A.
For administrative purposes the Sewer and Water Committee
of the Village Board shall be responsible for reviewing all requests
for connections to the wastewater treatment systems and for administrating
all violations and policy concerning the user charges. The Committee
shall present its findings and recommendations to the Village Board
for final action on all matters concerning the wastewater treatment
user charges.
B.
The Chief Operator of the wastewater treatment plant
must be licensed in accordance with Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) regulations and shall be in charge of the operation
and maintenance of the sanitary sewer system and the wastewater treatment
plant. The Chief Operator shall also supervise all new connections
to the sanitary system.
C.
The Committee shall administer all matters of policy
concerning the operation, maintenance, functioning, expansion and
general control of the wastewater treatment plant and the sanitary
sewer system as determined by the Village Board.
The meaning of terms used in this article shall
be as follows:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251
et seq.) as amended by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
of 1972 (Pub.L. 92-500) and Pub.L. 93-243 or modified by appropriate
chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
A sewer that conveys a combination of wastewater and stormwater
runoff which has been approved for use by the Village and the DNR.
The Village Board of the Village of Balsam Lake.
The quantity of oxygen expressed in milligrams per liter
(mg/l) utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under
standard laboratory conditions for five days at a temperature of 20º
C. The laboratory determinations shall be made in accordance with
procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
The system of sewers and appurtenances for the collection,
transportation and pumping of domestic wastewater and industrial waste.
Waterborne wastes normally being discharged from the sanitary
conveniences of dwellings, apartment houses, hotels, office buildings,
factories and institutions, free of industrial wastes and in which
the average concentration of suspended solids is established at or
below 250 mg/l and the BOD is established at or below 250 mg/l.
Recovery by the Village from the industrial users of a wastewater
works of the grant amount allocable to the treatment of wastes from
such users pursuant to § 204(b) of the Federal Act.
Any nongovernmental user of publicly owned wastewater works
identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972,
Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented, under
the following divisions: Division A, agriculture, forestry and fishing;
Division B, mining; Division D, manufacturing; Division E, transportation,
communications, electric, gas and sanitary services; and Division
I, services. A user in the divisions listed may be excluded if it
discharges only domestic wastewater.
Any waterborne solids, liquids or gaseous wastes, other than
domestic wastewater, resulting from, discharging from, flowing from
or escaping from any commercial, industrial, manufacturing or food-processing
operation or process or from the development of any natural resource
or any mixture of these with water or domestic wastewater.
Expenditures made by the Village in the operation and maintenance
of its wastewater treatment facilities and wastewater pumping stations
consisting of and limited to the actual sums spent for each and all
of the following purposes:
Wages and salaries of operating, maintenance,
clerical, laboratory and supervisory personnel, together with fringe
benefits and premiums paid on such wages and salaries for the Wisconsin
workers' compensation coverage and Public Employees' Retirement Act
benefits.
Electrical power.
Chemicals, fuel and other operating supplies.
Repairs to and maintenance of the equipment
associated therewith.
Insurance premiums.
Rents and leasing costs.
Consultant and legal fees.
Replacement of new equipment or modifications
to existing facilities which will improve the performance of the treatment
facilities or sewage-pumping stations.
Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any
individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association,
governmental agency or other entity and agents, servants or employees.
The negative logarithm or the log of the reciprocal of the
concentration of hydrogen ions in gram moles per liter of solution
as determined by acceptable laboratory procedures.
Funds set aside annually to pay for plant equipment and facilities
which require such expenditures because of wear and obsolescence.
The term "operation and maintenance" includes depreciation.
A sewer that conveys domestic wastewater or industrial waste
or a combination of both and into which storm-, surface and groundwaters
or unpolluted industrial wastewater is not intentionally passed.
A sudden increase in sewage discharge that may tend to overload
the receiving sewer.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater, as prepared, approved and published jointly by the American
Waterworks Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
A sewer which carries storm and surface drainage but excludes
domestic wastewater and industrial wastes.
An additional charge related to industrial wastes being discharged
by any user having unusual characteristics such as excessive BOD,
excessive suspended solids or other pollutants.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by a laboratory
filtration device. Quantitative determination of suspended solids
shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard
Methods.
