[R.O. 2012 § 710.010; Ord. No.
927 Art. I §§ 1 — 22, 3-2-1992]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings
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.
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 [one and one-half (1 1/2) meters] outside
the inner face of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
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 dispersion 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 (1/2) inch [one
and twenty-seven hundredths (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 waters 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 stormwaters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which
in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds
for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than
five (5) times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows
during normal operation.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters 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 Portageville 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.
[R.O. 2012 § 710.020; Ord. No.
927 Art. II §§ 1 — 4, 3-2-1992]
A.
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 Portageville or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said City any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
City of Portageville or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
City any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
Article.
C.
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.
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human 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 Article
within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided
that said public sewer is within one hundred (100) feet [thirty and
five-tenths (30.5) meters] of the property line.
[Ord. No. 1296, 5-7-2020]
A sewer clean-out drain shall be required to be installed in
each new sewer installation and replacement of a pre-existing sewer
tap in the City. The said sewer clean-out drain shall be installed
no further than three (3) feet from the outside wall of any structure
serviced by each sewer line.
[R.O. 2012 § 710.030; Ord. No.
927 Art. III §§ 1 — 8, 3-2-1992]
A.
Generally. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.020(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Section.
B.
Permit. 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.
C.
Inspection. 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 four (4) hours of the receipt
of notice by the Superintendent.
D.
Compliance With State Standards. The type, capacities, location and
layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all regulations
of the Department of Public Health of the State of Missouri. No permit
shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface
soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than
fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool
shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
Availability Of Public Sewers. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Subsection (D) hereof, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Article and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
F.
Sanitation. 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.
Additional Health Requirements. No statement contained in this Section
shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that
may be imposed by the Missouri Division of Health.
H.
Connection Of Building Sewers. When a public sewer becomes available,
the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within sixty (60)
days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge
and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
[R.O. 2012 § 710.040; Ord. No.
927 Art. IV §§ 1 — 11, 3-2-1992]
A.
Permit. 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.
Classification Of Permits. There shall be two (2) classes of building
sewer permits: (a) for residential and commercial service, and (b)
for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. 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 sixty dollars ($60.00) for a residential or commercial building
sewer permit and two hundred dollars ($200.00) for an industrial building
sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the time the application
is filed.
C.
Costs Borne By Owner. All costs and expense incident to the installation
and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may
directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building
sewer. The cost to connect to the sewer system shall be four hundred
dollars ($400.00) per connection.
[Ord. No. 1259, 8-7-2017]
D.
Each Building Served By Separate Sewer. A separate and independent
building sewer shall be provided for every building except where one
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, 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.
Use Of Old Building Sewers. 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 Section.
F.
Construction Standards. The size, slope, alignment, materials of
construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating,
placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench
shall all conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing
Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City. In the
absence of Code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials
and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM
and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
G.
Elevation Of Building Sewer. 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.
Illegal Connections. 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.
Building Sewer Connections. 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 the SPCF 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.
Notice For Inspection. 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.
Safeguarding Excavations. 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.
[R.O. 2012 § 710.050; Ord. No.
927 Art. V §§ 1 — 10, 3-2-1992]
A.
Discharge Of Stormwater, Etc., To Any Sanitary Sewer. 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.
B.
Unpolluted Drainage Discharged To Storm Sewer. 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 Superintendent. Industrial cooling
water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged on approval of
the Superintendent to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
C.
Permanently Prohibited Discharges. 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 five point five
(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, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, mild
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D.
Substances That May Damage Sewage System. 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 wastes 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 Fahrenheit and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit
(32° and 150° F.) [zero degrees Centigrade and sixty-five
degrees Centigrade (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
(3/4) horsepower [seventy-six thousandths (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 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 nine point five
(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
or 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 a five-day BOD greater than three
hundred (300) parts per million by weight or containing more than
three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended
solids or 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. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Superintendent,
the owner shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three
hundred (300) parts per million by weight or reduce the suspended
solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight or
control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
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.
E.
Options Of Superintendent.
1.
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 Subsection (D) of this Section 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 to constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
2.
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.
F.
Grease, Oil And Sand Interceptors. 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.
G.
Preliminary Treatment. 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.
H.
Manhole — When Required. 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.
I.
Measurements, Tests And Analyses. All measurements, tests and analyses
of the characteristics of waters 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 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-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-hour
composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic
grab samples.)
J.
Special Agreement. No statement contained in this Section 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.
[R.O. 2012 § 710.060; Ord. No.
927 Art. VI § 1, 3-2-1992]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is part of the sewage works. Any person
violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under
charge of disorderly conduct.
[R.O. 2012 § 710.070; Ord. No.
927 Art. VII §§ 1 — 3, 3-2-1992]
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 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 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 710.050(H).
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 purposes 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.
[R.O. 2012 § 710.080; Ord. No.
927 Art. VIII §§ 1 — 3, 3-2-1992]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article except Section 710.060 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.
C.
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.
[R.O. 2012 § 710.090; CC 1981 § 625.200; Ord. No. 812 § 1C, 7-14-1980; Ord. No. 1111 § II, 5-5-2003]
A.
The sewage rate shall be based upon the quantity of water used on
the premises furnished with sewage services according to the following
schedule of monthly service charges:
[Ord. No. 1251, 12-5-2016]
1.
The base sewer rate for usage of up to two thousand (2,000)
gallons of water per month shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00). ($9.00
+ 3.00 + 3.00 = $15.00)
2.
In addition to the base sewer rate, usage in excess of two thousand
(2,000) gallons of water per month shall be assessed at the rate of
three dollars ($3.00) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water
used thereafter per month.
