As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
One of the oxidation states of nitrogen in which nitrogen
is combined with hydrogen in molecular form as NH3 or in ionized form
as NH4+. Quantitative determination of ammonia nitrogen shall be made
in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
The Western Racine County Sewerage District No. 1 or its
authorized deputy, agent or representative.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter in five days at 20° C., expressed as milligrams
per liter. Quantitative determination of BOD shall be made in accordance
with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
The horizontal piping within or under a building, installed
below the lowest fixture or the lowest floor level from which fixtures
can drain to the building sewer/service lateral.
[Amended 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583
That part of the drain system not within or under a building
which conveys its discharge to the public sewer. The building sewer
may also be referred to as a "lateral" or "service lateral."
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
The amount of chlorine in milligrams per liter which must
be added to wastewater to produce a specified residual chlorine content
in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
Any sewer intended to serve as a sanitary sewer and a storm
sewer.
Any user whose premises are used primarily for the conducting
of a profit-oriented enterprise in the fields of construction, wholesale
or retail trade, finance, insurance, real estate or services and who
discharges primarily normal domestic sewage. This definition shall
also include multifamily residences having three or more units served
by a single meter.
Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH or fecal
coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified in the WPDES
permit for the publicly owned treatment works receiving the pollutants
if such works were designed to treat such additional pollutants and
in part does remove such pollutants to a substantial degree.
The combination of individual samples taken at intervals
of not more than one hour.
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. Wastewater shall be considered free of floatable oil if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
A sample taken that is proportional to the volume of flow
during the sampling period.
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of food products and
produce.
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than one-half
inch in any dimension.
Any pollutant which is not a compatible pollutant.
Any user whose premises are used primarily for the conduct
of a profit-oriented enterprise in the fields of manufacturing, transportation,
communications or utilities, mining, agriculture, forestry or fishing.
Any trade or process waste as distinct from segregated domestic
wastes or wastes from sanitary convenience.
Any user whose premises are used primarily for the conduct
of activities of a social, charitable or educational character.
A sewer whose primary purpose is to convey wastewater from
a collection system or systems to a wastewater treatment plant. Size
of the sewer is not a factor.
A pivately owned sewer service line that connects a residence,
commercial establishment, institutional facility, industrial user
or other user to the sewage system. This lateral may also be referred
to as a "building sewer."
[Added 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water
or groundwaters.
Sanitary wastewater resulting from normal domestic activities
in which BOD 5, SS and P concentrations do not exceed normal concentrations
of:
Any and all persons, including any individual, firm, company,
municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution,
enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
The logarithm (base 10) 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 and a hydrogen ion concentration of 10-7.
Total phosphorus in wastewater which may be present in any
of three principal forms: orthophosphates, polyphosphates and organic
phosphates. Quantitative determination of total phosphorus shall be
made in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
An arrangement of devices and structures for the preliminary
treatment or processing of wastewater required to render such wastes
acceptable for admission to the public sewers.
Any user whose premises are used for the conduct of the legislative,
judicial, administrative or regulatory activities of federal, state,
local or international units of government; government-owned educational
facilities; government-owned health facilities; or government-owned
recreational facilities. This does not include government-owned or
-operated business establishments.
Any sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of Western
Racine County Sewerage District No. 1. It shall also include sewers
within or outside the district boundaries that serve one or more persons
and ultimately discharge into the district sanitary sewer system even
though those sewers may not have been constructed with district funds.
The public sewer does not include private building sewers/private
laterals. References in this chapter to the "sewer system" or "sewer
facilities" are to the public sewer.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
A sewer that carries sanitary and industrial water-carried
wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and
institutions, together with minor quantities of ground-, storm- and
surface water that are not admitted intentionally.
A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business
buildings, institutions and industrial plants, other than industrial
wastes from such plants, together with such ground-, surface and stormwaters
as may be present.
Wastes from nonresidential sources resulting from normal
domestic activities. These activities are distinguished from industrial,
trade and/or process discharge wastes.
The spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater."
The composite network of public underground conduits carrying
wastewater and appurtenances incidental thereto (i.e., manholes, lift
stations, etc.).
