[Adopted 1-3-1984]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Common Council of the City of New Lisbon, Juneau County,
Wisconsin, or its duly authorized committee, agent or representative.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter in five days at 20° C., expressed as milligrams
per liter. 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 buildings and conveys it to the building
sewer.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal beginning outside the inner face of the
building wall.
The amount of chlorine in milligrams per liter which must
be added to sewage to produce a specified residual chlorine content
in accordance with procedures set forth in "standard methods."
Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, phosphorus,
pH, of fecal coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified
in the WPDES permit for the publicly owned treatment works receiving
the pollutants if such works were designed to treat such additional
pollutants to a substantial degree.
Oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
The residue from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of food products
and produce.
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally
prevailing to public sewers with no particle greater than 1/2 inch
in any dimension.
Wastewater with pollutants that will adversely affect or
disrupt the quality of wastewater treatment if discharged to a wastewater
treatment facility.
The wastewater from industrial process, trade, or business,
as distinct from sanitary sewage, including cooling water and the
discharge from sewage pretreatment facilities.
Is permissible.
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a water course, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface water
or ground waters.
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, government agency, or other entity.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams per liter
of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7 and a
hydrogen ion concentration of 10 exp (-7).
Any sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of the
City of New Lisbon. It shall also include sewers within or outside
the corporate boundaries that serve one or more persons and ultimately
discharge into the City sanitary sewer system, even though those sewers
may not have been constructed with City funds.
A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes discharged
from toilets and/or sanitary plumbing facilities, together with such
ground, surface, and storm waters 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.
The spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater."
A service charge levied on users of the wastewater collection
and treatment facilities for payment of use-related capital expenses
as well as the operation and maintenance costs, including replacement
of said facilities.
More than one customer on service lateral. Each customer is
required to have a separate service lateral. If this is not practical,
there shall be an additional fixed charge for each extra customer
on the same lateral. The fixed charge shall be the fixed charge for
a 5/8 inches meter.
Is mandatory.
Any discharge of water or wastewater which is concentration
of any given constituent or if 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
adversely affects 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
Water Pollution Control Federation.
A drain or sewer for conveying water, ground water, 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 is removable by
laboratory filtering as prescribed in "Standard Methods for Examination
of Water and Wastewater" and is 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 benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
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 ground water, surface water, and stormwater that
may be present.
The structures, equipment, and processes required to collect,
carry away, and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of
the effluent.
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 used by the Wisconsin State Department of Natural
Resources which establishes effluent limitations and monitoring requirements
for the municipal wastewater treatment facility.
A.
The management, operation, and control of the sewer system for the
City of New Lisbon is vested in the Mayor of said City; all records,
minutes and all written proceedings thereof shall be kept by the Clerk
of the City of New Lisbon; the Treasurer of the City of New Lisbon
shall keep all the financial records.
B.
Construction. The sewer utility of the City of New Lisbon shall have
the power to construct sewer lines for public use, and shall have
the power to lay sewer pipes in and through the alleys, streets, and
public grounds of the City of New Lisbon; and generally, to do all
such work as may be found necessary or convenient in the management
of the sewer system. The City of New Lisbon shall have power by themselves,
their officers, agents, and servants, to enter upon any land for the
purpose of making examination or supervise in the performance of their
duties under this article, without liability therefore; and the City
Board shall have power to purchase and acquire for the City of New
Lisbon all real and personal property which may be necessary for construction
of the sewer system, or for any repair, remodeling, or additions thereto.
C.
Maintenance of services. The property owner shall maintain sewer
service within the limits of the City from the street main to the
property line and including all controls between the same, without
expenses to the utility, except when there are damages as a result
of negligence or carelessness on the part of the utility. All sewer
services from the point of maintenance by the system to and throughout
the premises must be maintained free of defective conditions, by and
at the expense of the owner or occupant of the property.
(1)
When any sewer service is to be relaid and there are two or more
buildings on such service, each building shall be disconnected from
such service and a new sewer service shall be installed for each building.
D.
