It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City of Everson, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(Ord. 154 § 2.01, 1974)
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facilities intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(Ord. 154 § 2.02, 1974)
The owner of each lot or parcel of real property within the City of Everson, upon which lot or parcel there is situated any building or structure for human occupancy or use for any other purpose, and whenever there is a public sewer line located in that segment of the adjacent public right-of-way directly abutting the property or within 50 feet of the property line of such lot or parcel and the public sewer line is capable of serving the property, shall install suitable toilet facilities therein and shall connect such facilities, together with all other facilities therein the use of which results in the existence of sewage as defined herein, with the public sewer system at his own expense within one year after acceptance by the City of the public sewer line capable of serving such lot or parcel. A public sewer line shall be deemed capable of serving the property if the sewer line has sufficient available capacity, even though one or more floors of such building or structure cannot be served by gravity flow into the City sewer lines. The time within which said connection is required to be made pursuant to this section may be extended to not more than five years from the date the City accepts the abutting or adjacent public sewer line, upon written request of the property owner and on the condition that the property owner submits annual reports of system status prepared by an Operation and Maintenance Specialist licensed by Whatcom County Health Department that demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Superintendent that the private sewage disposal system is not failing and is in proper working condition.
(Ord. 154 § 2.03, 1974; Ord. 724 § 1, 2012)
Where a public sewer line is not available under the provisions of the foregoing section, a private sewer and sewage disposal system shall be constructed in accordance with provisions herein.
(Ord. 154 § 2.04, 1974)
Whenever a public sewer becomes available to a lot or parcel served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in the foregoing section, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(Ord. 154 § 2.05, 1974)
In the event the side sewer and connection to the public sewer are not made within the time herein provided, and after a minimum of 60 days following provision of written notice to the property owner, return receipt requested, the Superintendent is hereby authorized and directed to cause the same to be made and file a statement thereof with the City Clerk, and thereupon a warrant shall be issued under the direction of the City Council for the payment of such costs. Such amount, together with a penalty of 10 percent thereof, plus interest at the rate of eight percent per annum upon the total amount of the cost and the penalty shall be assessed against the property upon which side sewer and connection has not been placed as required and shall become a lien thereon as herein provided.
(Ord. 154 § 2.06, 1974; Ord. 724 § 2, 2012)
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage system shall comply with all recommendations and regulations of the Department of Public Health of the State of Washington, and of the regulations of the City of Everson. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet or to ground surface. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the City.
(Ord. 154 § 2.07, 1974)
Any building hereafter constructed or made available for human occupation and use upon a lot or parcel or real estate capable of being served as defined in EMC § 13.30.0203, shall, within 90 days after an application for a side sewer permit shall have been made, or prior to occupancy of the premises, whichever event first occurs, be connected to the sewer system of the City.
(Ord. 154 § 2.08, 1974)
The following sewer connection charges shall apply to all developments requiring a new connection to the public sewer system and to expanded developments utilizing an existing connection. The following connection charges shall be paid prior to connection to the public sewer system:
A. 
Residential Uses.
1. 
General rate: $6,400 per dwelling unit;
2. 
Residential structures served by existing approved septic systems: $2,500 per dwelling unit if connection is made within one year of the date of City acceptance of the abutting or adjacent public sewer as described in EMC § 13.30.0203, and $3,500 if connection is made within two years of said date of acceptance, and $4,500 if connection is made within three years of said date of acceptance, and $5,500 if connection is made within four years of said date of acceptance, and the general rate as specified under subsection (A)(1) of this section, if connection is made more than four years from said date of acceptance.
B. 
Commercial, Industrial or Other Uses Exclusively Producing Domestic Waste.
1. 
For first five water closets or urinals: $6,400.
2. 
Per additional water closet or urinal: $1,200.
C. 
Commercial, Industrial or Other Uses Not Exclusively Producing Domestic Waste.
1. 
Charge for domestic waste calculated according to subsections (B)(1) and (2) of this section;
2. 
Additional charge for nondomestic waste of $6,400 per equivalent residential unit (ERU) multiplied by the number of ERUs of nondomestic waste produced, where the number of ERUs is calculated by dividing the average daily discharge of nondomestic waste by 250 gallons per day per ERU, where said average daily discharge shall be calculated by a licensed professional engineer retained by the applicant and confirmed by the City.
(Ord. 274 § 4B, 1982; Ord. 326 § 2, 1986; Ord. 350 § 1, 1987; Ord. 359 § 1, 1988; Ord. 417 § 1, 1991; Ord. 600 § 2, 2003; Ord. 724 § 3, 2012)