The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty (20) degrees Centigrade, expressed in parts per million
by weight, or milligrams per liter (mg/1).
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
(not including storm drains) inside the walls of the building and
conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five (5) feet outside
the inner face of the building.
The piping extending from the building drain to the point
of connection with the public sewer or other place of disposal.
The solid waste matter resulting from the preparation, cooking,
dispensing of food or from the handling, storage or sale of produce
or other food product.
The waste resulting from industrial or other technical processes,
trade or business distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any outlet into a ditch, water course, pond, lake or any
other stream or body of surface water.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in moles per liter of solution.
Means garbage that has 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 one half
inch (1/2 ") in any dimension.
Means a sewer owned or controlled by the City of Hillsboro
to which property owners in the vicinity may have access in general;
the public sewer includes the main sewer in the street and the service
branch, if any, to the curb or to the property line of the owner having
access to the public sewer.
Means the liquid waste normally originating in quarters inhabited
or frequented by human beings and may include human excreta, bath
water, kitchen wastes (with or without properly shredded garbage)
and laundry waste.
Means a sewer designed to carry sanitary sewage or industrial
wastes or a combination of both, and to which storm, surface and ground
water are not intentionally admitted.
Means any combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground, surface, and storm water as may be adventitiously
present.
Means any arrangement of equipment, devices and structures
used for treating sewage.
Means any and all facilities for collection, pumping, treating
and disposing of sewage.
Means any pipe or other conduit outside a building for conveying
sewage.
Means the person duly designated by the governing authority
to oversee and supervise the activities incident to the operation
and maintenance of the sewage works or his authorized deputy, agency
or representative.
Is mandatory.
Is permissive.
See "storm sewer."
Means any sewer or natural or man-made drainage channel which
carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage
and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling water.
Means any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste
which has a concentration of any given constituent or which in quantity
of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15)
minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour
concentration or flows during normal operation of that particular
customer. The number of slugs permitted over a given period of time
will be determined by the superintendent. If the slug is considered
a result of an accident or not harmful to the system, the number permitted
may be more than one.
Means 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.
Means those items which have been designated as toxic under
Section 307 of the 1972 Clean Water Act, including all additions to
the list.
The concentration limitations for items to be discharged into
the sewer system applies to the concentrations of the wastes as they
are produced. It is prohibited to dilute heavy metals, toxic materials
and other materials in lieu of treating them (removal).
Standard methods refers to "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater" published by the American Public Health Association,
latest edition. All sampling and testing procedures required under
provisions of this article shall be in accordance with "Standard Methods."
Means a channel in which a flow of storm, surface or ground
water occurs continuously or intermittently.
Means sewage having the following limiting characteristics:
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BOD (five (5) days at 20°C), maximum, mg/1
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250
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Chlorine demand (fifteen (15) minutes at 68°F), maximum,
mg/1
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25
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Suspended solids, maximum, mg/1
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250
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Hydrogen ion concentration (pH)
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5.0 to 9.0
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Free oil and grease, maximum; mg/1
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10
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Grease, total, maximum, mg/1
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100
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Temperature, maximum
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125°F
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NHS-N, maximum, mg/1
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30
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Terms not otherwise defined herein shall be as adopted in
the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association,
the American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control
Federation.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 32, Sec. 32-54)
(a)
It is
unlawful for any person to cause to be deposited in an unsanitary
manner, upon public or private property, any human or animal excrement,
garbage or other objectionable waste matter.
(b)
It is
unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet any sewage or other polluted
liquid or solid except where such discharge is from sewage treatment
facilities constructed in accordance with this article and in a manner
approved by the Texas Department of Water Resources.
(c)
Except
as hereinafter provided, it is unlawful to construct or maintain any
privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended
or used for the treatment or disposal of sewage.
(d)
Except
where not technically feasible, the owner of all occupied houses of
buildings, situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley,
or right-of-way in which there is located a public sanitary sewer
of the city, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable
toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly
with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of
this article, within ninety (90) days after date of official notice
to do so, provided that said public sewer is within three hundred
(300) feet of the house or building.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 32, Sec. 32-55)
(a)
When
Private System Permitted.
Where a public sanitary sewer
is not available under the provisions of Section 13.402(d), the building
sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying
with the provisions of this section.
(b)
Permit
Required.
Before commencement of construction of a private
sewage disposal system the owner shall obtain a written permit signed
by the sewer superintendent after first obtaining approval by the
county health officer.
