All owners or occupants of buildings and structures, or agents
for the owners, situated in any section of the city where sanitary
sewer now exists, or where it may hereafter exist, and where the property
line of the land on which any such building is situated approaches
or extends to within three hundred feet (300') of any such sewer,
are hereby required to construct or cause to be constructed suitable
water closets on their property and connect the same with the city
sewer under the standards provided by the city council.
(2000 Code, sec. 11.1001; Ordinance
adopting Code)
It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any building
or structure situated on a lot extending within three hundred feet
(300') of any sewer of the city, any portion of which said building
or structure is used for any purpose during any portion of the day,
to fail to have at least one (1) water closet connected with the city
sewer within thirty (30) days after notice from the city manager to
do so, and to fail to have said water closets suitably arranged for
the use as a urinal, unless a separate urinal is provided.
(2000 Code, sec. 11.1002)
It shall be unlawful for the owners and occupants of any building
or structure situated within three hundred feet (300') of any sanitary
sewer, in which said building food is cooked or clothing is washed,
to fail to have a suitable sink or hopper for the reception of wastewater;
provided, however, that if the water closet is of the kind suited
to such use, it may receive the wastewater, and the sink or hopper
may be dispensed with.
(2000 Code, sec. 11.1003)
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or allow any person
under his or her control to throw or deposit on the surface of the
ground, or in any hole or vault in or under the surface of the ground,
on any lot reaching within three hundred feet (300') of any city sanitary
sewer, except in the proper and necessary manuring of the soil, any
water which has been used for domestic purposes, or any liquid or
solid filth, feces or urine.
(2000 Code, sec. 11.1004)
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse or fail to connect
all wash stands or slop stands in his or her house or yard with the
city sewer, or to allow any slops, wash or wastewaters of any kind
to flow over the pavement or into any open gutter or into the street.
(2000 Code, sec. 11.1005)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff or subsurface drainage waters
into any sanitary sewer.
(2000 Code, sec. 11.1006)
In cases where, and in the opinion of the city manager, the
character of the sewage from any manufacturer, industrial plant, building
or other premises is such that it will damage the sewage system or
cannot be treated satisfactorily in the system, the city manager shall
have the right to require such user to dispose of such waste otherwise,
and prevent it from entering the system.
(2000 Code, sec. 11.1007)
Except as may be otherwise provided, no person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged into the sewer or drainage system of the
city, directly or indirectly, any of the following described matters,
water or wastes:
(1) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° Fahrenheit;
(2) Any water or waste which may contain more than one hundred (100)
parts per million by weight of fat, oil or grease;
(3) Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel, oil or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas;
(4) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded;
(5) Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or other solid or viscous
substances capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or
other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works;
(6) Any wastes or waters containing suspended or dissolved solids of
such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required
to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant or in the public
sewage system;
(7) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 10.0
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works;
(8) Any water or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance such
as plating or heat treating wastes in sufficient quantity to injure
or interfere with any sewage treatment process, to constitute a hazard
to humans or animals, or to create any hazard in the receiving waters
of the sewage treatment plant;
(9) Any cyanide greater than 1.0 part per million;
(10) Any hexavalent chromium greater than 1.0 part per million
(11) Any trivalent chromium greater than 10 parts per million:
(12) Any copper greater than 1.0 part per million;
(13) Any nickel greater than 1.0 part per million;
(14) Any cadmium greater than 1.0 part per million;
(15) Any zinc greater than 1.0 part per million;
(16) Any phenols greater than 12 parts per million;
(17) Any iron greater than 5 parts per million;
(18) Any tin greater than 1.0 part per million;
(19) Any radioactive wastes greater than allowable releases as specified
by current United States Bureau of Standards handbooks dealing with
the handling and releases of radioactivity;
(20) Any wastewater or liquid that has an un-ionized hydrogen sulfide
content in excess of 0.1 part per million.