Condemnation of real estate. Whenever any real estate or any easement
therein, or use thereof, shall in the judgment of the City of New
Lisbon be necessary to the sewer system and whenever, for any cause,
and agreement for the purchase thereof, cannot be made with the owner
thereof, the City of New Lisbon shall proceed with all necessary steps
to take such real estate easement, or use by condemnation in accordance
with the Wisconsin Statutes and the Uniform Relocation and Real Property
Acquisition Policy Act of 1970, if federal funds are used.
E.
Title to real estate and personalty. All property, real, personal,
and mixed, acquired for the construction of the sewer system, and
all plans, specifications, diagrams, papers, books and records connected
therewith said sewer system, and all buildings, machinery, and fixtures
pertaining thereto, shall be the property of said City of New Lisbon.
A.
General. The rules, regulations, and sewer rates of the City of New
Lisbon hereinafter set forth shall be considered a part of the contract
with every person, company, or corporation who is connected to the
sewer system of the City of New Lisbon and every such person, company,
or corporation by connecting with the sewer system shall be considered
as expressing his or their assent to be bound thereby. Whenever any
of said rules and regulations, or such others as the said City of
New Lisbon may hereafter adopt, are violated, the service shall be
shut off from the building or place of such violation (even though
two or more parties are receiving service through the same connection)
and shall not be reestablished except by order of the City of New
Lisbon and on payment of all arrears, the expenses and established
charges of shutting off and putting on, and such other terms as the
City of New Lisbon may determine, and a satisfactory understanding
with the party that no further cause for complaint shall arise.
(1)
In case of such violation, service by the party or parties committing
such violation, to be forfeited, and the same shall thereupon be forfeited.
The right is reserved to the City of New Lisbon to change the said
rules, regulations, and sewer rates from time to time as they may
deem advisable; and to make special rates and contracts in all proper
cases.
(2)
The following rules and regulations for the government of licensed
plumbers, sewer users and others, are hereby adopted and established.
B.
Plumbers. No plumber, pipe fitter, or other person will be permitted
to do any plumbing or pipe fitting work in connection with the sewer
system without first receiving a license from the State of Wisconsin.
C.
Users.
(1)
Mandatory hook-up. The owner of each parcel of land adjacent to a
sewer main on which there exists a building usable for human habitation
or in a block through which such system is extended, shall connect
to such system within 90 days of notice in writing from the City.
Upon failure to do so, the City may cause such connection to be made
and bill the property owner for such costs. If such costs are not
paid within 30 days, such notice shall be assessed as a special tax
lien against the property, however, that the owner may, within 30
days after the completion of the work, file a written option with
the City Clerk stating that he cannot pay such amount in one sum and
ask that there be levied in not to exceed five equal installments
and that the amount shall be so collected with interest at the rate
of 12% per annum from the completion of the work, the unpaid balance
being a special tax lien, all pursuant to Section 144.06, Wisconsin
Statutes.
(a)
In lieu of the above, the City at its option may impose a penalty
for the period that the violation continues after 10 days' written
notice to any owner failing to make a connection to the sewer system
of an amount equal to 150% of the minimum quarterly charge for sewer
service payable quarterly for the period in which the failure to connect
continues, and upon failure to make such payment said charge shall
be assessed as a special tax lien against the property, all pursuant
to Section 144.06, Wisconsin Statutes.
(b)
This article ordains that the failure to connect to the sewer
system is contrary to the minimum health standards of said City and
fails to assure preservation of public health, comfort, and safety
of said City.
(2)
Septic tanks prohibited. The maintenance and use of septic tanks
and other private sewage disposal systems within the area of the City
of New Lisbon serviced by its sewer system are hereby declared to
be a public nuisance and a health hazard. From and after;[1] the use of septic tanks or any private sewage disposal
systems within the area of the City serviced by the sewerage system
shall be prohibited.
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
(3)
Application for service. Every person connecting with the sewer system
shall file an application in writing to the City of New Lisbon in
such form as is prescribed for that purpose. Blanks for such applications
will be furnished at the office of the Clerk of the City of New Lisbon.
