[Ord. No. 13-05 §1 —
2, 7-11-2013]
A.
No person shall make any connection of roof downspouts, interior
or exterior foundation drains, arcaway drains, or other sources of
surface water runoff or groundwater, to any building sewer, or building
drain, which is connected directly or indirectly to the City's sanitary
sewer ("system").
B.
Surface water leaders, roof leaders, surface drains or groundwater
drains shall not be connected to the system, or utilized in any manner
so that the same will eventually empty into the City's system.
[Ord. No. 13-05 §3, 7-11-2013]
Pursuant to an order entered by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency requiring the City to identify and eliminate all
causes of infiltration and inflow, the City shall undertake, at its
expense, to test all private sewer connections to the City's system
utilized by all residential units and businesses within the City.
[Ord. No. 13-05 §4, 7-11-2013]
If it is determined by the City that any business or residence
has a damaged private service line or connection which permits infiltration
and/or inflow into the City's system, the City shall so notify the
owner of any such residence or business, who or which shall have sixty
(60) days from the date of such notification to correct all problems
identified by the City. Residence and business owners who are required
to repair or replace private sewer connections or lines in accordance
herewith shall have the option of obtaining a private contractor to
perform any required repairs or replacements, or may request that
the City undertake to correct and/or replace the same. If the City
is requested to repair and/or replace any private sewer connection
or line, and/or any portion or related private part thereof, then
the residence or business owner shall become immediately obligated
to repay the City for all costs associated with such repairs and/or
replacements.
[Ord. No. 13-05 §5, 7-11-2013]
It shall be the duty of the occupants and owners, jointly and
severally, of each premises serviced by the City's system, to maintain
the sewage disposal system on such premises. All private sewer service
lines shall be constructed so as to prevent any surface water or groundwater
from entering the City's system. All private sewer service lines shall
be properly maintained and repaired by the owner or occupant of any
such premises as necessary so as to prevent any surface water or groundwater
from entering the City's sanitary sewer system.
[Ord. No. 13-05 §6, 7-11-2013]
Individual residence owners and occupants and business owners
who fail to correct, within sixty (60) days, any problems identified
by the City with regard to their private sewer lines and connections
are hereby declared to be in violation of this Article, and such persons
shall be subject to prosecution in the City's Municipal Court system
for any such violation; and, upon conviction, shall be subject to
punishment in accordance with the City's general punishment ordinance.
Individuals who have good reason as to why all identified repairs
and replacements cannot be completed within sixty (60) days, may apply
to the Board of Aldermen for an extension of such sixty-day corrective
period, which the Board of Aldermen shall grant upon a legitimate
showing of good cause.
[Ord. No. 13-05 §7, 7-11-2013]
Persons who request that the City undertake to repair or replace
any private sewer connection line, as hereinbefore described, shall
first sign an agreement with the City whereby the property owner authorizes
the imposition of a lien against said property, in favor of the City,
if the property owner thereafter fails or refuses to pay the full
cost of such repair or replacement.