(c)
Inspection.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become
completely effective until the installation has been completed to
the satisfaction of the sewer superintendent and the county health
officer. They should be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of
construction, and in any event, the applicant for the permit shall
notify the sewer, superintendent or the health officer when the work
is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions
are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight (48)
hours of the receipt of notice by the sewer superintendent or the
health officer, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted.
(d)
Connection
to Public Sewer.
At such times as a public sewer becomes
available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system,
as provided in this section, a direct connection shall be made to
the public sewer in compliance with this article, and any septic tanks,
cesspools and similar sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned
and filled with suitable materials.
(e)
Compliance
With State Regulations.
The type, capacities, locations
and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all
regulations of the Texas Department of Health and the Texas Department
of Water Resources.
(f)
Operation
and Maintenance.
The owner shall operate and maintain
the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all
times, at no expense to the City of Hillsboro.
(g)
Construction
of Provisions.
No statement contained in this section
shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that
may be imposed by the City of Hillsboro, the Texas Department of Health
or the Texas Department of Water Resources.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 32, Sec. 32-56)
(a)
Permit
Required.
It is unlawful to uncover, make any connection
with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the sewer superintendent.
(b)
Classes
of Permits.
There are two (2) classes of building sewer
permits:
(1)
For
residential and commercial service.
(2)
For
service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
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In either case, the owner or his agent, shall make application
on a special form furnished by the City of Hillsboro. The permit applications
shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the sewer superintendent.
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(c)
Cost
of Installation and Connection.
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 City of
Hillsboro from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(d)
Separate
Sewer Per Building Exception.
A separate and independent
building sewer shall be provided for every building, except where
one (1) building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot
and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear
building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the
building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear
building and the whole considered as one (1) building sewer.
(e)
Use of
Old Building Sewers.
Old building sewers may be used
in connection with new building only when they are found on examination
and tested by the sewer superintendent to meet all requirements of
this article.
(f)
Sewer
Pipe Specifications.
The building sewer shall be cast
iron soil pipe, ASTM specifications (A74-69) or equal; vitrified clay
sewer pipe, ASTM specifications (613-69) or equal, ABS Pipe, ASTM
D-2751; PVC ASTM 3034 or other suitable material approved by the sewer
superintendent. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of
the building sewer that is located within four feet of a water service
pipe shall be constructed of cast iron or PVC pipe having NSF approval
for use as a potable water pipe with a minimum pressure rating of
one hundred (100) psi. Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may be required
by the superintendent where the building sewer is exposed to damage
by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building
sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic material
may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved
by the superintendent.
(g)
Size
and Slope of Building Sewer.
The size and slope of the
building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the sewer superintendent.
In general, the building sewer shall be the same size as the service
branch but in no event less than four (4) inches in diameter. The
slope of the building sewer shall in no event lie less than one-eighth
(1/8) inch per foot for four (4) inch pipe.
(h)
Installation
Specifications.
Whenever possible, the building sewer
shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement
floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to and within three
(3) feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The
depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building
sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar
as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly
curved pipe and fittings.
(i)
Artificial
Flow Inducement Allowed.
In all buildings in which any
building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved
artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(j)
Excavation;
Pipe Laying; Backfill.
All excavations required for the
installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless
otherwise approved by the sewer superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill
shall be performed in accordance with ABTM specifications (C-12) latest
revision, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has
been inspected.
(k)
Joint
and Connection Requirements.
All joints and connections
shall be made gastight and watertight. Bituminous and concrete joints
are prohibited between sections of pipe of similar materials. Cast
iron pipe joints shall be compression joint or leaded joints.
Compression Joint. This type joint shall
be made with one-piece rubber gasket meeting the requirements of A.S.T.M.
Specification C 594. The spigot end of the pipe shall be plain and
shall be pushed into the gasketed hub. All joist in vitrified clay
pipe shall be made with a resilient joint meeting A.S.T.M. C 425 Specifications.
All such joints shall be premolded and factory attached.
(l)
Location
and Procedure for Connection.
The building sewer shall
be connected into the public sewer at the property line if a service
branch is available at a suitable location. Where no property located
service branch is available, a neat hole may be cut into the public
sewer and a suitable wye or tee saddle installed to receive the building
sewer. Direct sub-ins through the wall of the sewer pipe shall not
be permitted. Whenever possible the connection shall be made at the
top of the pipe and smooth bends not exceeding forty-five (45) degrees
shall be used in the service pipe to prevent clogging. A neat workmanlike
connection shall be made. Bituminous and concrete joints should not
be used between sections of similar materials. Concrete joints should
not be used.