The application must state fully and truly all the use which will
be allowed except upon further application and permission regularly
obtained from said City of New Lisbon. If the applicant is not the
owner of the premises, the written consent of the owner must accompany
the application. Person connected to the sewer system of the City
of New Lisbon are referred to herein as "users."
(a)
The application may be for service to more than one building,
or more than one unit of service through one service connection; and,
in such case, charges shall be made accordingly.
(b)
If it appears that the service applied for will not provide
adequate service for the contemplated use, the City of New Lisbon
may reject the application. If the City of New Lisbon shall approve
the application, it shall issue a permit for services as shown on
the application.
(4)
Connection charge. Persons attaching to a main of the City of New
Lisbon Municipal Sewer Utility shall pay a connection charge of $300,
plus that person shall have the lateral from the sewer main installed
at his own expense.
(a)
Sewer main installations in platted subdivisions. Application
for installation of sewer mains in regularly platted real estate development
subdivision shall be filed with the utility and shall set forth the
following information:
[1]
Name of subdivision.
[2]
Legal description.
[3]
Map showing streets, lots and sizes of proposed mains and hydrants
and street laterals.
[4]
Date of approval of subdivision plan by State Department of
Local Affairs and Development.
[5]
Date of approval of proposed mains by State Department of Natural
Resources.
[6]
Number of houses presently under construction.
(b)
Upon receipt of the application, the sewer utility will prepare
detailed estimates of the cost of extending sewer mains and hydrants
of the necessary size in the subdivision and submit same to the municipal
governing body for approval of the extension as it pertains to public
fire protection service requirements. The applicant for sewer service
to be supplied to a subdivision shall be required to advance to the
utility, prior to the beginning of the construction, the total estimated
cost of the extension. If the final costs exceed estimated costs,
an additional billing will be made for the balance of the cost due,
with the balance to be paid within 30 days. If the final costs are
less than estimated, a refund of over-payment will be made by the
sewer utility.
(c)
If the developer, or a contractor employed by the developer,
is to install the sewer mains (with approval of the sewer utility),
the developer shall be responsible for the total cost of construction.
(5)
Tap permits. After sewer connections have been introduced into any
building or upon any premises, no plumber shall make any alterations,
extensions, or attachments, unless the party ordering such tapping,
or other work shall exhibit the proper permit for the same from the
City of New Lisbon.
(6)
User to keep in repair. All users shall keep their own service pipes
in good repair and protected from frost, at their own risk and expense,
and shall prevent any unnecessary overburdening of the sewer system.
(7)
User use only. No user shall allow others or other services to connect
to the sewer system through his lateral.
(8)
Vacating of premises and discontinuance of service. Whenever premises
served by the system are to be vacated, or whenever any person desires
to discontinue service from the system, the City of New Lisbon must
be notified in writing. The owner of the premises shall be liable
for any damages to the sewer system of such damages which may be discovered
having occurred to the property of the system other than through the
fault of the system or its employees, representatives, or agents.
(9)
User to permit inspection. Every user shall permit the City, or its
duly authorized agent at all reasonable hours of the day, to enter
their premises or building, to examine the pipes and fixtures and
the manner in which the drains and sewer connections operate; and
they must at all times, frankly and without concealment answer all
questions put to them relative to its use, all in accordance with
this article and Section 196.71, Wisconsin Statutes.
(10)
Utility responsibility. It is expressly stipulated that no claim
shall be made against said City of New Lisbon or acting representative
by reason of the breaking, clogging, stoppage, or freezing of any
service pipes; nor from any damage arising from repairing mains, making
connections or extensions or any other work that may be deemed necessary.
The right is hereby reserved to cut off the service at any time for
the purpose of repairs or any other necessary purpose, any permit
granted or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. Whenever it
shall become necessary to shut off the sewer within any district of
the said City of New Lisbon, the City shall, if practible, give notice
to each and every consumer within said City, of the time which such
service will be so shut off.
D.
Excavations.
