Cross Reference—As to sewer rates, §705.250.
[CC 1985 §63.600]
The following rules and regulations are hereby adopted to govern
the sewer services furnished by the municipality in a uniform manner
for the benefit of the municipality and its sewer users. They are
subject to change from time to time. All such changes must be approved
by the State Director of the Farmers Home Administration, United States
Department of Agriculture, or his/her successor so long as the municipality
has unpaid obligations which are held by or insured by the United
States of America. If any portion of these rules shall be declared
invalid by competent authority, such voidance shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions.
[CC 1985 §63.610]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other agency
owning land within the municipality applying for a sewer service.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Canton, Missouri.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees Centigrade (20° C) expressed in milligrams
per liter.
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,
beginning five (5) feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the
building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Solid waste from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking, dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale
of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
The person or persons duly authorized by the City of Canton
to inspect and approve the installation of building sewers and their
connection to the public sewer system.
The City of Canton, Missouri.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (½) inch
(1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments together
with such ground, surface and stormwaters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which
in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds
for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than
five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or
flows during normal operation.
The State Director of the Farmers Home Administration for
Missouri, United States Department of Agriculture or his/her successor.
A sewer which carries storm or surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Superintendent of the Municipal Sewer Works of the City
of Canton, Missouri, or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously
or intermittently.
[CC 1985 §63.615]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit
to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the City of Canton, or in any area under the jurisdiction of
said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectional
waste.
[CC 1985 §63.620]
It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet within
the City of Canton, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
City, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
Chapter.
[CC 1985 §63.625]
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other
facility intended or used for disposal of sewage.
[CC 1985 §63.630]
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within
the City of Canton and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way
in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public
sanitary or combined sewer of the City of Canton, is hereby required
at his/her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and
to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in
accordance with the provisions of this Section within ninety (90)
days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public
sewer is within one hundred (100) feet (30.5 meters) of the property
line.
[CC 1985 §63.635]
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions set forth above, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of Section 710.080.
[CC 1985 §63.640]
Before commencement of construction of private sewage disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the
inspector. The application for such permit shall be made on a form
furnished by the City of Canton, which the applicant shall supplement
by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary
by the inspector. A permit and inspection fee of ten dollars ($10.00)
shall be paid to the City of Canton at the time the application is
filed.
[CC 1985 §63.645]
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become
effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the inspector. He/she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any
state of construction and in any event the applicant for the permit
shall notify the inspector when the work is ready for final inspection
and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall
be made within four (4) hours of the receipt of notice by the inspector
if received in the forenoon and within eighteen (18) hours of receipt
of notice if received in the afternoon.
[CC 1985 §63.650]
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage
disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department
of Public Health of the State of Missouri. 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 fifteen thousand
(15,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted
to discharge to any natural outlet.
[CC 1985 §63.655]
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property
served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided for above,
a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance
with this Code and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private
sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable
material.
[CC 1985 §63.660]
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the
City of Canton.
[CC 1985 §63.665]
No statement contained in this Code shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health
Officer of the State or County.
[CC 1985 §63.670]
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall
be connected to said sewer within sixty (60) days and the private
sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with
the clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
[CC 1985 §63.675]
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the inspector.
[CC 1985 §63.680]
A.
There
shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
1.
For residential and commercial service; and
2.
For services to establishments producing industrial wastes.
In either case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application
on a special form furnished by the City of Canton. The permit application
shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the inspector. A permit, tapping
fee and inspection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a residential
or commercial building sewer permit and fifty dollars ($50.00) for
an industrial building sewer permit and tapping fee shall be paid
to the City of Canton at the time the application is filed.
[CC 1985 §63.685]
The owner shall indemnify the City of Canton from any loss or
damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building sewer.
[CC 1985 §63.690]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building; except where one (1) building stands at the rear
of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or
can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley,
courtyard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
(1) building sewer.
[CC 1985 §63.695]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found on examination and test by the inspector
to meet all requirements of these Sections.
[CC 1985 §63.700]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building
sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of pipe, jointing,
testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements
of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations
of the City of Canton. In the absence of Code provisions or in amplifications
thereof, the material and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[CC 1985 §63.705]
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
public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall
be lifted to an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
[CC 1985 §63.710]
No person shall make connections of roof downspouts, exterior
foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff
or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn
is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
[CC 1985 §63.715; Ord. No. 391-C §2, 2-16-1993]
All persons, firms or corporations connecting to the City of
Canton, Missouri, sanitary sewer system shall be required to pay a
connection fee of an amount at least equal to the cost to the City
of Canton, Missouri, for the actual physical connection to the City
of Canton sanitary sewer system, but said fee shall, in no event,
be less than two hundred fifteen dollars ($215.00).
[CC 1985 §63.720; Ord. No. 805-C, 2-20-2018]
A.
All connections of building sewers into the public sewer of the City
of Canton shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing
Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City of Canton
or the procedure set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM
and the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9.
B.
All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
C.
Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials will require
written approval of the Public Works Director of the City of Canton.
