[Ord. No. 139 Art. 1 §§1
— 67, 3-26-1985]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C.
et seq.
The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Board of Aldermen, City of Leadwood, St. Francois County,
Missouri, acting by and through the Superintendent, being their duly
authorized agent or representative.
The basic assessment levied on all users of the public sewer
system.
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.
That part of the lowest 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 or
other approved point of discharge, 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.
The City of Leadwood, St. Francois County, Missouri, and
any reference to "within the City" shall mean all
areas within the boundaries of the City of Leadwood.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Biochemical oxygen demand, temperature, suspended solids,
pH and fecal coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified
in the NPDES permit.
A structure located on a site from which industrial wastes
are discharged. Where feasible, the manhole shall have an interior
drop. The purpose of a "control manhole" is to provide access for
a City representative to sample and/or measure discharges.
Any substance, material and/or matter which is not a common
characteristic of normal domestic water-carried waste referred to
as wastewater and/or sewage that will damage, harm and/or make inoperable
any portion of the wastewater system, which includes the pump unit(s),
piping, valves, treatment facilities, irrigation facilities and/or
appurtenances. Such substance(s), material(s) and/or matter includes
the following items: wood, metal, plastic or glass items; grit, fat,
cloth and/or disposable diapers, feminine hygiene articles; articles
of clothing, rubber goods; plastic bags; nylon rope, eating utensils;
toxic wastes; etc.
The chief administrator officer of the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources.
Wastewater derived principally from residences, business
buildings, institutions and the like.
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
The U.S. Government participation in the financing of the
construction of treatment works as provided for by Title II, Construction
Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works of the Act.
Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
Any oil, tallow, animal fat and/or any compound used for
cooking; waste motor oil, oil from any grinding process and/or any
other process oil; spent lubricating oils; asphaltic compounds; and/or
any other type of viscous oil or compound.
A submersible pump unit in combination with a grinding unit
driven by a single motor. The grinder unit shall be composed of a
stator and rotating cutter capable of reducing sewage solids into
small diameter particles which will pass through the pump impeller
and volute and small bore low pressure piping without clogging the
pump or piping and without other deleterious affect to the pump and/or
piping.
The grinder pump installed in a holding tank, necessary valves,
piping and electrical controls and any required appurtenances.
Any pollutant which is not a compatible pollutant as defined
in this Section.
Any non-governmental user of public owned treatment works
identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972,
Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented, under
the following divisions:
Division A. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.
Division B. Mining.
Division D. Manufacturing.
Division E. Transportation, Communications,
Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services.
Division I. Services.
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A user in the divisions listed may be excluded if it is determined
by the approving authority that the user will introduce primarily
segregated domestic wastes of wastes from sanitary conveniences.
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The word "non-governmental" shall be struck from the aforementioned definition when the definition is used in context with the User Charge System Ordinance, Chapter 715.
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The foregoing definition of "Industrial User" (34.905, February 1, 1974) has been revised to include the following:
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1.
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A non-governmental, non-residential user which discharges more
than the equivalent of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons per day
of sanitary waste and which is identified in the Standard Industrial
Classification manual under division A, B, D, E and I;
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2.
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A user which discharges any wastewater containing toxic pollutants
or which has any other adverse effect on the treatment works; and
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3.
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A commercial user of any individual system.
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Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance discharged, permitted
to flow or escaping from any industrial manufacturing, commercial
or business establishment or process or from the development, recovery
or processing of any natural resource as distinct from their employees'
waste or waste from their sanitary conveniences.
The network of piping from the discharge side of the grinder
pump which transports water-carried wastes under pressure to the wastewater
treatment facility.
An industrial user of the publicly owned treatment works
that:
Has a flow greater than five percent (5%) of the flow carried
by the City system receiving the waste;
Has in this waste, a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts as defined
in standards issued under Section 307(a) of the Act; or
Is found by the permit issuance authority, in connection with
the issuance of an NPDES permit to the publicly owned treatment works
receiving the waste, to have significant impact, either singly or
in combination with other contributing industries, on that treatment
works or upon the quality of effluent from that treatment works.
The person duly elected to the office of Mayor by a vote
of the people; however, should the office of the Mayor become vacant,
then the person who assumes the duties of the "office of the Mayor".
A unit of concentration of water or wastewater constituent.
