[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Prescott 3-28-2016 by Ord. No. 02-16.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Assessments — See Ch. 15.
Building construction — See Ch. 259.
Hazardous materials and pollution — See Ch. 322.
Health and sanitation — See Ch. 329.
Nuisances — See Ch. 410.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 500.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 510.
Water — See Ch. 563.
Zoning legislation — See Part III.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 470,
Sewers, adopted as Title 9, Ch. 12, and Secs. 9-4-2 and 9-4-3 of the
former City Code, as amended.
The following definitions shall be applicable in this chapter;
"shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissible:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also referred to
as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et
seq.
That component of the nitrogen cycle which is generally produced
by deamination of organic nitrogen-containing compounds and the hydrolysis
of urea and is expressed in (milligrams per liter (mg/l) of NH3-N
(ammonia nitrogen).
The Common Council or its duly authorized agent or representative.
The American Society for Testing and Materials.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter in five days at 20° C., expressed as milligrams
per liter (mg/l). Quantitative determination of BOD shall be made
in accordance with procedures set forth in the most recent edition
of standard methods.
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.
A sanitary sewer which begins immediately outside of the
foundation wall of any building or structure being served and ends
at its connection to the public sewer main, including the "Y" or similar
fitting designed for the connection with the public sewer system.
The Clerk or a deputy, agent, or representative thereof.
The quantity of oxygen used in the biochemical degradation
of organic material in five days at 20° C. when the oxidation
of reduced forms of nitrogen is prevented by the addition of an inhibitor.
This analytical procedure shall be performed in accordance with Standard
Methods. Also, see BOD.
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and stormwater
or surface water.
Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids,
total Kjeldahl nitrogen, plus additional pollutants identified in
the WPDES permit for the publicly owned treatmentworks receiving the
pollutant if such works were designed to treat such additional pollutants
to a substantial degree.
A structure specially constructed for the purpose of measuring
flow and sampling waste.
A red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number
29.
The Director of Public Works or a deputy, agent, or representative
thereof.
Wastewater with concentrations of BOD no greater than 250
mg/l, total suspended solids (TSS) no greater than 200 mg/l, and phosphorus
(P) no greater than eight milligrams per liter (mg/l).
An acquired legal right for the specified use of land owned
by others.
Wastewater which has a pollutant concentration greater than
that defined for domestic strength waste and not otherwise classified
as an incompatible waste.
Oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. Wastewater shall be considered free of floatable oil if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection or treatment system.
The residue from the preparation, cooking, dispensing, handling,
storage, and sale of food products and produce that has been shredded
to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely in suspension
under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers with
no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
Wastewater or septage which contains pollutants of such a
strength that will adversely affect or disrupt the wastewater treatment
processes or effluent quality or sludge quality if discharged to the
sewerage system facility.
The wastewater from an industrial process, trade or business,
as distinct from sanitary sewage, including cooling water and the
discharge from sewage treatment facilities.
The wastewater of a municipality, including that of the City.
From a standpoint of source, it may be a combination of liquid and
water-carried wastes from residential, commercial buildings, industrial
plants and institution, together with any groundwater, surface water
and stormwater that may have inadvertently entered the sewerage system
of the municipality.
The City of Prescott.
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water
or groundwater.
Kjeldahl nitrogen, which is the sum of organic nitrogen and
ammonia nitrogen.
All costs associated with the operation and maintenance of
the wastewater treatment facilities including administration and replacement
costs, all as determined from time to time by the municipality.
A weight-to-weight ratio; the parts per million value multiplied
by the factor 8.34 shall be equivalent to pounds per million gallons
of water.
Any and all persons, including any individual, firm, company,
municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution,
enterprise, governmental agency, or other entity.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams per liter
of solution, neutral water. For example, has a pH value of seven and
a hydrogen-ion concentration of 10 feet.
The quantity of phosphorus as determined in accordance with
standard methods.
Land and the improvements on it and/or a building or part
of a building. A duplex would be considered to have two premises.
An eight plex would be considered to have eight premises. Each mobile
home is considered to be its own premises. A structure originally
constructed as a single-family home, but currently reconfigured with
more than one mostly nonshared occupancy area shall have each nonshared
occupancy area considered a premises.
[Added 1-22-2018 by Ord.
No. 01-18]
An arrangement of devices and structures, specifically including
interceptors described and provided herein, for the preliminary treatment
or processing of wastewater required to render such wastes as unacceptable
for admission to the public sewers.
Any sewer owned or provided by or subject to the jurisdiction
of the City of Prescott.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
wastewater treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance
for which such facilities were designed and constructed. Operation
and maintenance costs include replacement costs.
Only users that are licensed as a complex restaurant as defined
under the provisions of Ch. CHS 196 Wis. Adm. Code, as amended from
time to time. The wastewater sewer service charges for complex restaurants
shall be imposed herein. All other restaurants (other than complex
restaurants) licensed under provisions of said Ch. CHS 196 shall be
considered to have normal domestic strength wastewater. The wastewater
service charge for said non-complex restaurants shall be imposed herein.
A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes discharged
from toilets and/or sanitary plumbing facilities together with such
ground, surface and storm water as may have inadvertently entered
in the sewerage system.
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions
together with small quantities of ground, storm and surface water
that are not admitted intentionally.
The spent water of a person or community. The preferred term
is municipal waste water.
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
The areas presently served and anticipated to be served by
a sewer collection system.
Is a service charge levied on users of the wastewater collection
and treatment facilities for payment of use-related capital expenses
as well as the operation and maintenance costs, building replacement
costs, of said facilities.
The common sanitary sewers within a sewerage system which
are primarily installed to receive wastewaters directly from facilities
which convey wastewater from individual structures or from private
property. The term "sewerage collection system" specifically excludes
the facilities which convey wastewater from individual structures,
from private property to the public sanitary sewer, or its equivalent;
except that pumping units and pressurized lines for individual structures
may be included as part of a "sewer system" when such units are cost
effective and are owned and maintained by the City. For example, a
building sewer (lateral) is not part of the sewer system.
