As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AMMONIA NITROGEN (NH3-N)
One of the oxidation states of nitrogen in which nitrogen
is combined with hydrogen in molecular form as NH3 or in ionized form
as NH4+. Quantitative determination of ammonia nitrogen shall be made
in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
APPROVING AUTHORITY
The Western Racine County Sewerage District No. 1 or its
authorized deputy, agent or representative.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter in five days at 20° C., expressed as milligrams
per liter. Quantitative determination of BOD shall be made in accordance
with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
BUILDING DRAIN
The horizontal piping within or under a building, installed
below the lowest fixture or the lowest floor level from which fixtures
can drain to the building sewer/service lateral.
[Amended 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583
BUILDING SEWER
That part of the drain system not within or under a building
which conveys its discharge to the public sewer. The building sewer
may also be referred to as a "lateral" or "service lateral."
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
CHLORINE REQUIREMENT
The amount of chlorine in milligrams per liter which must
be added to wastewater to produce a specified residual chlorine content
in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
COMBINED SEWER
Any sewer intended to serve as a sanitary sewer and a storm
sewer.
COMMERCIAL USER
Any user whose premises are used primarily for the conducting
of a profit-oriented enterprise in the fields of construction, wholesale
or retail trade, finance, insurance, real estate or services and who
discharges primarily normal domestic sewage. This definition shall
also include multifamily residences having three or more units served
by a single meter.
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANT
Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH or fecal
coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified in the WPDES
permit for the publicly owned treatment works receiving the pollutants
if such works were designed to treat such additional pollutants and
in part does remove such pollutants to a substantial degree.
EASEMENT
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
FLOATABLE OIL
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.
GARBAGE
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of food products and
produce.
GROUND GARBAGE
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than one-half
inch in any dimension.
INDUSTRIAL USER
Any user whose premises are used primarily for the conduct
of a profit-oriented enterprise in the fields of manufacturing, transportation,
communications or utilities, mining, agriculture, forestry or fishing.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any trade or process waste as distinct from segregated domestic
wastes or wastes from sanitary convenience.
INSTITUTIONAL USER
Any user whose premises are used primarily for the conduct
of activities of a social, charitable or educational character.
INTERCEPTING SEWER
A sewer whose primary purpose is to convey wastewater from
a collection system or systems to a wastewater treatment plant. Size
of the sewer is not a factor.
LATERAL, SERVICE LATERAL
A pivately owned sewer service line that connects a residence,
commercial establishment, institutional facility, industrial user
or other user to the sewage system. This lateral may also be referred
to as a "building sewer."
[Added 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water
or groundwaters.
NORMAL DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
Sanitary wastewater resulting from normal domestic activities
in which BOD 5, SS and P concentrations do not exceed normal concentrations
of:
A.
A five-day, 20° C. BOD of not more than
290 mg/l.
B.
A suspended solids content of not more than
345 mg/l.
C.
A phosphorus concentration of not more than
10 mg/l.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
PERSON
Any and all persons, including any individual, firm, company,
municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution,
enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
pH
The logarithm (base 10) 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 seven and a hydrogen ion concentration of 10-7.
PHOSPHORUS (P)
Total phosphorus in wastewater which may be present in any
of three principal forms: orthophosphates, polyphosphates and organic
phosphates. Quantitative determination of total phosphorus shall be
made in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
PRETREATMENT
An arrangement of devices and structures for the preliminary
treatment or processing of wastewater required to render such wastes
acceptable for admission to the public sewers.
PUBLIC AUTHORITY
Any user whose premises are used for the conduct of the legislative,
judicial, administrative or regulatory activities of federal, state,
local or international units of government; government-owned educational
facilities; government-owned health facilities; or government-owned
recreational facilities. This does not include government-owned or
-operated business establishments.
PUBLIC SEWER
Any sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of Western
Racine County Sewerage District No. 1. It shall also include sewers
within or outside the district boundaries that serve one or more persons
and ultimately discharge into the district sanitary sewer system even
though those sewers may not have been constructed with district funds.
The public sewer does not include private building sewers/private
laterals. References in this chapter to the "sewer system" or "sewer
facilities" are to the public sewer.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that carries sanitary and industrial water-carried
wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and
institutions, together with minor quantities of ground-, storm- and
surface water that are not admitted intentionally.
SANITARY WASTEWATER
A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business
buildings, institutions and industrial plants, other than industrial
wastes from such plants, together with such ground-, surface and stormwaters
as may be present.
