[R.O. 2013 § 710.010; R.O. 2005 § 22-12; Ord. No. 42.270]
A. 
All rooms and buildings of whatever character, located in the City of Fayette, which are used as public buildings or which, by invitation or license, are used by the general public, shall be equipped with sanitary closets or toilets and all such closets in such places shall be connected with the sewers of the City and shall, for sanitary purposes, have connection with the City water supply, unless a sanitary and satisfactory connection be made to a private water supply.
B. 
The owner of any building or room and the user of such building or room, by lease or otherwise, who shall permit such building or room to be used by the general public, whether by invitation or license, without being equipped as provided in Subsection (A) of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine and/or imprisonment as set forth in Chapter 100, Article III, of this Code. Provided, that the owner or user of such building or room which at the time of the passage of this Section shall have been using any such building or room without the sanitary equipment as provided in Subsection (A) shall have notice served upon him/her of the provisions of this Section and shall be given thirty (30) days from the said date of service to comply with the terms thereof, after which time he/she shall be fully liable to the penalties herein provided.
[R.O. 2013 § 710.080; R.O. 2005 § 22-18; Ord. No. 67.010]
It shall be the duty of the owner of every building now or hereafter erected upon any land in the City of Fayette, adjacent or accessible to a joint district sewer or district sewer, to cause said building to be promptly connected by means of a private sewer with such joint district sewer or district sewer, and no house hereafter erected shall be inhabited, occupied or used by any person before the same shall be connected with a joint district or district sewer, if practicable, and such private sewers shall be constructed and connected with joint district or district sewers under the restrictions and regulations hereinafter specified, provided that no permit for connection with the sewer system now being constructed in the City of Fayette shall be issued until said sewer system is completed and accepted by the City of Fayette; provided the contractors engaged in the work of installing said system are hereby excepted, said contractors being hereby authorized to make private connections as they proceed with the work of installing sewer system and until the completion and acceptance thereof, but they shall use the materials and do the work in making such connections as by this Section required.
[R.O. 2013 § 710.090; R.O. 2005 § 22-22; Ord. No. 67.050]
All private sewers shall have an interior dimension in diameter of four (4) inches. They shall be constructed of the best quality of vitrified double-strength, salt glazed sewer pipe, with socket joints, made water-tight with hydraulic cement mortar. They shall be laid to a true line and grade, and their inclination, where practicable, shall not be less than two (2) feet in one hundred (100) feet. They shall, whenever possible, connect with the joint district or district sewer at "Y" junctions provided for them; but, if it is necessary to break into a joint district or district sewer for the purpose of connecting with it, a joint of pipe must be taken out, and a new joint, with a "Y" junction, inserted in said sewer. All excavations within the lines of any avenue, street or alley must be braced when necessary to prevent caving and must be properly protected at night with a substantial barricade at least three (3) feet high and a red light shall be placed at each end of the excavation or obstruction and kept brightly burning from sunset to sunrise. The upper end of private sewers not to be immediately connected with the house plumbing shall be securely guarded against the introduction of earth or other substances by means of brick and cement or other water-tight and imperishable materials. All materials used, and work done in the construction of private sewers shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Sewer Superintendent or Building Inspector; and no completed work shall be covered until after such inspection and approval. The backfilling over private sewers shall be done with the utmost care, and in such manner as to obtain the greatest possible compactness.
[R.O. 2013 § 710.100; R.O. 2005 § 22-23; Ord. No. 67.060]
All building water pipes, service pipes and other fixtures which may be met with in excavating within the lines of any avenue, street or alley shall be protected from damage, and if damaged they may be repaired by the parties having control of them, and the expense of such repairs shall be paid by the party to whom the permit to excavate was issued.
[R.O. 2013 § 710.110; R.O. 2005 § 22-28; Ord. No. 67.110]
In old buildings where tile is used for a waste pipe under the cellar bottom, no new connections for water closets or other fixtures shall be made therewith.
[R.O. 2013 § 710.130; R.O. 2005 § 22-30; Ord. No. 75.340]
A. 
No person shall permit the discharge of water from the downspouts of any property which they own or occupy into the City sanitary sewer lines. Any existing connection must be removed and connections to the sanitary sewer system must be made water-tight by means of a plug.
B. 
Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction, be found guilty of an ordinance violation, and shall be subject to a fine as set forth in Chapter 100, Article III, of this Code. After written notice to the owner/occupant of the property found to be in violation by the City authorities, each day the downspouts are connected to the sanitary sewer lines or connections to sanitary sewers remain open shall constitute a separate violation.