(1)
In making excavations in streets or highways for laying service pipe
or making repairs, the paving and the earth removed must be deposited
in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public.
(2)
No person shall leave any such excavation made in any street or highway
open at any time without barricades; and during the night, warning
lights must be maintained at such excavation.
(3)
The openings must be refilled with sand after the service pipes are
laid. This work, together with the replacing of sidewalks, ballast
and paving, must be done as to make the street as good, at least as
before it was disturbed and satisfactory to the City of New Lisbon.
No openings of the street for tapping the pipes will be permitted
when the ground is frozen unless there is an emergency.
E.
Tapping the mains.
(1)
No person, except those having special permission from the City of
New Lisbon, or persons in their service and approved by them, will
be permitted, under any circumstances, to tap the mains or collection
pipes. The kind and size of the connection with the pipe shall be
that specified in the permits or order from said City of New Lisbon
to insure that new sewers and connections to the sewer system are
properly designed and constructed.
(2)
Pipes should always be tapped in the center of the upper quadrant,
and not within six inches (15 cm) of the joint, or within 24 inches
(60 cm) of another lateral connection. Use sewer lateral saddle as
approved by the utility.
F.
Installation of house laterals.
(1)
All service pipes (laterals) on private property will be installed
in accordance with State of Wisconsin Administration Code, Chapter
H-62, "Design, Construction, Installation, Supervision and Inspection
of Plumbing," specifically, Section H-62.04(4), "Building Sewers."
(2)
Per Section H-62.04(5), all laterals will be inspected: "The building
sewer and/or private interceptor main sewer shall be inspected upon
completion of placement of the pipe and before backfilling; and tested
before or after backfilling."
G.
Extension. The City of New Lisbon Municipal Sewer Utility shall extend
sewer mains to a new person(s) in accordance with the following charges
and the following conditions, co-wit:
(1)
Sewer main extension rules. Sewer mains will be extended for new
customers on the following basis:
(a)
Where the cost of the extension is to immediately be collected
through assessment against the abutting property, the procedure set
forth under Section 66.60 of the Wisconsin Statutes will apply, and
no additional customer contributions to the utility will be required.
(b)
Where the municipality is unwilling or unable to make a special
assessment, the extension will be made on a customer-financed basis
as follows:
[1]
The applicant(s) will advance as a contribution in aid of construction the total amount equivalent to that which would have been assessed for all property under Subsection G(1)(a).
[2]
Part of the contribution required in Subsection G(1)(b)[1] will be refundable. When additional customers are connected to the extended main within 20 years of the date of completion, contributions in aid of construction will be collected equal to the amount which would have been assessed under Subsection G(1)(a) for the abutting property being served. This amount will be refunded to the original contributor(s). In no case will the contributions received from additional customers exceed the proportionate amount which would have been required under Subsection G(1)(a) nor will it exceed the total assessable cost of the original extension.
(c)
When a new customer(s) is connected to an existing main, not
financed by customer contribution, it shall not be considered as a
main extension and no contribution may be collected from the customer(s).
This applies only to main extensions constructed after the effective
date of this rule.
[1]
When an extension main is required by the prospective user,
said person shall make an application for such an extension in writing
to the City Board of the City of New Lisbon by filing a written application
for the same with the City Clerk. After the filing of such an application,
the City Board shall first determine the logical location of the next
manhole or manholes. Next, the Board shall determine the length and
location of the extension, taking into consideration the future prospective
demands for service, the capacity of downstream facilities, and the
orderly development of the particular area. No extension shall be
made for a distance less than to the next manhole. All sewer extensions
shall be constructed in compliance with local and state laws, ordinances,
and regulations.
[2]
The person who requests the extension shall pay the entire cost
of said extension including the manhole or manholes that are part
of the extension. If more than one user is involved, the entire cost
shall be divided among these users.