All structures, conduits and pipes by which sewage is collected,
treated, and disposed of, except plumbing inside and in connection
with buildings served, and service pipes, from building to street
main, i.e., a building sewer.
Shall is mandatory and may is permissive.
An industrial user which meets one or more of the following
conditions;
Any industrial user of the sewerage system which discharges
more than 25,000 gallons per day (gpd) of wastewater, excluding sanitary,
noncontact cooling, and boiler blowdown waste waters, and which is
identified in Division A, B, D, E or I of the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual;
Any industrial user that discharges a process waste stream which
makes up 5% or more of the average dry weather hydraulic capacity,
or more than 5% of the BODs, TSS, TKN, or total phosphorus treating
capacity, of the sewage treatment facility.
Any centralized waste treater;
Any industrial user subject to categorical pretreatment standards
of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
Any nongovernmental user of the sewerage system which discharges
wastewater to the sewerage system which contains toxic pollutants
or poisonous solids, liquids or gasses in sufficient quantity either
singly or by interaction with other wastes, to contaminate the sludge
of the sewer treatment facility, or injure or interfere with any sewage
treatment process, constitutes a hazard to humans or animals, creates
a public nuisance, or creates any hazard in or has an adverse effect
on the waters receiving any discharge from the sewerage system. This
includes, but is not limited to, all toxic pollutants listed in Ch.
NR 215, Wis. Adm. Code.
Any industrial user that is required to full effluent reports
for discharge to the sewerage system as required by Ch. NR 101, Wis.
Adm. Code, and § 283, Wis. Stats.
Any other user designed as a significant industrial user by
the city or the DNR.
Any substance release at a discharge rate and/or concentration
which cause interference to wastewater treatment processes or plugging
or surcharging of the sewer system.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water,
Sewage and Industrial Wastes," published jointly by the American Public
Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the
Water Pollution Federation and is in compliance with 40 CFR 136, "Guidelines
Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants," all as amended
from time to time.
The Wisconsin Statues in effect from time to time.
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface
water, or unpolluted water from any source.
Total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of or is in suspension in water, wastewater, or other liquids, and
that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in standard
methods and referred to as "nonfilterable residue."
The quantity of organic nitrogen and ammonia as determined
in accordance with the standard methods.
Water quality equal to or better than the effluent in effect
or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality
standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
Any person who discharges, or causes or permits the discharge
of wastewater into the City's wastewater treatment works. A user may
be a commercial, industrial, or public enterprise, or a residential
living unit.
The spent water of a community or person. From the standpoint
of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried
wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and
institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water and stormwater
that may be present.
The structures, equipment, and processes required to collect,
carry away, store, and treat domestic and industrial waste and septage
and dispose of the effluent and sludge.
An arrangement of devices, facilities, structures, equipment,
or processes owned and used by the City for the purpose of the transmission,
storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal, domestic,
or industrial wastewater.
A document issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources which establishes effluent limitations and monitoring requirements
for a wastewater treatment facility.
A.
Operation, maintenance and management. The Director shall manage
the wastewater treatment works and shall be responsible for administering
the provisions of this chapter to the end that a proper and efficient
wastewater treatment works is maintained.
B.
Financial management. The Business Manager shall be responsible for
the financial accounting of the wastewater treatment works and shall
assist the Director in managing the finances of the wastewater treatment
works.
[Amended 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 02-22]
A.
Mandatory connections.
(1)
Within the City, the owner of each parcel of land adjacent to a public
sewer main on which there exists a building used or usable for human
habitation or in a block through which such system is extended, shall
connect to the sewer system within 120 days of notice in writing from
the City. Upon failure to do so, the City may cause such connection
to be made and bill the property owner for all such costs. If such
costs are not paid within 30 days, such cost shall constitute a special
tax lien against the property, in the manner provided by law. However,
the owner may, within 30 days after the completion of the work, file
a written election with the City stating that the owner cannot pay
such amount in one sum and ask that the sum be levied in five or less
equal installments. The amount shall be collected with interest at
a rate not to exceed 15% per annum from the date of completion of
the work, all as determined by City. The unpaid balance shall constitute
a special tax lien, all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.,
as amended.
(2)
In lieu of the above, the City, at their option, may impose a penalty
for the period that the violation continues after 10 days of written
notice to any owner failing to make a connection to the sewer system.
The penalty shall be in the amount of a minimum of $10 per day. Upon
failure to make such payment, said penalty shall be assessed as a
special tax lien against the property, all pursuant to § 281.45,
Wis. Stats., as amended.
(3)
This section ordains that any such failure to connect to the sewer
system is contrary to the minimum health standard of the City and
fails to assure preservation of public health, welfare, comfort and
safety; and that such failure constitutes a public nuisance under
§ 823.02, Wis. Stats., as amended, subject to abatement
as provided for herein.
B.
New connections and reconnection.
(1)
New connections to the wastewater treatment works will be allowed
only if there is available capacity in all of the downstream facilities,
including, but not limited to, capacity for flow, BOD, suspended solids,
and phosphorus, as determined by the Director.
(2)
All sewer service laterals in areas subject to river flooding shall
have a shut off valve installed at time of connection or reconnection.
During flood events if it is determined that flood water is entering
the sewerage system via a service lateral, the service lateral shall
be turned off until the flood waters are no longer at a level to enter
the sewerage system.
C.
Work authorized. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections
with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb the sanitary sewer or
appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from
the Director. Said permit shall be requested at least two business
days' prior to making said connection.
D.
Service connection permit.
