Unless the context specifically indicates other wise, the meaning
of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
(denoting biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of
oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under
standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees centigrade,
expressed in milligrams per liter.
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 it to the building
sewer, beginning two feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
means the extension from the building drain to the public
sewer or other place of disposal.
means a small vertical pipe or shaft extending from the surface
of the ground to the sewer provided for the purpose of permitting
cleaning of the sewer in any direction.
means a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
means the director of environmental utilities director of
the city or his authorized representative.
means solid waste from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
is defined in California Water Code Section 14876 and means
untreated wastewater which has not been contaminated by any toilet
discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy
bodily wastes, and which does not present a threat from contamination
by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. Graywater
includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes
washing machines, and laundry tubs but does not include wastewater
from kitchen sinks or dishwashers.
is defined in California Water Code Section 14877 and means
a system and devices, attached to the plumbing system, for the sanitary
distribution or use of graywater.
means the heavy suspended mineral matter present in the water
or waste water such as sand, gravel or cinders.
means the Placer County health officer.
means the liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
means any outlet into a water course, pond, ditch, lake or
other body of surface or groundwater.
means any individual, firm, company, association, society,
corporation or group.
means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
means the wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food that have 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 (1.27
centimeters) in any dimension.
means a sewer which is controlled by public authority.
means an automatic device that controls the rate of flow
of a fluid.
means a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
means a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together
with such ground, surface, and storm waters as may be present.
means any arrangement of devices and structures used for
treating sewage.
means all facilities for collection, pumping, treating and
disposing of sewage.
means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
means any discharge of water, sewage, 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 a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and
drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted
cooling water.
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 a channel or depression in which a flow of water occurs,
either continuously or intermittently.
(Prior code § 20.30; Ord. 1298 § 1, 1975; Ord.
3798 § 5, 2002; Ord. 4781 § 1, 2009)
A.
It
is unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited
in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the
city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
B.
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 disposal of sewage.
C.
It
is unlawful for any person to construct or use a graywater system
or discharge graywater on public or private property within the city.
D.
Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 19.60 of the Roseville Municipal Code, the owner of any house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the city, adjacent to which there is located a public sanitary sewer, is required, at the owner's expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code § 20.31; Ord. 1298 § 1, 1975; Ord.
2701 § 1, 1993; Ord. 4781 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5974 §
3, 2018)
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, as determined by the city council in each case, under the provisions of Section 14.12.030(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
B.
Before
commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system,
the owner shall first obtain a permit from the city council. The applicant
for such permit shall supplement any plans, specifications and other
information as are deemed necessary by the director. The director
shall forward a report with recommendations to the city council prior
to any action being taken on the permit application.
C.
A permit
for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until
the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the director.
He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction
and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the director
when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground
portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 24 hours
of the receipt of notice by the director.
D.
The
type, capacity, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system
shall comply with all recommendations of the director. No permit shall
be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface
soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than
ten thousand square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted
to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
Within
60 days of the day upon which a public sewer becomes available to
a property served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection
shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter,
and any septic tank, cesspool or similar private sewage disposal facility
shall be cleaned of sludge, abandoned, and filled with clean bank
run gravel or dirt.
F.
The
owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities
in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city.
G.
No
statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the health
officer.
(Prior code § 20.32; Ord. 1298 § 1, 1975)
A.
With
the exception of duly authorized city employees, no person shall uncover,
make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any
public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a permit
from the director.
B.
There
are established two classes of building sewer permits:
1.
For
residential and commercial service; and
2.
For
service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
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Application for either class of permit shall be made by the
owner or his agent on a form furnished by the city. The permit application
shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information
which the director may require.
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C.
All
costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of
the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify
and hold harmless the city from any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
D.
A separate
and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building.
E.
Old
building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only
when they are found, on examination and test by the director, to meet
all requirements of this chapter.
F.
The
size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer
and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing,
testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements
of this code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city.
G.
Whenever
possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an
elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any
building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by
an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
H.
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.
I.
The
connection of the building 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. All connections shall be made gas-tight
and water-tight. A cleanout shall be installed at the point of connection
with the public sewer. The cleanout shall be in an approved box and
shall be easily accessible. The building sewer and cleanout shall
be maintained by the owner.
J.
The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the director
when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to
the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the director.
K.
All
excavations for a 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.
(Prior code § 20.33; Ord. 1298 § 1, 1975)
A.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface
water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary
sewer.
B.
Stormwater
and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to storm sewers,
or to a natural outlet approved by the director. Industrial cooling
water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the director, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
C.
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 create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant, including, but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two milligrams
per liter as cyanide ion in the wastes, as discharged to the public
sewer;
3.
Any
waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 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 sewer 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.
D.
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 director, that such wastes can harm either the
sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect
on the natural outlet, or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public
property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the
acceptability of these wastes, the director will give consideration
to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to
flows and velocities in the sewers, capacity of the sewage treatment
plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant,
and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
1.
Any
liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit;
2.
Any
water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified
or not, in excess of one hundred milligrams per liter, or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
32 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit;
3.
Any
garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and
operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths
horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval
of the director;
4.
Any
waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes, or concentrated
plating solutions, whether neutralized or not;
5.
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 plant exceeds the
limits established by the director for such materials;
6.
Any
waters or wastes containing phenols or other waste or odor-producing
substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the director as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage,
to meet the requirements of the state, federal or other public agencies
of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters;
7.
Any
radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the director in compliance with
applicable state or federal regulations;
8.
Any
waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5;
9.
Materials
which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not
limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or of
dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and
sodium sulfate),
b.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions),
c.
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in
such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage
treatment works,
d.
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slugs
as defined herein;
10.
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 other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
E.
If the 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 D of this section, and which, in the judgment of the director, 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 director 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 added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by sewer charges under the provisions of subsection J of this section. If the director permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the director, and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
F.
Grease,
oil and grit interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of
the director, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid
wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes,
grit or 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 director
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection.
G.
Where
preliminary treatment or rate-of-flow controller facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously, in
satisfactory and effective operation, by the owner, at his expense.
H.
When
required by the director, the owner of any property service 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 wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely
located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the director. 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.
I.
All
measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter, shall be determined
in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by
the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at
the control manhole provided or upon suitable samples taken at said
control manhole. 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 in the customarily accepted
methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewer works
and to determine the existence of hazards of life, limb and property.
J.
Nothing
in this chapter 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 council for treatment, subject to payment therefor by
the industrial concern.
(Prior code § 20.34; Ord. 1298 § 1, 1975)
A.
Violation
of the provisions of this chapter may be charged as either an infraction
or a misdemeanor, in the discretion of the city attorney.
B.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be liable
to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the city by
reason of such violation.
(Prior code § 20.35.; Ord. 1298 § 1, 1975; Ord.
2324 § 1, 1990)
