[R.O. 2006 §710.280; Code 1975 §§62.300, 62.350;
CC 1985 §25-96]
A.
No
person shall connect roof, foundation, areaway, parking lot, roadway,
or other surface runoff or ground water drains to any sewer, which
is connected to a wastewater treatment facility unless the superintendent
authorizes such connection in writing. Except as provided in this
Section, roof, foundation, areaway, parking lot, roadway, or other
surface runoff or ground water drains shall discharge to natural outlets
or storm sewers.
B.
All discharges of stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or other waters not intended to be treated in the treatment facility shall be made to storm sewers or natural outlets designed for such discharges, except as authorized under Section 710.150. Any connection, drain, or arrangement, which will permit any such waters to enter any other wastewater sewer, shall be deemed to be a violation of this Section and this Article.
[R.O. 2006 §710.290; Code 1975 §62.360; CC 1985
§25-97; Ord. No. 20.33, 6-18-2020]
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any of the
City's wastewater facilities, system or any natural outlet any substances,
materials, waters, or wastes in such quantities or concentrations
which:
1.
Create a fire or explosion hazard, including, but not limited
to, gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid, or gas.
2.
Cause corrosive damage or hazard to structures, equipment, or
personnel of the wastewater facilities, but in no case discharges
with the following properties:
3.
Cause obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the operation of wastewater facilities due to accumulation of
solid or viscous materials.
4.
Constitute a rate of discharge or substantial deviation from
normal rates of discharge, (slug discharge), sufficient to cause interference
in the operation and performance of the wastewater facilities.
5.
Contain heat in amounts which will accelerate the biodegradation
of wastes, causing the formation of excessive amounts of hydrogen
sulfide in the wastewater sewer or inhibit biological activity in
the wastewater treatment facilities, but in no case shall the discharge
of heat cause the temperature in the City wastewater sewer to exceed
fifty-eight degrees Celsius (58° C.) [one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (150° F.)] or the temperature of the influent to the
treatment facilities to exceed forty degrees Celsius (40° C.)
[one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit (104° F.)] unless the facilities
can accommodate such heat.
6.
Contains more than one hundred (100) milligrams per liter of
nonbiodegradable oils or mineral or petroleum origin.
7.
Contain floatable oils, fat, or grease.
8.
Contain noxious, malodorous gas or substance, which is present
in quantities that create a public nuisance or a hazard to life.
9.
Contain radioactive wastes in harmful quantities as defined
by applicable State and Federal regulations.
10.
Contain any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
11.
Contain any odor- or color-producing substances exceeding concentration
limits which may be established by the superintendent for the purposes
of meeting the City's NPDES permit.
12.
Contain any hazardous or toxic metal, waste or substance in
any form or quantity as defined by Federal law, rules, regulations
and guidelines.
13.
Contain fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not,
in excess of one hundred (100) milligrams per liter (mg/l) or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two degrees and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (32°
and 150° F.) or zero degrees and sixty-five degrees Celsius (0°
and 65° C.).
14.
Contains substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction
by the sewage treatment processes employed, or substances that are
amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of the other agencies
having jurisdiction over the discharge to the receiving waters.
[Ord. No. 20.33, 6-18-2020]
A.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers which waters containing the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Section 710.280 of this Article and which in the judgment of the Building Official and/or Public Works Director may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life to constitute a public nuisance, the Building Official and/or Public Works Director 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.
[R.O. 2006 §710.300; Code 1975 §62.400; CC 1985
§25-98]
A.
All Class III dischargers shall file with the City wastewater information deemed necessary by the superintendent for determination of compliance with this Chapter, the City's NPDES permit conditions, and State and Federal law. Such information shall be provided by completion of a questionnaire designed and supplied by the superintendent and by supplements thereto as may be necessary. Information requested in the questionnaire and designated by the discharger as confidential is subject to the conditions of confidentiality as set out in Subsection (C) below.
B.
Where
a person owns, operates or occupies properties designated as a Class
III discharger at more than one (1) location, separate information
submittals shall be made for each location as may be required by the
superintendent.
C.
The
superintendent shall implement measures to ensure the confidentiality
of information provided by a Class III discharger pursuant to this
Article. In no event shall the superintendent delegate this responsibility
or disclose any claimed confidential information to any person without
prior notice in writing to the owner and without providing the owner
with the opportunity to protect such confidential information, including
the right to seek judicial relief.