(1)
Applications for permits shall be made by the owner or authorized
agent and the party employed to do the work, and shall state the location,
name of owner, address of the building to be connected, and how the
building is to be occupied. No person shall extend any private building
drain beyond the limits of the building or property for which the
service connection permit has been granted. The permit application
shall be accompanied by a permit and inspection fee in the amount
shown in the Permit and Fee Schedule.
(2)
Classes of permits.
(b)
In either case, the application shall be supplemented by any
plans, specifications, or any other information considered pertinent
in the judgment of the Director. The industry, as a condition of permit
authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater
constituents, characteristics and type of activity.
E.
Sewer connection fee. Each new connection to the wastewater treatment
works shall be assessed a sewer connection fee to offset the capital
cost of providing sewer service. For all development, whether in the
form of new subdivisions, commercial development or such other development,
at the time a building permit is issued for construction requiring
installation of a water meter or expansion of an existing water meter
or at the time of the installation of a new water meter or expansion
of an existing water meter under circumstances in which a building
permit is not required, the sewer service connection fee shall be
paid in full. Rates which are in effect at the time of issuance of
a sewer service connection permit will be applied. Payment of the
connection fee for sewer service shall be the responsibility of the
owner of record of the property at the time of application for the
sewer service connection. Permit fees shall be paid at the Prescott
municipal utility office. The connection fee for sewer services will
be based on the number of residential living units with properties
paying the fee for each living unit. Single family homes will pay
one fee, duplexes two, etc. The amount of said fee is set by the approving
authority and shown in the Permit and Fee Schedule. Any new connection
requiring excavation within the street right-of-way will also be assessed
a street opening fee to offset the cost of work within said right-of-way.
A new connection requiring the use of a lift station shall be assessed
a lift station fee to offset the capital cost of providing the lift
station service.
(1)
In addition to this fee being imposed upon new subdivisions and commercial
development, it shall be imposed upon each of the following types
of development:
(a)
New residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional development
which does not require the subdivision of land under Ch. 236, Wis.
Stats., or City ordinances and which development requires connection
to the municipal sewer system.
(b)
Pre-existing development on land which was formerly located
in a town adjoining the city, which developed land is annexed to the
city and is required or requested to be connected to the municipal
sewer system.
(2)
A development shall be deemed to be "connected" to the public water
system for purposes of this section at such time as when a water meter
is first installed or when an expanded water meter, in the case of
existing development, is installed.
F.
Cost of sewer connection. All costs and expenses incident to the
installation and connection of the sewer service lateral shall be
borne by the person making the connection.
G.
Use of old sewer service laterals. Old sewer service laterals may
be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found,
on examination and test by the Director, to meet all requirements
for this chapter.
H.
Materials and methods of construction. 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 conform to the requirements of the municipality's
building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations
of the City. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification
thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the ASTM and WEF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
I.
Building sewer grade. 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 a means approved by the Director
and discharged to the building sewer.
J.
Stormwater and groundwater drains.
(1)
No person shall make connection of roof downspout, exterior or interior
foundation drains, groundwater sump baskets or pumps, areaway drains,
or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer
or building drain, which is connected directly or indirectly to a
sanitary sewer.
(2)
All existing downspout or groundwater drains, etc., connected directly
or indirectly to a sanitary sewer, shall be disconnected within 60
days of the date of an official written notice from the Director.
K.
Conformance to plumbing codes. The connection of the building sewer
into the sanitary sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building
and plumbing code, or other applicable rules and regulations of the
municipality or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the ASTM and WEF Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections
shall be made gastight and watertight. The Director, before installation,
must approve any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials.
L.
Inspection connection. The person making a connection to a public
sewer shall notify the Director when the building sewer is ready for
inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall
be inspected and approved by the Director.
M.
Barricades and restoration. All excavations for the building sewer
installation 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 Director.
N.
Service connection installer license. No person shall make a service
connection with any public sewer unless regularly licensed under this
section to perform such work, and no permit shall be granted to any
person except such regularly licensed person.
O.
Service connection installer license application. Any person desiring
a license to make service connections with public sewers shall apply,
in writing, to the Business Manager with satisfactory evidence that
the applicant or employer is trained or skilled in the business and
qualified to receive a license. Said application shall be accompanied
by a service connection license fee as established by the approving
authority and shown in the Permit and Fee Schedule. All applications
shall be referred to the Director for recommendation. If approved,
such license shall be issued by the Business Manager upon the filing
of a bond as hereinafter provided. All licenses shall expire on December
31 of the current calendar year unless the license is suspended or
revoked for cause.
P.
Service connection installer bond. No license shall be issued to
any person until a bond to the City is filed with the Business Manager
in the amount specified in the Permit and Fee Schedule. Said bond
shall be conditioned that the licensee will indemnify and save harmless
the City from all suits, accidents, and damage that may arise by reason
of any opening in any street, alley, or public ground made by the
licensee or by those in the licensee's employment for any purpose
whatever, and that the licensee will replace and restore the street
and alley over such opening to the condition existing prior to the
installation, adequately guard with barricades and lights and will
keep and maintain the same to the satisfaction of the Director, and
shall conform in all respects to the rules and regulations of the
City relative thereto, and pay all fines that may be imposed on the
licensee by law.
A.
All industrial users discharging industrial waste water to the sewerage
system shall install a control manhole in accordance with Ch. COMM
82 Wis. Adm. Code. The control manhole shall be installed at the most
representative location of the waste water flow for the industrial
user. The control manhole shall be installed and maintained by the
industrial user at the user's expense. The control manhole shall be
maintained by the industrial user so as to be safe and accessible
at all times. The industrial user may be required to install temporary
or permanent flow sampling and metering equipment at the discretion
of the City. If so required, the cost for installation, operation,
and maintenance of such equipment will be at the expense of the industrial
user.
B.