(2000 Code, sec. 11.1008)
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain
in a healthful state and in working order the sewer line from the
point of origin on private property to the point of juncture with
the city sanitation main on public property. Provided, however, if
the property owner installs a double cleanout at the property line,
the city will maintain the sewer line from the property line to the
city main. Any sewer line, for which the property owner is responsible
for maintenance, that has become defective or is unsafe or hazardous
is hereby declared a nuisance and shall be repaired or replaced to
city specifications at the expense of the property owner.
(2000 Code, art. 11.1100)
All residents of the city who pay the proper garbage and sewer fees included on their monthly water bill shall have free use of the sewage plant facilities for waste disposal. Any person that does not pay these monthly fees shall be required to purchase a permit for the privilege of using these facilities. The permit shall be valid from January 1 to December 31 of each year and the permit holder shall be charged according to the amount of wastes disposed. The disposal rate shall be as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix
A of this code. Upon entering the sewage treatment plant, either a permit or a currently paid water bill must be presented to the operators to gain entrance for dumping waste.
(2000 Code, art. 11.1200)
(a) This article requires all commercial food preparation and food service
establishments within the city to be equipped with a grease trap.
(b) Both the construction and maintenance requirements shall apply to
all existing establishments, all new construction, changes in permit
ownership or changes in occupancy.
(Ordinance 011403-02, sec. 1, adopted 1/14/03)
(a) Every commercial food preparation and food service establishment,
including but not limited to abattoirs, assisted living centers, bakeries,
boarding houses, butcher shops, cafes, cafeterias, clubhouses, delicatessens,
ice cream parlors, hospitals, hotels, industrial facilities, restaurants,
schools or similar places where meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products
or fried foods are prepared or served, shall discharge all wastes
from sinks, dishwashers and drains into an approved and properly maintained
and functioning grease trap before entering the sanitary sewer drain.
(b) No frying vats shall discharge into a grease trap or the sanitary
sewer system.
(c) The grease-retaining capacity of each grease trap in pounds of grease
shall be equal to twice the rate of flow capacity in gallons per minute
of wastewater to remove and retain 90 percent of the grease discharged.
Approved manufactured grease traps shall be selected to fit the flow
rate requirements of the connected fixtures from the manufacturer’s
rating schedule, but not to exceed a capacity of 20 gallons. Concrete
grease traps shall be vented and sized as follows: for flows up to
7 gallons per minute, 18 inches by 18 inches by 24 inches deep. For
each additional gallon per minute flow rate, size shall be increased
by one cubic foot.
(d) When maximum efficiency grease removal is necessary, a dual chambered
trap that separates then stores grease shall be utilized. The primary
compartment shall hold seven times the maximum gallons-per-minute
flow rate and the secondary shall hold five times this flow rate.
(e) The grease trap shall be easily accessible for cleaning and shall
be installed as close as possible to the grease source, and shall
be equipped with a sample well for ease in sampling unless the construction
of such trap makes the sample well unnecessary.
(Ordinance 011403-02, sec. 2, adopted 1/14/03)
(a) All commercial food preparation and food service establishment operators
shall cause the grease trap to be completely cleaned when full. Every
grease trap shall be completely cleaned not less than once every three
months.
(b) The operator shall post trip invoices in a conspicuous spot within
the establishment when the traps are required to be cleaned by a commercial
service. The trip invoices shall contain the name and address of the
food service establishment; the name and address of the licensed waste
carrier; the name and address of the licensed disposal site; the signature
of the operator of the establishment, the waste carrier and the disposal
site; and the quantity and date of grease removal and disposal.
(Ordinance 011403-02, sec. 3, adopted 1/14/03)
(a) Discharges requiring a trap should include grease, or waste containing
grease in excessive amounts, oil, sand, flammable waste or other harmful
ingredients.
(b) Any person responsible for discharges requiring a trap shall, at
his own expense and as required by the city, provide plans and specifications
for equipment and facilities of a design type and design capacity.
The person shall locate the trap in a manner that provides easy accessibility
for cleaning and inspection, and maintain the trap in effective operating
condition. The trap shall be inspected by any individual designated
by the city during construction and upon completion. A final inspection
shall be made by all interested parties and any individual designated
by the city before any service connections are made.
(Ordinance 011403-02, sec. 4, adopted 1/14/03)