This chapter shall be known as "Rules and Regulations for the Operation of the Sewer Department of the City of Yamhill" and may be so cited and pleaded.
(Ord. 371 §1.1, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
The Sewer Department and all customers receiving service from the Sewer Department, whether inside or outside the City limits, are bound by these Rules and Regulations for the Operation of the Sewer Department of the City of Yamhill.
(Ord. 371 §1.2, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
means the quantity or oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees Centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight.
means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a plumbing system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the property line of the abutting street, alley, or right-of-way.
means the City of Yamhill, Oregon.
means a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
means the Yamhill City Council.
is defined in Chapter 3.76 and shall be used throughout this title as the basic cost unit for various fees and charges imposed in connection herewith. In the event that a given site, facility or person receiving service from the City shall have at a single service location more than one EDU, whether of the same or different type, a charge shall be imposed for each EDU in accordance herewith.
means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
means any single sewer user that contributes greater than 10% of the design flow or design pollutant loading of the sewage treatment plant.
means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or groundwater.
means any property that is partly or wholly outside the boundary of the City of Yamhill.
means any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.
means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration and which is a measure of the acidity of alkalinity of the sewage or industrial waste.
means the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such 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 in any dimension.
means a sewer controlled by the City to which all owners of abutting properties shall have equal rights to make connection and to use, subject to rules, regulations, and ordinances of the City.
means a sewer which carries sanitary sewage and industrial waste 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.
means any arrangement or devices and structures used for treating sewage.
means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.
means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
means the City sewer between the property line and the lateral, main, or trunk sewer of the City sewer system.
means a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
means that person designated by the governing body as having charge of the use, maintenance, or operations of the City sewage works, or the authorized deputy, agent, or representative of such person or of the governing body.
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 and expressed in parts per million by weight.
means a channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
(Ord. 371 §2.25, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
Words, terms or expressions peculiar to the art or science of sewerage not herein defined shall have the respective meanings given in "Glossary, Water and Waste Control Engineering," published in 1969, prepared by a joint committee representing the American Public Health Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
(Ord. 371 §2.26, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
The owner of any building situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located a public sanitary sewer of the City is hereby required at his/her expense to connect said building directly with the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 300 feet of the building.
(Ord. 371 §3.1, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
It is unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City any human or animal excrement, garbage, sewage or other objectionable waste.
(Ord. 371 §3.2, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
It is unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter
(Ord. 371 §3.3, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
In the event that connection is presently infeasible or impracticable, the owner or the person lawfully in possession of the property may, during the said period of 90 days, file written objections with the City Council, stating therein the reason or reasons that said owner believes that such connection should not be required. The City shall not thereafter enforce the provisions of this chapter upon said owner having filed such objections until the Council shall have, at a meeting thereof, heard the objections of said owner, and rendered its decision thereon. Such objections shall be heard by the Council not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days from and after the date of filing such objections with the City. Not less than seven days prior to the date set by the Council for hearing such objections, the City Recorder shall give due notice of the date set therefor to the person filing such objection. The decisions of the Council shall be final and no recourse shall be available except as is provided by law. No exception shall be granted based on mere inconvenience or expense.
(Ord. 371 §3.4, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
The official notice to connect as set forth in Section 3.56.050 above shall be given by the City Recorder by individual notice to all owners of the property abutting any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is a public sanitary sewer of the City, or to which public sewer service is reasonably available, to connect within 90 days from the date of said notice, said notice may be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, for two successive weeks, if individual notice is not practicable and/or possible.
(Ord. 371 §3.5, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
For good cause shown, the governing body may permit a reasonable delay in making connection to the system, without penalty to the user.
(Ord. 371 §3.6, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
No unauthorized person shall enter any City sewer, manhole, pumping station, treatment plant, or appurtenant facility. No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the City sewerage system.
(Ord. 371 §7.1, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
No person other than an authorized employee or agent of the City shall operate, change or affect the operation of any City sewer, pumping station, treatment plant or pertinent facility.
(Ord. 371 §7.2, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employee of the City bearing the proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observations, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Superintendent or his/her 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 or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
(Ord. 371 §8.1, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section 3.56.140 above, 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 to 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 sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions.
(Ord. 371 §8.2, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
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 sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(Ord. 371 §8.3, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
Any person found to be violating any provision of Chapters 3.56 through 3.76, except Sections 3.56.100, 3.56.120, and 3.56.130, shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit, as may be determined by the Superintendent, for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
(Ord. 371 §9.1, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997; Ord. 445 §11, 1998)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation.
(Ord. 371 §9.3, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
All provisions of this chapter are severable. It being the intent of the City Council to enact this chapter, notwithstanding any parts declared invalid or unconstitutional, if any chapter, section, subsection, paragraph, or provision of this chapter is so declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect or invalidate the remaining portions of this chapter.
(Ord. 371 §12.0, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)