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City of Westbrook, ME
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2024-02-05
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 260 Sewers and Wastewater Treatment
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Property Assessed Clean Energy, Commercial
Ch 260
Sewers and Wastewater Treatment
Ch 260 Art I
General Regulations
§ 260-1
Scope.
§ 260-2
Intent and purpose.
§ 260-3
Enforcing officer.
§ 260-4
Definitions.
§ 260-5
Sanitary facilities required.
§ 260-6
Sanitary sewerage system required; connection to public sewer.
§ 260-7
Permit required.
§ 260-8
Two classes of permits; application.
§ 260-9
Discontinuance of private sewage disposal facilities; inspection.
§ 260-10
Connection within one year required.
§ 260-11
Inspection, testing, etc., to be permitted.
§ 260-12
Damaging structures, equipment prohibited.
§ 260-13
Fees.
§ 260-14
General regulations for connection to public sewer.
§ 260-15
Use of old sewers with new buildings.
§ 260-16
Expense of installation, connection; indemnification of City; blockages in private sewer services.
§ 260-17
Building sewer construction general standards.
§ 260-18
Pipe and joint requirements.
§ 260-19
Size, slope of building sewer.
§ 260-20
Excavations to be open trench work.
§ 260-21
Pipe laying, backfill regulations.
§ 260-22
Excavations to be barricaded, lighted.
§ 260-23
Property disturbed during excavation to be restored.
§ 260-24
Excavations by power equipment adjacent to public sewers restricted.
§ 260-25
Seal of sewer and/or storm drain required; inspection; fees.
§ 260-26
Drainage required when gravity flow prevents discharge into public sewer.
§ 260-27
Privy regulations.
§ 260-28
Exception for private sewage system.
§ 260-29
Prohibited wastes.
§ 260-30
Prohibition of wastes.
§ 260-31
Discharge of prohibited waste.
§ 260-32
Control manholes, industrial monitoring and records required.
§ 260-33
Separate systems required.
§ 260-34
Testing of waters and wastes.
§ 260-35
Special agreements.
§ 260-36
Exclusion of industrial wastes.
§ 260-37
Written notice required for new or changed discharges.
§ 260-38
Enforcement; violations and penalties.
§ 260-39
Appeal.
§ 260-40
Permit required; form, fee, expiration.
§ 260-41
Compensation for sewer line easements.
Ch 260 Art II
Sewer Assessments
§ 260-42
Sewer Commission to report to municipal officers.
§ 260-43
Contents of report.
§ 260-44
Municipal officers to set public hearing date.
§ 260-45
Corrections to assessment lists.
Ch 260 Art III
Sewer User Fees; Industrial Pretreatment and Cost Recovery
§ 260-46
Definitions.
§ 260-47
Sewer user charges.
§ 260-48
Industrial surcharges.
§ 260-49
Industrial cost recovery.
§ 260-50
Billing and collections.
§ 260-51
Review of user charges.
§ 260-52
Appeals.
§ 260-53
Sewer user rules purpose and scope.
§ 260-54
General discharge prohibitions.
§ 260-55
Specific discharge prohibitions.
§ 260-56
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
§ 260-57
Modification of National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
§ 260-58
Local discharge limitations.
§ 260-59
State requirements.
§ 260-60
Right of revision.
§ 260-61
Dilution prohibited in absence of treatment.
§ 260-62
Pretreatment.
§ 260-63
Records and public notification procedures.
§ 260-64
Accidental discharges.
§ 260-65
Slug discharge.
§ 260-66
Reports of potential problems.
§ 260-67
Permit requirements.
§ 260-68
Permit application.
§ 260-69
Certification statement.
§ 260-70
Wastewater discharge permit approval.
§ 260-71
Wastewater discharge permit contents.
§ 260-72
Permit issuance process.
§ 260-73
Permit modification.
§ 260-74
Permit transfer.
§ 260-75
Permit termination.
§ 260-76
Permit reissuance.
§ 260-77
Continuation of expired permits.
§ 260-78
Special agreements; intermunicipal agreements.
§ 260-79
Reporting requirements.
§ 260-80
Monitoring and analysis.
§ 260-81
Reports of changed conditions.
§ 260-82
Reports of potential problems.
§ 260-83
Recordkeeping requirements.
§ 260-84
Monitoring facilities.
§ 260-85
Inspection and sampling.
§ 260-86
Confidentiality of information.
§ 260-87
Notice of violation.
§ 260-88
Violations and penalties.