Any person discharging domestic wastewater or industrial
wastes into the collection system.
A charge levied on users of a wastewater works for the cost
of operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment facilities
and wastewater pumping stations.
A group of users having similar wastewater flows and characteristics,
levels of BOD, suspended solids, etc.
The Village of Balsam Lake or any authorized person acting
in its behalf.
Any solids, liquid or gaseous material, or combination thereof,
discharged from any residences, business buildings, institutions and
industrial establishments into the collection system or storm sewer.
A combination of the water-carried waste discharged into
the collection system from residences, business buildings, institutions
and industrial establishments together with such ground-, surface
and stormwater as may be present.
A pumping facility utilized to pump wastewater within the
collection system.
Any Village-owned facility, devices and structures used for
receiving and treating wastewater from the Village collection system.
A permit to discharge pollutants obtained under the Wisconsin
Pollution Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) pursuant to Ch. 283,
Wis. Stats.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, yard drainage, yard fountain
or pond overflow into the collection system. Unpolluted water or waste
shall be discharged only to storm sewers or to a natural outlet, except
it may be discharged to approved combined sewers upon receiving prior
written approval of the Village Board. Unpolluted water or wastewater
may be discharged upon prior written approval of the Sewer and Water
Committee to the collection system if the rate is not in excess of
three gallons per minute.
[Amended 4-3-2006 by Ord.
No. 2006-2]
B.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
to the collection system either directly or indirectly any of the
following described wastes or wastewater:
(1)
Any liquid having a temperature higher than 150º
F. (65º C.).
(2)
Any wax, grease or oil, plastic or any other substances
that will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures between
32º F. and 150º F. (0º C. and 65º C.).
(3)
Any solids, liquids or gases which by themselves or
by interaction with other substances may cause fire, explosion, or
hazards, create toxic fumes, or in any other way be injurious to persons
or property involved in the operation or maintenance of the wastewater
works.
(4)
Any solids, slurries, sticky or viscous substances
of such character as to be capable of causing obstruction to the flow
in the collection system or storm sewers or interfere with the proper
operation of the wastewater works, including, without limitation,
any ashes, cat litter, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, or paunch manure.
[Amended 8-6-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-06]
(5)
Any garbage that has not been properly comminuted
or shredded.
(6)
Any noxious or malodorous substance which either singly
or by interaction with other substances is capable of causing odors
objectionable to persons of ordinary sensitivity.
(7)
Any wastes or wastewater having a pH lower than 5.5
or higher than 10.5 or having any corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazards to the wastewater works or personnel.
(8)
Any wastes or wastewater of such character and quantity
that unusual attention or expense is required to handle it in the
wastewater works.
(9)
Any wastewater or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance such as plating or heat-treating wastes in sufficient quantity
to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, to constitute
a hazard to humans or animals, or to create any hazard in the wastewater
works or which would cause the following pollutants in quantities
in excess of the limitations established in the WPDES permit: cyanide,
hexavalent chromium, trivalent chromium, copper, nickel, cadmium,
zinc, phenols, iron and tin.
(10)
Any radioactive wastes greater than allowable
releases as specified by current United States Bureau of Standards
handbooks dealing with the handling and release of radioactivity.
(11)
Free or emulsified oil and grease exceeding
on analysis an average of 100 mg/l of either or both or combination
of free or emulsified oil and grease, if in the opinion of the Village
it appears probable that such wastes or wastewater:
(a)
Can deposit grease or oil in the collection
system in such manner to cause it to clog.
(b)
Is not amenable to bacterial action and will
therefore pass to the receiving waters without being affected by normal
wastewater treatment processes.
(c)
Can have deleterious effects on the wastewater
treatment process due to the excessive quantities.
(12)
Any cyanides or cyanogen compounds capable of
liberating hydrocyanic gas or acidification in excess of 0.5 mg/l
by weight as cyanide in wastes.
(13)
Wastes or wastewater which causes excessive
discoloration in the wastewater treatment facilities discharge.
(14)
Wastes or wastewater which will cause the Village
treatment facilities to be in violation of any of the requirements
of the WPDES permit.
(15)
Slugs of water or wastes to the collection system
where in the opinion of the Chief Operator these slugs may be harmful
to the operation of the wastewater treatment facility.