All significant industrial users discharging industrial waste water
to the sewerage system shall install a control manhole in accordance
with Ch. COMM 82 Wis. Adm. Code. The control manhole shall be installed
at the most representative location of the waste water flow for the
significant industrial user. The control manhole shall consist of
a manhole on the industrial users discharge line with a volume measuring
device and a separate structure housing volume recording instruments
and an automatic proportional sampler. The sampler shall automatically
(in proportion to the discharge volume) collect samples of the waste
water. The control manhole structure, volume measuring devices, and
waste sampling devices, shall be approved by the DNR and the City
prior to installation. The significant industrial user shall install,
operate, and maintain the control manhole, metering facilities, and
sampling facilities at its own expense. The significant industrial
user shall record volume at its own expense. The significant industrial
user shall record, sample, test, and analyze waste water flow and
character atits own expense. The City shall determine the level of
waste water analysis, including the frequency thereof, which will
be required for each significant industrial user on a case by case
basis. Sample collection, preservation, and analysis shall be in accordance
with Chs. NR 218 and NR 219 Wis. Adm. Code. The significant industrial
user shall grant access to the City to the control manhole, and all
associated metering and sampling equipment, at all times.
C.
Service agreements. In the event an industrial user discharges industrial
wastewater constituting a substantial portion of either the design
flow capacity or the BODS, TSS, or phosphorus capacity of the sewage
treatment facility, as defined in the Compliance Maintenance Report
(CMAR) filed by the city with the DNR, then a service agreement between
the industrial user and the city shall be executed. Service agreements
shall be required when an industrial user discharges industrial wastewater
that comprises 10% or more of the average day design flow, or 10%
or more of the average daily design BODS, TSS, or total phosphorus
load for the sewage treatment facility. The service agreement shall
assure continued participation in capital recovery by the industrial
user over the life of the agreement. Should the industrial user eliminate
its discharge, the City at its option may elect to assign to another
user that portion of the design capacity of the sewage treatment facility
and associated capital costs thereby relieving the industrial user
of continued financial participation.
D.
Sanitary sewers. No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any unpolluted waters such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff,
subsurface drainage, or cooling water to any sanitary sewer.
E.
Storm sewers. Stormwater and all other unpolluted water shall be
discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined
sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Director
and other regulatory agencies. Unpolluted industrial cooling water
or process water may be discharged, on approval of the Director and
other regulatory agencies, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural
outlet.
F.
Prohibitions and limitations. Except as hereinafter provided, no
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
(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, that could injure or interfere with any waste treatment
or sludge disposal process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals,
or create a public nuisance in the receiving waters of the wastewater
treatment facility.
(3)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0, or in excess of
9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage
or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the wastewater
treatment works.
[Amended 6-12-2017 by Ord. No. 03-17]
(4)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in public sewers or other interference
with the proper operation of the wastewater treatment works, such
as, but not limited to, flushable wipes, feminine hygiene products
or packaging, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass,
rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood,
paunch manure, hair and fleshing, entrails, and paper dishes, cups,
milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(5)
The following described substances, materials, waters, or waste shall
be limited in discharges to sanitary sewer systems to concentrations
or quantities which will not harm either the sanitary sewers, wastewater
treatment process, or equipment; will not have an adverse effect on
the receiving stream; or will not otherwise endanger lives, limbs,
public property, or constitute a nuisance. The Director may set limitations
more stringent than those established below if such more stringent
limitations are necessary to meet the above objections. The Director
will give consideration to the quantity of subject waste in relation
to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of
the sanitary sewers, the wastewater treatment facility, and other
pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials or
characteristics of wastes or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary
sewers which shall not be exceeded without the approval of the Director
are as follows:
(a)
Wastewater having a temperature higher than 150° F. (65°
C.).
(b)
Wastewater containing more than 25 mg/l of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable
cutting oils, or products of mineral oil origin.
(c)
Wastewater from industrial plants containing floatable oils,
fat or grease.
(d)
Any unground garbage. 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.
(e)
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc,
and other toxic and nonconventional pollutants to such degree that
the concentration exceeds levels at the point of municipal treatment
facilities discharge as specified by federal, state and local authorities.
(f)
Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances exceeding
limits which may be established by the approving authority or limits
established by any federal or state statute, rule, or regulation.
(g)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the approving authority in compliance
with applicable state or federal regulations.
(h)
Any waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable
to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed,
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the wastewater
treatment facility effluent cannot meet the requirements of other
agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(i)
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or
wastes in the sanitary sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form
suspended solids which interfere with the collection system, or create
a condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
(j)
Any water or waste which includes unused medicines or medications.
(k)
Materials which exert or cause:
[1]
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements
in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the wastewater
treatment facility.
[2]
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
"slugs" as defined herein.
[3]
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).
[4]
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
(l)
Incompatible pollutants in excess of the allowed limits as determined
by local, state and federal laws and regulations in reference to pretreatment
standards developed by the Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR
403, as amended from time to time.
G.
WPDES permit. No person shall cause or permit a discharge into the
sanitary sewers that would cause a violation of the City's WPDES permit
and any modifications thereof.
H.
Special arrangements. No statement contained in this chapter shall
be construed as prohibiting any special agreement between the Director
and any person whereby a waste of unusual strength or character may
be admitted to the wastewater treatment facilities, either before
or after pretreatment, provided that there is no impairment of the
functioning of the wastewater treatment facilities by reason of the
admission of such wastes, and no extra costs are incurred by the City
without recompense by the person; and further provided that all rates
and provisions set forth in this chapter are recognized and adhered
to.
I.
Submission of basic data. The Director may require each person who
discharges or seeks to discharge industrial wastes to a public sewer
to prepare and file with the Director, at such times as he determines,
a report that shall include pertinent data relating to the quantity
and characteristics of the wastes discharged to the wastewater treatment
facilities. In the case of a new connection, the Director may require
that this report be prepared prior to making the connection to the
public sewers.
J.
