[Ord. No. 183 (VII) §1, 1-14-1991]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the
Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.
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. The test procedure shall not utilize nitrification inhibitors.
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 designated inspection official of the City or his/her
authorized representative.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
The City of Diamond, Missouri.
The water discharged from any use such as air conditioning,
cooling or refrigeration or to which the pollutant added is heat.
The discharge of treated or untreated sewage directly to
the waters of the State of Missouri.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of foods and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
A sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time
basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration
of time.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
The inhibition or disruption of the POTW treatment processes
or operations which causes or significantly contributes to a violation
of any requirement of the City's NPDES permit.
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.
Any dredged soil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage,
garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials,
radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock,
sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste
discharged into sanitary sewers.
Parts per million, the concentration of a material in pounds
per million pounds of water (1 ppm = 1 milligram/liter, mg/l).
A self-contained system which provides both treatment and
disposal of sewage on an individual lot.
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 control authority.
Any natural watercourse into which water, treatment plant
effluent, combined sewer overflow or stormwater is discharged.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
Human excreta and wastewater, including bath and toilet waste,
residential laundry waste, residential kitchen waste and other similar
waste from household or establishment appurtenances. Sewage and domestic
sewage waste are further categorized as:
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.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling
water.
A sewer which carries storm and service waters and drainage,
but excludes wastes or sewage and industrial waste other than non-contact
cooling water.
The Superintendent of the wastewater treatment system of
the City of Diamond 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.
[Ord. No. 183 (VII) §2, 1-14-1991; Ord.
No. 483, 2-14-2022]
A.
Unlawful
To Place Garbage On Public Or Private Property. 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
Diamond, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any human
or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B.
Unlawful
To Discharge Sewage To Any Natural Outlet. It shall be unlawful to
discharge to any natural outlet within the City of Diamond, or in
any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any sewage or other polluted
wastes, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance
with subsequent provisions of this Chapter and upon approval of the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
C.
Privy,
Septic Tank, Etc., Prohibited. Except as hereinafter provided, it
shall be unlawful to construct or alter any privy, privy vault, septic
tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal
of sewage.
D.
Buildings
Must Have Toilet Facilities. The owner of all houses, buildings or
properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other
purposes, situated within the City 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, 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 Chapter within ninety
(90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said
public sewer is within one hundred (100) feet of the property line.
E.
Existing houses may keep their existing facilities if they do not present a health risk according to the Newton County Health Department. It shall be unlawful to construct or alter any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage, as noted in Subsection (C). In the event of any issues that create a health risk, the owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment recreation, or other purposes, situated within the City 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, 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 Chapter within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within one hundred (100) feet of the property line.
[Ord. No. 183 (VII) §3, 1-14-1991]
A.
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.020(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Section.
B.
Before
commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system,
the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Building
Official. The application for such permit shall be made on a form
furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by any
plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary
by the Building Official. A permit and inspection fee of ten dollars
($10.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the application is
filed.
C.
A permit
for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until
the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Building
Official. He/she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage
of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall
notify the Building Official when the work is ready for final inspection
and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall
be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by
the Building Official.
D.
The
type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources (MDNR) and any requirements of the Plumbing Code
adopted by the City. 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.
E.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 710.020(D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
F.
The
owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal systems
in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
G.
No
statement contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the City Health
Officer.
H.
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 clean bank-run gravel
or dirt.
[Ord. No. 183 (VII) §4, 1-14-1991]
A.
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 Building Official.
B.
There
shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
1.
For residential and commercial service, and
2.
For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
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In either case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application
on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall
be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Building Official. A permit
and inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a residential
or commercial building sewer permit and fifty dollars ($50.00) for
an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the
time the application is filed.
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C.
All
costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of
the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify
the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be
occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
D.
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, court, yard 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.
E.
Old
building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only
when they are found, on examination and test by the Building Official,
to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
F.
The
size, slope and alignment of a building sewer, and the methods to
be used in excavating, placing of the 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. The building sewer shall be vitrified clay, ductile or
cast iron, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) having a wall thickness no
less than that of SDR 26 class pipe.
G.
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 by
an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
H.
No
person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation
drains, areaway drains, sump pumps 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 sewer.
I.
The
connection of the building sewer into public sewer shall conform to
the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the City. All such connections shall be made
gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures
and materials must be approved by the Building Official before installation.
J.
The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Building
Official when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection
to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Building Official or his/her representative.
K.
All
excavations for building sewer installation 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.
[Ord. No. 183 (VII) §5, 1-14-1991]
A.
Discharge Of Stormwater, Drain Water, Etc., To Public Sewer. 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 public sewer.
B.
Unpolluted Drainage Discharged To Storm Sewers. Stormwater
and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers
as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet
approved by the Building Official and MDNR. Industrial cooling water
of unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the
Superintendent and MDNR, to a storm or natural outlet.
C.
Toxic Wastes Shall Not Be Discharged To Public Sewers. No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
1.
Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity
are, or may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction with other
substances to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other
way to the sewage works or to the operation of the sewage works. At
no time shall two (2) successive readings on an explosion hazard meter,
at the point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the
system), be more than five percent (5%) nor any single reading over
ten percent (10%) of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter.
Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene,
naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes,
peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides and
sulfides, and any other substances which the City, the MDNR, or the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has notified the user is a fire
hazard or hazard to the system.
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,
to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, to create a public nuisance,
to create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
system, or to exceed limitations set forth in a pretreatment standard
including, but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two (2) mg/l
as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer. A toxic pollutant
shall include, but not be limited to, any pollutant identified pursuant
to Section 307(a) of the Act.
3.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5, or exceeding 9.5,
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
4.
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.
5.
Any waters or wastes having (1) a five (5) day BOD greater than three
hundred (300) parts per million by weight, or (2) containing more
than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended
solids, or (3) 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 by weight,
or (2) reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts
per million by weight, or (3) control the quantities and rates of
discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications, and any
other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment
facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Superintendent
and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said
approvals are obtained in writing.
D.
Substances That May Damage Sewage System. 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 Superintendent that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage
treatment system or equipment, cause the City to violate its NPDES
permit, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise
endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. In
forming his/her opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the
Superintendent 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 system, degree of treatability
of wastes in the sewage treatment system, 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) (sixty-five degrees Centigrade
(65°C)) at the point before entering the public sewer, or any
sewage having a temperature which will result in a waste with a temperature
at the introduction into the sewage works which exceeds one hundred
four degrees Fahrenheit (104°F) (forty degrees Centigrade (40°C)),
or which would cause interference at the sewage treatment system.
2.
Any water or waste 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) (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 the review and approval of the Superintendent.
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 Superintendent for such materials.
6.
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Superintendent as necessary, after treatment of the composite
sewage, to meet the requirements of the State, Federal or 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 Superintendent in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
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.
9.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment system employed, or
are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
system effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters, such as NPDES
permit requirements.
E.
Superintendent's Authorities. If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged into the City's sewers which contain any quantity of substance having the characteristics described in Subsection (D) of this Section, and/or are in violation of the standards of pretreatment provided in Chapter 1, EPA Rules and Regulations, Subchapter D, Water Programs Part 403 — Pretreatment Standards, Federal Register Volume 46, No. 18, Wednesday, January 26, 1981, and any amendments thereto, and which, in the judgment of the Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise may create hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
1.
Reject the wastes, or
2.
Require, at the owner's expense, pretreatment facilities to reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in Subsection (D) of this Section and/or Federal or State pretreatment standards, and/or
3.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge by developing
discharge limitations, 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 provisions of Subsection (J) of this Section.
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If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flows, the design and installation of the plans and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent
and subject to the requirements of all applicable Codes, ordinances
and laws.
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F.
Grease, Oil And Sand Interceptors—When. Grease, oil
and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the
Superintendent, 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 Superintendent
and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for
cleaning and inspection.
G.
Preliminary Treatment At Owner Expense. 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.
H.
Manhole—When Required. When required by the Superintendent,
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 accessible and safely located and
shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent.
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.
I.
Tests To Comply With Standard Methods For The Examination Of Water
And Wastewater. All measurements, tests and analyses of the
characteristics of water and wastes to which reference is made in
this Chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest 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 Pollution Control Federation,
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 analyses 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 analyses are obtained
from twenty-four (24) hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs
are determined from periodic grab samples.)
J.
Special Arrangement With City. No statement contained in
this Chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement
or arrangement between the City and any industrial concern whereby
an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted
by the City for treatment, subject to payment, therefore, by the industrial
concern.
[Ord. No. 183 (VII) §6, 1-14-1991]
Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required
to comply with all Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards within
the time limitations as specified by the Federal Pretreatment Regulations.
Any State requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply to
any case where they are more stringent than Federal requirements and
limitations. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level
acceptable to the City shall be provided, operated and maintained
at the user's expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities
and operating procedures shall be submitted to the City for review
and shall be acceptable to the City before construction of the facility.
The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve
the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary
to produce an effluent meeting Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or methods of
operation shall be reported to an be acceptable to the City prior
to the user's initiation of the changes.
[Ord. No. 183 (VII) §7, 1-14-1991]
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 damaging public property.
[Ord. No. 183 (VII) §8, 1-14-1991]
A.
The
Superintendent, Building Official and other duly authorized employees
of the City 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 Chapter. The Superintendent, Building Official,
or their 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 water treatment.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (A) above, the Superintendent, Building Official, or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to City employees. The City 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 negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in Section 710.050(H).
C.
The
Superintendent, Building Official, and other duly authorized employees
of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be
permitted to enter all private properties through which the City holds
a duly negotiated easement for the purpose 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.
[Ord. No. 183 (VII) §10, 1-14-1991]
This Chapter shall apply to the City of Diamond, Missouri, and
to persons outside the City who are, by contract or agreement with
the City, users of the City's sewage works. Except as otherwise provided
within this Chapter, the Superintendent shall administer, implement
and enforce the provisions of this Chapter.
