Any waters or wastes having:
(1)
A five (5) day biochemical demand 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 sewage flow of the City.
d.
Unusual volume or flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as 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 discharges to the receiving waters.
E.
Superintendent's Decisions. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged into the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Section 705.050(D), and which in the judgment of the Superintendent, may have deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving water, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
1.
Reject the wastes.
2.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for the discharge
into the public sewers.
3.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge, and/or,
4.
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of Section 705.050(J). 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.
F.
Fats,
Oils And Grease Control.
[Ord. No. 1267, 6-17-2019]
1.
Scope And Purpose. The objective of this Subsection is to aid in
preventing the introduction and accumulation of fats, oils, and greases
into the municipal wastewater system, which will or tend to cause
or contribute to sanitary sewer blockages and obstructions. Food service
establishments and other industrial or commercial establishments generating
wastewater containing fats, oils or greases are subject to this Subsection.
This Subsection regulates such users by requiring that grease interceptors
and other approved strategies be installed, implemented, and maintained
in accordance with the provisions hereof.
2.
ACTION LEVEL
COMMON INTERCEPTOR
DIRECTOR
FATS, OILS, AND GREASES
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS or "FSE"
GREASE TRAP OR INTERCEPTOR
MINIMUM DESIGN CAPABILITY
NON-COOKING ESTABLISHMENTS
ON-SITE GREASE INTERCEPTOR TREATMENT (SOMETIMES ON-SITE TREATMENT)
PROGRAM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CERTIFICATE
SERVICE PROVIDER
USER
Definitions. The definitions contained in Section 705.010 and the following terms, when used in this Subsection, shall apply.
The concentration based numeric value that the grease interceptor
effluent, at the device's outlet tee and prior to mixing with any
other waste water from the contributing establishment's property,
are expected to achieve on a consistent or stipulated basis.
One (1) or more interceptors receiving FOG laden wastewater
from more than one (1) establishment. Common interceptors may be located
at shopping centers, malls, entertainment complexes, sporting arenas,
hotels, multi-tenant "flex" spaces, mixed-use spaces, and other sites
where multiple establishments are connected to a single grease interceptor.
The owner of the property on which the common grease interceptor is
located shall be primarily responsible for the maintenance, upkeep,
and repair of the common interceptor.
The Public Works Superintendent, his/her designee, or such
other person or persons as may be designated by the City Administrator
from time to time.
Organic polar compounds derived from animal and/or plant
sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules.
These substances are detectable and measurable using analytical test
procedures established in 40 CFR 136, as may be amended from time
to time. All are sometimes referred to herein as "grease" or "greases"
or "FOG."
Those establishments primarily engaged in activities of preparing,
serving, or otherwise making available for consumption foodstuffs
and that use one (1) or more of the following preparation activities:
Cooking by frying (all methods), baking (all methods), grilling, sauteing,
rotisserie cooking, broiling (all methods), boiling, blanching, roasting,
toasting, or poaching, and infrared heating, searing, barbecuing,
and any other food preparation or serving activity that produces a
consumable food product in or on a receptacle requiring washing to
be reused.
A device for separating waterborne greases and grease complexes
from wastewater and retaining such greases and grease complexes prior
to the wastewater exiting the trap and entering the sanitary sewer
collection and treatment system. Grease traps also serve to collect
solids that settle, generated by and from activities that subject
users to this Subsection, prior to the water exiting the trap and
entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. Grease
traps and interceptors are sometimes referred to herein as "grease
interceptors."
The design features of a grease interceptor and its ability
or volume required to effectively intercept and retain greases and
settled solids from grease-laden wastewaters discharged to the public
sanitary sewer.
Those establishments primarily engaged in the preparation
of precooked foodstuffs that do not include any form of cooking, but
that may produce a consumable food product in or on a receptacle requiring
washing to be reused.
Mechanisms or procedures utilized by a user to treat grease interceptor contents on the user's site, followed by the reintroduction of such treated wastewater back into the interceptor. Disposal of all removed wastes, food solids, and wastewater must be performed no less than monthly, and user shall maintain records as provided in Chapter 705.