(16)
Wastes or wastewater which causes unusual concentrations
of solids or total suspended solids or has a BOD in excess of 900
mg/l.
C.
Damage recovery. The Village shall have the right of recovery from all persons of any expense incurred by said system for the repair or replacement of any sewer pipe, lateral, main, grinder pressure pump or other component of the system damaged in any manner by any person by the performance of any work under his or her control or by such person’s negligent actions, willful misconduct and/or violation of the provisions of this Article II of Chapter 293 of the Village of Balsam Lake Code of Ordinances.
[Added 8-6-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-06]
Any person who accidentally discharges wastes or wastewater prohibited under § 293-39 into the wastewater works or storm sewer shall immediately report such discharge to the Chief Operator.
A.
The approving authority may require pretreatment facilities
of any person discharging or planning to discharge industrial waste,
if the waste or wastewater could:
(1)
Cause damage to the collection system.
(2)
Cause the Village to incur treatment costs exceeding
those of domestic wastewater.
(3)
Impair the treatment process.
(4)
Have any of the characteristics of the prohibited
discharges described in this article.
(5)
Cause the wastewater treatment facilities to exceed
their total design loading for volume, BOD, suspended solids or any
pollutant.
(6)
Cause a particular industry to exceed its design allocation
for volume, BOD, suspended solids or any other pollutant.
B.
Construction, operation and maintenance of pretreatment
facilities shall be at the expense of the person discharging the industrial
waste.
C.
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information
relating to proposed pretreatment facilities shall be submitted for
review of the Village Board and Village Engineer prior to the start
of any construction.
Grease and sand interceptors shall be provided
at repair garages, gasoline stations, car washes and other industrial
or commercial establishments for the proper handling of liquid waste,
including grease in excessive amounts, oil, flammable wastes, sand
and other harmful ingredients. All interceptors shall be constructed
in accordance with the Wisconsin Plumbing Code and shall be located
as to be readily and easily accessible for easy cleaning and inspection.
All grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner
at his expense in continuous, efficient operation at all times.
A.
The water consumption as determined from the meter
records of the Village Water Utility shall be the basis for computing
the wastewater flow unless:
(1)
The water is contained in a product or is evaporated
or is discharged as unpolluted water or waste to surface drainage.
In such cases, an application may be made for a reduction in the volume
of wastewater discharged to the collection system, provided supporting
data satisfactory to the Village is furnished. This data shall include
a flow diagram and destination of water and/or wastewater, supported
by submetering data installed on such process piping at the expense
of the user.
(2)
The water is condensed from a product, so that the
quantity of wastewater is increased over the amount of water being
metered. In such cases, the increased flow shall be measured in a
manner which is acceptable to the Village and added to the flow obtained
from the water meter readings.
(3)
The quantity of water used during the second or third
billing quarter at any single-family or duplex dwelling units producing
domestic wastewater and having a lawn in connection therewith shall
exceed the quantity of water used during the first billing quarter
of the calendar year. In such cases the meter reading for the first
quarter shall be used in determining the wastewater flow for such
second or third billing quarter, provided this subsection shall not
be applied to any premises where the water service was disconnected
at any time during the first billing quarter.
B.
When water for sprinkling lawns is metered separately,
no user charge will be made.
C.
When any lot, parcel of land, building or premises
discharging domestic wastewater or industrial waste into the collection
system is supplied in whole or in part with water not obtained from
the Village, the owner or occupant of such property shall cause to
be installed necessary metering equipment as approved by the Village
to measure the quantity of water pumped or discharged to the collection
system. The user charge shall be based on the quantity of water so
measured. Whenever the person fails to install such metering equipment
or where it is not practicable to measure the water consumed on any
premises by a meter or meters, the Village shall determine the estimated
volume of water discharged into the wastewater works.
D.
The Village may require the installation of devices
for metering the volume of waste discharged if those volumes cannot
otherwise be determined from metered water consumption records or
if the user discharges over 10,000 gallons on any day. The metering
devices shall be owned and maintained by the person and may not be
removed without consent of the Chief Operator.
E.
