[Adopted as Title 9, Ch. 2, of the 1997 Code of Ordinances]
The following definitions shall be applicable in this article:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter in five days at 20° C., expressed as milligrams
per liter (mg/l). Quantitative determination of BOD shall be made
in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage
pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building
sewer, beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of
the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal, also called "house connection."
Those sanitary sewer users who discharge wastewater with
concentrations of BOD greater than 190 mg/l, suspended solids greater
than 150 mg/l, and/or phosphorus greater than 11 mg/l.
Those sanitary sewer users who discharge normal domestic
wastewater with concentrations of BOD no greater than 190 mg/l, suspended
solids no greater than 150 mg/l, and phosphorus no greater than 11
mg/l.
The amount of chlorine, in mg/l, which must be added to sewage
to produce a specified residual chlorine content in accordance with
procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and storm- or
surface water.
Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, phosphorus,
pH, or fecal coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified
in the WPDES permit for the publicly owned wastewater treatment facility
receiving the pollutants, if such works were designed to treat such
additional pollutants, and, in fact, does remove such pollutants to
a substantial degree.
The Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage District (HOVMSD),
a multigovernmental regional district supervised and regulated by
the Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage Commission.
The District Engineer/Manager or other authorized representatives
of the District.
The District interceptor sewer and the metering stations,
both of which are owned, operated, and maintained by the HOVMSD.
An acquired legal right for the specified use of land owned
by others.
Oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. Wastewater shall be considered free of floatable oil if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
The residue from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of food products
and produce.
The District, for those projects in which the District receives
federal funding. The municipality, for those projects in which the
municipality receives federal funding.
The residue from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than 1/2 inch
in any dimension.
The sovereign governing body of the Heart of the Valley Metropolitan
Sewerage District.
Wastewater with pollutants that will adversely affect or
disrupt the quality of wastewater treatment if discharged to a wastewater
treatment facility.
A charge collected by the Village from users discharging
industrial wastes for the recovery of the Federal EPA grant amount
allocable to the treatment of the users' wastewater volume and characteristics
at design capacity of Federal EPA-funded wastewater collection and
treatment facilities as further defined under this section.
For the purpose of industrial cost recovery, is:
Any nongovernmental, nonresidential user of publicly owned treatment
works which discharges more than the equivalent of 25,000 gallons
per day (gpd) of sanitary wastes and which is identified in the Standard
Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget,
as amended and supplemented under one of the following divisions:
Grantee may exclude domestic wastes or discharges from sanitary
conveniences.
After applying the sanitary waste exclusion, discharges in the
above division that have a volume exceeding 25,000 gpd or the weight
of BOD or suspended solids equivalent to that weight found in 25,000
gpd of sanitary waste are considered industrial users.
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Division A - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing
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Division B - Mining
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Division D - Manufacturing
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Division E - Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas,
and Sanitary Services
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Division I - Services
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A user which discharges any wastewater containing toxic pollutants
or which has any other adverse effect on the treatment works.
A commercial user of an EPA-funded individual system.
The wastewater from industrial process, trade, or business
as distinct from sanitary sewage.
An industry that:
Has a flow of 50,000 gallons or more per average workday;
Has a flow greater than 5% of the flow carried by the wastewater
collection and treatment facilities receiving the waste;
Has a material in its discharge included on a list of toxic
pollutants issued under § 283.21(1), Wis. Stats., or
Has a significant impact, either singularly or in combination
with other contributing industries, on the wastewater treatment facility
or the quality of its effluent.
The Village Engineer or other authorized representatives
of the municipality.
The municipal sewer systems, structures, equipment, and processes
required to collect and carry away wastewater. These municipal wastewater
collection facilities, which are owned, operated, and maintained by
the municipalities, extend to the influent point of the metering stations
owned by the District.
The Village of Combined Locks.
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer outfalls
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface water
or groundwaters.
Wastewater with concentrations of BOD no greater than 190
mg/l, suspended solids no greater than 150 mg/l, and phosphorus no
greater than 11 mg/l.
Includes all costs associated with the operation and maintenance
of the wastewater collection and treatment facilities, as well as
the costs associated with periodic equipment replacement necessary
for maintaining capacity and performance of wastewater collection
and treatment facilities.
A weight-to-weight ratio; the parts per million value multiplied
by the factor 8.34 shall be equivalent to pounds per million gallons
of water.
Any and all persons, including any individual, firm, company,
municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution,
enterprise, governmental agency, or other entity.
The reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen-concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen-ions, in grams, per liter
of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of seven and
a hydrogen-ion concentration of 10-7.
Any publicly owned sewer, storm drain, sanitary sewer, or
combined sewer.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories,
or appurtenances which are necessary during the service life of the
wastewater treatment facility to maintain the capacity and performance
for which such facilities were designed and constructed. Operation
and maintenance costs include replacement costs.
A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes discharged
from toilets and/or sanitary plumbing facilities, together with such
ground-, surface, and stormwaters as may be present.