SEGREGATED DOMESTIC WASTES
Wastes from nonresidential sources resulting from normal
domestic activities. These activities are distinguished from industrial,
trade and/or process discharge wastes.
SEWAGE
The spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater."
SEWAGE SYSTEM
The composite network of public underground conduits carrying
wastewater and appurtenances incidental thereto (i.e., manholes, lift
stations, etc.).
[Added 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
SEWER
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
SHALL
Is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
SLUG
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
shall adversely affect the system and/or performance of the wastewater
treatment works.
STANDARD METHODS
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
standardized guideline adopted by the Village from time to time, which
is maintained by the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 7-22-2013 by Ord. No. 609]
SUSPENDED SOLIDS (SS)
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, wastewater or other liquid and that are removable by laboratory
filtering as prescribed in Standard Methods and are referred to as
nonfilterable residue.
UNPOLLUTED WATER
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
USER CLASSES
Categories of users having similar flows and water characteristics;
that is, levels of biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, phosphorus,
ammonia nitrogen, etc. For the purposes of this article, there shall
be four user classes: residential, commercial, industrial and public
authority.
WASTEWATER
The spent water of a community. 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.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES
The treatment works defined herein, exclusive of interceptor
sewers, and wastewater collection systems.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
An arrangement of devices and structures for the storage,
treatment recycling and reclamation of wastewater, liquid industrial
wastes and sludge. These systems include interceptor sewers, outfall
sewers, wastewater collection systems, individual systems, pumping,
power and other equipment and their appurtenances; any works that
are an integral part of the treatment process or are used for ultimate
disposal of residues from such treatment; or any other method or system
for preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating or
disposing of municipal or industrial wastes.
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water,
either continuously or intermittently.
WPDES PERMIT
A permit issued under the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System under Wis. Stat. ch. 283. See also Wis. Admin. Code ch. NR
200 et seq.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 7-22-2013 by Ord. No. 609]
A. Submission of basic data.
(1) Establishments discharging industrial wastes to a
public sewer shall file with the approving authority a report that
shall include pertinent data relating to the quantity and characteristics
of the wastes discharged to the wastewater works. Such information
shall be provided as per Wis. Admin. Code ch. NR 101.
(2) Each establishment desiring to make a new connection
to public sewer for the purpose of discharging industrial wastes shall
prepare and file with the approving authority a report that shall
include actual or predicted data relating to the quantity and characteristics
of the waste to be discharged.
B. High-strength toxic discharges.
(1) If any waters or wastes are discharged or proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters or wastes contain substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in §
223-19 and which, in the judgment of the approving authority, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life, health or constitute a public nuisance, the approving authority may:
(b)
Require pretreatment to an acceptable limit
for discharge to the public sewers.
(c)
Require control over the quantities and rates
of discharge.
(d)
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of §§
223-27 and
223-29.
(2) The toxic pollutants subject to prohibition or regulation
under this section shall include, but need not be limited to, the
list of toxic pollutants or combination of pollutants established
by Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act of 1977 and subsequent
amendments. Effluent standards or prohibitions for discharge to the
sanitary sewer shall also conform to the requirements of Section 307(a)
and associated regulations.
(3) Pretreatment standards for those pollutants which
are determined not to be susceptible to treatment by the treatment
works or which would interfere with the operation of such works shall
conform to the requirements and associated regulations of Section 307(b)
of the Clean Water Act of 1977 and subsequent amendments. The primary
source for such regulations shall be 40 CFR 403, General Pretreatment
Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution.
C. Industrial waste control.
(1) Manhole required. All building sewers serving manufacturing
or industrial processing plants, gas stations, service stations (gas
and oil), laundromats or car washes which are connected to a public
sewer system shall have installed therein a manhole for periodic sewerage
sampling purposes. Existing structures shall, upon the application
for or issuance of a building permit for the purpose of remodeling,
expansion or construction of any nature or a conditional use permit,
be brought within the purview of this article. The manhole shall be
of approved design and shall be located on public right-of-way, where
possible. When manholes are installed on private property, they shall
be readily accessible at all times.
(2) Location of manhole. Sampling manholes shall be located
on public property, whenever possible. When located on private property,
they shall be within five feet of the lot line fronting on the public
right-of-way, and authorized representatives shall be guaranteed the
right of access.
