The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Approving authority
means the city manager or his duly authorized representative.
BOD (biochemical oxygen demand)
means the quantity of oxygen, by weight, expressed in milligrams per liter, utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory conditions for five days at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.
Building drain
means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys to the building sewer beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
Building sewer
means the extension from the building drain to the sewer or other place of disposal, also called “house lateral” and “house connection.”
City
means the City of Dumas, Texas, or any authorized person acting in its behalf.
COD (chemical oxygen demand)
means a measure of the oxygen-consuming capacity, expressed in milligrams per liter, of inorganic and organic matter present in water or wastewater. It is expressed as the amount of oxygen consumed from a chemical oxidant in a specific test. It does not differentiate between stable and unstable organic matter and thus does not necessarily correlate with biochemical oxygen demand.
Domestic wastewater
means waterborne wastewater normally discharging into the sanitary conveniences of dwellings (including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories, and institutions, which may or may not contain stormwater and industrial wastes.
Garbage
means animal and vegetable wastes and residue from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, processing, storage and sale of food products and produce.
Industrial waste
means waterborne solids, liquids, or gaseous wastes resulting from and discharged, permitted to flow, or escaping from an industrial, manufacturing, or food processing operation or process, or from the development of any natural resource, or any mixture of these with water or domestic wastewater, or distinct from normal domestic wastewater.
Industrial waste charge
means the charge made on those persons who discharge industrial wastes into the city’s sewer system.
Milligrams per liter (mg/l)
means the same as parts per million and is a weight-to-volume ratio. The milligrams-per-liter value multiplied by the factor 8.34 is equivalent to pounds per 1,000,000 gallons of water.
Natural outlet
means any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, lake, or other body of surface water or groundwater.
Normal domestic wastewater
means normal wastewater for the city in which the average concentration of suspended solids and five-day BOD is established at not more than 250 mg/l of each.
Person
means any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, industry, municipal or private corporation, association, governmental agency, or other entity and agents, servants, or employees.
pH
means the reciprocal of the logarithm (base 10) of the hydrogen ion concentration, expressed in grams per liter.
Properly shredded garbage
means the wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such degree that all particles shall be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particles greater than one-half inch in dimension.
Public sewer
means a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and the use of which is controlled by public authority.
Sanitary sewer
means a sewer that conveys domestic wastewater or industrial wastes or a combination of both, and into which stormwater, surface water, and groundwater or unpolluted wastes are not intentionally passed.
Sewer
means a pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
Slug
means any discharge of water, wastewater, or industrial waste which, in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
Standard Methods
means the examination and analytical procedures set forth in the latest edition at the time of analysis of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, as prepared, approved, and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Environment Federation.
Storm sewer and storm drain
mean a sewer which carries stormwater and surface water and drainage but excludes domestic wastewater and polluted industrial wastes.
Stormwater
means rainfall or any other form of precipitation.
Superintendent
means the water and wastewater superintendent of the city, or his duly authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
Suspended solids
means solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, wastewater, or other liquids, and which are largely removable by a laboratory filtration device.
Unpolluted water or waste
means water or waste containing none of the following: free or emulsified grease or oil; acids or alkalis; phenols or other substances producing taste or odor in receiving water; toxic or poisonous substances in suspension, colloidal state or solution; and noxious or otherwise obnoxious odorous gases. It shall contain not more than ten mg/l each of suspended solids and BOD. The color shall not exceed 50 color units as measured by the platinum-cobalt method of determination as specified in Standard Methods.
Wastewater
means a combination of the water-carried waste from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that may be present.
Wastewater facilities
means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of wastewater and industrial wastes.
Wastewater service charge
means the charge on all users of the public sewer system whose wastes do not exceed in strength the concentration values established as representative of normal wastewater.
Wastewater treatment plant
means any city-owned facilities, devices, and structures used for receiving and treating wastewater, industrial waste, and sludges from the city wastewater facilities.
Watercourse
means a natural or man-made channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-51; 2008 Code, sec. 74-121)
It shall be unlawful for any person to maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating this section shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct. The city may also enforce and pursue criminal and civil remedies against a person negligently, willfully or maliciously causing loss by tampering with or destroying public sewers or treatment facilities to which the city is entitled under authority of statutes and ordinances.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-64; 2008 Code, sec. 74-122)
The superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article. The superintendent or his representatives shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries, beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers, waterways, or facilities for waste treatment.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-65; 2008 Code, sec. 74-123)
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in section 13.06.003, the superintendent or duly authorized employees of the city shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company, and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death of the city employees, and the city shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by city employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and/or sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in section 13.06.015.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-66; 2008 Code, sec. 74-124)
The superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the city holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the sewer system lying within the easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on the easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-67; 2008 Code, sec. 74-125)
In the following situations, the city shall retain the right to terminate water and wastewater disposal service and immediately disconnect an industrial customer from the system:
(1) 
Where acids or chemicals damaging to sewer lines or treatment processes are released to the sewer causing rapid deterioration of these structures or interfering with proper conveyance and treatment of wastewater.
