The purpose of this article is to eliminate all private sources
of inflow and infiltration into the City of Taunton's municipal sewer
system and publicly owned treatment works.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMBINED SEWER
That portion of the POTW collection system which is a drain
or sewer receiving stormwater runoff, groundwater and sanitary sewage
and/or industrial wastes.
INFILTRATION
The water entering the sewage system, including building
sewers, from the ground or a water body through such means as, but
not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections or manhole
walls.
INFLOW
The extraneous water discharged into the POTW collection
system, including but not limited to roof leaders, cellar, yard, and
area drains, foundation drains, cooling water discharges, drains from
springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross-connections from storm
sewers and combined sewers, catch basins, stormwater, surface runoff,
street wash water, drainage or sump pumps.
PRIVATE SOURCE
Any nonmunicipally owned building, structure or property
within the City of Taunton or connected to the City of Taunton's POTW
collection system.
PROHIBITED CONNECTION
A connection of exhaust from steam engines, blowoffs from
boilers, roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains,
cellar floor drainage or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater
or inflow to a building sewer which in turn is connected directly
or indirectly to a sanitary sewer.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW)
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33
U.S.C. § 1292) which is owned by the City. This definition
includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment,
recycling and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid
nature and any conveyances which convey wastewater to a treatment
plant.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the City ordinances,
effective July 1, 2005, it shall be unlawful for any private source
to:
A. Discharge into the City's POTW collection system, or to any connection, appurtenances or structure leading thereto, water in any form, as defined as "inflow" in §
375-39, or "infiltration" as defined in §
375-39.
B. Construct, maintain, continue or allow a prohibited connection as defined in §
375-39 above.
Duly authorized employees of the Public Works Department, the
City of Taunton, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall
be permitted to enter, at reasonable times, all properties for the
purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, repair, maintenance,
sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.