[R.O. 2011 § 710.010; R.O. 2010 § 710.010; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
The City of Owensville being the owner of the sewer system reserves
the right to and does hereby prescribe the conditions upon which it
will permit or grant to any person, firm or corporation the privilege
of connecting to any of said sewers within the City and/or the use
thereof.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.020; R.O. 2010 § 710.020; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
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 (mg/l).
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of the 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 [one and five-tenths (1.5) meters]
outside the inner face of the building wall.
Any sewer line which connects any building which has sanitary
sewage disposal facilities therein to the City sewer main. For the
purposes of this Chapter, any line in existence as of the effective
date hereof which is more than sixty (60) feet in length shall be
divided into two (2) sections as follows:
Any and all portions of a sewer line which are located on private
property plus the first sixty (60) feet from the property line of
the property upon which the subject building is located shall be deemed
to be the building sewer lateral.
All portions of the existing line between the end point of the
first sixty (60) feet and where such line connects to another City
sewer main shall be considered as a City sewer main.
The City of Owensville, Missouri.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Solid wastes 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 and business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
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
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 [one
and twenty-seven hundredths (1.27) centimeters] in any dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights, and which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm water, surface
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residence,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water and storm water 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 owned by the City designed and constructed
for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
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.
A sewer which carries storm water and surface water and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
waters.
The Public Works Director of the City 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. 2011 § 710.030; R.O. 2010 § 710.030; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
A.
Except as provided in this Chapter, 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 any house, building or property used for human employment,
recreation or habitation, or other purposes situated within the City
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
the date of official notice to do so long as public sewer service
is reasonably available.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.040; R.O. 2010 § 710.040; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
A.
Connection To Private System If Public Sewer Unavailable. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.030, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Section.
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 Director. 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 Director. A permit and inspection fee
of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be paid to the City at the
time the application is filed.
C.
Inspection. A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not
become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the Director. He/she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any
stage of construction and, in the event, the applicant for the permit
shall notify the Director when the work is ready for final inspection
and before any underground portions are covered.
D.
Specifications — Minimum Lot Size. The type, capacities, location
and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all
regulations and recommendations of the Department of Public Health
and Department of Natural Resources of the State. No septic tank or
cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
Abandonment And Filling On Connection To Public Sewer.
1.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property
served by a private sewage disposal system, 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 in accordance
with applicable regulations then in effect.
2.
When a public sewer becomes available, the building shall be
connected to the sewer within ninety (90) days.
F.
Operation And Maintenance. The owner shall operate and maintain the
private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times,
at no expense to the City.
G.
Additional Requirements. No statement contained in this Section shall
be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may
be imposed by the Director.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.050; R.O. 2010 § 710.050; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer, sewer main
or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from
the Director. In the event it becomes necessary to disconnect a building
sewer lateral from the public sewer system, such disconnected lateral
must be capped so as to prevent any discharge therefrom. Such disconnected
sewer lateral shall be disconnected and capped under the supervision
of the Director and shall be capped at such location as directed by
the Director. The cost of disconnecting and capping any such sewer
lateral shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.060; R.O. 2010 § 710.060; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
[R.O. 2011 § 710.070; R.O. 2010 § 710.070; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
A.
Payment Of Costs. All costs and expenses incident to the installation
and connection of the building sewer and the building sewer lateral
to a City service main shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the City for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. The costs
of construction shall include any connection fees or inspection fees
charged by City as well as the cost to repair any City street.
B.
Separate Building Sewer Required For Every Building. A separate and
independent building sewer and building sewer lateral shall be provided
for every building. This requirement shall be prospective only and
shall pertain to any new construction after the effective date hereof.
C.
Use Of Old Building Sewers. Old building sewers may be used in connection
with new buildings only after being tested and approved by the Director
to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
D.
Specifications For Building Sewer. The size, slope, alignment, materials
of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in
excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and 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 amplification thereof, the
materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of
the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
E.
Elevation. Whenever possible, the building sewer lateral 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.
F.
Drainage Of Surface Runoff Or Groundwater To Sanitary Sewer Is Prohibited.
No person shall connect roof down spouts, 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.
G.
Specifications For Connection. 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 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 Director before installation.
In addition to the general requirements recorded in such codes, all
new lines shall provide a clean out located as close to the property
line or curb line as possible.
H.
Inspection — Supervision Of Connection. The applicant for the
building sewer permit shall notify the Director when the building
sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer.
The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Director
or his/her representative.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.080; R.O. 2010 § 710.080; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
A.
Payment Of Costs. All costs and expenses incident to the repair of
any building sewer lateral as defined in this Chapter shall be the
responsibility of the property owner or owners of the property serviced
by such lateral. In the event a building sewer lateral services more
than one (1) property and the owners of such properties cannot agree
on the allocation of costs to repair same, the City shall have the
right to make whatever repairs necessary and to assess the cost thereof
against such properties with such assessment to be in the form of
a special tax bill against the subject properties.
