[Adopted 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 90-4]
A.Â
It is the purpose of this article to protect public
health and safety by abating and preventing pollution through the
regulation and control of the disposal of sewage and the quantity
and quality of wastes admitted to be discharged into the wastewater
collection and treatment system of the City of Royal Oak, the Oakland
County Department of Public Works, and the City of Detroit.
B.Â
It is the further purpose of this article to enable
the City of Royal Oak and the governmental authorities with which
it has contracted to provide a public sewage disposal system for the
properties within the City of Royal Oak, the County of Oakland, and
the City of Detroit, to comply with the requirements of applicable
state and federal laws, including the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act of 1972, as amended; the State of Michigan Act No. 245 of 1929,
as amended; the Federal District Court Consent Judgment and Settlement
Agreement, United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan,
Southern Division, C.A. No. 77-1100; and the applicable rules and
regulations pertaining to said Acts; and the requirements of applicable
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits. Further,
this article is intended to enable the City of Royal Oak to comply
with State of Michigan Act No. 185 of Public Acts of 1957, as amended,[1] and/or State of Michigan Act No. 342 of Public Acts of
1939, as amended.[2]
C.Â
This article shall govern the design, construction
and use of wastewater facilities under the jurisdiction of the County
of Oakland, enumerating the permit requirements for tapping into county
wastewater facilities, for altering existing county wastewater facilities,
for pumping stations and for industrial connections to public sewers;
and the authority of the county's inspectors or authorized agents
in the County of Oakland, State of Michigan; and to provide a uniform
policy for rates for wastewater disposal service.
By virtue of the obligations and authority placed
upon the County of Oakland and the City of Detroit by the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act; the Constitution of the State of Michigan;
the State of Michigan Act No. 245 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended;
the Charter of the City of Royal Oak; National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Permit for the City of Detroit Publicly Owned Treatment
Works; the Federal District Court Consent Judgment pertaining to US
EPA v. City of Detroit, et al, C.A. No. 77-1100, as amended; the Urban
Cooperation Act of 1967, as amended; Public Act No. 35 of 1951, as
amended[1]; and existing or future contracts between the City of
Royal Oak, County of Oakland, the Oakland County Department of Public
Works, the Oakland County Drain Commissioner, and the Board of Water
Commissioners of the City of Detroit, or by virtue of common law usage
of the system, this article shall apply to every property and property
owner which is a source of sewage and/or which contributes or causes
to be contributed pollutants or wastewater to the City of Royal Oak
Sewage Disposal System, Evergreen-Farmington Sewage Disposal System
and/or the Clinton-Oakland Sewage Disposal System and/or the Huron-Rouge
Sewage Disposal System and/or the Southeastern Oakland County Sewage
Disposal System and/or the City of Detroit Publicly Owned Treatment
Works.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCLA § 124.1
et seq.
When used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings described in this section unless the context
specifically indicates a different meaning:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, P.L. 92-500, also
known as the "Clean Water Act," as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251
et seq.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources or the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Engineering drawings prepared after installations of wastewater
facilities which shall show a statement by a registered engineer or
surveyor certifying this to be "as-built plans" and shall include,
but not be limited to, length of sewer, invert elevation, locations
with respect to property lines, wye and riser locations and depths,
sewer material and joints used, and mechanical, electrical, and structural
details for pump stations, wastewater treatment facilities, and other
appurtenances.
Refers to a corporate officer, if the industrial user is
a corporation; a general partner or proprietor, if the industrial
user is a partnership or proprietorship, respectively; or a duly authorized
representative of the individual designated in either of the above,
if such representative is responsible for the overall operation of
the facilities from which the indirect discharge originates or is
the identified corporation, partnership, or proprietorship representative
for responding to discharge inquiries or actions.
The quantity of dissolved oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure five
days at 20° C. expressed in terms of weight and concentration
[milligrams per liter (mg/l)] as measured by standard methods.
The Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Detroit.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building's
sewer (house sewer). The latter begins five feet outside the inner
face of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain that connects the building
in which the sanitary sewage originates to the public sewer or other
place of disposal and conveys the sewage of but one building.
The National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or a pretreatment
standard as promulgated under authority of the Act, 40 CFR 403.
A measure of the oxygen-consuming capacity of inorganic and
organic matter present in water or wastewater. It is expressed as
the amount of oxygen consumed from a chemical oxidant in a specified
test. It does not differentiate between stable and unstable organic
matter and thus does not necessarily correlate with biochemical oxygen
demand. Also known as OC and DOC, oxygen consumed and dichromate oxygen
consumed, respectively.
The difference between the amount of chlorine applied and
the amount of free chlorine available at the end of the contact time,
expressed in milligrams per liter.
The City in which this article is passed.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
BOD (biochemical oxygen demand), FOG (fats, oils or grease),
phosphorus, suspended solids, and fecal coliform bacteria, plus other
pollutants which do not exceed the Control Authority's interference
or pass through limitations or the limitations of this article.
A series of grab samples of equal volume taken over a specified
time period with no regard to the flow in the waste stream, which
are combined into one sample.
The judgment issued by Federal District Court on September
14, 1977, US EPA v. City of Detroit, et al, C.A. No. 77-1100, as amended.
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) which has
been officially designated as such by the state under the provisions
of 40 CFR 403.12 or authorized representatives or employees of the
DWSD.
A suitable manhole, together with such necessary meters,
including, where appropriate, adequate power source, and other appurtenances,
to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of wastewater
to be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the county's
engineering personnel.
The noncontact water discharged from any use such as air
conditioning, cooling, or refrigeration to which the only pollutant
added is heat.
The County of Oakland, State of Michigan, or its authorized
representative, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
The Oakland County Drain Commissioner or the Oakland County
Department of Public Works.
The organic and inorganic substances, elements or compounds,
listed in the register compiled by the Water Resources Commission
of the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Michigan.
For purposes of computing, a period of time prescribed or
allowed by this article, consecutive calendar days.
Charges levied to customers of the wastewater system which
are used to pay principal, interest and administrative costs of retiring
the debt incurred for construction of the wastewater system. The debt
service charge is separate and distinct and may be in addition to
the user charge specified below.
The discharge of treated or untreated wastewater directly
into the waters of the State of Michigan.
The Director of the Detroit Department of Water and Sewerage
or the Director's deputy.
A person who contributes, causes or permits wastewater to
be discharged into the publicly owned treatment works from a place
of domicile for one or more persons, including, but not limited to,
single-family houses, apartment buildings, condominiums, townhouses
and mobile homes. It shall also mean churches, schools and government
buildings.
Any structure designed for year-round habitation, including,
but not limited to, houses, mobile homes, apartment buildings, condominiums
and townhouses.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency or, where
appropriate, the term may also be used as a designation for the administrator
or other authorized official of said federal agency.
Any hydrocarbons, fatty acids, soaps, fats, waxes, oils,
and any other nonvolatile material of animal, vegetable, or mineral
origin that is extractable by solvent in accordance with standard
methods.
A grant made or to be made for the construction of wastewater
collection, transportation, and/or treatment works provided under
the Act, P.L. 92-500, as amended.
A composite sample taken with regard to the flow rate of
the waste stream.
A pipe or conduit which is placed around the perimeter of
a building foundation and which intentionally admits groundwater.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and serving of foods. It is composed of putrescible
organic matter and its natural moisture content.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGEThe waste from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of foods that has 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.
The current edition of standard material and construction
requirements of the County of Oakland.
A sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one-time
basis without regard to the variations in flow rate, but which shall
reasonably reflect the characteristics of the waste stream at the
time of sampling.
Subsurface water occupying the saturation zone, from which
wells and springs are fed.
Any waste from holding tanks such as vessels, chemical toilets,
campers, trailers, septic tanks, and vacuum-pump tank trucks.
Any pollutant which is not a compatible pollutant.
