[Ord. No. 1192 Art I §§1-23, 1-8-1985]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized 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.
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 (1.5 meters) outside the inner face
of the building wall.
The Building Inspector of the City of Plattsburg, or his
authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
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.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other
body of surface or groundwater.
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 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.
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,
and groundwaters 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 storm waters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collection, 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 carried storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Superintendent of Sewage Works of the City of Plattsburg,
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. 1192 Art II §§1-4, 1-8-1985; Ord. No. 1716 §1, 2-2-2005]
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 of Plattsburg, 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
of Plattsburg 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 employment,
recreation, or other purposes, situated within the City and abutting
on any street, alley, or right of way in which there is not 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 fifty
(150) feet of the property line.
E.
In
the event that the City extends a public sanitary sewer collection
system into an area already served by individual private sanitary
waste systems, the City may at its sole option choose to waive the
requirement that the property owners connect to the City sanitary
system within ninety (90) days of notice that such service is within
one hundred fifty (150) feet of the property line. As a prerequisite
to receiving such waiver, the property owner must agree to enter into
an agreement with the City that ensures that property will eventually
connect to the City sanitary sewer system. The City may consider approving
such waiver request and entering into an agreement with the property
owner under the following conditions:
1.
At the time the waiver is requested, the private sanitary system
on the property must be functioning in compliance with all applicable
Federal, State and local regulations governing such systems; and
2.
The property owner agrees that such agreement shall be recorded by
the City with the County Recorder of Deeds and such agreement shall
apply to the property regardless of changes in ownership; and
3.
The property owner shall, at the property owner's expense, connect
to the City sanitary sewer system by the soonest of either ten (10)
years from the date of the notice of public sewer availability or
such time that the existing private sanitary system is no longer in
compliance with Federal, State and local regulations regarding such
systems to the extent that a Federal, State or local permit is required
to repair, maintain, replace or upgrade the system.
4.
At the option of the property owner, but not later than the time
that the owner requests a connection to the City sanitary sewer system,
the property shall reimburse the City for the allocated cost of extending
sewer mains to the property as well as any other sewer connection
fee or charge that may be in effect at the time the payment is made.
The allocated cost of extending the sewer mains to each property shall
be as assigned by the City in the notice of availability of sewer
service.
[Ord. No. 1192 Art III §§1-8, 1-8-1985]
B.
Before
commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system the
owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Building 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 Building Inspector.
A permit and inspection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) 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 Building
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 Building Inspector when the work is ready for final inspection,
and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall
be made within eight (8) hours of the receipt of notice by the Building
Inspector.
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 twenty thousand
(20,000) 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 715.020, Subsection (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 constructed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health
Officer.
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 bankrun gravel
or dirt.
[Ord. No. 1192 Art IV §§1-11, 1-8-1985]
A.
No
unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections or opening
into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the Building Inspector.
B.
There
shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
1.
For residential.
2.
For services to commercial services and to establishments producing
industrial wastes.
3.
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on
a special form furnished by the City.
4.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications,
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Building
Inspector. A permit and inspection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for
a residential sewer permit and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a
commercial building or industrial building sewer permit shall be paid
to the City at the time the application is filed.
C.
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.
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 Building 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 excavation, 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.
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 groundwater 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 Building Inspector before installation.
J.
The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Building
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 Building Inspector or his representatives.
K.
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.
[Ord. No. 1882 §1, 9-20-2007]
A.
All
new construction requiring a sanitary sewer connection and any sanitary
sewer repair of a large enough extent that such work requires a sanitary
sewer construction permit or requires inspection by the City Building
Inspector shall be required to install a backflow prevention device
on the customer's sanitary sewer line. Such device shall be of a type
approved by the City Building Inspector prior to installation and
shall be located in a location at a place on the customer's sanitary
sewer line approved by the Building Inspector or Director of Public
Works. Such device shall be installed at the sole expense of the property
owner. Such device shall be installed in such a manner that it is
accessible as needed for maintenance, adjustment or repair.
B.
An approved backflow device shall be installed on each service line to a consumers, Section 605.013 of the City Code, liability insurance required, shall be amended to increase required liability insurance amounts as follows: Such policy of liability shall have a minimum amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for any single occurrence and an aggregate amount of one millions dollars ($1,000,000.00).
[Ord. No. 1192 Art V §§1-10, 1-8-1985]
A.
Prohibited Discharges Into Sanitary Sewers. No person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water,
groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including interior
and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted
process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B.
Discharge of Unpolluted Water. 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 Building Inspector. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted
process waters may be discharged on approval of the Building Inspector,
to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural outlet.
C.
Prohibited Discharges Into Public Sewers. 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 waste containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids,
or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure, 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 cyanide in excess of two (2) mg/l
as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
3.
Any water or wastes having a pH lower than five-point-five (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, 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, mild
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D.
Discharges Which May Be Prohibited by the Superintendent. 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 Fahrenheit (150° F) (65° C).
2.
Any water or wastes containing fats, 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 temperature between thirty-two
degrees Fahrenheit (32° F) and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit
(150° F) (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
(¾) (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 pickling wastes,
or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
5.
Any water 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 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 nine-point-five (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 residences) 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 requirements in such quantities
as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
d.
Unusual volume of flow of concentration of wastes constituting "slugs"
as defined herein.
10.
Water or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment
or reduction by the sewage 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 water or wastes having:
a.
A five (5) day BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per million
by weight.
b.
Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million
by weight of suspended solids.
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 three hundred (300) parts
per million by weight.
2)
Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per
million by weight.
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.
E.
Authority of Superintendent Concerning Discharges. 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 Subsection (D) of this Section, and 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:
1.
Reject the wastes;
2.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to
the public sewer;
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 Subsection (J) of this Section.
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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.
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F.
Interceptors. 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 inspection.
G.
Preliminary Treatment. Where preliminary treatment of 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.
Control Manholes. 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 expense, and shall
be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
I.
Standards for Tests and Measurements. 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 premises
is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken.
Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solid analyses are obtained
from twenty-four (24) hour composites of all outfalls whereas pH's
are determined from periodic grab samples.
J.
Special Agreements for Acceptance of Waste. No statement
contained in this Section 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.
[Ord. No. 1192 Art VI, 1-8-1985]
No authorized 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 the ordinances of the City of Plattsburg.
[Ord. No. 1192 Art VII §§1-3, 1-88-1985]
A.
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 Chapter.
The Superintendent 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 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 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 715.050, Subsection (H).
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 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. 1192 Art VIII §§1-3, 1-8-1985]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter, except Section 715.060, 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.
B.
Any person who shall continue the violations beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection (A) above, 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 twenty-four (24) hour period 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 to
the City by reason of such violation.
