[CC 1974 §27-62; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §1, 1-19-1983]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including
interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water
or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
[CC 1974 §27-63; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §2, 1-19-1983]
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or
storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Director. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged on approval
of the Director to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
[CC 1974 §27-64; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §3, 1-19-1983]
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 five-tenths
(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, grease,
paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups,
mild containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
[CC 1974 §27-65; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §4, 1-19-1983]
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 Director 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 Director will give consideration to such factors
as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities
in the sewers, materials or 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:
B.
Any
liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty
degrees Fahrenheit (150° F).
C.
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).
D.
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 or greater shall be subject to the review and
approval of the Director.
E.
Any
waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated
plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
F.
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 Director for such materials.
G.
Any
waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Director 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.
H.
Any
radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Director in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
I.
Any
waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine and five-tenths (9.5).
J.
Materials
which exert or cause:
1.
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).
2.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
3.
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in
such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage
treatment works.
4.
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
K.
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.
L.
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 Director. Where necessary in the opinion of the Director,
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 commenced
until said approvals are obtained in writing.
[CC 1974 §27-66; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §5, 1-19-1983]
A.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Section 710.290, and which in the judgment of the Director 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 Director 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 710.350 of this Article.
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If the Director 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 Director and subject
to the requirements of all applicable Codes, ordinances and laws.
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[CC 1974 §27-67; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §6, 1-19-1983]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in
the opinion of the Director, 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 Director
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection.
[CC 1974 §27-68; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §7, 1-19-1983]
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 1974 §27-69; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §8, 1-19-1983]
When required by the Director, 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 Director. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his/her
expense and shall be maintained by him/her so as to be safe and accessible
at all times.
[CC 1974 §27-70; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §9,1-19-1983]
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
solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four (24) hour composites
of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.
[CC 1974 §27-71; Ord. No. 1173 Art. V §10, 1-19-1983]
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 therefore by the industrial concern.
[Ord. No. 1908 §§1 —
9, 4-14-2004]
A.
ACCESS
ACCESSIBLE
ADMINISTRATION
DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INFILTRATION
INFILTRATION/INFLOW
INFLOW
LESSEE
PERSON
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
SCHEDULE OF COMPLIANCE
SEWAGE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Definitions. The definitions set forth in this Section shall
be applicable to this Section and shall not supersede, amend or alter
other codes or enactments of the City.
Entry into or upon any real estate or structure including
any part thereof.
Capable of being reached without excavation.
The City's Department of Public Utilities is hereby designated
as the department responsible for administering the provisions of
this Section.
Liquid and waterborne waste derived principally from dwellings,
business buildings, institutions and the like; free from industrial
wastes and of such character as to permit sanitary disposal without
special treatment into the public sewer or by means of a private sewage
disposal system.
Liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from
domestic.
Water, as herein defined, entering the sanitary sewer system,
including private sewer service connections, from the ground, through
such means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections
or manhole walls. Infiltration does not include, and is distinguished
from, inflow.
A combination of infiltration and inflow water entering the
sanitary sewer lines with no way of distinguishing the basic source
and which tends to cause an overloading of the capacities of the sanitary
sewer system.
Water discharged into the sanitary sewer system, including
service connections, from such means as, but not limited to, roof
downspouts or leaders; cellar, yard and area drains; sump pumps; foundation
drains; cleanouts; cooling water discharge; drains from springs and
swampy areas; manhole covers; cross connections from storm sewers;
combined sewers; catch basins; storm waters; surface runoff; street
washwaters; or drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distinguished
from, infiltration.
A person, firm or corporation having the responsibility,
pursuant to a written agreement with the owner, to maintain, repair
or replace sanitary sewer lines and/or discharges which cause infiltration
or inflow as herein defined.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, estate, governmental
agency or any other legal entity and/or assigns.
All lines, pipes, tanks, conduits, structures or other devices
designed for the collection, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of sewage, whether owned by the City or other persons, and
to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
A schedule of remedial measures and times including an enforceable
sequence of actions or operations leading to compliance with this
Section.
A combination of domestic or industrial wastewater which
may include chemical, house wastes, laundry wastes, human excreta,
animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution and other solids
in suspension or solution and which is discharged from a dwelling,
building or other structure and permitted to enter the sanitary sewer
system for the purpose of treatment and disposal.
