[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Warrensburg as Title 8, Ch. 6, of the 1978 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 486, eff. 9-5-1989; 2-17-2004 by Ord. No. 594, eff. 3-1-2004]
A. 
Clarification of word usage. "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
B. 
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of the terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
ADMINISTRATOR
The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.[1]
BASIC USER CHARGE
The basic assessment levied on all users of the public sewer system.
BOD (DENOTING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest 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 or other approved point of discharge, beginning five 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.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE
A charge levied on users to improve, extend or construct the sewage treatment works.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer which is designed and intended to receive wastewater, storm, surface water and groundwater drainage.
COMMERCIAL USER
Includes transit lodging, retail and wholesale establishments or places engaged in selling merchandise or rendering services.
CONTROL MANHOLE
A structure located on a site from which industrial wastes are discharged. Where feasible, the manholes shall have an interior drop. The purpose of a control manhole is to provide access for the Village representative to sample and/or measure discharges.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE
The amount to be paid each billing period for payment of interest, principal and coverage of loan, bond, etc. outstanding.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
EASEMENT
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
EFFLUENT CRITERIA
As defined in any applicable NPDES permit.
FEDERAL ACT
The federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 466 et seq.), as amended (Pub. L. 95-217).
FEDERAL GRANT
The U.S. Government participation in the financing of the construction of treatment works as provided for by Title II grants for construction of treatment works of the Act and implementing regulations.
FLOATABLE OIL
Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of food.
INDUSTRIAL USERS
Includes establishments engaged in manufacturing activities involving the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials of substance into products.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance discharged, permitted to flow or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing, commercial or business establishment or process or from the development, recovery or processing of any natural resource, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
INSTITUTIONAL/GOVERNMENTAL USER
Includes schools, churches, penal institutions and users associated with federal, state and local governments.
LOCAL CAPITAL COST CHARGE
Charges for costs other than the operation, maintenance and replacement costs, i.e., debt service and capital improvement costs.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRY
An industrial user of the publicly owned treatment works that:
(1) 
Has a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average work day; or
(2) 
Has a flow greater than 10% of the flow carried by the municipal system receiving the waste; or
(3) 
Has in its waste a toxic pollutant in toxic amounts as defined in standards issued under Section 307(a) of the Federal Act; or
(4) 
Is found by the permit issuing authority, in connection with the issuance of the NPDES permit to the publicly owned treatment works receiving the waste, to have significant impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries, on that treatment works or upon the quality of effluent from that treatment works.
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER
A unit of the concentration of water or wastewater constituent. It is 0.001 g of the constituent in 1,000 ml of water. It has replaced the unit formerly used commonly, parts per million, to which it is approximately equivalent, in reporting the results of water and wastewater analysis.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
NPDES CHARGE
A charge levied on users of treatment works for the cost of paying the state Environmental Protection Agency charge for participating in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
NPDES PERMIT
Any permit or equivalent document or requirements issued by the Administrator, or, where appropriated by the Director, after enactment of the federal Clean Water Act to regulate the discharge of pollutants pursuant to Section 402 of the Federal Act.[2]
PERSON
Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
pH
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration expressed by one of the procedures outlined in the IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
POPULATION EQUIVALENT
A term used to evaluate the impact of industrial or other waste on a treatment works or stream. One population equivalent is 100 gallons of sewage per day, containing 0.17 pound of BOD and 0.20 pound of suspended solids.
PPM
Parts per million by weight.
PRETREATMENT
The treatment of wastewaters from sources before introduction into the wastewater treatment works.
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 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of the Village. It shall also include sewers within or outside the Village boundaries that serve one or more persons and ultimately discharge into the Village sanitary (or combined) sewer system, even though those sewers may not have been constructed with Village funds.
REPLACEMENT
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance" includes replacement.
RESIDENTIAL USER
All dwelling units such as houses, mobile homes, apartments and permanent multifamily dwellings.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that conveys sewage or industrial wastes, or a combination of both, and into which stormwater, surface water and groundwaters or polluted industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
Used interchangeably with "wastewater".
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for conveying sewage or any other waste liquids, including stormwater, surface water and groundwater drainage.
SEWERAGE
The system of sewers and appurtenances for the collection, transportation and pumping of sewage.
SEWERAGE FUND
The principal accounting designation for all revenues received in the operation of the sewerage system.
SLUG
Any discharge of waste, sewage or industrial waste in concentration of any given constituent or if quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes or more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation.
STATE ACT
The Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act of 1970 (30 ILCS 405/1 et seq.).
