[R.O. 2013 §715.070; CC 1991 §715.070; CC §67.300]
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 twenty 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 five (5) feet (1.5 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.
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 storm waters as may be present.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
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 of
flows during normal operation.
STORM DRAIN
(Sometimes termed "storm sewer") A sewer
which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes
sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of water and sewer of the City of Tarkio
or his/her duly 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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.080; CC 1991 §715.080; CC §§67.310
— 67.340]
A. Unlawful Deposit Of Objectionable Waste. 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
Tarkio or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City any human
or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B. Discharge Of Sewage. It shall be unlawful to discharge to
any natural outlet within the City of Tarkio 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 Article.
C. Privy Or Cesspool. 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. Toilet And Sewer Required. 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/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 said
public sewer is within three hundred (300) feet of the property line.
[R.O. 2013 §715.090; CC 1991 §715.090; CC §67.350]
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section
715.080(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.
[R.O. 2013 §715.100; CC 1991 §715.100; CC §67.360]
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the
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 are deemed necessary
by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of ten dollars
($10.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the application is
filed.
[R.O. 2013 §715.110; CC 1991 §715.110; CC §67.370]
A permit for the 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 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 twenty-four (24) hours of the
receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
[R.O. 2013 §715.120; CC 1991 §715.120; CC §67.380]
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 seven thousand five
hundred (7,500) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted
to discharge to any natural outlet.
[R.O. 2013 §715.130; CC 1991 §715.130; CC §67.390]
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Section
715.120, 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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.140; CC 1991 §715.140; CC §67.400]
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the
City.
[R.O. 2013 §715.150; CC 1991 §715.150; CC §67.410]
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed to
interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by
the Health Officer.
[R.O. 2013 §715.160; CC 1991 §715.160; CC §67.420]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.170; CC 1991 §715.170; CC §67.430]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.180; CC 1991 §715.180; CC §67.440]
A. There
shall be one (1) class of building sewer permit:
1. For residential and commercial service and for service to establishments
producing industrial waste.
B. 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 fifty dollars
($50.00) shall be paid to the City of Tarkio at the time the application
is filed.
[R.O. 2013 §715.190; CC 1991 §715.190; CC §67.450]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.200; CC 1991 §715.200; CC §67.460]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building; except where one 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, 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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.210; CC 1991 §715.210; CC §67.470]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent,
to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2013 §715.220; CC 1991 §715.220; CC §67.480]
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 Codes 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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.230; CC 1991 §715.230; CC §67.490]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.240; CC 1991 §715.240; CC §67.500]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, 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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.250; CC 1991 §715.250; CC §67.510]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes 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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.260; CC 1991 §715.260; CC §67.520]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.270; CC 1991 §715.270; CC §67.530]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.280; CC 1991 §715.280; CC §67.540]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm
water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters
to any sanitary sewer.
[R.O. 2013 §715.290; CC 1991 §715.290; CC §67.550]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.300; CC 1991 §715.300; CC §67.560]
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 five and one-half (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 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, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
[R.O. 2013 §715.310; CC 1991 §715.310; CC §67.570]
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 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 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) (65° C).
3. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a meter 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 from 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 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 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 Superintendent in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8. Any waters or wastes having a pH 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 a degree that the sewage
treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
[R.O. 2013 §715.320; CC 1991 §715.320; CC §67.580]
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
715.310 of this Chapter, 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 or 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.
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
715.370 of this Chapter.
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.330; CC 1991 §715.330; CC §67.590]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.340; CC 1991 §715.340; CC §67.600]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.350; CC 1991 §715.350; CC §67.610]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.360; CC 1991 §715.360; CC §67.620]
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
solid analyses are obtained from twenty-four (24) hour composites
of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.
[R.O. 2013 §715.370; CC 1991 §715.370; CC §67.630]
No statement contained 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 therefor, by the industrial concern.
[R.O. 2013 §715.380; CC 1991 §715.380; CC §67.640]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.390; CC 1991 §715.390; CC §67.650]
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/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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.400; CC 1991 §715.400; CC §67.660]
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section
715.410, 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
715.350.
[R.O. 2013 §715.410; CC 1991 §715.410; CC §67.670]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.420; CC 1991 §715.420; CC §§67.680
— 67.700]
A. Violations. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section
715.380 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. Penalties. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Section
715.420 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or exceed more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. To Pay Costs. 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.
[R.O. 2013 §715.430; CC 1991 §715.430; CC §67.710]
A Hearing Board shall be appointed as needed for arbitration
of differences between the Superintendent and sewer users on matters
concerning interpretation and execution of the provisions of this
Chapter by the Superintendent. The cost of the arbitration will be
divided equally between the municipality and sewer user.
[R.O. 2013 §715.440; CC 1991 §715.440; CC §67.720]
One (1) member of the Board shall be a registered professional
engineer; one (1) member shall be a practicing sanitary engineer;
one (1) member shall be a representative of industry or manufacturing
enterprise; one (1) member shall be a lawyer; and one (1) member shall
be selected at large for his/her interest in accomplishing the objectives
of this Chapter.