[Ord. No. 1840, 12-15-2025]
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These Regulations set forth uniform requirements for discharges of Wastewater to the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of the public, preventing pollution of waters of the State, and to enable the Control Authority to comply with all applicable State and Federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR 403) and the Missouri Code of State Regulations (10 CSR Division 20, Department of Natural Resources, Clean Water Commission) which provides the regulatory frame work for the Missouri Clean Water Law, (Chapter 644, RSMo.). These Regulations apply to all Users of the POTW, including entities that haul wastewater to the POTW or those outside the Control Authority jurisdiction that generate wastewater contributed to the POTW.
The objectives of these Regulations are to ensure that Discharges are controlled in a manner to:
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Prevent the introduction of Pollutants or substances into the POTW that will interfere with its operation;
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Prevent the introduction of Pollutants or substances into the POTW which will Pass Through the system, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW;
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Protect the POTW and its personnel who may come in contact with Wastewater, biosolids, sludge and effluent in the course of their employment as well as protecting the general public;
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Improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim Wastewater, biosolids, sludge, or any other products identified for beneficial reuse;
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Provide for the equitable distribution of the cost of conveyance, operation, treatment, maintenance, and improvements of the POTW;
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Ensure the Control Authority is able to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and all applicable Federal and State Regulations to which the POTW is subject; and
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Reduce impacts from Discharges of Pollutants of Emerging Concern through source identification, monitoring, and industry best practices where available.
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The Control Authority will administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of these Regulations.
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The following abbreviations, when used in these Regulations, shall have the designated meanings:
BMP | Best Management Practice |
BMR | Baseline Monitoring Report |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CIU | Categorical Industrial User |
CROMERR | Cross Media Electronic Reporting Rule |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
FOG | Fats, Oil and Grease |
FSE | Food Service Establishment |
GPD | Gallons per Day |
HEM | Hexane Extractable Material |
IU | Industrial User |
Lb(s) | Pound(s) MGD — Million Gallons per Day |
MGD | Million Gallons per Day |
mg/L | Milligrams per Liter |
MAHL | Maximum Allowable Headworks Load |
MAIL | Maximum Allowable Industrial Load |
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NSCIU | Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User |
PFAS | Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances |
PFOA | Perfluorooctanoic acid |
POC | Pollutant of Concern |
PEC | Pollutant of Emerging Concern |
POTW | Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
SDCP | Slug Discharge Control Plan |
SIU | Significant Industrial User |
SMR | Self Monitoring Report or Periodic Report on Compliance |
SNC | Significant Non-Compliance |
S.U. | Standard Units |
U.S.C. | United States Code |
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The following words, terms and phrases, when used in these Regulations, shall have the meanings ascribed to them as defined below, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq.
Means the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
If the User is a corporation, an "Authorized Representative" shall mean:
The president, secretary, treasurer, or a vice president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation; or
The manager of one (1) or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities, provided the manager is authorized to make management decisions that govern the operation of the regulated facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations, and initiate and direct other comprehensive measures to assure long-term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for Wastewater Discharge Permit or other Control Mechanism requirements; and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.
If the User is a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or proprietor, respectively.
If the User is a Federal, State, or local governmental facility: a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the government facility, or their designee.
The individuals described in Paragraphs 1 through 3, above, may designate a Duly Authorized Representative if the authorization is submitted to the Control Authority. The authorization shall specify the individual or position responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the Discharge originates or that has overall responsibility for environmental matters for the User.
Means implementation of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to ensure proper operation of treatment systems, and elimination or reduction of pollutants entering the treatment system.
Means the 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 five (5) feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
Means the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
Depending on context, may mean:
Means City of Concordia. Entity responsible for implementation of these regulations.
Means a document issued by the Control Authority to regulate discharges of Non-Domestic Wastewater to the POTW for the purpose of meeting the objectives in Article I, Section 710.100. Control Mechanisms include Wastewater Discharge Permits (Permits), Best Management Practices, letters of Discharge Authorization, NSCIU authorizations, or any document designated by the Control Authority as a method of controlling or prohibiting discharges to the POTW.
Means the legal framework for electronically reporting under EPA's regulatory programs authorized under 40 CFR 3. The CROMERR program ensures the enforceability of regulatory information collected electronically by EPA and EPA's State, tribal, and local government partners.
Means the introduction of wastewater via a piped connection into the POTW from any source.
Means a Discharge that, either alone or in combination with other Discharges, is incompatible with the POTW, such that it has a detrimental impact on any structure, function, operation, or maintenance activity of the POTW. Disruption includes discharges which cause or may cause Interference or Pass Through.
