[R.O. 2003 § 710.010; CC 1997 § 113.010]
Unless the context specifically indicates
otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this Chapter shall be as
follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees Centigrade (20° C.), expressed in milligrams
per liter.
The 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 waste 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.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface waters or groundwaters.
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 stormwater, surface
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water and stormwaters 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 given constituent or if quantity of flow exceeds
for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than
five (5) times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows
during normal operation.
A sewer which carries stormwaters and surface waters and
drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted
cooling water.
The superintendent of sewage works and/or of waterworks and/or
of water pollution control of the City of Gallatin 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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.015; Ord. No. 1028-04 § 1, 12-13-2004]
No person shall suffer any filth
or unclean or stagnant water or any foul or nauseous liquid or foul
or nauseous substance of any kind whatever to escape from his/her
premises through any drainpipe or spout, into or upon any adjacent
ground or into any street, alley, thoroughfare, gutter, pavement,
sidewalk or other public place to the injury, annoyance, inconvenience
or danger to the health or safety of the public.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.020; CC 1997 § 113.015; Ord. No. 1028-04 § 2, 12-13-2004]
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 Gallatin, or in any
area under the jurisdiction of the City, any human or animal excrement,
garbage, or other objectionable waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any
natural outlet within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction
thereof, any wastewater 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 wastewater.
D.
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes,
situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way
in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public
sanitary sewer of the City, is hereby required at his/her expense
to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect all 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 the public sewer is within
four hundred (400) feet (30.5 meters) of the property line.
E.
All property served by the sewerage system
of the City shall be charged for the use and services of such system.
Such charges shall commence from the date the property is connected
to the now-existing sewer system or ninety (90) days after said property
can be connected to the now-existing sewer system, whichever comes
first.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.030; Ord. No. 907-98 § 113.117, 3-8-1998; Ord. No. 1150-15 § 1, 12-15-2015]
A.
Sewer lines to previously unserved properties
or to properties previously served by inadequate or non-City-owned
service line within the City limits shall be installed by the department
upon application and only after all requirements for water main extension
and payment have been met. The required fees for connection and meter
installation, where applicable, shall be paid at the time of application.
The City may demand payment in cash.
C.
An additional charge equal to the actual
cost of such work shall be made for cutting and repairing sidewalk
and streets.
D.
The department may, at the option of the
director, install sewer service lines to vacant or previously unserved
properties prior to receiving application for such service line; provided,
however, that service lines so installed shall not be used for the
purpose of providing service to a customer.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.040; CC 1997 § 113.020]
It shall be unlawful to discharge
to any natural outlet within the City of Gallatin, or in any area
under the jurisdiction of the City, any sewage or other polluted waters,
except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with
subsequent provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.050; CC 1997 § 113.025]
A.
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.
B.
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties
used for human employment, recreation or other purposes, situated
within the City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way
in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public
sanitary or combined sewer of the City, 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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.060; CC 1997 §§ 113.030
— 113.065]
A.
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.060, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Chapter.
B.
Permit Required — Fee. Before commencement
of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall
first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent. The application
for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which
the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other
information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit
and inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to
the City at the time the application is filed.
C.
Inspection Of Installation To Be Made Before
Covering. A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not
become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the Superintendent. 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 Superintendent when the work is ready
for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered.
The inspection shall be made within twenty-four (24) hours of the
receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
D.
Installation Shall Comply With Recommendations.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Missouri Department
of Public Health. 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.
Sanitary Maintenance Of Private Sewage
Facilities By Owner. The owner shall operate and maintain the private
sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no
expense to the City.
F.
Additional Requirements Imposed By City.
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the City.
G.
Closing Of Private Disposal System. 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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.070; CC 1997 § 113.070]
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 Superintendent.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.080; CC 1997 § 113.075]
B.
In either case, the owner or his/her agent
shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. The
permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent.