(3) Construction. Sampling manholes shall be a minimum
of 48 inches in diameter and constructed in a watertight and substantial
manner and may be of concrete or precast concrete. Construction details
shall follow the general criteria as contained in Wis. Admin. Code
ch. Comm 81 through 87 and ch. NR 110 and in the current edition of
Standard Specifications for Sewer and Water Construction in Wisconsin.
(4) Access. Authorized representatives of the Village
shall have unlimited access to such sampling manholes, and denial
of such access shall be a violation of this article.
D. Metering of waste. Devices for measuring the volume
of waste discharged may be required by the approving authority if
this volume cannot otherwise be estimated. Metering devices for determining
the volume of waste shall be installed, owned and maintained by the
discharger. A maintenance schedule must be accepted by the approving
authority. Following approval and installation, such meters may not
be removed without the consent of the approving authority.
E. Waste sampling.
(1) Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers
shall be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of character
and concentration of such wastes. The determination shall be made
by the industry as often as may be deemed necessary by the approving
authority.
(2) Sampling shall be conducted in such a manner as to
be representative of the composition of the wastes. The sampling may
be accomplished either manually or by the use of mechanical equipment
acceptable to the approving authority.
(3) Installation, operation and maintenance of the sampling
facilities shall be the responsibility of the establishment discharging
the waste and shall be subject to the approval of the approving authority.
Access to sampling locations shall be granted to the approving authority
or its authorized representative at all times. Every care shall be
exercised in the collection of samples to ensure their preservation
in a state comparable to that at the time the sample was taken.
F. Analyses.
(1) 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 standardized guideline adopted
by the Village Board and the approving authority from time to time
and maintained by the Director of Public Works. Sampling methods,
location, times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on
an individual basis subject to approval by the approving authority.
(2) Determination of the character and concentration of
the industrial wastes shall be made by the establishment discharging
them or its agent as designated and required by the approving authority.
The approving authority may also make its own analyses on the wastes,
and these determinations shall be binding as a basis for charges.
G. Pretreatment. Where required, in the opinion of the
approving authority, to modify or eliminate wastes that are harmful
to the structures, processes or operation of the wastewater treatment
works, the person shall provide at his expense such preliminary treatment
or processing facilities as may be determined required to render his
wastes acceptable for admission to the public sewers.
H. Submission of information. Plans, specifications,
any other pertinent information relating to proposed flow equalizations,
pretreatment or processing facilities shall be submitted for review
of the approving authority prior to the start of their construction
if the effluent from such facilities is to be discharged into the
public sewers.
I. Grease and/or sand interceptors. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the approving authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts as specified in §
223-19D(1)(e)[3] 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 approving authority and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the approving authority. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the owner's personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
[Added 3-9-2009 by Ord. No. 538]
A. Dental offices.
(1)
This section applies to any dental office that places or removes
amalgam. If work in a dental office is limited to work that does not
involve placing or removing amalgam, such as orthodontics, periodontics,
oral and maxillo-facial surgery, endodontics or prosthodontics, then
this section does not apply.
(2)
Dental offices in existence on the date of enactment of this section are subject to the deadlines for compliance with this section set forth in Subsection
A(4) through
(8) below, as established by the Village and the Western Racine County Sewerage District No. 1 (WRCSD).
(3)
All dental offices shall implement best management practices
for amalgam as established by the Wisconsin Dental Association.
(4)
Within the shortest reasonable time, but not later than December
31, 2009, every vacuum system where amalgam is placed or removed shall
include an amalgam separator that meets the criteria of the International
Standards Organization (ISO 11143). Dental offices shall install,
operate and maintain the amalgam separator according to instructions
provided by the manufacturer. The amalgam separator shall have a design
and capacity appropriate for the size and type of vacuum system.
(5)
On or before March 31, 2009, each dental office shall submit a schedule for the installation of the amalgam separator required by Subsection
A(4) above.
(6)
On or before July 31, 2009, each dental office shall submit a report to the Village that certifies the implementation of the management practices required by Subsection
A(3) above and identifies the contractors used to remove amalgam waste within the last 12 months. A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(7)
On or before December 31, 2009, each dental office shall submit
a report providing the following information:
(a)
If installation of the amalgam separator is complete, then the
report shall identify the installation date, the manufacturer and
the model name.
(b)
If installation of the amalgam separator is incomplete, then
the report shall briefly explain the delay, provide an installation
schedule and identify the manufacturer and the model name of the amalgam
separator that will be installed.
