For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l), by weight;
the amount of oxygen required for biological decomposition of dissolved
organic solids to occur under aerobic conditions and at a standardized
time and temperature. This does not measure the total organic content
of the sewage.
CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD)
That portion of the COD, except the BOD therein, that is
biologically resistant to oxidation expressed in milligrams per liter
(mg/l) by weight; COD measures the oxygen consumed by potassium dichromate
in the presence of a catalyst. Not all of the organics may be consumed
or oxidized by this procedure; however, the test does measure most
of the organics present in sewage. BOD measures a much smaller fraction
of the total organic load.
GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial processes, as distinct
from sanitary sewage.
MUNICIPALITY
Any municipal corporation having control of combined, sanitary,
or storm sewers.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
POLLUTION
Any material that would be discharged into a storm sewer,
natural outlet, or watercourse that would cause such waters to be
devoid of the presence of oxygen.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
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 flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage, and to which stormwater, surface
water, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SANITARY SEWAGE
The solid and liquid body discharges from human beings and
the liquid wastes from bathtubs, lavatories, kitchen sinks, washtubs,
septic tanks, and floor drains.
[Added 7-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16]
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
STORM DRAIN
A conduit or sewer which carries stormwater and surface waters
and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
STORM SEWER
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
The solids that either float on the surface of or are in
water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
WATERCOURSE
The channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
It is the policy of this Village to maintain the most economical
and highest standards of treatment of the domestic and industrial
wastes collected at the wastewater treatment plant of the Village,
in order that such wastes be given the degree of treatment necessary
to prevent the pollution of the waters of the state.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
A. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, as provided for in §
52-3D, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter.
B. Before commencing construction of a private sewage disposal system,
the owner shall obtain a written permit signed by the Grundy County
Public Health Department.
C. A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not be issued
or become effective until plans, specifications, and other information
as may be deemed necessary by the Grundy County Public Health Department
have been approved by the Village Board and the Grundy County Public
Health Department. The Grundy County Public Health Department shall
be permitted to inspect such system at any stage of construction.
The owner shall notify the Grundy County Public Health Department
when such system is ready for final inspection before underground
portions thereof are covered. Such final inspection shall be made
by the Grundy County Public Health Department within 48 hours of the
receipt of notice.
D. The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with the recommendations of the state Department
of Public Health, state Environmental Protection Agency, state law,
and Grundy County Health Department. 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 40,000 square feet.
No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge into any
public sewer or natural outlet.
E. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served
by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be
made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter and any septic
tanks, cesspools and similar sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned
and filled with suitable material.
F. No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the department
of public health (state Environmental Protection Agency, state law,
and Grundy County Health Department).
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
A. No sanitary sewer which is designed and is to be constructed so as
to constitute an integral part of the system of sanitary sewers within
the boundaries of this Village as such boundaries are now or hereafter
defined and limited, to be controlled, operated and maintained by
the municipalities now or hereafter within and served by this Village,
shall be constructed unless the Building and Zoning Official has been
furnished with a complete set of plans and specifications, prepared
by competent engineering assistance.
B. The Village Engineer, with the approval of the Village Board, shall
have the authority to approve or disapprove such plans and specifications,
when in the exercise of his or her discretion he or she finds that
such proposed construction is or is not consistent with accepted engineering
practice, that it is or is not designed for competent treatment of
the domestic or other sewage and wastes to be conveyed thereby to
the sewage treatment plant of the Village, and that it is or is not
consistent with the public health and sanitation of the inhabitants
of the Village.
No person shall maliciously, willfully, or wantonly break, damage,
destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any of the appurtenances,
equipment, machinery, or structures of the wastewater treatment plant.
Any violation hereof shall be punishable as hereinafter provided.