[R.O. 1996 § 710.005; Ord. No. 670 §§ 1 — 2, 11-24-2009]
The following rules and regulations
are hereby adopted to govern the sewer services furnished by the municipality
in a uniform manner for the benefit of the municipality and its sewer
users. They are subject to change from time to time. All such changes
must be approved by the State Director of the Rural Development, United
States Department of Agriculture or his/her successor, so long as
the municipality has unpaid obligations which are held by or insured
by the United States of America. If any portion of these rules shall
be declared invalid by competent authority, such voidance shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions.
[R.O. 1996 § 710.010; Ord. No. 290 Art. I §§ 1 — 23, 5-12-1988; Ord. No. 670 §§ 1 — 2, 11-24-2009]
Unless the context specifically indicates
otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
APPLICANT
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other agency
owning land within the municipality applying for a sewer service.
BOARD
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Gerald, Missouri.
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 Centigrade (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 the 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.
INSPECTOR
The person or persons duly authorized by the City of Gerald
to inspect and approve the installation of building sewers and their
connection to the public sewer system.
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
foods that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely under the flow of conditions normally prevailing
in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (1/2) 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-hour concentration or flows
during normal operation.
STATE DIRECTOR
The State Director of Rural Development for Missouri, United
States Department of Agriculture or his/her successor.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Public Works Director of the City of Gerald, Missouri,
or his/her 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. 1996 § 710.020; Ord. No. 290 Art. II §§ 1 — 4, 5-12-1988; Ord. No. 670 §§ 1 — 2, 11-24-2009]
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 Gerald, or in any
area under the jurisdiction of said municipality, 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 Gerald, or in any area under the
jurisdiction of said municipality, 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 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 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.
[R.O. 1996 § 710.030; Ord. No. 290 Art. III §§ 1 — 8, 5-12-1988; Ord. No. 670 §§ 1 — 2, 11-24-2009]
A. Where public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section
710.020(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Section.
B. Before commencement of construction of
a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written
permit signed by the Inspector. The application for such permit shall
be made on a form furnished by the City of Gerald, which the applicant
shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information
as are deemed necessary by the Inspector. A permit and inspection
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the City of Gerald
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 Inspector. He/she shall be allowed to inspect
the work at any stage of constriction and, in any event, the applicant
for the permit shall notify the Inspector when the work is ready for
final inspection and before any underground portions are covered.
The inspection shall be made within four (4) hours of the receipt
of notice by the Inspector if received in the forenoon and within
eighteen (18) hours of receipt of notice if received in the afternoon.
D. The type, capacities, location and layout
of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations
of the Department of Natural Resources 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 (1) acre in size. No septic tank or cesspool shall be
permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E. At such times a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Subsection
(D) of this Section, 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 of Gerald.
G. No statement contained in this Chapter
shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that
may be imposed by the Health Officer of the State or County.
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 and bank-run gravel or dirt.
[R.O. 1996 § 710.040; Ord. No. 290 Art. IV §§ 1 — 11, 5-12-1988; Ord. No. 670 §§ 1 — 2, 11-24-2009]
A. 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 inspector.
B. 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.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Inspector.
A permit and inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a
residential or commercial building sewer permit and twenty-five dollars
($25.00) for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to
the City of Gerald at the time the application is filed.
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C. 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 of Gerald 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 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 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 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 of Gerald.
In the absence of code provisions, utilization of industry appropriate
materials in a good and workmanship like manner and/or in a manner
consistent with MDNR regional office guidance.
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, 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. 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 of Gerald or, in the absence of code provisions, utilize industry
appropriate materials in a good and workmanship like manner and/or
in a manner consistent with MDNR regional office guidance. All such
connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from
the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Inspector
before installation.
J. The applicant for the building sewer permit
shall notify the 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 Inspector or his/her representative.
K. All excavations for building sewer installations
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 of Gerald.
[R.O. 1996 § 710.050; Ord. No. 290 Art. V §§ 1 — 10, 5-12-1988; Ord. No. 670 §§ 1 — 2, 11-24-2009; Ord. No. 691 §§ 1 —
2, 12-9-2010]
A. Discharge Of Storm Water Etc. To Sanitary
Sewer. 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. Unpolluted Drainage Discharged To Storm
Sewer. 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 Inspector. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the Inspector, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
C. Discharge Of Certain Substances Prohibited.
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 one and two-tenths (1.2) parts per million by
weight, mg/L as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
[Ord. No. 920, 10-14-2021]
3.