Industrial discharges. If any waters or wastes are discharged or
are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters or
wastes contain substances or possess the characteristics enumerated
in this section, and which in the judgment of the Director have a
deleterious effect upon the wastewater treatment facilities, processes,
equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard
to life, health, or constitute a public nuisance, the Director 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 this chapter.
K.
Control manholes.
(1)
Each person discharging industrial wastes into a public sewer shall,
at the discretion of the Director, construct and maintain one or more
control manholes or access points to facilitate observation, measurement,
and sampling of wastes, including sanitary sewage.
(2)
Control manholes or access facilities shall be located and built
in a manner acceptable to the Director. If measuring and/or sampling
devices are to be permanently installed, they shall be of a type acceptable
to the Director.
(3)
Control manholes, access facilities, and related equipment shall
be installed by the person discharging the waste, at his expense,
and shall be maintained by him so as to be in safe condition, accessible,
and in proper operating condition at all times. The Director prior
to the beginning of construction shall approve plans for installation
of the control manholes or access facilities and related equipment.
L.
Measurement of flow. The volume of flow used for computing sewer service charges shall be the metered water consumption of the person as shown in the records of meter readings maintained by the Department of Public Works except as noted in Subsection M.
M.
Metering of waste. Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged
may be required by the Director if this volume cannot otherwise be
determined from the metered water consumption records. Metering devices
for determining the volume of waste shall be installed, owned, and
maintained by the person discharging the wastewater. Following approval
and installation, such meters may not be removed without the consent
of the Director.
N.
Waste sampling.
(1)
Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers shall be subject
to periodic inspection and a determination of character and concentration
of said wastes. The determination shall be made by the industry as
often as may be deemed necessary to the Director.
(2)
Samples shall be collected in such 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 Director.
(3)
Installation, operation and maintenance of the sampling facilities
shall be the responsibility of the person discharging the waste and
shall be subject to the approval of the Director. Access to sampling
locations shall be granted to the Director or his duly authorized
representatives at all times. Every care shall be exercised in the
collection of samples to ensure their preservation in a state comparable
to that at the time the sample was taken.
O.
Pretreatment.
(1)
Persons discharging industrial wastes into any public sewer that
cause or may cause a violation of the City's WPDES permit may be required
to pretreat such wastes, if the Director determines pretreatment is
necessary to protect the wastewater treatment facilities or prevent
the discharge of incompatible pollutants.
(2)
In that event such person shall provide, at his expense, such pretreatment
or processing facilities as may be determined necessary to render
wastes acceptable for admission to the sanitary sewers.
P.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors
shall be provided in accordance with State Plumbing Code. Interceptors
are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing
floatable grease in amounts in excess of those specified in this chapter,
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 State Plumbing Code, and shall be located as to be
readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In maintaining
these interceptors, the owner(s) 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, which
shall be submitted annually for review by the Director. Disposal of
the collected materials performed by the owner's personnel or currently
licensed waste disposal firms must be in accordance with currently
acceptable Department of Natural Resources (DNR) rules and regulations.
Q.
Analysis.
(1)
All measurements, tests, and analyses 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 and with
the federal regulations of 40 CFR 136, "Guidelines Establishing Test
Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants," as amended from time to time.
Sampling methods, location, time, durations, and frequencies are to
be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the Director.
(2)
Determination of the character and concentration of the industrial
wastes shall be made by the person discharging them, or the person's
agent, as designated and required by the Director. The Director may
also make his own analyses on the wastes, and these determinations
shall be binding as a basis for sewer service charges.
R.
Submission of information. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent
information relating to proposed flow equalization, pretreatment,
or grease and/or sand interceptor facilities shall be submitted for
review and approval of the Director prior to the start of construction
if the effluent from such facilities is to be discharged into the
public sewers. No construction of such facilities shall commence until
said approval has been granted.
Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meaning
under this subsection.
All costs associated with repayment of debt incurred for
the construction and/or rehabilitation of the wastewater collection
system and treatment facility.
The unit of volume measurement for wastewater or other wastes
discharged into the City sewerage system shall be 1,000 gallons, United
Stated Liquid Measure. The unit for assessing costs with respect to
strength wastewater parameters shall be avoirdupois pounds.
Wastewater with concentrations of CBOD, suspended solids,
nitrogen and phosphorus greater than 200, 200, 50 and 12 milligrams
per liter (mg/l), respectively.
A user whose contributions to the sewerage system consist
only of normal domestic strength wastewater originating from a house,
apartment, flat, or other living quarters occupied by a person or
persons constituting a distinct household, business or commercial
enterprise.
All costs associated with the operation and maintenance of
the sewerage system, including, but not limited to, administrative
costs and expenses.
It shall be the policy of the City to obtain sufficient revenues
to pay the costs of the operation and maintenance of the sewerage
system including debt service and replacement.
All costs necessary to replace equipment as required to maintain
capacity and performance during the design life of the sewerage facilities.
When required by appropriate authority having jurisdiction thereof,
separate, segregated, distinct replacement fund shall be established
and used only for replacement of equipment.
All restaurants within the City shall be charged under the
provisions provided herein.
Charges to each user shall be based on wastewater parameters
established from time to time by the City Council. The sewer service
charges shall consist of the sum of the annual debt service charges,
all annual operation and maintenance costs, all replacement costs,
and all sewer service charges levied.
A sewer service charge is hereby imposed upon each lot, parcel
of land, building, or premise served by the public sewer or otherwise
discharging sewage, including industrial wastes, into the public sewerage
system. Such sewer service charge shall be payable as hereinafter
provided and an amount determined as follows:
A.
Category A. Service charges shall be imposed on each user whose water
use is metered and whose sewer discharges are normal domestic strength
wastewater. The Category A sewer charge is of the following form:
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Type
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Equal to:
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|---|---|---|
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Service charge
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A flat rate based on the size of the water meter
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Volume charge
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The volume of metered water in thousands of gallons multiplied
by the volume rate
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Volume rate
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The volume unit price for sewer service expressed in dollars
per 1,000 gallons, as determined by the City
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B.