[Added 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
Is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
Any discharge of water or wastewater 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 of flows during normal operation and
shall adversely affect the system and/or performance of the wastewater
treatment works.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
standardized guideline adopted by the Village from time to time, which
is maintained by the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 7-22-2013 by Ord. No. 609]
A drain or sewer for conveying stormwater, groundwater, subsurface
water or unpolluted water from any source.
That portion of the rainfall that is drained into the sewers.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, wastewater or other liquid and that are removable by laboratory
filtering as prescribed in Standard Methods and are referred to as
nonfilterable residue.
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
Categories of users having similar flows and water characteristics;
that is, levels of biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, phosphorus,
ammonia nitrogen, etc. For the purposes of this article, there shall
be four user classes: residential, commercial, industrial and public
authority.
The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source,
it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with any groundwater, surface water and stormwater that may
be present.
The treatment works defined herein, exclusive of interceptor
sewers, and wastewater collection systems.
An arrangement of devices and structures for the storage,
treatment recycling and reclamation of wastewater, liquid industrial
wastes and sludge. These systems include interceptor sewers, outfall
sewers, wastewater collection systems, individual systems, pumping,
power and other equipment and their appurtenances; any works that
are an integral part of the treatment process or are used for ultimate
disposal of residues from such treatment; or any other method or system
for preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating or
disposing of municipal or industrial wastes.
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water,
either continuously or intermittently.
A permit issued under the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System under Wis. Stat. ch. 283. See also Wis. Admin. Code ch. NR
200 et seq.
A.Â
Sanitary sewers. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any unpolluted waters as stormwater, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water to any sanitary
sewer, except stormwater runoff from limited areas which stormwater
may be polluted at times, may be discharged to the sanitary sewer
by permission of the approving authority.
B.Â
User connections.
(1)Â
The owners of all houses, buildings or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes,
situated within the Village 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, are hereby required, at the owners' expense, to install
suitable toilet facilities therein and connect such facilities directly
to the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this
article within six months after the date of official notice from the
Village or the approving authority to do so.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
(2)Â
If any person fails to comply after the expiration
of the time provided by the notice, the Village may impose a penalty
equal to 150% of the minimum quarterly charge found in the user charge
system for each quarter until such time as the connection is made
by the owner. After a period of 12 months from the date of official
notice, the Village may cause connection to be made. In the latter
case, the expense thereof shall be assessed as a special tax against
the property. The owner may, within 30 days after the completion of
the work, file a written option with the Village stating that he cannot
pay the amount in one sum and asking that it be levied in not to exceed
five equal annual installments, and the amount shall be so collected
with interest at the rate of 10% per year from the completion of the
work, the unpaid balance to be a special tax lien.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
(3)Â
The sewer service charges contained in the user charge
system shall take effect as of the day a connection to the sewer is
made.
(4)Â
No portable or temporary sanitary facilities shall
be allowed within the Village without approval of the approving authority.
C.Â
Storm sewers. Stormwater, other than that exempted under § 223-19, and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the approving authority and other regulatory agencies. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged on approval of the approving authority to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
D.Â
Prohibitions and limitations.
(1)Â
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters, wastes
or substances to any public sewer:
(a)Â
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(b)Â
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
waste treatment process or which constitutes a hazard to humans or
animals, creates a public nuisance or creates any hazard in or has
an adverse effect on the waters receiving any discharge from the treatment
works.
(c)Â
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than
5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable
of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel
of the wastewater works.
(d)Â
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or
of such size as to be capable of causing obstruction to the flow in
sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater
facilities 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 dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole
or ground by garbage grinders.
(e)Â
The following described substances, materials,
waters or waste shall be limited in discharges to municipal systems
to concentrations or quantities which will not harm either the sewers,
wastewater treatment process or equipment; will not have an adverse
effect on the receiving stream; or will not otherwise endanger lives,
limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. The approving authority
may set limitations lower than the limitations established in the
regulations below if, in its opinion, such more severe limitations
are necessary to meet the above objectives. In forming an opinion
as to the acceptability, the approving authority will give consideration
to such factors as the quantity of subject waste in relation to flows
and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers,
the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity of the wastewater
treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions
on materials or characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharged
to the sanitary sewer which shall not be violated without approval
of the approving authority are as follows:
[1]Â
Wastewater having a temperature higher than
150° F. (65° C.).
