[CC 1979 §90.230]
The rate of assessment to be charged and collected for the use
and service of the sewerage system of the City of Stockton, said sewerage
system of said City, shall be under the control and supervision of
the Board of Public Works, subject to the resolutions and ordinances
of the City.
[CC 1979 §90.250; Ord. No. 130 §90.250, 6-24-1991; Ord. No. 281A §90.250, 2-12-2001]
An excavation permit for sewerage services to premises not connected
with the City sewerage system shall be made to the Supervisor of Public
Works or other person designated by the Board of Aldermen by the occupant
or owner of the premises to be served accompanied by an application
fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to defray hook-up cost
of the City. Thereupon, such applicant shall have the right to connect
with the sewerage system of the City. All further costs of such connection
to be borne by such applicant. City personnel will make the sewer
tap. When a lot is divided or other arrangements are made to accommodate
rental or multiple units on the same lot with more than one (1) residence
or business, a separate connection and a separate sewer tap shall
be made for each.
[CC 1979 §90.260]
The rates hereinbefore specified for the use and services of
the sewerage system of the City including sewerage services rendered
and to be rendered shall become effective immediately upon connection
with the City system.
[Ord. No. 177 §90.345 Art.
I, 2-28-1994]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Article 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.
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 wastewater pond, ditch, lake or other body
or ground water.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogenions
in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
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.
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 ground water are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE or DOMESTIC SEWAGE
Human excreta and wastewater, including bath and toilet waste,
residential laundry waste, residential kitchen waste and other similar
waste from household or establishment appurtenances. Sewage and domestic
sewage waste are further categorized as:
1.
Blackwater: Waste carried off by toilets, urinals
and kitchen drains;
2.
Graywater: All domestic waste not covered in
subparagraph (1) herein, including bath, lavatory, laundry and sink
waste.
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 on
flows during normal operation.
SUPERVISOR
The Supervisor of Public Works of the City of Stockton or
his/her authorized 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.
[CC 1979 §90.340]
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
the charge of disorderly conduct.
[CC 1979 §90.360; Ord. No. 71 §90.360, 10-12-1987]
A. Any person found violating any provision of this Article 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) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and 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 Article shall become
liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the
City by reason of such violation.
[Ord. No. 161 §90.365, 5-10-1993]
A. With
regard to dumping waste material from outside sources in the City
of Stockton's wastewater lagoon, the City shall consider each request
to dump on an individual basis. Each decision will be based on such
things as, but not limited to, the material to be dumped, the quantity
of material, the time of year, or the condition of the lagoon at the
time.
B. If
permission is granted, a permit will be issued indicating a specified
amount of time and number of loads. The permit will be processed and
signed by the Supervisor of Public Works as well as the applicant.
C. Minimum
charge will be three dollars ($3.00) for three hundred (300) gallons
or less and one dollar ($1.00) per one hundred (100) gallons over
the minimum.
D. No
waste material generated outside the City limits will be accepted
in the lagoon.
E. Violation of this Section may result in a penalty under Section
100.220.