STATE GRANT
The State of Illinois participation in the financing of the construction of treatment works as provided by the Illinois Anti-Pollution Bond Act and for making such grants as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois.
STORM SEWER
A sewer that carries stormwater, surface water and groundwater drainage but excludes sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling water.
STORMWATER RUNOFF
That portion of the precipitation that is drained into the sewers.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Sewer Superintendent of the Village of Warrensburg.
[Added 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
SURCHARGE
The assessment in addition to the basic user charge and debt service charge which is levied on those persons whose wastes are greater in strength than the concentration values established in § 507-9 of this chapter.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, sewage or industrial waste, and which are removable by a laboratory filtration device. Quantitative determination of suspended solids shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in the IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods.
UNPOLLUTED WATER
Water quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause a violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
USEFUL LIFE
The estimated period during which the collection system and/or treatment works will be operated.
USER CHARGE
A charge levied on users of treatment works for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement.
USER CLASS
The type of use, "residential," "institutional/governmental," "commercial" or "industrial" as defined herein.
VILLAGE
The Village of Warrensburg.
WASTEWATER
The spent water of a community. From this standpoint, of course, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water and stormwater that may be present.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES
The structures, equipment and processes required to collect, carry away and treat domestic and industrial wastes and transport effluent to a watercourse.
WASTEWATER SERVICE CHARGE
The charge per quarter or month levied on all users of the wastewater facilities. The service charge shall be computed as outlined in § 507-9 of this chapter.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "waste treatment plant" or "wastewater treatment plant" or "pollution control plant".
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
As defined in the Water Pollution Regulations of Illinois.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "approving authority," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764.
[2]
Editor's Note: The definition of "ordinance," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764.
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 Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
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 the houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the Village and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located any public sanitary (or combined) sewer of the Village is hereby required at his 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 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 200 feet (60.96 meters) of the property line.
A. 
Where a public sanitary (or combined) sewer is not available under the provisions of § 507-5, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this § 507-3.
B. 
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Village President or Village Administrative Clerk. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Village (see Appendix No. 1 of this chapter[1]), which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary by the Sewer Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee as set from time to time by the Village Board shall be paid to the Village at the time the application is filed.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix 1 is on file in the Village offices.
C. 
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. He 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 72 hours of the receipt of written notice by the Superintendent.
D. 
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State of Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code (225 ILCS 225/1 et seq.) and the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. No permit shall be used for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 2,000 square feet (185.76 square meters). No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E. 
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 507-5, 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.
F. 
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, and at no expense to the Village.
G. 
No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the County Health Officer.
H. 
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within 90 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
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. 
All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
C. 
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: 1) for residential wastewater service, and 2) for commercial, institutional/governmental or industrial wastewater service. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Village (see Appendix No 1 of this chapter[1]). The permit shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Sewer Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee for a residential or commercial building sewer permit, in an amount set from time to time by the Village Board, shall be paid to the Village at the time the application is filed. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics and type of activity.
[Amended 9-6-2005 by Ord. No. 613; 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix 1 is on file in the Village offices.
D. 
A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewer, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
E. 
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
F. 
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except that 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 building sewer.
G. 
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
H. 
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 Village. In the absence of Code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Water Environment Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois shall apply.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
I. 
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 a means which is approved in accordance with Subsections A through J, and discharged to the building sewer.
J. 
No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, 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.
K. 
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 Village, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Water Environment Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
L. 
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 representative.
M. 
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 Village.
A. 
No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B. 
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process water may be discharged, on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined 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 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 and animals, create a pubic nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(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.
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 sewage treatment process or equipment; have an adverse effect on the receiving stream; or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming his 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 sewer treatment plant and maximum limits established by regulatory agencies. The substances prohibited are:
(1) 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F., 65° C.
(2) 
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous materials; or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° F. and 150° F. (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 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 solution, whether neutralized or not.
(5) 
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc or 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 concentrations 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 regulations.
(8) 
Any wastes or waters having a pH in excess of 9.5.
(9) 
Any mercury or any of its compounds in excess of 0.0005 mg/l as Hg at any time except as permitted by the Superintendent in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.
(10) 
Any cyanide in excess of 25 mg/l at any time except as permitted by the Superintendent in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.
(11) 
Materials which exert or cause:
(a) 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, fuller's 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 concentrations of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
(12) 
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable 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 agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
E. 
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 this § 507-5, and/or which are in violation of the standards for pretreatment provided in 40 CFR 403, June 26, 1978, and 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 create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
(1) 
Reject the wastes;
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) 
Require payment to cover the added costs of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges, under the provisions of Subsection K of this section. If the Superintendent 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 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, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
H. 