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions,
together with minor quantities of ground, storm, and surface waters
that are not admitted intentionally.
Wastes from residential sources resulting from normal domestic
activities which are measurable and set apart from industrial, trade,
cooling water, and/or process discharge wastes.
The spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater."
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
Any discharge of water or wastewater which, in concentration
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds for any period
of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average
twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation, and
shall adversely affect the system and/or performance of the wastewater
treatment works.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water,
Sewage, and Industrial Wastes" published jointly by the American Public
Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the
Federation of Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association.
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface
water, or unpolluted water from any source.
That portion of the rainfall that is drained into the sewers.
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension
in, water, wastewater, or other liquids, and that are removable by
laboratory filtering as prescribed in "Standard Methods for Examination
of Water and Wastewater," and are referred to as nonfilterable residue.
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect, or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefitted by discharge to the
sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
A charge levied on users of the wastewater collection and
treatment facilities for payment of operation and maintenance costs
of said facilities.
The Village of Combined Locks.
The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source,
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.
The District and municipal wastewater collection facilities.
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "waste
treatment."
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water,
either continuously or intermittently.
A document issued by the Wisconsin State Department of Natural
Resources which estimates effluent limitations and monitoring requirements
for the District's wastewater treatment facility. WPDES Permit No.
WI-0031232-2 and modifications thereof pertain to the District's wastewater
treatment facility.
A.
Sanitary sewers. No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted waters such as stormwater, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or cooling water to any sanitary sewer subject to the exception of § 518-44F. Stormwater runoff from limited areas, which may be polluted at times, may be discharged to the sanitary sewers by permission of the District Approving Authority.
B.
Storm sewers. Stormwater, other than that exempted under Subsection A above, and all other unpolluted drainage, shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated storm sewers, or to a natural outlet. Stormwater, including unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged, on approval of the District Approving Authority, to a combined sewer.
C.
Prohibitions and limitations. Except as hereinafter provided, no
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
(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 gasses in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction
with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment
process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create a public
nuisance in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment facility.
(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 wastewater collection and treatment
facilities.
(4)
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.0.
(5)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities of or such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in public sewers or other interference
with the proper operation of the wastewater collection and treatment
facilities, 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.
(6)
The following described substances, materials, waters, or waste shall
be limited in discharges to municipal sanitary sewer systems to concentrations
or quantities which will not harm either the sanitary sewers, wastewater
treatment process, or equipment; will not have an adverse effect on
the receiving stream; or will not otherwise endanger lives, limb,
public property, or constitute a nuisance. The District Approving
Authority may set limitations lower than the limitations established
in the regulations below if, in his opinion, such more severe limitations
are necessary to meet the above objectives. In forming his opinion
as to the acceptability, the District Approving Authority will give
consideration to such factors as the quantity of subject waste in
relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction
of the sanitary sewers, the wastewater treatment process employed,
capacity of the waste in the wastewater treatment facility, and other
pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials or
characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary
sewers which shall not be violated without approval of the District
Approving Authority are as follows:
(a)
Wastewater having a temperature higher than 150° F. 65°
C.
(b)
Wastewater containing more than 25 mg/l of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable
cutting oils, or products of mineral oil origin.
(c)
Wastewater from industrial plants containing floatable oils,
fat, or grease.
(d)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. Garbage grinders
may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes, hotels, institutions,
restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments, or similar places
where garbage originates from the preparation of food in kitchens
for the purpose of consumption on the premises or when served by caterers.
(e)
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc,
and similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that
any such material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater
treatment facility exceeds the limits established by the District
Approving Authority for such materials.
(f)
Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances exceeding
limits which may be established by the District Approving Authority.
(g)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the District Approving Authority
in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
(h)
Quantities of flow, concentrations, or both, which constitute
a "slug" as defined herein.
(i)
Any waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable
to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed,
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the wastewater
treatment facility effluent cannot meet the requirements of other
agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(j)
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or
wastes in the sanitary sewer system, release obnoxious gasses, form
suspended solids which interfere with the collection system, or create
a condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
(k)
Materials which exert or cause:
[1]
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements
in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the wastewater
treatment facility.
[2]
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
"slugs" as defined herein.
[3]
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 sulfate).
[4]
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
(7)
The Village shall comply with all the appropriate requirements of
the District's WPDES Permit No. WI-0031232-2 and of all modifications
thereof. No discharge shall be allowed into the sanitary sewers that
is in violation of the requirements of the WPDES permit and the modifications
thereof.
D.
Special arrangements. No statement contained in this article shall
be construed as prohibiting any special agreement between the District
Approving Authority and Municipal Approving Authority with any person
whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be
admitted to the wastewater collection and treatment facilities, either
before or after pretreatment, provided that there is no impairment
of the functioning of the wastewater collection and treatment facilities
by reason of the admission of such wastes, and no extra costs are
incurred by the District or Village without recompense by the person,
provided that all rates and provisions set forth in this article are
recognized and adhered to.