[R.O. 2013 § 710.140; R.O. 2005 § 22-43; Ord. No. 67.250; Ord. No. 10-2 § 1, 3-2-2010; Ord. No. 10-4 § 1, 4-6-2010]
A. 
To aid in the prevention of sanitary sewer overflows from grease and oil accumulations in its sanitary sewer mains, non-residential facilities connected to the City's sanitary sewer collection and treatment system, particularly food preparation and service facilities and industrial or commercial establishments who dispose of fats, oils and greases into the sewer system, shall be subject to the conditions of this Section.
1. 
Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:
GREASE
Material composed primarily of fats, oil and grease from animal or vegetable sources. The terms fats, oils and grease shall be deemed as grease by definition.
GREASE TRAP or INTERCEPTOR
A device for separating and retaining waterborne greases and grease complexes prior to the wastewater exiting the trap and entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. These devices also serve to collect settleable solids generated by and from food preparation activities prior to the water exiting the trap and entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. Grease traps and interceptors are sometimes referred to herein as grease interceptors.
USER
Any person, including those located outside the jurisdiction limits of the City of Fayette, who contributes, causes or permits the contribution or discharge of wastewater into sewers within the City's boundaries, including persons who contribute such wastewater from mobile sources such as those who discharge hauled wastewater.
2. 
Grease Interceptor Maintenance, Recordkeeping And Grease Removal.
a. 
Grease interceptors shall be installed in food preparation and serving facilities and other industrial or commercial establishments, when in the opinion of the City Administrator or Building Inspector, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid waste containing grease or any flammable waste, sand or other harmful ingredients. All grease interceptors shall be of a type, design and capacity approved by the City Administrator or Building Inspector and shall be readily and easily accessible for user cleaning and inspection by the City.
b. 
All grease interceptors shall be serviced and emptied of any accumulated grease as required but as intervals no longer than thirty (30) days at the user's expense. Grease interceptors shall be kept free of inorganic solid materials such as grit, rocks, gravel, sand, eating utensils, cigarettes, shells, towels, rags, etc., which could reduce the effective volume of the grease interceptor.
3. 
Inspection. Every person in the City of Fayette required by this Section to install a grease interceptor shall permit the City Administrator, Building Inspector or any person he/she shall designate to inspect the interceptor. If in the opinion of the City Administrator, Building Inspector or person he/she shall designate, the interceptor is not functioning adequately as installed to intercept grease or greases or is not being kept free of inorganic solid materials as called for under this Section, the City Administrator or Building Inspector or his/her designee shall issue a notice stating the date of inspection, the reasons for failure and any required remedial action. After the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of inspection and issuance of notice in the event the interceptor has not been rendered capable of passing inspection, the user of the property or the owner of the property shall be deemed to have created a nuisance and the Building Inspector shall proceed under the provisions of Sections 215.020 and 215.040 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fayette, Missouri. Upon conviction of violation of this Section the user or owner shall be subject to the penalty provided in Chapter 100, Article III, of the Code of the City of Fayette, Missouri.
4. 
Exemption. A food service establishment determined to have no immediate adverse impact on the City's sanitary sewer collection system because they do not discharge grease, may be granted an exemption from the grease interceptor installation requirements. To obtain an exemption, a food service establishment must request an inspection, and then be approved by the City Administrator or Building Inspector. Facilities which are granted an exemption are subject to inspection by the City Administrator or Building Inspector and are required to notify the City if changes are made which generate grease waste. The City Administrator or Building Inspector may, at any time, revoke an exemption and require that a grease interceptor be installed.
[R.O. 2013 § 710.150; Ord. No. 05-17 §§ I – II(22.50), 10-4-2005]
A. 
Rules Adopted. The following rules and regulations are hereby adopted to govern the sewer services furnished by the municipality in a uniform manner for the benefit of the municipality and its sewer users. They are subject to change from time to time. All such changes must be approved by the State Director of the Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture, or his/her successor, so long as the municipality has unpaid obligations which are held by or insured by the United States of America. If any portion of these rules shall be declared invalid by competent authority, such voidance shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions.
B. 
Definitions. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Section shall be as follows:
APPLICANT
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other agency owning land within the municipality applying for a sewer service.
BOARD
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Fayette, Missouri.
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 Celsius (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.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
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.
INSPECTOR
The person or persons duly authorized by the City Administrator of the City of Fayette to inspect and approve the installation of building sewers and their connection to the public sewer system.
MAY
Is permissive.
MUNICIPALITY
The City of Fayette, Missouri.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of foods 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 (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 water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface water and stormwater as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
Is mandatory.
SLUG
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
STATE DIRECTOR
The State Director of Rural Development for Missouri, United States Department of Agriculture, or his/her successor.
