Village of Spencer, WI Article II Sewer Use Rules and Regulations

§ 461-4 Applicability of sewer use rules and regulations.

A. The rules, regulations and sewer use rates of the Village hereinafter set forth shall be considered a part of a binding contract with every person (as previously defined) connected with the Village-owned sewer system; and every such person by connecting with the Village-owned sewer system shall be considered as expressing their consent to be bound thereby. In the event any of said rules and regulations, or such others as the Village Board hereafter adopts, are violated, the violator shall be required to correct such violation within 30 days after receiving written notice of violation from the Village Board. If, after 30 days' notice in writing, such violator permits the violation to continue, they shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000, together with the costs of prosecution. Each day in which any violation continues to exist, after the effective date of notice, shall be deemed a separate violation. The violation shall be determined to be in effect until such violation is corrected and upon payment of all arrears, along with the expenses and established charges of shutting off and putting on, and such other terms.

B. If the violation is not corrected by timely compliance, the Village may order any person who causes or allows an unauthorized discharge to show cause before the Village Board why service should not be terminated. A notice shall be served on the offending party, specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the Village Board regarding the violation, and directing the offending party to show cause before the Village Board why an order should not be made directing the termination of service or revocation of permit. The notice of hearing shall be served personally or be sent registered certified mail (return receipt requested) at least 10 days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agency or officer of a corporation.

C. The Village Board shall itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence.

D. After the Village Board has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order to the party responsible for the discharge directing that, following a specified time period, the sewer service be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are added or properly operated, and such further orders and directives as are necessary and appropriate.

E. The Village Board members, furthermore, may declare any payment made for the sewer service by the party or parties committing such violation to be forfeited and the same shall thereupon be forfeited. The right is reserved to the Village Board to change the said rules, regulations, and sewer rates from time to time as it may deem advisable; and to make special rates, agreements and contracts in proper cases.

§ 461-5 Holding tank wastewater and septage.

A. Subject to rules established within or under this chapter, holding tank wastewater and septage originating from properties within the Village may be accepted and treated at the Village wastewater facilities. The owner shall be responsible to arrange and pay for transport by state-licensed disposers.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

B. Concerning wastes from other extraterritorial areas, the Village Board may, within its sound discretion and on a regular or irregular basis, accept hauled-in wastes from any areas outside the Village at charges determined by the Village Board and shall expressly not designate the sources thereof as a service area unless done by specific designation.

C. Conditions of acceptance of wastes.

(1) Holding tank wastewater and septage shall be accepted only by licensed disposers.

(2) Holding tank wastewater and septage shall be entered in the Village sewer system only at the Village treatment plant.

(3) The Village Board shall adopt and reasonably publicize rules for acceptance. Such rules may address, but are not limited to, such issues as days and hours of acceptance; control of discharge rates to facilitate mixing, prevent backups and prevent slug loads; billings and collections.

(4) At the time and point of every discharge, the licensed disposer shall provide to the Village written documentation of the sources of each load by name of property owner, address, amount, source (holding tank, septic tank, etc.), and such other information as the Village may require. This documentation shall be signed by the driver and/or the licensed disposer under whose license the driver works, as to truthfulness.

(5) The licensed disposer shall be responsible to pay the Village Board-imposed charge for acceptance and treatment. The Village shall maintain records of charges and payments which shall be open to public inspection.

(6) If any wastes are discharged or proposed to be discharged under this section to the treatment plant containing substances or characteristics enumerated in § 461-6, Qualitative limits on discharges to the sanitary sewer, and/or which, in the judgment of the Village Board, may have deleterious effects upon the wastewater facilities or receiving waters or which otherwise may create a hazard to life and health or constitute a nuisance, the Village Board may reject the wastes and/or may require a supplemental payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes, and may require payment to cover the cost of additional sampling or testing.

(7) Any licensed disposer found to violate a provision of this chapter or of any pertinent Village administrative order in the course of handling, hauling or discharging wastes within the Village, may have approval for discharge to the Village wastewater facilities revoked. This revocation shall be in writing and shall state the reason for revoking the disposal approval of the licensed hauler.

(8) Any licensed disposer disposing of wastes of the Village wastewater facilities shall carry public liability insurance covering all waste operations by the disposer, or agents or employees thereof within the Village. The licensed disposer shall furnish to the Village a certificate certifying such insurance to be in full force and effect.[2]

[2] Editor's Note: Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of original Sec. 9-2-12, Wastes from outside the Village limits, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances and which immediately followed this subsection, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II), leaving original Sec. 9-2-12(d) which was redesignated as § 461-5B.