A.
Submission of basic data.
(1)
Within three months after passage of the rules and regulations of
the District, each person who discharges industrial wastes to a public
sewer shall prepare and file with both the District Approving Authority
and Municipal Approving Authority a report that shall include the
pertinent date relating to the quantity and characteristics of the
wastes discharged to the wastewater collection and treatment facilities.
This data shall be subsequently provided annually to both authorities
at a time specified by the District Approving Authority. The following
forms or the information needed to complete them will be accepted:
(2)
Similarly, each person desiring to make a new connection to a public
sewer for the purpose of discharging industrial wastes shall prepare
and file with both the District Approving Authority and the Municipal
Approving Authority a report that shall include actual or predicted
data relating to the quantity and characteristics of the waste to
be discharged.
(3)
The above is required to comply with Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Permit No. WI-0031232-2.
B.
Extension of time. When it can be demonstrated that circumstances exist which would create an unreasonable burden on the person to comply with the time schedule imposed by Subsection A, a request for extension of time may be presented to the District Approving Authority for consideration.
C.
Industrial discharges. If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters or wastes contain substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection B, and which in the judgment of the District Approving Authority have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life, health, or constitute a public nuisance, the District Approving Authority may:
D.
Control manholes.
(1)
Each person discharging industrial wastes into a public sewer shall
construct and maintain one or more control manholes or access points
to facilitate observation, measurement, and sampling of his wastes,
including domestic sewage.
(2)
Control manholes or access facilities shall be located and built
in a manner acceptable to the District Approving Authority, and the
location of same shall be approved by the Municipal Approving Authority.
If measuring devices are to be permanently installed, they shall be
of a type acceptable to the District Approving Authority.
(3)
Control manholes, access facilities, and related equipment shall
be installed by the person discharging the waste, at his expense,
and shall be maintained by him so as to be in safe condition, accessible,
and in proper operating condition at all times. Plans for installation
of the control manholes or access facilities and related equipment
shall be approved by the District Approving Authority prior to the
beginning of construction.
F.
Provision of deductions. In the event that a person discharging industrial
waste into the sanitary sewers produces evidence satisfactory to the
District Approving Authority that more than 20% of the total annual
volume of water used for all purposes does not reach the sanitary
sewer, then the determination of the water consumption to be used
in computing the waste volume discharged into the sanitary sewer may
be made a matter of agreement between the District Approving Authority
and the Municipal Approving Authority, and the person.
G.
Metering of waste. Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged
may be required by the district approving authority if this volume
cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption
records. 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 without the consent
of the District Approving Authority.
H.
Waste sampling.
(1)
Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers shall be subject
to periodic inspection and a determination of character and concentration
of said wastes. The determination shall be made by the industry as
often as may be deemed necessary by the District Approving Authority.
(2)
Samples shall be collected in such a manner as to be representative
of the composition of the wastes. The sampling may be accomplished
either manually or by the use of mechanical equipment acceptable to
the District Approving Authority.
(3)
Installation, operation, and maintenance of the sampling facilities
shall be the responsibility of the person discharging the waste and
shall be subject to the approval of the District Approving Authority.
Access to sampling locations shall be granted to the District Approving
Authority or its duly authorized representative at all times. Every
care shall be exercised in the collection of samples to ensure their
preservation in a state comparable to that at the time the sample
was taken.
I.
Pretreatment. Where required, in the opinion of the District Approving
Authority, to modify or eliminate wastes that are harmful to the structures,
processes, or operation of the wastewater treatment works, the person
shall provide at his expense such preliminary treatment or processing
facilities as may be determined necessary to render his/her wastes
acceptable for admission to the sanitary sewers. Preliminary treatment
or processing facilities may be required when, in the opinion of the
Municipal Approving Authority, it is necessary to eliminate harmful
effects to the structures, processes or operation of the municipal
wastewater collection facilities.
J.
Grease and/or sand interceptors. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the District Approving Authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts, as specified in § 518-37C(6)(c), 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 District Approving Authority, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In maintaining these interceptors, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material, and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the District Approving Authority. Disposal of the collected materials performed by owner's(s') personnel or currently licensed waste disposal firms must be in accordance with currently acceptable Department of Natural Resources (DNR) practice.
K.
Analyses.
(1)
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters
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, and with the Federal Regulations 40 CFR 136, "Guidelines
Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants." Sampling
methods, location, time, durations, and frequencies are to be determined
on an individual basis subject to approval by the District Approving
Authority.
(2)
Determination of the character and concentration of the industrial
wastes shall be made by the person discharging them, or his/her agent,
as designated and required by the District Approving Authority. The
District Approving Authority may also make its own analyses on the
wastes, and these determinations shall be binding as a basis for user
charges and/or industrial cost recovery charges.
L.
Submission of information. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent
information relating to proposed flow equalization, pretreatment,
or processing facilities shall be submitted for review of the District
Approving Authority prior to the start of their construction if the
effluent from such facilities is to be discharged into the public
sewers.