Category B. Service charges shall be imposed on each user whose water
use is not metered and whose sewage discharges are normal domestic
strength wastewater. The Category B sewer charge shall be of the form
as follows:
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Type
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Equal to:
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|---|---|---|
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Service Charge
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Equivalent residential units ("ERU's") multiplied by the equivalent
residential unit rate ("ERU Rate")
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A Single ERU
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A single family residential dwelling unit that discharges normal
domestic strength wastewater
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ERU Rate
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The average cost of providing wastewater service to a residential
customer for one calendar quarter, plus proportional share of the
administrative and billing costs of the City
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(1)
No one shall be assigned less than one ERU. The number of residential
unit equivalents for nonresidential users shall be as determined by
the City from time to time:
C.
Category C. Service charges shall be imposed on users whose sewage
discharges are high strength wastewater having organic concentrations
of carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) greater than 200
milligrams per liter (mg/l) and/or suspended solids greater than 200
milligrams per liter (mg/l) and/or total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) greater
than 50 milligrams per liter (mg/l) and/or phosphorus greater than
12 milligrams per liter (mg/l). The minimum Category C service charge
shall be based on a concentration of 200 mg/l CBOD, 200 mg/l suspended
solids, 50 mg/l TKN and 12 mg/l phosphorus. The form of the Category
C sewer charge is as follows:
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Type
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Equal to:
| |
|---|---|---|
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Service charge
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A flat rate based on the size of the water meter
| |
|
Volume charge
|
The volume of metered water in thousands of gallons multiplied
by the volume rate
| |
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Volume rate
|
The volume unit price for sewer service expressed in dollars
per 1,000 gallons, as determined by the Council
| |
|
High strength surcharge
|
The excessive CBOD, suspended solids, TKN and phosphorus, multiplied
by the respective CBOD, suspended solids, TKN and phosphorus rates.
The excessive CBOD, suspended solids, TKN and phosphorus are the portions
of each of these constituents that are in excess of normal domestic
strength wastewater. The excessive amounts of CBOD, suspended solids,
TKN and phosphorus are expressed in pounds and their respective rates
are expressed in dollars per pound
|
D.
Category D. Service charges shall be imposed on such restaurant users
as provided herein whose sewage discharges are defined herein as complex
restaurant wastewater. The Category D sewer charge is as follows:
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Type
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Equal to:
| |
|---|---|---|
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Service charge
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A flat rate based on the size of the meter
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Restaurant volume charge
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The volume of water metered in thousands of gallons multiplied
by the restaurant volume rate.
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A.
Reassignment of categories of sewer users. The City may reassign
sewer users into appropriate sewer service charge categories if wastewater
sampling programs and other related information indicate a change
of categories is necessary or otherwise required.
C.
Additional charges.
(1)
The sewer service charges established in this section shall not prevent
the assessment of additional charges to users who discharge wastes
of unusual character, or contractual agreements with such users, as
long as the following conditions are met:
(a)
The user pays operation and maintenance costs in proportion
to the user's proportionate contribution of wastewater flows and loadings
to the treatment works and no user is charged at a rate less than
a Category A user.
(b)
The measurement of such wastes are conducted according to the
latest edition of standard methods in a manner acceptable to the Director
as provided in this chapter.
(2)
A study of unit costs of collection and treatment processes attributable
to flow, BOD, TSS, phosphorus, and other significant loadings shall
be developed for determining the proportionate allocation of costs
to flows and loadings for users discharging Category B wastes or wastes
of unusual character.
D.
Disposal of septic tank sludge and holding tank sewage.
(1)
No person in the business of gathering and disposing of septic tank
sludge or holding tank sewage shall transfer such material into any
disposal area or public sewer unless a permit for disposal has been
first obtained from the Director. Written application for this permit
shall be made to the Director and shall state the name and address
of the applicant; the number of its disposal units; and the make,
model, and license number of each unit. Permits shall be nontransferable
except in the case of replacement of the disposal unit for which a
permit shall have been originally issued. The permit may be obtained
upon payment of a disposal permit fee, the amount of which shall be
set by the approving authority and shown in the Permit and Fee Schedule.
The time and place of disposal will be designated by the Director.
The Director may impose such conditions as he deems necessary on any
permit granted.
(2)
Any person or party disposing of septic tank sludge or holding tank
sewage agrees to carry public liability insurance in an amount shown
in the Permit and Fee Schedule to protect any and all persons or property
from injury and/or damage caused in any way or manner by an act, or
the failure to act, by any of the person's employees. The person(s)
shall furnish a certificate certifying such insurance to be in full
force and effect.
(3)
All materials disposed of into the treatment system shall be of domestic
origin or compatible pollutants only, and the person(s) agrees that
he will comply with the provisions of any and all applicable ordinances
of the City, and shall not deposit or drain any gasoline, oil, acid,
alkali, grease, rags, waste, volatile or flammable liquids, of other
deleterious substances into the public sewers, nor allow any earth,
sand, or other solid material to pass into any part of the wastewater
treatment facilities.
(4)
Persons with a permit for disposing of septic tank sludge and/or
holding tank sewage into the wastewater treatment facilities shall
be charged in accordance with the rates established by the Sewer Service
Charge Rate Schedule. The load charge and volume charge listed in
said schedule shall be used unless permittee or Director can document
the characteristics of the waste through laboratory analysis. In this
event, costs shall be based on the Category B sewer service charge
rates plus the load charge, which is in lieu of a customer service
charge.
(5)
The person(s) disposing wastes agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the municipality from any and all liability and claims for damages
arising out of or resulting from work and labor performed.
E.
Annual report to Council.