(m)
Supervision
and Inspection of Connection.
The applicant for the building
sewer permit shall notify the sewer superintendent when the building
sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer.
The connection shall be made under the supervision of the sewer superintendent
or his representative. The connection of the sewer into the public
sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing
code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city, or procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F.,
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 plumbing inspector before installation.
(n)
Guarding
of Excavations; Restoration of Public Property.
All excavations
for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades
and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks,
parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the
work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City of Hillsboro.
(o)
Connection
of Surface Runoff and Ground Water Drains to Public Sanitary Sewer
Prohibited.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which
in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 32, Sec. 32-57)
(a)
Certain
Discharges Prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person
to discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water,
ground water, roof runoff, subsurface water, uncontaminated cooling
water or unpolluted industrial process water to any sanitary sewer.
(b)
Discharge
of Storm Water and Unpolluted Drainage.
Storm water and
all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as
are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet
approved by the sewer superintendent. Industrial cooling water or
unpolluted process water may be discharged, upon approval of the sewer
superintendent, to a storm sewer or natural outlet with approval of
the Texas Department of Water Resources.
(c)
Prohibited
Wastes.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
(1)
Any
gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas;
(2)
Any
waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or
gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance
or cause any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant, including but not limited to cyanides in excess of 0.1 mg/1
as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer;
(3)
Any
waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher than 9.0, or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard
to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works;
(4)
Solid
or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the
proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to ashes,
cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers,
tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure,
hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers,
either whole or ground by garbage cinders;
(5)
Any
liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred twenty-five
(125) degrees Fahrenheit;
(6)
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. Informing his opinion as to the
acceptability of these wastes, the superintendent will give consideration
to such factors as the quantities of subject waste in relation to
flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the
sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the swage
treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment
plant and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
(A)
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/1 or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two (32) and one hundred twenty-five (125) degrees Fahrenheit,
or zero (0) to fifty-two (52) degrees Centigrade.
(B)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths
(3/4) horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval
of the superintendent.
(C)
Any 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 and set out in subsection (H) below.
(D)
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste and/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 Department
of Health, Texas Department of Water Resources and/or the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(E)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes which will permit a transient
concentration higher than one hundred (100) microcuives per liter.
(F)
Materials Which Exert or Cause:
(i)
Concentrations of one thousand (1,000) mg/1 or greater 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).
(ii)
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to dye wastes and
vegetable tonning solutions).
(iii)
BOD or chemical oxygen demand levels greater than two thousand
(2,000) mg/1 unless approved beforehand by the sewer superintendent.
(iv)
A volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs"
as defined herein.
(G)
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed,
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of the State Department
of Health, Texas Department of Water Resources and/or the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(H)
Heavy metals and toxic materials shall include but not be limited
to the following materials divided into two (2) groups:
(i)
Limited Prohibition.
The items listed in this subsection
are prohibited when they exceed the allowable concentrations. The
dilution of these materials in lieu of treating diem (removal) is
prohibited.
Heavy Metal Limits:
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Not to Exceed Daily*
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Metal
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Average
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Composite
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Sample
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Arsenic
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0.1
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0.2
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0.3
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Barium
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1.0
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2.0
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4.0
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Cadmium
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0.05
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0.1
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0.2
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Chromium
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0.5
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1.0
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5.0
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Copper
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0.5
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1.0
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2.0
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Lead
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0.5
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1.0
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1.5
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Manganese
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1.0
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2.0
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3.0.
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Mercury
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0.005
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0.005
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0.01
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Nickel
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1.0
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2.0
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3.0
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Selenium
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0.05
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0.1
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10.2
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Silver
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0.05
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0.1
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0.2
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Zinc
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1.0
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2.0
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6.0
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*The allowable concentrations of each of the hazardous metals,
stated in terms of milligrams per liter (mg/l).
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(ii)
Complete Prohibition.
The substances listed in this
subsection are prohibited from being discharged into the sewer system.
There exists no allowable concentration.
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Antimony
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Strontium
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Beryllium
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Tellurium
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Bismuth
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Herbicides
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Cobalt
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Fungicides
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Molybdenum
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Pesticides
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Rhenium
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Uranyl ion
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Any foaming or frothing agents of a persistent nature,
such as, but not limited to anionic surfactants.
(d)
Power
of Superintendent.
