[Ord. No. 20.33, 6-18-2020[1]]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors as required in Section 500.155 of this Code shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Section 710.090,
Scope, adopted or amended by CC 1985 §25-46, and as further amended.
[R.O. 2006 §710.110; Code 1975 §62.170; CC 1985
§25-47]
All houses, buildings, or properties which are required by other authority to have sanitary or industrial wastewater facilities are subject to the jurisdiction of this Chapter and are located where a proper wastewater sewer is not available as specified by the provisions of Section 710.080 shall be equipped at the owner's expense with suitable wastewater facilities connected to a private wastewater disposal system which complies with the provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2006 §710.120; Code 1975 §62.180; CC 1985
§25-48; Ord. of 8-11-1983 §62.180]
Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system required in Section 710.120, Subsection (A), the owner shall first obtain a written construction permit signed by the superintendent or inspector. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications, construction schedules, and other information relevant to wastewater discharges and the collection and treatment facilities as are deemed necessary by the superintendent.
[R.O. 2006 §710.130; Code 1975 §62.190; CC 1985
§25-49; Ord. of 8-11-1983 §62.190]
A.
The
type, capacities, location, and layout of a private wastewater disposal
system shall comply with all requirements of the Department of Public
Health of the State, or applicable Federal law. No permit shall be
issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface
soil disposal facilities where the area of the lot is less than ten
thousand (10,000) square feet. Septic tank or cesspool discharges
require the use of subsurface disposal.
B.
All private sewer systems shall be designed and constructed such that, in the opinion of the City, they can be readily and easily connected to the permanent municipal sewerage system in accordance with Section 710.140.
C.
All
equipment and materials used for conveyance of sewage to the municipal
sewerage system shall meet the requirements of the City with City
approval of such items required prior to issuance of the construction
permit.
[R.O. 2006 §710.140; Code 1975 §62.200; CC 1985
§25-50]
Before commencement of operation of a private wastewater disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the
superintendent. The operating permit shall not become effective until
the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the superintendent.
The superintendent shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage
of construction, and in any event, the applicant for the operating
permit shall notify the superintendent when the work is ready for
final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered.
The superintendent shall make the inspection within twenty-four (24)
normal business hours after receipt of notice.
[R.O. 2006 §710.150; Code 1975 §62.210; CC 1985
§25-51; Ord. of 8-11-1983 §62.210; Ord.
No. 95.30 §1, 6-15-1995]
At such time as a wastewater sewer becomes available as defined in Section 710.080 to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the wastewater sewer within ninety (90) days. Any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar wastewater disposal facilities shall be emptied and filled with material acceptable by the City, unless it is demonstrated to and acceptable by the City that the existing facility could function as a back-up, secondary or emergency system in the event of temporary failure of the City's collection and treatment system.
[R.O. 2006 §710.160; Code 1975 §62.220; CC 1985
§25-52; Ord. of 8-11-1983 §62.220]
A.
The
owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities
in a sanitary manner at all times in accordance with the conditions
of the operating permit, and at no expense to the City. Such facilities
shall be subject to inspection by the superintendent at reasonable
times, and any tests deemed necessary by the superintendent shall
be at the owner's expense.
B.
Operation
and maintenance of all gravity lines and manholes beyond structure
service connections and all pump stations, grinder pumps, force mains
and pressure sewers for all private sewer systems will be taken over
by the City upon connection of the private sewer system to the municipal
sewer system unless the City deems otherwise.
[R.O. 2006 §710.170; Code 1975 §62.520; CC 1985
§25-53]
A.
No
private, individually owned or corporate owned, septic tanks, aerator
units, lagoons or laterals shall be installed or constructed within
fifteen (15) feet of the Lake of the Ozarks, as measured from the
six hundred sixty (660) foot contour line of the Lake of the Ozarks.
B.
No
common, privately owned wastewater collection system or treatment
system may discharge its effluent into the Lake of the Ozarks or in
a tributary thereof, unless treated according to State Department
of Natural Resources standards.
C.
The
owner or operator of existing systems having a permit to discharge
to the Lake of the Ozarks or a tributary thereof shall submit reports
to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources stating the quality
of the effluent entering the Lake or tributary on a monthly basis.
Such reports shall be the results of tests done by a qualified laboratory,
and the owner of the system shall pay for the cost of such testing.
D.
If
the existing facilities do not meet the clean water standards as established
by the State and the Federal Clean Water Act, the owner of such facility
shall have a maximum of thirty (30) days to bring the discharge up
to the standards. If the owner fails to comply, he/she shall be guilty
of an offense. Should the violation continue for sixty (60) days,
the City shall revoke the discharge permit.
E.
At
such time that any privately owned septic tank, aerator unit, or lateral
built closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the six hundred sixty (660)
foot contour line of the Lake of the Ozarks shall be found to be discharging
effluent directly or indirectly to the Lake of the Ozarks or a tributary
thereof, said system shall not be allowed to be rebuilt or repaired
without being moved farther than twenty-five (25) feet from the six
hundred sixty (660) foot contour line of the Lake of the Ozarks, at
the owner's expense, and shall consist of an approved aerator type
system with a chlorinator and one hundred (100) feet of lateral line
or more if required.
F.
If
any residential, commercial, or industrial person, firm or corporation
shall construct or cause to be constructed any septic system, aeration
system or lateral lines, or repair or improvement to such without
first obtaining a permit from the City, such person shall be guilty
of an offense for each and every day such system has been installed,
whether or not such unit is in operation.
G.
At
no time shall any discharge from any wastewater treatment facility
enter the ground closer than one hundred (100) feet from any privately
or publicly owned water well. At no time shall any lateral lines be
closer than one hundred (100) feet from any publicly or privately
owned water well.
H.
Sewage
treatment plans for any commercial or industrial establishment, or
for a condominium or apartment complex or trailer park treatment facility,
shall bear the seal of a registered professional engineer.
I.
All
new buildings being erected within twenty-five (25) feet of the six
hundred sixty (660) foot contour line of the Lake of the Ozarks shall
not have any private wastewater disposal system other than an approved
aeration type system with a chlorinator and one hundred (100) feet
of lateral lines, such a system may not be installed within twenty-five
(25) feet of the six hundred sixty (660) foot contour line of the
Lake of the Ozarks.
J.
Any
person having any hazardous waste as determined by Federal standards
shall not discharge either directly or indirectly to the Lake of the
Ozarks or any tributary thereof, or to any natural outlet. All hazardous
waste must be contained in a separate system and not allowed to enter
a regular wastewater disposal system, whether privately or publicly
owned.
[R.O. 2006 §710.180; Code 1975 §62.230; CC 1985
§25-54]
No statement in this Chapter shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health
Officer, or other applicable authority.
