Cross Reference — As to sewer rates, §700.030.
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 772 Art. I — IX, adopted
September 22, 2003, repealed ch. 710 and enacted new provisions set
out herein. Former ch. 710 derived from ord. no. 563 §§2.1
— 2.8, 3-1-1977; CC 1987 §§410.010 — 410.080;
ord. no. 768 art. I — IX, 6-9-2003.
[Ord. No. 772 Art. I §1, 9-22-2003]
The following rules and regulations are hereby adopted to govern
the sewer services furnished by the municipality in a uniform manner
for the benefit of the municipality and its sewer users. They are
subject to change from time to time. If any portion of these rules
shall be declared invalid by competent authority, such voidance shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions.
[Ord. No. 772 Art. II §§1
— 26, 9-22-2003]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other agency
owning land within the municipality applying for sewer service.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Hayti, Missouri.
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 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 (one and one-half (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.
The person or persons duly authorized by the Board of Aldermen
to inspect and approve the installation of building sewers and their
connection to the public sewer system.
The City of Hayti, Missouri.
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
foods 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 (one and twenty-seven hundredths (1.27) centimeters) in any dimension.
A sewer in which all owners 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 stormwaters 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 excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Superintendent of the Municipal Sewer Works of the City
of Hayti, Missouri, or his 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. 772 Art. III §§1
— 4, 9-22-2003]
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, 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, 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 or 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 or combined sewer
of the City, is hereby required at his 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 (thirty and one-half (30.5) meters) of the property line.
[Ord. No. 772 Art. IV §§1
— 8, 9-22-2003]
A.
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 Section.
B.
Before
commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system,
the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the inspector.
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 inspector. 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 inspector.
He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction
and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the inspector
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 inspector if received in the
forenoon and within eighteen (18) hours of receipt of notice if received
in the afternoon.
D.
The type,
capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system
shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Public
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.
E.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Section 710.040(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 construed to interfere with any
additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer
of the State or County.
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. 772 Art. V §§1
— 11, 9-22-2003]
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 inspector.
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 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 inspector. A permit and
inspection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) 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.
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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 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 inspector, 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 Code or other applicable rules and regulations
of the City. In the absence of code provisions or in amplifications
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, 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.
I.
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 W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections
shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed
procedures and materials must be approved by the inspector before
installation.
J.
The applicant
for the building sewer permit shall notify the inspector when the
building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public
sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the inspector
or his representative.
K.
All excavations
for building sewer installations 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. 772 Art. VI §§1
— 10, 9-22-2003]
A.
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 sanitary sewer.
B.
Stormwater
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 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.
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 public sewer.
3.
Any
waters or wastes having:
a.
A
five (5) day biochemical oxygen demand greater than two hundred ninety
(290) parts per million by weight, or
b.
Containing
more than two hundred ninety (290) 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 Superintendent.
Where necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner shall
provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary
to:
(1)
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to two hundred ninety (290)
parts per million by weight, or
(2)
Reduce the suspended solids to two hundred ninety (290) 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.
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, woods, 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 inspector 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 inspector will give consideration to such factors
as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities
in the sewers, materials or 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 Celcius (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 degrees Celcius (0°C) and sixty-five degrees
Celcius (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 (seventy-six hundredths (0.76) hp metric) or
greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the inspector.
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 inspector 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 inspector 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 inspector in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any
waters or wastes having a pH less than six (6.0) or in excess of nine
and one-half (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 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.
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 710.080(D) of this Chapter
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 or 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 rates of discharge; and/or
4.
Require
payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes
not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions
of Section 710.080(J) of this Chapter.
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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 laws.
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F.
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.
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 expense.
H.
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.
I.
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 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.
No statement
contained in this Section shall be construed as preventing any special
agreement or arrangement between the City and any industrial concern
whereby any industrial waste of unusual strength or character may
be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment therefor,
by the industrial concern.
[Ord. No. 772 Art. VII §1, 9-22-2003]
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 disorderly conduct.
[Ord. No. 772 Art. VIII §§1
— 3, 9-22-2003]
A.
The inspector
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 inspector
or his 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) above, the inspector 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 710.060(H).
C.
The inspector
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.
[Ord. No. 772 Art. IX §§1
— 3, 9-22-2003]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section 710.070 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 thereon. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Section 710.090(A) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in the amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C.
Any person
violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall become liable
to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by
reason of such violation.
