[Ord. No. 452 Art I, 5-7-1979]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
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 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.
CITY
The City of Tipton, Missouri.
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.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other
body of surface or groundwater.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in the grams per liter solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, dispensing of food
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.
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 groundwaters 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 (24) hour concentration or
flows during normal operation.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Sewage Works and/or of Water Pollution
Control of the City of Tipton, 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.
[Ord. No. 452 Art II §1, 5-7-1979]
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 Tipton, or in any area under the jurisdiction of
the City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable
waste.
[Ord. No. 452 Art II §2, 5-7-1979]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the City of Tipton, 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
Chapter.
[Ord. No. 452 Art II §3, 5-7-1979]
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. 452 Art II §4, 5-7-1979]
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 provision 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 of the property line.
[Ord. No. 452 Art III, 5-7-1979]
A. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section
700.050, 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 singed by the Superintendent.
The application for such permit shall be made on a form published
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.
C. 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.
D. 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 fifteen thousand (15,000) square
feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to
any natural outlet.
E. Within sixty (60) days of such time as a public sewer becomes available to property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Subsection
(D) of this Section, 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.
[Ord. No. 452 Art IV, 5-7-1979; Ord. No. 00-01 §§1
— 2, 3-6-2000]
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 Superintendent.
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
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit
and inspection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a residential and
commercial building sewer permit and fifty dollars ($50.00) for an
industrial 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 with
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.
D. 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.
E. 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 Chapter.
F. The
size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer,
and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the piper, 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 the appropriate
specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No.
9 shall apply.
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 groundwater
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, 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.
J. 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.
K. 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 public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the City.
[Ord. No. 452 Art V §1, 5-7-1979]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm
water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage,
including interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated
cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary
sewer.
[Ord. No. 452 Art V §2, 5-7-1979]
Storm water 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.
[Ord. No. 452 Art. V §3, 5-7-1979]
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 pH lower than 5.5, or having any other
corrosive 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, 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.
5. Any waters or wastes having:
a. A 5-day BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per million by
weight, or
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. 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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B. 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.
[Ord. No. 452 Art V §4, 5-7-1979]
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, 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 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
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) (sixty-five degrees Centigrade
(65°C)).
2. Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oil, 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 Fahrenheit (32°F) 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 (.076 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 regulation.
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 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. 452 Art V §5, 5-7-1979]
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
700.110, and which in the judgment of the Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving wastes, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
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 cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of Section
700.170 of this Chapter.
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.
[Ord. No. 452 Art V §6, 5-7-1979]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when in
the opinion of the Superintendent they are necessary for the proper
handling of 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.
[Ord. No. 452 Art V §7, 5-7-1979]
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. 452 Art V §8, 5-7-1979]
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 safely 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.
[Ord. No. 452 Art V §9, 5-7-1979]
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics
of water and wastes to which reference is made in this Chapter shall
be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods
for 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 where pH's are determined from periodic grab samples).
[Ord. No. 452 Art V §10, 5-7-1979]
No statement contained in this Chapter 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, therefore, by the industrial concern.
[Ord. No. 452 Art VI, §1 5-7-1979]
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. 452 Art VII, §§1-3, 5-7-1979]
A. 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 Chapter.
The Superintendent or his/her representative 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 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 as required in Section
700.150.
C. 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
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. 452 Art VIII, §§1-3, 5-5-1979]
A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section
700.180 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 violations 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.