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 (c) above, 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 [subject to the limitations of subsection (c) above]:
(1)
Reject
the wastes;
(2)
Require
pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public
sewers. Pretreatment precludes dilution. The objective of an acceptable
pretreatment process shall be the removal of the pollutants from the
wastewater;
(3)
Require
control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4)
Require
payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes
not covered by existing taxes and sewer charges under the provisions
of Section 13.409. If the superintendent permits the pretreatment
or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the
plants and equipment shall be subject to his review and approval and
subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and
law.
(e)
Grease,
Oil and Sand Interceptors.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be provided when in the opinion of the sewer superintendent
they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing
grease in excessive amounts, or flammable wastes, sand and 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 sewer superintendent and
shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes
in temperatures. They shall be of substantial construction properly
vented, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which
when bolted in place shall be gastight and watertight.
(f)
Maintenance
of Grease, Oil and Sand Interceptors.
Where installed,
all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner
at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
(g)
Maintenance
of Preliminary Treatment or Flow-Equalizing Facilities.
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 his expense.
Should such pretreatment or equalizing facilities fail, the owner
shall immediately notify the superintendent of the failure.
(h)
Installation
of Inspection Facilities, Measuring and Sampling Devices.
When required by the superintendent, the owner of any property serviced
by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole or other acceptable facility, together with such necessary
meters, sampling equipment and other appurtenances in the building
sewer facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes.
Such manhole or facility and equipment when required, shall be accessible
and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans
approved by the superintendent. The manhole or facility 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. The superintendent shall have
right of access to the control manhole or facility at all times on
request for inspections, flow measurements and sampling. Measuring
and sampling devices shall be of types acceptable to and approved
by the superintendent.
(i)
Sampling
of Waste.
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," and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole or
facility. In the event that no special manhole has been required,
the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream
manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer
is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted
methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works
and to determine the existence of hazards of life, limb and property.
The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four
(24) hour composite sample is appropriate or whether a grab sample
or samples should be taken. Normally, both and suspended solids analyses
are obtained from twenty-four (24) hour composites, whereas pH's are
determined from periodic grab samples.
(j)
Biochemical
Oxygen Demand Requirements.
The admission into the public
sewers of any water or wastes having:
(1)
A five-day
biochemical oxygen demand greater than two hundred fifty (250) parts
per million by weight; or
(2)
Containing
more than two hundred fifty (250) parts per million by weight of suspended
solids; or
(3)
Containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in subsection (c) above; or
(4)
An
average daily flow greater than two (2) percent of the average daily
sewage flow of the City of Hillsboro shall be subject to the review
and approval of the sewer superintendent.
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Where necessary in the opinion of the sewer superintendent,
the owner shall provide at his expense such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to:
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(1)
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Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to two hundred fifty (250)
parts per million and the suspended solids to two hundred fifty (250)
parts per million by weight; or
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(2)
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Reduce the objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in subsection (c) above; or
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(3)
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Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters
or wastes.
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Plans and specifications or other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for
the approval of the sewer superintendent and the department of health
resources, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced
until said approvals are obtained in writing.
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(k)
Industrial
Waste Questionnaire.
Within three (3) months after the
passage of this article, all users of the sewerage system who discharge
industrial wastes to the public sewers shall fill in and file with
the sewer superintendent an industrial waste questionnaire which shall
furnish pertinent data, inclusive of quantity of flow and an analysis
of the water discharged to the sewerage works. Similarly, any person
desiring to make a new connection to the sewers, shall for the purpose
of discharging industrial wastes to the public sewers, fill in and
file with the sewer superintendent an industrial waste questionnaire
which shall furnish pertinent or predicted data inclusive of quantity
flow and an analysis of the industrial waste to be discharged into
the sewerage system. The review of the data furnished shall be subject
to the review of the department of health resources and the Texas
Department of Water Resources.
(l)
Special
Agreements for Treatment of Industrial Waste.
No statement
contained in this section shall be construed as preventing any special
agreement or arrangement between the city and any industrial concern
whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be
accepted by the city for treatment, subject to payment therefore by
the industrial concern. Section 13.410 of this article provides the
basic method and rate structure for computation of industrial waste
service charges.
(m)
Design
and Construction of New Connections.
New connections
shall be properly designed and constructed in such a manner that sources
of inflow will be prevented from entering the sewer system.
(n)
Defective
Plumbing.
