[Adopted 5-15-1980, approved 8-26-1980; amended
11-1-1986, approved 11-25-1986 (Art. XXXVI of Ch. III of the General
Ordinances as updated through 7-7-2003)]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20°C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
That 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 in to the building sewer,
beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building
wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
The liquid waste from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters)
in any dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground waters and not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
Any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which
in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds
for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes, more than five
times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal
operation.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works of the
Town of Barnstable or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
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.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
A.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections
with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb and public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
B.
Any person proposing a new discharge into the system
or a substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants that
are being discharged into the system shall notify the Superintendent
at least 45 days prior to the proposed change or connection.
C.
A sewer connection permit shall be required before
any building or unit thereof is connected to the Town sewer system.
The owner or his/her agent shall make application on a special form
furnished by the Town. The permit shall be supplemented by any plans,
specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment
of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to
the Town at the time the application is filed. The fee shall be based
on the classification of the building or unit thereof to be connected
as specified in the sewer connection fee schedule in effect at the
time the application is filed.
[Amended 11-5-1988; approved 1-3-1989]
D.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation
and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
The owner shall indemnify the Town from any loss or damage that may
directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building
sewer.
E.
A separate and independent billing sewer shall be
provided for every building; except where one building stands at the
rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available
or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley,
court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
building sewer.
F.
Old buildings 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 article.
G.
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 or other
applicable rules and regulations of the Town. In the absence of code
provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual
of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
H.
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 to flow to
the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such buildings drain
shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building
sewer.
I.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a building or sewer or building drain which
in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
J.
The connection of the building sewer into the public
sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing
Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the Town, or the
procedures set forth in an appropriate specifications of the ASTM
and the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. 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.
K.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall
notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection
and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative.
L.
All excavations for building sewer installation shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard. Street, sidewalks, parkways and other public
property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in
a manner satisfactory to the Town.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface 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 designed as combined
sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent.
Industrial cooling water or unpolluted waters may be discharged, on
approval of the Superintendent to a storm sewer, combined 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 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 animals or humans,
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 accusing 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 fishes,
cups, milk containers, 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 Superintendent that such wastes
can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment,
having an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise
endanger life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. In
forming his opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent
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 other pertinent factors.
The substances prohibited are:
(1)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150° F. or 65° C.
(2)
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or
oils whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/1 or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
32° F. and 150° F. and 0° C. 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 Superintendent.
(4)
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron picking
wastes, or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
(5)
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper,
zinc, and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting
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 Superintendent 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 Superintendent as necessary, after
treatment of the composite sewage to meet the requirements of the
state, federal, or other public agencies or jurisdiction for such
discharge to the receiving waters.
(7)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentration as may exceed limits established by the superintendent
in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
(8)
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
(9)
Materials which exert or cause:
(a)
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids
(such as, but not limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries, and lime
residues) or of 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 solution).
(c)
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes
constituting slugs as defined herein.
(d)
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine
requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load
on the sewage treatment works.
(10)
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 other
agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
E.
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 184-3D of this chapter, and which, in the judgment of the Superintendent, 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 Superintendent may:
(1)
Reject the wastes;
(2)
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for
discharge to the public sewers;
(3)
Require control over the quantities and rate of discharge;
and/or
(4)
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling
and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or by sewer
charges.
F.
If the Superintendent 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 Superintendent
and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances,
and laws.
G.
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, 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 Superintendent, and shall be located as to
be ready and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
H.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities
are provided for any water or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
I.
When required by the Superintendent, 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 Superintendent.
The manhole shall by installed by the owner at his expense and shall
be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
J.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this article shall
be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods
for the examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American
Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control
manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the
control manholes shall be considered to be the nearest downstream
manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer
is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted
methods to reflect the effect of constitutes upon the sewage works
and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property.
The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour
composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether
a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always,
BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour
composites of all outfalls where pH's are determined from periodic
grab samples.
K.
All industry discharging into a public sewer shall
perform such monitoring of their discharges the Superintendent and/or
other duly authorized employees of the Town may reasonably require,
including installation, use and maintenance of monitoring equipment,
keeping records and reporting the results of such monitoring to the
Superintendent. Agencies having jurisdiction over discharges to the
receiving waters.
A.
No person shall:
(1)
Maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage,
destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is a part of the public sewer system.
(2)
Unless specifically authorized by the Superintendent,
discharge any liquid or soils of any description whatsoever through
any opening or connection to or leading into the public sewer system
other than an authorized plumbing fixture.
B.
Any person violating this provision shall be fined
not more than $300 per incident. Each day or part of a day in which
an incident occurs shall be treated as a separate offense.
A.
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees
of the Town bearing proper credential and identification shall be
permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this article. The Superintendent or his 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 discharging
to the sewers or waterways of facilities for waste treatment.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection A, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the Town 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 Town employees, and the Town shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by Town employees and against liability claims and demands for personal property or injury damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operations except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in § 184-3.
C.
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees
of the Town bearing proper credentials and identification shall be
permitted to enter all private properties through which the Town 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.
[Added 11-5-1988, approved 1-3-1989]
A.
Privately owned sewage pumping stations which discharge
into the public sewer shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with the same engineering standards used for construction of Town-owned
pumping stations. Plans and specifications or other information considered
pertinent shall be submitted to the Superintendent for review and
approval prior to commencing construction.
B.
Stations in this category shall not be placed into
operation until an inspection of the facility of conducted and the
facility is deemed satisfactory to the Superintendent.
D.
Documentation certifying completion of the above maintenance
items shall be submitted December 31 of each year to the Superintendent.
In the case of preventive maintenance, a chart shall be submitted
documenting maintenance checks performed and dates on which performed
throughout the year on all installed equipment. The chart shall also
indicate types of repairs and the dates on which they were made.
E.
Upon petition of the owner, the Town may assume ownership
and responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the station,
provided that the facility meets current standards of design and construction
and material condition; necessary property easements are conveyed
to the Town; and the Superintendent deems it to be in the best interests
of the Town.
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article, except § 184-4, shall be served by the Town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within a period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection A shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in the amount not exceeding $200 for each violation. Each day in which any violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed. The invalidity of any section, clause,
sentence or provision of this article shall not affect any other part
of this article which can be given effect without such invalid part
or parts.
This article shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, recording and publication as
provided by law.
