[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Camden 9-30-1968; amended 6-14-1994; 6-9-1998. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
Unless the context specifically, indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., express in milligrams per liter.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drain 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 outside the inner face of the building
wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
The Board of Wastewater Commissioners of the Town of Camden
or its authorized representative.
The person, firm or corporation with whom the owner has entered
into an agreement to construct and/or start up a sewer extension.
The contractor's construction project representative who
is responsible for field supervision of the construction of the sewer
extension project.
The drawings which show the character and scope of the sewer
extension work to be performed and which have been prepared by the
owner's engineer and approved by the Town and/or its Consulting Engineer.
The professional engineer or engineering firm or corporation
hired by the owner to design and/or oversee the construction and start-up
of the sewer extension project hired by the Town to assist with review
of the sewer extension design and oversight of construction of said
project.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and
sale of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
The person, firm or corporation who (which) is financing
and/or proposing to construct a sewer extension project; or the owner
of property adjacent to a public sewer.
Any individual, firm, company, partnership, corporation,
association, group or society, and includes the State of Maine, and
agencies, districts, and commissions and political subdivisions created
by or pursuant to state law.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
Includes but is not limited to dredged spoil; solid waste;
junk; sewage sludge; munitions; chemicals; biological or radiological
materials; oil; petroleum products or by-products, heat; wrecked or
discarded equipment; rock; sand; dirt; and industrial, municipal,
domestic, commercial, or agricultural wastes of any kind.
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 in dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and is controlled by public authority.
The authorized representative of the Town's Consulting Engineer
who observes construction of the sewer extension and whose duties
are defined in Section 2 of the Sewer Extension Design and Construction
Standards as "Owner's Representative."
A sewer that carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface
water, and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water, and stormwater as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
Any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which
in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds
for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times
the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal
operation.
A pipe which carries stormwater and surface water and drainage;
but sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water,
are intended to be excluded.
The Superintendent of the Wastewater Department of the Town
of Camden or his/her authorized deputy, agent, or representative,
all acting for the Board of Wastewater Commissioners.
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension
in, water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
The Town of Camden, Maine.
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 benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
All persons owning properties in the Town of Camden subject to the provisions of this chapter. Specifically as outlined in § 224-2D and those persons who choose to provide service connections to undeveloped lots within the sewer service area.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit
to be deposited in any manner on public or private property within
the Town, or in any lake, pond, stream or harbor or in any area under
the jurisdiction of said Town any human excrement, garbage, or other
objectionable waste, except as noted elsewhere in this chapter.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
Town of Camden, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Town,
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 owners of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within
the Town and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which
there is located a public sanitary sewer of the Town are hereby required
at their 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 100 feet of the property line, unless prevented by
undue hardship. Single-family residential users more than 100 feet
from the end of the sewer mains may connect to the system. Multiple-use
properties or properties in excess of 150 feet must extend the sewer
main prior to connection. "Undue hardship" shall mean topographical
or other reasons preventing connection to the Town sewer. Hardship
cases will not be considered where the building is tied into an existing
Town sewer to be abandoned or has a malfunctioning septic system.
E.
Where sewer extensions are constructed beyond the original sewer
area, owners whose property was not within 100 feet of the original
sewer area but which is now within 100 feet of the extended sewer
area will be required to connect to the extended sewer.
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer connection is not required under the provisions of § 224-2D, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article and the requirements of the State of Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules adopted pursuant to Title 22 M.R.S.A. § 42.
B.
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal
system, the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit signed by
the licensed Plumbing Inspector. The application for such permit shall
be made on a form furnished by the Division of Health Engineering,
Maine Department of Human Services,[1] which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications
and other information as are deemed necessary by the Plumbing Inspector.
A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the Plumbing Inspector
at the time the application is filed. The fee will be based on the
current fee schedule as adopted by the Commission.
[1]
Editor's Note: Now the Division of Environmental and Community
Health, Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
C.
A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become
effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the Plumbing Inspector
D.