The discharge or the introduction of pollutants from any
nondomestic source, regulated under Section 307(b), (c), or (d) of
the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1317), into the publicly owned treatment
works.
A person who contributes, causes, or permits wastewater to
be discharged into the publicly owned treatment works from a place
of business, endeavor, arts, trade, or commerce, whether public or
private, commercial or charitable. Domestic users are specifically
excluded.
The discharge into the publicly owned treatment works of
any liquid, solid, or gaseous waste or form of energy, or combination
thereof, resulting from any processes of industry, manufacturing,
business, trade, or research, including the development, recovery,
or processing of natural resources.
Any waters entering the system from the ground, through such
means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections
or manhole walls. Infiltration does not include and is distinguished
from inflow.
The total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow.
Any waters entering the system through such sources as, but
not limited to, building downspouts, footing or yard drains, cooling
water discharges, seepage lines from springs and swampy areas, and
storm drain cross connections.
A discharge by a user which, alone or in conjunction with
discharges by other sources, inhibits or disrupts the publicly owned
treatment works or its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge
processes, use or disposal, and which causes a violation of any requirement
of the publicly owned treatment works' NPDES permit (including an
increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or the prevention
of sewage sludge use or disposal by the publicly owned treatment works
in accordance with the following statutory provisions and regulations
or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent state or local regulations):
Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA)
[including Title II, more commonly referred to as the "Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA)," and including state regulations contained
in any state sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle
D of the SWDA], the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act,
and the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act.
The measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes in accordance with the methods contained in the
latest edition at the time of any such measurement, test, or analysis
of "Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater," a joint
publication of the American Public Health Association, the American
Waterworks Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation
or in accordance with any other method prescribed by the rules and
regulations promulgated pursuant to federal or state law.
That portion of the sewer system located under the street
or within the street right-of-way from the property line to the trunk
line or interceptor and which collects sewage from a particular property
for transfer to the trunk line or interceptor.
A prefix denoting jurisdiction by the City.
The chief administrative officer of the City, or his authorized
representatives or agents.
Is permissive.
The City.
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated
by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33
U.S.C. § 1317) which applies to a specific class or category
of industrial users.
A permit issued to a publicly owned treatment works pursuant
to Section 402 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1342).
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 a discharge of pollutants, the construction of
which is commenced after the publication of the proposed National
Categorical Pretreatment Standards under Section 307(c) of the Act,
which will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter
promulgated in accordance with that section.
A sewage or other wastewater effluent which shall be a compatible
pollutant with BOD of 275 milligrams per liter or less, suspended
solids of 350 milligrams per liter or less, total phosphorus of 12
milligrams per liter or less, and fats, oil, and greases of 100 milligrams
per liter or less.
Any object of whatever nature which substantially impedes
the flow of sewage from the point of origination to the trunk line
or interceptor. This shall include, but not be limited to, objects,
sewage, tree roots, rocks and debris of any type.
All work, materials, equipment, utilities and other effort
required to operate and maintain the wastewater transportation and
treatment system consistent with insuring adequate treatment of wastewater
to produce an effluent in compliance with the NPDES permit and other
applicable state and federal regulations, and includes the cost of
replacement.
The owners of record of the freehold of the premises or lesser
estate therein, a mortgagor or vendee in possession, assignee of rents,
receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, or other person, firm or corporation
in control of a building.
The discharge of pollutants through the publicly owned treatment
works into navigable waters in quantities or concentrations which,
alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, is a cause
of violation of any requirement of the publicly owned treatment works'
NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of
a violation).
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint-stock company, trust, estate, unit
of government, school district or any other legal representative,
agent or assigns, or any combination thereof. The masculine gender
shall include the feminine; the singular shall include the plural
where indicated by the context.
The negative reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen
concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen-ions, in
grams per liter of solution.
Any substance or energy added or introduced into the user's
water source.