A.
Sewer users served by Water Utility water meters. There is hereby
levied and assessed upon each lot, parcel of land, building, or premises
having a connection with the wastewater system and being served with
water solely by the Water Utility, a wastewater treatment service
charge based, in part, on the quantity of water used, as measured
by the Water Utility water meter used upon the premises.
B.
Sewer users served by private wells.
(1)
If any person discharging sewage into the public sanitary sewer system
procures any part or all of his/her water from sources other than
the Water Utility, all or part of which is discharged into the public
sanitary sewer system, the person shall either:
(2)
The water meters shall be furnished by the Water Utility and installed
under its supervision, all costs being at the expense of the person
requiring the meter.
(3)
The Water Utility will charge for each meter a rental charge set
by the Water Utility to compensate for the cost of furnishing and
servicing the meter.
C.
Deduct meters.
[Amended 3-3-2020]
(1)
Effective 9-18-2012, deduct meters are no longer sold for use in
calculating a sewer credit. Property owners already owning a deduct
meter may continue to use it for calculating a sewer credit, but the
deduct meter cannot be replaced if it fails.
(2)
All deduct meters installed prior to 9-12-2012 must be permanently
installed.
(3)
The materials used for installation of the deduct meter must conform
to Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter SPS 382.
(4)
Existing deduct meters must be installed in a horizontal and permanent
position at a location which will provide easy accessibility by the
Combined Locks Water Utility personnel. The sewer deduct meter must
also be installed after the main water meter. A separate shutoff valve
serving the deduct meter must also be installed on both sides of the
meter in order to take the deduct meter out of service without interrupting
the normal customer water supply.
(5)
All customer water must pass through the main water meter. Only water
which does not go to the sanitary sewer is to pass through the customer
deduct meter. The meter shall be hard-lined to a visible outside tap.
This water, which is then registered on the customer deduct meter,
will be deducted from the main water meter amount for the calculation
of monthly sewer user fees.
(6)
Deduct meter must have electrical bond to water supply for ground.
(7)
Effective date. This section shall become effective on the date of
passage and posting.
A.
Category Auser definition. Category A is defined as normal domestic
wastewater having concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
no greater than 190 mg/l, suspended solids no greater than 150 mg/l,
and phosphorus no greater than 11 mg/l. The user charge for Category
A wastewater is as follows:
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Volume Charge - 3.19/1,000 gallons
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B.
Category B user definition.
(1)
Category B is defined as wastewater having concentrations of BOD
greater than 190 mg/l, suspended solids greater than 150 mg/l, and/or
phosphorus greater than 11 mg/l. The minimum Category B charge will
be based on a concentration of not less than 190 mg/l for BOD, 150
mg/l for suspended solids, and 11 mg/l for phosphorus. The user charge
for Category B wastewater is as follows:
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Volume Charge - 3.19/1,000 gallons
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Surcharge:
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BOD (greater than 190 mg/l) = 0.228/pound
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Suspended solids (greater than 150 mg/l) = 0.262/pound
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Phosphorus (greater than 11 mg/l) = 3.861/pound
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(2)
The Category B user charges for volume, BOD, suspended solids, and
phosphorus shall be computed in accordance with the formula presented
below:
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C = F+ (V x Cv)+.00834V [(B x CB)+(S x CS)+(P x CP)]
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Where:
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C
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Charge to sewer user for collection and treatment of wastewater
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F
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Fixed charge per billing period
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B
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Concentration of BOD in mg/l in the wastewater (concentration
minus 190 mg/l equals B)
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S
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Concentration of suspended solids in mg/l in the wastewater
(concentration minus 150 mg/l equals S)
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P
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Concentration of phosphorus in mg/l of wastewater (concentration
minus 11 mg/l equals P)
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V
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Wastewater volume in 1,000 gallons for the billing period
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CV
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Cost per 1,000 gallons
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CB
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Cost per pound of BOD
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CS
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Cost per pound of suspended solids
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CP
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Cost per pound of phosphorus
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0.00834
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Conversion factor
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C.
Reassignment of sewer users. The District Approving Authority will
reassign sewer users into appropriate user charge categories if wastewater
sampling programs and other related information indicates a change
of categories is necessary.
D.
Replacement fund account. The annual replacement revenues shall be
maintained in a separate account by the District to be used solely
for the purpose of purchasing replacement parts and/or equipment.
Funds may be withdrawn from this account for the authorized use only
with the approval of the District Approving Authority.
E.
Disposal of septic tank sludge and holding tank sewage.
(1)
No person in the business of gathering and disposing of septic tank
sludge or holding tank sewage shall transfer such material into any
disposal area or public sewer unless a permit for disposal has been
first obtained from the District Approving Authority and shall state
the name and address of the applicant; the number of its disposal
units; and the make, model, and license number of each unit. Permits
shall be nontransferable except in the case of replacement of the
disposal unit for which a permit shall have been originally issued.
