A. 
It shall be unlawful to make any connection with any Village sewer without having first obtained a permit therefore. Applications for such permits shall be made to the Village Clerk and shall be accompanied by a statement as to the purpose of such connection, a description of the premises to be served, and the specifications of such pipe to be connected with the drain for the premises to the sewer pipe. Such applications shall be referred to the Plumbing Inspector; and no such permit shall be issued unless the Plumbing Inspector shall have found that the ordinances of the Village shall have been complied with.
B. 
The Fee shall be for connection to the Village Sewer, which shall be established and periodically reviewed and modified by the Village Board of Trustees as defined in the Building Fee Schedule. The fee for the above described service shall be double any established rate for installation outside the Village corporate boundaries.
The provisions of the ordinances relating to excavations in streets shall be complied with in making excavations in streets or other public places for sewer connections per Chapter 245, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Ways, Article IV, Excavations, of the Code of the Village of Dwight.
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any gasoline, benzine, or other volatile liquid to flow into any public sewer in the Village or to permit any material which might injure any part of the sanitary or storm sewer system to flow into it.
It shall be unlawful to construct or permit the construction of any stormwater drain which discharges water onto any sidewalk in the Village, and it shall be unlawful to construct or permit the maintenance of any such drain which discharges into any public street or alley at a height greater than 18 inches above the ground or pavement or to permit the discharge of any water roof drain, down spout or sump pump to flow into any sanitary sewer.
It shall be unlawful to permit any sanitary sewage to flow into any storm sewer or to connect or cause to be connected any drain carrying toilet, sink, basement, septic tank, cesspool or industrial waste to any storm sewer, or to connect any fixture or device discharging polluting substances to any stormwater drain or to permit any storm sewer to flow into a sanitary sewer.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the Village of Dwight or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any outlet within the Village of Dwight, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
Except as herein-after provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the Village and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located any public sanitary sewer of the Village, is hereby required, at the owner's expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper 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 available. A public sewer is available for the purposes of this chapter if the said public sewer is within 300 feet of the property line of the property to be served by the said public sewer at the time that service is to be commenced.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available at the time that service is to be commenced, as defined under the provisions of § 215-11, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.
A. 
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the County Health Officer. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Village, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the County Health Officer.
B. 
A permit and inspection fee equal that charged by Livingston or Grundy County, Illinois, dependent upon the location, shall be paid to the Village at the time the application is filed.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the County Health Officer. The Health officer shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the County Health Office when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of written notice by the County Health Officer.
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State of Illinois Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code and with the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. 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 that deemed necessary by the County Health Department. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any outlet.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 215-21, a direct connection shall be made at the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material, all to be done within six months from the date the public sewer becomes available.
No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the County Health Officer.
A. 
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into; use, alter; or disturb any public sewer appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written Plumbing Permit from the Plumbing Inspector.
B. 
There shall be two classes of plumbing permits:
(1) 
For residential and commercial service, and
(2) 
For service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Plumbing Inspector. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics, and type of activity.
C. 
A plumbing permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewer, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
D. 
All costs and expense incident at the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
E. 
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Village Plumbing Inspector, 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 the Building and Plumbing codes or other applicable rules and regulations of the Village. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois shall apply.
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 a means which is approved in accordance with the Plumbing Code, and discharged to the building sewer.
H. 
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing codes, or other applicable rules and regulations of the Village, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois. All such connections shall be made gas tight and water tight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Plumbing Inspector before installation.
I. 
The applicant for the building Plumbing Permit shall notify the Plumbing Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Plumbing Inspector or representative of the Plumbing Inspector.
J. 
All excavations for 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 Village.
K. 
Sewer cleanouts shall be required for all newly constructed buildings without basements such that said cleanouts will be located within four feet of the building foundation, above ground level, and easily accessible. There shall be one cleanout for each branch line with minimum size of three inches in diameter, the cleanout shall be of the same material as the branch line and conform to the Illinois State Plumbing Code.
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 such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Village Engineer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged on approval of the Village Engineer, 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;
(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 sewage 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, containers, and 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 Village Engineer that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment; have an adverse effect on the receiving stream; or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming an opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Village Engineer will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and maximum limits established by regulatory agencies. The substances prohibited are:
(1) 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.;
(2) 
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous materials; 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° F., (0° and 65° C.);
(3) 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4 horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Plumbing Inspector;
(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, or similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exceeding an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Village Board for such materials;
(6) 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor-producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Village Board 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 at the receiving waters;
(7) 
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Village Board in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations;
(8) 
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5;
(9) 
Any mercury or any of its compounds in excess of 0.0005 mg/l at any time except as permitted by the Village Board in compliance with applicable State and Federal regulations;
(10) 
Any cyanide in excess of 0.025 mg/l at any time except as permitted by the Village Board in compliance with applicable State and Federal regulations;
(11) 
Materials which exceed or cause:
(a) 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, Fullers 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 biochemical oxygen demand (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 concentrations of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
(12) 
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 agencies having jurisdiction over discharge at the receiving waters.
E. 
Actions taken in the event of prohibited discharges.