It is one-thousandth (0.001) gram of the constituent in one thousand
(1,000) milliliters of water. It has replaced the unit formerly used
commonly, parts per million, to which it is approximately equivalent,
in reporting the results of water and wastewater analysis.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
Any permit or equivalent document or requirements issued
by the Administrator or where appropriate by the Director, after enactment
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972, to regulate
the discharge of pollutants pursuant to Section 402 of the Act.
The normal direct and indirect cost of carrying on the business
other than debt service, including replacement costs.
Any individual(s), firm, company or corporation owning a
parcel(s) of real estate.
Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any
individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association,
society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion
concentration expressed in grams per liter of solution. It shall be
determined by one (1) of the procedures outlined in "Standard Methods".
Parts per million by weight. (Refer to the definition of
"MILLIGRAMS PER LITER (mg/l)".
A term used to evaluate the impact of industrial or other
waste on a treatment works or stream. One (1) population equivalent
is one hundred (100) gallons of sewage per day, containing seventeen-hundredths
(0.17) pounds of BOD and twenty-hundredths (0.20) pounds of suspended
solids. The impact on a treatment works is evaluated as the equivalent
of the highest of the three (3) parameters. Impact on a stream is
the higher of the BOD and suspended solids parameters.
The treatment of wastewaters from sources before introduction
into the wastewater treatment works.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and 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.
A sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of the
City. It shall also include sewers within or outside the City's boundaries
that serve one (1) or more persons and ultimately discharge into the
City's sanitary sewer system, even though those sewers may not have
been constructed with City funds.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories
or appurtenances which are necessary during the service life of the
sewage works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such
works were designed and constructed. The term "operation and
maintenance" includes replacement.
Any user of the treatment works not classified as an industrial
user or excluded as an industrial user as defined in this Section.
A sewer that conveys domestic sewage or industrial wastes
or a combination of both and into which storm, surface and ground
waters or unpolluted industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted.
The water supply of a community after it has been fouled
by various users. From the stand point of source it may be a combination
of the liquid or water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings,
institutions and industrial establishments, together with any ground
water, surface water and stormwater that may be present.
Any City-owned sewerage or treatment works.
A pipe or conduit for conveying sewage or any other waste
liquids, including storm, surface and ground water drainage, either
by gravity or pressure.
The system of sewers and appurtenances for the collection,
transportation and pumping of sewage.
Is mandatory; MAY — is permissible.
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 of
flows during normal operation.
Pressure pipe with a diameter usually of four (4) inches
or less and used to carry the discharge of grinder pumps. Said small
bore pipe has the connotation of sanitary sewer. The six (6) inch
gravity sewer pipe is included herein.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water,
Sewage and Industrial Wastes" published jointly by the American Public
Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Federation
of Sewage and Industrial Wastes Associations.
A sewer that carries storm, surface and ground water drainage
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling
water.
That portion of the rainfall that is drained into the sewers.
The Superintendent of Wastewater Works for the City or his/her
authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or industrial waste and which are removable by a
laboratory filtration device. Quantitative determination of suspended
solids shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard
Methods".
Any pollutant introduced to the treatment works which may
interfere with, pass through or otherwise be incompatible with such
works.
Wastewater treatment works as defined in this Section.
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
The estimated period during which the treatment works will
be operated and shall be twenty (20) years from the date of start-up
of any wastewater facilities constructed with a Federal grant.
Any household, business, commercial establishment or industry
which is connected to the server system.
A charge levied on users of treatment works for the cost
of operation and maintenance including replacement of such works and
shall consist of both basic user charges and surcharges defined in
this Section.
The type of user either "residential or commercial" or "industrial"
as defined in this Section.
The spent water of a community. From this standpoint of course,
it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with any ground water, surface water and stormwater that
may be present.
The structures, equipment and processes required to collect,
carry away and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of
the effluent.
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial "waste treatment plant" or "wastewater pollution control
plant".
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 2 §§1
— 8, 3-26-1985]
A.
Permit Required. A permit shall be obtained prior to installing
a grinder pump unit and/or any plumbing necessary to connect the building
sewer to the wastewater collection system including the grinder pump.
Applications for such permits shall be made to the "approving authority"
and shall state thereon the name of the person or contractor intended
to have charge of the installation and the nature and extent of the
proposed installation.
B.
Permit Fees. Each person making an application to obtain permission to connect to the City's wastewater collection system shall pay a fee in an amount required by the fee schedule in Subsection (D) of Section 710.100. (See Subsection (B) of Sections 710.040 and 710.050 for required fees.) A "tap-on charge" shall be collected.