[3]
After making the decision as to the length and location of the
extension and prior to the time of making the charge to the person(s),
the City Board shall determine the benefits to be received by any
parcel that can be served by said extension. Before making a determination
as to benefits received, said Board shall first divide the area to
be served into logical building lots. Such Board may consider the
recommendations of the landowner in determining said building lots
if the landowner as a part of his application accompanies said application
with a proposed division of said land into lots for sale or use. In
determining the amount to be paid by the original users if more than
one user is involved, the division of the charge shall be made by
considering each building lot owned by one of the original applicants
as a separate user.
[4]
Payments are to be considered contributions to construction
and after the original contribution in any future connection by a
user other than to a lot owned by a party making a previous contribution,
such user shall be required to pay to the City his pro rata share
of the lot or lots owned by the new attaching user in the entire extension
cost as if said user had been one of the original contributors.
[5]
When the City receives a future contribution, it shall, after
receiving the money, pay said money to the previous contributors by
paying to each of the previous contributor equal amounts by counting
each previous contributing lot as a separate contributor. The City
shall not make payments to a previous contributor if 10 years have
expired from date of the original contribution. Said money paid shall
be retained by the City.
[6]
It is hereby provided that the right to contribution shall follow
the land and not the contributor with the reimbursement to go to the
person who is the owner of the receiving lot at the time of the reimbursement.
If a contributor owns more than one lot at the time of contribution,
he shall be required to designate one of the lots as the lot entitled
to contribution and the owner of such a lot at the time of any contribution
shall receive the reimbursements for all of the lots owned by the
original contributor at the time of the original contribution. Such
lot designation shall be filed with the City Clerk of the City of
New Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin, and may be filed in the Office
of the Register of Deeds for Juneau County, Wisconsin. The owner of
such designated lot may, by filing a corrective designation, change
said designation to another lot owned by him as long as such new lot
is one of the lots to be served by said extension. The total amount
of reimbursement that any contributor may receive shall be the total
payment made by him less the benefits conferred upon the lot or lots
owned by him at the time of his contribution.
[7]
In addition to the charge made as above provided to each lot,
each user shall pay the full cost of the lateral from the main to
his building and a $300 connection charge.
H.
Additional authority. The City Board may at any time establish specific
connection and lateral charges for any main not covered by any other
provisions in this article or when the City has made an extension
and the City Board has failed to provide lateral or connection charges.
It is further provided that the City Board may amend or alter any
connection or lateral charge after its establishment under the terms
of this article or previous ordinance or resolutions.
A.
Prohibitions against discharge. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any of the following described liquids or solid wastes
to any sanitary sewer:
(1)
Any stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof run-off or surface
drainage or any other connections from inflow sources to the sanitary
sewer.
(2)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, lubricating oil or any
other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas or other substances
which by themselves or by interaction with other substances may cause
fire or explosion hazards, or in any other way be injurious to persons,
property, or the operation of the wastewater facilities.
(3)
Any waters or waste containing toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient
quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, which
will injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute
a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance in the receiving
waters of the wastewater treatment plant, or interfere with the disposal
of sludge.
(4)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than six or having any other
corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment, and personnel of the wastewater works.
(5)
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine.
(6)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper operation on the wastewater facilities such as, but
not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, whole
blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, and paper dishes,
cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(7)
Any discharge into the sanitary sewerage system that is in violation
of the requirements of the WPDES permit and the modifications thereof.
(8)
Wastewater having a temperature higher than 150° F.
(9)
Any water or wastes which may contain more than 100 parts per million
by weight of oils, fat, or grease.
(10)
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.
(11)
Any waters or waste containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc,
mercury, and similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree
that any such material received in the composite wastewater at the
wastewater treatment works exceeds the limits established by the approving
authority for such materials.
(12)
Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances exceeding
limits which may be established by the approving authority.
(13)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the approving authority in compliance
with applicable state or federal regulations.
(14)
Quantities of flow, concentrations, or both which constituted
a "shock" as defined herein.
(15)
Incompatible pollutants containing substances which are not
amendable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes
employed or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the
wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of
other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving
waters.
(16)
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or
wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended
solids which interfere with the collection system, or create a condition
deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
(17)
Materials which exert or cause:
(a)
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements
such as, but not limited to, whey in such quantities as to constitute
a significant load on the wastewater treatment plant.