Means Domestic Wastewater, sometimes referred to as sewage. Wastewater originating from bodily processes (excluding septic tank waste) and from normal household activities such as bathing, laundering, washing, and residential food preparation.
Means the connections with the public sewers or laterals, or private sewers and such pipes as may be laid beneath the surface, and more than three (3) feet outside of the foundation walls of the building drained. Drain-laying shall be done in accordance with the instructions of the Superintendent.
Is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate, the Regional Water Management Division Director, the Regional Administrator, or other duly authorized official of said agency.
Is any source of Indirect Discharge that is not a "New Source."
Means a facility maintained, used, or operated for the purpose of storing, preparing, serving, manufacturing, packaging, or otherwise handling food for sale to other entities, or for consumption by the public, its members, residents, students or employees, and which has any process or device that uses or produces FOG, or grease, vapors, steam, fumes, smoke or odors, including any real property on which the FSE is located. FSEs, include, but are not limited to, restaurants, grocery stores, hotel kitchens, hospitals, nursing homes, school kitchens, bars, factory cafeterias, churches, clubs, daycare centers and mobile food establishments.
Means a source of wastewater transported by truck and introduced to the POTW at specified location(s) authorized by the Control Authority.
Means the introduction of Pollutants into the POTW from any non-domestic source. See definition of "Non-Domestic Wastewater."
Means a source of Indirect Discharge.
Means a Discharge that, alone or in conjunction with a Discharge or Discharges from other sources, both inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment process or operations or its sludge use or disposal; and therefore, is a cause of a violation of any of the requirements of the Control Authority's NPDES permit or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any of the following Statutory/regulatory provisions or permits issued thereunder, or any more stringent State or Local Regulations: Section 405 of the Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, including Title II commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); any State regulations contained in any State Sludge Management Plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act.
Means the estimated maximum loading of a Pollutant that can be received at a POTW's headworks (at the point the Wastewater enters the Wastewater Treatment Plant) based on a technical evaluation without causing Pass Through or Interference.
Means the estimated maximum loading of a Pollutant that can be received at a POTW's headworks from all permitted SIUs without causing Pass Through or Interference.
Means isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes.
Means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground water.
Any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is (or may be) an Indirect Discharge of Pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed Pretreatment Standards under Section 307(c) of the Act that will be applicable to such source if such Standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that Section, provided that:
The building, structure, facility, or installation is constructed at a site at which no other source is located; or
The building, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of Pollutants at an Existing Source; or
The production or Wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility, or installation are substantially independent of an Existing Source at the same site. In determining whether these are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the Existing Source, should be considered.
Modification. Construction on a site at which an Existing Source is located results in a modification rather than:
Construction of a New Source as defined under this definition has commenced if the owner or operator has:
Begun, or caused to begin, as part of a continuous on-site construction program:
Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; or
Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities which is necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of New Source facilities or equipment; or
Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies do not constitute a contractual obligation under this definition.
Means any waste other than Domestic waste. See definition of "Domestic."
Means fats, oil and grease of organic polar compounds derived from animal or plant sources as detectable in cooking oils, food scraps containing grease, butter or oil, lard or tallow, meat fat, grease and juices, gravies, sauces, shortening and dairy products, as well as non-polar oil and grease and other greasy materials that are insoluble in water.
Means a device designed and installed to separate and retain Pollutants from normal wastes and permit normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
Means all expenditures during the useful life of the treatment works for materials, labor, utilities, and other items which are necessary for managing and maintaining the POTW to achieve the capacity and performance for which such works are designed and constructed.
Means a discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the Control Authority's NPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
Means any chemical as may currently exist or as may be created in the future that meets the definition found in 40 CFR 705.3, and any known precursors thereto. This definition includes but is not limited to the compounds detected using EPA Method 1633.
Means the fixtures and all appurtenances thereto which are used to conduct water to and distribute it in or about any premises or buildings for any use whatever; all pipes and appurtenances used or to be used for conveying liquid waste or water within and to a distance of three (3) feet outside of the foundation wall of any building, and all pipes and appurtenances used or to be used to ventilate the drains, fixtures or traps in any building.
Means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, Medical Wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, PFAS substances, microplastics, resins, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, sediment or solids, municipal, agricultural and industrial wastes, and certain characteristics of Wastewater (e.g., pH, temperature, TDS, TSS, turbidity, color, BOD, COD, toxicity, or odor), including POCs and PECs.