(2) 
When the customer discharges industrial waste or wastewater that is in violation of the permit issued by the approving authority.
(3) 
Where any governmental agency informs the city that the effluent from the wastewater treatment plant is no longer of a quality permitted for discharge to a watercourse, and it is found that the customer is delivering wastewater to the city’s system that cannot be sufficiently treated or requires treatment that is not provided by the city as normal domestic treatment. In this instance, the city shall immediately supply the customer with the governmental agency’s report and provide the customer with all pertinent information. The customer’s water and wastewater lines will then be disconnected when the city is informed that it can no longer continue to release their effluent for discharge to a watercourse. The customer’s water and wastewater treatment service shall remain disconnected until such time as he has provided additional pretreatment facilities designed to remove the objectionable characteristics from his industrial wastes.
(4) 
Where the owner delivers his wastewater at an uncontrolled, variable rate in sufficient quantity that it causes an imbalance in the wastewater treatment system.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-68; 2008 Code, sec. 74-126)
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article shall be served by the city 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.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-69; 2008 Code, sec. 74-127)
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in section 13.06.007 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined as provided in section 1.01.009 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-70; 2008 Code, sec. 74-128)
(a) 
Disconnection of service; penalty.
Failure to pay monthly bills for water and/or sanitary sewer services when due, or failure to pay the established sewer charge for industrial waste when due, or repeated discharge of prohibited waste to the sanitary sewer, shall result in disconnection of any and all services to the water and/or sanitary sewer mains of the city. The same penalties and charges now or hereafter provided for by the ordinances of the city for failure to pay the bill for water and/or sanitary sewer service when due shall be applicable in like manner in case of failure to pay the established charge for industrial waste discharged to the sanitary sewer mains as established in sections 13.06.018, 13.06.019 and 13.06.020.
(b) 
Lien for unpaid charges.
(1) 
Lien authorized.
In accordance with the authority granted by Texas Local Government Code, section 552.0025, the city is hereby authorized to place a lien on any and all real properties within the city limits, for the nonpayment of utility services provided to that/those property or properties.
(2) 
Affidavit.
Notice of the lien shall be in the form of an affidavit of an officer of the city, with factual knowledge that the utilities were provided to the properties or properties, stating the record owner or operator of the properties, the amount due and unpaid for such utility services and the legal description of the property to which the services were provided. A copy of the lien affidavit shall be provided to the owner and operator of the properties described in the affidavit.
(3) 
Exceptions.
(A) 
The lien herein provided shall not attach to any homestead properties as protected by the state constitution.
(B) 
The lien herein provided shall not apply to bills for service connected in a tenant’s name after notice by the property owner, to the city, that the property is rental property.
(C) 
The lien herein provided shall not apply to bills for service connected in a tenant’s name, prior to the effective date hereof.
(4) 
Perfection of lien.
The lien herein provided shall be perfected by recording notice thereof in the official records of real property of Moore County. Said notice shall contain a legal description of the property and the city utility’s account number. The lien may include penalties, interest and collection costs. A true and correct copy of the notice shall be served on the owner and/or tenant of the property by United States mail.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-72; Ordinance 1068 adopted 7/6/09; 2008 Code, sec. 74-130)
(a) 
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 stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer. Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural watercourse approved by the approving authority, subject to compliance with the Texas Water Quality Act. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process water may be discharged, on approval of the approving authority, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural watercourse.
(3) 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius) or any discharge which causes the temperature of the total wastewater treatment plant influent to increase at a rate of ten degrees Fahrenheit or more per hour, or a combined total increase to a plant influent temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
(4) 
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l, or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit (zero and 65 degrees Celsius).
(5) 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the approving authority.
(6) 
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
(7) 
Any waters or wastes containing objectionable or toxic substances, or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, 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.
(8) 
Any waters or wastes containing obnoxious, toxic, or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process or constitute a hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant, including but not limited to:
(A) 
Any cyanide greater than 1.0 mg/l.
(B) 
Any fluoride other than that contained in the public water supply.
(C) 
Concentrations of the following heavy metals greater than the following amounts:
Element
Milligrams per Liter
Arsenic
0.05
Barium
5.0
Boron
1.0
Cadmium
0.02
Chromium (total)
5.0
Copper
1.0
Lead
0.1
Manganese
1.0
Mercury
0.005
Nickel
1.0
Selenium
0.02
Silver
0.1
Zinc
5.0
(D) 
Any chlorides greater than 250 mg/l.