Program confirmation documentation issued by the Director.
The user is required to keep program acknowledgement certificate on
premises and produce it upon request of the City of Troy.
Any third (3rd) party not in the employment of the user that
performs maintenance, repair, and other services on a user's grease
interceptor at the user's directive.
Any person, including those located outside of jurisdictional
limits of the City who contribute, causes, or permits the contribution
or discharge of wastewater into the POTW, including persons who contribute
such wastewater from mobile sources, such as those who discharge hauled
wastewater. Users include property owners who provide common interceptors
for one (1) or more independent establishments, including tenants.
3.
Grease Interceptor Installation, Maintenance, Record Keeping And
Grease Removal.
a.
Grease interceptors shall be installed and maintained at the user's expense, when a user operates a food service establishment. Grease interceptors may be required in non-cooking or cold dairy and frozen foodstuffs establishments and other industrial or commercial establishments when the establishment generates wastewater containing fat or grease and the Director determines an interceptor is necessary to prevent contribution or accumulation of grease to the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. Upon notification by the Director or designee that the user is subject to the terms of an enforcement action, said user shall not allow wastewater discharge in violation of Chapter 705. All grease interceptors shall be of a type, design, and capacity approved by the Director and shall be readily and easily accessible for maintenance and repair, including cleaning and for City inspection. All grease interceptors shall be serviced and emptied of accumulated waste content as required in order to maintain minimum design capability or effective volume of the grease interceptor, but not less often than every thirty (30) days or as permitted in a valid program modification. Written certification of compliance with this Subsection and proof of the service and emptying of accumulated waste content shall be sent to the City as provided by the Director. Users who are required to pass wastewater through a grease interceptor shall:
(1)
Provide for a minimum hydraulic retention time of twenty-four
(24) minutes at actual peak flow between the influent and effluent
baffles, with twenty-five percent (25%) of the total volume of the
grease interceptor being allowed for any food-derived solids to settle
or accumulate and floatable grease derived materials to rise and accumulate,
identified hereafter as a solids blanket and grease cap respectively.
(2)
Remove any accumulated grease cap and solids blanket as required,
but at intervals of not longer than thirty (30) days at the user's
expense, or in accordance with a valid program modification or other
director's requirements. Grease interceptors shall be kept free of
inorganic solid materials, such as grit, rocks, gravel, sand, eating
utensils, cigarettes, shells, towels, rags, etc., which could settle
into this solids blanket and thereby reduce the effective volume of
the grease interceptor.
(3)
If the user performs on-site grease interceptor treatment pursuant to a modification granted under Section 705.050, Subsection (F)(3)(e), below, user shall:
(a)
Prior to commencement of on-site treatment obtain written approval
by and from the Director of all processes utilized in said on-site
treatment.
(b)
If any pumped wastes or other materials removed from the grease
interceptor are treated in any fashion on-site and reintroduced back
into the grease interceptor as an activity of such on-site treatment,
the user shall meet the criteria stated below.
(c)
Attain and adhere to the criteria listed below:
(i)
Provide for a minimum hydraulic retention time of twenty-four
(24) minutes at actual peak flow between the influent and effluent
baffles, with twenty-five percent (25%) of the total volume of the
grease interceptor being allowed for any food-derived solids to settle
or accumulate and floatable grease derived materials to rise and accumulate,
identified hereafter as a solids blanket and grease cap respectively.
(ii)
Remove any accumulated grease cap and solids blanket
as required, but at intervals of not longer than thirty (30) days
at the user's expense, or in accordance with a valid program modification
or other director's requirements. Grease interceptors shall be kept
free of inorganic solid materials, such as grit, rocks, gravel, sand,
eating utensils, cigarettes, shells, towels, rags, etc., which could
settle into this solids blanket and thereby reduce the effective volume
of the grease interceptor.
(iii)
Any tanks, tankage, or vessel(s) associated with
a modification shall be empty upon arrival at the initial FSE user
site for which this modification is intended to be applied.
(iv)
Removed waste material will be properly disposed
of, with such disposal being the responsibility of the user.