§ 461-6 Qualitative limits on discharges to sanitary sewer.

A. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following liquids or solid wastes to any public or private sanitary sewer, to any holding tank or septic tank whose contents may later enter the Village wastewater facilities:

(1) Gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, lubricating oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas or other substances which by themselves or by interaction with other substances may cause fire or explosion hazards, or in any other way be injurious to persons, property, or the operation of the wastewater facilities.

(2) Toxic or poisonous substances, including phenols and polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs), in sufficient quantity, singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with treatment processes, or to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, flora or fauna, or to create a nuisance, or to create any hazard in the receiving waters of the treatment plant, or interfere with the handling or disposal of sludge.

(3) Waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5 or having any corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the wastewater facility; or any wastewaters or wastes having a pH in excess of 10.

(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 wastewater facilities, such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, rocks, oils, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.

(5) Any discharge that causes a violation of the requirements of the Village WPDES permit and the modifications thereof.

(6) Wastewater having a temperature higher than 120° F. or that may cause wastewaters at the treatment facility to exceed 80° F.

(7) Waters or wastes which contain more than 100 parts per million by weight of oils, fat or grease from animal or vegetable origin or 25 parts per million by weight of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils or product of mineral origin. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided and installed by the owner of any operation involving commercial food preparation or food service and by any other operation where such interceptors are determined by the Village Board to be necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing oils, fat, or grease in amounts in excess of those specified in this chapter or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful materials. The Village Board may order such interceptors upon reasonable suspicion of their need by category of use or by specific factual evidence. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity in conformance with the Wisconsin State Plumbing Code, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In maintaining these interceptors, the owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal, subject to review by the Village Board. Disposal of the collected materials performed by owner's personnel or licensed waste disposal firms must be in accordance with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources rules and regulations.

(8) Garbage that has not been properly shredded.

(9) Waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, mercury, and similar substances to such degree that the composition of wastewater at the treatment plant exceeds the applicable limits established for such materials.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original Sec. 9-2-13(a)(10), regarding waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances and which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

(10) Radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed applicable limits.

(11) Incompatible pollutants containing substances that are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the treatment processes employed within applicable discharge limits or limits on sludge composition.

(12) Waters or wastes which, by interaction with other water or wastes in the sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended solids which interfere with the collection system, or create conditions deleterious to structures and treatment processes.

(13) Materials that exert or cause:

(a) Unusually high BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the wastewater treatment facility.

(b) Unusual flows or concentrated wastes constituting a slug load as defined herein.

(c) 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 sulfate).

(d) Excessive discoloration, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.

(e) Excessive phosphorus loadings that impair the ability of the wastewater treatment plant to meet the conditions of the Village WPDES permit.

B. Stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff or surface drainage shall not be discharged or allowed to enter into the sanitary sewerage system.

C. Noncontact cooling waters and discharges from swimming pools, whirlpools and similar installations shall not be discharged into the sewerage system.

D. The Village Board may enter into special agreements for admission of wastes of unusual strength or character to the collection system or wastewater facilities, provided that there is no impairment of the functioning of treatment and that extra costs are paid by the discharger.

E. The Village Board may change the requirements herein if necessary in the prudent management of the sewerage system or to meet the conditions of the Village WPDES permit.

§ 461-7 Public sewers and connections [1]

The design and constructions of all public sewers and connections, including gravity mains, force mains, and lift stations, shall follow Ch. NR 110, Sewerage Systems, Wis. Adm. Code.

[1] Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 461-8 Private sewers and connections.

A. Connection requirements.

(1) Every building in the Village with installed plumbing fixtures and intended for human occupancy shall be entitled to and shall be connected by the owner to the Village collection sewer that is deemed by the Village Board to be accessible to the location within 10 days after the Village Board issues a notice to connect, applicable to the parcel whereon said building is situated. [See § 281.45, Wis. Stats., §§ SPS 382.10 and 383.03(2), Wis. Adm. Code.] It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, holding tank, mound or other facility intended or used for private use without having obtained certification from the Village Board that the public sewer system is not accessible and cannot be made accessible to serve the property in question and a permit issued by Marathon County evidencing conformance with the Wisconsin Administrative Code.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

(2) The Village Board shall interpret and apply the mandatory connection requirements, guided by the requirements of state law, the Wisconsin State Plumbing Code (Chs. SPS 381 through 387, WIS. Adm. Code).

