[Adopted 3-1-1984 by
the Town Board of the Town of Herman]
The public interest and necessity require the construction of
a public sewerage system as private systems of waste disposal do not
and cannot conform with requirements of the State Board of Health
and there is a danger of contamination of lake and river, as well
as individual home and commercial wells. The public health, comfort,
convenience and necessity and public welfare will be promoted by the
establishment of such district and the property to be included therein
will be benefitted by such establishment.
The proposed work necessary to construct a public sewerage system
consists of sewers, mains, laterals, treatment facilities and such
other appurtenances as may be necessary.
The Town Board of the Town of Herman does hereby declare the
establishment of Sanitary District No. 1 of the Town of Herman, Dodge
County, Wisconsin, by which name it shall hereafter be known.
The boundaries of said territory to be included in the district
are as follows:
That part of the SW1/4 of Section 31, in the Town of Herman,
Dodge County, Wisconsin; Beginning at a point about 100 feet east
of the railroad tracks on Woodland Road; west about 1,400 feet to
the southwest corner of Section 31; thence north about 2,850 feet
to Highway 67; thence southeast about 3,200 feet to the point of the
beginning.
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In accordance with § 60.303, Wis. Stats., the district shall be a body corporate with the powers
of a municipal corporation.
Copies of this order shall be filed with the Department of Natural
Resources of the State of Wisconsin and the Register of Deeds for
Dodge County, Wisconsin.
[Adopted 7-30-2014 by Sanitary District No. 1]
The following definitions are applicable in this ordinance:
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
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.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal beginning outside the inner face of the
building wall.
COMMISSION
The duly appointed or elected officials responsible for administration
and operation of Sanitary District No. 1, Town of Herman, Dodge County,
Wisconsin.
GARBAGE
The residue from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage, and sale of food products
and produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
The wastewater from industrial process, trade, or business,
as distinct from sanitary sewage, including cooling water and the
discharge from sewage pretreatment facilities.
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 of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of the hydrogen-ions, in grams per
liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7
and hydrogen-ion concentration of 10-7.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions,
together with minor quantities of groundwater, stormwater and surface
water that are not admitted intentionally.
SHOCK
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
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 Environment Federation.
STORM DRAIN (STORM SEWER)
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface
water or unpolluted water from any source.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, wastewater, or other liquids and that are removable by laboratory
filtering as prescribed in Standard Methods for Examination of Water
and Wastewater and referred to as "nonfilterable residue."
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 but not intentionally admitted.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "waste
treatment."
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water,
either continuously or intermittently.
The rules, regulations and sewer rates of the Town of Herman
Sanitary District No. 1 hereinafter set forth shall be considered
a part of the contract with every person, company or corporation who
or which is connected with the sewer system of the Sanitary District,
and every such person, company or corporation by connecting with the
sewer system shall be considered as expressing consent to be bound
thereby. Whenever any of said rules and regulations, or such others
as the Commission may adopt, are violated, the sewer service may be
shut off from the building or place of such violation (even when two
or more parties are receiving service through the same connection)
and shall not be reestablished except by order of the Commission and
on payment of all arrears, the expenses and established charges of
shutting off and putting on, and such other terms as the Commission
may determine, and a satisfactory understanding with the party that
no further cause for complaint shall arise. In case of such violation,
the Commission may declare any payment made for the service by the
party or parties committing such violation to be forfeited, and the
same shall thereupon be forfeited. The right is reserved to the Commission
to change said rules, regulations, and sewer rates from time to time
as it may deem advisable and to make special rates and contracts in
all proper cases.
The following rules and regulations applicable to all licensed
plumbers, sewer users, and other parties within the Sanitary District
are established:
A. Plumbers. No plumber, pipe fitter or other person will be permitted
to do any plumbing or pipe fitting work in connection with the sewer
system without first receiving a license from the State of Wisconsin.
B. Sewer system users.
(1)
Application for service.
(a)
Every person connecting with the sewer system shall file an
application in writing with the Sanitary District Commission, in such
form as is prescribed for that purpose; such forms are available from
the Sanitary District. The application shall state fully and truly
all the uses which will be allowed except upon further application
and permission obtained from the Commission. If the applicant is not
the owner of the premises, the written consent of the owner must accompany
the application. Persons connected to the sewer system of the Sanitary
District are referred to herein as "users."
(b)
The application may be for service to more than one building
or more than one unit of service through one service connection, and
in such case charges shall be made accordingly.
(c)
If it appears that the service applied for will not provide
adequate service for the contemplated use, the Commission may reject
the application. If the Commission shall approve the application,
it shall issue a permit for services as shown on the application.
(2)
Tap permits. After sewer connections have been introduced into
any building or upon any premises, no plumber shall make any alterations,
extensions, or attachments, unless the party ordering such tapping
or other work shall exhibit the proper permit for the same from the
Sanitary District Commission.
