[Ord. No. 2205 §3, 6-5-2000]
A.
No
person shall construct a private sewer system on any individual lot
or lots in any subdivision of land located in the City, or on any
single parcel or tract of land under common ownership, where such
system is not intended to be part of the City's sewage system.
B.
Where
the Public Works Director or his authorized representative deems that
a survey of the property in question is necessary before such permit
can be issued, a private sewer system survey fee of two hundred dollars
($200.00) shall be assessed. The private sewer construction inspection
fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
C.
The
plans and construction of the private waste disposal system shall
be in accord with the regulations of the State Division of Health,
State Water Pollution Control Board, except as modified to conform
with conditions common to the City and applicable to City standard
specifications.
[Ord. No. 2205 §3, 6-5-2000]
A.
Before
making any sewer improvements, the developer shall file with the Director
of Public Works a performance bond in the amount of fifty percent
(50%) of the construction cost, conditioned that the sewers to be
constructed and the connections to the City sewers will be constructed
in accordance with the City's standard sewer specification.
B.
The
developer shall file with the Director of Public Works a maintenance
bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) the final construction
cost guaranteeing the improvements to be free from defects in workmanship
and materials for a period of three (3) years from the date of final
acceptance of the improvements.
C.
In
cases where sewers and sewer connections are to be constructed across
properties within the City, the developer shall be required to file
an additional bond in an amount sufficient to protect the City from
all claims for damages to property or injury to person by reason of
the construction of such sewer connection or, in lieu of such bond,
a certificate of public liability insurance indemnifying the City
for any amount it may be required to pay for property damage or personal
injury.
[Ord. No. 2205 §3, 6-5-2000]
A.
After
first obtaining a permit for connection from the Public Works Department,
the actual connection of any building sewer or other private drain
to a City sewer shall be inspected by the Public Works Department.
B.
The
Director of the Public Works Department is hereby authorized to adopt
regulations governing the methods of connecting to a public sewer.
C.
Such
sewer connections shall be in accordance with plans and specifications
approved by the Director of Public Works, and he shall have the right
to inspect the construction thereof and their operation at any time.
D.
The
Director of Public Works is authorized to establish inspection fees
and to adjust such fees from time to time as necessary to reflect
costs to the Public Works Department for rendering such services.
E.
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.
F.
A separate
and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building;
except where one (1) 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.
G.
Old
building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only
when they are found, on examination and test by the Director of Public
Works, to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
H.
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.
I.
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. If such connections
are found to exist, the owner of the property shall bear all costs
to promptly remove the connections from the public sanitary sewer.
J.
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 W.P.C.F. Manual of
Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be
approved by the Director of Public Works before installation.
K.
The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Director
of Public Works when the building sewer is ready for inspection and
connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Director or his/her representative.
L.
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 property disturbed in the
course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the
City.
[Ord. No. 2205 §3, 6-5-2000]
The Director of Public Works is hereby directed to refuse the
issuance of building permits or sewer connection permits for any residence,
building or structure where a determination has been made that such
addition would result in exceeding the design capacities of the sewerage
facilities of the City.
[Ord. No. 2205 §3, 6-5-2000; Ord. No. 3360, 11-18-2019]
A.
For the purposes of this Section, "private service lines" begin at
the connection to the City's sanitary sewer system.
B.
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to replace and
repair the City's sanitary sewer lines and mains, provided that resources
are available to accomplish this work. Repair of all portions of the
private service lines, including those in the sewer easement or right-of-way,
shall remain the responsibility of the owner thereof.
[Ord. No. 2205 §3, 6-5-2000]
A.
No
person shall cause, permit, or allow discharge to the POTW of the
following materials, substances, or wastes:
1.
Any solid, liquid or gas which by reason of its nature and/or quantity
creates a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but not
limited to, wastestreams with a closed cup flashpoint less than or
equal to one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°) using the
test method specified in 40 CFR 261.21.
2.
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.
3.
Any wastewater having a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 11.0.
4.
Any garbage except properly shredded garbage.
5.
Any solid or viscous materials in amounts or concentrations which
cause obstruction of the flow in the POTW, or solids greater than
one-half (½) inch in any dimension. Examples of such materials
include, but are not limited to, ashes, wax, paraffin, cinders, sand,
mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, lint, feathers, tars, plastics,
wood and sawdust, grass clippings, paunch manure, hair and fleshings,
entrails, lime slurries, beer and distillery slops, grain processing
wastes, grinding compounds, acetylene generation sludge, chemical
residues, asphalt residues, acid residues, residues from refining
or processing fuel or lubricating oil, and food processing bulk solids.
6.
Any oil and grease of animal or vegetable origin in excess of one
hundred fifty (150) mg/l.
7.
Any petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of
mineral oil origin, in amounts that will cause interference or pass
through.
8.
Any corrosive, noxious or malodorous material or substance which,
either singly or by reaction with other wastes, is capable of causing
damage to the POTW or creating a public nuisance or hazard, or preventing
entry into the POTW's facilities for maintenance and repair.
9.
Any concentrated dyes or other materials which are either highly
colored or could become highly colored by reacting with other discharges.
10.
Any material or substance not specifically mentioned in this Section
which is in itself corrosive, irritating to human beings or animals,
toxic or noxious, or which by interaction with other wastes could
produce undesirable effects, including deleterious action on the POTW's
facilities or operations, hazards to humans or animals, or adverse
effect(s) upon the receiving stream.
11.
Any sludges, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment
of industrial wastes.
12.
Any medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the Director.
13.
Any wastewater having a temperature greater than one hundred fifty
degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) or which will inhibit biological activity
in the POTW or which will cause the temperature at the treatment plant
influent to exceed one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit (104°F).
14.
Any septic tank sludge or any other trucked or hauled pollutants,
expect at facilities with an approved pretreatment permit.
15.
Any wastewater containing any radioactive waste or isotopes except
as specifically approved by the Director in compliance with applicable
State and Federal Statutes and regulations.
16.
Any material or combination of materials which results in the presence
of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that
may cause worker health and/or safety problems.
17.
Any discharge containing detergents, surface-active agents, or other
substances which cause excessive foaming in the POTW.
18.
Any discharge which alone or in combination with other discharges
causes pass through or interference. A discharge may not be considered
to have caused pass through or interference if it was otherwise in
compliance with this Article and any wastewater discharge permit issued
hereunder.
19.
Any discharge which may contain the following substances shall be
evaluated by the Director of Public Works:
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Arsenic
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Benzene
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Cadmium
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Chromium
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Copper
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Cyanide
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Ethylbenzene
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Lead
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Mercury
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Nickel
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PCB's
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Phenols
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Silver
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Toluene
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Xylene
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Zinc
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