[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §1, 4-21-1981]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm
water, 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.
[Ord. No. 2571 §1, 2-15-2011]
A.
The
building drain and building sewer constitute a private sewer lateral
and is and shall remain the property and responsibility of the property
owner from the building to point of connection with the public sewer.
The sewer lateral shall be maintained and kept in good repair by the
property owner, so that the pipe conveys sewage to the public sewer
and does not discharge sewage into or onto the ground, or to waterways.
B.
Costs
for maintenance and repair of the sewer lateral from the primary structure
to point of connection with the public sewer shall be borne by the
property owner. Costs for maintenance and repair of the public sewer
main pipeline shall be borne by the City. For situations where repairs
are required to both the main and the primary structure’s sewer,
the costs may be equitably divided with recommendation by the Director
of Public Works and approval by the Board of Aldermen.
C.
For
repairs made within the public right-of-way, the property owner shall
obtain a right-of-way permit prior to commencing repair work, and
shall follow City standards pertaining to backfill and pavement restoration.
The City may at the discretion of the Director of Public Works with
approval of the Board of Aldermen, assist with the repairs or cost
of repairs to the streets (asphalt only), curbs, sidewalks (concrete
only), etc., when the lateral/main connection is on the opposite side
of the street as the source structure. Reimbursement will be as follows:
the lesser of fifty percent (50%) or one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
maximum of cost of the infrastructure repair.
D.
If
a sewer lateral is damaged during a City construction project, the
City will pay only for the repair of the portion of the lateral damaged
by the construction project.
E.
Where
any lateral located under any street, alley or public way is either
out of repair or has caused damage to the surface or substructure
of the street in any way, the Director of Public Works shall order
the abutting private property owner to make the necessary repairs.
If the owner refuses to comply with the order, or if the owner cannot
be determined or found, the Public Works Department shall make the
repairs, assess the cost against the property abutting the lateral
and notify the property owner of the charges by certified letter.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §2, 4-21-1981]
Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers to
storm sewers, 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.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §3, 4-21-1981]
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 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 waste having a pH lower than 5.5, or having 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 waste having:
a.
A five-day BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per million
by weight, or
b.
Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million
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 Inspector.
6.
Where necessary in the opinion of the Inspector, the owner shall
provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary
to:
a.
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300) parts
per million by weight or
b.
Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per
million by weight, or
c.
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of pertinent information
relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted
for the approval of the Inspector and no construction of such facilities
shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §4, 4-21-1981]
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 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 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 (150°F) (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 (32°) and one hundred fifty degrees (150°) (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 Inspector.
4.
Any waters of 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 of wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor producing
substances, in such concentration exceeding limits which may be established
by the Inspector as necessary, after treatment of the composite, sewage,
to meet the requirements of 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 Inspector in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentration of inert suspended solids (such as, but not
limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries, and lime residues) or of
dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride or
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 requirement 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 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.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §5,
4-121-1981]
A.
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewer, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Section 700.270, 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 create a hazard to life to constitute 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 rate 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 provisions of Section 700.330 of the Article.
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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 all applicable codes, ordinances and
law.
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[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §6, 4-21-1981]
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.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §7, 4-21-1981]
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 expense.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §8, 4-21-1981]
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 expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and
accessible at all times.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §9, 4-21-1981]
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics
of waters 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 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
analyses 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 analyses are obtained from twenty-four (24) hour composites
of all outfalls whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples.)
[Ord. No. 833 Art. V §10, 4-21-1981]
No statement contained in this Article 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 therefor, by the industrial concern.