(3)
User to keep in repair. All users shall keep their own service
pipes in good repair and protected from frost, at their own risk and
expense, and shall prevent any unnecessary overburdening of the sewer
system and appurtenances.
(4)
User use only. No user shall allow others or other services
to connect to the sewer system through his/her lateral.
(5)
User to permit inspection. Every user shall permit the Sanitary
District Commission, or its duly authorized agent, at all reasonable
hours of the day, to enter his/her premises or building to examine
the pipes and fixtures and the manner in which the drains and sewer
connections operate, and users shall at all times, without concealment,
answer all questions and requests for information put to them relative
to their use of and connections to the sewer system.
(6)
District responsibility. It is expressly stipulated that no
claim shall be made against said Sanitary District or the Sanitary
District Commission due to the breaking, clogging, stoppage or freezing
of any service pipes nor from any damage arising from repairing mains,
making connections or extensions, or any other work that may be deemed
necessary. The right is hereby reserved to cut off the service at
any time for the purpose of repairs or any other necessary purpose,
any permit granted or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding.
Whenever it shall become necessary to shut off the sewer service within
any area of said Sanitary District, the Commission shall, if practicable,
give notice to each and every customer within such affected area of
the time when such service will be so shut off.
C. Excavations.
(1)
Compliance with rules. All excavating shall be in compliance
with the rules and regulations of applicable Town, Sanitary District,
county and state agencies, and necessary permits shall be obtained
prior to the start of work.
(2)
Minimum inconvenience to the public. In making excavations in
streets or highways for laying service pipe or making repairs, the
paving materials and soil removed shall be deposited in a manner that
will present the least inconvenience to the public and minimize safety
hazards.
(3)
Barricades. No person shall permit any such excavation made
in any street or highway to remain open at any time without proper
barricades; during hours of darkness, warning lights shall be maintained
at such excavations.
(4)
Refilling of excavations. In refilling the excavated opening
after service pipes are laid or other work is completed, the soil
shall be laid in layers of not more than nine inches in depth and
each layer thoroughly compacted to prevent settling. All openings
in streets, sidewalks, driveways, and other paved areas shall be filled
with granular materials approved by the Commission. This work, together
with the replacing of sidewalks, ballast and paving, must be done
so as to make the street as good, at a minimum, as before it was disturbed
and satisfactory to the Commission. No opening of the streets for
tapping the pipes will be permitted when the ground is frozen.
D. Tapping the mains.
(1)
Permission required. No person, except those having special
permission from the Sanitary District, or persons in its service and
approved by it, will be permitted under any circumstances to tap the
mains or collection pipes. The kind and size of the connection to
the pipe shall be that specified in the permit or order from the Sanitary
District.
(2)
Tapping standards.
(a)
Pipes shall always be tapped on the top half and not within
six inches (15 centimeters) of the joint or within 24 inches (60 centimeters)
of another lateral connection.
(b)
All taps shall be made with a saddle of the same material as
the main sewer and shall be installed per the manufacturer's
instructions.
E. Installation of house laterals and water meters.
(1)
Service pipe installation standards. All service pipes (laterals)
on private property will be installed in accordance with Ch. SPS 382,
Design, Construction, Installation, Supervision and Inspection of
Plumbing, Wis. Adm. Code. Inspection shall be by a person designated
by the Sanitary District, and a record of the inspection shall be
filed with the Sanitary District.
(2)
Inspection of laterals. Per Ch. SPS 382, Wis. Adm. Code, all
laterals will be inspected. The building sewer and/or private interceptor
main sewer shall be inspected upon completion of placement of the
pipe and before backfilling, and tested before or after backfilling.
After one year of occupancy all new laterals will be televised. The
cost of the televising will be included in the connection fee and
performed by the Sanitary District.
(3)
Water meters. A three-fourths-inch water meter will be owned
and furnished by the Sanitary District. Installation will be done
by the Sanitary District or a Sanitary District approved contractor.
The installation cost of the water meter will be charged to the customer.
If a water meter larger than 3/4 inch is required, the customer will
be charged the additional cost of the meter. Meters will be repaired
by the Sanitary District. Any damage or alteration to a water meter
caused by the owner/customer will be paid for by the owner/customer
of the premises. Water meters will be read quarterly by the Sanitary
District or Sanitary District approved contractor.
F. Septic tank and holding tank disposal. No person in the business
of gathering and disposing of septic tank sludge or holding tank sewage
shall transfer such material into any disposal area or sewer manhole
located within the District boundaries.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
The Commission hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance
and any section, subsection, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses, and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Pursuant to the resolution titled "Use of Streets and Alleys,"
August 4, 1987, the Town of Herman grants a perpetual easement to
the Town of Herman Sanitary District No. 1 for the use of streets,
roads and alleys for purposes of construction, operating and maintenance
of the lines and appurtenances of the sanitary sewer system. All maps
associated with the adoption of the above resolution are incorporated
herein by reference and are on file with the Sanitary District.
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and posting or
publication as provided by law.