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private wastewater
disposal system shall comply with the State of Maine's Plumbing Code,
Part II, Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Regulations and the Minimum
Lot Size Law, Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Title 12, Chapter
423-A. No private wastewater disposal system shall be permitted to
discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
At such time as a property served by a private wastewater disposal
system connects to a public sewer, a direct connection from the building
sewer to the public sewer shall be made. Any septic tanks, cesspools
and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall no longer
be used. The septage shall be pumped out and disposed of at a facility
licensed to receive septage. The tankage shall be removed or the top
crushed and the void filled in with gravel.
F.
The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal
facility in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Town.
Septage removal from private disposal systems shall be performed by
licensed operators and disposed of in a facility licensed to receive
septage.
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 road opening and a written connection
permit from the Commission. All the work related to the installation
of building sewers, and the connection to the public sewer, shall
be performed by persons licensed by the Town of Camden Board of Selectmen.
Any person proposing a new type of discharge into the system or a
substantial change in the volume or character of sewage that are being
discharged into the system shall notify the Superintendent at least
45 days prior to the proposed change or connection and shall comply
with the requirements set forth below in this section.
B.
There shall be two classes of sewer permits: for residential and
commercial service, and for industrial wastes. In either case, the
owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished
by the Town. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans,
specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment
of the Commission. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the
Town at the time the application is filed. The fee shall be based
on the current fee schedule as adopted by the Commission. Certain
industrial users may also require a discharge permit as described
in Article V, Section A, of the Pretreatment Ordinance of the Town
of Camden. One copy of the permit shall be available for inspection
at all times at the site of the work.
C.
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 Town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
D.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every
building, except where one building stands at the rear of another,
then the building sewer from the front building may be extended to
the rear building, if approved by the Commission. For commercial or
industrial connections, the Commission may require the installation
of a sewer manhole to access the service for wastewater monitoring
purposes or the Commission may require the commercial/industrial user
to connect directly to a manhole in the sewer main.
E.
Old building sewers or portions thereof may be used in connection
with new building sewers only when they are found, on examination
by the Commission, to meet all requirements of this chapter. All costs
for inspection and testing shall be paid by the owner.
F.
Where possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building
at an elevation to service the building by gravity. The depth shall
be sufficient to afford protection from frost, but in no event less
than three feet deep. Insulation may be used to decrease depth if
approved by the Commission. In all buildings in which any building
drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, a sewage
lift station and force main shall be used.
G.
The building sewer shall be cast-iron soil pipe, with rubber gasket
joints, ASTM Specification A74 or polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipe conforming
to ASTM D2665 or D3034 and the strength requirements of SDR 35.
H.
The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the
approval of the Commission, but in no event shall the diameter be
less than four inches. The slope of the pipe shall not be less than
1/8 inch per foot. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade
and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction
shall be made only with manholes or pipe fittings, as approved by
the Commission. A clean-out shall be located a minimum of four inches
above the basement floor. Also, clean-outs shall be provided at bends
greater than 45° or at 100-foot maximum intervals.
I.
All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer
shall be open-trench work unless otherwise approved by the Commission.
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 Town, 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
and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed
procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before
installation.
J.
All joints and connections shall be made watertight and gastight
and of flexible design for exterior pipe runs. The first flexible
joint shall be within two feet of the outside face of the building
wall.
K.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
be made at the wye or tee branch, if such branch or tee is available
at a suitable location. If no branch or tee is available, a connection
may be made by tapping the existing sewer by an approved method, then
inserting an approved saddle.
L.
No person shall make connections of roof drains, downspouts, foundation
drains, areaway drains, basement drains, sump pumps, 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.
M.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Commission
at least 24 hours before beginning the work and also when the building
sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer.
The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Commission
or its representative during normal working hours.
N.
All excavations for a 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 Town.
A.
Plumbers and drain layers of established reputation and experience
licensed as master plumbers will be licensed by the Commission as
master drain layers authorized to perform work, subject to compliance
with the following requirements:
(1)
Applicants for licenses are required to pay a filing fee as master
drain layer, payable to the Town; the fee shall be based on the current
fee schedule adopted by the Commission.
(2)
If approved by the Commission, applicants for licenses shall file
with the Commission a proper and acceptable performance and guarantee
bond, which shall remain in full force and effect for a period of
one year from the date of application.
(3)
Applicants for licenses, after approval by the Commission, shall
file with the Commission a certificate of insurance to cover public
liability and a certificate of insurance covering property damage.
In addition, a certificate of insurance covering workers' compensation
shall be filed, all of which shall remain in full force and effect
for a period of at least one year from the date of approval. Said
insurance shall indemnify the Commission and the Town of Camden against
any and all claims, liability or action for damages incurred in or
in any way connected with the performance of the work by a master
drain layer, and for or by reason of any acts or omission of said
master drain layer in the performance of his work.
(4)
Applicants for licenses will be approved or disapproved within a
period of 31 calendar days after filing the application.
(5)
The following criteria shall be used by the Commission concerning
decisions to approve or disapprove applications for licenses as master
drain layers and shall serve as minimum requirements for approval
of such licenses:
(b)
Findings.
[1]
The Commission shall find, based upon information submitted
to the Commission by the applicant and by the Wastewater Superintendent,
that the applicant has complied substantially with the following provisions
of this chapter within the period of 12 months prior to the meeting
of the Wastewater Commission at which the Commission acts upon the
application:
[2]
A finding by the Commission that the applicant has failed to
comply, on three separate occasions, with the provisions of this chapter
set forth above shall be sufficient grounds for the Commission to
find the applicant has not complied substantially with those provisions
and that the Commission denies the license for that reason.
(c)
The Commission shall find that the applicant has not, within
the 12 months prior to the date of the meeting at which the application
is considered, installed a connection to the public sewer without
a permit.
B.
The Commission will license journeyman plumbers and drain layers who are personally engaged in making physical installation of sewer and drain connections under the direction of a master drain layer upon payment of license fee. The fee shall be based on the current fee schedule adopted by the Commissioner. If acting in the capacity of a contractor, all provisions of Subsection A shall apply to this category.
C.
All licenses expire December 31 the year issued, and no licenses
are transferable. A renewal fee for each renewal thereof shall be
due and payable on or before the anniversary date of issue. The fee
shall be based on the current fee schedule adopted by the Commissioner.
If not renewed on or before the anniversary date, relicensing shall
be handled as a new license.
D.
At any time during the license year, upon seven days' advance written
notice to a licensee, the Commission, upon receipt of a written complaint
from the Wastewater Superintendent, shall hold a public hearing to
consider the revocation of the license for a master drain layer. The
written notice from the Superintendent must specify, in writing, the
reasons that the Superintendent has requested consideration of revocation
by the Commission of the master drain layer's license.
(1)
After a public hearing, and an opportunity for the licensee to present
information and testimony in opposition to the Superintendent's request
for revocation, the Commission shall decide whether to revoke the
license. In considering revocation, the burden of proof shall be on
the Superintendent. The burden of proof shall include the production
of evidence necessary for the Commission to reach a decision that
the license should be revoked.
(2)
In considering a request for revocation of the license, the Commission
shall have reasonable grounds to deny a license if the Commission
makes one of the following findings:
(a)
That the licensee, during the portion of the license year prior to the Commission's consideration of revocation at a meeting, has failed to comply substantially with the provisions of this chapter set forth in § 224-5A(5)(b)[1] through [o], inclusive. For purpose of consideration of a request for revocation of a license, a licensee who has failed to comply with the provisions set forth above on more than three occasions shall be considered to have failed to comply substantially with the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
If the Commission finds that the applicant has installed a connection
to the public sewer system without a permit in the portion of the
license year prior to the consideration of revocation by the Commission
at a meeting.
E.
All licensees are required to give personal attention to all installations
and shall employ only competent workers.
F.
All licensees are required to give a written report to the Commission within 24 hours in the event that prohibited substances listed in § 224-6C of this chapter (including substances listed in Article II of the Town of Camden Industrial Pretreatment Ordinance) are found in a sewer or house drain during the course of the work.
G.
