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City of South Pasadena, FL
Pinellas County
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A. 
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
BUILDING OR HOUSE SEWER
The conduit or pipe which conveys sewage from the plumbing drain system of a building to a public sewer or other place of disposal.
CITY or THE CITY
The City of South Pasadena, Pinellas County, Florida.
CITY SEWER
A sewer which is under the authority of the City Commission of the City of South Pasadena, Florida.
CITY SEWER SYSTEM
A sewer system which is under authority of the City Commission of the City of South Pasadena, Florida.
COD (denoting "chemical oxygen demand")
A measure of the oxygen equivalent of that portion of the organic matter in a water sample that is susceptible to oxidation by a strong chemical oxidant.
DOMESTIC WASTE
Any superfluous solid, liquid or gaseous material derived principally from the use of sanitary conveniences of dwellings, businesses, institutions and the like.
FOOD WASTE
Superfluous solid material produced from the domestic or commercial preparation, cooking or dispensing of food, or from the handling, storage or sale of produce.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Pinellas County Health Department.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Any superfluous solid, liquid or gaseous material resulting from any industrial or manufacturing processes or from the development, recovery or processing of natural resources.
OTHER WASTE
Municipal refuse, decayed wood, sawdust, shavings, bark, lime, sand, ashes, offal, oil, tar, chemicals and all other substances as distinct from domestic waste, industrial waste or food waste.
PERSON
Includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations and all other groups or combinations.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a "pH" value of seven point zero (7.0) and a hydrogen ion concentration of 10-7.
PROPERLY SHREDDED FOOD WASTE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking or 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 one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer directly controlled by the city.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage by force of gravity and to which storm-, surface and ground water are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE or WASTEWATER
Domestic waste, industrial waste and food waste, together with any other waste that may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT or WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT or WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
An arrangement of devices and structures designed for the treatment of sewage or wastewater.
SEWER SYSTEM or SEWERAGE SYSTEM
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and/or disposing of sewage which lie within dedicated rights-of-way or dedicated easements.
SLUG
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 fifteen (15) minutes, five (5) times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operations and which shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment plant.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtration.
UNPOLLUTED WATER
Water of such quality as to be equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and which would not be benefited by discharge into the sanitary sewerage and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
USER
A person or other entity that discharges or may discharge wastes into the sewer system.
WASTE
Sewage, wastewater or other waste as defined herein.
B. 
The term "shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
A. 
This chapter is adopted by the city for:
(1) 
The purpose of maintaining efficient, economic and safe operation of the sanitary sewers within the city; and
(2) 
The protection of the health, safety and general welfare of the public within the city.
B. 
This chapter is intended to prevent and abate pollution through the regulation and control of connections to the sewer systems and to limit the use of the sewer systems to the collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal of appropriate wastes.
This chapter shall be administered by the Department of Public Works of the city.
Unless otherwise provided herein, this chapter shall only apply to the incorporated areas of the city which are inside the formally established municipal or franchise service areas.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit untreated sewage or permit untreated sewage to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on any property, public or private, in the city.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this chapter.
C. 
Except as provided by state law or city ordinance or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for disposal of sewage.
D. 
The owner or occupant of any house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley, easement or right-of-way in which there is located available sanitary sewers, is hereby required, at his expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the available sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within ninety (90) days after sewer service is available, provided that the available sewer is within one hundred (100) feet of property line. The City Clerk will notify all property owners affected in writing the date that sanitary sewer service is available.
E. 
At such time as a sanitary sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the sewer in compliance with this chapter within ninety (90) days, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned, and their further use for any purposes prohibited. An abandoned septic tank shall be pumped out, the bottom suitably opened or ruptured so as to prevent the tank from retaining water and filled with clean sand or other suitable material, the actions being taken in the order listed.
F. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or deposit any pollutant into a sanitary sewerage system except when such discharge or deposit is in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Clean Water Act of 1977, and any other more stringent state or city standards.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the city sewer system. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of destruction of public property.
[Amended 4-27-1993 by Ord. No. 93-08]
Any person who violates a provision of this chapter or who fails to comply therewith shall be punished as set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, of this Code.
In addition to the criminal penalties provided in § 169-7, the City Commission is hereby authorized to institute any appropriate action or proceeding, including suit for injunctive relief, in order to prevent or abate violations of this chapter.
The city inspectors, authorized representatives of the State of Florida Department of Environmental Regulation or the United States Environmental Protection Agency or other duly authorized agents of the city, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing as may be necessary in the enforcement of this chapter.