Means a substance present in a discharge from a User to the POTW that has been identified by the Control Authority as being a Pollutant which impacts or may impact POTW operations and the ability to comply with Federal, State, and Local Regulations. This term also applies to pollutants of emerging concern (PECs) which are substances that have been identified as potential threats to the environment and human health but are not yet widely regulated.
Means the reduction of the amount of Pollutants, the elimination of Pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of Pollutant properties in Wastewater prior to, or in lieu of, introducing such Pollutants into the POTW.
Means any substantive or procedural requirement related to Pretreatment imposed on a User, other than a Pretreatment Standard.
Means prohibited discharge standards, Categorical Pretreatment Standards, Best Management Practices, Local Limits, and any regulation containing Pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act which applies to Indirect Discharges.
Means any water, unless otherwise specified in a categorical standard, that, during manufacturing or processing, comes into contact with or results from the production or use of any raw material, intermediate product, finished product, byproduct, or waste product.
Is a treatment works, as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1292), which is owned or operated by the Control Authority within the jurisdiction of the Control Authority. This definition includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any conveyances, which convey Wastewater to a treatment plant in addition to the treatment plant itself.
Means any sewage from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets, campers, trailers, and septic tanks.
Means human excrement and gray water (household showers, dishwashing operations, etc.). See definition of "Domestic."
Except as provided in Parts 2 and 3 of this definition, a Significant Industrial User means:
An Industrial User that:
Discharges an average of twenty-five thousand (25,000) gallons per day or more of Process Wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary, non-contact cooling and boiler blowdown Wastewater);
Contributes a Process Wastestream which makes up five percent (5%) or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW Treatment Plant;
Contributes a non-domestic wastestream which has a Discharge with a POC above the reference concentration and makes up five percent (5%) or more of the Maximum Allowable Industrial Load (MAIL) for a particular Pollutant as specified in Article II, Section 710.280(A)(4); or
Is designated as such by the Control Authority on the basis that the Industrial User has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any Pretreatment Standard or Requirement.
The Control Authority may determine that an Industrial User subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards is a Non-Significant Categorical Industrial User rather than a Significant Industrial User on a finding that the Industrial User never discharges more than one hundred (100) gallons per day (gpd) of total Categorical Wastewater (excluding sanitary, non-contact cooling and boiler blowdown Wastewater, unless specifically included in the Pretreatment Standard) and the following conditions are met:
The Industrial User, prior to the Control Authority's finding, has consistently complied with all applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standards and Requirements;
The Industrial User annually submits the certification statement required in Article V, Section 710.630(D), together with any additional information necessary to support the certification statement; and
The Industrial User never discharges any untreated concentrated Wastewater.
Upon a finding that a User meeting the criteria above in Article I, Section 710.130, Subsection (1)(b) of the definition of "Significant Industrial User" has no reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any Pretreatment Standard or Requirement, the Control Authority may at any time, on its own initiative or in response to an appeal received from an Industrial User, and in accordance with procedures in 40 CFR 403.8(f)(6), determine that such User should not be considered a Significant Industrial User.
Means any Discharge at a flow rate or concentration, which could cause a violation of the prohibited discharge standards in Article II, Section 710.240, of these Regulations. A Slug Discharge is any Discharge of a non-routine, uncontrolled, or episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental Discharge or a non-customary batch Discharge, which causes Disruption or has a reasonable potential to cause Interference or Pass Through, or in any other way violate the POTW's regulations, Local Limits or Permit conditions.
Means a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage but excludes sewage and Non-Domestic Wastewater other than unpolluted cooling water.
Means stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, roof runoff, and surface runoff and drainage.
Means one (1) of the Pollutants, or combination of those Pollutants, listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the EPA under the provisions of Section 307 (33 USC § 1317) of the Act.
Means an entity with a wastewater connection to the POTW. A User may be a person, firm, corporation, partnership, governmental entity, Industrial User, or customer that contributes an Indirect Discharge or Domestic discharge to the POTW. Indirect Discharge or Domestic discharge to the POTW.
Means water or other liquids which carry or contain Pollutants or water contaminants from any source.
See "Control Mechanism."
Means a channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
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It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet or watercourse within the City of Concordia, or in any area under jurisdiction of said City, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of these Regulations.
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Except as hereinafter 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.
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The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the City of Concordia and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the Control Authority is hereby required at their expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the POTW in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sanitary sewer is within one hundred (100) feet of the structure being served provided such connection can be accomplished by gravity flow.
