[CC 1978 §525.010; Ord. No. 755 Art. I, 1-2-1972]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees Celsius (20°C) expressed in milligrams
per liter.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which received the discharge from the 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 wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking, and 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.
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 storm waters 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.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excluded sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Superintendent of Sewage Works and/or of Water Pollution
Control of the City of Chaffee, 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 1978 §525.020; Ord. No. 755 Art. II, 1-2-1972]
A.
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 Chaffee, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City,
any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
B.
It shall
be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of
Chaffee, 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.
C.
Except
as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain
any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, other facility intended
or used for the disposal of sewage.
D.
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 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 (30.5 meters) of the property line.
[CC 1978 §525.030; Ord. No. 755 Art. III, 1-2-1972]
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 705.020(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 Superintendent.
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 Superintendent.
A permit and inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) 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 Superintendent.
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 Superintendent
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 Superintendent.
D.
The type,
capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system
shall comply with all recommendations of the Water Pollution Board
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.
E.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Section 705.030(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 facilities
in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
G.
No statement
contained in this Section shall be constructed to interfere with any
additional requirements that may be imposed by the 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.
[CC 1978 §525.040; Ord. No. 755 Art. IV, 1-2-1972]
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 Superintendent.
B.
There
shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: (a) for residential
and commercial service, and (b) for service 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. The permit
application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or
other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent.
A permit and inspection fee of five dollars ($5.00) for a residential
or commercial building sewer permit and ten dollars ($10.00) for an
industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the
time the application is filed.
C.
All costs
and expense 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 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 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 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 Superintendent, to meet
all requirements of this Chapter.
F.
The size,
slope, alignment, materials of construction 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 Codes or other applicable rules and regulations
of the City. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification
thereof, the materials 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.
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, 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.
I.
The connection
of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements
of the Building and Plumbing Codes or other applicable rules and regulations
of the City, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such
connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight. Any deviation
from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the
Superintendent before installation.
J.
The applicant
for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when
the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public
sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent
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.
[CC 1978 §525.050; Ord. No. 755 Art. V, 1-2-1972]
A.
No person
shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface
water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary
sewer.
B.
Storm
water 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 Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or
unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Superintendent,
to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
C.
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 wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
3.
Any
waters or wastes having a pH lower than five and five-tenths (5.5),
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.
D.
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 process, or equipment, 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 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) (sixty-five degrees Celsius (65°C)).
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) (zero and sixty-five degrees Celsius (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
(3/4) 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.
Any
waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine and five-tenths (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 "slugs" as defined herein.
10.
Waters
or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment
or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or are 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.
E.
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 (D), and which in the judgement
of the Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage
works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise
create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent
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 treatment of the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of Subsection (J).
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If the Superintendent 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 Superintendent
and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances,
and laws.
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F.
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 as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection.
G.
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.
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 accessibly 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.
All measurements,
tests, 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 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 premise
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.)
J.
No statement
contained in this Section 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.
[CC 1978 §525.060; Ord. No. 755 Art. VI, 1-2-1972]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the sewage works. Any
person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest
under charge of disorderly conduct.
[CC 1978 §525.070; Ord. No. 755 Art. VII, 1-2-1972]
A.
The Superintendent
and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for
the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and
testing in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. The Superintendent
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.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (A), the Superintendent 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 the City employees and 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 705.050(H).
C.
The Superintendent
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 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 1978 §525.080; Bill No. 98-07(525.080), 4-6-1998]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section 705.070 shall be served by the City 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 as stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection (A) or who shall be in violation of any other requirement or obligation as set forth in Chapter 705 of the City ordinances of the City of Chaffee shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in the amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) or sentenced to ten (10) days in the City Jail or both. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C.
In addition to the penalties as set forth hereinabove, the City Council may direct the Superintendent to disconnect and shut off water services to any customer who the City Council finds to be in continued violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection (A) or who shall be in violation of any other provision of Chapter 705 of the City ordinances of the City of Chaffee, Missouri. Such water services may be reconnected only upon the satisfactory correction of the act constituting the violation and upon payment of all appropriate fees, costs and expenses and deposits as may be required by the ordinances of the City of Chaffee and the provisions hereof.
[CC 1978 §525.090; Bill No. 85-8(525.090), 9-3-1985]
The existing waterworks system and the existing sewerage system
of the City of Chaffee, Missouri, and all future improvements and
extensions thereto, whether to the waterworks system or to the sewerage
system or to both, shall be the same or hereby combined and shall
hereafter be operated and maintained as a combined waterworks and
sewerage system.
[CC 1978 §610.047; Bill No. 01-03(610.047), 2-5-2001]
A.
There
is hereby established a "sewer service connection fee" as required
by the Missouri legislature under Section 644.052, RSMo., which will
be collected annually in the month of March for customers connected
to the sewer system of the City of Chaffee in the preceding month.
This fee will be stated separately on the customer's water/sewer billing.
B.
The charge
assessed against each customer of the sewer system of the City of
Chaffee is determined upon the status of the customer and/or the basis
of the meter size of water servicing said customer as set forth below
and as established by the State. The City shall use its records to
determine the initial fee, which unless challenged within thirty (30)
days after the date the fee becomes delinquent shall be conclusively
presumed to be accurate. The fee to be charged per customer shall
be as follows:
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Residential Customers
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$.70
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Non-Residential Customers
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Water service connection Size—1 inch or less
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$3.00
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Water service connection Size—4 inch or less but greater
than 1 inch
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$10.00
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C.
The sewer
service connection fee shall be billed to each customer connected
to the sewer system of the City of Chaffee on an annual basis along
with and in addition to other sewer and water charges referred to
in other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Chaffee, Missouri.
