[CC 2012 § 18.470]
The City sewer system for which provisions are herein made shall include all the drains, conduits, pipes, fittings, holes, hole covers, sewage disposal plants owned by the City which compose a sanitary sewer system, together with all appurtenances thereto, and all sewer systems which may hereafter be appropriated by the City and incorporated into said sewer system. Storm sewers are specifically excepted from the provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 2012 § 18.480; Ord. No. 804-6]
No person desiring to do business or work as a plumber in connection, directly or indirectly, with the sewer system or with any sewer or plumbing system connected thereto shall undertake such business or work without having first procured his/her license from the City as a plumber.
[CC 2012 § 18.500]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, meaning of terms used in this Section shall be as follows:
ACT or THE ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control, also known as the "Clean Water Act," as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
BOD (DENOTING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at 200° C., expressed in milligram liter. The test procedure shall not utilize nitrification inhibitors.
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, beginning five (5) feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
CITY
The City of Sweet Springs, Missouri.
COOLING WATER
The water discharged from any use such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration, or to which the pollutant added is heat.
DIRECT DISCHARGES
The discharge of treated or untreated sewage directly to the waters of the State of Missouri.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, and dispensing of foods, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.
GRAB SAMPLE
A sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration of time.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
INTERFERENCE
The inhibition or disruption of the POTW treatment processes or operations which causes or significantly contributes to a violation of any requirement of the City's NPDES permit.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface water or groundwater.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
POLLUTANT
Any dredged soil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into sanitary sewers.
PPM
Parts per million, the concentration of a material in pounds per million of water (1 ppm = 1 milligram/liter, mg/l).
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
A self-contained system which provides both treatment and disposal of sewage on an individual lot.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food 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.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and is controlled by control authority.
RECEIVING STREAM
Any natural watercourse into which water, treatment plant effluent, combined sewer overflow or stormwater is discharged.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface water, and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such groundwater, surface water, and stormwater as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
Is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
SLUG
Any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
STORM DRAIN
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water. (Sometimes termed "storm sewer.")
STORM SEWER
A sewer which carries stormwater and service waters and drainage, but excludes wastes or sewage and industrial waste, other than non-contact cooling water.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Public Works and Utilities, or his/her authorized representative, of the City of Sweet Springs, or his/her authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
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.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
[CC 2012 § 18.510]
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 Sweet Springs, 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 of Sweet Springs, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any sewage or other polluted wastes, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Chapter, and upon approval of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
C. 
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
D. 
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the 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 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 of the property line.
[CC 2012 § 18.520]
A. 
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.040(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.
B. 
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 forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
C. 
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and any requirements of the Plumbing Code adopted by the City. 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.
D. 
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 710.040(D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
E. 
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal systems in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
F. 
No statement contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Superintendent.
G. 
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.
[CC 2012 § 18.530]
A. 
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
B. 
There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: for residential and commercial service, and for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent/her 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 fee and inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and two hundred dollars ($200.00) for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the same time the application is filed.
C. 
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.
D. 
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one 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, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building sewer.
E. 
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and tested by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
F. 
The size, slope, and alignment 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. The building sewer shall be vitrified clay, ductile or cast iron, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) having a wall thickness no less than that of SDR 26 class pipe.
G. 
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
H. 
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, sump pumps, 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 sewer.
I. 
The connection of a building sewer into public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City. All such connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.
J. 
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.
K. 
All excavations for 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 City.
[CC 2012 § 18.535; cf. Ord. No. 804-11]
Every owner or occupant of any building situated upon premises over or through which is laid any public or district sewer, or upon premises abutting upon any street, alley, or other public way, or public ground, along or through which is laid any public or district sewer, or of any building reasonably accessible to a public or district sewer, shall connect such building or premises with such sewer within twenty (20) days after the Board of Aldermen has caused to be served upon him/her a written notice, by delivery to him/her by the Superintendent, or by mailing to him/her by registered mail, to connect such building or premises to such sewer.
[CC 2012 § 18.540]
A. 
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 public sewer.
B. 
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designed as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent and MDNR. Industrial cooling water of unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Superintendent and MDNR, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
C. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
1. 
Any liquids, solids, or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the sewage works or the operation of the sewage works. At no time shall two (2) successive readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge in the system (or at any point in the system), be more than five percent (5%) nor any single reading over ten percent (10%) of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides, sulfides, and any other substances which the City, the MDNR, or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has notified the user is a fire hazard or a hazard to the system.
2. 
Any water 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, to create any hazard to humans or animals, to create a public nuisance, to create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, or to exceed limitations(s) set forth in a pretreatment standard, including, but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two (2) mg/l as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer. A toxic pollutant shall include, but not be limited to, any pollutant identified pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Act.
3. 
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or exceeding 9.5 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, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, mild containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
5. 
Any waters or wastes having 1) a five-day BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per million by weight, or 2) containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or 3) having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of the average flow of the City shall be subject to the review of the Superintendent. Where necessary, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to 1) reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million by weight, or 2) reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight, or 3) control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Superintendent and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
D. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes if it appears likely in the opinion of the Superintendent that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment plant, or equipment, cause the City to violate its NPDES permit, 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.) at the point before entering the public sewer, or any sewage having a temperature which will result in a waste with a temperature at the introduction into the sewage works which exceeds one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit (104° F.) (40° C.), or which would cause interference at the sewage treatment plant.
2. 
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether emulsified, or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32° F.) and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F.) (0° C.) and sixty-five degrees Celsius (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 concentration 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 requirements.
8. 
Materials which exert or cause:
a. 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime, slurries, and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate).
b. 
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
c. 
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
d. 
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
9. 
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amendable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment plant employed, or are amendable 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, such as NPDES permit requirements.
E. 
Authority To Reject Wastes, Require Pretreatment, Assess Surcharge.
1. 
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged into the City's sewers which contain any quantity of substance having the characteristics described in Subsection (D) of this Section, and/or are in violation of the standards of pretreatment provided in Chapter 1, EPA Rules and Regulations, Subchapter D, Water Programs Part 403 — Pretreatment Standards, Federal Register Volume 46, No. 18, Wednesday, January 26, 1981, and any amendments thereto, 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 may create hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
a. 
Reject the wastes; or
b. 
Require, at the owner's expense, pretreatment facilities to reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in Subsection (D) and/or Federal or State pretreatment standards; and/or
c. 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge by developing discharge limitations; and/or
d. 
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of Subsection (J).
2. 
If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plans 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.
F. 
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 so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
G. 
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
H. 
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property services by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the 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.
I. 
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 jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property. (The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.)
J. 
No statement contained in this article 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, therefore, by the industrial concern.
[CC 2012 § 18.542]
Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with all Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards within the time limitations as specified by the Federal Pretreatment Regulations. Any State requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply to any case where they are more stringent than Federal requirements and limitations. Any facilities required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the City shall be provided, operated, and maintained at the user's expense. Detailed plans showing the pretreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the City for review, and shall be acceptable to the City before construction of the facility. The review of such plans and operating procedures will in no way relieve the user from the responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce an effluent meeting Federal categorical pretreatment standards. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the City prior to the user's initiation of the changes.
[CC 2012 § 18.543]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of damaging public property.
[CC 2012 § 18.545]
A. 
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 their representatives shall have no authority to inquire into any processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for water treatment.
B. 
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section (A) above, 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 City employees. 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 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 710.080.
C. 
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 sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
[CC 2012 § 18.550]
A. 
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter, excluding Section 710.100, shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B. 
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection (A) above shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as set out in Section 100.220 of this Code.
C. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.