[R.O. 2006 §710.310; Code 1975 §62.410; CC 1985
§25-99]
A.
When
required by the superintendent, the owner of any property serviced
by a building sewer carrying wastewater discharges, any class, shall
provide suitable access and such necessary meters and other appurtenances
in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement
of the wastewater. Such access shall be in a readily and safely accessible
location and shall be provided in accordance with plans approved by
the superintendent. The access shall be provided and maintained at
the owner's expense so as to be safe and accessible at reasonable
times.
B.
The
superintendent shall consider such factors as the volume and strength
of discharge, rate of discharge, quantities of toxic materials in
the discharge, wastewater treatment facility removal capabilities,
and cost effectiveness in determining whether or not access and equipment
for monitoring Class III wastewater discharges shall be required.
C.
Where
the superintendent determines access and equipment for monitoring
or measuring wastewater discharges is not practicable, reliable, or
cost effective, the superintendent may specify alternative methods
of determining the characteristics of the wastewater's discharge which
will, in the superintendent's judgment, provide an equitable measurement
of such characteristics.
[R.O. 2006 §710.320; Code 1975 §62.420; CC 1985
§25-100]
A.
Measurements,
tests, and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater to which
reference is made in this Chapter shall be determined in accordance
with Standard Methods or such alternate methods approved
by the superintendent and which comply with State and Federal law.
Sampling methods, locations, times, durations, and frequencies are
to be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the
superintendent. The discharger shall have the option to use, at his/her
own expense, more complete sampling methods, locations, times, durations,
and frequencies than specified by the superintendent.
B.
A qualified
laboratory approved by the City shall perform measurements, tests,
and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater required by this
Article. When such analyses are required of a discharger, the discharger
may, in lieu of using the City's laboratory, make arrangement with
any qualified lab, including that of the discharger, to perform such
analysis, with permission of the City.
C.
Monitoring
of wastewater characteristics necessary for determination of compliance
with applicable pretreatment standards shall be conducted on the basis
of the following schedule, unless more frequent monitoring is required
by authority other than this Article, or if the superintendent, in
his/her judgment, determines that the characteristics of the specific
discharge warrant a different frequency monitoring:
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Average Actual Day User Discharge:
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Less than 100,000 gpd
100,000-999,999 gpd
More than 999,999 gpd
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Monitoring Frequency:
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Semi-annually, quarterly, monthly, weekly
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D.
Monitoring
of wastewater characteristics for any purpose other than the determination
of compliance with pretreatment standards shall be conducted on a
frequency deemed necessary by the superintendent.
E.
Upon
demonstration by any person that the characteristics of the wastewater
discharged by that person are consistent, the superintendent may reduce
the frequency as may be required by authority other than this Chapter,
except in no case shall the frequency of monitoring be less than semi-annual
for the determination of compliance with pretreatment standards.
F.
In
determining the discharge characteristic factors such as continuous
or batch operation, and seasonal operation and the information requirements
of other provisions of this Chapter shall be considered by the superintendent.
The superintendent may obtain wastewater samples as required to verify
the consistency of discharge characteristics.
G.
Fees
for any given measurement, test, or analysis of wastewater required
by this Chapter and performed by the City shall be the same for all
classes of dischargers, regardless of the quantity or quality of the
discharge and shall reflect only direct cost and shall be paid by
the owner or occupant of the origin of discharge. Costs of analysis
performed by an independent laboratory at the option of discharger
shall be borne directly by the discharger.
[R.O. 2006 §710.330; Code 1975 §62.430; CC 1985
§25-101]
If the drainage or discharge from any establishment causes a
deposit, obstruction, or damage to any of the City's wastewater facilities
or damage to any watershed, stream or ground water, or has a deteriorating
effect on the Lake of the Ozarks, the superintendent shall cause the
deposit or obstruction to be promptly removed or cause the damage
to be promptly repaired. The cost for such work, including materials,
labor, and supervision shall be borne by the person causing such deposit,
obstruction or damage.
[R.O. 2006 §710.340; Code 1975 §62.380; CC 1985
§25-102]
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as preventing any
special agreement or arrangements between the City and any user of
the wastewater facilities whereby wastewater of unusual strength or
character is accepted into the system and specially treated subject
to any payments or user charges as may be applicable.