(8)
If a dental office has provided a report according to Subsection
A(7)(b) above, then the dental office shall notify the Village of the completion of the installation within five (5) days after completion. A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(9)
The Village shall provide forms for reporting the information required by Subsection
A(5),
(6),
(7) and
(8) above.
(10)
From the contractor(s) used to remove amalgam waste, dental
offices shall obtain records for each shipment showing the volume
or mass of amalgam waste shipped; the name and address of the destination
and the name and address of the contractor. Dental offices shall make
these records available to the Village and WRCSD personnel for inspection
and copying upon request.
(11)
Annually on or before January 31, each dental office shall submit a report to the Village that lists the volume or mass of amalgam waste shipped, the name and address of the destination and the name and address of the contractor(s) used to remove amalgam waste within the previous calendar year. The report shall also set forth all maintenance performed on the amalgam separator within the previous calendar year, including inspections, cleaning, repairs and other maintenance. The Village shall provide forms for reporting the information required by this Subsection
A(11). A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(12)
Dental offices shall permit the Village and WRCSD to inspect
vacuum system, amalgam separator and amalgam waste storage areas if
requested. Inspections shall occur during the normal operating schedule
of the dental office according to appointments made in advance, as
long as this advance notice does not impede enforcement of this section.
(13)
If a dental office is implementing the management practices required by Subsection
A(3) above and is operating and maintaining the amalgam separator required by Subsection
A(4) above, then with regard to mercury it will not be subject to the regulatory procedures and requirements as set forth elsewhere in this Article
III; however, if the dental office fails to meet such standards, the provisions of Articles
III and
IV, including §§
223-20,
223-26 and
223-31, shall apply.
B. Other facilities.
(1)
This section applies to all other facilities having the potential
to discharge mercury or mercury-containing material to the Village's
and WRCSD's sanitary sewer system. Facilities to which this section
applies include:
(a)
Medical facilities, including all hospitals, clinics and veterinary
facilities that have laboratories.
(b)
School facilities, including all public and private schools
with science laboratories, including middle schools, high schools,
technical schools, colleges and universities, but not elementary schools.
(c)
Industrial facilities, including all industrial plants that
historically or consistently discharge mercury into the wastewater
treatment plant and industrial plants with the potential for mercury
in their wastewater.
(2)
The Village shall identify and notify the facilities to be regulated under this Subsection
B within 30 days after the effective date of this section. All facilities identified after the effective date of this section shall be notified individually by the Village that they are subject to regulation under this Subsection
B.
(3)
All facilities regulated under this Subsection
B shall implement best management practices as established by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the WRCSD. On or before July 31, 2009, each facility regulated under this section shall submit a report to the Village that identifies the management practices already implemented and lists the anticipated dates for implementing the other management practices listed on the report. New facilities identified under Subsection
B(2) above shall submit this report within three months of notification. A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(4)
By December 31, 2009, all facilities regulated under this Subsection
B shall submit a report to the Village that certifies the implementation of the management practices described in Subsection
B(3) above. New facilities identified under Subsection
B(2) above shall implement best management practices and submit a certification report within six months of submittal of the report required under Subsection
B(3) above. A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(5)
The Village shall provide forms for reporting the information required by Subsection
B(3) and
(4) above.
(6)
If a facility is implementing the management practices required by Subsection
B(3) and
(4) above, then with regard to mercury it will not be subject to the regulatory procedures and requirements as set forth elsewhere in this Article
III; however, if the facility fails to meet such standards, the provisions of Articles
III and
IV, including §§
223-20,
223-26 and
223-31, shall apply.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
A. Right of
entry. The collection system operator or other authorized employee
of the Village or approving authority bearing proper credentials and
identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the
purpose of inspection, observation and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this article and state laws. The operator or other
authorized employee of the Village or approving authority shall have
no authority to inquire into any process beyond that point having
a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers,
waterways or facilities for wastewater treatment.
B. Safety. While performing the necessary work on private premises referred to in Subsection
A, the authorized Village or approving authority employees shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner or occupant, and the Village or approving authority shall indemnify the owner against loss or damage to its property by Village or approving authority employees and against the liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of gauging and sampling operation of the Village or approving authority employees, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions as required in §
223-20D.