Each industry shall be required to install a control manhole and, when required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole, together with such necessary matters 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 with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
I. 
The owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall provide laboratory measurements, tests and analyses of waters and wastes to illustrate compliance with this chapter and any special conditions for discharge established by the Village or regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the discharge. The number, type and frequency of laboratory analyses to be performed by the owner shall be as stipulated by the Village, but no less than once per year the industry must supply a complete analyses of the constituents of the wastewater discharge to assure that compliance with the federal, state and local standards is being met. The owner shall report the results of measurements and laboratory analyses to the Village at such times and in such a manner as prescribed by the Village. The owner shall bear the expense of all measurements, analyses and reporting required by the Village. At such times as deemed necessary, the Village reserves the right to take measurements and samples for analysis by an outside laboratory service.
J. 
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 IEPA Division of Laboratories Manual of Laboratory Methods, 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 analysis involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premises 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.
K. 
No statement contained in this section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Village and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Village for treatment, subject to payment therefor, in accordance with § 507-9 hereof, by the industrial concern, provided such payments are in accordance with federal and state guidelines for user charge systems.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy 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 a charge of disorderly conduct.
A. 
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the Village, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 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 his representative 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 waterway or facilities for waste treatment.
B. 
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection A above, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the Village, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 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 the Village employees, and the Village shall indemnify the company 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 conditions as required in § 507-5I.
C. 
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the Village bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Village holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes 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 said easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
A. 
Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter, except § 507-6, shall be served by the Village with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. The Village may revoke any permit for sewage disposal as a result of any violation of any provision of this chapter.
B. 
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall be fined in accordance with Chapter 100, Article III, of the Village Code. Each day on which a violation occurs or continues shall be considered a separate offense.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
C. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the Village by reason of such violation.
A. 
Basis for wastewater service charges. The wastewater service charge for the use of and for service supplied by the wastewater facilities of the Village shall consist of a basic user charge, a debt service charge, a capital improvement charge and applicable surcharges.
B. 
Basic user charge.
(1) 
The basic user charge is levied on all users to recover the operation, maintenance plus replacement (OM&R) costs and shall be based on water usage as recorded by water meters or sewage meters for wastes having the following normal domestic concentrations:
(a) 
A five-day, 20° C. biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of 200 mg/l.
(b) 
A suspended solids content of 250 mg/l.
(2) 
The basic user charge shall be computed as follows:
(a) 
Estimate the annual wastewater volume, pounds of BOD and pounds of SS to be treated.
(b) 
Estimate the projected annual revenue required to operate and maintain the wastewater facilities, including a replacement fund for the year, for all works categories.
(c) 
Proportion the estimated OM&R costs to each user class by volume, BOD and SS.
(d) 
Proportion the estimated OM&R costs to wastewater facility categories by volume, BOD and SS.
(e) 
Compute costs per 1,000 gallons for normal domestic strength sewage.
(f) 
Compute surcharge costs per pound for BOD and SS concentrations in excess of normal domestic strengths.
C. 
The debt service charge is computed by apportioning the annual debt service as a charge per 1,000 gallons.
D. 
The capital improvement charge is levied on users to provide for capital improvements, extensions or reconstruction of the sewage treatment works. The capital improvement charge is computed by apportioning the annual amount to be accrued as a fixed charge per billing period.
E. 
A surcharge will be levied to all users whose waters exceed the normal domestic concentrations of BOD (200 mg/l) and SS (250 mg/l). The surcharge will be based on water usage which exceed the 200 mg/l and 250 mg/l concentrations for BOD and SS respectively. The concentration of wastes used for computing surcharges shall be established by waste sampling. Waste sampling shall be performed as often as may be deemed necessary by the Superintendent and shall be binding as a basis for surcharges.
F. 
Wastewater service charge to be reviewed: The adequacy of the wastewater service charge shall be reviewed, not less often than annually, by certified public accountants for the Village in their annual audit report. The wastewater service charge shall be revised periodically to reflect a change in local capital costs or OM&R costs.
G. 
Users notified. The users of the wastewater treatment services will be notified annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of the user charges which are attributable to the wastewater operation, maintenance and replacement.
H. 
Measurement of flow. The volume of flow used for computing basic user charges and surcharges shall be the metered water consumption read to the lowest even increment of one gallon.
(1) 
If the person discharging wastes into the public sewers procures any part, or all, of his water from sources other than the public waterworks system, all or part of which is discharged into the public sewers, the person shall install and maintain, at his expense, water meters of a type approved by the Superintendent for the purpose of determining the volume of water obtained from these other sources.