The human-made or human-induced degradation or impairment
of the chemical, physical, biological or radiological integrity of
water.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the removal of
pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging
or otherwise introducing such pollutants into the publicly owned treatment
works. The reduction, removal or alteration may be attained by physical,
chemical or biological processes, or process changes by other means,
except as prohibited by federal, state or local law, rules and regulations.
Any substantive or procedural requirements related to pretreatment
other than a national categorical pretreatment standard imposed on
an industrial user.
A prefix denoting jurisdiction by a nongovernmental entity.
A prefix denoting jurisdiction by any governmental subdivision
or agency.
A common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public
utility.
That portion of the publicly owned treatment works designed
to provide treatment to wastewater, including recycling and reclamation
of wastewater.
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33
U.S.C. § 1292), which is owned in this instance by the City
of Detroit. This definition includes any sewers that convey wastewater
to the POTW treatment plant. For the purposes of this article, "publicly
owned treatment works" or "POTW" shall also include any sewers under
the jurisdiction of the City and/or the County of Oakland.
The replacement in whole or in part of any equipment, appurtenances
and accessories in the wastewater transportation or treatment systems
to insure continuous treatment of wastewater in accordance with the
NPDES permit and other applicable state and federal regulations.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm-, surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
A prefix denoting a wastewater transmission facility or sewer
which is intended to transport sanitary wastewater only.
Any area whose wastewater is received by the City or the
County of Oakland for the transmission for treatment by the City of
Detroit DWSD.
Spent water which may be a combination of the liquid and
water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial
plants, institutions, or other land uses, including drainage water
and groundwater inadvertently present in said waste.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
See the following definitions modifying sewer:
BUILDING SEWERIn plumbing, the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal. Also called "house connection."
COMBINED SEWERA sewer intending to receive both wastewater and storm- or surface or drainage water.
COMMON SEWERA sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights.
COUNTY SEWERA public sewer controlled by the county agency.
INTERCEPTING SEWERA sewer that received dry-weather flow from a number of transverse sewers of outlets in frequently additional predetermined quantities of stormwater (if from a combined system) and conducts such waters to a point for treatment of disposal.
LATERAL SEWERA sewer which is designed to receive a building sewer.
MUNICIPAL SEWERA public sewer exclusive of a county sewer or City of Detroit sewer.
PUBLIC SEWERA common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public utility.
SANITARY SEWERA sewer that carries liquid and water-carried waste from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with minor quantities of ground-, storm-, and surface waters and drainage water that are not admitted intentionally.
STORM SEWERA sewer that carries stormwater and surface water, street wash and other wash waters, or drainage, but excludes domestic wastewater and industrial wastewater. Also called a "storm drain."
TRUNK SEWER or TRUNK LINEA sewer which connects the lateral sewer to the intercepting sewer and to which building sewers may be connected.
The sum of the applicable user charge, surcharges and debt
service charges.
Is mandatory.
Any industrial user of the POTW as defined herein who:
Has a discharge flow of 50,000 gallons or more
per average workday, exclusive of stormwater and sanitary wastewater;
or
Has discharges subject to the National Categorical
Pretreatment Standards; or
Requires pretreatment to comply with the specific
pollutant limitations of this article; or
Has, in its discharge, toxic pollutants as defined
pursuant to Section 307 of the Act, or other applicable federal and
state laws and regulations which are in concentrations and volumes
that are subject to regulation under this article as determined by
the Control Authorities; or
Is required to obtain a permit for the pretreatment,
storage, or disposal of hazardous waste pursuant to regulations adopted
by the state or adopted under the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act,
as amended, by the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
and any amendments thereto and who may or does contribute or allow
waste or wastewater into the POTW, including, but not limited to,
leachate or runoff; or
Is found by the Control Authority to have significant
impact, either singly or in combination with other contributing industries,
on the POTW, the quality of sludge, the POTW's effluent quality, or
air emissions generated by the POTW.
Any pollutant released in a discharge at a flow rate and/or
concentration which will cause interference or pass through at the
POTW as determined by the Control Authority.