(b)
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
"shocks" as defined herein.
(c)
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).
(d)
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
B.
Septic tank and holding tank disposal. No person in the business
of gathering and disposing of septic tank sludge shall transfer such
material into any disposal area or sewer manhole located within the
City. Holding tank sewage may be transferred at designated locations
only.
C.
Special agreements. No statement contained in this article shall
be construed as prohibiting any special agreement between the approving
authority and any person whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be admitted to the wastewater treatment works, either
before or after pretreatment, provided that there is no impairment
of the functioning of the wastewater treatment works by reason of
the admission of such wastes, and no extra costs are incurred by the
City without recompense by the person, provided that all rates and
provisions set forth herein are complied with.
A.
Basis for sewer service charges. The sewer service charge shall be
based on two parts: the fixed charge plus the sewer use charge. If
any person discharging sewage into the public sewer system procures
any part, or all of his water, from sources other than the Water Utility,
the person shall furnish, install and maintain at his expense, water
meters of a type approved by the Water Utility for the purpose of
determining the volume of sewage discharged to the sewerage system.
B.
C.
Sewer use charge.
(1)
A sewer use charge is hereby imposed upon all users of the sewerage
system based upon the metered water used thereon or therein as calculated
by the Water Utility. On or before October 15 of each year, the Utility
shall review the present sewer charge for adequacy and at that time
consider adjusting the present rates.
(a)
The sewer use charge will maintain a proportionate distribution
of operation, maintenance and replacement costs to the users.
(b)
A separate and distinct fund shall be established for all revenues
collected to pay for the anticipated replacement costs.
(c)
Any water which does not enter the sewer system, such as refrigeration,
air-conditioning system or industrial cooling water, shall not be
used in computing the sewer use charge if a separate meter is installed.
Such sewer use charge shall be payable as hereinafter provided, and
in an amount determinable as follows:
[1]
Category A is defined as normal or domestic strength wastewater
having organic concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) no
greater than 200 milligrams per liter (mg/l) and suspended solids
no greater than 200 milligrams per liter (mg/l). Also, phosphorus
limits no greater than seven milligrams per liter (mg/l). The sewer
use charge for Category A wastewater is as follows: This volumetric
charge is based on a waste strength of 200 mg/l BOD and 200 mg/l SS.
The following equation is used:
[Amended 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 1118-02-2013]
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v.c. = (cF + 0.0021cB + 0.0025cS) x v = cV x V
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V.C. = total volumetric charge
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CF = flow unit price = $1.56 per 1,000 gallons
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CB = BOD unit price = $0.70 per pound
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CS = SS unit price = $0.60 per pound
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Ph = phosphorus = $9 per pound
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V = total volume of water used during billing period in units
of 1,000 gallons
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CV = volume unit price = $8.21 per 1000 gallons
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[2]
Category B is defined as wastewater having organic concentrations
of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) greater than 200 milligrams per
liter (mg/l) and/or suspended solids (SS) greater than 200 milligrams
per liter (mg/l). Also, phosphorus limits no greater than seven milligrams
per liter (mg/l). The minimum Category B charge will be based on a
concentration of 200 mg/l BOD and 200 mg/l SS.
[Amended 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 1118-02-2013]
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SSC = Category A charge
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BOD - 250
1000
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x V x 0.00834 x cB
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SS - 300
1,000
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x V x 0.00834 x cS
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SSC = total sewer service charge
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BOD = biochemical oxygen demand express in mg/l
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SS = suspended solids express in mg/l
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CB = BOD unit price - $0.70 per 1000 pounds
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CS = SS unit price - $0.60 per 100 pounds
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Ph = phosphorus = $9 per pound
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BOD sample charge = $23.50 per sample
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TSS sample charge = $12.50 per sample
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Phosphorus sample charge = $23.50 per sample
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V = total volume of water used during billing period in units
of 1,000 gallons
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[3]
Any user that discharges excessive amounts of BOD, TSS and/or
phosphorus. Any equipment such as samplers will have to be purchased
at user's expense. Any equipment that needs to be purchased because
of excessive discharge will be user's expense. Sample will be
taken every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday with a possible total of 12
times per month at charges above.
[Amended 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 1118-02-2013]
[4]
No user shall discharge or cause to be discharging any of the
following described liquids or solid wastes to any sanitary sewer.
If said individuals are found to be doing so, the individuals will
be billed HR rate plus any outside expenses to fix problems caused
by doing so:
[a]
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, plastic, wood, grass,
straw, glass, rags, feather, tar, cement, mortar, metal, or any other
solid or sticky substance capable of causing obstruction of the flow
in the collection system.
[b]
Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
[c]
Any water or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity.
(2)
All charges for sewer service shall be made quarterly. A one-and-one-half-percent-per-month
penalty on the unpaid balance will be added to those bills not paid
on or before the 20th day of the month in which the bill is dated.
Failure to pay such utility bill by the 28th day of the month in which
the bill is dated shall empower the City and its utilities to discontinue
sewer and water services to the user until payment is made in full.
(3)
In the event the revenues generated from the sewer use charge for
a year exceed the actual yearly costs, those excess revenues will
be applied toward the next yearly revenue requirement thereby reducing
the next year's required revenues.
(4)
Users will be notified on the quarterly billing for the last quarter
of each year the sewer use charge for the following year.
(5)
Unique users. The City Board may, at any time hereafter, establish
additional rates for any large commercial service, industrial use
or any other unique user that does not readily fit into other user
categories.
(6)
Reassignment of sewer users. The approving authority will reassign
sewer users into appropriate sewer use charge categories if wastewater
sampling programs and other related information indicate a change
of categories is necessary.
D.
Annual budget and method of payment of charges.
(1)
Annually before January 1, the City Utility shall prepare a budget
for the following fiscal year which shall be separated into two sections,
the first for operation and maintenance and the second for debt service.
This budget shall be submitted to the City Board for annual approval.
[Amended 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 1118-02-2013]
(2)
Revenues for the operation and maintenance budget shall be limited to receipts from sewer use charges defined in Subsection C; shut off and reconnection charges; connection permit fees; late payment penalties defined in Subsection C(2); projected interest earned from investing balances in the operation and maintenance fund; industrial and commercial charges as defined in Subsection C(1)(b); unique user fees defined in Subsection C(5); surplus funds defined in Subsection C(3); septic tank charges and fees for the transfer of sewage sludge into the system; damage recovery charges paid by a user for any increased operation; maintenance and replacement costs caused by the users discharge; and penalties paid by any person as a part or enforcement of the sewer utility ordinance or related rules and regulations.
(3)
Expenditures for the operation and maintenance budget shall include
any projected year-end deficit and all costs defined as follows: the
actual sums spent by the Utility in the operation and maintenance
of its sewer system consisting of, but not limited to, each and all
of the following purposes:
(a)
Wages, salaries and employees related expenses of operation,
maintenance, clerical, laboratory and supervisory personnel, together
with fringe benefits and premiums paid on such wages and salaries
for the State of Wisconsin workmen's compensation coverage.
(b)
Electrical power.
(c)
Chemicals, fuel and other operating supplies.
(d)
Repairs to and maintenance of the equipment associated therewith.
(e)
Premiums for hazard insurance.
(f)
Premiums for insurance providing coverage against liability
for the injury to persons and/or property.
(g)
Rents and leasing costs.
A.
Industrial discharges. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or proposed to be discharged, to the public sewers, which waters or wastes contain substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 467-24 and which, in the judgment of the approving authority, may have deleterious effects upon the wastewater treatment works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life, health, or constitute a public nuisance, the approving authority may:
B.
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 facilities 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 approving authority. If measuring devices
are to be permanently installed, they shall be of a type acceptable
to the 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 approving authority prior to the beginning
of construction.
C.