The permit may be obtained upon payment of a fee in an amount as set
from time to time by the Village Board per calendar year. The time
and place of disposal will be designated by the District Approving
Authority.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(2)
The District Approving Authority may impose such conditions as it
deems necessary on any permit granted.
(3)
Any person or party disposing of septic tank sludge or holding tank
sewage agrees to carry public liability insurance in an amount not
less than $100,000 to protect any and all persons or property from
injury and/or damage caused in any way or manner by an act, or the
failure to act, by any of his employees. The person(s) shall furnish
a certificate certifying such insurance to be in full force and effect.
(4)
All materials disposed of into the treatment system shall be of domestic
origin, or compatible pollutants only, and the person(s) agrees that
he will comply with the provisions of any and all applicable ordinances
of the Village of Combined Locks and shall not deposit or drain any
gasoline, oil, acid, alkali, grease, rags, waste, volatile or inflammable
liquids, or other deleterious substances into any manhole, nor allow
any earth, sand, or other solid material to pass into any part of
the sewerage system.
(6)
Payments for disposal of septic tank sludge and/or holding tank sewage
shall be made to the District at P.O. Box 187. If the material is
disposed of into one of Combined Locks's sanitary sewers, the District
shall credit the Village of Combined Locks for the full amount of
the disposal charge.
(7)
The person(s) disposing waste agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Village and District from any and all liability and claims for
damages arising out of or resulting from work and labor performed.
A.
Category A definition. Category A is defined as normal domestic wastewater
having concentrations of BOD no greater than 190 mg/l, suspended solids
no greater than 150 mg/l, and phosphorus no greater than 11 mg/l.
The industrial cost recovery charge for Category A wastewater shall
be the most current cost recovery charge on file with the Village
Administrator.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
Category B definition.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(1)
Category B is defined as wastewater having concentrations of BOD
greater than 190 mg/l, suspended solids greater than 150 mg/l, and/or
phosphorus greater than 11 mg/l. The minimum Category B charge will
be based on a concentration of not less than 190 mg/l for BOD, 150
mg/l for suspended solids, and 11 mg/l for phosphorus. The industrial
cost recovery charge for Category B wastewater shall be the most current
cost recovery charge on file with the Village Administrator.
(2)
The Category B industrial cost recovery charges for volume, BOD,
suspended solids, and phosphorus shall be the most current cost recovery
charge on file with the Village Administrator.
C.
Reassignment of sewer users. The District Approving Authority will
reassign sewer users into appropriate industrial cost recovery categories
if wastewater sampling programs and other related information indicates
a change of categories is necessary.
D.
Recovery and disbursement of industrial cost recovery charge revenues.
The recovery and the disbursement of revenues collected by the Village
and transmitted to the District through the industrial cost recovery
charge shall conform to the Code of Federal Regulations (Title 40,
Part 35.928-1 and Part 35.928-2), as promulgated by the Clean Water
Act of 1977.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
A.
Calculation of user charges. User charges that shall be assessed to Combined Locks sewer users shall be computed by the Village according to the rates and formula presented in § 518-40. The District shall provide the Village with all information in its possession necessary to compute same.
B.
Calculation of industrial cost recovery charges. Industrial cost recovery charges shall be computed by the Village according to the rates and formulas presented in § 518-41. The District shall provide the Village with all information in its possession necessary to compute same.
C.
User charge billing period. User charges shall be billed by the Village
to the sewer users on a quarterly basis.
D.
Industrial cost recovery charge billing period. Industrial cost recovery
charges shall be billed by the Village to those subject to the charge
on a quarterly basis.
E.
Payment of user charges. Those persons billed by the Village for
user charges shall pay such charges within 30 days after the billing
date at the Civic Center.
F.
Payment of industrial cost recovery charges. Those industries billed
by the Village for industrial cost recovery charges shall pay such
charges within 30 days after the billing date at the Civic Center.
Industrial cost recovery charges collected by the Village from the
industries shall be turned over to the District within 60 days from
the date that the Village bills the industry.
G.
Penalties.
(1)
Such user charges and industrial cost recovery charges levied by
the Village against the sewer users in accordance with this article
shall be a debt due to the Village and shall be a lien upon the property.
If this debt is not paid within 30 days after it shall be due, it
shall be deemed delinquent and may be placed on the next year's tax
roll and be collected as other taxes are collected.
(2)
Change of ownership or occupancy of premises found delinquent shall
not be cause for reducing or eliminating these penalties.
A.
Right of entry. The District and Municipal Approving Authorities
or other duly authorized employees of the District and Municipality,
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation,
or testing, in accordance with all of the provisions of this article
and § 200.11(3), Wis. Stats. The District and Municipal
Approving Authorities or other duly authorized employees of the District
and Municipality shall have no authority to inquire into any process
beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of
discharge to the sewers or waterways or wastewater treatment facilities.
B.