All expenses for materials, equipment and labor for connection with the sewer main shall be paid by the person making such connections. This permit fee is for the privilege of connecting one (1) building sewer to the City's sewer system. An inspection fee is required. (See Subsection (B) of Sections 710.040 and 710.050 of this Chapter.)
C.
New Plumbing — Exposure For Inspection. In all buildings
hereafter erected, both public and private, and in all buildings already
built or erected wherein any plumbing is hereafter installed or wherein
any sewer or connection pipe shall be hereafter repaired or changed,
except for minor repairs, on the sewer side of the trap, the drain,
soil, rainwater and other pipe or pipes directly or indirectly connected
into any drain, soil or water pipe and all traps shall be exposed
for view for inspection and test by the Superintendent and shall not
be covered until such test is made.
D.
Plumbing Code. The City shall adopt a Plumbing Code. The
Code shall state materials and equipment which may be used in house
drains and grinder pump installations, manner of construction and
standards which construction must comply. The Code shall also set
forth all requirements for plumbing within buildings, regardless for
new construction and existing buildings. The ordinance adopted by
the City shall be the National Plumbing Code or other widely acceptable
Plumbing Code. Said Code(s) may be modified to meet the special needs
of the City.
E.
Enforcing Officer. The approving authority shall enforce
the provisions of the Plumbing Code in the City.
F.
Copy Of Plumbing Code. The City Clerk of the City shall
keep on file a copy of the most recent edition of the Plumbing Code,
which shall be available for inspection.
G.
Standards. All work done on any plumbing system shall be
performed in an efficient and workmanlike manner.
H.
Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this Article or continuing to work in violation
of a stop order issued by the approving authority shall be fined not
less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) for each offense; and a separate offense shall be
deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs
or continues.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 3 §§1
— 4, 3-26-1985]
A.
Unlawful To Place Garbage On Public Or Private Property. 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 or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City,
any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B.
Unlawful To Discharge Sewage To Any Natural Outlet. It shall
be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City 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 provisions of this Chapter.
C.
Privy, Septic Tank, Etc., Prohibited. Except as hereinafter
provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy,
privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used
for the disposal of sewage.
D.
Buildings Must Have Toilet Facilities. 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 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 two hundred (200) feet (61 meters) of the property
line.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 4 §§1
— 8, 3-26-1985]
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.030 (D) of this Chapter, 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 Superintendent. The application for such permit shall me 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 shall be paid in the amount required in the fee schedule in Subsection (D), Section 710.100. (See Subsection (B) of Sections 710.020 and 710.050).
C.
A permit
for private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until
the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the approving
authority. The approving authority shall be allowed to inspect the
work at any state of construction and, in any event, the applicant
for the permit shall notify the approving authority when the work
is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions
are covered. The inspection shall be made within seventy-two (72)
hours of the receipt of the said notification.
D.
The
type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of
Natural Resources, State of Missouri and County Building Codes, if
any. 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 private
sewage disposal system shall be permitted to discharge to any natural
outlet.
E.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 710.030 (D) of this Chapter, 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 as directed in Subsection (H) of this Section.
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, County or City Building Codes.
H.
When
public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected
to said sewer within ninety (90) days and the private sewage disposal
system shall be abandoned and removed or cleaned of sludge and filled
with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 5 §§1
— 11, 3-26-1985]
A.
No
unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening
into, use, alter, disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the approving authority.
B.
There
shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
1.
For residential and commercial service.
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 approving authority. Permit and inspection fee for residential or commercial building permit shall be paid in the amount required by the fee schedule in Subsection (D) of Section 710.100. (See Subsection (B) of Sections 710.020 and 710.040).
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A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection
shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream
sewerage facilities, including sanitary sewers, pump stations and
wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity
to adequately handle the additional anticipated waste load.
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C.
All
costs and expense incidental 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.
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 of the building through an adjoining alley, courtyard
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 tested by the approving authority,
to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
F.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction for 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, per Section 710.020 of this Chapter 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 American Standard Testing Materials (ASTM) and Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF) 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 City sewer
system, 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, interior and exterior
foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff
or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn
is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
I.
The
connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform
to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the City or the procedures set forth in appropriate
specifications of the ASTM and WPCF 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
approving authority before installation.
J.