(3) It is the intent of the Village to eliminate attempts at on-site waste treatment through conventional or mound systems in all parts of the Village, except limited parts where soils meet current state and county standards, and to eliminate continued use of holding tanks in areas accessible to sewers because of the community impacts of holding tank trucking.

(4) The Village Board notice to connect shall be in the form of a written notice mailed by ordinary mail to persons and addresses as shown for each applicable property on the Village tax roll and the 10 days shall be consecutive days commencing with the 10th day following the date of mailing to allow time for mail to be forwarded to property owners residing in distant locations.[2]

[2] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

(5) Upon failure of any property to achieve connection as specified herein, the Village Board shall cause such connection to be made and shall bill the owner(s) for such costs. If such costs are not paid within 30 days of such billing, such costs shall be deemed to be assessed as a special tax against the property. In addition or in lieu of the above, the Village Board may impose a penalty for the period that the property is in noncompliance with mandatory connect order after 10 days written notice. The amount of the penalty shall be an amount equal to 150% of the fixed monthly sewer service charge for the period in which the failure to connect continues and upon failure to make such payment, such charge shall be assessed as a special tax against the property, all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.

(6) This chapter declares that failure to connect to the sewer system is contrary to the minimum health standards of the Village and fails to assure preservation of public health, comfort and safety of the Village.

B. The Village shall determine points of connection between the Village collector sewers and adjoining property or between properties. At each such point, the Village shall provide a connection stub to a location determined by the Village to be the dividing line between the public right-of-way or edge of the public easement and the adjoining property. To the best of its ability, the Village shall maintain records of the as-built location of such stubs. These stubs shall be a property owner's responsibility to maintain. In case of suspected malfunctioning, the adjoining property owner(s) shall be responsible to inspect the stub length fully to the Village collector main as an extension of inspection of the connecting private sewer. The stub portion of such a sewer, as described herein, shall be Village-owned and maintained by the property owner regardless of who paid for the installation cost of the stub portion.

C. Private sewers shall be a responsibility of the property owner as to installation, inspection, maintenance and repair, including protection from frost from the Village main to the home.

D. All private sewers shall be installed in accordance with Ch. SPS 382, "Design, Construction, Installation, Supervision, Maintenance and Inspection of Plumbing," Wis. Adm. Code, especially § SPS 382.30, Sanitary drain systems, and with specifications adopted by the Village. Per § SPS 382.30, Wis. Adm. Code, all installations will be inspected upon completion of placement of the pipe and before backfilling and tested before or after backfilling. The Village will specify standards for inspection and testing. Licensed plumbers working for property owners will be authorized to conduct the testing and inspection, but shall certify that the installation meets all applicable Village and state standards over the signature and seal of the licensed plumber.

E. No plumber, pipe fitter, or property owner or other person shall do any plumbing or pipe fitting work in connection with the sewer system without having a valid and properly rated license from the State of Wisconsin.

F. Every person proposing to cause a connection with the Village collection sewer system shall file an application in writing with the Village in such form as is prescribed for that purpose and with such application fee as may be required by the Village. The application must state fully and truly all the uses of the premises. If the applicant is not the owner of the premises, the written consent of the owner must accompany the application. If it appears that the service applied for will not be adequate for the contemplated use, or if the Village otherwise determines that approval will not be in the best interest of the Village, the Village may reject the application. If the Village approves the application, it shall issue a permit for services as described in the approved application. No work toward construction of the private sewer shall commence prior to issuance of this permit.

G. It shall be a condition of approval of an application for connection to the Village collection sewer system that the owner and all parties who are involved in establishing the connection shall comply fully with all applicable Village, county, and state rules and regulations and that private sewers are constructed only in substantial conformity with the approved applications and permits unless the application is formally amended and approved as amended by the Village Board. The Village Board shall specify whether the arrangements for connection are to include any meters, measuring devices, ejectors, lifters, pumps or other apparatus. Plumbers or contractors engaged by property owners shall be responsible for the sizing of meters. Property owners shall be responsible to protect meters from freezing. Parties who accept a permit to connect accept as a condition thereto an obligation to install all required facilities, and to allow and facilitate all required inspections and meter readings.

H. The Village Board may negotiate with owners regarding routing of private sewers, including the question of networking private sewers to serve multiple buildings or building drains on a parcel. Decisions of the Village Board shall be referenced in approved applications. Prior Village Board approval shall be required for any proposed sharing of a private sewer by more than one building or unit, preceded by review by the Village Attorney of written documentation by and between the owners of the property under which all owners or all persons with ownership interest in all buildings served by the shared private sewer have reciprocal easements rights and joint and several liability for maintenance of all aspects of the shared private sewer and that all requirements of the Wisconsin State Plumbing Code and DSPS, will be met. Each condominium unit shall have a separate meter and account.

