City of Salem, MO Public and Private Sewers

Section 710.180 Private Sewage Disposal System.

[R.O. 2011 §§25-17 — 25-24; Ord. No. 2978 Art. IV §§1 — 8, 4-2-2001]

Use Where Public Sanitary Sewer Not Available — Compliance With Article. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.030(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.

Permit Required Prior To Construction — Application Fee. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the City Clerk or 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 deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.

Permit — Effective Upon Installation And Final Inspection. 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 the 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 forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.

Construction Requirements. The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Division of Health 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.

Required Use Of Public Sewer Upon Availability — Abandonment And Filling Of Private Facilities. At such time as public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Subsection (A) of this Section, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Article and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.

Owner Responsible For Operation And Maintenance Costs. The owner shall operate and maintain the private disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.

Article Not To Interfere With Requirement Imposed By Health Officer. No statement contained in this Article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.[1]

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Cross Reference — As to duties of building official, §500.100.

Building Sewer To Be Connected To Public Sewer When Available — Within Ninety Days. When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within ninety (90) days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.

Section 710.190 Building Sewers and Connections.

[R.O. 2011 §§25-30 — 25-40; Ord. No. 2978 Art. V §§1 — 3, 5 — 7, 9 — 11, 4-2-2001; Ord. No. 3092 §1, 3-5-2007]

Permit Required Prior To Uncovering Or Opening Any Public Sewer Connection. 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.

Classes Of Building Sewer Permits.

[Ord. No. 3367, 3-19-2018]

For residential and commercial service; and

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 thirty dollars ($30.00) for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and thirty dollars ($30.00) for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.

Installation And Connection Costs To Be Borne By Owner. 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.

Separate And Independent Building Sewer Required For Every Building — Exception. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one (1) building stands at the rear of another on a interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, courtyard, 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 is hereby repealed.

Use Of Old Building Sewers May Serve New Buildings. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and tested by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Article.

Specifications Of Building Sewers — Excavation Methods, Etc., To Comply With Building And Plumbing Codes. 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 Code 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.

Elevation Of Building Sewer. 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.

Discharge Of Surface Runoff Or Ground Water Through Connection Of Roof Downspouts With Building Sewer. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, interior and 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.

Sewer Connection To Conform To All Applicable City Regulations — Deviations To By Approved. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code 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.

Inspection And Connection Of Building Sewer To Public Sewer — Supervision Of Connection. 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.

Excavations To Be Barricaded — Restoration Of Disturbed Streets, Sidewalks, Etc., To Satisfaction Of City. 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.

Section 710.200 Use of Public Sewers.

[R.O. 2011 §§25-46 — 25-59; Ord. No. 2978 Art. VI §§1 — 14, 4-2-2001]

Storm Water, Surface Water, Etc. — Discharge To Sanitary Sewer Prohibited. 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 water to any sanitary sewer.

Storm Water And Unpolluted Drainage — Discharge To Storm Sewers Or Approved Natural Outlet. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or 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, combined sewer, or natural outlet.

Prohibiting The Discharge Of Certain Waters And Wastes To Public Sewers. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:

Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.

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.

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.

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, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.

Any waters or wastes having:

A five (5) day BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per million by weight, or

Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or

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:

(a)

Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to two hundred forty (240) parts per million by weight, or

(b)

Reduce the suspended solids to two hundred forty (240) parts per million by weight, or

(c)

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.

Certain Substances, Materials, Etc., Which May Be Prohibited From Discharge By City Engineer — Factors To Be Considered. 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 factors. The substances prohibited are:

Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) (sixty-five degrees Celsius (65°C)).

Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of sixty (60) 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)).

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.

Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.

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.

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 State, Federal, or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.

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.

Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine and five-tenths (9.5).

Materials which exert or cause:

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 or sodium sulfate).

Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).

Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.

Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.

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Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amendable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or are amendable 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.

Action Of City Engineer Upon Discharge Or Proposed Discharge Of Unacceptable Waters Or Wastes. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or posses the characteristics enumerated in Subsection (D) of this Section, 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 create a hazard to life to constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:

Reject the wastes,

Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers,

Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge and/or

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 (L) of the Section.

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.

Grease, Oil And Sand Interceptors — When Required — Approval And Accessibility. 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, oil and sand in excessive amounts, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.

Maintenance Of Preliminary Treatment Or Flow-Equalizing Facilities In Effective Operation And At Owner's 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.

Installation And Maintenance Requirements For Control Manhole. 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.

