[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Coloma 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 12-01. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The management, operation and control of the sewer system for the
Village is vested in the Village Board.
B.
The Village Board shall have the power to construct sewer lines for
public use, and shall have the power to lay sewer pipes in and through
alleys, streets, and public grounds or easements of the Village; and,
generally, to do work as may be found necessary or convenient in the
management of the system. The Village Board shall have power by themselves,
their officers and agents to enter upon any land for the purpose of
making examination or supervise in the performance of the duties under
this chapter, without liability therefore; and the Village Board shall
have power to purchase and acquire for the Village all real and personal
property which may be necessary for construction, repair, remodeling
or additions to the system.
C.
Whenever any real estate or any easement therein, or use thereof,
shall in the judgment of the Village Board be necessary to the system,
and whenever, for any cause, an agreement for the purchase thereof
cannot be made with the owner, the Village Board shall proceed with
all necessary steps to take the real estate easement or use by condemnation.
D.
All property, real, personal and mixed, acquired for the construction
of the system, and all plans, specifications, diagrams, papers, books
and records connected with the system, and all buildings, machinery
and fixtures pertaining thereto, shall be the property of the Village.
E.
The Village shall conduct an annual audit, the purpose of which shall
be to ensure that adequate revenues are available to operation, maintenance
and replacement costs.
F.
The rules, regulations and sewer rates of the Village hereinafter
set forth shall be considered a part of the contract with every person
who is connected to or uses the Village sewer system, and every person
by connecting with or using the sewer system shall be considered as
expressing his assent to be bound thereby.
G.
Whenever any of the rules and regulations are violated, the use of
service shall be shut off from the building or place of violation,
even though two or more persons are receiving service through the
same connection, and shall not be reestablished, except by order of
the Village Board and on payment of all arrears, expenses and established
charges and other terms as the Village Board may determine.
The maintenance and use of septic tanks and other private sewage
disposal systems within the area of the Village serviced by the system
are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a health hazard, and
said private systems shall be prohibited.
C.
If it appears that the service applied for will not provide adequate
service for the contemplated use, or that the waste proposed to be
discharged would be injurious to the operation of the system, the
Village Board may reject the application. If approved, the Clerk/Treasurer
shall issue a lateral permit.
D.
No user shall allow others or other services to connect to the sewer
system through his or her lateral, unless a separate application for
service is completed and approved for the additional use.
All users shall keep their own service pipes, from the curb
or easement line to building, and related equipment in good repair
and protected from frost, at their own risk and expense, and shall
prevent any unnecessary overburdening of the sewer system.
All floor drains shall have a backflow prevention valve installed
at the owner's expense.
A.
It is expressly stipulated that no claim shall be made against the
Village by reason of the breaking, clogging, stoppage or freezing
of any service pipes; nor from any damage arising from repairing mains,
making connections or extensions or any other work that may be deemed
necessary.
B.
The Village strongly suggests that each user purchase sewer backup
coverage within their homeowner's insurance policy.
C.
Disconnection.
(1)
The right is herby reserved to cut off the service at any time for
the purpose of repairs or any other necessary purpose, any permit
granted or regulations to the contrary notwithstanding.
(2)
Whenever it shall become necessary to shut off the sewer within any
district of the Village, the Clerk/Treasurer shall, if practicable,
give notice to each affected user of the time the service will be
shut off.
No person or business shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any of the following described liquids or solid wastes to any sanitary
sewer or to the wastewater treatment facility.
A.
Any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, or surface
drainage.
B.
Any 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 other operation of the wastewater facilities.
C.
Any waters or waste containing toxic or poisonous substances in sufficient
quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, which
will injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute
a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance in the receiving
wastes of the wastewater treatment plant or interfere with the disposal
of sludge.
D.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than five or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel or the wastewater facility.
E.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.0.
F.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of a size capable of
causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with
the proper operation of the wastewater facilities such as, but not
limited to ashes, cinders, sand, rocks, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood,
paunch manure, hair or fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups,
milk containers and the like, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
G.
Any discharge into the sanitary system that is in violation of the
requirements of the WPDES permit and the modifications thereof.
H.
Wastewater having a temperature higher than 150° F. or cause
the wastewater at the treatment facility to exceed 104° F.
I.
Any water or wastes which may contain more than 100 parts per million
by weight of oils, fats or grease.
J.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. (garbage grinders
may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes, hotels, institutions,
restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments or similar places
where garbage originates from the preparation of food in kitchens
for the purpose of consumption on the premises or when served by caterers.)
K.
Any waters or waste containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, mercury
and similar objectionable or toxic substances to a degree that any
material received in the composite wastewater at the treatment facility
exceeds the limits which may be established by the Village for the
materials.
L.
Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances exceeding
limits which may be established by the Village.
M.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of a half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits which may be established by the Village in compliance
with applicable state or federal regulations.
N.
Quantities of flow, concentrations or both, which may constitute
a slug load.
O.
Incompatible pollutants containing substances which are not amenable
to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed,
or are amendable to treatment only to a degree that the wastewater
treatment facility effluent cannot meet the requirements of other
agencies having jurisdiction over discharge.
P.
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or wastes
in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended
solids which interfere with the collection system, or create a condition
deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
Q.
Materials which exert or cause unusually high BOD5, chemical oxygen
demand or chlorine requirements, such as, but not limited to whey
in quantities as to constitute a significant load on the treatment
facility.
