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:
means the city manager or his duly authorized representative.
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.
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.
means the extension from the building drain to the sewer
or other place of disposal, also called “house lateral”
and “house connection.”
means the City of Dumas, Texas, or any authorized person
acting in its behalf.
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.
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.
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.
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.
means the charge made on those persons who discharge industrial
wastes into the city’s sewer system.
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.
means any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, lake, or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
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.
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.
means the reciprocal of the logarithm (base 10) of the hydrogen
ion concentration, expressed in grams per liter.
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.
means a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties
have equal rights and the use of which is controlled by public authority.
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.
means a pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage
water.
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.
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.
mean a sewer which carries stormwater and surface water and
drainage but excludes domestic wastewater and polluted industrial
wastes.
means rainfall or any other form of precipitation.
means the water and wastewater superintendent of the city,
or his duly authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
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.
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.
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.
means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and
disposing of wastewater and industrial wastes.
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.
means any city-owned facilities, devices, and structures
used for receiving and treating wastewater, industrial waste, and
sludges from the city wastewater facilities.
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)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall
become liable to the city for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned
the city by reason of such violation.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-71; 2008 Code,
sec. 74-129)
(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:
(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)
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.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-55; 2008 Code,
sec. 74-134)
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.
(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.
(1967 Code, sec. 29-63; 2008 Code,
sec. 74-142)