The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the approving
authority when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection
to the public sewer. Each and every part of a sewer connection shall
be inspected and approved by the approving authority or his/her representative
before being concealed or backfilled.
K.
All
excavations for building sewer installation shall comply with the
provisions of this Code relating to excavations in streets and shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights 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. 139 Art. 6 §§1
— 9, 3-26-1985]
A.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface
water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary
sewers.
B.
Stormwater
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 approving authority. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged to a
storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet, if approved by the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
C.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described water 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,
create any hazards in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant or to cause the effluent from the treatment works to violate
applicable effluent standards.
3.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than six and five-tenths (6.5)
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,
grease, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood,
paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D.
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 approving authority that such wastes can harm either
the sewers, grinder pump units, 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 approving authority
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 oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) g/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), (zero (0) and sixty-five degrees Centigrade
(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 h.p. metric) or greater shall be subject
to the review and approval of the approving authority.
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 a degree that any such material received
in the composite sewage at the wastewater treatment works exceeds
the maximum allowable concentrations as determined by the approving
authority for such materials.
The approving authority will evaluate such toxic or objectionable
substance waste on a concentration-dilution basis and will establish
maximum allowable discharge concentrations for each individual person
to protect against the following:
a.
Decreased sewage plant treatment process efficiencies and degraded
effluent qualities exceeding the current requirements of the regulatory
agencies.
b.
Concentrations of any toxic or objectionable substances in plant
effluent flows which will result in concentrations of such substances
in the receiving waters which will exceed the regulatory agency's
maximum allowable limits for these substances in the receiving waters.
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 approving authority 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 approving authority in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of eight and five-tenths
(8.5).
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, 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.
11.
Any waters or wastes having the following shall be subject to the
review of the approving authority:
a.
A five (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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Where necessary in the opinion of the approving authority, 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 other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for
the approval of the approving authority and no construction of such
facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in
writing.
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E.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or are possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection (D) of this Section and which in the judgment of the approving authority 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 approving authority may:
F.
Grease,
oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of
the approving authority, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable
wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by
the approving authority and shall be located as to be readily and
easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
G.
Where
pretreatment 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.
H.
When
required by the approving authority, 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 observations, sampling and measurement
of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and
safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the approving authority. 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.
I.
All
measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in this Section shall be determined
in accordance with Federal E.P.A., 40 CFR-136 (guidelines established
for test procedures for analysis of pollutants); the latest edition
of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater"
published by the American Public Health Association or methods approved
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency 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 or access in the public sewer to the point
at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried
out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents
upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to
life, limb and property. The particular analysis involved will determine
whether a twenty-four (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 analysis are obtained
from twenty-four (24) hour composites of all outfalls, whereas pHs
are determined from periodic grab samples. Any person discharging
wastes having concentrations greater than the "normal" concentrations
as set forth herein shall upon notification by the approving authority
install a composite sampler with a compatible pacing (metering) device
for monitoring said substances. The pacing and sampling devices shall
be of a type approved by the approving authority.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 7 §1, 3-26-1985]
The City shall have the right to contract, with any industrial
user, under the provisions of this Chapter, i.e., to regulate what
rates of sewage flow, sewage strength, etc., that the City will permit
to be discharged into the City's sanitary sewer system for wastewater
treatment and/or operate and maintain pretreatment facilities.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 8 §1, 3-26-1985]
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. 139 Art. 9 §§1
— 3, 3-26-1985]
A.
The
approving authority and other duly authorized employees of the City
bearing proper credentials and identifications shall be permitted
to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this Section. The approving authority 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 of waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (A) of this Section, the approving authority 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 personal 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 710.060, Subsection (H).
C.
The
approving authority 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 purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the
sewage works lying within said easement, shall be done in full accordance
with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private
property involved.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 10 §§1
— 6, 3-26-1985]
B.
Fees
for permits and inspections shall be deposited in separate interest-bearing
accounts and known as the Wastewater Permit and Inspection Fee Account
(WPIFA).
C.
Withdrawal
of funds from the WPIFA can only be made when so authorized by the
Board of Aldermen of the City. The authority to withdraw funds shall
be deemed to be granted when a motion is made and passed by the Board
of Aldermen. The motion shall include the amount to be withdrawn and
the account to which it is being transferred.
D.