(E) 
All other heavy metals and toxic materials, including but not limited to the following. Such materials shall be excluded from the wastewater system unless a permit specifying the conditions of pretreatment, concentrations, volumes, etc., is obtained from the city.
Antimony
Beryllium
Bismuth
Tellurium
Cobalt
Molybdenum
Rhenium
Strontium
Tin
Uranyl ion
Pesticides
Herbicides
Fungicides
(9) 
Any substances causing an excessive chemical oxygen demand (COD).
(10) 
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel at the wastewater facilities.
(11) 
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 operations of the wastewater 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, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders, and lime slurry, lime residues, slops, chemical residues, paint residues, or bulk solids.
(12) 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols, hydrogen sulfide, or other taste- and odor-producing substances in such concentration exceeding limits which may be established by the approving authority as necessary, after treatment of the composite wastewater, to meet the requirements of the state, federal, or other public agencies having jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
(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) 
Materials which exert or cause:
(A) 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids greater than 250 mg/l (such as, but not limited to, fuller’s earth, lime slurries, and lime residues) or of dissolved solids greater than 950 mg/l (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate).
(B) 
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
(C) 
Unusual BOD (greater than the amount established in the definition of “normal domestic wastewater” in section 13.06.001), chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine demand in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the wastewater treatment works.
(D) 
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slugs, which shall be regulated to equalize the flow and/or concentration to levels acceptable to the city if such waste can cause damage to collection facilities, impair the treatment process, incur treatment costs exceeding those for normal wastewater or render the waste unfit for stream disposal or industrial use.
(15) 
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(b) 
Except in quantities or concentrations or with provisions as stipulated in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge water or wastes to the sanitary sewer that:
(1) 
Can deposit grease or oil in the sewer lines in such a manner as to clog the sewers;
(2) 
Can overload skimming and grease-handling equipment;
(3) 
Are not amenable to bacterial action and will therefore pass to the receiving waters without being affected by normal wastewater treatment processes; or
(4) 
Can have deleterious effects on the treatment process due to the excessive quantities.
(c) 
The public sewer system shall be used, whenever such system is available, by all persons discharging any wastewater, industrial waste, other polluted liquids, or unpolluted waters or liquids, unless an exception is granted by the approving authority.
(d) 
No person shall deposit or discharge any wastewater, industrial waste, other polluted liquids, or unpolluted waters or liquids on public or private property, in or adjacent to any natural outlet or any natural watercourse, or in any storm sewer within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, without the approval of the approving authority. In providing approval, the approving authority will verify that such wastes will receive suitable treatment within the provisions of federal, state or local laws, regulations, and/or ordinances before discharge.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-52; 2008 Code, sec. 74-131)
(a) 
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers which contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in section 13.06.011 and which, in the judgment of the approving authority, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a health hazard or public nuisance, the approving authority may:
(1) 
Reject the wastes;
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) 
Require payment to cover the cost of handling and treating the wastes under the provisions of sections 13.06.018, 13.06.019 and 13.06.020.
(b) 
If the approving authority permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plant and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the approving authority, and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-53; 2008 Code, sec. 74-132)
Grease, oil, and sand traps shall be provided for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such traps shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All traps shall be of a type and capacity approved by the approving authority, and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-54; 2008 Code, sec. 74-133)
The owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the approving authority. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-56; 2008 Code, sec. 74-135)
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this article shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to health, life, limb, and property. The particular analyses involved will determine whether a 24-hour composite sample from all outfalls of the premises is appropriate or whether grab samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from 24-hour composites of all outfalls, whereas pH’s are determined from periodic grab samples.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-57; 2008 Code, sec. 74-136)
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and an industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the city for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern as set forth in sections 13.06.018, 13.06.019 and 13.06.020; provided that the waste control order (discharge permits), state water quality board orders, and other federal, state and local laws are not violated.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-58; 2008 Code, sec. 74-137)
If the approving authority determines that an industrial waste is acceptable under the discretionary powers given him under section 13.06.012 and section 13.06.017, the contributor of the industrial waste shall be required to make payment of a charge to cover the cost of handling and treating the wastes. As permitted by section 13.06.017, if the city accepts the waste, the city and the industrial concern contributing the waste shall enter into an arrangement or agreement whereby the city will accept the waste and the industrial concern will make payment therefor by one of the methods set forth in section 13.06.019 or section 13.06.020.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-59; 2008 Code, sec. 74-138)
(a) 
If the volume or character of the waste to be accepted by the city is such that wastewater collection, pumping, handling, treating, or disposal facilities of the city must be improved, expanded, enlarged, or added to in order to take care of such waste, then, prior to such acceptance, the city and the industrial concern shall enter into an agreement whereby the industrial concern shall make full payment for all added costs the city may incur due to acceptance of the waste.