(2) 
Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged may be required by the Superintendent if these volumes cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption records.
(3) 
Metering devices for determining the volume of waste shall be installed, owned and maintained by the person. Following approval and installation, such meters may not be removed, unless service is canceled, without the consent of the Superintendent.
I. 
Basic user charge. There shall be and there is hereby established a basic user charge of $11 per 1,000 gallons of metered water consumption to be applied to all users to recover OM&R costs.
[Amended 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 737[1]]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also stated that beginning in May 2020 and each May thereafter, this charge shall increase by 4% for all users.
J. 
Debt service charge. There shall be and there is hereby established a debt service charge of $0 per 1,000 gallons to each user of the wastewater facility.
[Amended 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 737]
K. 
Capital improvement charge. There shall be and there is hereby established a capital improvement charge of $0.50 per month to each user of the wastewater facility.
[Amended 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 737[2]]
[2]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also stated that beginning in May 2020 and each May thereafter, this charge shall increase by 4% for all users.
L. 
Rates.
[Amended 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 687; 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 737[3]]
(1) 
A minimum basic user charge of $11.50 per month shall be applied to all users whose water consumption does not exceed 1,000 gallons per month. This minimum charge consists of $11 for OM&R costs, $0 for debt service costs and $0.50 for capital improvement costs.
(2) 
Usage in excess of 1,000 gallons per month will be charged at a rate of $3.75 per 1,000 gallons.
(3) 
The monthly wastewater service charge for the Warrensburg Latham Community Unit School District 11 shall be determined upon the basis of average gallons of water used per month and shall include a minimum charge of $980 for 200,000 gallons or less per month, with usage in excess of 200,000 charged at a rate of $3.75 per 1,000 gallons.
[3]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also stated that beginning in May 2020 and each May thereafter, the charge for usage in excess of 1,000 gallons shall increase by 4% for all users.
M. 
Nonmetered users.
[Amended 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 737]
(1) 
All nonmetered residential users of the wastewater facilities shall pay a flat rate charge of $12.34 per month, paid annually. The flat rate charge consists of $11 for OM&R costs, $0 for debt service costs, $0.50 for capital improvement costs and $0.84 for NPDES charge. All nonmetered commercial, industrial, institutional or government users of the wastewater facility shall pay a flat rate charge of $13.15 per month, paid annually. The flat rate charge consists of $11 for OM&R costs, $0 for debt service costs, $0.50 for capital improvement costs and $1.65 for NPDES charge. The flat rate charge will allow a maximum of 1,000 gallons per month.
(2) 
In the event use of the wastewater facilities is determined by the Superintendent to be in excess of 1,000 gallons per month, the Superintendent may require such flat rate user to install metering devices on the water supply or sewer main to measure the amount of service supplied.
N. 
Surcharge rates. The rates of surcharges for BOD and SS shall be as follows:
[Amended 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 737]
(1) 
Per pound of BOD: $1.20 for concentrations exceeding 200 mg/l.
(2) 
Per pound of SS: $1.50 for concentrations exceeding 250 mg/l.
O. 
NPDES charge. There shall be and is hereby established a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) charge of $0.84 per month per residential meter and a NPDES charge of $1.65 per month per commercial, industrial, institutional or governmental meter.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by Ord. No. 669; 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 737]
P. 
Computation of wastewater charge. The wastewater service charge shall be computed by the following formula:
[Amended 2-17-2004 by Ord. No. 594; 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 737]
CW = [CC + CD + CM + (Vu-X) CU + CS] + CN]
Where:
CW
=
Amount of wastewater service charge ($) per billing period.
CC
=
Capital improvement charge
CD
=
Debt service charge
CM
=
Minimum charge for operation, maintenance and replacement
Vu
=
Wastewater volume for the billing period
X
=
Allowable consumption in gallons for the minimum charge
CU
=
Basic user charge for operation, maintenance and replacement
CS
=
Surcharges, if applicable
CN
=
NPDES charge
A. 
Bills.
(1) 
Said rates or charges for service shall be payable monthly or quarterly depending on the classification of service for which bills are rendered. The owner of the service premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the service to such premises, and the service is furnished to the premises by the Village only upon the condition that the owner of the premises, occupant and user of the services are jointly and severally liable therefor to the Village.
(2) 
Bills for sewer service shall be sent out by the Village Treasurer on or before the first day of the month succeeding the period for which the service is billed.
(3) 
All sewer bills are due and payable on the 15th day of the month after being sent out. A penalty of 10% shall be added to all bills not paid by the 15th day of the month.