D.
All actual connections of building sewers to the public sewer of
the City of Canton, Missouri, shall be made by the Public Works Director
or by a person authorized by the Public Works Director under the direct
supervision of the Public Works Director.
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Editor’s Note: Former Section 710.250, Inspection, added
and/or amended by CC 1985 § 63.725, was repealed 2-20-2018 by
Ord. No. 805-C.
[CC 1985 §63.730]
All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the City of Canton.
[CC 1985 §63.735]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including
interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water
or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
[CC 1985 §63.740]
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or
storm sewer or to a natural outlet approved by the inspector. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged on approval
of the inspector to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
[CC 1985 §63.745]
A.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
1.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
2.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids
or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance
or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant including, but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two (2)
mg/l as CN in the waters as discharged to the public sewer.
3.
Any waters or wastes having:
a.
A five (5) day biochemical oxygen demand greater than three hundred
(300) parts per million (1,000,000) by weight, or
b.
Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million
(1,000,000) by weight of suspended solids, or
c.
Having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of the
average sewage flow of the City shall be subject to the review of
the superintendent. Where necessary in the opinion of the superintendent,
the owner shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to:
(1)
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300)
parts per million (1,000,000) by weight, or
(2)
Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts
per million (1,000,000) by weight, or
(3)
Control the quantities and rates of such waters or wastes.
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Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted to
the approval of the superintendent and no construction of such facilities
shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
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d.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited
to: ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
[CC 1985 §63.750]
A.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described
substances, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely in the
opinion of the inspector that such wastes can harm either the sewers,
sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect on the
receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger life, limb or public property,
or constitute a nuisance. In forming his/her opinion as to the acceptability
of these wastes, the inspector will give consideration to such factors
as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities
in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of
the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant,
degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and
other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) (65°C).
2.
Any water wastes containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified
or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing substances
which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two
degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit
(150°F) Fahrenheit (0° and 65°C).
3.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths
(¾) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject
to review and approval of the inspector.
4.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
5.
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and
similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive
chlorine requirement to such degree that any such material received
in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the
limits established by the inspector for such materials.
6.
Any waters or wastes containing phenol or other taste- or odor-producing
substances in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the inspector as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage,
to meet the requirements of the State, Federal and other public agencies
of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
7.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the inspector in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine and one-half (9.5).
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not
limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or of
dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and
sodium sulfate).
b.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
c.
Unusual BOD chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in such
quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment
works.
d.
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs"
as defined herein.
10.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent
cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction
over discharge to the receiving waters.
[CC 1985 §63.755]
A.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Section 710.290 and which in the judgment of the inspector may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise creates a hazard to life or constitutes a public nuisance, the inspector may:
1.
Reject the wastes,
2.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to
the public sewers,
3.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge, and/or
4.
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating
the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the
provision of these Sections.
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If the inspector permits the pretreatment or equalization of
waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the inspector and subject
to the requirements of applicable Codes, ordinances and laws.
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[CC 1985 §63.760]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in
the opinion of the inspector, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, 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 inspector
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection.
[CC 1985 §63.765]
Where preliminary treatment or flow equalizing facilities are
provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his/her expense.
[CC 1985 §63.770]
When required by the inspector, the owner of any property serviced
by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances
in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and
safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the inspector. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his/her
expense and shall be maintained by him/her so as to be safe and accessible
at all times.
[CC 1985 §63.775]
All measurements, test and analysis of the characteristics of
waters and wastes to which reference is made in this Section shall
be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" published by the American
Public Health Association and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole.
In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control
manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in
the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect
the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine
the existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular
analysis involved will determine whether a twenty-four (24) hour composite
of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample
or samples should be taken.) Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended
solids analysis are obtained from twenty-four (24) hour composites
of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.
[CC 1985 §63.780]
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City of
Canton and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual
strength or character may be accepted by the City of Canton for treatment,
subject to payment therefor, by the industrial concern.
[CC 1985 §63.785]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any
person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest
under charge of disorderly conduct.
[CC 1985 §63.790]
The inspector and other duly authorized employees of the City
of Canton bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted
to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this Code. The inspector or his/her representatives shall have
no authority to inquire into any processes including metallurgical,
chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond
that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge
to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
[CC 1985 §63.795]
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section 710.380 above, the inspector or duly authorized employees of the City of Canton shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the City of Canton shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by City employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by the negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in this Chapter.
[CC 1985 §63.800]
The inspector and other duly authorized employees of the City
of Canton bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted
to enter all private properties through which the City holds a duly
negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any
portion of the sewage works lying within said easement. All entry
and subsequent work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full
accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining
to the private property involved.
[CC 1985 §63.805]
Any person found to be violating any provision of these Sections except Section 710.370 shall be served by the City of Canton with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
[CC 1985 §63.815]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
become liable to the City of Canton for any expense, loss or damage
occasioned by the City of Canton by reason of such violation.