(1) 
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged at the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection D of this section, and/or which are in violation of the standards for pretreatment provided in Chapter 1, EPA Rules and Regulations, subchapter D. Water Programs Part 128 - Pretreatment Standards, Federal Register Volume 38, No. 215, Thursday, November 8, 1973, and any amendments thereto, and which in the judgment of the Village Board 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 Village Board may:
(a) 
Reject the wastes;
(b) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge at the public sewers;
(c) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or (i.e., time of discharge);
(d) 
Require payment to cover the added costs of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges.
(2) 
If the Village Board 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 Village Engineer and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
F. 
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Village Engineer they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, 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 Village Engineer and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
G. 
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at the owner's expense.
H. 
Each industry shall be required to install a control manhole and when required by the Village Engineer, 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 accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Village Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner and maintained by the owner at the owner's expense so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
I. 
All measurements, tests, and analysis 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 the "Standard of 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 which the building sewer is connected. 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 life, limb, and property. (The particular analysis involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all outfalls, whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples.)
J. 
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Village and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Village for treatment, subject to payment therefore, in accordance with this chapter.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
A. 
The Village Engineer and other duly authorized employees of the Village, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Village Engineer or other Village representative 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, waterway, facilities or waste treatment.
B. 
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection A above, the Village Engineer, duly authorized employees of the Village, or duly authorized employees of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or the United States Environmental Protection Agency shall observe all safety rules applicable at the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the Village employees and the Village shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by Village 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 as required in § 215-30H.
C. 
The Village Engineer and other duly authorized employees of the Village bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Village holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose 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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
A. 
Administrative enforcement remedies. Whenever the Public Works Director finds that any user has violated or is violating this chapter, with the exception of § 215-31, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment requirement, the Public Works Director, or their agent, may serve upon said user a written Notice of Violation. Within 15 days of the receipt of this notice, an explanation of the violation and a plan for the satisfactory correction and prevention thereof, to include specific required actions, shall be submitted by the user to the Public Works Director. Submission of this plan in no way relieves the user of liability for any violations occurring before or after receipt of the Notice of Violation. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the Village to take any action, including emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a Notice of Violation.
(1) 
Compliance orders. When the Public Works Director finds that a user has violated or continues to violate the ordinance, wastewater discharge permits or orders issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the Director may issue an order to the user responsible for the discharge directing that user come into compliance within 15 days. If the user does not come into compliance within the allotted number of days, sewer service shall be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances are installed and properly operated. Compliance Orders may also contain other requirements to address the noncompliance, including additional self-monitoring, and management practices designed to minimize the amount of pollutants discharged to the sewer. A compliance order may not extend the deadline for compliance established for a Federal pretreatment standard or requirement, nor does a compliance order release the user of liability for any violation, including any continuing violation. Issuance of a compliance order shall not be a prerequisite to taking any other action against the user.
(2) 
Emergency suspensions.
(a) 
The Public Works Director may immediately suspend a user's discharge (after informal notice to the user) whenever suspension is necessary in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge which reasonably appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons. The Director may also immediately suspend a user's discharge (after notice and opportunity to respond) that threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW, or which presents or may present an endangerment to the environment.
[1] 
Any user notified of a suspension of its discharge shall immediately stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event of a user's failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the Director shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW, its receiving stream, or endangerment to any individuals. The Director shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Village that the period of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings are initiated against the user.
[2] 
A user that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting imminent endangerment shall submit a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence, to the Public Works Director prior to the date of any termination hearing.
(b) 
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension under this section.
(3) 
Termination of discharge.
(a) 
Any user that violates the following conditions of this chapter, wastewater discharge permits, or orders issued hereunder, is subject to discharge termination:
[1] 
Violation of wastewater discharge permit conditions;
[2] 
Failure to accurately report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its discharge;
[3] 
Failure to report significant changes in operations or wastewater volume, constituents and characteristics prior to discharge;
[4] 
Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of inspection, monitoring and sampling;
[5] 
Violation of pretreatment standards.
(b) 
Such user will be notified of the proposed termination of its discharge and be offered an opportunity to show cause why the proposed action should not be taken.
B. 
Judicial enforcement remedies.
(1) 
Civil penalties.
(a) 
Any user, which has violated or continues to violate this chapter, any order or wastewater discharge permit hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement shall be liable to the Village of Dwight for civil penalties as set forth in § 1-12 of the Village Code.
(b) 
The Village may recover reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other expenses associated with enforcement activities, including sampling and monitoring expenses, and the cost of any actual damages incurred by the Village.
(c) 
Filing a suit for civil penalties shall not be a prerequisite for taking any other action against a user.
(2) 
Criminal prosecution.
(a) 
Any user that willfully or negligently violates any provision of this chapter, any orders or wastewater discharge permits issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment requirement shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine in an amount as set forth in § 1-12 of the Village Code.
(b) 
Any user that willfully or negligently introduces any substance into the POTW which causes personal injury or property damage shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine in an amount as set forth in § 1-12 of the Village Code.
(c) 
Any user that knowingly makes any false statements, representations, or certifications in any application, record, report, plan or other documentation filed, or required to be maintained, pursuant to this chapter, wastewater discharge permit or order, or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine in an amount as set forth in § 1-12 of the Village Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 24.222, regarding violations and penalties, of the 1999 Code, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV).