[CC 1984 §113.010; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. I §§1 — 22, 1-10-1983; Ord. No. 1996-5(113), 9-23-1996]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
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.
The 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 waste 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.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground waters.
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 is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface,
and ground water 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 if quantity of flow exceeds
for any period or duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than
two and one-half (2½) times the average twenty-four (24) hour
concentration or flows during normal operation.
A sewer which carries storm and surface water and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Superintendent of Sewage Works and/or of Water Pollution
Control of the City of Seneca, 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.
[CC 1984 §113.015; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. II §1, 1-10-1983]
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 Seneca, or in any area under the jurisdiction of
the City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable
waste.
[CC 1984 §113.020; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. II §2, 1-10-1983]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the City of Seneca, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City,
any sewage or other polluted wastes, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
Article.
[CC 1984 §113.025; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. II §§3 — 4, 1-10-1983; Ord. No. 1999-9 §1, 9-13-1999]
A.
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.
B.
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 Article within ninety (90) days after date
of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within
one hundred (100) feet of the property line. The abandoned sewer system
shall be filled with suitable material when abandoned. The City may
waive this requirement of connection to public sewer if the Board
of Aldermen shall deem such connection not feasible because of terrain,
or other good cause.
[CC 1984 §113.030; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. III §1, 1-10-1983; Ord. No. 1999-9 §2, 9-13-1999]
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available, or a connection to a public sanitary or combined sewer is waived by the City under the provisions of Section 710.040(B), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1984 §113.035; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. III §2, 1-10-1983]
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal
system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the
Superintendent. 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 Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of ten dollars
($10.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the application is
filed.
[CC 1984 §113.040; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. III §3, 1-10-1983]
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become
effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the Superintendent. 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 Superintendent when the work is ready
for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered.
The inspection shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the
receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
[CC 1984 §113.045; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. III §4, 1-10-1983]
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage
disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources. 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 ten thousand (10,000)
square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge
to any natural outlet.
[CC 1984 §113.055; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. III §6, 1-10-1983]
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
City.
[CC 1984 §113.060; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. III §7, 1-10-1983]
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed to
interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by
the Health Officer.
[CC 1984 §113.070; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §1, 1-10-1983]
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 Superintendent.
[CC 1984 §113.075; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §2, 1-10-1983]
A.
There
shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
1.
For residential and commercial service; and
2.
For service to industrial establishments.
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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
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit
and inspection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for a residential or commercial
building sewer permit and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for an industrial
building sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the time the application
is filed.
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[CC 1984 §113.080; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §3, 1-10-1983]
All costs and expenses 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.
[CC 1984 §113.085; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §4, 1-10-1983]
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.
[CC 1984 §113.090; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §5, 1-10-1983]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent,
to meet all requirements of this Article.
[CC 1984 §113.095; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §6, 1-10-1983]
The size, slope, alignment, material 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 application thereof, the material 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.
[CC 1984 §113.100; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §7, 1-10-1983]
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.
[CC 1984 §113.105; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §8, 1-10-1983]
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.
[CC 1984 §113.110; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §9, 1-10-1983]
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 Superintendent before installation.
[CC 1984 §113.115; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §10, 1-10-1983]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and
connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Superintendent or his/her representative.
[CC 1984 §113.120; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. IV §11, 1-10-1983]
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.
[CC 1984 §113.125; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §1, 1-10-1983]
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 1984 §113.130; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §2, 1-10-1983]
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined or storm
sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the Superintendent to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural
outlet.
[CC 1984 §113.135; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §3, 1-10-1983; Ord. No. 1996-5(113), 9-23-1996]
A.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes into 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 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, woods, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
5.
Any waters or wastes having:
a.
A five (5) day BOD greater than two hundred fifty (250) parts per
million by weight,
b.
Containing more than three hundred (300) 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, shall be subject to the review of
the Superintendent.
6.
Where necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner shall
provide at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary
to:
a.
Reduce biochemical oxygen demand to two hundred fifty (250) parts
per million by weight,
b.
Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred (300) parts per million
by weight, or
c.
Control the quantities and rates of 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.
[CC 1984 §113.140; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §4, 1-10-1983]
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 Superintendent that such wastes can harm either the
sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment, having 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 Superintendent 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
degrees Fahrenheit (100°F) (38°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 degrees Fahrenheit (100°F)
(0 and 38°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 Superintendent.
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 Superintendent 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 Superintendent 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 Superintendent 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, Fuller's 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, biochemical 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 waters 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.
[CC 1984 §113.145; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §5, 1-10-1983]
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 Sections 710.240 and 710.250 of this Article and which in the judgment of the Superintendent 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 Superintendent 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 costs of handling and treating wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of Section 710.260(B) of this Article.
B.
If
the Superintendent 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 Superintendent, and subject
to the requirements of all applicable Codes, ordinances, and laws.
[CC 1984 §113.150; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §6, 1-10-1983]
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when in
the opinion of the Superintendent 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 Superintendent and shall be located as to be readily
and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
[CC 1984 §113.155; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §7, 1-10-1983]
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 1984 §113.160; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §8, 1-10-1983]
When required by the Superintendent, 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 safety located, and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. 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 1984 §113.165; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §9, 1-10-1983]
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics
of water and wastes to which reference is made in this Article 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 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 of 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 1984 §113.170; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. V §10, 1-10-1983]
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, therefor, by the industrial concern.
[CC 1984 §113.175; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. VI, 1-10-1983]
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 any sewage works. Any
person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest
under charge of disorderly conduct.
[CC 1984 §113.180; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. VII §1, 1-10-1983]
The Superintendent 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 Article. The Superintendent 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 direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge
to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
[CC 1984 §113.185; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. VII §2, 1-10-1983]
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section 710.350, the Superintendent 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.
[CC 1984 §113.190; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. VII §3, 1-10-1983]
The Superintendent 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 sewer 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.
[CC 1984 §113.195; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. VIII §1, 1-10-1983]
Any person found violating any provision of this Article except Section 710.320 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 in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
[CC 1984 §113.200; Ord. No. 1983-1 Art. VIII §§2 — 3, 1-10-1983]
A.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Section 710.360 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation. Each twenty-four (24) hour period in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
B.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall become
liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the
City by reason of such violation.
[1]
Cross Reference — Appendix I, estimated budget costs
and calculation methods determining user charge rates, is on file
in the city offices.
[CC 1984 §113.500; Ord. No. 1996-5(113), 9-23-1996]
As used in this Article, the following words shall have the
meanings as set out herein:
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.
The City of Seneca, Missouri.
Any person, firm, partnership or corporation occupying any
building or structure which is connected to the City sewer system,
the principal use of which is for engaging in commerce or trade, or
for providing service to the public or individuals; provided however,
that schools shall be considered "commercial users".
Wastes having a five (5) day BOD concentration not in excess
of two hundred (200) mg/l or a suspended solids concentration not
in excess of two hundred fifty (250) mg/l.
Any non-governmental user of the City's wastewater works
that discharges wastes other than primarily domestic wastes or wastes
from sanitary conveniences.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any person occupying any building or structure which is connected
to the City sewer system, the principal use of which is as a place
of abode for any person or persons on other than a temporary basis.
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension
in water, sewage or liquids, and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
Any waste which is deleterious to treatment plant operation
or to sludge utilization, which constitutes a hazard to humans or
animals, or which will create a hazard in the receiving waters of
the sewage treatment plant.
[CC 1984 §113.510]
A.
The
City of Seneca, Missouri, shall collect sewer service charges for
the use of the services rendered by said sanitary sewer system from
the owners or occupants of every residence, building or structure
which is connected with the sanitary sewer system of the City or which
discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids,
either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the
City.
B.
Except
as herein otherwise provided, sewer service charges shall be on a
flat rate or based on the quantity of water used on or in the property
or premises subject to such charges; shall be computed by applying
the rates herein established; and shall be payable as herein provided.