Refers to a classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget, 1972, as amended.
The laboratory procedures set forth in the latest edition,
at the time of analysis, of "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater" prepared and published jointly by the American
Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and
the Water Pollution Control Federation, or methods set forth in 40
CFR 136 "Guidelines for Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis
of Pollutants." Where these two references are in disagreement on
procedures for the analysis of a specific pollutant, the methods given
in 40 CFR 136 shall be followed.
The State of Michigan.
The water running off from the surface of a drainage area
during and immediately after a period of rain.
The Superintendent of the City Department of Public Works
or his duly authorized representative or agent.
An additional charge which may be imposed to cover the cost
of treatment of excess strength wastewater discharged by any customer.
The total suspended matter that floats on the surface of,
or is suspended in, water, wastewater or other liquids, and which
is removable by laboratory filtration or as measured by standard methods.
The equivalent to the total amount of potable water used
by a municipality as recorded by a master water meter for sewered
premises, and shall include, but not be limited to, fire protection
water, gardening and lawn water.
Any pollutant or combination of pollutants designated as
toxic in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the United
States Environmental Protection Agency under the provisions of Section
307(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1317, or included
in the critical materials register promulgated by the Michigan Department
of Natural Resources, or other federal or state laws, rules or regulations.
Industrial process water or cooling water which has not come
into contact with any substance used in or incidental to industrial
processing operations and to which no chemical or other substance
has been added, and which is completely compatible with applicable
stream standards, excepting thermal limitations.
An exceptional incident in which there is an unintentional
or temporary noncompliance with limits imposed under this article
or with National Categorical Pretreatment Standards because of factors
beyond the reasonable control of the industrial user. An upset does
not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error,
improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities,
lack of preventative maintenance, or careless or improper operation.
Any person who contributes, causes or permits the discharge
of wastewater into the publicly owned treatment works as defined herein.
A charge levied on users of a treatment works for the cost
of operation and maintenance of sewerage works pursuant to Section
204(b) of P.L. 92-500 and includes the cost of replacement.
The liquid and water-carried industrial or domestic wastes
of dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities and institutions,
whether treated or untreated, which are contributed to or permitted
to enter the publicly owned treatment works. Wastewater may also contain
infiltration and inflow waters and cooling water.
Permits issued by the Control Authority or its designated
representative as set forth in Section 7 of this article.[1]
The structures, equipment and processes required to collect,
carry away, and treat domestic and industrial waste, and dispose of
the effluent.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
Refers to all streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, watercourses,
waterways, wells, springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems,
drainage systems, and all other bodies or accumulations of water,
surface or underground, natural or artificial, public or private,
which are contained within, flow through, or border upon the state
or any portion thereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 7, General
wastewater disposal regulations, was repealed 5-19-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-05.
The following abbreviations shall have the designated
meanings:
Biochemical oxygen demand.
Code of Federal Regulations.
Chemical oxygen demand.
Clean Water Act.
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
Environmental Protection Agency.
Fats, oil or grease.
Liter.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Milligrams.
Milligrams per liter.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
Operation and maintenance.
Phosphorus.
Publicly owned treatment works.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Standard Industrial Classification.
Standard Industrial Classification Manual.
Suspended soils.
Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.
Total suspended solid.
United States Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 5, General
regulations of Oakland County Department of Public Works, County of
Oakland, sewage disposal systems, which previously followed this section,
was repealed 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 99-10.
A.Â
This section sets forth the procedures and regulations
governing the granting of permits to connect into the Twelve Towns
relief drains directly and to all other county drains that are tributary
directly or indirectly to the facilities under the jurisdiction of
the Southeastern Oakland County Sewage Disposal System.
B.Â
General.
(1)Â
Each municipality is requested to furnish an up-to-date
plan of its sewerage system. Plan should include the location, size
and direction of flow in all existing sewers. Sewers should be identified
as separated or combined. Pumping stations, flow regulation and diversion
structure should be shown.