[2]Â
Wastewater containing more than 25 mg/l of petroleum
oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils or product of mineral oil origin.
[3]Â
Any water or waste which may contain more than
100 mg/l of fat, oil or grease.
[4]Â
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
Garbage grinders may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes, hotels,
institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments or similar
places where garbage originates from the preparation of food in kitchens
for the purpose of consumption on the premises or when served by caterers.
[5]Â
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium,
copper, zinc, mercury and similar objectionable or toxic substances
to such degree that any such material received in the composite wastewater
at the wastewater treatment works exceeds the limits established by
the approving authority for such materials.
[6]Â
Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing
substances exceeding limits which may be established by the approving
authority.
[7]Â
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentration as may exceed limits established by the approving
authority in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
[8]Â
Quantities of flow, concentrations, or both,
which constitute a "slug" as defined herein.
[9]Â
Water or wastes containing substances which
are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment
processes employed or are amenable to treatment only to such degree
that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements
of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving
waters.
[10]Â
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with
other water or wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious
gases, form suspended solids which interfere with the collection system
or create a condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
[11]Â
Materials which exert or cause:
[a]Â
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand
or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant
load on the wastewater treatment plant;
[b]Â
Unusual volume of flow or concentration
of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein;
[c]Â
Unusual concentrations of inert
suspended solids such as, but not limited to, fuller's earth, lime
slurries and lime residues, or of dissolved solids such as, but not
limited to, sodium sulfate; or
[d]Â
Excessive discoloration such as,
but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
(2)Â
No wastewater, regardless of character, shall be discharged
to the sewage system in such a manner as to interfere with the designed
operation of the collection system or treatment facilities or to cause
the treatment works to exceed the limits presented by the WPDES permit.
E.Â
Special arrangements. No statement contained in this
section shall be construed as prohibiting any special agreement between
the Village and any person whereby an industrial waste of unusual
strength or character may be admitted to the sewage disposal works,
either before or after pretreatment, provided that there is no impairment
of the function of the sewage disposal works by reason of the admission
of such wastes and no extra costs are incurred by the Village without
recompense by the person, provided that all rates and provisions set
forth in this article are recognized and adhered to.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
F.Â
New connections. New connections to the sewage system
shall not be permitted if there is insufficient capacity in the treatment
works to adequately transport the additional wastewater anticipated
to be received from such connections.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 7-22-2013 by Ord. No. 609]
A.Â
Submission of basic data.
(1)Â
Establishments discharging industrial wastes to a
public sewer shall file with the approving authority a report that
shall include pertinent data relating to the quantity and characteristics
of the wastes discharged to the wastewater works. Such information
shall be provided as per Wis. Admin. Code ch. NR 101.
(2)Â
Each establishment desiring to make a new connection
to public sewer for the purpose of discharging industrial wastes shall
prepare and file with the approving authority a report that shall
include actual or predicted data relating to the quantity and characteristics
of the waste to be discharged.
B.Â
High-strength toxic discharges.
(1)Â
If any waters or wastes are discharged or proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters or wastes contain substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 223-19 and which, in the judgment of the approving authority, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life, health or constitute a public nuisance, the approving authority may:
(2)Â
The toxic pollutants subject to prohibition or regulation
under this section shall include, but need not be limited to, the
list of toxic pollutants or combination of pollutants established
by Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act of 1977 and subsequent
amendments. Effluent standards or prohibitions for discharge to the
sanitary sewer shall also conform to the requirements of Section 307(a)
and associated regulations.
(3)Â
Pretreatment standards for those pollutants which
are determined not to be susceptible to treatment by the treatment
works or which would interfere with the operation of such works shall
conform to the requirements and associated regulations of Section 307(b)
of the Clean Water Act of 1977 and subsequent amendments. The primary
source for such regulations shall be 40 CFR 403, General Pretreatment
Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution.
C.Â
Industrial waste control.
(1)Â
Manhole required. All building sewers serving manufacturing
or industrial processing plants, gas stations, service stations (gas
and oil), laundromats or car washes which are connected to a public
sewer system shall have installed therein a manhole for periodic sewerage
sampling purposes. Existing structures shall, upon the application
for or issuance of a building permit for the purpose of remodeling,
expansion or construction of any nature or a conditional use permit,
be brought within the purview of this article. The manhole shall be
of approved design and shall be located on public right-of-way, where
possible. When manholes are installed on private property, they shall
be readily accessible at all times.
(2)Â
Location of manhole. Sampling manholes shall be located
on public property, whenever possible. When located on private property,
they shall be within five feet of the lot line fronting on the public
right-of-way, and authorized representatives shall be guaranteed the
right of access.
(3)Â
Construction. Sampling manholes shall be a minimum
of 48 inches in diameter and constructed in a watertight and substantial
manner and may be of concrete or precast concrete. Construction details
shall follow the general criteria as contained in Wis. Admin. Code
ch. Comm 81 through 87 and ch. NR 110 and in the current edition of
Standard Specifications for Sewer and Water Construction in Wisconsin.
(4)Â
Access. Authorized representatives of the Village
shall have unlimited access to such sampling manholes, and denial
of such access shall be a violation of this article.
D.Â
Metering of waste. Devices for measuring the volume
of waste discharged may be required by the approving authority if
this volume cannot otherwise be estimated. Metering devices for determining
the volume of waste shall be installed, owned and maintained by the
discharger. A maintenance schedule must be accepted by the approving
authority. Following approval and installation, such meters may not
be removed without the consent of the approving authority.
E.Â
Waste sampling.
(1)Â
Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers
shall be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of character
and concentration of such wastes. The determination shall be made
by the industry as often as may be deemed necessary by the approving
authority.
(2)Â
Sampling shall be conducted in such a manner as to
be representative of the composition of the wastes. The sampling may
be accomplished either manually or by the use of mechanical equipment
acceptable to the approving authority.
(3)Â
Installation, operation and maintenance of the sampling
facilities shall be the responsibility of the establishment discharging
the waste and shall be subject to the approval of the approving authority.
Access to sampling locations shall be granted to the approving authority
or its authorized representative at all times. Every care shall be
exercised in the collection of samples to ensure their preservation
in a state comparable to that at the time the sample was taken.
F.Â
Analyses.
(1)Â
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 standardized guideline adopted
by the Village Board and the approving authority from time to time
and maintained by the Director of Public Works. Sampling methods,
location, times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on
an individual basis subject to approval by the approving authority.
(2)Â
Determination of the character and concentration of
the industrial wastes shall be made by the establishment discharging
them or its agent as designated and required by the approving authority.
The approving authority may also make its own analyses on the wastes,
and these determinations shall be binding as a basis for charges.
G.Â
Pretreatment. Where required, in the opinion of the
approving authority, to modify or eliminate wastes that are harmful
to the structures, processes or operation of the wastewater treatment
works, the person shall provide at his expense such preliminary treatment
or processing facilities as may be determined required to render his
wastes acceptable for admission to the public sewers.
H.Â
Submission of information. Plans, specifications,
any other pertinent information relating to proposed flow equalizations,
pretreatment or processing facilities shall be submitted for review
of the approving authority prior to the start of their construction
if the effluent from such facilities is to be discharged into the
public sewers.
I.Â
Grease and/or sand interceptors. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the approving authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts as specified in § 223-19D(1)(e)[3] 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 approving authority and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the approving authority. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the owner's personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
[Added 3-9-2009 by Ord. No. 538]
A.Â
Dental offices.
(1)Â
This section applies to any dental office that places or removes
amalgam. If work in a dental office is limited to work that does not
involve placing or removing amalgam, such as orthodontics, periodontics,
oral and maxillo-facial surgery, endodontics or prosthodontics, then
this section does not apply.
(3)Â
All dental offices shall implement best management practices
for amalgam as established by the Wisconsin Dental Association.
(4)Â
Within the shortest reasonable time, but not later than December
31, 2009, every vacuum system where amalgam is placed or removed shall
include an amalgam separator that meets the criteria of the International
Standards Organization (ISO 11143). Dental offices shall install,
operate and maintain the amalgam separator according to instructions
provided by the manufacturer. The amalgam separator shall have a design
and capacity appropriate for the size and type of vacuum system.
(5)Â
On or before March 31, 2009, each dental office shall submit a schedule for the installation of the amalgam separator required by Subsection A(4) above.
(6)Â
On or before July 31, 2009, each dental office shall submit a report to the Village that certifies the implementation of the management practices required by Subsection A(3) above and identifies the contractors used to remove amalgam waste within the last 12 months. A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(7)Â
On or before December 31, 2009, each dental office shall submit
a report providing the following information:
(a)Â
If installation of the amalgam separator is complete, then the
report shall identify the installation date, the manufacturer and
the model name.
(b)Â
If installation of the amalgam separator is incomplete, then
the report shall briefly explain the delay, provide an installation
schedule and identify the manufacturer and the model name of the amalgam
separator that will be installed.
(8)Â
If a dental office has provided a report according to Subsection A(7)(b) above, then the dental office shall notify the Village of the completion of the installation within five (5) days after completion. A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(10)Â
From the contractor(s) used to remove amalgam waste, dental
offices shall obtain records for each shipment showing the volume
or mass of amalgam waste shipped; the name and address of the destination
and the name and address of the contractor. Dental offices shall make
these records available to the Village and WRCSD personnel for inspection
and copying upon request.
(11)Â
Annually on or before January 31, each dental office shall submit a report to the Village that lists the volume or mass of amalgam waste shipped, the name and address of the destination and the name and address of the contractor(s) used to remove amalgam waste within the previous calendar year. The report shall also set forth all maintenance performed on the amalgam separator within the previous calendar year, including inspections, cleaning, repairs and other maintenance. The Village shall provide forms for reporting the information required by this Subsection A(11). A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(12)Â
Dental offices shall permit the Village and WRCSD to inspect
vacuum system, amalgam separator and amalgam waste storage areas if
requested. Inspections shall occur during the normal operating schedule
of the dental office according to appointments made in advance, as
long as this advance notice does not impede enforcement of this section.
(13)Â
If a dental office is implementing the management practices required by Subsection A(3) above and is operating and maintaining the amalgam separator required by Subsection A(4) above, then with regard to mercury it will not be subject to the regulatory procedures and requirements as set forth elsewhere in this Article III; however, if the dental office fails to meet such standards, the provisions of Articles III and IV, including §§ 223-20, 223-26 and 223-31, shall apply.
B.Â
Other facilities.
(1)Â
This section applies to all other facilities having the potential
to discharge mercury or mercury-containing material to the Village's
and WRCSD's sanitary sewer system. Facilities to which this section
applies include:
(a)Â
Medical facilities, including all hospitals, clinics and veterinary
facilities that have laboratories.
(b)Â
School facilities, including all public and private schools
with science laboratories, including middle schools, high schools,
technical schools, colleges and universities, but not elementary schools.
(c)Â
Industrial facilities, including all industrial plants that
historically or consistently discharge mercury into the wastewater
treatment plant and industrial plants with the potential for mercury
in their wastewater.
(2)Â
The Village shall identify and notify the facilities to be regulated under this Subsection B within 30 days after the effective date of this section. All facilities identified after the effective date of this section shall be notified individually by the Village that they are subject to regulation under this Subsection B.
(3)Â
All facilities regulated under this Subsection B shall implement best management practices as established by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the WRCSD. On or before July 31, 2009, each facility regulated under this section shall submit a report to the Village that identifies the management practices already implemented and lists the anticipated dates for implementing the other management practices listed on the report. New facilities identified under Subsection B(2) above shall submit this report within three months of notification. A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(4)Â
By December 31, 2009, all facilities regulated under this Subsection B shall submit a report to the Village that certifies the implementation of the management practices described in Subsection B(3) above. New facilities identified under Subsection B(2) above shall implement best management practices and submit a certification report within six months of submittal of the report required under Subsection B(3) above. A copy of this report will be forwarded to WRCSD.
(6)Â
If a facility is implementing the management practices required by Subsection B(3) and (4) above, then with regard to mercury it will not be subject to the regulatory procedures and requirements as set forth elsewhere in this Article III; however, if the facility fails to meet such standards, the provisions of Articles III and IV, including §§ 223-20, 223-26 and 223-31, shall apply.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
A.Â
Right of
entry. The collection system operator or other authorized employee
of the Village or approving authority bearing proper credentials and
identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the
purpose of inspection, observation and testing in accordance with
the provisions of this article and state laws. The operator or other
authorized employee of the Village or approving authority shall have
no authority to inquire into any process beyond that point having
a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers,
waterways or facilities for wastewater treatment.
