[Amended 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-06]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter within five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams
per liter, as determined in accordance with the latest edition of
American Public Health Association "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater," or by the latest edition of "Methods for
Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes" published by the Environmental
Protection Agency, or by a method acceptable to the State Department
of Environment.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of soil, waste,
and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and which
conveys it to the building sewer beginning five feet outside the inner
face of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and disposing of food, and from handling, storage, and sale
of produce.
A device that retains and contains vegetable oils, animal
fats, and similar materials to prevent such items from entering the
Town's sewer system.
A wastewater conveyance device that stores, grinds, and pumps
wastewater under pressure to a central sewer. Waste from water-using
appliances, including but not limited to toilets, bathtubs, and washing
machines, flows through the building's pipes into the grinder
pump's holding tank. Once the wastewater inside the tank reaches
a specific level, the pump will turn on, grind the waste into a fine
slurry, and pump it to the Town's main sewer main.
The grinder pump unit consists of the grinder, a pump and
an alarm panel.
The liquid and solid wastes from industrial manufacturing
processes, trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
A privately owned pipe and related facilities that connect
a building's plumbing to the Town's sewer system.
A principal pipe that collects sewerage in the Town's
sewer system.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or groundwater.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, public
or private corporation, the state, or any other entity whatsoever.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
Waters which have been contaminated by the addition of sewage,
industrial wastes, or other harmful or objectionable materials in
amounts in excess of that allowed by the governing regulatory agencies.
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 in flowing water.
A sewer which is controlled by the Town of Galena or its
duly authorized representative.
A pipe or conduit which carries wastewater and to which stormwater,
surface water, and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
The removal of solids by straining through No. 20 mesh screens
(or finer) if desired by the Town Wastewater Supervisor.
The wastewaters from residences, business buildings, institutions,
and industrial establishments except industrial waste.
A pipe or conduit defined as a sanitary sewer.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing
of wastewater.
Any discharge of significant quantities 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 15 minutes, five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration
or flow during normal operation as determined by the Town Engineer.
A pipe or conduit which carries stormwater and surface water
and drainage, but excludes sewerage and industrial wastes, other that
unpolluted cooling water.
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension
in, water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by the
wastewater process.
A consulting Town Engineer retained by the Town of Galena
or duly authorized representative of the Town of Galena.
Sewage and/or industrial wastes.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
wastewater.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
A.
The discharge of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes to the sewerage
system of the Town of Galena, provided such discharge does not damage
the sewerage system, unduly restrict the capacity of the system to
receive wastewater, adversely affect the treatment process, or in
any other way constitute a detriment to the sewerage system, including
the sewers, pumping facilities, the wastewater treatment plant, or
the receiving waters, is permitted.
B.
The provisions of this article specify:
(1)
Those wastewaters, including industrial wastes, which will be accepted
in the sewerage system of the Town of Galena.
(2)
Types of wastes which will be prohibited from discharge to the sewerage
system of the Town of Galena.
(3)
Conditions, including pretreatment or screening, under which certain
wastes will be accepted in the sewerage system of the Town of Galena,
after review and upon approval of the Town Council or Town Engineer.
A.
All measurements, tests, and analysis of the characteristics of water,
and wastes to which reference is made in this article 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, or the latest edition of "Methods for Chemical
Analysis of Water and Wastes" published by the Environmental Protection
Agency, or by a method acceptable to the State Department of Environment,
and shall be determined at the control manhole provided or upon suitable
samples taken at said control manhole.
B.
Sampling for all measurements, tests, and analysis of the characteristics
of water, and wastes to which reference is made in this article, shall
be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect
of constituents upon the sewage system and to determine the existing
hazards to life, limb and property. The particular analysis involved
will determine whether twenty-four-hour composites or grab samples
should be taken. pH is to be determined by periodic grab samples.
C.
When additional sampling and analysis beyond the normal are requested
by a wastewater contributor, the wastewater contributor shall pay
the Town's cost for performing same, unless said samples show
appreciable differences from the previous sampling and analysis.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit
to be placed or deposited, in any manner on public or private property
within the Town of Galena or in any area under the jurisdiction of
the Town, any sewage, industrial waste or other polluted waters.
B.
Where public sewers are 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.
C.
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties that are equipped
with toilet facilities and are situated within the Town and abutting
on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located
a public sanitary sewer of the Town is hereby required at the owner's
expense to connect such property directly with the public sewer facility
in accordance with the provisions of this article, within 60 days
after date of official notice to do so.