Where there are valid reasons to believe that
the plumbing system of any building is defective, it shall be subject
to test or inspection, and the owner shall be required to have such
defects corrected as required in writing by the chief plumbing inspector
or by the sewer superintendent. The owner shall be notified by registered
or certified mail listing the defects to be corrected and ordering
the corrections to be made by a specified time. In the event that
the owner refuses or neglects to make the proper corrections within
the time specified, the building official or the chief plumbing inspector
shall have the authority to order the immediate discontinuance of
all utilities to said property. An owner, refusing or neglecting to
repair an infiltration/inflow source in a service line on private
property, will be billed for the treatment costs of the infiltration
and inflow. The rationale for this is that the discontinuance of utilities
will not stop the infiltration and inflow unless the service line
is plugged at the collection line.
(o)
Review
of User Charges.
User charges shall be reviewed and adjusted
as required on a biannual basis.
(p)
Reporting
and Approval of Industrial Waste Discharge.
Any significant
proposed industrial waste discharge to the City of Hillsboro municipal
sewers shall be reported to and approved by the department of health
resources and the Texas Department of Water Resources.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 32, Sec. 32-58)
(a)
Liability
for Damage.
Any person, whether acting singly or in concert
with others, who causes damage to the person or property of others
or to any public property by reason of any violation of this article
shall be liable for the damage so caused.
(b)
Notice
of Violation.
Any person found to be violating any provision
of this article except this section and Section 13.408, shall be served
by the City of Hillsboro 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.
(c)
Posting
of Notice.
The sewer superintendent shall have the authority
to post a notice at the principal entrances of any premises where
a violation of this article is found, which notice shall set forth
the nature of the violation and the sanitary facilities affected thereby
and provide a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction
thereof. It shall be unlawful for any person to use the said facilities
beyond the period mentioned in the notice unless the notice has been
removed with the city's permission, or unless an extension of time
has been obtained from the sewer superintendent.
(d)
Disconnection
of Water and Sewage Service.
The sewer superintendent
shall have authority to disconnect or order disconnection of water
or sewage service to any premises found to contain plumbing which
is unsanitary or unsafe, or which is in violation of this article
or of the Sanitary Code of the State of Texas. No person shall knowingly
reconnect or use such facilities unless permission to reconnect has
been given by the sewer superintendent.
(e)
Fees
for Inspection of Corrected Defects.
The fees as set
by the city council and on file in the office of the city secretary
shall be payable by the person who is responsible for correcting defects
in any plumbing or sewerage facilities inspected pursuant to this
article.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 32, Sec. 32-59)
(a)
The sewer
superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing
proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter
upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(b)
The superintendent
shall not have the authority to waive any portion of this article
which is covered by environmental protection agency regulation.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 32, Sec. 32-60)
(a)
Violation
of Provisions.
Any person who shall continue any violation
beyond the time limit provided for in Section 13.406(b), or any extensions
thereof duly authorized by the sewer superintendent or who shall violate
Sections 13.406(c) or (d), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty
provision set forth in Section 1.109 of this code for each violation.
Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed
a separate offense.
(b)
Malicious
Destruction.
Any unauthorized person who shall maliciously
or willfully break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with
any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the municipal
sewerage works, or who shall unlawfully remove a notice posted under
Section 13.406(c) hereof shall be deemed to have committed a breach
of the peace and shall be subject to immediate arrest.
(c)
Providing
False Information.
Whoever shall knowingly make a false
statement that is:
(1)
Calculated
to obtain from the sewer superintendent any approval or permit required
under this article; or
(2)
Submitted in any information return, application or other paper filed pursuant to this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision set forth in Section 1.109 of this code. Any person who has made a statement described in subsections (1) above and this subsection of subsection (c) while believing the statement to be true, but who subsequently learns of a material error therein, shall be deemed to have violated this section if he fails to notify the sewer superintendent within ten (10) days of said discovery.
(d)
Use of
Facilities Prior to Issuance of Permit.
It shall be a
misdemeanor for any person to knowingly allow sewerage facilities
to be used or to place sewerage facilities in operation by connecting
them, directly or indirectly, to liquid-carrying conduits, before
a permit required by either Sections 13.403(b) or 13.404(a) hereof
has been issued, and said misdemeanor shall subject any person convicted
thereof to a fine in accordance with the general penalty provision
set forth in Section 1.109 of this code. Each day in which a person
allows facilities to be used in violation of this section shall be
deemed a separate offense.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 32, Sec. 32-61)
(a)
All ordinances
or parts of an ordinance in conflict here with are hereby repealed.
(b)
The invalidity
of any section, clause, sentence or provision of this article shall
not affect the validity of and other part of this article which can
be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 32, Sec. 32-62)