The system or facility for treating, neutralizing, stabilizing
or disposing of sewage. The term "wastewater treatment facility" also
includes appurtenances such as interceptors, collection lines, outfall
and outlet sewers, pumping stations and related equipment.
B.
Prohibited Connections. No person shall henceforth make
or allow the continued connection of roof downspouts or leaders, interior
or exterior foundation drains, cleanouts, sump pumps, cellar, yard
and area drains, cooling water discharges, drains from springs or
swampy areas or other sources of surface, storm or ground water to
a structure sewer or structure drain which is connected, either directly
or indirectly, to the sanitary sewer system, even though such connection
may have been allowable when made under then existing ordinances,
rules, regulations or standards.
C.
Disconnect Order. The Director of Department of Public Utilities
or his designated agent may issue an order directing the owner or
the lessee of the real estate or structure to disconnect all private
infiltration or inflow waters from the sanitary sewer system. The
order shall be effective not less than sixty (60) days from its date
of issuance. The order may state a deadline for compliance but such
deadline shall, in no event, be more than six (6) months after issuance
of the order.
Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the order, the owner
or the lessee may request a review hearing before the Director of
Department of Public Utilities by filing a written request with the
Department of Public Utilities. The filing of such request shall act
as a stay of the order. After such hearing the Director of Department
of Public Utilities may affirm, set aside or modify such order, but
the director of Department of Public Utilities shall have no authority
to set aside or modify the order unless convinced that no private
infiltration or inflow exists on the premises.
D.
Termination Of Service.
1.
The City may order the termination of water service to any real estate
or structure if the owner or lessee has refused to allow access and
entry or has failed or refused to comply with the disconnect order
requiring that the private infiltration or inflow waters be prohibited
from entering the sanitary sewer system. The termination shall be
effective thirty (30) days after service upon the owner or lessee.
Service of the order shall be in person or by restricted delivery
mail.
2.
Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the termination order,
the owner or lessee may request a hearing by filing written request
therefore with the Department of Public Utilities. The filing of such
request shall act as a stay of the termination order. After the hearing,
the Director of Department of Public Utilities may affirm, set aside
or modify the terms of the order. The decision of the Director of
Department of Public Utilities entered after such a review hearing
may be appealed de novo to the Governing Body of the City, upon the
filing of a written appeal with the City Clerk within ten (10) days
after said decision and the Governing Body may affirm, set aside or
modify the order as issued or as modified.
E.
Reconnection Of Service. Sanitary sewer service disconnected under the provisions of Subsection (D) of this Section shall not be reconnected until the sources of infiltration or inflow have been disconnected. The cost of reconnection shall be the burden and responsibility of the owner or lessee.
F.
Abatement Of Nuisance. In addition to or in lieu of termination
of service and/or prosecution in Municipal Court, the Department of
Public Utilities may maintain a civil action by injunction, in the
name of the Governing Body of the City, to abate and temporarily or
permanently enjoin the continuation of the private infiltration and/or
inflow as a nuisance in any court of competent jurisdiction.
G.
Access And Entry.
1.
Access. Not less than two (2) representatives of
the Department of Public Utilities shall have the right to make an
inspection of any parcel of real estate and/or structure for the purpose
of determining compliance with this Section. Inspections shall be
done at a reasonable hour of the day.
2.
Notice. If the structure or real estate to be inspected
is occupied, the representative shall first present proper credentials
and request entry. If the structure or real estate is unoccupied,
he shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other
person(s) having charge or control of the structure or real estate
and request entry.
3.
Search warrants. If, after proper request, entry
of access is refused, the Department of Public Utilities may compel
such access by application to a court of competent jurisdiction for
a search warrant in compliance with the provisions of the State Bill
of Rights and the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States
Constitution relating to unreasonable searches and seizures.
H.
Procedure.
1.
Upon confirmation by the Department of Public Utilities that a private infiltration or inflow source exists, the department shall issue a disconnect order to the owner and, if known, the lessee as set forth in Subsection (H)(3) hereof.
2.
The owner or lessee shall comply with the order by either performing
the work or having the work done by a licensed plumbing or sewer contractor.
3.
All work shall be done in a workmanlike manner and shall be performed
in compliance with adopted codes and regulations.
4.
After completion of the work the Department of Public Utilities shall
reinspect the premises to verify compliance with the disconnect order
and also confirm that there are no other private infiltration or inflow
sources on the property.
I.
Penalties. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
a person violating any of the provisions of this Section or obstructing
its enforcement shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof in Municipal Court, shall be fined a sum to be determined
by the judge of said court.