B.
Specifications. All repairs shall be made under the supervision of
the Director or his/her designated representative and shall be made
in accordance with the provisions of the building and plumbing code
or other applicable rules and regulations then in effect.
C.
Right To Reroute. The City has the obligation to provide the best
sanitary disposal system as it possibly can for the citizens of Owensville.
At the time this Section is adopted, the Board of Aldermen recognize
and understand that there are many old sewer lines in use within the
City, and that in addition to older types of materials being used,
that in many instances the design and location of such old lines are
inadequate. Although the City has no intention of requiring that all
old lines be replaced, the City does, however, reserve the right to
relocate and redesign and reconstruct any building sewer lateral which
because of its design is having an adverse impact on the City's
sanitary disposal system. In addition, any building sewer lateral
which is in need of major repairs shall be relocated and redesigned
if the City determines that such repairs would better serve the subject
property and/or the City.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.090; R.O. 2010 § 710.100; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
A.
The Director and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing
the 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 Director 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
a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers
or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (A) of this Section, the Director 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, 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 710.110.
C.
The Director 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 the easement. All entry and subsequent work,
if any, on the easement shall be done in full accordance with the
terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property
involved.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.100; R.O. 2010 § 710.110; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
A.
Prohibited Discharges To Sanitary Sewers. No person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including drainage from interior
or exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted
industrial process waters into the sanitary sewer system.
B.
Discharge Of Storm Water And Other Unpolluted Drainage. Storm water
and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers
as are specifically designed as combined sewers or storm sewers or
to a natural outlet approved by the Director. Industrial cooling water
or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the
Director, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
C.
Prohibited Discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any of the following described waters or wastes to 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)
milligrams per liter as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public
sewer.
3.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 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, wood, 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 five-day BOD greater than three
hundred (300) parts per million by weight; containing more than three
hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended solids;
or 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 Director. Where necessary in the opinion of the Director, the
owner shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to:
a.
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300)
parts per million by weight,
b.
Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts
per million by weight, or
c.
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 Director, and no construction of such facilities
shall be commenced until such approvals are obtained in writing.
D.
Restricted Discharges. 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 Director that such wastes
can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment,
can 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
Director 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 plan 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.) [sixty-five degrees Centigrade
(65° C.)].
2.
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) milligrams per liter
or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures
between thirty-two and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (32°
F. and 150° F.) [zero and sixty-five degrees Centigrade (0°
C. and 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-fourth
(3/4) horsepower [seventy-six hundredths (0.76) hp metric] or greater
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director.
4.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
5.
Any water 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 Director 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 Director as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage,
to meet the requirements of State, Federal or other public agencies
of jurisdiction of such discharge to the receiving waters.
7.
Any radioactive wastes isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Director in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 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 slurried and lime residues)
or of dissolves solids (such as but not limited to sodium chloride
or 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.
10.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amendable
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.
E.
Acceptance Of Restricted Discharges.
1.
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 Subsection (D) of this Section, and which is the judgment of the Director may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or may otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Director may:
2.
If the Director 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 Director and subject
to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
F.
Grease, Oil And Sand Interceptors. Grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Director, 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 Director and shall be located so as to be
readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
G.
Maintenance Of Pretreatment Or Flow-Equalizing Facilities. 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.
H.
Control Manhole. When required by the Director, 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 Director. 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.
Measurements, Tests And Analyses Of Discharges. All measurements,
tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to
which reference is made in this Chapter shall be determined in accordance
with the latest edition of Standard Methods 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 the control manhole. If 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 premises is appropriate or whether
a grab sample 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.
Special Agreements With Industrial Users. No statement contained
in this Section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement
or arraignment 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 and subject to disposal in accordance with any State or Federal
regulation.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.110; R.O. 2010 § 710.120; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
All excavations for building sewer and lateral 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
the manner satisfactory to the City.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.120; R.O. 2010 § 710.130; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
Written notification of any violation of this Chapter shall
be given by the City Marshall or his/her authorized representative
to the owner and occupant of the property upon which the violation
occurs.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.130; R.O. 2010 § 710.140; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
If the provisions of this Chapter have not been complied with
within the period of ninety (90) days following date of notice of
violation, the City shall have the right to make or have made such
alterations in the method of disposal of sewage within the limits
of Owensville that are deemed necessary by the City Board of Health
to meet the requirements of this Chapter and all the cost thereof
shall be provided for and defrayed by a special tax bill to be assessed
in favor of the City against the property on which said improvements
are made and such special tax bill shall become a lien on said property.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.140; R.O. 2010 § 710.150; Ord. No. 674 §§ 1 — 2, 7-17-2000]
Violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be punished as provided in Section 100.220 of this Code. Each day that such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