I. After sewer connections have been made to any building or upon any premises, no person shall make any alterations to the connection unless the party has a proper permit for the alteration from the Village Board. No person shall allow others or other services to connect to the sewer system through their lateral.

J. Whenever premises served by the sewerage system are to be vacated, or whenever any person desires to discontinue service from the system, the Village Board must be notified in writing by the owner. Seasonal or temporary removal of meters shall not eliminate charges based upon meter size.

K. All private sewers shall be installed by plumbers or contractors qualified by the Village Board for that category of construction. All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of a private sewer shall be borne by the owner. (See also Subsection B of this section regarding property owner responsibility for inspection of sewer stubs under specified circumstances.)

L. In making excavations in streets or highways for private sewer installation or repairs, the paving and the earth removed must be deposited in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public. No person shall leave any such excavation made in any street or highway open at any time without barricades; and during the night, warning lights must be maintained at such excavations. In refilling the opening, after the pipes are laid in layers of not more than nine inches in depth, and each layer thoroughly compacted to prevent settling, this work, together with the replacing of sidewalks, ballast and paving, must be done so as to make the street as good, at least, as before it was disturbed, and satisfactory to the Village. The Village Board may require bonds or other performance guarantees for responsibilities under this section.

M. No person, except those having permission from the Village, shall uncover, make any openings into or tap or disturb any component of the Village sewerage system. The kind and size of the connection with the pipe shall be that specified in the permit from the Village to ensure that new sewers and connections to the sewer system are properly designed and constructed and all connections shall require active inspection and supervision by the Village or agents thereof.

N. No claim shall be made against the Village or its representative by reason of the breaking, clogging, stoppage, or freezing of any private sewer pipes. The right is hereby reserved to the Village Board to cut off service at any time for the purpose of repairs or any other necessary purpose, any permit granted or regulations to the contrary notwithstanding. Whenever it shall become necessary to shut off the sewer within all or part of the Village, the Village shall, if practicable, give reasonable notice to each and every consumer within the service area.

O. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, sump pumps, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a sewer connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer.

P. No gray water diversion shall be permitted. Laundry wastewaters, water softener discharges and all sources of gray water shall be connected to the public sewer system.

Q. All private sewers from the point of connection with Village sewer system to the building foundation wall shall be new pipe meeting Village specifications unless the existing pipe system is tested and found by the Village to be in conformance with Village specifications. The Village Board shall also notify owners, as needed, of the necessity for sewage ejectors or grinder pumps at Village specified locations within private sewers. All units must be prepackaged factory assembled units, complete with pump and tank. Pumps may be either sewage ejectors or grinder pumps meeting the State Plumbing Code, with all work in accordance with that code. On a case-by-case basis, the Village Board may allow reuse of an existing large capacity holding tank serving an existing commercial property for locating and installation of the pumping unit. Reuse of holding tanks for other purposes unrelated to the sewer system will similarly be allowable subject to conformity with applicable state codes.

§ 461-9 User charges, revenues and collections.

A. It shall be the policy of the Village to obtain sufficient revenues to pay the actual costs of the sewerage system, including depreciation, through a system of user charges as referenced in Article III of this chapter. It is the intent that each user or class of user shall pay a fair and proportionate share of the operation, maintenance and replacement costs of such system.

B. A special assessment connection charge shall be levied at or prior to the time Village Board approval is given for connection of a private sewer to the Village collection sewer or at the expiration date of the Village order to connect, whichever occurs first.

C. Where private wells exist, any person connected to the Village owned sewer system shall provide, operate and maintain accurate metering and sampling of the discharge if required by the Village Board. Accurate metering and sampling data, if required, shall be provided to the Village on a monthly basis.

§ 461-10 Administration.

A. The Village Board shall specify methods of measuring or estimating flows and loadings from particular users to the sewerage system. The Village Board may direct installation of meters and/or samplers in as many locations within the Village sewerage system or on private sewers or within private plumbing as may be deemed necessary by the Village Board to get reasonable accurate indications of contributed sewage. Special arrangements installed at owner expense to allow water usage for lawn watering or similar purposes where the water does not enter the Village sewerage system shall require advance approval of the Village Board and shall not be recognized unless so approved and then installed and operated fully in accord with Village specifications, which may include deduct metering at owner expense if judged necessary by the Village Board. (See § 461-13 for penalties for tampering or bypassing.)

