[Added 6-4-2001 by Ord. No. 01-06-01]
The following terms, when used in this article, are defined as follows:
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter in five days at 20° Centigrade, expressed as milligrams per liter. Quantitative determination of BOD shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods."
BUILDING DRAIN
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.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal beginning outside the inner face of the building wall.
GARBAGE
The residue from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of food products and produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
The wastewater from industrial process, trade or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage, including cooling water and the discharge from sewage pretreatment facilities.
PERSON
Any and all persons, including any individual, firm company, municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency, or other entity.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of the hydrogen-ions, in grams per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of seven and hydrogen-ion concentration of 10-7.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with minor quantities of ground-, storm- and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.
SHOCK
Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer that 15 minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation and shall adversely affect the system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.
STANDARD METHODS
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the most recent edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, promulgated by the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation" published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Federation of Sewage and Industrial Wastes Associations.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
STORM DRAIN OR STORM SEWER
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface water or unpolluted water from any source.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, wastewater, or other liquids, and that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in Standard Methods and is referred to as "nonfilterable residue."
WASTEWATER
The spent water of a community. 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, but not intentionally admitted.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "waste treatment."
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water, either continuously or intermittently.
WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT
A document issued by the Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources which establishes effluent limitations and monitoring requirements of the municipal wastewater treatment facility.
A. 
Public Works Committee. The management, operation, and control of the sewer system for the Village of Barneveld is vested in the Village of Barneveld Public Works Committee. All records, minutes and all written proceedings thereof shall be kept by the Village Clerk. The Village Treasurer shall keep all the financial records.
B. 
Public Works Committee powers. The sewer utility of the Village of Barneveld shall have the power to construct sewer lines for public use, and shall have the power to lay sewer pipes in and through the alleys, streets, and public grounds of the Village of Barneveld; and generally, to do all such work as may be found necessary or convenient in the management of the sewer system. The Public Works Committee shall have power by themselves, their officers, agents, and servants, to enter upon any land for the purpose of making examination or supervise in the performance of their duties under this chapter, without liability therefore; and the said Public Works Committee shall have power to purchase and acquire for the Village of Barneveld all real and personal property which may be necessary for construction of the sewer system, or for any repair, remodeling, or additions thereto.
C. 
Condemnation of real estate. Whenever any real estate or any easement therein, or use thereof, shall, in the judgment of the Public Works Committee, be necessary to the sewer system; and whenever, for any cause, an agreement for the purchase thereof cannot be made with the owner thereof, the Village may proceed to acquire such real estate or easement in accordance with law.
D. 
Title to real estate and personal property. All property, real, personal, and mixed, acquired for the construction of the sewer system, and all plans, specifications, diagrams, papers, books and records connected therewith said sewer system, and all buildings, machinery, and fixtures pertaining thereto, shall be the property of the Village.
A. 
The rules, regulations, and sewer rates of the Village hereinafter set forth shall be considered a part of the contract with every person, company or corporation who is connected with the sewer system of the Village and every such person, company, or corporation by connecting with the sewer system shall be considered as expressing their assent to be bound thereby. Whenever any of said rules and regulations, or such others as the Village may hereafter adopt are violated, the service shall be shut off from the building or place of such violation (even though two or more parties are receiving service through the same connection), and shall not be reestablished except by order of the Public Works Committee, and on payment of all arrears, the expenses and established charges of shutting off and putting on, and such other terms as the Public Works Committee may determine, and a satisfactory understanding with the party that no further cause for complaint shall arise. In case of such violation, the Public Works Committee may declare any payment made for the service by the party or parties committing such violation to be forfeited, and the same shall thereupon be forfeited. The right is reserved to the Village to change the rules, regulations, and sewer rates from time to time, as they may deem advisable, and to make special rates and contracts in all proper cases.
B. 
Plumbers. No plumber, pipe fitter, or other person will be permitted to do any plumbing or pipe fitting work in connection with the sewer system without first receiving a license from the State of Wisconsin.
C. 
Users.