(4)
Operate and maintain the grease interceptor to achieve and consistently maintain any applicable grease action level. "Consistent" shall mean any wastewater sample taken from such grease interceptor must meet the terms of numerical limit attainment described in Subsection (F)(1). If a user documents that conditions exist ("space constraints") on their establishment site that limit the ability to locate a grease interceptor on the exterior of the establishment, the user may request an interior location for the interceptor. Such request shall contain the following information:
(a)
Location of public sewer main and easement in relation to available
exterior space outside building.
(b)
Existing plumbing layout at or in a site.
(c)
A statement of understanding, signed by the user or authorized
agent, acknowledging and accepting conditions the Director may place
on permitting an identified interior location. Conditions may include
requirements to use alternative mechanisms, devices, procedures, or
operations relative to an interior location.
(d)
Such other information as may be required by the Director.
(5)
The use of biological or other additives as a grease degradation
or conditioning agent is permissible only upon prior written approval
of the Director. Any user using biological or other additives shall
maintain the trap or interceptor in such a manner that attainment
of any grease wastewater, action level, solids blanket or grease cap
criteria, goal or directive, as measured from the grease interceptor
outlet or interior, is consistently achieved.
(6)
The use of automatic grease removal systems is permissible only
upon prior written approval of the Director and the City's Building
Inspector. Any user using a grease interceptor located on the interior
of the site shall be subject to any operational requirements set forth
by the City of Troy. Any user using this equipment shall operate the
system in such a manner that attainment of the grease wastewater discharge
limit, as measured from the unit's outlet, is consistently achieved
as required by the Director.
(7)
The Director may make determinations of grease interceptor adequacy
need, design, appropriateness, application, location, modification(s),
and conditional usage based on review of all relevant information
regarding grease interceptor performance, facility site and building
plan review by all regulatory reviewing agencies and may require repairs
to, or modification or replacement of grease interceptors.
b.
The user shall maintain a written record of grease interceptor maintenance
for three (3) years. All such records will be available for inspection
and copying by the City at all times. These records shall include:
(1)
FSE name and physical location;
(2)
Date of grease interceptor service;
(3)
Time of grease interceptor service;
(4)
Name of grease interceptor service company;
(5)
Name and signature of grease interceptor service company agent
performing said service;
(6)
Established service frequency and type of service: full pump
out, partial pump out, on-site treatment (type of nature of operations);
(7)
Number and size of each grease interceptor serviced at FSE location;
(8)
Approximated amount, per best professional judgment of contract
service provider, of grease and solids removed from each grease interceptor;
(9)
Total volume of waste removed from each grease interceptor;
(10)
Destination of removed wastes, food solids, and wastewater disposal;
(11)
Signature and date of FSE personnel confirming service completion;
and
(12)
Such other information as required by Director.
c.
No non-grease-laden sources are allowed to be connected to sewer
lines intended for grease interceptor service.
d.
Access manholes shall have an installed diameter of twenty-four (24)
inches, a maximum weight of fifty (50) pounds, and shall be provided
over each chamber, interior baffle wall, and each sanitary tee. The
access penetrations, commonly referred to as "risers" into the grease
interceptor shall also be, at a minimum, twenty-four (24) inches in
diameter. The access manholes shall extend at least to finished grade
and be designed and maintained to prevent water inflow or infiltration.
The manholes shall also have readily removable covers to facilitate
inspection, grease removal, and wastewater sampling activities.
e.
A user may request a modification to the following requirements of
this Subsection. Such request for a modification shall be in writing
and shall provide the information set forth below.
(1)
The User's Grease Interceptor Pumping Frequency. The Director
may modify the thirty (30) day grease interceptor pump out frequency
when the user provides data, and performance criteria relative to
the overall effectiveness of a proposed alternate and such can be
substantiated by the Director. Proposed alternatives may include:
grease interceptor pumping or maintenance matters, bioremediation
as a complement to grease interceptor maintenance, grease interceptor
selection and sizing criteria, on-site grease interceptor maintenance,
and specialized ware washing procedures.