B. This chapter reserves the right of the Village Board to determine that particular contributing sewage has composition that requires special system costs and to add increments of charges to offset or recover marginal cost increases. The Village Board may also impose special charges on particular users for such matters as inspections, special metering or meter replacement or upgrades, monitoring of samples and the like.

§ 461-11 Enforcement of charges.

A. All sewer user charges shall be an official imposition of the Village and shall be collected and taxed and shall be a lien on the property served, pursuant to §§ 66.089 and 66.0821, Wis. Stats., in the same manner as are property taxes. Bills for sewer user charges shall be dated and issued to users. A late payment penalty charge of 10% of any unpaid balance shall be assessed and added to the bill for such services when the amount of the bill is not paid by the due date and this late payment penalty charge plus any previously assessed late payment penalty charge remaining shall be assessed and added to the bill then remaining unpaid. Late payments of connection charges under deferred payment arrangements shall be governed by state law. Claims by users that meter-determined quantities of contributed flow are inaccurate shall be lodged with the Village Board. No charge duly imposed on the metered flow shall be thereafter remitted or changed, except by vote of the Village Board.

B. Any user charges that are billed as a matter of convenience to any condominium unit owners association or time share or interval ownership unit association or cooperative association or management agent or similar entity shall be deemed a joint and several liability of each and all owners served or benefited by the service for which the charge is made and Village enforcement powers shall extend to units, as well as to the commons and the collective association, whether incorporated or unincorporated.

§ 461-12 Right of entry, identification and inspection.

Any designated officer or agent of the Village Board bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, testing, all in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and § 196.171, Wis. Stats. No such person shall have authority to inquire into any process beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge or possible discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for wastewater treatment.

§ 461-13 Violations and penalties.

A. No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, interfere, deface, or tamper with any structure or equipment that is a part of the Village sewerage system. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct and shall additionally be liable in suit to the Village or to affected property owners for costs of repair and other damages.

B. No person shall bypass or cause Village-required measuring, monitoring, diversion or other devices to be tampered with or altered or to function other than as intended by the Village Board. Any such activity, whether willful or negligent, shall be a violation of this chapter on the part of the property owner, property users and any other individuals who are found culpable.

C. Any person responsible for allowing a deleterious discharge into the sewer system which causes damage to the treatment facility and/or receiving body of water shall, in addition to a fine, pay the amount to cover damages, both values to be established by the Village Board.

D. Any person found to be violating a provision of this chapter shall be served with a written notice by officers or agents of the Village Board stating the nature of the violation, and/or with a Village citation. The offender shall cease violation and effect all corrections specified within the period of time stated in such notice.

E. Any person, partnership, or corporation, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, who is responsible for any violation and/or for allowing a violation to continue beyond the aforesaid notice time limit provided shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit to the Village not less than $500, nor more than $2,000. The Village Board may also pursue injunctive relief against the violator and the Village Board shall commence action to recover damages in amounts not less than the equivalent of all lost revenues, costs of investigation and prosecution of the actions.

§ 461-14 Miscellaneous regulations.

A. The Village Board will review the user charges at least biannually and revise the rates as necessary to ensure that adequate revenues are generated to pay the costs of operation and maintenance, including replacement, and that the system continues to provide for the proportional distribution of operation and maintenance, including replacement costs, among users and user classes.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

B. Where an industry, person or firm, by nature of operational changes, varies in the amount of discharged wastes, appropriate adjustment of said special rate, surcharge or contract shall be reviewed and adjusted accordingly.

C. No reduction in sewage charge will be permitted where industrial wastes discharged to the sanitary sewer system are under limits established by this chapter.

D. Surcharges or special rates provided by this chapter shall be added to the regular sewage bill and subject to all penalties set forth by normal sewage billings.

E. This chapter shall supersede all previous ordinances pertaining to sewer use for sewer service in the Village.

§ 461-15 Farmers Home Administration requirements.

A. Damage recovery. In addition to any other penalty provided by this chapter or other law, the Village of Spencer shall have the right of recovery from any responsible persons of any expense incurred by the Village for penalties imposed on the Village due to a violation of this chapter or other law, correction of conditions impairing the proper operation of the sewer system and the repair or replacement of any sewer pipe or other property of the sewer system damaged in any manner by any negligent or intended act or omission by such person or by others under their control.

B. Adoption of other rules. There is hereby adopted all the rules and regulations of the State Plumbing and State Building Codes and the building rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services; and the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Wisconsin, insofar as the same are applicable to the Village of Spencer. All extensions of the system will comply with administrative rules NR 108 and NR 110 of the Department of Natural Resources.