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Ch 286
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Ch 295
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Ch 310
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Ch 319
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Chapter 260
Sewers and Wastewater Treatment
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Westbrook as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
STATE LAW REFERENCES
Sewers and drains generally — 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3401 et seq.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Schedule A, Industrial User Effluent Limits
Article I
General Regulations
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§ 260-1
Scope.
chevron_right
§ 260-2
Intent and purpose.
chevron_right
§ 260-3
Enforcing officer.
chevron_right
§ 260-4
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 260-5
Sanitary facilities required.
chevron_right
§ 260-6
Sanitary sewerage system required; connection to public sewer.
chevron_right
§ 260-7
Permit required.
chevron_right
§ 260-8
Two classes of permits; application.
chevron_right
§ 260-9
Discontinuance of private sewage disposal facilities; inspection.
chevron_right
§ 260-10
Connection within one year required.
chevron_right
§ 260-11
Inspection, testing, etc., to be permitted.
chevron_right
§ 260-12
Damaging structures, equipment prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 260-13
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 260-14
General regulations for connection to public sewer.
chevron_right
§ 260-15
Use of old sewers with new buildings.
chevron_right
§ 260-16
Expense of installation, connection; indemnification of City; blockages in private sewer services.
chevron_right
§ 260-17
Building sewer construction general standards.
chevron_right
§ 260-18
Pipe and joint requirements.
chevron_right
§ 260-19
Size, slope of building sewer.
chevron_right
§ 260-20
Excavations to be open trench work.
chevron_right
§ 260-21
Pipe laying, backfill regulations.
chevron_right
§ 260-22
Excavations to be barricaded, lighted.
chevron_right
§ 260-23
Property disturbed during excavation to be restored.
chevron_right
§ 260-24
Excavations by power equipment adjacent to public sewers restricted.
chevron_right
§ 260-25
Seal of sewer and/or storm drain required; inspection; fees.
chevron_right
§ 260-26
Drainage required when gravity flow prevents discharge into public sewer.
chevron_right
§ 260-27
Privy regulations.
chevron_right
§ 260-28
Exception for private sewage system.
chevron_right
§ 260-29
Prohibited wastes.
chevron_right
§ 260-30
Prohibition of wastes.
chevron_right
§ 260-31
Discharge of prohibited waste.
chevron_right
§ 260-32
Control manholes, industrial monitoring and records required.
chevron_right
§ 260-33
Separate systems required.
chevron_right
§ 260-34
Testing of waters and wastes.
chevron_right
§ 260-35
Special agreements.
chevron_right
§ 260-36
Exclusion of industrial wastes.
chevron_right
§ 260-37
Written notice required for new or changed discharges.
chevron_right
§ 260-38
Enforcement; violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 260-39
Appeal.
chevron_right
§ 260-40
Permit required; form, fee, expiration.
chevron_right
§ 260-41
Compensation for sewer line easements.
chevron_right
Article II
Sewer Assessments
chevron_right
§ 260-42
Sewer Commission to report to municipal officers.
chevron_right
§ 260-43
Contents of report.
chevron_right
§ 260-44
Municipal officers to set public hearing date.
chevron_right
§ 260-45
Corrections to assessment lists.
chevron_right
Article III
Sewer User Fees; Industrial Pretreatment and Cost Recovery
chevron_right
§ 260-46
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 260-47
Sewer user charges.
chevron_right
§ 260-48
Industrial surcharges.
chevron_right
§ 260-49
Industrial cost recovery.
chevron_right
§ 260-50
Billing and collections.
chevron_right
§ 260-51
Review of user charges.
chevron_right
§ 260-52
Appeals.
chevron_right
§ 260-53
Sewer user rules purpose and scope.
chevron_right
§ 260-54
General discharge prohibitions.
chevron_right
§ 260-55
Specific discharge prohibitions.
chevron_right
§ 260-56
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
chevron_right
§ 260-57
Modification of National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
chevron_right
§ 260-58
Local discharge limitations.
chevron_right
§ 260-59
State requirements.
chevron_right
§ 260-60
Right of revision.
chevron_right
§ 260-61
Dilution prohibited in absence of treatment.
chevron_right
§ 260-62
Pretreatment.
chevron_right
§ 260-63
Records and public notification procedures.
chevron_right
§ 260-64
Accidental discharges.
chevron_right
§ 260-65
Slug discharge.
chevron_right
§ 260-66
Reports of potential problems.
chevron_right
§ 260-67
Permit requirements.
chevron_right
§ 260-68
Permit application.
chevron_right
§ 260-69
Certification statement.
chevron_right
§ 260-70
Wastewater discharge permit approval.
chevron_right
§ 260-71
Wastewater discharge permit contents.
chevron_right
§ 260-72
Permit issuance process.
chevron_right
§ 260-73
Permit modification.
chevron_right
§ 260-74
Permit transfer.
chevron_right
§ 260-75
Permit termination.
chevron_right
§ 260-76
Permit reissuance.
chevron_right
§ 260-77
Continuation of expired permits.
chevron_right
§ 260-78
Special agreements; intermunicipal agreements.
chevron_right
§ 260-79
Reporting requirements.
chevron_right
§ 260-80
Monitoring and analysis.
chevron_right
§ 260-81
Reports of changed conditions.
chevron_right
§ 260-82
Reports of potential problems.
chevron_right
§ 260-83
Recordkeeping requirements.
chevron_right
§ 260-84
Monitoring facilities.
chevron_right
§ 260-85
Inspection and sampling.
chevron_right
§ 260-86
Confidentiality of information.
chevron_right
§ 260-87
Notice of violation.
chevron_right
§ 260-88
Violations and penalties.
chevron_right