B. 
Delinquent bills. If the charges for such services are not paid within the 45 days or 30 days hereinabove mentioned after the rendition of the bill for such services, such services shall be discontinued without further notice and shall not be reinstated until all claims are settled.
C. 
Lien; notice of delinquency.
(1) 
Whenever a bill for sewer service remains unpaid for 45 days for monthly service after it is has been rendered, the Village Treasurer shall file with the county Recorder of Deeds a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill and a notice that the Village claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
(2) 
If the user whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises and the Village Treasurer has notice of this, notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, if this address is known to the Treasurer, whenever such bill remains unpaid for the period of 45 days for a monthly bill after it has been rendered.
(3) 
The failure of the Village Treasurer to record such lien or to mail such notice or the failure of the owner to receive such notice shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for unpaid bills as mentioned in the foregoing subsections.
D. 
Foreclosure of lien. Property subject to a lien for unpaid charges shall be sold for nonpayment of the same, and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs, as is the case in the foreclosure of statutory liens. Such foreclosure shall be by bill in equity in the name of the Village. The Village Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute such proceedings in the name of the Village in any court having jurisdiction over such matters against any property for which the bill has remained unpaid for 45 days in the case of a monthly bill or 105 days in the case of a quarterly bill after it has been rendered.
E. 
Revenues. All revenues and monies derived from the operation of the sewerage system shall be deposited in the sewerage account of the sewerage fund. All such revenues and monies shall be held by the Village Treasurer separate and apart from his private funds and separate and apart from all other funds of the Village and all of said sum, without any deductions whatever, shall be deposited by the Village treasurer not more than 10 days after receipt of the same, or at such more frequent intervals as may from time to time be directed by the President and board of Trustees. The Village Treasurer shall receive all such revenues from the sewerage system and all other funds and monies incident to the operation of such system as the same may be delivered to him and deposit the same in the account of the fund designated as the "Sewerage Fund of the Village." Said Treasurer shall administer such fund in every respect in the manner provided by the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 et seq.).
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
F. 
Accounts.
(1) 
The Village Treasurer shall establish a proper system of accounts and shall keep proper books, records and accounts in which complete and correct entries shall be made of all transactions relative to the sewerage system, and at regular annual intervals he shall cause to be made an audit by an independent auditing concern of the books to show the receipts and disbursements of the sewerage system.
(2) 
In addition to the customary operating statements, the annual audit report shall also reflect the revenues and operating expenses of the wastewater facilities, including a replacement cost, to indicate that sewer service charges under the waste cost recovery system do in fact meet these regulations. In this regard, the financial information to be shown in the audit report shall include the following:
(a) 
Flow data showing total gallons received at the wastewater plant for the current fiscal year.
(b) 
Billing data to show total number of gallons billed per fiscal year.
(c) 
Debt service for the next succeeding fiscal year.
(d) 
Number of users connected to the system.
(e) 
Number of nonmetered users.
(f) 
A list of users discharging nondomestic and industrial wastes and volume of waste discharged.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 8-6-10(G), Penalty, of the 1978 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764.
G. 
Access to records. The IEPA or its authorized representative shall have access to any books, documents, papers and records of the Village which are applicable to the Village system of user charges for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts and transcriptions thereof to ensure compliance with the terms of the special and general conditions to any STATE grant.
The method of computation of rates and service charges established for use charges in § 507-9 shall be made available to a user within 30 days of receipt of a written request for such. Any disagreement over the method used or in the computations thereof shall be remedied by the Village President within 30 days after notification of a formal written appeal outlining the discrepancies.
[Added 6-4-2012 by Ord. No. 662]
A. 
Sale of reclaimed water. The sale of reclaimed water is permissible to commercial and industrial purchasers, solely for nonpotable purposes, at a cost of $0.50 for each 1,000 gallons or any part thereof.
B. 
Written agreement required. The sale of reclaimed water to a purchaser or user shall only be after the execution of an agreement between the Village and the purchaser or user, in a form to be determined and approved from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
C. 
Sale or distribution prohibited. No reclaimed water may be resold or distributed by the purchaser or user thereof or transported to any premises other than that for which the agreement has been made, except in a case of an emergency as determined by the Water Superintendent. Any sale or distribution in violation of this subsection shall be cause for immediate termination of sale to the purchaser or user.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
D. 
Billing for service. It shall be the duty of the Water Superintendent to render bills for the sale of reclaimed water, at the rates pursuant to Subsection A of this section.[1]
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 8-6-13(E), Penalties, of the 1978 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764.