Notification of the completion of the work with certification that
all conditions of this chapter have been complied with shall be filed
in writing with the Commission within 24 hours after the completion
of the work covered in each permit. Each installation shall have a
completed house service form, using a copy of the form in the Appendix
of this chapter.[1] The form shall include a sketch of the installation (plan
view) with three ties to exit point from the house, changes in direction,
clean-outs, connection point to the sewer service stub provided by
the Town or owner (developer) and connection point to the sewer. It
shall provide the depth of cover at all tie points and also shall
provide the size and material of pipe.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is on file in the Town office
and in the office of the Superintendent of the Wastewater Department.
H.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, no license
shall be issued to any person as master drain layer, journeyman plumber,
or drain layer unless such person has been licensed by the Plumbers'
Examining Board as a master plumber, journeyman plumber or apprentice
in accordance with Title 32, Sections 3501 through 3506 of the Maine
Revised Statutes for 1964, as amended.
A.
No stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process
waters shall be discharged or caused to be discharged to any sanitary
sewer.
B.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such pipes as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to
a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling
water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer or natural outlet, and the
discharge shall comply with the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated,
Title 38, Chapter 3, Section 413, as amended or revised.
C.
None of the following described waters or wastes shall be discharge
or caused to be discharged to any public sewers:
(1)
Substances listed in Article II of the Town of Camden Industrial
Pretreatment Ordinance.
(2)
Gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
(3)
Any waters or pollutants containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc,
and similar objectionable or toxic substances in such quantities or
concentrations that any such material received in the composite wastewater
at the wastewater treatment works exceed limits established by Article
II, Section B, of the Town of Camden, Industrial Pre-Treatment Ordinance.
(4)
Any waters or pollutants containing odor-producing substances exceeding
limits which may be established by the Superintendent:
(5)
Waters or wastes containing toxic, infectious or poisonous solids,
liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction
with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment
process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public
nuisance, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of a sewage
treatment plant.
(6)
Waters or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0 or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment
and personnel of the sewage works.
(7)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size to be 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, stone; gravel; ashes; cinders; sand; concrete; paving materials;
mud; straw; sticks; plaster; cement; mortar; shavings; metal; glass;
rags; feathers; tar; plastics; wood; ungrounded garbage; paunch manure;
hair and fleshings; entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers,
etc, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(8)
Any waters or pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (BOD,
etc.), which released in quantities of flow or concentrations or both
constitute a "slug" as defined herein.
(9)
Any heated waters or pollutants in amounts which will inhibit or
interfere with biological activity in the wastewater treatment works
but in no case heated waters or pollutants in such quantities that
the temperature at the wastewater treatment works influent exceeds
105° F. (40° C.) unless the wastewater treatment works is
designed to accommodate such heat.
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 sewers, 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 an 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
sewage treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. The substances
prohibited are:
(1)
Liquids or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F. (65°
C.).
(2)
Water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, 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)
Garbage that has not been properly shredded by the use of a standard-unit
garbage grinder.
(4)
Waters or wastes containing strong-acid iron-pickling wastes or concentrated
plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
(5)
Waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, and similar
objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive
chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received
in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the
limits established by the Superintendent for such materials.
(6)
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)
Radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentrations
as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance
with applicable state or federal regulations.
(8)
Waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 10.0.
(9)
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 concentration of wastes constituting
"slugs" as defined herein.
(10)
Overflow by draining from cesspools or other receptacles storing
organic wastes.
(11)
Steam exhausts, boiler blow-offs, sediment traps, or pipes carrying
hot circulating water.
(12)
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable
to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment process employed
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
E.
Monitoring requirements.
(1)
All industries discharging into a public sewer shall perform such monitoring of their discharge as the Superintendent and/or other duly authorized employees of the Town may reasonably require, including installation, use, and maintenance of monitoring equipment; keeping records and reporting the results of such monitoring to the Superintendent. Such records shall be made available upon request by the Superintendent to other agencies having jurisdiction over discharges to the receiving waters. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection D of this section and which, 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:
(a)
Reject the wastes;
(b)
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge
to the public sewers;
(c)
Require control over the quantities, timing and rates of discharge;
and/or
(d)
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of Subsection J of this section.