(1)
The Business Manager shall maintain a proper system of accounts suitable
for determining the operation and maintenance, equipment replacement,
and capital-related costs of the wastewater treatment works, and shall
furnish the approving authority with a report of such costs annually
in October.
(2)
The approving authority shall annually determine whether or not sufficient
revenue is being generated for the effective operation, maintenance,
replacement, and management of the wastewater treatment works, and
whether sufficient revenue is being generated for capital-related
purposes. The approving authority will also determine whether the
user charges are distributed proportionately to each user in accordance
with Article 7, Section 702 and Section 204(b)(2)(A) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.
(3)
The approving authority shall thereafter, but not later than the
end of the year, reassess and, as necessary, revise the sewer service
charge system then in use to insure the proportionality of the user
charges and to insure the sufficiency of funds to maintain the capacity
and performance to which the facilities were constructed, and to accommodate
the capital needs of the system.
F.
Annual notification. In accordance with federal and state requirements,
each user will be notified annually, in conjunction with a regular
billing, of the portion of the sewer service charge attributable to
operation, maintenance and replacement.
G.
Recordkeeping compliance. In accordance with federal and state requirements,
the Business Manager shall be responsible for maintaining all records
necessary to document compliance with the sewer service charge system
adopted.
H.
Calculation of sewer service charges. Sewer service charges shall
be computed according to the rates and formula presented in this chapter
and supporting documents.
I.
Sewer service charge billing period. Sewer service charges shall
be billed by the City to the sewer users on a quarterly basis.
J.
Payment of sewer service charges. Those persons billed by the City
for the sewer service charges shall pay such charges within 30 days
after the billing date at the City Hall.
K.
Penalties. Such sewer service charges levied by the City against
the sewer users in accordance with this chapter shall be a debt due
to the City and shall be a lien upon the property. If this debt is
not paid within 30 days after it shall be due, it may be deemed delinquent
and shall be placed, together with such penalties as provided by statute
and the Sewer Service Charge Rate Schedule, on the next year's tax
roll and be collected as other taxes are collected. Change of ownership
or occupancy of premises found delinquent shall not be cause for reducing
or eliminating these penalties.
A.
Right of entry. The Director or other duly authorized employees of
the City, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be
permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation,
or testing, all in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Safety. While performing the necessary work on private premises referred to in Subsection A, the duly authorized City employees shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner or the occupant.
C.
Identification; right to enter easements. The Director or duly authorized
employees of the City, bearing proper credentials and identification,
shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the
City holds an easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any
portion of the sewage works lying within said easement, all subject
to the terms, if any, of such easement.
B.
Abatement of nuisance; no immediate danger. If it is determined that
a public nuisance has been created, or is being maintained, by violation
of this chapter (as set forth hereinabove), but that the nature of
such nuisance is not such as to threaten great and immediate danger
to the public health, safety, peace, morals, or decency, written notice
shall be served on the person causing or maintaining the nuisance
to remove or correct the same (identifying the nature of the violation)
within a specified reasonable time. The offender shall, within the
period of time stated in said notice, abate the nuisance and permanently
cease all violations.
C.
Abatement of nuisance; immediate danger. If it is determined that
a public nuisance caused by the violation of this chapter exists,
and that there is great and immediate danger to the public health,
safety, peace, morals, or decency, the Director, Business Manager,
and/or the Chief of Police may cause the same to immediately be abated,
and charge the cost thereof to the owner, occupant, or person causing,
permitting, or maintaining the nuisance, as the case may be, if notice
to abate the nuisance has been given to the owner, such cost shall
be assessed against the real estate as a special charge.
D.
Accidental discharge. Any person found to be responsible for accidentally
allowing a deleterious discharge into the sewer system which causes
damage to the wastewater treatment facility and/orreceiving body of
water shall, in addition to a fine, pay an amount to cover any damages,
both values to be established by the Director.
E.
Penalty for violation. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code of Ordinances which section is, by this reference, made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
F.
Liability to City for losses. Any person violating any provisions
of this chapter shall, in addition to any penalty or fine which may
be assessed against him, become liable to the City for any expense,
loss, or damage occasioned by reason of such violation which the City
may suffer as a result thereof.
A.
Any user, permit applicant, or permit holder affected by any decision,
action, or determination, including cease and desist orders, made
by the Director interpreting or implementing the provisions of this
chapter or in any permit issued herein, may file with the Director
a written request for reconsideration within 10 days of the date of
such decision, action, or determination, setting forth in detail the
facts supporting the user's request for reconsideration. The Director
shall render a decision on the request for reconsideration to the
user, permit applicant, or permit holder, in writing, within 15 days
of receipt of request.
B.
If the ruling on the request for reconsideration made by the Director
is unsatisfactory, the person requesting reconsideration may, within
10 days after notification of the action, file a written appeal with
the approving authority. Said appeal shall be filed with the Business
Manager and shall be accompanied by an appeal fee, per the Permit
and Fee Schedule. This fee may be refunded if the appeal is sustained
in favor of the appellant.
C.
The written appeal shall be heard by the approving authority within
30 days from the date of filing. The approving authority shall make
a final ruling on the appeal within 45 days from the date of filing.
A.
Annual audit. The approving authority shall review, annually, the
wastewater contribution of its sewer users, the operation and maintenance
expenses of the wastewater treatment facilities, and the sewer service
charge system. Based on this review, the approving authority shall
revise the sewer service charge system, if necessary, to accomplish
the following:
(1)
Maintain a proportionate distribution of operation and maintenance
expenses among sewer users based on the wastewater volume and pollutant
loadings discharged by the users;
(2)
Generate sufficient revenues to pay the operation and maintenance
expenses of the wastewater treatment facilities; and
(3)
Apply excess revenues collected from a class of users to the operation
and maintenance expenses attributable to that class of users for the
next year and adjust the sewer service charge rates accordingly.
B.