A.
The owner shall be solely responsible for the installation of all
materials from the building to and including the junction with, and
connection to, the Town's sewer main. The property owner/developer
shall be responsible for the purchase of all materials necessary for
installation, including the sewer lateral line, grinder pump elements,
alarm panel, tank, lid, riser or any other associated materials to
the Town's specifications.
B.
New sewers and connections to the sewer system shall be properly
designed and constructed, and each line shall include a cleanout.
Prior to installation, the Town Engineer shall review all design plans.
Upon completion, the Town Engineer shall inspect all connections to
the Town's mains, grinder pumps and cleanouts. The provisions
of this section shall also apply to existing sewer connections in
the event that the use of such connection undergoes a material change.
C.
The owner shall install a lateral connection to the Town's force
main and facilities, which includes a grinder pump unit, if required
for flow, and related facilities, to be located on the owner's
property and utilized for the flow of sewerage to the Town's
force main and facilities.
(1)
The owner is responsible for all materials and installation charges
for the grinder pump and related facilities.
A.
The Town shall maintain all sewer mains and related facilities.
B.
The owner shall maintain and repair, at the owner's expense,
the sewer lateral line from the building to and including the junction
with the Town's sewer main.
C.
The owner/developer shall be wholly responsible for the purchase
of all materials required for maintenance from the building to and
including the junction with the Town's facilities. Such materials
shall be of the type approved by the Town Engineer or Sewer Superintendent
of Galena.
D.
The Town will authorize and inspect all maintenance to connections
to its facilities. The owner/developer shall be responsible for notifying
the Town Manager or Sewer Superintendent when maintenance work done
between the building to and including the junction of the sewer laterals
with the Town's facilities is complete and ready for inspection.
E.
The Mayor and Council, where they shall deem such action necessary
for the public health and safety of the Town, may do maintenance or
repair work on the private property, in which case, the cost, including
overhead expenses, shall be paid by the property owner. The cost of
any work done by the Town outside of the property line, but made necessary
by neglect or through the action of a property owner or tenant, shall
be paid by the property owner. Any work done by the Town that is payable
by the owner that remains unpaid and becomes delinquent shall become
a lien on the property, and collectable in the same manner as property
taxes.
F.
A service line lateral shall not serve more than one property. Where
two or more customers are now supplied through a single lateral, it
shall be the responsibility of the property owner to make necessary
provisions to provide the required piping to establish a single-line
sewer system to each tenant or property. In the event of a conflict
between the provisions of this section and an agreement executed in
writing by the Town and the property owner prior to the adoption of
this article, the provisions of the agreement shall control.
G.
In the event of a clog or blockage of the pump or a malfunction of
the alarm, the owner shall be responsible for making all arrangements
for service to and inspection of the grinder pump unit serving the
owner's property. The Town will not perform these services.
H.
The owner shall be responsible for all repair charges for the grinder
pump unit and related facilities. The owner is responsible for all
installation charges for the grinder pump and related facilities,
except as otherwise specified in any written agreement of the Town
and the owner that was entered into prior to the adoption of this
article.
I.
For any sewer leak that is repaired by an agent of the Town that
is found to be in the lateral connection at the point of junction
with the Town's sewer main or on private property, the owner
will be so informed, and the Town may relieve the leakage at the owner's
expense. In addition, the owner shall be billed for the expense incurred
by the Town. This bill shall be paid promptly, and failure to do so
shall result in the Town taking such legal action as is required.
J.
In the event of a complaint of a sewer leak at the sewer connection,
the Town will at once determine if the leak is in the Town's
sewer main, in which case the sewer leak will then be repaired at
the Town's expense. If it is found that the sewer leak is in
the lateral line and is not the Town's responsibility, the owner
will be so notified. It shall be the owner's responsibility to
have the leak repaired at once, at the owner's expense, using
materials of the type approved by the Town, Town Engineer or Sewer
Superintendent of Galena. Upon completion of the work, the owner/developer
shall be responsible for notifying the Town Manager or Sewer Superintendent
that the work is complete and ready for inspection.
A.
All buildings existing on properties located within the corporate
limits of the Town of Galena, in which people live or congregate,
shall connect to the Town's sewerage system.
B.
