[R.O. 1996 § 705.010; Code 1985,
§ 110.200; CC 1990 § 20-36; Ord.
No. 925 § 10, 10-6-1994; Ord. No. 1676 § 1, 9-21-2004]
The following words, terms and phrases,
when used in this Article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
The quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees Centigrade (20° C.), expressed in milligrams
per liter.
The 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 (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.
Fats, oils and grease.
[Ord. No. 2575, 2-14-2022]
Solid waste from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
Any discharge to any storm drain, natural outlet or watercourse
of FOG, industrial waste, garbage, trash, litter, refuse, sewage,
yard waste or other pollutants.
[Ord. No. 2575, 2-14-2022]
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
An electronic device that is owned, placed and located by the City of Grain Valley. Shall be referred to as "SS/locator" throughout Chapter 705.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
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 (1/2) 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
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water and stormwater as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which
in concentration of any given constituent or if quantity of flow exceeds
for any period or duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than
five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration of
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 Public Works Maintenance Superintendent and/or of water
pollution control of the City, 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.
All ashes, cinders, slops, filth, excrement, sawdust, stones,
rocks, dirt, straw, soot, sticks, shavings, eggshells, oyster shells,
or cans, dust, brush, logs, paper trash, rubbish, manure, refuse,
offal, wastewater, chamber lye, fish, putrid meat, entrails, decayed
fruit or vegetables, broken ware, rags, iron or other metal, old
wearing apparel, all animals or vegetable matter, all dead animals
or any other offensive or disagreeable substance or thing thrown or
deposited by anyone in or upon any street, sidewalk, park, public
square, public enclosure, lot, vacant or occupied, storm drain, stream,
waterway, pond or pool of water.
[Ord. No. 2575, 2-14-2022]
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.020; Code 1985,
§§ 110.210, 110.220; CC 1990 § 20-37]
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 the 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 the City, any sewage or other polluted wastes, except where suitable
treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this
Chapter.
C.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any storm drain, natural outlet
or watercourse within the City of Grain Valley or in any area under
the jurisdiction of the City of Grain Valley FOG, industrial waste,
garbage, trash, litter, refuse, yard waste, sewage or any other pollutants.
[Ord. No. 2575, 2-14-2022]
[R.O. 1996 § 705.030; Code 1985,
§ 110.230(1); CC 1990 § 20-38]
Except as provided in this Article,
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.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.040; Code 1985,
§ 110.230; CC 1990 § 20-39; Ord.
No. 925 § 11, 10-6-1994]
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 Article within ninety (90)
days after date of official notice to do so, provided that such public
sewer is within one hundred (100) feet of the property line.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.050; Code 1985,
§§ 110.540-110.560; CC 1990 § 20-40; Ord. No. 925 § 12, 10-6-1994]
A.
The Public Works Maintenance 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 the authority to inquire into
any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic,
paper or other industries beyond that point having 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 (C) of this Section, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner and the owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the City employees and the City shall indemnify the owner 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 owner and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions.
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 purpose of, but not
limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair
and maintenance of any portion of the sewer works lying within such
easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on such easement
shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated
easement pertaining to the private property involved.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.060; Code 1985,
§ 110.530; CC 1990 § 20-41]
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 any sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be
subject to immediate arrest under a charge of disorderly conduct.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.070; Code 1985,
§ 110.570; CC 1990 § 20-42]
Any person violating any of the provisions
of this Article shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss
or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.080; CC 1990 § 20-4; Ord. No. 771 § 1 b, c, 7-23-1991; Ord. No. 1422 § 3, 8-27-2001; Ord. No. 1598 § 3, 10-27-2003; Ord. No. 1694 §§ 1 – 2, 11-23-2004; Ord. No. 1762 §§ 1
– 2, 6-13-2005; Ord. No. 1980 §§ 1 – 2, 7-14-2008; Ord. No. 2042, 8-10-2009; Ord. No. 2124 § 2, 12-27-2010; Ord. No. 2257 § 2, 10-22-2012; Ord. No. 2273 §§ 1
– 2, 12-10-2012; Ord. No. 2277 §§ 1 – 2, 1-14-2013]
A.
Residential Customers. "Residential customers"
shall mean any customer whose structure is exclusively used for domestic
dwelling purposes with no more than two (2) dwelling units on each
water meter. Residential customers shall not include users of hotels,
motels, boarding houses, nursing homes, residence halls or multi-unit
residential complexes served by a common water meter. For residential
customers, monthly sewer use charges shall be based on one (1) of
the following:
1.
Average monthly water usage as determined
by water billed during the months of December, January, and February.
Such average water usage thus determined shall remain the basis for
determining the customer's monthly sewer charge until the next average
period. If the customer does not have an average for that period,
they may elect the City-wide average or actual volume. Customers selecting
this billing method shall remain on the method until the next average
period takes effect. Billing method shall be effective April 1.
2.
Sewer charges as determined by the
monthly metered water consumption or actual water used. Customers
selecting this billing method shall remain on the method until the
next average period. Billing method shall be effective April 1.
3.
Residential customers shall be given
the option to select either sewer billing method during the average
period. If notice is not received by the utility billing office before
March 1, each year the billing method will remain the same as the
previous year.
B.
Non-Residential Customers. Includes industrial,
commercial, or multi-unit residential complexes served by the City
shall be based on water used during the current month.
C.
Customers who experience a water leak during
the winter months and feel their sewer average is too high may submit
a letter of explanation by July 1 of each year to be considered for
a possible sewer adjustment.
D.
City will not average in a period of no
consumption, but use the remaining period or the City-wide average.
E.
Rate Structure — Residential, Commercial, And Industrial. The following schedule shall be the schedule of monthly charges for sewer services. Reference Section 140.070, Utilities.
|
Sewer Usage
|
Per Thousand Gallons
|
|---|---|
|
0 – 1,000 (minimum)
|
$15.69
|
|
Over 1,000
|
$6.78
|
|
Rate Structure — Senior Citizens.
|
|
Sewer Usage
|
Per Thousand Gallons
|
|---|---|
|
0 – 1,000 (minimum)
|
$1.07
|
|
Over 1,000
|
$6.78
|
F.
Businesses, due to the services they provide
or the operations they employ, that consistently use more water (compared
to the summer months) for each month of the winter month cycle that
is normally used for the billing calculations, will consistently utilize
a rolling average cycle sewer rate calculation with prior approval
from the Mayor.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.085; Ord. No. 1980 §§ 1 — 2, 7-14-2008]
Sewer billing will follow all guidelines specified under Section 700.050, Billing Period and Payments.