Determination Of Measurements, Test, Etc. — Applicability Of Certain Publications — Method Of Sampling. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this Article 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 or 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 pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.)

Categorical Pretreatment Standards. The categorical pretreatment standards found at 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 401 — 471 are hereby incorporated.

Pollutant Limits. The following pollutant limits are established to protect against pass through and interference. No persons shall discharge wastewater containing in excess of the following for maximum monthly averages and daily maximums.

All Industries Constructing New or Modifying an Existing Pretreatment Plant Facilities After April 2, 2001
	Monthly Averages	Daily Maximums
(a)	.09 mg/l arsenic	.099 mg/l arsenic
(b)	.001 mg/l cadmium	.0011 mg/l cadmium
(c)	1.71 mg/l chromium	1.88 mg/l chromium
(d)	2.07 mg/l copper	2.277 mg/l copper
(e)	0.4 mg/l cyanide	0.44 mg/l cyanide
(f)	0.43 mg/l lead	0.473 mg/l lead
(g)	0.4 mg/l mercury	0.44 mg/l mercury
(h)	0.008 mg/l molybdenum	0.0088 mg/l molybdenum
(i)	0.002 mg/l nickel	0.0022 mg/l nickel
(j)	0.01 mg/l selenium	1.011 mg/l selenium
(k)	0.24 mg/l silver	0.264 mg/l silver
(l)	1.48 mg/l zinc	1.628 mg/l zinc

All Industries Constructing New or Modifying an Existing Pretreatment Plant Facilities Before April 2, 2001
	Monthly Averages	Daily Maximums
(a)	.09 mg/l arsenic	.099 mg/l arsenic
(b)	0.26 mg/l cadmium	0.69 mg/l cadmium
(c)	1.71 mg/l chromium	2.77 mg/l chromium
(d)	2.07 mg/l copper	3.38 mg/l copper
(e)	0.65 mg/l cyanide	1.20 mg/l cyanide
(f)	0.43 mg/l lead	0.69 mg/l lead
(g)	0.4 mg/l mercury	0.44 mg/l mercury
(h)	0.008 mg/l molybdenum	0.0088 mg/l molybdenum
(i)	2.38 mg/l nickel	3.98 mg/l nickel
(j)	0.10 mg/l selenium	0.11 mg/l selenium
(k)	0.24 mg/l silver	0.43 mg/l silver
(l)	1.48 mg/l zinc	2.61 mg/l zinc

	All existing pretreatment plant facilities are responsible for meeting all other pollutants or pollutant property, not mentioned above, that is specified in the ordinance or found in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 401 — 471.
	The above limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the POTW. All concentrations for metallic substances are for "total" metal unless indicated otherwise. The Superintendent may impose mass limitations in addition to, or in place of, the concentration-based limitations above.

Special Agreements Between City And Industrial Concern. No statement contain 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 therefore, by the industrial concern.

City Reserves Rights. The City reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in wastewater discharge permits, more stringent standards or requirements on discharges to the POTW.

Discharge Limitations. No user shall ever increase the use of process water, or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge, as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with a discharge limitation unless expressly authorized by an applicable pretreatment standard or requirement. The Superintendent may impose mass limitations on users who are using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or requirements, or in other cases where the imposition of mass limitations is appropriate.

Section 710.210 Damaging or Tampering With Any Sewage Works Structure — Immediate Arrest.

[R.O. 2011 §25-61]

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.

Section 710.220 Powers of Authority of Inspections.

[R.O. 2011 §§25-67 — 25-69; Ord. No. 2978 Art. VIII §§1 — 3, 4-2-2001]

Authority To Enter Property For Purpose Of Inspection, Observation, Etc. — Limited To Waste Discharge. The Superintendent 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 Article. 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.

Inspections — Observance Of Company Safety Rules — Exception. While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (A) above, 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 the 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 710.200(H).

Inspections — Property Through Which City Holds Duly Negotiated Easement — Compliance With Terms Pertaining To Property. 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.

Section 710.230 Violation and Penalty.

[R.O. 2011 §25-75; Ord. No. 2978 Art. IX §§1 — 4, 4-2-2001]

Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article except Section 710.210 shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing ten (10) working days time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations, explain the cause and the action taken to correct them in writing to the Board of Aldermen.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall become liable to the City of any expense, loss, or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.

Any person more than twenty (20) days delinquent in the paying of their sewer bill must in addition to the bill pay an additional ten percent (10%) penalty.

Section 710.240 through Section 710.280. (Reserved)