[Code 1992, § 13.50; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter in five days at 20° C., expressed as milligrams
per liter (mg/l). Quantitative determination of BOD shall be made
in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
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.
A sanitary sewer which begins immediately outside of the
foundation wall of any building or structure being served and ends
at its connection to the public sewer.
Those sanitary sewer users who discharge normal domestic
strength wastewater with concentrations of BOD no greater than 300
mg/l and suspended solids no greater than 250 mg/l. Users whose wastewater
exceeds the concentrations for any one of these parameters shall be
in Category B.
Those sanitary sewer users who discharge wastewater with
concentrations in excess of 300 mg/l of BOD and 250 mg/l of suspended
solids.
The amount of chlorine, in mg/l, which must be added to sewage
to produce a residual chlorine as specified in the Wisconsin Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit.
Director of Utilities, his authorized representative, or
the City Building Inspector.
BOD, suspended solids, phosphorus, nitrogen, pH or fecal
coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified in the City's
WFDES permit for its wastewater treatment facility, provided that
such facility is designed to treat such additional pollutants and,
in fact, does remove such pollutants to a substantial degree.
The Director of Utilities for the City, or his authorized
representatives.
An acquired legal right for the specified use of land owned
by others.
Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. Wastewater shall be considered free of floatable oil if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
The residue from the preparation, cooking, dispensing, handling,
storage and sale of food products and produce that has been shredded
to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely in suspension
under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers with
no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
Wastewater with pollutants that will adversely affect the
wastewater collection and treatment facilities or disrupt the quality
of wastewater treatment if discharged to the wastewater collection
and treatment facilities.
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance discharged or escaping
from any industrial, manufacturing or commercial establishment. Such
term includes any wastewater which is not sanitary sewage.
Any outlet, including storm sewers, into a watercourse, pond,
ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
Wastewater with concentrations of BOD no greater than 300
mg/l and suspended solids no greater than 250 mg/l.
All costs associated with the operation and maintenance of
the wastewater collection and treatment facilities, including administration
and replacement costs, all as determined from time to time by the
Utility Commission.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter
of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7.0 and
a hydrogen ion concentration of 10-7.
Any publicly owned sewer, storm drain or sanitary sewer.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
wastewater treatment facility to maintain the capacity and performance
for which such facilities were designed and constructed. Operation
and maintenance costs include replacement costs.
A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes discharged
from toilets and/or sanitary plumbing facilities.
A sewer that carries sewage or wastewater.
The spent water of a person or community. The preferred term
is "wastewater."
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
A charge levied on users of the wastewater collection and
treatment facilities for payment of operation and maintenance expenses,
debt service costs and other expenses or obligations of such facilities.
Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period
of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average
twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation and/or
adversely affects the wastewater collection system and/or performance
of the wastewater treatment facility.
The examination and analytical procedures in the most recent
edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American
Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface
water or unpolluted water from any source.
Total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of or is in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids and that
is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in Standard Methods
and referred to as "nonfilterable residue."
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent of
the wastewater treatment facilities or water that would not cause
violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefitted
by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities.
The spent water of a community or person. From the standpoint
of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried
wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and
institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water and stormwater
that may be present.
The structures and equipment required to collect and carry
wastewater.
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater
and sludge; also referred to as "wastewater treatment plant."
A document issued by the state Department of Natural Resources
which establishes effluent limitations and monitoring requirements
for the municipal wastewater treatment facility. WPDES Permit No.
WI-0021130 and modifications thereof pertain to the City wastewater
treatment facility.
[Code 1992, § 13.65; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
(a)
Written notice of violations. Any person found to be violating any
provision of this article shall be declared to be creating a public
nuisance and shall be served by the Utility Commission with a written
notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable
time for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall,
within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease
all violations.
(b)
Abatement of nuisance without notice. If the Director of Utilities
determines that a public nuisance exists within the City and that
there is great and immediate danger to the wastewater collection and
treatment facilities or the public health, safety, peace, morals or
decency, the Director may cause the same to be abated and charge the
cost thereof to the owner, occupant or person causing, permitting
or maintaining the nuisance, as the case may be.
(c)
Accidental discharge. Any person found to be responsible for accidentally
allowing a deleterious discharge into the sewer system which causes
damage to the wastewater collection and treatment facility, and/or
receiving body of water shall, in addition to a forfeiture, pay an
amount to cover any damage, both values to be established by the Director
of Utilities.
(d)
Continued violations. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the notice time limit provided in Subsection (a) of this section shall, upon conviction, forfeit not more than $500, together with the costs of prosecution. In default of payment of such forfeiture and costs, such violator shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed 30 days. Each day in which a violation is continued beyond the notice time limit in Subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed a separate offense.
(e)
Liability to City for losses. Any person violating any provisions
of this article shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss
or damage occasioned by reason of such violation which the City may
suffer as a result.
[Code 1992, § 13.66; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
Any user, permit applicant or permit holder affected by any decision, action or determination, including cease and desist orders, made by the Director of Utilities interpreting the provisions of this article or in any permit issued in this article, may appeal such action under the procedures of Chapter 2 of this Code.
[Code 1992, § 13.67; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
(a)
Biennial audit. The Utility Commission shall review, at least every
two years, the wastewater contribution of its sewer users, the operation
and maintenance expenses of the wastewater collection and treatment
facilities and the sewer service charge system. Based on this review,
the Utility Commission shall revise the sewer service charge system,
if necessary, to accomplish the following:
(1)
Maintain a proportionate distribution of operation and maintenance
expenses among sewer users based on the wastewater volume and pollutant
loadings discharged by the users.
(2)
Generate sufficient revenues to pay the operation and maintenance
expenses of the wastewater collection and treatment facilities.
(3)
Apply excess revenues collected from a class of users to the
operation and maintenance expenses attributable to that class of users
for the next year and adjust the sewer service charge rates accordingly.
(b)
Annual notification. The Utility Commission shall notify its sewer
users annually about the sewer service charge rates. The notification
shall show what portion of the rates are attributable to the operation
and maintenance expenses and debt service costs of the wastewater
collection and treatment facilities. The notification may occur in
conjunction with a regular bill or by publication.
(c)
Records. The Utility Commission shall maintain records regarding
wastewater flows and loadings, costs of the wastewater collection
and treatment facilities, sampling programs and other information
which is necessary to document compliance with 40 CFR 35, subpart
E, of the Clean Water Act.
[Code 1992, § 13.55; amended 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]
(a)
Right of entry. The Director of Utilities or other authorized employee
of the Utility Commission bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection,
observation or testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(b)
Safety. While performing the necessary work on private premises referred to in Subsection (a) of this section, the authorized Utility Commission employee shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the person.
(c)
Identification; right to enter easements. The Director of Utilities
or authorized employee of the Utility Commission, bearing proper credentials
and identification, shall be permitted to enter all private properties
through which the City holds an easement for the purpose of, but not
limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair
and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within such
easement, subject to the terms of such easement.