[CC 1984 §113.520]
A.
Except
as otherwise herein provided, sewage service charges shall be based
on one (1) of the following:
1.
On the quantity of water used from any source or sources of supply,
as measured by a water meter or meters acceptable to the City;
2.
On the quantity of sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other
liquids entering the sanitary sewerage system of the City and measured
by a sewage meter acceptable to the City;
3.
On the quantity of water used as determined by the City or other
authorized representative of the City;
4.
On the quantity of sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other
liquids entering the sanitary sewerage system of the City as determined
by the City or other authorized representative of the City; or
5.
On the percentage of the metered water used entering the sanitary
sewerage system as determined by the City or other authorized representative
of the City.
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The City shall determine which billing method shall be used
and methods other than metered usage shall be used only on a temporary
basis or an unusual circumstance preventing the use of meters.
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B.
Installation Of Water And Sewage Meters.
1.
Each owner of a private well or other private water supply shall,
at his/her own expense, install and maintain in continuous efficient
operation a water meter acceptable to the City on such private well
or other private water supply.
2.
Should a substantial portion of the water consumed by a customer
be used in a commercial or industrial process which precludes the
water being discharged into the sanitary sewer, the City will require
such customers to install and maintain one (1) or more sewage meters
or additional water meters in such a manner as to determine the quantity
of water actually entering the sanitary sewerage works.
3.
Where such meters are installed, they shall be of a type approved
by the City and shall be installed and maintained in continuous efficient
operation by the user at his/her own expense.
C.
Maintenance Of Meters. Where installed, all water meters
on private supplies or sewage meters shall be maintained by the owner,
at his/her expense, in continuous efficient operation at all times.
The readings of any such meter which, in the opinion of the City,
has not been so maintained will be disregarded and the City or its
authorized representative shall determine the sewage volume delivered
to the sanitary system of the City during the time covered by discredited
meter readings.
[CC 1984 §113.530; Ord. No. 1996-5(113), 9-23-1996]
A.
All
users, other than residential users, shall be billed on the basis
of monthly usage as determined by monthly water meter or sewage meter
readings.
B.
Residential
users shall be billed based upon the average monthly usage during
the months of December, January and February. The average monthly
usage so determined each March shall apply until the following year.
Customers without historic data of usage will be billed for an amount
equal to the average usage of that class of customer until the next
usage determination period.
[CC 1984 §113.540; Ord. No. 1996-5(113), 9-23-1996; Ord. No.
2004-3, 1-26-2004; Ord. No. 2004-10, 11-22-2004; Ord. No. 2005-03, 8-8-2005; Ord. No. 2005-10, 12-5-2005; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-11-2006; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-17-2007; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-22-2008; Ord. No. 710:420, 2-2-2009; Ord. No. 710:420, 1-25-2010; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-13-2010; Ord. No. 710:420, 4-23-2012; Ord. No. 710.420, 12-17-2012; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-23-2013; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-22-2014; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-14-2015; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-12-2016; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-11-2017; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-10-2018; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-13-2021; Ord. No. 710:420, 12-12-2022]
The sewer service charge rates which shall be applied under
this Article shall be as follows:
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All Users
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Sewer service charge
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$26.32 per connection per month
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Plus flow charge
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$3.06 per 1,000 gallons flow
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Seneca R-7 schools
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$26.32 per connection per month
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$3.06 per 1,000 gallons flow
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Outside City limits
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$40.39 per connection per month
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$4.44 per 1,000 gallons flow
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Non-City water customer
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$9,811.28 per connection per month
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Outside City limits
(Eastern Shawnee Tribe)
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$4.64 per 1,000 gallons flow
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[CC 1984 §113.550; Ord. No. 1996-5(113), 9-23-1996]
A.
In
order that the rates and charges may be justly and equitably adjusted
to the service rendered, the City shall have the right to base its
charges not only on volume but also the strength and character of
sewage and wastes which it is required to treat and dispose of. The
City shall have the right to measure and determine the strength and
content of all sewage and wastes discharged, either directly or indirectly,
into the City's sanitary sewerage system in such a manner and by such
method as it may deem practicable in the light of the conditions and
attending circumstances of the case, in order to determine the proper
charge.