R.
Grease traps must be used as regulated by § SPS 382.34(5), Wis.
Adm. Code, and subsequent Wisconsin Administrative Code regulations,
for special and industrial wastes disposed through connected sanitary
sewers from homes, hotels, institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering
establishments, or similar places where such waste originates from
the preparation of food in kitchens for the purpose of consumption
on the premises or when served by caterers. Grease traps must be maintained
and serviced four times per year in the months of January, April,
July and October, or prior to closing, with documentation of cleaning
provided by a certified contractor provided to the Village Clerk/Treasurer.
[Amended 9-26-2019 by Ord. No. 19-02]
S.
Materials which cause 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.
T.
Materials which cause excessive coloration, such as, but not limited
to dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
If any waters, wastes or septage are discharged, or proposed
to be discharges, to the public sewers, or at the wastewater treatment
facility, which contain substances or possess the characteristics
enumerated herein and which, in the judgment of the Village, may have
deleterious effects upon the wastewater treatment facility, processes,
equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard
to life, health or constitute a public nuisance, the Village may:
A.
Reject the wastes;
B.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to
the public sewers;
C.
Require a control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and
D.
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating
wastes not covered under existing taxes or sewer charges under the
provisions hereof.
A.
Each person discharging industrial wastes into a public sewer shall
construct and maintain one or more control manholes or access points
to facilitate observation, measurement and sampling of his wastes,
including domestic sewage.
B.
Control manholes or access facilities shall be located and built
in a manner acceptable to the Village Board. If measurement devices
are to be permanently installed, they shall be of a type acceptable
to the Village Board.
C.
Control manholes, access facilities and related equipment shall be
installed by the person discharging the industrial waste, at his expense,
and shall be maintained by the person discharging the waste so as
to be in a safe condition, accessible, and in proper operating condition
at all times. Plans for installation of the control manholes or access
facilities and related equipment shall be approved by the Village
Board prior to the beginning of construction.
D.
Engineering expenses of the Village in the approval of and construction
of required control manholes or access facilities and related equipment
shall be paid by the person discharging the industrial wastes.
Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged may be
required by the Village if this volume cannot otherwise be estimated
to the satisfaction of the Village. Where required by the Village,
metering devices for determining the volume of water shall be installed,
owned and maintained by the person discharging the wastewater. Following
approval and installation, the meters may not be removed without the
consent of the Village.
A.
Industrial wastes and septage discharged into the public sewers shall
be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of character
and concentration of the wastes. The determinations shall be made
by the industry or the licensed disposer as often as may be deemed
necessary by the Village.
B.
Samples shall be collected in a manner as to be representative of
the composition of the wastes. The sampling may be accomplished either
manually or by the use of mechanical equipment acceptable to the Village.
C.
Testing facilities shall be the responsibility of the person discharging
the waste or septage and shall be subject to the approval of the Village.
Access to sampling locations shall be granted to the Village or its
representative at all times.
D.
All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters,
wastes and septage shall be determined in accordance with Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (American Public
Health Association) and Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for
Analysis of Pollutants, 40 CFR 136, or as required by the responsible
Wisconsin agency.
When required, in the opinion of the Village, to modify or eliminate
wastes that are harmful to the structures, processes or operation
of the wastewater treatment facility, the discharger shall provide
at his expense the preliminary treatment or processing facilities
as may be required to render his wastes acceptable for admission to
the public sewers.
A.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided by the industrial
discharger and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible
for cleaning and inspection.
B.
In the maintaining of these interceptors, the discharger shall be
responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means
of the captured material. The removal and hauling of collected materials
shall be performed by the discharger's personnel or currently
licensed disposal firms. The discharger shall maintain records of
the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the
Village.
A.
It is the policy of the Village Board to obtain sufficient revenues
to pay the cost of the operation and maintenance of the sewerage facilities,
including a replacement fund, through a system of sewer service charges
that assures that each user of the sewerage facilities pays a proportionate
share of the cost of the facilities. User rates and fees and other
charges shall be established on a periodic basis to meet the requirements
of this policy.
B.
The sewerage service charge shall be billed on a monthly basis and
shall be payable to the Village not later than 20 days after the end
of each period. A penalty of 1% per month shall be added to all bills
not paid by the date fixed for final payment. In hardship cases, a
payment plan for past due charges might be arranged with the Clerk/Treasurer.
C.
All sewage charges shall be a lien upon the property serviced.
A.
Damages. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure
of pertinence or equipment which is a part of the sewerage system.
Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate
arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
B.
Notice of violation.
(1)
Any person connected to the sewerage system found to be violating
a provision of this chapter shall be served by the Village with a
written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a
reasonable time for the satisfactory correction thereof.
(2)
The offender shall, within the period of time stated in the notice,
permanently cease all violation.
C.
Penalty.
(1)
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the aforesaid
notice time limit provided shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit
no less than $500 per day of continued violation, together with the
costs of prosecution.
(2)
Each day in which any violation is continued beyond the aforesaid
time limit shall be deemed a separate offense.
(3)
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall become liable
to the Village for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by reason
of the violation which the Village may suffer as a result thereof.
(4)
The Village shall have the right of recovery from all persons, any
expense incurred by the Village for the repair or replacement of any
sewer pipe damaged in any manner by any person by the performance
of any work under their control, or by any negligent acts.
