[CC 1988 §20.010]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
BOD (DENOTING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at 20 degrees Celsius (20°C), expressed in milligrams per
liter.
BUILDING DRAIN
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 two (2) feet (.6 meters) outside the inner face of the building
wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
INSPECTOR
The Code Enforcement Officer of the City of Eldon or his/her
authorized deputy, agent or representative.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other
body of surface or ground water.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
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.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
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.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SLUG
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.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Water and Wastewater of the City of
Eldon or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
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.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[CC 1988 §20.020]
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 Eldon or in any area under the jurisdiction of
said City any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
[CC 1988 §20.030]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the City of Eldon, 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.
[CC 1988 §20.040]
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault or septic tank, cesspool or other
facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
[CC 1988 §20.050]
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human
employment, recreation or other purposes situated within said 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 of Eldon is hereby required at his/her expense to
install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities
of this Chapter within thirty (30) days after date of official notice
to do so, provided that an accessible public sewer is within two hundred
(200) feet of the property line.
[CC 1988 §20.060]
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section
710.050, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1988 §20.070]
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 twenty dollars ($20.00)
shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
[CC 1988 §20.080]
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become
effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the inspector. 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 inspector when the work is ready for final inspection
and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall
be made within twenty-four (24) hours of the receipt of notice by
the inspector.
[CC 1988 §20.090]
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 the are required
after percolation tests are made. No septic tank or cesspool shall
be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
[CC 1988 §20.100]
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Section
710.090, 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 materials.
[CC 1988 §20.110]
The owner of a private sewage disposal facility shall operate
and maintain said facility in a sanitary manner at all times at no
expense to the City of Eldon.
[CC 1988 §20.120]
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed to
interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by
any Public Health Officer.
[CC 1988 §20.130]
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 1988 §20.140]
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.
[CC 1988 §20.150]
A. 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.
B. 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 inspector. A permit and inspection fee of twenty
dollars ($20.00) for a residential or commercial building sewer permit
and fifty dollars ($50.00) for an industrial building sewer permit
shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
[CC 1988 §20.160]
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.
[CC 1988 §20.170]
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 constricted 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.
[CC 1988 §20.180]
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.
[CC 1988 §20.190]
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.
[CC 1988 §20.200]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the
building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all building
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.
[CC 1988 §20.210]
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.
[CC 1988 §20.220]
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 gastight
and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the inspector before installation.
[CC 1988 §20.230]
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/her representatives.
[CC 1988 §20.240]
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 1988 §20.250]
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.
[CC 1988 §20.260]
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 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.
[CC 1988 §20.270]
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 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 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, ash, 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.
[CC 1988 §20.280]
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/her opinion as to
the acceptability of these waters, 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 Centigrade (65°C)).
2. Any
water or wastes containing fats, gas, 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 to sixty-five degrees Centigrade (0°C to 65°C)).
3. Any
garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and
operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths
(¾) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
4. Any
waters or wastes containing strong acid iron picking 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 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 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 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 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.
11. Any
waters or wastes having:
a. A
five (5) 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 Superintendent.
12. 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 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 such waters or wastes.
13. 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.
[CC 1988 §20.290]
A. 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
710.280, 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:
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
710.340.
B. 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.
[CC 1988 §20.300]
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 inspecting.
[CC 1988 §20.310]
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.
[CC 1988 §20.320]
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.
[CC 1988 §20.330]
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 pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.)
[CC 1988 §20.340]
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City and
any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to
payment therefore by the industrial concern.
[CC 1988 §20.350]
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 1988 §20.360]
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/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.
[CC 1988 §20.370]
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section
710.360 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 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
710.320.
[CC 1988 §20.380]
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.
[CC 1988 §20.390]
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section
710.350 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 stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
[CC 1988 §20.410]
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.