C. Identification;
right to enter easements. The operator and other authorized employees
of the Village or approving authority bearing proper credentials and
identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties
through which the Village holds a negotiated 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, all subject to the terms, if any, of the agreement.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
No septic tank or holding tank wastes shall
be discharged to the collection system operated by Western Racine
County Sewerage District No. 1.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
A. Any user, permit applicant or permit holder affected
by any decision, action or determination, including cease and desist
orders, made by the approving authority, the Village, or the approving
authority through the Village, interpreting or implementing the provisions
of this article or in any permit issued herein, may file with the
Public Works and Utilities Committee a written request for reconsideration,
within 10 days, setting forth in detail the facts supporting the user's
request for reconsideration. The approving authority shall be given
notice of such written request and shall appear at the time of reconsideration.
B. The Public Works and Utilities Committee shall render
a decision on the request for reconsideration to the user, permit
applicant or permit holder, in writing, within 15 days of receipt
of request.
[Amended 7-24-2000 by Ord. No. 403; 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
A. Standards
and definitions. The Village, for the following elements, shall employ
the same standards and definitions as employed by the Public Service
Commission:
(1) Biochemical
oxygen demand (BOD).
B. Replacement
fund. The Village shall establish and maintain a segregated account
to be designated the replacement fund and shall fund this account
so as to adequately provide for the replacement of mechanical equipment
within the Village, based upon the replacement schedule and useful
life determinations from time to time made by the Village.
[Added 7-24-2000 by Ord. No. 403; amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No.
489; 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583; 7-22-2013 by Ord. No. 609]
A. As provided in Wis. Stats. § 66.0805(6),
the Village Board is in charge of the operations and management of
the Village of Waterford Sewer Utility. The Sewer Utility shall function
in accordance with Wis. Stats. § 66.0821 and any and all
applicable state or local laws or regulations pertaining to the operation
of sanitary sewer utilities.
(1) Accounting.
The Village Board shall establish a financial management system that
accounts for all revenues and all expenditures relating to the sanitary
sewer system. It shall keep separate detailed accounting of Sewer
Utility funds and provide periodic accounting reports.
(2) Control
of sewer mains, etc. The public sewer mains, lift stations, and all
equipment of the Utility shall be under the exclusive control of the
Village Board and its authorized agents and employees, and no other
person shall disturb, tamper with, injure, tap, change, obstruct access
to or interfere with such public sewer mains, lift stations or equipment.
[Amended ]
B. Director of Public Works.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
(1) Appointment. The Village Board shall appoint the Director
of Public Works at such times as it deems necessary.
(2) Duties. The Director of Public Works shall:
(a)
Perform all duties concerning the Village sewage
system imposed upon him by the Village Board and shall see that all
rules and regulations of the Board concerning the sewage system are
carried out in addition to performing the duties of Director of Public
Works.
(b)
Watch over all machinery and everything connected
therewith and see that no deprecations or misdemeanors are committed
about the place or buildings connected with the sewage system.
(c)
Keep himself prepared for duty at all times.
(d)
Have charge of the physical plant and the care
and supervision of the running of all machinery connected therewith.
(e)
See that every part of the sewage system is
in running order and, in the case of breakage or defects in the same,
shall give immediate notice to the Village Board or the Chairman of
the Public Works and Utilities Committee.
(3) Compensation. The Director of Public Works shall receive
such compensation as the Village Board shall from time to time determine.
(4) Bond. The Village Board may require a bond of the
Director of Public Works before entering upon his duties for such
sum as it may determine, conditioned for the faithful discharge of
his duties.
C. Records. All records pertaining to the management
of the Village sewage system, except those required to be kept by
the Director of Public Works, shall be kept by the Utility Clerk in
books provided for that purpose. Such records shall show the names
of all patrons, descriptions of premises supplied, rate of tariff,
collections made and such other matters as the Board may from time
to time require to be recorded.
[Added 7-24-2000 by Ord. No. 403; amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No.
489; 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
The rates and fees for sewer, service and equipment
provided by the Village of Waterford Sewer Utility shall be as established
by the Village Board.
A. The Village shall charge sewage system users on a
quarterly basis, to include a service charge and a usage charge which
is based upon the metered volume of water. The rates shall be based
upon the costs of the Sewer Utility's operations, maintenance and
replacement costs, the amount paid to the Western Racine County Sewerage
District No. 1 for wastewater treatment, and the amount of debt service
incurred by the Utility.
B. The Village shall maintain proportionate distribution
of its operation, maintenance and replacement costs among its various
user classes, but may charge users who discharge a higher percentage
of pollutants, above the standard within each user class, a higher
amount per metered gallon of water.
C. The Village shall generate sufficient revenues to
pay the operation, maintenance and replacement costs, the wastewater
treatment costs, and the debt service.