STORM DRAIN (sometimes termed STORM SEWER)
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of the Municipal Sewer Works of the City of Fayette, Missouri, or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
C. 
Prohibited Discharge, Required Connection.
1. 
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 Fayette, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
2. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of Fayette, 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 Section.
3. 
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.
4. 
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the City of Fayette, 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 Section within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within one hundred (100) feet (30.5) meters of the property line.
D. 
Private Sewer Facility, Requirements.
1. 
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of this Article, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.
2. 
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the inspector. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City of Fayette which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the inspector. A permit and inspection fee as set by the Board of Aldermen shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
3. 
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the inspector. 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 inspector 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 inspector if received in the forenoon and within eighteen (18) hours of receipt of notice if received in the afternoon.
4. 
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations 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.
5. 
At such times a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Section 710.150(C)(4), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Section, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
6. 
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City of Fayette.
7. 
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer of the State or County.
8. 
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.
E. 
Public Sewer Connection, Requirements.
1. 
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 inspector.
2. 
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 inspector. A permit and inspection fee as set by the Board of Aldermen shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
3. 
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.
4. 
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, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building sewer.
5. 
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the inspector, to meet all requirements of this Section.
6. 
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 of Fayette. In the absence of code provisions, utilization of industry appropriate materials in a good and workmanship like manner and/or in a manner consistent with MDNR regional office guidance will apply.
7. 
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.
8. 
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
9. 
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 of Fayette, or, in the absence of code provisions, utilize industry appropriate materials in a good and workmanship like manner and/or in a manner consistent with MDNR regional office guidance. All such connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the inspector before installation.
10. 
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the inspector or his/her representative.
11. 
All excavations for building sewer installations 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.
F. 
Prohibited Substances.
1. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
2. 
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 inspector. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the inspector, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
3. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
a. 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
b. 
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.
c. 
Any waters or wastes having:
(1) 
A five (5) day biochemical oxygen demand greater than three hundred (300) parts per million by weight or;
(2) 
Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended solids or;
(3) 
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.
(i) 
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300) parts per million by weight or;
(ii) 
Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight or;
(iii) 
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.
d. 
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
4. 
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 inspector 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 inspector 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:
a. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F) [sixty-five degrees Celsius (65° C)].
b. 
Any water or waste 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) [zero (0) and sixty-five degrees Celsius (65° C)].
c. 
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 (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the inspector.
d. 
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
e. 
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 inspector for such materials.
f. 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the inspector 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.
g. 
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the inspector in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
h. 
Any waters or wastes having pH in excess of nine and five-tenths (9.5).
i. 
Materials which exert or cause:
(1) 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate).
(2) 
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
(3) 
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
(4) 
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
j. 
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.
5. 
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 (F)(4) of this Subsection and, which in the judgment of the inspector, 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 inspector may:
a. 
Reject the wastes;
b. 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
c. 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
d. 
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 (F)(10) of this Section.
If the inspector 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 inspector and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
6. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the inspector, 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 inspector and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
7. 
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.
8. 
When required by the inspector, 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 accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the inspector. 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.
9. 
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 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 analysis involved will determine whether a 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 24-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.
10. 
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City of Fayette 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.
G. 
Tampering Prohibited. 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.
H. 
Entrance On Property, When Permitted.
1. 
The inspector and other duly authorized employees of the City of Fayette 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 Section. The inspector 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.
2. 
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in this Article, the inspector or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company.
3. 
The inspector 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.
I. 
Notice, Penalty.
1. 
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Section except Subsection (G) 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.
2. 
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection (I)(1) above shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and on conviction thereof shall be fined as set forth in Chapter 100, Article III, of this Code. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
3. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the City of Fayette by reason of such violation.
[R.O. 2013 § 710.160; Ord. No. 12-06 § 1, 2-7-2012]
A. 
The lateral connection of the building sewer to the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the 2015 Technical Codes published by the International Code Council adopted by the City of Fayette and set forth in Section 500.010 of this Code, or any successor codes adopted by the City of Fayette. All such connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight. All such connections shall be so constructed so as to prohibit any surface water or groundwater from entering said connections and shall be maintained and repaired by the owner as necessary to prevent and eliminate any surface water or groundwater from entering into said connections from the building to the public sewer system.
B. 
The applicant for building permit shall notify the Building Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Building Inspector or his/her representative.
C. 
Written notice shall be provided in any instance where it has been determined that the provisions of this Section have been violated.
D. 
All repairs required by this Section shall be completed within the time specified by the Building Inspector in the notification.
E. 
Violations under this Section are subject to punishment under the provisions of Chapter 100, Article III, of the Code of the City of Fayette, Missouri.