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Application for sewerage services shall be made to the Clerk or other persons designated by the Board of Aldermen by the owner or occupant of the property to be served. Upon the approval of such application, the applicant shall have the right to connect with the City sewerage, all costs of such connection to be borne by the applicant. The connection charges established in Chapter 150, Table A of Title I (Sewer Connection Fee) of this Code shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time application is made for sewer service, and no connections to the sewer system of the City shall be made until the charge shall be paid in full.
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The Board of Aldermen of this City is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with Users for the construction of private sewer lines to the lines owned by the City and for the City to reimburse the person, firm or corporation who built same under the following terms and conditions, to wit:
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Any person, firm or corporation desiring to construct, erect or build a sewer line to serve any property not now being served by the main sewer lines of the City of Concordia, Missouri, shall submit to the City of Concordia at the time of submission of plans and specifications for the erection of a building, the determined plans and specifications for the construction of a private sewer line to be constructed and built in the streets, alleys or rights-of-way of said City; and upon paying a deposit as may be directed by the City Clerk in order to reimburse the City for any necessary expenses to have said plans approved by the City Engineer.
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Upon submission of said plans and approval of same by the City Engineer, the City then shall grant to the person, firm or corporation submitting said plans through the City Clerk a permit to erect and build the sewer line and connect same to the main sewer system of the City of Concordia, Missouri.
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The permit shall include a provision that the total cost and payment for the sewer line shall be at the expense of the person, firm or corporation requesting said permit and shall provide for an inspection and approval of the City prior to the time the line is used and finally connected to the sewer system of the City; by this it is meant that any person, firm or corporation who constructs same during all phases of construction must obtain the approval of either the City Engineer or the Superintendent.
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The Board of Aldermen is further authorized to have the City employees construct said line for such person, firm or corporation provided that the City shall be reimbursed for the total cost of same, including material, labor and any and all other necessary expenses.
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The City reserves the right to purchase said line at any time not to exceed the cost of same less any amounts received by the owner or owners thereof that they may have charged any other person for the right and privilege of connecting on said line, regardless of whether said other person, firm or corporation has in fact connected on the private line. The City reserves the right to require from the owner of said line at the time of the purchase price an affidavit by the owner stating the amounts, if any, received from any other person who has connected on said line.
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No unauthorized 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 sewerage works. Offense of this Section shall be prosecuted under provisions of Section 210.290 of this Code.
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Private Sewage Disposal — When Permitted. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.160 of this Chapter, the building sewer shall be connected to a private disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.
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Permit Required — Application — Fee. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee as set out in Chapter 150, Table A of Title I of this Code shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
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Permit Effective Upon Satisfactory Inspection — Notice For Inspection. A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. They shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready to begin and when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
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Specifications. The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all requirements of Lafayette County Planning and Zoning or other applicable 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 fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. A percolation test is required in order to determine the soil absorption adequacy for lots greater than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any watercourse, natural or constructed.
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Connection To Public Sewer When Available — Abandonment Of Private System. At such time as a public sanitary sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Article I, Section 710.200(D) "Specifications" above, a direct connection shall be made to the public sanitary 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.
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Operation And Maintenance. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the Control Authority.
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Imposition Of Additional Requirements By State Or County. No statement contained in this Article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
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Cleaning, Filling Upon Discontinuance Of Use. When a public sanitary sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within ninety (90) days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
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Plumbing Licenses — General. No person desiring or undertaking to do business or work as a plumber in connection directly or indirectly with the sanitary sewer system of Concordia shall so undertake such work or business without having first procured their license from the City as a plumber.
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Process To Obtain City Plumbing License. To obtain such license, the applicant shall present a petition to the City Administration, which shall be accompanied by two (2) City licenses of municipalities in which the applicant has performed work. In lieu of the above-mentioned licenses, said applicant may choose to undergo and take an examination before the Superintendent to prove his/her knowledge of practical plumbing.
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Application And Insurance Required.
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All applicants wishing to do business or work as a plumber in connection directly or indirectly with the sanitary sewer system of Concordia must procure and maintain a policy of general liability insurance covering the activities of the contractor while engaged in contracting. Such insurance policy shall be written with an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Missouri and shall have minimum limits as set by the Board of Aldermen.
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In addition, such contractor shall procure and maintain Workers' Compensation insurance as required by law and automobile liability insurance as required by law. Every such contractor, prior to the issuance of a license, shall file with the City Clerk, or other appointed representative of the City, certificates of insurance evidencing the insurance coverage.