(2)
Grease Interceptor Maintenance And Service Procedures. The Director
may modify the method(s) or procedure(s) utilized to service a grease
interceptor when the user provides data, and performance criteria
related to the overall effectiveness of a proposed alternate method
or procedure and such can be substantiated by the Director. If a modification
to maintenance and service procedures is permitted it shall be a conditional
discharged permit approval.
(3)
Any modification must be approved by the Director or designee
in written form before implementation by the user or the user's designated
service provider.
4.
Inspections. The user's premises shall be open at all reasonable
times to the Director or designee, for the performance of inspections
of grease interceptor maintenance practices within the customer's
premises. The user shall permit the Director or designee to perform
inspections every thirty (30) days or at all other reasonable times
and timeframes deemed necessary and appropriate by the Director.
5.
Violations. The Director or designee will notify the user, in writing,
of any violations, corrections required, and date compliance is required.
6.
Penalties. Subject to Section 705.060, any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of Section 705.050, Subsection (F), shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of violating any of the provisions of Section 705.050, Subsection (F) shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not more than ninety (90) days or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and costs, or by both such fine and imprisonment, unless as otherwise provided by law. Each day in which any such violations shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
G.
Preliminary Treatment. Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalization
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.
H.
Access Manhole. 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 accessible 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.
I.
Measurements. All measurements, tests and analysis of the
characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in
this Chapter 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 analysis 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 solid analyses are obtained
from the twenty-four (24) hour composites of all outfalls whereas
pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.)
J.
Agreements For Special Treatment. No statement contained
in this Chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement
or arrangement between the City and any industrial concern whereby
an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted
by the City for treatment, subject to payment therefor, by the industrial
concern.
[R.O. 2006 §705.060; CC 1980 §520.060; Ord. No. 564-A, 9-20-1976]
A.
No
unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break,
damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating
this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of
disorderly conduct.
B.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall become
liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the
City by reason of such violation.
[R.O. 2006 §705.070; CC 1980 §520.070; Ord. No. 564-A, 9-20-1976]
A.
The
Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City 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 Chapter.
The Superintendent or his/her representatives shall not have 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.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section 705.070(A), the Superintendent or his/her duly authorized employees of the City 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 employees and the City shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by City 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 Section 705.050(H).
C.
The
Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing
proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter
all private properties through which the City holds a duly negotiated
easement for the purpose of, but not limited to: inspection; observation;
measurement; sampling; repair; or 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.
[R.O. 2006 §705.080; CC 1980 §520.080; Ord. No. 564-A, 9-20-1976; Ord. No. 1267, 6-17-2019]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section 705.060, shall be served by the City with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Section 705.080(A), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who shall violate Chapter 705 shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not more than ninety (90) days or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and costs, or by both such fine and imprisonment, unless as otherwise provided by law. Each day in which any such violations shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
[R.O. 2006 §705.090; CC 1980 §520.090; Ord. No. 564-A, 9-20-1976; Ord. No. 757 §1, 11-15-1993; Ord. No. 938, 8-18-2003; Ord. No. 987, 5-16-2005; Ord. No. 1049, 10-15-2007; Ord. No. 1108 §1, 9-21-2009; Ord. No. 1129 §1, 9-20-2010; Ord. No. 1181 §1, 6-27-2013; Ord. No. 1189 §1, 9-16-2013; Ord. No. 1232 §1, 9-19-2016]
A.
Sewer fees are established and created for the purpose of construction and maintenance of public sewers within the corporate City limits and outside of the City limits as provided herein. The rates for water shall be set out in this Section and Subsections and shall be effective for the dates set forth in Section 705.090.
B.
Users shall pay for the following sewer rates provided by the City:
1.
Automatic Increases in Rates. The minimum base rate and rate
for usage per 1,000 gallons shall increase automatically, and each
user shall be charged the rate which corresponds with the date of
service provided to the user.
2.
Residential Base Rate. Residential users shall pay a minimum
base rate. The minimum base rate chargeable to a user shall be as
follows for the time frames set forth herein:
a.
October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
b.