Safety. While performing the necessary work on private premises referred to in Subsection A, the duly authorized District and municipal employees shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the person; and the District and/or municipality shall indemnify the person against loss or damage for personal injury or property damage asserted against the person and growing out of gauging and sampling operation, and indemnify the person against loss or damage to its property by District and/or municipal employees, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the person to maintain safe conditions as required in § 518-38D.
C.
Identification, right to enter easements. The District and Municipal
Approving Authorities or other duly authorized employees of the District
and municipality, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall
be permitted to enter all private properties through which the District
and/or municipality holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose
of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling,
repair, and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within
said easement, all subject to the terms, if any, of this duly negotiated
easement.
A.
Purpose. The Village of Combined Locks is undertaking the systematic
reconstruction of the public sewer system lying within the corporate
limits. Metering records taken by the Heart of the Valley Metro Sewerage
District at the downstream end of the Village system indicate the
presence of an abnormal amount of clear water entry into the sanitary
sewer system. The presence of this clear water reduces available capacity
to all system users and causes system overloads that are manifested
in reduced treatment plant capacity, environmental degradation, and
the potential for flooded basements, all of which ultimately are detrimental
to the citizens of the community. The Village recognizes that its
public sewer system has a finite life, and in many cases has exceeded
the useful life of the system. The Village also recognizes that private
building sewers possess many of the same characteristics as the public
sewer system.
B.
Work must be authorized. No person shall uncover, make any connections
with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb the sanitary sewer or
appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from
the Municipal Approving Authority.
C.
Cost of sewer connection. All costs and expenses incident to the
installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by
the property owner. The property owner, or property owner's representative,
shall indemnify the Village for any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
D.
New construction inspection. No connection with any sewer main or
any part thereof shall be covered until the same has been inspected
by the Building Inspector or some other person authorized to make
such inspection by the Village of Combined Locks. Before any such
connection shall be covered, the person making the inspection on behalf
of the Village shall endorse the approval of the same upon the permit.
No connection shall be made to any sewer main except through a Y-branch
unless especially authorized by the Plumbing Inspector. Connections
to the main sewers shall be six inches in diameter, unless otherwise
permitted or required by the Plumbing Inspector.
E.
Use of old building sewers. Old building sewers may be used in connection
with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test
by the Municipal Approving Authority, to meet all requirements for
this article.
F.
Building sewer grade. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall
be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such
building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged
to the building sewer.
G.
Storm and groundwater drain prohibition.
(1)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any sanitary
sewer any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, uncontaminated cooling waste or unpolluted industrial process
waters. All stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, uncontaminated cooling water and all other unpolluted drainage
and clear water shall be discharged into such sewers as are designated
as storm sewers wherever reasonably available; further provided that
if no storm sewer is available, in no event shall any of such waters
be discharged into any sanitary sewer.
(2)
All sump pumps installed for the purpose of discharging clear waters
from foundation drains, basement drains and ground infiltration shall
discharge into a storm sewer wherever available and, if no storm sewer
is available, shall discharge into an underground conduit leading
to a drainage ditch, gutter, dry well or onto the ground at a point
which is not less than three feet from the building and is above permanent
grade. No sump pump discharge shall be allowed to flow on or across
a public sidewalk.
(3)
In carrying out the provisions of this article, the Water Superintendent
and his/her agents shall have authority to enter upon private premises
at reasonable times to determine whether any of the water drainage
hereinabove described exists thereon and whether such drainage complies
with the provisions of this article. No person shall refuse to permit
the Water Superintendent or his/her agents to enter upon any premises
at reasonable times to exercise their duties under this article.
(4)
It shall be rebuttably presumed that clear water is being discharged
in a sanitary sewer if it is shown that existing sump pumps or other
means of clear water discharge have or can be readily connected to
drains, pipes or other mechanisms of discharge connected to the sanitary
sewer drain within the premises.
(5)
No sump pump discharge shall be allowed to flow on or across a public
sidewalk. Sump pump discharge shall be directed to flow to the backyard
in all cases commencing November 15 and continuing until April 15
of each year.
H.
Conformance to plumbing codes. The connection of the building sewer
into the sanitary sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Village
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 Municipal Approving Authority
before installation.
I.
System reconstruction.
(1)
Inspection required. The Village shall inspect all private connections
to the public mains at the time that the public system is to be reconstructed:
(a)
Any existing private sewer lateral not meeting the requirements
of this section shall be considered illegal.
(b)
Prior to the actual reconstruction of the sanitary sewer system,
each property owner shall be given written notice of the project.
Such notice shall be made not less than 30 days prior to commencement
of the actual work.
(c)
As the reconstruction progresses, the Village shall inspect
each private sewer connection for conformance with this section; or,
in the event inspection has been made previously, determine the condition
of the private sewer connection from inspection records.
(d)
In the event that the private system meets the requirements
of this section, the Village shall reconnect the private system to
the public system at an appropriate point near the right-of-way line.
(e)
In the event that the private sewer is found not to meet the
requirements of this section, the Village shall immediately notify
the owner of the determined deficiencies.
