Application for permission to discharge sewage into the sewerage
system shall be made to the city on an application form as prescribed
by the director and containing such information as may be required
to determine the capacity required and the need for any wastewater
discharge permit or other special permit. No discharge to the sewerage
system shall be allowed until a connection permit has been issued
authorizing a permitted amount of sewage flow in accordance with the
capacity allocated in the connection permit.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.01; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
A connection permit shall be issued only if collection lines
exist sufficient and adequate to transport the new user's sewage
flow to the treatment plant, and if: (a) the user has secured capacity
for that flow through prior purchase of a connection permit or through
some reservation agreement; or (b) uncommitted capacity exists at
the treatment plant and sewage export facilities for that flow.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.01(a); Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
No connection permit shall be issued unless connection and other fees and charges have been paid as provided in Chapter
15.20 of this title.
(Prior code § 2-15.20.01(b); Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
No connection permit shall be issued if, based on the estimated
capacity required for the project as shown in the application, the
capacity required would exceed both: (a) a rate of 3,000 gallons per
day per net acre; and (b) a total flow of 7,000 gallons per day unless
the application has been approved by the city council. If, after reviewing
an application to exceed the maximum permissible discharge, the city
council determines that granting the connection permit would adversely
affect the ability of the city to serve other new users due to the
scarcity of capacity and the percentage of such capacity necessary
for the project, the city council may require measures be taken to
reduce the volume of sewage flow or may deny the application.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.01(c); Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983; Ord. 1101 § 1, 1983)
The city's uncommitted capacity shall be available to
new or expanded users in accordance with the provisions of this section.
A. First
Come, First Served. Uncommitted capacity shall be available on a first-come,
first-served basis. Other than capacity allocated, and reserved, through
agreement between a user and the city, capacity shall be allocated
only upon the issuance of a connection permit in conjunction with
a valid building, plumbing, or other permit requiring a sewage connection.
B. Capacity
Required. The sewage capacity required by any project shall be based
on the estimated flow, as determined by the city, in terms of the
residential discharge equivalency ("RDE").
1. Single-family
Residential. Each single-family residential dwelling shall be assured
to require one RDE of sewage capacity.
2. Other
Residential. Each non-single-family residential dwelling, including,
without limitation, condominium and multi-family dwellings, shall
require the number of RDEs, or fraction thereof, which approximates
the strength and flow of the particular dwelling's, or class
of dwelling's, sewage discharge, as determined by the director.
3. Nonresidential
Uses. The sewage capacity required shall be the number of RDEs, or
fraction thereof, which approximates the strength and flow of the
user's discharge.
a. For purposes of estimating capacity requirements, the city shall
base its estimates of sewage strength and flow on the number of plumbing
fixture units contained in the project. If the director determines
that the fixture unit method would be inappropriate in estimating
sewage capacity requirements, the director may base his or her estimate
on any other relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the
applicant's estimate of capacity required, the seating capacity
of buildings or improvements upon the premises, the population associated
with the premises, the annual production of goods and services related
to the premises, the estimated strength of discharges and number of
employees and shifts, or any other factors reasonably related to wastewater
volume or strength for the average working day during the peak month
of sewage generation.
b. The applicant may request the director to make an adjustment to the
sewage capacity estimated at the time the permit is issued, and receive
a partial refund from the connection fee paid, if the applicant is
able to show that the actual discharge after one year of operation
is at least 10 percent less than the flow estimated for connection
purposes.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.02; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983; Ord.
1146 § 1(b), 1984; Ord. 1175 § 1(a), 1985; Ord. 1203 §
4, 1985)
For purposes of this chapter, the capacity allocated to any
existing commercial user or industrial user shall be the larger of
(1) the capacity purchased upon obtaining a city connection permit,
or (2) the average day maximum month discharge, including both flow
and strength characteristics, during the calendar year 1982, or some
prior year when it can be shown to the satisfaction of the director
that some prior year's flow is more representative of a user's
flow than that occurring in 1982. Sewage connections issued on a fixture
unit basis prior to the year 1979 shall be considered to have capacity
equivalent to 280 gallons per day for every 21 fixture units; those
issued on or after January 1, 1979, shall be considered to have capacity
equivalent to 220 gallons per day for every 21 fixture units.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.03; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
A connection permit shall lapse and be of no further effect
upon the lapse of the building, plumbing, or other permit requiring
the issuance of the connection permit. The connection fees paid to
the city shall be refundable upon the applicant's request in
event the connection permit has lapsed.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.04; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)
The use of the side sewer connection shall be limited to the
facilities covered by the connection permit. Before connecting any
additional facilities to the side sewer, the property owner shall
make application to the city for such service and pay such additional
fees as may be applicable. In the event the applicant desires to make
greater than one connection to the side sewer with respect to a single
property, the applicant shall apply for the same and the permit may
allocate such connection rights to specific portions of the property.
Periodic inspection of the premises may be made by the director to
determine if any unauthorized connections have been made.
(Prior code § 2-15.30.05; Ord. 1082 § 2, 1983)