Any waters or wastes having:
[Ord. No. 920, 10-14-2021]
a.
A five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than two hundred
twenty (220) parts per million by weight, mg/L; or
b.
A chemical oxygen demand, COD, greater than five hundred (500)
parts per million by weight, mg/L; or
c.
Containing more than two hundred twenty (220) parts per million
by weight, mg/L, of suspended solids; or
d.
Containing more than twenty-five (25) parts per million by weight,
mg/L, of ammonia - nitrogen; thirty-five (35) parts per million by
weight, mg/L, of Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, TKN; or
e.
Containing more than eight (8) parts per million by weight,
mg/L, of phosphorus; or
f.
Having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of
the average 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 two hundred
twenty (220) parts per million by weight, mg/L; or
(2) 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.
g.
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, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D. Substances That May Damage Sewer System.
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 Inspector 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 Inspector 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) [sixty-five
degrees Celsius (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 and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit
(32° and 150°F) [zero and sixty-five degrees Celsius (0°
and 65°C)].
[Ord. No. 920, 10-14-2021]
3.
Any garbage that has not been properly
shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder with
a motor of three-fourths (3/4) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Inspector.
4.
Any waters or wastes containing strong
acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether
neutralized or not.
5.
Any waters or wastes contain the
following metals at the following levels: Iron 310 ug/l, Chromium
III ug/l, Chromium VI 5.0 ug/l, Cadmium 0.2 ug/l, Arsenic 8 ug/l,
Aluminum 114 ug/l, Beryllium 2.2 ug/l, Copper 7uG/L, Mercury 0.3 ug/l,
Lead 2.7 ug/l, Nickel 39 ug/l, Silver 4.3 ug/l, Zinc 89 ug/l or wastes
exerting an excessive chlorine requirement to such degree that any
such material as discharged to the public sewer exceeds the limits
established by the Inspector for such materials.
[Ord. No. 920, 10-14-2021]
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 Inspector 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 Inspector incompliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH
less than six point five (6.5) or in excess of nine point five (9.5).
[Ord. No. 920, 10-14-2021]
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended
solids (such as, but not limited to, Fullers 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 work.
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.
E. Inspector's Authorities.
1.
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, which in the judgment of the Inspector, 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 Inspector may:
b.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable
condition for discharge to the public sewers;
c.
Require control over the quantities
and rates of discharge; and/or
d.
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.
2.
If the Inspector 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 Inspector and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes,
ordinances and laws.
F. Interceptors Required. Grease, oil and
sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Inspector,
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 Inspector and shall be located
as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
G. Preliminary Treatment At Owner's Expense.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilitates are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his/her expense.
H. Control Manholes — When Required.
When required by the Inspector, 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 accessible and
safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Inspector. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at their
expense and shall be maintained by him/her so as to be safe and accessible
at all times.
[Ord. No. 920, 10-14-2021]
I. Measurements, Tests And Analysis. All measurements,
tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes to
which reference is made in this Section 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 analysis involved will determine
whether a twenty-four-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-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined
from periodic grab samples.
J. Special Agreements With City. No statement
contained in this Section shall be construed as preventing any special
agreement or arrangement between the City of Gerald and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the City of Gerald for treatment, subject to payment
therefor, by the industrial concern.
[R.O. 1996 § 710.060; Ord. No. 290 Art. VI § 1, 5-12-1988; Ord. No. 670 §§ 1
— 2, 11-24-2009]
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. 1996 § 710.070; Ord. No. 290 Art. VII §§ 1 — 3, 5-12-1988; Ord. No. 670 §§ 1 — 2, 11-24-2009]
A. The Inspector and other duly authorized
employees of the City of Gerald 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 Inspector 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.
B. While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection
(A) above, the Inspector or duly authorized employees of the City of Gerald 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 Subsection
710.050(H).
C. The Inspector and other duly authorized
employees of the City of Gerald 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. 1996 § 710.080; Ord. No. 290 Art. VIII §§ 1 — 3, 5-12-1988; Ord. No. 670 §§ 1 — 2, 11-24-2009]
A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section
710.060 shall be served by the City of Gerald 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) of this Section, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation. Each day 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 of Gerald for any
expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.