[Ord. No. 177 §90.345 Art.
IV, 2-28-1994; Ord. No.
282A, 2-12-2001]
A. No
unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening
into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the Supervisor.
B. 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.
C. 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, 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.
D. Old
building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only
when they are found, on examination and test by the Supervisor, to
meet all requirements of this Article.
E. 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 requirement
of B.O.C.A. Building and Plumbing Codes or other applicable rules
and regulations of the City. A minimum sewer line shall be S.D.R.
— 35.
F. 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.
G. The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Supervisor
when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to
the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Supervisor or his/her representative.
H. 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.
I. The
connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform
to the requirements set forth in appropriate specifications of the
A.S.T.M. and 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 Supervisor before
installation.
[Ord. No. 177 §90.345 Art.
V, 2-28-1994]
A. 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. 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 Supervisor. Industrial cooling
water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the Supervisor, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
C. 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, solids 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 water or wastes having a pH lower than five and one-half (5.5)
or having 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. No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described
substance, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely in the
opinion of the Supervisor that such wastes can harm either the sewers,
sewage treatment process, or equipment, have an adverse effect on
public property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming his/her opinion
as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Supervisor 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) or 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 (32°F) and one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (150° F) (0° C 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 (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Supervisor.
4. Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solution 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 Supervisor 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 Supervisor 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 Supervisor in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
8. Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine and one-half (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. A five (5) day BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per million
(1,000,000) by weight,
b. Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million
(1,000,000) by weight of suspended solids, or
c. Having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of the
average sewage flow of the City shall be subject to the review of
the Supervisor. Where necessary in the opinion of the Supervisor,
the owner shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to:
(1)
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to two hundred (200) parts
per million (1,000,000) by weight,
(2)
Reduce the suspended solids to two hundred forty (240) parts
per million (1,000,000) by weight, or
(3)
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 Supervisor and no construction of such facilities
shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
E. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection
(D) of this Section, and which in the judgment of the Supervisor 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 Supervisor 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 Subsection
(J) of this Section.
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If the Supervisor 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 Supervisor and
subject to the requirements of all applicable Codes, ordinances and
laws.
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F. Grease,
oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion
of the Supervisor, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid
wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable waste,
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 Supervisor
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection.
G. 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. When
required by the Supervisor, 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 Supervisor. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at
his/her expense and shall be maintained by him/her so far as to be
safe and accessible at all times.
I. 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
(24) hour composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or
whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not
always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four
(24) hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from
periodic grab samples.)
J. No
statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the City and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment therefore,
by the industrial concern.
[Ord. No. 177 §90.345 Art.
VI, 2-28-1994]
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.
[Ord. No. 177 §90.345 Art.
VII, 2-28-1994]
A. The
Supervisor 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 Supervisor 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 Supervisor 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
710.130(H).
C. The
Supervisor and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing
proper credential sand 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 term of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private
property involved.
[Ord. No. 177 §90.345 Art.
VIII, 2-28-1994]
A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article except Section
710.140 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 five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation. Each twenty-four (24) hour period 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. 212 §1(90.345, Art.
XI), 11-12-1996; Ord.
No. 242 §90.345 Art. XI, 8-24-1998]
A. Definition. As used in this Section, the following term
shall mean:
SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT PUMPING (STEP) SYSTEM
A facility consisting of a tank or tanks for settling and
digesting wastewater solids, and a pressure piping system for conveying
the supernatant liquid into the sewer system.
B. Permits. Septic tanks effluent pumping (STEP) systems can
only be used within the boundaries of the City of Stockton when approved
by a permit issued by the Supervisor of Public Works. The Supervisor
of Public Works shall not approve permits for the use of STEP systems
when service can be provided from an existing gravity sewer within
one hundred (100) feet from the facility to be served by the proposed
STEP system. Permits shall not be issued until property owners provide
easements to access from the City owned sewer main to the STEP facility.
C. Limitations. Only sanitary wastewater shall be discharged
into a STEP tank. Roof drains and other water sources shall be strictly
excluded from the STEP systems.
D. Operation Maintenance. Operation and maintenance of the
tank, pump and pump controls shall be the responsibility of the City
only after the system has been inspected and approved by the Supervisor
of Public Works and after existing warranties have expired. The City
will repair or replace the STEP pump when needed. Power for the STEP
system shall be provided and funded by the property occupants. All
sewer pipe, drains and plumbing between the STEP tank and the building
being served is the responsibility of the property occupants.
E. Alarms. All STEP systems shall be equipped with an alarm
system to notify property occupants when the STEP system stops operating.
The property occupant shall be responsible for notifying the City
when the control panel is activated. The property occupant shall be
responsible for curtailing water usage until City forces respond to
the customer's notification. The City will assume no responsibility
for damages resulting from any plumbing backups such as those that
occur when water usage is not curtailed during an alarm condition
or when the property occupant disables the alarm.
F. Fees. A monthly surcharge of eight dollars ($8.00) shall
be paid by all property occupants who have a STEP system. This charge
shall cover the additive City cost necessary to operate and maintain
the STEP system. This eight dollar ($8.00) fee shall be in addition
to any other water or sewer fees charged to these customer. An itemization
of said fees are as follows:
1. Inspection. One dollar ($1.00).
2. Pump replacements. One dollar seventy cents ($1.70).
3. Recording keeping. One dollar ten cents ($1.10).
4. Systems repairs. Three dollars ($3.00).
5. Tank pump out. One dollar twenty cents ($1.20).
G. For any STEP system installed after the date of passage of this Subsection, the City will no longer be responsible for the operation or maintenance of the tank, pump or pump system. All responsibility shall remain with the owner. No monthly surcharge shall be paid by persons affected by this Subsection
(G) as set forth in Subsection
(F).