Annual notification. The approving authority shall notify it sewer
users annually about the sewer service charge rates. The notification
shall show what portion of the rates are attributable to the operation
and maintenance expenses and debt service costs of the wastewater
treatment facilities. The notification shall occur in conjunction
with a regular bill.
C.
Records. The approving authority shall maintain records regarding
wastewater flows and loadings, costs of the wastewater treatment facilities,
sampling programs, and other information which is necessary to document
compliance with 40 CFR 35, Subpart E of the Clean Water Act.
A.
Application for service. Every person desiring to make connection
with the public sewer system in the City shall file an application
with the Common Council on forms prepared and furnished by the City.
No person shall make any connection whatever with the sewer system
without first having made application for and been granted a permit
to do so as herein provided.
B.
Permit. If, upon filing of the sewer service application, it appears
that the purposes for which sewer connection is applied for are consistent
with the purpose for which the sewer system was installed, and if
it further appears that such proposed connection shall not injure
or interfere with operation of the sewer system, and if the plan of
construction and materials proposed to be used in the construction
thereof shall be in conformity with this chapter and the regulations
of the State Department of Safety and Professional Services, the City
shall grant such permit to the applicant upon payment of the inspection
fee as prescribed in the City's fee schedule. There will be a two-year
limit on such sewer and water permits.
C.
Connection. No person, other than a designated employee of the City,
shall tap or make any perforation or opening in any sewer drain or
service pipe within the boundaries of any street, avenue, alley or
public grounds in the City without first having obtained permission
from the City. No person, including a designated employee of the City,
shall make any connection without first having ascertained that a
permit has been granted to the property owner or occupant desiring
such connection and all fees relative to such connection have been
first paid to the City Clerk.
D.
Basement construction. No person shall build any basement or cellar
along any line of sewer which shall be lower than can be properly
drained into sewer the system. Every person intending to build a basement
or cellar along any line of sewer shall first ascertain from the Director
of Public Works the depth of cellar allowable and shall have his plans
of construction approved by the Director of Public Works.
E.
Inspection. All sewers which shall hereafter be laid, relaid or repaired
shall be subject to inspection by the Director of Public Works or
such employee as the City may designate, and the person who is causing
the same to be laid, relaid or repaired, as well as the person laying
or repairing the same shall give such employee all reasonable facilities
for so inspecting the laying, relaying or repairing thereof. All work
in connection therewith shall be laid, relaid or repaired according
to the Director of Public Work's directions or other City employee's
directions.
F.
Excavation. No sewer shall be put into the same excavation or opening
with any water or gas pipe. Such pipe shall be far enough from all
other pipes to admit the repair lot removal or relaying of sewer pipes
without disturbing any other pipe and shall otherwise be in conformity
with the regulations of the State Department of Safety and Professional
Services.
G.
Rules relative to sewer connections. The following rules shall be
observed and carried out in all work relative to sewer connections:
(1)
Connections with sewers shall be made at the branches and with slant
already put in by the City, if any.
(2)
Any new connections made shall be made by properly placing a wye
branch in the line of the sewer.
(3)
All connection pipes shall be laid in a true line from the sewer
to the curb in an open trench and before any filling is done.
(4)
All connection pipes shall be enveloped in earth or sand to a depth
of four inches.
(5)
All joints of sewer pipe shall be mechanical or lead in the best
manner and to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works designated
by the City, or with approved asphaltic materials or any equivalent
material.
(6)
After the pipe is properly laid, the refilling shall proceed at once
and it shall be thoroughly tamped and puddled or both.
(7)
Should there be a deficiency of earth to refill the excavation; the
person doing such work shall supply such deficiency.
(8)
No rock larger than four inches in any direction shall be put into
any excavation.
(9)
All work shall be done under the supervision of the Director of Public
Works or the employee designated by the City for inspection.
I.
Cost of constructing sewer service laterals. The cost of the construction
of sewer service lateral and house connection, including the cost
of the actual connection with the public sewer, shall be borne wholly
by the property owner or occupant desiring and causing such construction,
provided, however, that in order to equalize the cost of the construction
of sewer service laterals on streets where the sewer mains run along
the side of a street instead of the center, the City, without intervention
of contract, shall construct the sewer service laterals upon proper
application made therefor. The City shall charge and assess the property
benefited thereby for the cost of such construction, charging and
assessing the applicant a sum of money equal to the actual cost of
such construction per foot for sewer service laterals measuring from
the center line of the street on which the sewer main is laid to the
curb of the street line. The property owner shall pay the cost of
such construction as measured above before beginning the construction.
J.
Cost for connection to property not abutting on mains. If any property
owner or occupant applies for a permit to construct sewer service
laterals and house connection and to make such connection with the
public sewer to serve any lot or parcel of land in the City not abutting
on such public sewer main and which lot or parcel of land has not
been assessed any frontage special assessment for the construction
of the public sewer system, a permit shall not be granted unless such
applicant shall first have paid to the City Clerk a sum fixed by the
Common Council as a connection fee in addition to the inspection fee
as hereinabove provided.
K.
Denial of use. The Common Council shall have the power to deny the
use of the municipal sewer system, including the use of the sewage
disposal plant, for any sewage which may interfere or tend to interfere
with operation of the sewage treatment plant, unless such sewage is
first treated to the degree required to prevent such interference.
L.
Prohibited use. No person shall cause or permit any surface or rainwaters
to run or empty into any house connection, sewer service laterals
or sewer mains in the City.
No sewage or industrial waste containing any substance likely to cause obstruction, nuisance or explosion therein or injury thereto or deemed deleterious to the operation of the sewerage system by the Director of Public Works shall be discharged into the City sewers, drains or sewerage system. Any person who shall continue to discharge any deleterious substance into the sewerage system after 10 days' written notice from the Director of Public Works to discontinue shall be subject to water service shut off and a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code. Each day of violation after the effective date of notice to discontinue shall constitute a separate offense.
