[Ord. No. 16-04 Art. I, 2-16-2016]
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.
[Ord. No. 16-04 Art. II, 2-16-2016]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other agency
owning land within the municipality applying for a sewer service.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Albany, Missouri.
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.
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.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
The person or persons duly authorized by the Board of Aldermen
to inspect and approve the installation of building sewers and their
connection to the public sewer system.
The City of Albany, Missouri.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
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.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which
in concentration of any give 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.
The State Director of Rural Development for Missouri, United
States Department of Agriculture, or his/her successor.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Superintendent of the Municipal Sewer Works of the City
of Albany, Missouri, or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
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.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[Ord. No. 16-04 Art. III, 2-16-2016]
A.
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 Albany, or in any area under the jurisdiction of
said municipality, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other
objectionable waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
City of Albany, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said municipality,
any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
Chapter.
C.
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.
D.
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy,
employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the municipality
and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is
now located or may be in the future be located a public sanitary or
combined sewer of the municipality, 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 Chapter, 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.
[Ord. No. 16-04 Art. IV, 2-16-2016]
A.
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 715.030(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Section.
B.
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 municipality, which the applicant shall supplement
by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary
by the Inspector.
C.
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.
D.
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.
E.
At such times a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 715.040(D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
F.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the
municipality.
G.
No statement contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health
Officer of the State or County.
H.
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.
[Ord. No. 16-04 Art. V, 2-16-2016]
A.
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.
B.
Classes Of Building Sewer Permits.
C.
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 municipality from any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
D.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every
building; except where one (1) building stands at the rear or 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.
E.
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 Chapter.
F.
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 back filling the trench shall all conform to
the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the municipality. 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.
G.
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.
H.
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.
I.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the buildings and plumbing code or
other applicable rules and regulations of the municipality 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.
J.
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.
K.
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 municipality.
[Ord. No. 16-04 Art. VI, 2-16-2016]
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water,
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.
Storm water 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.
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, solid 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 waters or wastes having: (1) a 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:
(1) reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300) parts
per million by weight, or (2) reduce the suspended solids to three
hundred fifty (350) parts per million 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 Superintendent and no construction of such facilities shall
be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
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, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D.
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:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F.) sixty-five degrees Celsius
(65° C.).
2.
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 and sixty-five degrees Celsius (0 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
(3/4) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Inspector.
4.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions 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 Inspector 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 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.
7.
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.
8.
Any waters or wastes having pH in excess of 9.5.
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
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).
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 work.
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.
E.
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 (D) of this Section 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:
1.
Reject the wastes
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 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.
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F.
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.
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 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 so as to be safe and accessible
at all times.
I.
All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in this Chapter 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 premise 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.
J.
No statement contained in this Section shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the municipality and
any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the municipality for treatment, subject
to payment therefor, by the industrial concern.
[Ord. No. 16-04 Art. VII, 2-16-2016]
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.
[Ord. No. 16-04 Art. VIII, 2-16-2016]
A.
The Inspector and other duly authorized employees of the municipality
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 Chapter. 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.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (A) above, the Inspector or duly authorized employees of the municipality 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 municipal employees and the municipality shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by municipal 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 715.060(H).
C.
The Inspector and other duly authorized employees of the municipality
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter all private properties through which the municipality 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.
[Ord. No. 16-04 Art. IX, 2-16-2016]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section 715.070 shall be served by the municipality 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 Section 715.090(A), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offence.
C.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
become liable to the municipality for any expense, loss or damage
occasioned the municipality by reason of such violation.