Where adequate sewer discharge facilities do not exist in such buildings,
are not of proper character or are in a state of disrepair, sewer
discharge facilities shall be provided, altered or repaired by the
owner, in the manner and within the time set forth in a notice served
upon the property owner by the Mayor and Council.
C.
No building shall be hereafter erected without being able to provide
adequate sewage discharge requirements.
A.
Prohibited Discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any of the following described waters, materials, or wastes to any
public sewer or storm drains:
(1)
Any substances, materials, waters or wastes if, in the opinion of
the Town Engineer, such wastes can harm either the sewers, pumping
facilities, wastewater treatment process or equipment, or have an
adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger
life, public property, limb or constitute a nuisance. In forming his
opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Town Engineer
will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of the subject
wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials
of construction of the sewers, nature of the wastewater treatment
process, capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, and other pertinent
factors.
(2)
Stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, tidewater, and
subsurface drainage.
(3)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, motor oil, fuel oil, or other flammable
or explosive liquids, solids, or gases.
(4)
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, or create any hazard in
the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, including but
not limited to cyanides in excess of 2/10 (0.2) mg/l as CN in the
wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
(5)
Solid or viscous substances capable of causing an obstruction to
the flow of sewage, or other interferences with the proper operation
of the sewerage system, such as but not limited to ashes, cinders,
sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, shells,
tar, waxes, plastics, wood, unground garbage, paunch manure, hair,
fleshing, entrails, or paper products such as dishes, cups, milk containers,
etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(6)
Flushable wipes, diapers, feminine products, plastics, latex and
grease are not authorized, and the disposal of such items into the
sewer system shall be considered negligent and/or excessive use.
B.
Prohibited discharge without prior express authorization. No person
shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waters, materials or wastes to any public sewer or storm drains, unless
expressly authorized through written approval of the Town Engineer:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(65° C.).
(2)
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or 1/4 pound per day or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
32° and 150° F. (0° and 65° C.).
(3)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder or communitor equipped with a
motor of 3/4 horsepower (0.076 hp metric) or greater shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Town Engineer.
(4)
Any waters or waste containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, and
similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that any
such material received in the wastewater at the treatment plant exceeds
the limits established by the Town Engineer for such materials or
radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Town Engineer in compliance
with applicable state and federal regulations.
(5)
Acids or alkalis having pH values upon point of discharge into the
public sewer lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 or which would in any
way cause damage to the sewer, structures, equipment or wastewater
treatment process.
(7)
All industrial wastes that will not pass a No. 20 mesh screen.
A.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the
opinion of the Town Engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, any flammable
wastes, sand, shellfish particles, or other harmful ingredients; except
that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters
or dwelling units.
B.
All interceptors shall be designed to reduce the liquid waste velocity
to a maximum of one foot per second, and unless otherwise authorized
by the Town Engineer, shall have a minimum depth of two feet, six
inches, and the velocity determined by the peak hourly discharge.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Town
Engineer and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible
for cleaning and inspection by the Town or Town Engineer.
C.
The Town Engineer and other duly authorized employees of the Town
shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including shellfish
preparation and packaging, metallurgical, chemical, oil, ceramic,
foodstuffs, paper, or other industries beyond that having a direct
bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the public sewers,
waterways, or waste treatment facilities.
D.
While performing necessary work on private properties, the Town Engineer or duly authorized employees of the Town shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner, and the owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the Town employees, and the Town shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by Town 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, excerpt as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions as required in § 173-23A of this article.
E.
The Town Engineer, and other duly authorized employees of the Town
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this article.
A.
When required by the Town Engineer, the owner of any property discharging
industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together
with such approved meters and other appurtenances on the property
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
Town Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at the
owner's expense, and shall be maintained by the owner so as to
be safe and accessible at all times.
B.
Industrial cooling water or process waters free of contamination
may be discharged with the approval of the Town Engineer, to a storm
drain or natural outlet, if such discharges are allowed by the governing
state or federal regulatory agencies and are in compliance with applicable
state and federal regulations.
C.
When the wastewater treatment facilities have reached a point near
maximum loading as determined and approved by the state and/or Town
Engineer, the Town shall prohibit increased industrial discharge,
either on the basis of flow or quantity of waste constituents, or
both.
D.
The maximum allowable concentration of heavy metals or substances
for discharge to the Town sewer system are:
A.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the Town and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the Town for treatment, subject to equitable payment
therefor, by the industrial concern.