(1) 
Application for service. Every person connecting with the sewer system shall file an application, in writing, to the Public Works Committee in such form as is prescribed for that purpose. Blanks for such applications will be furnished at the office of the Village Clerk. The application must state fully and truly all the uses which will be allowed except upon further application and permission regularly obtained from the Public Works Committee. If the applicant is not the owner of the premises, the written consent of the owner must accompany the application. Persons connected to the sewer system are referred to herein as "users."
(a) 
The application may be for service to more than one building, or more than one unit of service through one service connection, and, in such case, charges shall be made accordingly.
(b) 
If it appears that the service applied for will not provide adequate service for the contemplated use, the Public Works Committee may reject the application. If the Public Works Committee approves the application, it shall issue a permit for services as shown on the application.
(2) 
Tap permits. After sewer connections have been introduced into any building or upon any premises, no plumber shall make any alterations, extensions, or attachments, unless the party ordering such tapping or other work shall exhibit the proper permit for the same from the Public Works Committee.
(3) 
User to keep in repair. All users shall keep their own service pipes in good repair and protected from frost at their own risk and expense, and shall prevent any unnecessary overburdening of the sewer system.
(4) 
User use only. No user shall allow others or other services to connect to the sewer system through his lateral.
(5) 
User to permit inspection. Every user shall permit the Public Works Committee, or their duly authorized agent, at all reasonable hours of the day, to enter their premises or building to examine the pipes and fixtures, and the manner in which the drains, and sewer connections operate; and they must at all times, frankly and without concealment, answer all questions put to them relative to its use.
(6) 
Utility responsibility.
(a) 
It is expressly stipulated that no claim shall be made against the Village or the Public Works Committee by reason of the breaking, clogging, stoppage, or freezing of any service pipes; nor from any damage arising from repairing mains, making connections or extensions or any other work that may be deemed necessary.
(b) 
The right is hereby reserved to cut off the service at any time for the purpose of repairs or any other necessary purpose, any permit granted or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. Whenever it is necessary to shut off the sewer service within any district of the Village, the Public Works Committee shall, if practicable, give notice to each and every consumer within such affected district of the time when such service will be shut off.
A. 
In making excavations in streets or highways for laying service pipe or making repairs, the paving and earth removed must be deposited in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public.
B. 
No person shall leave any such excavation made in any street or highway open at any time without barricades; and during the night, warning lights must be maintained at such excavations.
C. 
In refilling the opening, after the service pipes are laid, the earth must be laid in layers of not more than nine inches in depth, and each layer thoroughly compacted to prevent settling. This work together with the replacing of sidewalks, ballast and paving, must be done so as to make the street as good, at least, as before it was disturbed, and satisfactory to the Public Works Committee. No opening of the streets for tapping the pipes will be permitted when the ground is frozen.
A. 
No person, except those having special permission from the Public Works Committee, or persons in their service and approved by them, will be permitted, under any circumstances to tap the mains or collection pipes. The kind and size of the connection with the pipe shall be that specified in the permit or order from said Committee.
B. 
Pipes should always be tapped on the top half, and not within six inches (15 cm) of the joint, or within 24 inches (60 cm) of another lateral connection.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
All service pipes (laterals) on private property will be installed in accordance with State of Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter SPS 382, Design, Construction, Installation, Supervision and Inspecting of Plumbing; specifically, § SPS 382.30, Building Sewers.
B. 
Per § SPS 382.21, all laterals will be inspected. The building sewer and/or private interceptor main sewer shall be inspected upon completion of placement of the pipe and before backfilling; and tested before or after backfilling.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
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 sewer manhole located within the Village boundaries.
A. 
It shall be the policy of the Village of Barneveld to obtain sufficient revenues to pay the cost of a) the annual debt retirement payment on any bonded indebtedness, b) any required cash reserve account payment, and c) operation and maintenance of the sewage works, including a replacement fund (i.e., a cash account to be used for future expenditures for obtaining or installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary to maintain the capacity and performance of the sewage works during the service life for which such works were designed and constructed), through a system of user charges as defined in this section. The system shall assure that each user of the sewage works pays a proportionate share of the cost of such works.
B. 
All sewer users shall be classified by the Utility as a) residential/commercial (domestic strength), or b) industrial customers.