(b) 
Added costs to the city shall include:
(1) 
Amortization of all capital outlay for handling and treating the waste, including new capital outlay and the proportionate part of the value of the existing system used in handling and treating the waste. The amortization shall be completed in a ten-year period and payments shall include all debt service costs.
(2) 
All operation and maintenance costs, including salaries and wages, power costs, costs of chemicals and supplies, and proper allowances for maintenance, depreciation, overhead, and office expense.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-60; 2008 Code, sec. 74-139)
(a) 
If the volume or character of the waste to be accepted by the city is such that it will not overload the sewage collection, pumping, handling, treating, or disposal facilities of the city, then, prior to such acceptance, the city and the industrial concern shall enter into an agreement whereby the industrial concern shall make payment of an industrial waste charge, to be determined as set forth in this section.
(b) 
The industrial charge shall be calculated by the following formula:
(1) 
The normal service charge for any person discharging wastes into the system is 50 percent of the total cost of water purchased by the owner for that billing period provided that the city meter is the only source of water used by the owner and provided that the BOD in the wastewater or the suspended materials does not exceed the normal concentration of 250 ppm.
(2) 
When either the BOD or the suspended solids, or both, are found to exceed the stated 250 ppm at the point entering the city’s system, a surcharge shall be applied to the billing rate by multiplying the normal base rate by the factor obtained from dividing the actual measured BOD by 250, and also by the factor obtained from dividing the actual measured suspended solids by 250, each such factor to be applied individually and only when greater than one. The surcharge will be made for each factor that exceeds one and shall be additive.
(3) 
For purposes of this section, BOD equals five-day BOD in mg/l, and SS equals suspended solids in mg/l, as defined in this article, and shall be determined from a 24-hour composite sample. The determination of flow, BOD, and suspended materials shall be made by an independent firm or laboratory selected by the city. The time of selection of the sample shall be at the sole discretion of the city, but at least on an annual basis, to adjust the industrial charge to reflect the current costs of wastewater treatment. The applicable surcharge determined by such tests shall be retroactive for two billing periods and shall continue for six billing periods unless subsequent tests determine that the surcharge should be further increased.
(c) 
When any such test made at the discretion of the city shows that a surcharge shall be applied, continued or increased over the base rates, whichever is applicable, then the owner shall be billed at the rate set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code for each test to cover the costs of sampling, mailing and handling plus the laboratory fees. When a surcharge is in effect, the test will be made at least each 15 days. When such test made at the discretion of the city reveals that the surcharge is no longer applicable, then no charge will be made to the owner for the test. The basis for normal service charges shall be reviewed at least no less often than once a year and shall be adjusted to reflect any increase or decrease in wastewater treatment costs based on the previous year’s experience.
(d) 
Billing shall be by the month and shall be shown as a separate item on the regular bill for water and sewer charges, and bills shall be paid monthly in accordance with existing practices.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-61; 2008 Code, sec. 74-140; Ordinance adopting 2020 Code)
(a) 
After the effective date of Ordinance No. 608 (March 5, 1973), no person not then so doing shall deposit or discharge any industrial waste into any sanitary sewer which leads to any of the city’s treatment plants, or deposit or discharge any waste stipulated in section 13.06.011, without first obtaining a permit therefor.
(b) 
After such effective date, no person shall discharge any industrial waste into any sanitary sewer which leads to any of the city’s sewage treatment plants, or deposit or discharge any waste stipulated in section 13.06.011, without first obtaining a permit therefor.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-62; 2008 Code, sec. 74-141)
Permits granted after the effective date of Ordinance No. 608 (March 5, 1973) will be issued only after the following conditions are met:
(1) 
New dischargers.
(A) 
A formal application shall be submitted on a form issued by the approving authority.
(B) 
Where applicable, pretreatment facilities and/or flow-regulating devices approved by the approving authority shall have been installed.
(C) 
The estimated amount and strength of any wastes must be agreed upon by both parties. When a discharger discharges 20,000 gallons or more daily, strength shall be based on actual samples from the point of discharge.
(D) 
Agreement forms shall be completed by the discharger agreeing to payment of any surcharges as required and/or agreeing to the installation of pretreatment facilities and operation and maintenance of any pretreatment facilities where applicable.
(E) 
All new dischargers shall provide a sampling point subject to approval of the approving authority.
(2) 
Existing dischargers.
(A) 
A formal application shall be submitted on a form issued by the approving authority within 120 days after the effective date of Ordinance No. 608 (March 5, 1973).
(B) 
Where applicable, plans and specifications for pretreatment facilities must be approved by the approving authority.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-63; 2008 Code, sec. 74-142)