The
fee(s) to be paid by the applicant shall be as shown in the following
Schedule of Fees.
|
Schedule of Fees
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Permit(s) and Inspections Requested Under
| |||
|
Section No.
|
Subsection
|
Amount
| |
|
710.020
|
B (Tap-on Fee)
|
$130.00
| |
|
710.040
|
B For Private Disposal Systems
|
$130.00
| |
|
710.050
|
B Residential and Commercial
|
$130.00
| |
|
710.050
|
B Industrial
|
$130.00
| |
E.
The full amount of the fee shall accompany the application. Checks drawn on out-of-town banks will not be accepted as payment of fees called for in Subsection (D) of this Section. The City may elect to accept only cashier's or certified checks for the payment fees. See Section 710.120, Subsection (C) for those who are exempt from said fees.
F.
A special
interest-bearing escrow account shall be created into which the tap-on
fees shall be deposited. The special interest-bearing escrow account
shall be insured by an agency of the United States Government. The
interest paid on the special interest-bearing account shall be the
highest allowed by law. The interest earned by this account shall
also be deposited into said interest-bearing account. Funds from this
account may not be used for any purpose other than for the repair
and/or replacement of grinder pump units.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 11 §§1
— 8, 3-26-1985]
A.
This
Section is devoted specifically to the use of the grinder pump-low
pressure wastewater system which has been installed in the municipal
sewerage facility serving the households, commercial establishments
and/or industries which are and/or may be served by the City.
B.
The
pipes to the grinder pump units and the pipes from said units to the
City's wastewater treatment facility have been installed by the City.
The City shall retain ownership of said grinder pump units and connecting
pipes to the wastewater treatment facility together with any and all
required appurtenances necessary for the successful operation of the
system.
C.
The
City shall be responsible for the proper maintenance and repair of
the grinder pump units, all piping and appurtenances.
D.
No
user of the system shall in any manner whatsoever attempt to repair,
tamper, remove, alter and/or damage any component(s) of the grinder
pump unit, the piping connecting it to the wastewater treatment facility
and/or appurtenances.
E.
It
shall be the duty of each user of the system to protect said system
from all damage, misuse and/or vandalism of any kind. Should any user
of the system have knowledge of any damage, misuse and/or vandalism
to the system, they shall, without delay, report same to the approving
authority. Damage, misuse and/or vandalism shall be considered to
have taken place should one (1) or more of the following events occur.
The following list is not all inclusive:
1.
When persons other than authorized personnel attempt to alter, repair,
replace or remove any component of the system.
2.
When objects, materials, substances and/or solutions are discharged
to the wastewater collection system, making said system inoperable.
The following (non-inclusive) lists items which are prohibited from
being discharged into the system.
F.
The
user of the wastewater collection system is responsible for providing
certain materials, supplies and/or services for the installation and/or
operation of the system. The following is a list of materials, supplies
and/or services the user of the system must furnish:
G.
No
unauthorized connections may be made to the system.
H.
Any user of the system who violates any Subsection of this Section shall reimburse the City its actual costs (i.e., labor, repair, replacement, legal, etc.) that result from said violation. Continued and/or repeated violation of this Section may result in denial of sewer service. Any user of the system who violates this Section is subject to the penalties set forth in Section 710.130.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 12 §§1
— 5, 3-26-1985]
A.
"New
service connections" are those dwellings and other buildings requiring
system service which were built after September 30, 1984, or existing
dwellings and other buildings not exempt as denoted in Section (C)
of this Section.
B.
All "new service connection" users shall be required to make application and to pay all applicable fees as denoted in Subsection (B) of Sections 710.020, 710.040, 710.050 and Subsection (D) of Section 710.100. Said permit fees are for the privilege of connecting one (1) building sewer to the City's sewer system. All expenses for material, equipment and labor to connect the applicant's house sewer to the City's wastewater collection system shall be at the expense of the applicant.
C.
The City has secured financial assistance from various Federal and State agencies for the purpose of providing sanitary sewer service to all residences and commercial establishments within the City prior to September 30, 1984. Said residences and commercial establishments shall be exempt from paying fees outlined in Subsection (B) of Sections 710.040 and 710.050. (New service connections shall pay the "tap-on fee".)
D.
Authorized
City personnel shall inspect all new service connections and accept
or reject said installation.
[Ord. No. 139 Art. 13 §§1
— 3, 3-26-1985]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provisions of this Chapter, except Section 710.080, 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) of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall become
liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the
City by reason of such violation.