(2)Â
Plans for laterals shall be submitted in the name
of the municipality by the municipal officials or a firm of consulting
engineers officially authorized to do so. Generally, this authority
will be vested in the City Engineer or a single firm of consulting
engineers retained as the City Engineer. All plans submitted to this
office shall bear the signature of the above designated official.
(3)Â
A letter requesting the approval of plans by the Oakland
County Drain Commissioner's Office and the Water Quality Division
of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (formerly known as
the "Michigan Health Department") shall be addressed to the Oakland
County Drain Commissioner and be accompanied by a minimum of five
sets of plans. Upon approval of the plans, the Drain Commissioner's
Office will retain one set and forward the remaining sets to the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources along with a letter requesting its
approval. Copies of this letter will be sent to the applicant municipality
and the consulting engineer. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources,
upon its approval of the plans, will return at least three sets of
approved plans bearing the construction permit number to the applicant
municipality. The applicant municipality will keep one set, send one
set to the Oakland County Drain Commissioner and send one set to the
consulting engineer. In the event that the applicant municipality
or consulting engineer requires an extra set of approved plans, additional
sets shall be included with the initial request for approval.
(4)Â
Plan detail. Plans submitted to this office for review
must meet the following requirements:
(a)Â
General location plan which shows the relationship
to existing sewerage facilities, including outlet sewer interceptors,
pumping stations, etc.
(b)Â
Detail plan and profile drawings along with
criteria of hydraulic design (storm frequency, line capacity, line
velocities, tributary areas, etc.).
(c)Â
Material and construction standards, regular
and special.
C.Â
Regulations governing connections in combined sewer
areas (including Twelve Towns relief drains and county combined drains
tributary thereto).
(1)Â
A connection permit must be obtained prior to connection
to a county drain from the Oakland County Drain Commissioner's Office,
One Public Works Drive, Pontiac, Michigan 48054 (858-0958). A legal
description of the property to be served by the connection is required.
(2)Â
The fee as determined by the Drain Commissioner for
connection permits shall be $150 which is to cover the cost of the
inspection of the tap.
(3)Â
The connection to the county drain will be made under
the supervision of an inspector from the Drain Commissioner's office
in accordance with approved plans of said connection.
(4)Â
A minimum of 24 hours' notice (excluding Saturday,
Sunday, and holidays) must be given prior to tap to enable this office
to arrange for inspection.
(5)Â
Requests for inspection shall be directed to the technician
charged with the responsibility of permit issuance (858-0978).
(6)Â
All lines connected to county drains shall be clean
(free from silt, dirt, debris, etc.).
(7)Â
Yard drains, catch basins, weep tile, perimeter drains
or other structures used for the collection and conveyance of stormwater
will be permitted to outlet into the county combined drains, provided
said properties lie within said drainage district. Downspouts and
eaves troughs shall not be directly connected to any City sewer or
county combined drains that lie within the combined drainage district.
[Amended 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 99-10]
(8)Â
The contractor, during the construction of a lateral,
shall install a suitable bulkhead to prevent sand, silt, dirt or other
debris from entering the county drain. Upon work completion and removal
of any debris that may have collected, the contractor shall contact
the Inspection Office for permission to remove the bulkhead.
(9)Â
A connection from any industrial plant or facility
using chemical processes shall be provided with a readily available
sampling point (manhole or equivalent).
D.Â
Regulations to prevent the discharge of stormwater
and groundwater into the southeastern system from those areas lying
outside the designated combined sewer area.
(1)Â
All sanitary sewer systems (lying in these areas of
the SOCSDS district, designated as separated) to be connected directly
or indirectly into the intercepting sewer or sewers of the SOCSDS
prior to connection shall meet the following requirements: [NOTE:
"System" defined as a lateral having two or more connections. A construction
permit from the Michigan State Department of Natural Resources is
required for a sewer system.]
(a)Â
A connection permit shall be obtained by the
owner or contractor from the Oakland County Drain Commissioner's Office.