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Terms And Conditions Of Plumbers' Trade Licenses. Upon complying with this condition, together with the payment of a license fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), a plumber trade license shall be granted for the period of one (1) year, which each year may be renewed upon like application and insurance certificates.
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City Business License Required. All persons desiring to do business or work as a plumber in connection directly or indirectly with the City's sanitary sewer shall obtain a City business license as provided in Section 605.030(A) of this Code. These licenses shall be in addition to the license provided for in this Article.
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Permit For Connection To Sewer Main — Requirements, Application Fee Restitution For Damage To Sewer Mains Or Laterals.
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Applicants for permits to do plumbing work, drain-laying or construction, alteration or repair of any private sewer or drain to connect with the public sewer must be made, in writing, to the Board of Aldermen by the owner of the property to be drained or by his/her duly authorized agent. Such applicant shall give the location of the property by lot number on the street, the name of the owner or owners of the property, and the name of the person, firm or corporation employed to do the work, and a description of the work to be done, and shall be made on blanks furnished for such purposes. No permit shall be deemed to authorize anything done not stated in the application.
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No house, building or premises shall be connected directly or indirectly with the sanitary sewer system or excavations made in streets, alleys thereof without permits issued under authority of this Chapter, and the conditions of such permits must be strictly complied with as part of the rules and regulations governing such work under this Chapter. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all sewers whether the same are on private property or in the public streets or alleys.
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Every person or party receiving a permit from the Board of Aldermen or their representative shall faithfully comply with all the regulations and instructions of said Superintendent in reference to such work and all the requirements of this Chapter and any amendments thereto and shall enforce the same upon his/her employees and be held responsible for their acts, and in case work under permit shall be improperly done and in violation of the conditions in said permit or in case any damage to the public sewer or laterals be caused by such violations, either on the part of the person or persons owning the property or by his/her employees, the Board of Aldermen or their representative shall have the right to reconstruct said defective work and replace or repair the damage, and the whole costs thereof together with the cost of suit shall be recovered by the City of Concordia by suit on the insurance given by the person doing the work as such plumber, as well as suit against the owner of the property.
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Design Minimums.
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Each building shall have a separate connection with the sewer, unless a special permit shall be granted by the Superintendent or Board of Aldermen. Whenever "Y" junctions have been put in the sewer, they must be used for making such connections. No junctions pipe shall be cut or taken up for connecting purposes without a special permit from said Superintendent, and then only in his/her presence. No connection shall be made in any case without the presence of the Superintendent.
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Required Permits And Licenses. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sanitary sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent. It shall be unlawful, under provisions stated in Article I, Section 710.190, "Tampering With Facilities" above, for any person, firm or corporation to make, or cause to be made, any connections with the laterals of the system of sewers of the City or to build any sewer connections without permission being first granted by the City of Concordia.
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Classes Of Permits — Application — Fee.
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There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
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For residential and commercial service; and
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For services to establishments producing non-domestic wastes.
In either case the owner or their agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee as set out in Chapter 150, Table A of Title I of this Code for a residential, commercial or industrial building sewer permit is required. The fee shall be paid to the City at the time the building permit application is filed.
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Liability For Costs, Expenses — Indemnification Of City. All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
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Separate Sewer For Each Building — Exception. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building under separate ownership. Multiple connections under one (1) ownership shall be serviced by a single building sewer, unless approved by the Board of Aldermen.
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Use Of Old Sewers In New Buildings. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
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Specifications. 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 Code as referenced in Section 500.060 of the Concordia City Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City.
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Elevation. 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 sanitary sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer. This shall be done at no cost or obligation to the City.
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Connection Of Downspouts, Exterior Drains, Etc. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, interior and exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
I.
Connection Procedures, Materials. The connection of the building sewer into the public sanitary sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code as referenced in Section 500.060 of the Concordia City Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City. All such connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.
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Notice For Inspection — Supervision Of Connection. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sanitary sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his/her representative at such time designated by the Superintendent.
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Excavations — Barricades, Lights, Restoration. 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 City.
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Pick-Up Float Valve.
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Any person, firm or corporation after May 14, 1973, which connects any private sewer line to the sewer system of the City of Concordia must place on the private line a pick-up float valve of such a nature, character and construction as to meet the specifications and approval of the Superintendent.
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No private sewer line shall be connected to the City system until the above float valve is installed in the private line and the approval of same and the inspection of same is made by the Superintendent or his/her employees or his/her agents or servants.
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Anyone who fails to comply with this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day that said violation occurs; and, further, shall pay the costs of any criminal suit and the costs of the City in disconnecting the private line from the City line.