[CC 1990 §19-1; Ord. No. 304 Art. I, 11-11-1992]
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 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) (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 liquidated 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 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 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 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 storm waters 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 sewage works and/or of water pollution
control of the City of Belle 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.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[CC 1990 §19-2; CC 1978 §1321.103]
The City of Belle being the owner of the sewer system reserves
the right to and does hereby prescribe the conditions upon which it
will permit or grant to any person, firm or corporation the privilege
of connecting to any of said sewers within the City and/or the use
of the same.
[CC 1990 §19-3; CC 1978 §1321.111]
The City of Belle hereby exempts itself from all liability on
account of any damage to any person, firm or corporation due to any
accident, elements or other acts over which it has no control.
[CC 1990 §19-4; Ord. No. 304 Art. II §§1 — 3, 11-11-1992]
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 Belle, 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 Belle, 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.
[CC 1990 §19-5; Ord. No. 304 Art. II §4, 11-11-1992]
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 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 Chapter, within ninety (90) days after date
of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within
one hundred (100) feet (30.5 meters) of the property line.
[CC 1990 §19-6; Ord. No. 304 Art. III §§1 — 8, 11-11-1992]
A.
Connection Required. 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.
B.
Permit Required. 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 three hundred dollars ($300.00) shall be paid to the City at
the time the application is filed.
C.
Inspection. A permit for a 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.
D.
Compliance. 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
one hundred thirty thousand (130,000) square feet. No septic tank
or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
Connection To Public Sewer When Available. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in 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.
Owner Responsible For Sewer. 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.
Additional Requirements By Health Officer. No statement
contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere with any
additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
H.
Connection To Public Sewer. 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 1990 §19-7; Ord. No. 304 Art. IV §§1 — 11, 11-11-1992]
A.
Permit Required. 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.
B.
Permit Fees. 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. In either
case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application on a special
form furnished by the City.
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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 three hundred dollars ($300.00) for
a residential or commercial building sewer permit and five hundred
dollars ($500.00) for an industrial building sewer permit shall be
paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
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C.
Property Owner Liable For Maintenance. 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.
Each Building To Have Separate Connection. 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.
E.
Old Building Sewers. 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.
F.
Building Sewer Connection. 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.
G.
Elevation. 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.
Downspouts Not To Be Connected To Sanitary Sewers. 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.
Building Sewer Connection To Conform. 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 gas-tight and water-tight. Any deviation
from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the
Superintendent before installation.
J.
Inspection. 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.
K.
Excavations. 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 1990 §19-8; Ord. No. 304 Art. V §§1 — 2, 11-11-1992]
A.
Surface Water Not To Enter Sanitary Sewers. No person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, 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.
Storm Sewers. 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.
[CC 1990 §19-9; Ord. No. 304 Art. V §§1 — 4, 11-11-1992]
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 water 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 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.
B.
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 testability of wastes in the
sewage treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. The substance
prohibited are:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) sixty-five degrees Celsius (65°C).
2.
Any water or wastes 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 (0) and sixty-five degrees Celsius (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 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 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 five-tenths
(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 (1) a five (5) day BOD greater than three
hundred (300) parts per million by weight, or (2) containing more
than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended
solids, or (3) 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/her expense, such preliminary
treatment as may be necessary to (1) reduce the biochemical oxygen
demand to three hundred (300) parts per million by weight, or (2)
reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) 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.
[CC 1990 §19-10; Ord. No. 304 Art. V §§5, 7, 11-11-1992]
A.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or posses the characteristics enumerated in Section 710.090 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 to constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent 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 710.120(B) of the 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.
C.
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 1990 §19-11; Ord. No. 304 Art. V §6, 11-11-1992]
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 amount, 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.
[CC 1990 §19-12; Ord. No. 304 Art. V §§8, 10, 11-11-1992]
A.
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.
B.
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 1990 §19-13; Ord. No. 304 Art. V §9, 11-11-1992]
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 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 1990 §19-14; Ord. No. 304 Art. VI §1, 11-11-1992]
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 1990 §19-15; Ord. No. 304 Art. VII §1, 11-11-1992]
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.
[CC 1990 §19-16; Ord. No. 304 Art. VII §2, 11-11-1992]
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section 710.150 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 710.100.
[CC 1990 §19-17; Ord. No. 304 Art. VII §3, 11-11-1992]
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.
It is required that any break or leak in a sewer service pipe
(lateral) be promptly repaired at the expense of the user. It shall
be the City's option to repair breaks or leaks in a sewer service
lateral underneath roadways and in utility easements from the sewer
main to the customers property line, and the City reserves the right
to bill and collect the cost of repairs from the user or property
owner. It shall be the customer's responsibility to keep the sewer
lateral service line clean from stoppage, and to clear the sewer lateral
service line from the point of connection to the sewer main.
[CC 1990 §19-18; Ord. No. 304 Art. VIII §§1 — 3, 11-11-1992]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provisions of this Chapter except Section 710.140 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 any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection (A) shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code. 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 the
City by reason of such violation.