(2)
Owner to correct deficiencies. The owner shall, at the owner's expense,
make the necessary repairs to correct the deficiency(ies). In all
cases, the Village shall supply an appropriate connection point as
part of its work. The owner may elect to:
(a)
Make the repairs. In doing so, the owner recognizes that all
work must be done in strict conformance with all applicable local
and state codes and in such a manner to correct the noted deficiency(ies).
All work needed to accomplish the repair shall be done at the expense
of the owner.
(b)
Contract with licensed contractor to complete the repair. All
work needed to accomplish the repair shall be done at the expense
of the owner.
(c)
Have Village contractors, if available, complete the repair.
[1]
The Village agrees, that as part of any project, unit bid prices
will be requested for the calculation of the cost of making appropriate
repair to the private building sewer.
[2]
Should the owner select this option, the owner will be charged
the entire cost of making the repair. The owner may elect to pay the
entire amount upon completion of the work, or the owner may request
to be billed in the form of a special assessment on the owner's tax
bill in eight annual installments plus interest (at 1% above the interest
rate at which the Village can borrow monies).
J.
System requirements: new construction and system reconstruction.
(1)
Minimum standards. All sanitary sewer mains and laterals, both public
and private, shall be constructed and maintained in such a fashion
that the effects of clear water on the system are held to an absolute
minimum.
(2)
Code compliance. All work, construction techniques, and materials
incorporated into the project shall be in strict conformance with
state and local codes and the "Standard Specifications for Sewer and
Water Construction in Wisconsin" (latest edition).
(3)
Defects requiring repair. Repairs are required when any of the following
are discovered:
A.
Violations. Violation of any provision of this article or any other
rule or order lawfully promulgated by the Village Board of the Village
of Combined Locks is declared to be a public nuisance.
B.
Enforcement. The Municipal Approving Authority shall enforce those
provisions of this article that come within the jurisdiction of him/her
office, and he/she shall make periodic inspections and inspections
upon complaint to insure that such provisions are not violated. No
action shall be taken under this section to abate a public nuisance
unless the Municipal Approving Authority shall have inspected or caused
to be inspected the premises where the nuisance is alleged to exist
and shall have satisfied himself/herself that a nuisance does in fact
exist.
C.
Summary abatement. If the Municipal Approving Authority determines
that a public nuisance exists within the Village and that there is
great and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals,
or decency, the Municipal Approving Authority may cause the same to
be abated and charge the cost thereof to the owner, occupant, or person
causing, permitting, or maintaining the nuisance, as the case may
be.
D.
Abatement after notice. If the Municipal Approving Authority determines that a public nuisance exists on private premises but that the nature such nuisance is not such as to threaten great and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals, or decency, he/she shall serve notice on the person causing or maintaining the nuisance to remove the same within 10 days. If such nuisance is not removed within such 10 days, the proper officer shall cause the nuisances to be removed as provided in Subsection C above.
E.
Other methods not excluded. Nothing in this article shall be construed
as prohibiting the abatement of public nuisances by the Village or
its officials in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
F.
Court order. Except when necessary under Subsection C, the Municipal Approving Authority shall not use force to obtain access to private property to abate a public nuisance, but shall request permission to enter upon private property if such premises are occupied, and, if such permission is denied, shall apply to any court having jurisdiction for an order assisting the abatement of the public nuisance.
G.
Cost of abatement. In addition to any other penalty imposed by this
section for the erection, contrivance, creation, continuance, or maintenance
of a public nuisance, the cost of abating a public nuisance by the
Village shall be collected as a debt from the owner, occupant, or
person causing, permitting, or maintaining the nuisance, and such
cost shall be assessed against the real estate as a special charge.
H.
Continued violations. Any person, partnership, or corporation, or
any officer, agent, or employee thereof, who shall continue any violation
beyond the aforesaid notice time limit provided, shall, upon conviction
thereof, forfeit not more than $200 together with the costs of prosecution.
In default of payment of such forfeiture and costs, said violator
shall be imprisoned in the Outagamie County Jail for a period not
to exceed 30 days. Each day in which any violation is continued beyond
the aforesaid notice time limit shall be deemed a separate offense.
I.
Liability to Village and/or district for losses.
(1)
Any person violating any provisions of this article shall become
liable to the Village and/or District for any expense, loss, or damage
occasioned by reason of such violation which the Village and/or District
may suffer as a result thereof.
(2)
If any violations affect the District wastewater collection and treatment
facilities as well as the Municipal sanitary sewer system, the District
may penalize the violator independently and concurrently with the
Village according to the District's Rules and Regulations.
(3)
The District Approving Authority must be notified immediately by
any person becoming aware of any violations that occur.
Any user, permit applicant, or permit holder affected by any
decision, action, or determination, including cease-and-desist-orders,
made by the Municipal Approving Authority interpreting or implementing
the provisions of this article or in any permit issued herein, may
file with the Municipal Approving Authority a written request for
reconsideration within 10 days of the date of such decision, action,
or determination, setting forth in detail the facts supporting the
user's request for reconsideration. The Municipal Approving Authority
shall render a decision on the request for reconsideration to the
user, permit applicant, or permit holder in writing within 15 days
of receipt of request. If the ruling on the request for reconsideration
made by the Municipal Approving Authority is unsatisfactory, the person
requesting reconsideration may file a written appeal with the Village
Board of the Village of Combined Locks in accordance with Ch. 68,
Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
A.