1.
Extra charges for discharge of excess BOD. Any customer
who discharges sewage having a BOD concentration in excess of two
hundred fifty (250) mg/l shall pay an additional charge of eleven
cents ($0.11) per pound of excess BOD discharged.
2.
Extra charges for discharge of excess suspended solids. Any customer who discharges sewage having a suspended solids concentration
in excess of three hundred (300) mg/l shall pay an additional charge
of three cents ($0.03) per pound of excess suspended solids discharged.
3.
Extra charges for discharge of toxic substances. Any customer who discharges a toxic substance which is deleterious
to the treatment process or to sludge utilization shall be liable
for all costs incurred by the City in returning the treatment process
for sludge to its proper condition. Such extra charges shall be determined
by the treatment plant operator subject to review and approval by
the Board of Aldermen and shall include, but not be limited to costs
of labor, chemicals, and equipment directly used in correcting the
toxic conditions.
[CC 1984 §113.570]
When it appears that an inequity has occurred, the sewage Superintendent
or City Clerk may submit a report of the circumstances and make recommendations
for adjustments of sewage service charges to the Board of Aldermen.
Any recommendation for adjustments must be approved by said Board
before such adjustments shall be effective.
[CC 1984 §113.590; Ord. No. 1996-5(113), 9-23-1996]
A.
All
monies collected under the authority of this Chapter shall be accrued
to one (1) of three (3) sewer funds which shall herewith be established.
A Sewer Operation and Maintenance Fund shall be established to provide
for routine expenses incurred in providing sewer service. A Sewer
Replacement Fund shall be established to provide for replacement of
major items of equipment as their useful life expires. A Sewer Debt
Service Fund shall be established to retire the debt in the sewer
system.
B.
A minimum
amount of seven thousand five hundred sixty dollars ($7,560.00) per
year from the funds collected under this Chapter shall be deposited
to the Sewer Replacement Fund. Disbursements from this fund shall
be only for purchasing and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances
to the sewer system which might be required to enable the sewer system
to continue operating at its design capacity.
C.
An
amount of seventy-eight thousand dollars ($78,000.00) per year from
the funds collected under this Chapter shall be deposited to the Sewer
Debt Service Fund. Disbursements from this fund shall apply to payment
of principal and interest upon sewer system revenue bonds.
D.
The
remaining funds collected under this Chapter shall be deposited to
the Sewer Operation and Maintenance Fund. Disbursements from this
fund shall be only for the purpose of operating and maintaining the
sewer system.
[CC 1984 §113.600]
A.
In
the event either of the sewer funds shall be deficient for operation
and maintenance or replacement needs at a given time, monies may be
transferred from other City funds; provided however, that such monies
shall be replaced through prompt collection of revenue under this
Chapter or through adjustment of the rate schedule in this Chapter.
B.
Any
excess monies in the Operation and Maintenance Fund at the end of
each fiscal year shall be carried forward in that fund and shall not
be transferred to any other City fund.
C.
Nothing
in this Chapter shall prohibit transfer of funds from other sources
into the Sewer Debt Service Fund, nor shall any limitation be placed
upon return of such transferred funds.
[CC 1984 §113.610]
A.
At
the end of each fiscal year, the balances in the sewer funds shall
be reviewed to insure adequate and equitable rate schedules for the
following year.
B.
Any
Sewer Operation and Maintenance Fund balance carried forward shall
be identified by class and credited to the amount due from the customer
class in order to meet the budgeted sewer system expenses for the
following year.
C.
The
rate schedule adopted for any fiscal year shall be designed to insure
adequate sewer operation and maintenance funds, to maintain a sufficient
Sewer Replacement Fund to cover costs of anticipated major equipment
replacements.
D.
The
City shall notify each customer of the current rate schedule each
year by including a rate schedule on a regular billing form.