Said connection permit shall show the location of the work, the extent
of the work, information regarding the contractor, the owner and the
engineer, the scheduled date of infiltration test and any other pertinent
information as shall be determined necessary by the Oakland County
Drain Commissioner. A fee shall be charged for said permit to cover
the cost of inspection of the connection and system connected.
(b)Â
All sewer systems shall be subjected to infiltration,
air, or exfiltration tests or a combination thereof in accordance
with the following requirements prior to acceptance of the system
by the Oakland County Drain Commissioner's Office.
[1]Â
Infiltration test. All sewers over twenty-four-inch
diameter shall be subjected to infiltration tests. All sewers of twenty-four-inch
diameter or smaller where the groundwater level above the top of the
sewer is over seven feet shall be subjected to an infiltration test.
[2]Â
Maximum allowable infiltration shall not exceed
250 gallons per inch of diameter per mile of pipe per 24 hours for
the overall project. Maximum allowable infiltration shall not exceed
500 gallons per inch of diameter per mile of pipe per 24 hours for
any individual run between manholes.
[3]Â
Air test or exfiltration test. All sewers of
twenty-four-inch diameter or less, where the groundwater level above
the top of the sewer is seven feet or less, shall be subjected to
air tests or exfiltration tests. For exfiltration tests, the internal
water level shall be equal to the external water level plus seven
feet as measured from the top of pipe. The allowable exfiltration
rate shall be the same as that permitted from infiltration. The procedure
for air testing of sewers shall be as follows:
[a]Â
The sewer line shall be tested in increments
between manholes. The line shall be cleaned and plugged at each manhole.
Such plugs shall be designed to hold against the test pressure and
shall provide an airtight seal. One of the plugs shall have an orifice
through which air can be introduced into the sewer. An air supply
line shall be connected to the orifice. The air supply line shall
be fitted with suitable control valves and a pressure gauge for continually
measuring the air pressure in the sewer. The pressure gauge shall
have a minimum diameter of 3Â 1/2 inches and a range of 0-10 PSIG.
The gauge shall have minimum divisions of 0.10 PSIG and an accuracy
of plus/minus 0.04 PSIG.
[b]Â
The sewer shall be pressurized to four PSIG
greater than the greatest back pressure caused by groundwater over
the top of the sewer pipe. At least two minutes shall be allowed for
the air pressure to stabilize between 3.5 and four PSIG. If necessary,
air shall be added to the sewer to maintain a pressure of 3.5 PSIG
or greater.
[c]Â
After the stabilization period, the air supply
control valve shall be closed so that no more air will enter the sewer.
The sewer air pressure shall be noted and timing for the test begun.
The test shall not begin if the air pressure is less than 3.5 PSIG,
or such other pressure as is necessary to compensate for groundwater
level.
[d]Â
The time required for the air pressure to decrease
1.0 PSIG during the test shall not be less than the time shown in
the Oakland County Drain Commissioner's Air Test Tables.
[e]Â
Manholes on sewers to be subjected to air tests
shall be equipped with a one-half-inch-diameter galvanized capped
pipe nipple extending through the manhole, three inches into the manhole
wall and at an elevation equal to the top of the sewer pipe. Prior
to the air test, the groundwater elevation shall be determined by
blowing air through the pipe nipple to clear it and then connecting
a clear plastic tube to the pipe nipple. The tube shall be suspended
vertically in the manhole and the groundwater elevation determined
by observing the water level in the tube. The air test pressure shall
be adjusted to compensate for the maximum groundwater level above
the top of the sewer pipe to be tested. After all tests are performed
and the sewer is ready for final acceptance, the pipe nipple shall
be plugged in an acceptable manner,
(c)Â
If a sewer fails to pass any of the previously
described tests, the contractor shall determine the location of the
leaks, repair them and retest the sewer. The tests shall be repeated
until satisfactory results are obtained.
(d)Â
All visible leaks and cracks shall be repaired
regardless of test results.