B.
When wastes of unusual strength or character are accepted, charges
to the contributor of the waste will be made by the Town in accordance
with the following:
(1)
The sewer service charge consists of the normal charge for wastewaters
based upon the flow contributed to the sewerage system plus a surcharge.
(2)
The surcharge described above will be established by computing the
pounds of BOD and suspended solids above 400 ppm and multiplying each
by the established Town surcharge rate.
C.
The volume of wastewater flow shall be determined as follows:
(1)
Whenever the establishment purchases all of its water from the Town
and discharges nearly all of the water as wastes only to the sewerage
system, the volume of water purchased shall be used as a measure of
the volume of waste discharges, or whenever the establishment purchases
all of its water from the Town and discharges a substantially smaller
part to the sewerage system, an allowance for water not put into the
sewer shall be made in computing flow charges. The establishment shall
provide, at its own expense, an approved metering facility in order
to receive credit for the water not discharged to the sewerage system.
(2)
Whenever an establishment using a private water supply discharges wastes to the sewerage system, the flow will be based upon the metered use of water used in the establishment or that portion discharging waste to the system or the metered flow discharged to the sewerage system in the same manner as indicated in Subsection C(1) of this section, except as provided by a written agreement signed by the Town.
(3)
Whenever a mixture of Town and privately supplied water is used,
the appropriate measurement or combination of measurements described
above shall be used.
(4)
The expense of all wastewater metering facilities shall be borne
by the owner of the establishment contributing the wastewater except
for those normally provided by the Town of Galena for measuring water
consumption.
A.
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, to the public sewers, and said waters contain the substances, or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 173-20 of this article, and which are prohibited from discharge to the sewerage system because, in the judgment of the Town Engineer, they may have a deleterious effect upon the sewerage system treatment process or receiving waters pursuant to §§ 173-14B and 173-21 of this article, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Town may:
(1)
Reject the waste discharge or not approve the request for treatment
of the proposed wastes, as the case may be.
(2)
Request the owner to comply with the following requirements to obtain
the written approval of the Town Engineer and thereby be permitted
to discharge the particular wastewater to the public sewerage system:
(a)
At the owner's expense, pretreat the wastewater to an acceptable
condition for discharge to the public sewers as described herein except
that the owner would be required to pay the Town's standard surcharge
rates for handling excess amounts of BOD and/or suspended solids.
Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for
the approval of the Town Engineer, the State Department of Environment,
and Department of Natural Resources. No construction of such facilities
shall be commenced until said approvals are obtaining in writing.
(b)
Provide necessary and approved controls over the quantities
and rates of discharge.
B.
If the Town Engineer permits discharge to the sewer after preliminary
treatment or equalization of the wastes flows, the design and installation
of the requisite facilities and equipment shall be subject to the
joint review and approval of the Town Engineer, the State Department
of Environment, and State Department of Natural Resources, subject
to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
C.
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 their expense.
D.
As part of such preliminary treatment, the Town Engineer will require
grease removal and screening of industrial wastes where applicable.
Facilities for said pretreatment will be subject to the approval of
the Town Engineer.
E.
The Town Engineer may also require any or all of the following: preliminary
treatment, payment of the Town surcharge rate where applicable, or
flow equalization as conditions before approval of the discharge of
the wastes to the sewer.
A.
The Town Engineer, and other duly authorized employees of the Town
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this article.
B.
The Town Engineer and other duly authorized employees of the Town
shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including shellfish
preparation and packaging, metallurgical, chemical, oil, ceramic,
foodstuffs, paper, or other industries beyond that having a direct
bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the public sewers,
waterways, or waste treatment facilities.
C.
The Town Engineer, and other duly authorized employees of the Town
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter all private property through which the Town 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 sewerage system 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.
D.
While performing necessary work on private properties, the Town Engineer or duly authorized employees of the Town shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner, and the owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the Town employees, and the Town shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by Town 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 § 173-23A of this article.
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article, except § 173-23D, shall be served by the Town and written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a time limit deemed reasonable by the Town Engineer 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 of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in the amount not exceeding $500 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article will become
liable to the Town for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned by
the Town by reason of such violations.
The Town's wastewater treatment plant also services sewerage
from the Kent County Collection System for the Georgetown area. The
terms and conditions of such services are set forth in an agreement
dated November 3, 2015, as may be amended from time to time, which
is incorporated herein by reference.