A permit and inspection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for a residential
or commercial building sewer permit and twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City
at the time the application is filed.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.090; CC 1997 § 113.080]
All costs and expenses incident to
the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne
by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or
damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building sewer.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.100; CC 1997 § 113.085]
A separate and independent building
sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one (1) building
stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer
is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an
adjoining alley, courtyard 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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.110; CC 1997 § 113.090]
Old building sewers may be used in
connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination
and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.120; CC 1997 § 113.095]
The size, slope, alignment, material
of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in
excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling
the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the Building and
Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City.
In the absence of code provisions or in application thereof, the material
and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM
and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.130; CC 1997 § 113.100]
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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.140; CC 1997 § 113.105]
No person shall make connection of
roof downspouts, interior and 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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.150; CC 1997 § 113.110]
The connection of the building sewer
into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building
and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the
City or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of
the ASTM and the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections
shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed
procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before
installation.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.160; CC 1997 § 113.115]
The applicant for the building sewer
permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is
ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection
shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his/her
representative.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.180; CC 1997 § 113.120]
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 City.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.190; CC 1997 § 113.125]
No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof
runoff, subsurface drainage, including interior and exterior foundation
drains, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process
waters to any sanitary sewer.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.200; CC 1997 § 113.130]
Stormwater and all other unpolluted
drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated
as combined or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the
Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters
may be discharged on approval of the Superintendent to a storm sewer,
combined sewer or natural outlet.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.210; CC 1997 § 113.135]
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged any of the following described waters or wastes into 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 a pH
lower than five and five-tenths (5.5) or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment
and personnel of the sewage works.
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, woods, unground garbage,
whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper
dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage
grinders.
5.
Any waters or wastes having:
a.
A five-day BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per
million by weight; or
b.
Containing more than three hundred
fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended solids; or
c.
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.
6.
Where necessary in the opinion of
the Superintendent, the owner shall provide at his/her expense such
preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
7.
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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.220; CC 1997 § 113.140]
A.
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 Superintendent 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 Superintendent 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.) (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.) (0° C.)and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°
F.) (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 Superintendent.
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 Superintendent
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 Superintendent 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 Superintendent in compliance with applicable State or Federal
regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH
in excess of nine and five-tenths (9.5).
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
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 chloride and sodium sulfate).
b.
Excessive discoloration (such as,
but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
c.
Unusual BOD, biochemical oxygen demand,
or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant
load on the sewage treatment works.
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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.230; CC 1997 § 113.145]
A.
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 Sections 710.210 and 710.220 of this Chapter and which in the judgment of the Superintendent 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 Superintendent may:
B.
If the Superintendent 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 Superintendent and subject to the requirements of all applicable
codes, ordinances and laws.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.240; CC 1997 § 113.150]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, 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 Superintendent and shall
be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and
inspection.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.250; CC 1997 § 113.155]
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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.260; CC 1997 § 113.160]
When required by the Superintendent,
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 accessibly and safely located and
shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent.
The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his/her expense and
shall be maintained by him/her so as to be safe and accessible at
all times.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.270; CC 1997 § 113.165]
All measurements, tests and analyses
of the characteristics of water 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 than 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 twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premises
is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken.
Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained
from twenty-four-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined
from periodic grab samples.)
[R.O. 2003 § 710.280; CC 1997 § 113.170]
No statement contained in this Chapter
shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement
between the City and any industrial concern whereby an industrial
waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the City
for treatment, subject to payment, therefor by the industrial concern.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.290; CC 1997 § 113.175]
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 any sewage works. Any person violating this provisions shall be
subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.300; CC 1997 § 113.180]
The Superintendent and other duly
authorized employees of the City 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 Superintendent 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 direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge
to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.310; CC 1997 § 113.185]
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section 710.320, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the City 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 City employees and the City shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by City 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 710.260.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.320; CC 1997 § 113.190]
The Superintendent and other duly
authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the
City holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not
limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair
and maintenance of any portion of the sewer 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.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.330; CC 1997 §§ 113.195
— 113.205]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter, except as referred to in Section 710.290, shall be served by the City 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.
Failure To Comply With Notice Of Liability. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection (A) shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation. Each twenty-four-hour period in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C.
Costs. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this Chapter shall become liable to the City for any
expense, loss or damage occasioned by City by reason of such violation.