October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
c.
October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
d.
October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
e.
October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
f.
October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
g.
If the Board of Aldermen does not enact any increase or decrease
in the rates described above, the last charged rate shall stay in
effect as the rate to be charged until changed by the Board of Aldermen.
3.
Commercial Base Rate. Commercial users shall pay a minimum base
rate. The minimum base rate chargeable to a user shall be as follows
for the time frames set forth herein:
a.
October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
b.
October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
c.
October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
d.
October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
e.
October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
f.
October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022: Fifteen dollars and
fifty cents ($15.50).
g.
If the Board of Aldermen does not enact any increase or decrease
in the rates described above, the last charged rate shall stay in
effect as the rate to be charged until changed by the Board of Aldermen.
4.
Residential Usage Charge Per 1,000 Gallons Of Water Used. Residential
users shall pay an additional amount for usage per one thousand (1,000)
gallons of water used each billing period. This usage rate shall be
paid in addition to any base rate payable by the user. The usage charge
per 1,000 gallons of water used chargeable to a residential user shall
be as follows for the time frames set forth herein:
a.
October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017: Four dollars and forty
cents ($4.40).
b.
October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018: Four dollars and seventy-five
cents ($4.75).
c.
October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019: Five dollars and thirteen
cents ($5.13).
d.
October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020: Five dollars and forty-nine
cents ($5.49).
e.
October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021: Five dollars and eighty-seven
cents ($5.87).
f.
October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022: Six dollars and twenty-two
cents ($6.22).
g.
If the Board of Aldermen does not enact any increase or decrease
in the rates described above, the last charged rate shall stay in
effect as the rate to be charged until changed by the Board of Aldermen.
5.
Commercial Usage Charge Per 1,000 Gallons Of Water Used. Commercial
users shall pay an additional amount for usage per 1,000 gallons of
water used each billing period. This usage rate shall be paid in addition
to any base rate payable by the user. The usage charge per 1,000 gallons
of water used chargeable to a commercial user shall be as follows
for the time frames set forth herein:
a.
October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017: Four dollars and forty
cents ($4.40).
b.
October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018: Four dollars and seventy-five
cents ($4.75).
c.
October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019: Five dollars and thirteen
cents ($5.13).
d.
October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020: Five dollars and forty-nine
cents ($5.49).
e.
October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021: Five dollars and eighty-seven
cents ($5.87).
f.
October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022: Six dollars and twenty-two
cents ($6.22).
g.
If the Board of Aldermen does not enact any increase or decrease
in the rates described above, the last charged rate shall stay in
effect as the rate to be charged until changed by the Board of Aldermen.
C.
Users Without City Water Service. Users without City water service
shall be charged a flat fee for sewer only as set forth in this Subsection:
1.
October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017: Thirty-eight dollars
and fifty cents ($38.50).
2.
October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018: Forty-one dollars and
fifty cents ($41.50).
3.
October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019: Forty-five dollars ($45.00).
4.
October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2020: Forty-eight dollars
($48.00).
5.
October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021: Fifty-one dollars and
fifty cents ($51.50).
6.
October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022: Fifty-four dollars and
fifty cents ($54.50).
7.
If the Board of Aldermen does not enact any increase or decrease
in the rates described above, the last charged rate shall stay in
effect as the rate to be charged until changed by the Board of Aldermen.
D.
Users Outside Of City Limits. Users outside of the City limits shall
pay double the rate for sewer services as provided in this Section,
regardless of whether the user is a residential or commercial customer.
E.
One-Time
Per Calendar Year Sewer Credit Adjustment for Filling Pool. A one-time
per calendar year sewer credit adjustment for filling a pool shall
be allowed upon the user notifying the City Water Department within
the same billing cycle of the address, pool filling date and gallons
used. The credit adjustment will be issued after a meter reading verification
of the gallons used and will be based on the calculation of higher
usage minus average usage.
[Ord. No. 1189, 9-16-2013[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This material previously held as Subsection
(F) of this Section was removed in error with the inclusion of Ord.
No. 1232. It has been reinstated herein at the direction of the City.