(e)
Take such other remedial action as may be deemed to be desirable
or necessary to achieve the objectives of this chapter.
(2)
If the Commission 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 Commission, 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 Commission, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that
such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters
or dwelling units, unless otherwise determined by the Commission.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Commission
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection.
G.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at their expense.
H.
When required by the Commission, the owner of any property serviced
by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole or other acceptable sampling point, together with
such meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling, and measurement of the wastes as required in
the discharge permit. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly
and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans
approved by the Superintendent. Typical details of such a manhole
are located on the Appendix of this chapter.[1] 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is on file in the Town office
and in the office of the Superintendent of the Wastewater Department.
I.
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 "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health
Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided,
or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event
that no special manhole has been required, or other specific sampling
point, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream
manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer
is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted
methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works
and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property.
(The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour
composite of all outfalls of a premise 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). Sampling splitting with the Town may be required by
the Superintendent at no cost to the Town.
J.
No statement contained in this section shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangements between the Town and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the Town for treatment, subject to payment therefor,
by the industrial concern.
A.
Sewer extension design and construction standards are included as
an Appendix to this chapter.[1] These standards are provided as guidance for all sewer
extensions to the existing sewer systems in Camden. The intent of
these standards is:
(1)
To provide uniform design of all sewer extensions;
(2)
To assure quality in the sewer construction; and
(3)
To attain adequate as-built and operation and maintenance information
on new sewers and pump stations.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Appendix is on file in the Town office
and in the office of the Superintendent of the Wastewater Department.
B.
All extensions to the existing sewer system shall be designed and
constructed in accordance with these standards.
A.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or intentionally
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage treatment
works. Any person violating this provision shall be prosecuted in
accordance with the criminal laws of the State of Maine which concern
malicious damage and trespass; that is, criminal laws of the State
of Maine that protect public and private property.
A.
The Commission and other duly authorized employees of the Town bearing
proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter
all properties at reasonable time for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this chapter. The Commission or its 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 waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in § 224-9A above, the Commission or duly authorized employees of the Town 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 Town employees, and the Town shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by Town employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions.
C.
The Commission and other duly authorized employees of the Town bearing
proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter
all private properties through which the Town holds an 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 said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any,
on said easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of
the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter, except § 224-8, shall be served by the Commission 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.
B.
Any person who shall continue to violate this chapter after the written notice set forth in Subsection A, above, shall be subject to penalties and enforcement action in accordance with Title 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452 of the Maine Revised Statutes. Any person convicted of such a violation shall be subject to civil penalties, assessed by a court of competent jurisdiction; and the minimum penalty for such a violation is $100 and the maximum penalty is $2,500. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed as a separate violation, and penalties shall be assessed on a per-day basis. In addition, the Town shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys' fees, expert witness fees and costs, and other costs of a court action concerning such a violation as set forth in Title 30-A § 4552, Subdivision 3D, of the Maine Revised Statues.
C.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall
become liable to the Town for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned
by the Town by reason of such offense.
D.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, the Board of Commissioners
may institute any appropriate action, including injunction or other
proceedings, to prevent, restrain, or abate violations hereof.
The Sewer Commissioners shall have the authority to adopt from
time to time procedures for the billing, construction, inflow and
infiltration, abutter's fee and other policies necessary to carry
out the intent of this chapter.
A.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
B.
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision of this
chapter shall not affect the validity of any other part of this chapter,
which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
C.
The Sewer Commissioners shall and are hereby authorized to adopt
from time to time rules and regulations, consistent with the existing
Sewer Ordinance, pertaining to the maintenance and operation of the
sewage facilities.
A.
This chapter shall be in full force and effect when adopted by the
Board of Selectmen of the Town of Camden.
B.
This chapter enacted by the voters of the Town of Camden June 14,
1994.
C.
The Town of Camden Board of Selectmen voted to approve this chapter
on March 21, 1994.
D.
The prior ordinance was accepted by the Environmental Protection
Agency May 1, 1975, as part of the Town of Camden National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System permit.