Superseding previous ordinances. This article governing sewer use,
industrial wastewater discharges, user charges, industrial cost recovery
charges, and sewer connections and construction shall supersede all
previous ordinances of the Village.
B.
Invalidation clause. Invalidity of any section, clause, sentence,
or provision in the article shall not affect the validity of any other
section, clause, sentence, or provision of this article which can
be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
C.
Amendment. The Village, through its duly authorized officers, reserves
the right to amend this article in part or in whole whenever it may
deem necessary, but such right will be exercised only after due notice
to all persons concerned and after proper hearing on the proposed
amendment.
D.
Conflict with district's rules and regulations. In the event that
any provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the District are in
conflict with this article, the former shall control.
The Village shall conduct an annual audit, the purpose of which
shall be to maintain the proper proportion between users and user
classes of the user charge system, and to ensure that adequate revenues
are available to meet the charges assessed to the Village by the District.
Copies of the municipal annual audit reports must be submitted to
the District Approving Authority after the municipal annual audits
have been completed.
A.
Introduction. The Village of Combined Locks (herein the "Municipality")
is located within the geographic boundaries of the Heart of the Valley
Metropolitan Sewerage District (HOVMSD) and receives sanitary service
from HOVMSD. The HOVMSD has enacted rules and regulations relating
to the discharge of wastewaters into the public sewerage system, setting
forth discharge limitations and prohibitions relative to wastewater,
and establishing sewer service charges, connection fees and other
charges.
B.
Compliance with HOVMSD rules and regulations. No person shall discharge
waste or wastewaters into a public sewer located within the Municipality
except in accordance with the provisions of HOVMSD Rules and Regulations,
as amended from time to time, and in accordance with any other ordinances
of this Municipality having application thereto.
C.
HOVMSD connection fee. For each connection of a "building sewer,"
as defined in the HOVMSD Rules and Regulations, to a public sewer
located within the Municipality, there shall be paid to the Municipality
such connection charges or connection fees as may be determined from
time to time pursuant to the HOVMSD Rules and Regulations, as amended
from time to time. Such payment to the municipality shall be made
by or on behalf of the person seeking the connection fee at the time
that a building permit is taken out for new construction.
A.
Clear water inspection at time of ownership transfer. No person shall sell, transfer or convey ownership of any building that is serviced by sanitary sewer, until such time as a clear water inspection has been made and compliance approved by the Building Inspector as provided in this section. Changing ownership or accepting change of ownership without such an inspection shall constitute a violation of this section and shall be subject to penalties as set forth in § 1-3 of this Code of Ordinances. Transfers exempt from payment of a state real estate transfer fee by § 77.25, Wis. Stats., are exempt from this inspection.
B.
Compliance inspection; timing. The Building Inspector shall, upon
request, conduct an inspection of the premise to determine compliance
with the provisions of this section as they relate to illegal surface
and groundwater connections into the sanitary sewer system. Such inspections
shall occur prior to the sale, transfer or conveyance of title of
any such building.
C.
Noncompliance notice. A notice of noncompliance shall be issued by
the Building Inspector to the owner of record of any building to be
found not in compliance with the provisions of this section. This
notice shall set forth areas of noncompliance and shall order the
owner to bring the building into compliance within an established
period of time.
D.
Compliance filing. In order to avoid, delay or prevent sale of a property affected by this section, a buyer or transferee may file with the Building Inspector evidence of a contract or accepted bid for work which, when completed, will bring the property into compliance with this section, along with evidence that adequate funds have been escrowed to complete the work. Compliance shall be met within the time limits set forth in Subsection C above. Also, a stipulation signed by the buyer or transferee shall be filed agreeing to bring the property into compliance with this section within the applicable time limits. Said evidence and stipulation may only be filed after the inspection provided in Subsection B above is made. Failure by the buyer or transferee to bring the property into compliance within the applicable compliance period shall constitute a violation of this section and shall subject the buyer or transferee to the penalties as set forth in § 1-3 of this Code of Ordinances.
E.
Village nonliability.
(1)
An inspection finding compliance only indicates that, so far as can
be reasonably determined by visual inspection of the premise and review
of Village records, the premise meets the requirements of this section.
Neither the Village of Combined Locks nor its inspector assume any
liability in the inspection findings, whether compliant or not, and
there is no guarantee or warranty of the condition of the premises
inspected.
(2)
The Village of Combined Locks shall not be liable for any unsafe
or unsanitary condition that may exist in any building that is being
inspected for clear water compliance. However, if such conditions
exist and are noticed by an inspector, orders to correct such conditions
may be issued pursuant to applicable chapters of this Code of Ordinances.