All persons discharging industrial wastes into the
wastewater works shall construct and maintain control manholes in
suitable and accessible positions on public property or easements
to facilitate the observation, measurement and sampling of all their
wastes or wastewater. Control manholes shall be located and constructed
in a manner approved by the Village. Plans shall be submitted to the
Village prior to construction.
A.
The Village will collect samples and perform laboratory
tests on industrial waste discharges as necessary to verify the quantity
of flow and character and concentration of an industrial waste. The
Village test results shall be used to determine the applicable surcharge.
B.
Waste or wastewater discharge may be sampled to obtain
a representative twenty-four-hour composite sample. Samples shall
be taken at intervals to be established by contractual agreement or
at such intervals as determined by the Chief Operator.
C.
When Ch. NR 101 or NR 202, Wis. Adm. Code, requires
the submittal of the character and concentration of wastes, waste
volume and production information to the Village or the DNR, the user
shall have the waste character and concentration determined by an
independent testing laboratory. A copy of the test results and DNR
reports shall be submitted to the Village.
A.
Permit required.
(1)
A wastewater discharge permit is required under this
section if a person's discharge into the Village wastewater works
has any of the following characteristics:
(2)
Any such persons planning the discharge, changing
the characteristics of their discharge or whose discharge permit has
expired shall make application to the Village within 180 days prior
to the discharge. A discharge permit will be required for each separate
point of discharge into the Village wastewater works. No person shall
discharge waste or wastewater into the Village wastewater works without
a wastewater discharge permit.
B.
Application. Users seeking a wastewater discharge
permit shall complete and file with the Chief Operator an application
on the form prescribed by the Village. In support of this application
the user shall submit the following information:
(1)
Name, address and standard industrial classification
number of applicant.
(2)
Average daily volume of wastewater to be discharged.
(3)
Wastewater constituents determined by a method approved
by the Chief Operator.
(4)
Time and duration of discharge.
(5)
Average and peak wastewater flow rates, including
daily, monthly and seasonal variation, if any.
(6)
Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans
and details to show all sewers and appurtenances by size, location
and elevation.
(7)
Description of activities, facilities and plant processes
on the premises, including all materials and types of materials which
are or could be discharged.
(8)
Each product produced by type, amount and rate of
production.
(9)
Number and type of employees and hours of work.
(10)
Any other information as may be deemed by the
Chief Operator to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
C.
Evaluation and acceptance of data furnished. The Village
will evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional
information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished,
the Village may issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms
and conditions provided herein.
D.
Permit conditions. Wastewater discharge permits shall
be expressly subject to all provisions of this article and all other
regulations, user charges and fees established by the approving authority.
The conditions of wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly
enforced by the Chief Operator in accordance with the above provisions
and applicable state and federal regulations.
(1)
Permit conditions will include the following:
(a)
The unit charge or schedule of user charges
and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the wastewater works.
(b)
The average and maximum wastewater constituents
and characteristics.
(c)
Limits on rate and time of discharge or requirements
for flow regulations and equalization.
(d)
Requirements for installation of control manholes.
(e)
Pretreatment requirements.
(f)
Requirements for maintaining plant records relating
to wastewater discharges as specified by the Chief Operator and affording
the Village access thereto.
(g)
Average and maximum pollutant concentrations
and total daily average and maximum pollutant discharges for all pollutants
subject to limitations and prohibitions which are present in the user's
wastewater discharges.
(h)
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the
Village to ensure compliance with this article.
(2)
All persons required to make application for a wastewater
discharge permit shall, before issuance of the permit, enter into
a contractual agreement with the Village. The contractual agreement
shall contain the conditions set forth in the discharge permit, requirements
for industrial cost recovery charges and other items deemed necessary
by the approving authority.
E.
Duration of permits. A permit shall be issued for
one year and shall be automatically renewed on a year-to-year basis
unless otherwise notified by the Village. The terms of the permit
shall be subject to modification or change during the life of the
permit if required by changes in state, federal or local ordinances
and statutes. The person to whom the permit is issued shall be informed
of such changes in his permit at least 180 days prior to the effective
date of change.
F.
Transfer of permit. Local Village wastewater discharge
permits are to be issued to a specific user for a specific operation
and discharge. These permits are not transferable to a new user, different
premises or a changed operation.
[Added 2-1-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1; amended 4-3-2006 by Ord. No.
