[Ord. No. 246 Art. I §1, 3-5-1986]
The following Rules and Regulations are hereby adopted to govern
the sewer services furnished by the municipality in an 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 Farmers Home Administration, 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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. II §§1
— 27, 3-5-1986]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other agency
owning land within the municipality applying for a sewer service.
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.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of New London, Missouri.
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) feet (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 liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
The person or persons duly authorized by the City of New
London, Missouri, to inspect and approve the installation of building
sewers and their connection to the public sewer system.
The City of New London, Missouri.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other
body of surface or groundwater.
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 foods 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 which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface,
and groundwaters 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
flow during normal operation.
The State Director of the Farmers Home Administration for
Missouri, United States Department of Agriculture, or his/her successor.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Superintendent of the Municipal Sewer Works of the City
of New London, Missouri, 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.
[Ord. No. 299 §1, 12-9-1996; Ord. No. 317 §2, 12-10-2001; Ord. No. 322 §§1 — 2, 7-8-2002; Ord. No. 331 §§1 —
2, 6-9-2003; Ord. No. 388 §I, 1-12-2015]
The following rate is hereby adopted for the sewer services
provided to customers not requiring metered City water service, not
residing within the legal City limits of New London, Missouri. The
rate shall be at forty dollars ($40.00) per month.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. III §1, 3-5-1986]
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 New London, Missouri, or in any area under the
jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage,
or other objectional waste.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. III §2, 3-5-1986]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the City of New London, Missouri, 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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. III §3, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. III §4, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. IV §§1
— 8, 3-5-1986]
A.
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 705.060, 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, 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 ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid to
the City 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 construction
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
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 fifteen thousand
(15,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted
to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
At such time as public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private disposal sewage system, as provided in Subsection (D) above, 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.
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.
No
statement contained in this Section 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 bank-run gravel
or dirt.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. V §§1
— 3, 3-5-1986]
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.
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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
supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered
pertinent in the judgment of the Inspector. A permit and inspection
fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for a residential or commercial
building sewer permit shall be paid to the City 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 from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be
occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. V §4, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. V §5, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. V §6, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. V §7, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. V §8, 3-5-1986]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior
foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff
or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn
is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. V §§9
— 11, 3-5-1986]
A.
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 gastight and watertight.
Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be
approved by the Inspector before installation.
B.
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.
C.
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §1, 3-5-1986]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm
water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
including interior or exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling
water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §2, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §3, 3-5-1986]
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.
A five (5) day biochemical oxygen demand greater than three hundred
(300) parts per million by weight,
b.
Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million
by weight of suspended solids, or
c.
Having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of the
average sewage flow of the City,
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shall be subject to the review of the Superintendent.
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Where necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner
shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment as may
be necessary to:
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a.
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Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300)
parts per million by weight, or
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b.
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Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts
per million by weight, or
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c.
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Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters
or wastes.
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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.
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4.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing construction 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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §4, 3-5-1986]
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 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) (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 degrees (32°) and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit
(150°F) (0 and 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 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 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 Inspector 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 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 in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
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 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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §5, 3-5-1986]
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 705.180 of this Chapter, and which in the judgment of the Inspector, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, process, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Inspector may:
B.
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §6, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §7, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §8, 3-5-1986]
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 accessibly and
safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans
approved by the Inspector. 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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §9, 3-5-1986]
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 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 pH's are determined from periodic grab samples.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VI §10, 3-5-1986]
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City and
any industrial concern whereby any industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to
payment therefor, by the industrial concern.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VII §1, 3-5-1986]
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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. VIII §§1
— 3, 3-5-1986]
A.
The
Inspector 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 Inspector or his/her representatives shall have no authority to
inquire into any process 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 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 705.220.
C.
The
Inspector 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 purpose 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.
[Ord. No. 246 Art. IX §§1
— 3, 3-5-1986]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section 705.250 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) above, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) 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 for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned the
City by reason of such violation.