C. 
User charges shall consist of a) a minimum monthly billing, on the basis of user charge factors, and b) a unit price per volume of water utilized. The minimum monthly billing shall be sufficient to pay the annual debt retirement, reserve account costs and any replacement fund. A portion of the debt service and reserve account may be budgeted by levying an ad valorem tax in accordance with law. The unit price per volume shall be sufficient to pay the annual cost of operation and maintenance of the sewage works. Users will be notified annually of water treatment services. Water meter readings shall be used to determine the actual water volume used. All monthly sewer bills will be based on actual water used. If a portion of the water furnished to any customer is not discharged into the sewer system, the quantity of such water will be deducted in computing the charge for sewer service, provided a meter has been installed to measure such water. The customer must, at his own expense, make necessary changes in the water piping and install couplings so that a meter can be set. A charge for the actual cost of providing a meter shall be paid by the customer.
D. 
The methodology for determining the user charges is given in Appendix A. The Utility shall provide the initial estimates of water volumes, number of meters, costs, etc., to calculate the first year's user charges. The user charges, and this chapter, shall be reviewed not less than every two years. Such review shall be performed by the Public Works Committee Bookkeeper and the Village Treasurer. User charges shall be adjusted, as required, to reflect actual volumes of water used and actual costs.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
E. 
Where it is not possible to obtain a water meter reading the user shall be assigned an average water volume by the Village, based on previous meter readings, and this shall be so stated on the bill. The difference shall be adjusted when the meter is again read. In cases where no water meter exists, the monthly minimum cost shall be as set by resolution of the Village Board, plus a charge for each 1,000 gallons of water used on an average, as established by the Public Works Committee, for families of the size occupying such premises without a water meter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
F. 
Sewer rates. Charges to each user of the sewer system shall be as set by resolution of the Village Board. All charges for sewerage service shall be made monthly and shall be payable on the first day of each month. A failure to receive a bill shall not excuse nonpayment. Sewerage service charges shall be a lien on the property served. A charge will be assessed for all nonsufficient fund checks received by the Village.
[Amended 2-1-2016 by Ord. No. 16-02-01; 3-7-2017 by Ord. No. 17-03-01; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
G. 
Excess revenues collected from a user class will be applied to operation, maintenance, and replacement costs attributable to that class for the next year.
H. 
The user charge system takes precedence over preexisting agreements inconsistent with the governing regulations of the Wisconsin Fund Grant Program.
A. 
Mandatory hookup.
(1) 
The owner of each parcel of land adjacent to a sewer main on which there exists a building usable for human habitation, or in a block through which such system is extended, shall connect to such system within 90 days of notice, in writing, from the Public Works Committee. Upon failure to so do the Committee may cause such connection to be made and bill the property owner for such costs. If such costs are not paid within 30 days, such notice shall be assessed as a special tax lien against the property, all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.; provided, however, that the owner may, within 30 days after the completion of the work, file a written opinion with the Village Clerk stating that he cannot pay such amount in one sum and ask that the amount be levied in not to exceed five equal installments and that the amount shall be so collected with interest at the rate of 8% per annum from the completion of the work, the unpaid balance being a special tax lien, all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.
(2) 
In lieu of the above, the Public Works Committee, at its option, may impose a penalty for the period that the violation continues, after 10 days' written notice, to any owner failing to make a connection to the sewer system in an amount of $175[1] per month for each residential unit equivalent payable monthly, for the period in which the failure to connect continues, and upon failure to make such payment, said charge shall be assessed as a special tax lien against the property, all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.
[1]
Note: Penalty to be as great as the average residential user cost (per residential unit equivalent) plus 15% for administrative cost.
(3) 
The failure to connect to the sewer system is contrary to the minimum health standards of the Village.
B. 
Maintenance of services.
(1) 
The Utility shall maintain sewer service within the limits of the Village from the street main to the property line, and including all controls between the same, without expenses to the property owner, except when they are damaged as a result of negligence or carelessness on the part of the property owner, a tenant, or an agent of the owner, in which case they will be repaired at the expense of the property owner. All sewer services from the point of maintenance by the system to and throughout the premises must be maintained free of defective conditions, by and at the expense of the owner or occupant of the property.