2006-02]
A.
No unauthorized person shall alter, disturb or uncover
any connections with or opening into any sewer system or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining written permission from the Director
of Public Works.
B.
There shall be two classes of wastewater discharge
permits: establishments producing only domestic wastewaters, including
residences, institutions, public facilities, and commercial establishments;
and establishments producing industrial wastewaters. In either case,
the owner or his representative shall make application on a special
form furnished by the Director of Public Works. The application shall
be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Director of Public Works.
C.
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 Utility from any loss or damage that
may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the
sanitary sewer.
D.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with
new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by
the Director of Public Works, to meet all requirements of this article.
Abandonments of existing sewer laterals shall be at the main unless
approved by the Director of Public Works or his designee. All abandonments
shall be sealed with concrete or a specifically designed plug.
E.
The size, slope, alignment, and materials of construction
of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavation, placing
of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench shall all
conform to the requirements of Chs. COMM 81 to 87, Wis. Adm. Code.
F.
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
sanitary sewer, sewage carried by such a building drain shall be lifted
and discharged to the building sewer by facilities conforming to Chs.
COMM 81 to 87, Wis. Adm. Code.
G.
Backwater protection. A building drain subject to
backflow or backwater shall be protected with a backwater valve.
H.
The Village shall maintain sewer mains without expense to the property owner, except when they are damaged as a result of negligence, willful misconduct or carelessness on the part of a property owner, a tenant, invitee, or an agent of the owner, in which case they will be repaired at the expense of the property owner. All sewer service laterals shall be maintained free of defective conditions by and at the expense of the owner or occupant of the property. In the event that a grinder pressure pump must be repaired or replaced, there shall be a minimum flat fee charged to the property owner of $250. The availability of this flat fee shall not limit any fee or expense that may be borne by the property owner under § 293-39C of this Code, if the Village determines that such Code section is applicable.
[Added 8-6-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-06]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance Number 2008-08, adopted
12-1-2008, provided that the Village of Balsam Lake is not required
to furnish municipal sewer service, and that it shall not have an
express or implied obligation to provide services to any property
outside the Village limits unless a specific contract is approved
by the Village Board. Existing policies and regulations for extending
municipal sewer services inside the corporate limits of the Village
shall not be affected. This ordinance shall not affect or alter the
terms of contracts for such services entered into prior to December
4, 2008.
No person shall maliciously or willfully break,
damage, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, equipment or
appurtenance of the wastewater collection or treatment system. This
includes any sampling, collection or metering manholes that are not
on public right-of-way but are used by Village personnel.
[Amended 12-11-1995 by Ord. No. 99; 8-7-2000 by Ord. No.
2000-3; 4-3-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-02]
There are hereby established just and equitable
rates, charges and rentals for treatment and disposal services and
benefits as authorized by § 66.0821, Wis. Stats. Said charges
shall from time to time be at least sufficient to produce net revenues
to provide sufficient funds for the operation and maintenance of said
system. Said rates, charges and rentals shall be based on minimum
monthly charges and the amount of water volume used by each hookup.
The rates, charges and rentals for sewage treatment and disposal are
established from time to time by the Village Board and on file in
the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
A.
Monthly and quarterly statements. Wastewater user
charges provided for in this article shall be included as separate
items on the regular bill for water service. The amounts due to the
Village shall be payable quarterly and shall be payable on the first
of the month following the quarterly period in which service is rendered;
if the average daily water use exceeds 5,000 gallons, the Village
may require that bills be rendered monthly. Such bills shall become
due and payable on the first of the month following the month in which
service is rendered. Failure to receive a bill shall not exempt or
excuse the consumer from the obligation to pay for the service rendered.
If a meter ceases to register, the amount of the bill shall be computed
on the basis of previous consumption.
B.
Collection of delinquent charges. All charges shall
be collected and taxed and shall be a lien upon the property served
pursuant to § 66.0821(4), Wis. Stats., as the same has been
and from time to time may be amended or recreated.
C.
Recovery of delinquent charges in civil action. In
addition, any charges levied by and pursuant to this section not paid
and becoming delinquent may be recovered from the occupant of the
premises served in a civil action by the Village in a court of competent
jurisdiction, if the Village elects to do so.