(2)Â
Stormwater and groundwater control.
(a)Â
Yard drains, patio drains, catch basins, downspouts,
weep tile, perimeter and footing drains or any other structure used
for the collection and conveyance of stormwater and/or groundwater
shall not be permitted to discharge into any sanitary sewer connected
directly or indirectly to the county system, except as provided below.
(b)Â
Perimeter and footing drains installed after
August 22, 2013, shall either be connected to an existing public combined
or separate storm sewer, or shall discharge onto grade at least 15
feet from the nearest property line.
[Amended 8-12-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-13]
(c)Â
The crock to iron joint shall be sealed by approved
flexible adaptor fittings such as those manufactured by Fernco Joint
Sealer Company, or as approved by the Oakland County Drain Commissioner's
Office. The iron pipe inside the building shall be plugged and leaded
and remain plugged and watertight until such time as the plumbing
is carried on to the first floor, the basement backfilled and the
roof is on the building, thereby providing that no water from the
excavated basement will enter the sanitary sewer.
(3)Â
Building sewers.
(a)Â
House connection sewer from lateral sewer in
the street or easement five feet from house shall be:
[1]Â
Six-inch diameter extra strength vitrified sewer
pipe, manufactured in accordance with current NCPI Designation ER
4-67 Standards, or equal, with Drain Commissioner approved premium
joint; or
[2]Â
Six-inch diameter ABS plastic solid wall sewer
pipe conforming to ASTM designation D-2751 SDR 35 or 23.5; or
[3]Â
Six-inch diameter PVC plastic solid wall sewer
pipe conforming to ASTM designation ASTM D-3034 SDR 35 or ASTM D-2665
Schedule 40.
[4]Â
Other pipes and joints as may be approved by
the Oakland County Drain Commissioner.
(b)Â
House connection sewers should be six-inch minimum
diameter; however, four-inch pipe of comparable strength and joint
material may be used if permitted by the local unit of government.
All joints shall be tight and, when tested for infiltration, shall
not exceed 500 US gallons per inch of diameter, per mile, per 24 hours.
(c)Â
The crock to iron joint shall be sealed by an
approved bituminous filler, enclosed in concrete to provide a watertight
seal. The iron pipe inside the building shall be plugged and leaded
and remain plugged and watertight until such time as the plumbing
is carried on to the first floor, thereby providing that no water
from the excavated basement will enter the sanitary sewer.
(d)Â
The municipality shall issue tap permits for
each structure that is connected into the SOCSDS and be responsible
to see that the above specifications pertinent to materials and installations
are followed.
(4)Â
The SOCSDS, through its agent, the Drain Commissioner,
shall, at his option, be permitted to set up and operate flow metering
equipment to gauge sanitary flow, either on a temporary or permanent
basis, in any sanitary sewer lying within the said separated areas.
(5)Â
Plans and specifications covering the construction
of all new sewers, both combined and sanitary (separate), lying within
the SOCSDS service area shall be submitted to the office of the Oakland
County Drain Commissioner for review and approval prior to construction.
(6)Â
The quality of domestic and industrial waste outletted
into the SOCSDS facilities shall conform to the current City of Detroit
Ordinance pertinent to domestic and industrial wastes. It is the contractual
obligation of the municipality, reference Section 16 of contract with
county, to use SOCSDS facilities to enforce these standards.
(7)Â
No requirements of the SOCSDS or permits issued hereunder
by said system through its agent, the Oakland County Drain Commissioner,
shall relieve the property owner of complying with all the rules and
regulations of the local unit of government, wherein such property
is located, where such are not in conflict with requirements of the
SOCSDS.
(8)Â
All sewer construction shall comply with the general
specifications of the Oakland County Drain Commissioner; copies of
said specifications may be obtained from the office of the Drain Commissioner.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Section 7, General
wastewater disposal regulations, which previously followed this section,
was repealed 5-19-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-05.
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 90 days in the Oakland
County Jail, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion
of the court, plus costs of prosecution.