(2) 
When any sewer service is to be relayed and there are two or more buildings on such service, each building shall be disconnected from such service and a new sewer service shall be installed for each building.
C. 
Penalty for improper use.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully injure the sewer system, or any building, machinery, or fixture pertaining thereto, or, to willfully and without authority of the Public Works Committee bore, or otherwise cause to leak, any tunnel, aqueduct, reservoir, pipe or other thing used in the system for holding, conveying, or collecting sewage.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to introduce sewage into the system which shows an excess of a BOD or suspended solids concentration of over 250 mg/l (normal domestic sewage). A surcharge shall be based on the excess of BOD or suspended solids at a rate of $0.50/pound. The Public Works Committee reserves the right to test the sewage at any point within the connection system of the user or consumer. A user may not use dilution as a means to achieve a lower concentration of BOD or suspended solids. Users discharging toxic pollutants shall pay for any increased operation and maintenance or replacement costs caused by the toxic pollutants.
(3) 
No user shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described liquids or solid wastes to any sanitary sewer:
(a) 
Any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff or surface drainage.
(b) 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
(c) 
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, or any other solid or sticky substance capable of causing obstruction of the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
(d) 
Any water or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constituting a hazard to humans and animals, or to create any hazard in the receiving treatment facility.
(e) 
Any water or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such material at the sewage treatment plant.
(f) 
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
(g) 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
(h) 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(i) 
Any water or wastes which may contain more than 100 parts per million by weight of fat, oil, or grease.
(j) 
Any water or wastes having pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 having any corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, or personnel of the sewage works.
D. 
Damage recovery. The Public Works Committee shall have the right of recovery from all persons, any expense incurred by the Committee for the repair or replacement of any sewer pipe damaged in any manner by any person by the performance of any work under their control, or by any negligent act.
E. 
Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article or rules or regulations of the Village, or who shall connect a service pipe without first having obtained a permit therefor, or who shall violate any provision of the Wisconsin Statutes, Wisconsin Administrative Code, or any other materials which are incorporated by reference, shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $75 nor more than $500 and the costs of prosecution. This, however, shall not bar the Village from enforcing the connection duties set out in § 270-26A for mandatory hookup.
F. 
Septic tanks prohibited. The maintenance and use of septic tanks and other private sewage disposal systems within the area of the Village serviced by its sewer system are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a health hazard. From and after August 4, 1983, the use of septic tanks or any private sewage disposal system within the area of the Village serviced by the sewerage system shall be prohibited.
G. 
Vacating of premises and discontinuance of service. Whenever premises served by the system are to be vacated, or whenever any person desires to discontinue service from the system, the Village must be notified in writing. The owner of the premises shall be liable for any damages to the property or such damage which may be discovered having occurred to the system other than through the fault of the Committee or its employees, representatives, or agents.
H. 
Charges are a lien on property. All charges for sewer services and special assessments shall be a lien on a lot, part of a lot or land on which sewer services were supplied. All sums which have accrued during the preceding year, and which are unpaid by the first day of October of any year, shall be certified to the Village Clerk to be placed on the tax roll for collection as provided by Wisconsin Statutes.
I. 
Unit of service definition.
(1) 
A unit of service shall consist of any residential, commercial, industrial, or charitable aggregation of space or area occupied for a distinct purpose such as a residence, apartment, flat, store, office, industrial plant, church, or school. Each unit of service shall be regarded as one consumer. Suites in houses, or apartments with complete housekeeping fractions (such as cooking), shall be classed as apartment houses; thus houses and apartments having suites of one, two, or more rooms with toilet facilities, but without kitchen for cooking, are classed as rooming houses.
(2) 
When a user's premises has several buildings for which services are eligible and such buildings are used in the same business and connected by the user, the Village shall set a separate rate for such complex.
J. 
Adoption of other rules. All the rules and regulations of the State Plumbing and State Building Codes and the building rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, and of the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Wisconsin, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference insofar as the same are applicable to the Village. All extensions of the system will comply with administrative rules NR 108 and NR 110 of the Department of Natural Resources.