Measurement of flow. The volume of flow used for computing the sewer
service and the cost recovery charges shall be based upon the water
consumption of the person as shown in the records of meter readings
maintained by the City of New Lisbon Water Utility.
D.
Provision for deductions. In the event that a person discharging
industrial waste into the public sewers produces evidence satisfactory
to the approving authority that more than 10% of the total annual
volume of water used for all purposes does not reach the public sewer,
then the determination of the water consumption to be used in computing
the waste volume discharged into the public sewer may be made a matter
of agreement between the approving authority and the person.
E.
Metering of waste. Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged
may be required by the 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 approving
authority.
F.
Waste sampling.
(1)
Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers shall be subject
to periodic inspection and a determination of character and concentration
or said wastes. The determinations shall be made by the industry as
often as may be deemed necessary by the 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 approving authority.
(3)
Testing facilities shall be the responsibility of the person discharging
the waste and shall be subject to the approval of the approving authority.
Access to sampling locations shall be granted to the approving authority
or its duly authorized representatives 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 is taken.
G.
Pretreatment. Where required, in the opinion of the 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 required to render his wastes acceptable for
admission to the public sewer.
H.
Grease and/or interceptors. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the approving authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes, containing floatable grease in excessive an amounts as specified in § 467-24A, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients.
(1)
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the
approving authority, and shall be located as to be readily and easily
accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of 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 approving authority. Any removal and hauling of the
collected materials not performed by the owner(s) personnel must be
performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
I.
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 addition of "Standard Methods for the
Elimination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public
Health Association, and "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for
Analysis of Pollutants," (1978, 40 CFR 136). Sampling methods, locations,
times, durations, and frequencies are to be determined on an individual
basis subject to approval by the approving authority.
(2)
Determination of the character and concentration of the industrial
wastes shall be made by the person discharging them or his agent,
designated and required by the approving authority. The approving
authority may also make its own analyses on the wastes and these determinations
shall be used as a basis for charges. If the person discharging the
waste contests the determination, the approving authority may elect
to have an independent laboratory determine the character and concentration
of the waste. Said independent laboratory shall be acceptable to both
the City and the person discharging the waste. All cost incurred by
the independent laboratory in making the determination shall be assumed
by the discharger.
J.
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 approving
authority prior to the start of their construction if the effluent
from such facilities is to be discharged into the public sewers.
K.
Submission of basic data. Within three months after passage of this
article, each person who discharges industrial wastes to a public
sewer shall prepare and file with the approving authority a report
that shall include pertinent data relating to the quality and characteristics
of the waste discharged to the wastewater works.
(1)
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 the approving authority a report that shall include
actual or predicted data relating to the quantity and characteristics
of the waste to be discharged.
L.
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 herein, a request for extension of
the time may be presented for consideration by the approving authority.
A.
Written notice of violation. Any person found to be violating a provision
of this article shall be served by the approving authority with a
written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a
reasonable time for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender
shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently
cease all violations.
B.
Accidental discharge. Any person found to be responsible for accidentally
allowing a deleterious discharge into the sewer system which causes
damage to the treatment facility and/or receiving body of water shall,
in addition to a fine, pay the amount to cover damages, both values
to be established by the approving authority.
C.
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 less than $200 together with the costs of prosecution.
In default of payment of such forfeiture and costs, said violator
shall be imprisoned in the Juneau 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.
D.
Liability to City for losses. Any person violating any provisions
of this article shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss,
or damage occasioned by reason of such violation which the City may
suffer as a result thereof.
E.
Damage recovery. The system shall have the right of recovery from
all persons, any expense incurred by said system for the repair or
replacement of any sewer pipe damaged in any manner by any person
by the performance of any work under their control, or by any negligent
acts.
F.
Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article or rules or regulations of the City of New Lisbon; or who shall connect a service pipe without first having obtained permit thereof; or who shall violate any provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes, Wisconsin Administrative Code, or any other materials which are incorporated by reference, shall upon conviction thereof forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $200 and the costs of prosecution. This, however, shall not bar the City from enforcing the connection duties set out in § 467-23C for mandatory hookup.