B.Â
Safety. While performing the necessary work on private premises referred to in Subsection A, the authorized Village or approving authority employees shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner or occupant, and the Village or approving authority shall indemnify the owner against loss or damage to its property by Village or approving authority employees and against the liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of gauging and sampling operation of the Village or approving authority employees, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions as required in § 223-20D.
C.Â
Identification;
right to enter easements. The operator and other authorized employees
of the Village or approving authority bearing proper credentials and
identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties
through which the Village holds a negotiated easement for the purpose
of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling,
repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within
such easement, all subject to the terms, if any, of the agreement.
A.Â
Work authorized. No unauthorized person shall uncover,
make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any
public sewer, building sewer, lateral or appurtenance thereof without
first obtaining written permits from the Village.
[Amended 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
B.Â
Cost of sewer construction.
(1)Â
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation,
connection, modification and maintenance of the building sewer/private
service lateral and any appurtenances thereto shall be borne by the
owner, who may request that the work be performed by the approving
authority or who may employ an independent contractor to do the work.
The owner shall indemnify the sewerage district and the Village from
any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by
the installation, modification, maintenance or connection of the building
sewer.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583]
(2)Â
Except as herein provided, all charges accruing to
the owner under this subsection may be treated as special assessments
in accordance with the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes.
C.Â
Use of old building sewers. Old building sewers may
be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found
on examination and test by the approving authority to meet all requirements
for this article.
D.Â
Materials and methods of construction. The size, slope, alignment 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 Wisconsin Administrative Code, State Department of Natural Resources, Chapter 98, Building, Plumbing, Electrical and Mechanical Codes, of this Municipal Code and other applicable rules and regulations of the sewerage district.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
E.Â
Building sewer grade. Whenever possible, the building
sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement
flow. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such
building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged
to the building sewer.
F.Â
Storm- and groundwater drains.
(1)Â
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which
is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(2)Â
All existing downspouts or groundwater drains, etc.,
connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer must be
disconnected no later than 60 days from the date of an official written
notice by the approving authority or Village. Exceptions to the above
shall be made only to the approving authority or Village in writing.
G.Â
Conformance to Plumbing Code.
(1)Â
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 98 of this Municipal Code and other applicable rules and regulations of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the approving authority or Village before installation.
(2)Â
All connections to existing sewer mains shall be made
with a saddle "T" or "Y" fitting set upon a carefully cut opening
centered in the upper quadrant of the main sewer pipe with solvent
welded joints.
H.Â
Inspection of connection. The applicant for the building
sewer permit shall notify the approving authority or Village when
the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public
sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the approving
authority or Village. The permit fee shall include the cost of one
inspection by either the approving authority or Village. The owner
shall pay the costs of any additional inspections that may be required
for quality assurance.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
I.Â
Barricades; restoration. All excavations for the 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 Village.
J.Â
Sewer main extensions. In addition to all other pertinent
sections of this article, any person requesting an extension of the
public sanitary sewer main shall be responsible for all of the following
duties:
(1)Â
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation
of a sewer main extension, including engineering and any fees associated
with the connection or hookup to the sewer, shall be borne by the
person requesting the extension. This person shall secure and furnish
proof of an escrow account for the estimated amount of the total sewer
costs, the amount to be determined by the sewerage district and the
Village. The account shall be so arranged and a special agreement
executed between the person, bank and the Village to allow the latter
to withdraw monthly amounts from the account sufficient to cover monthly
payments to subcontractors under contract with the Village for the
sewer installation. The amounts of monthly withdrawals as determined
by the Village shall be billed to the person requesting the extension
and shall be due within 10 days of the date of billing.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489; 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
(2)Â
Design of any proposed sewer extension shall be performed
by an engineering consultant selected by the approving authority.
The resulting construction plans and specification shall be reviewed
and approved by the approving authority and the Village prior to submission
to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. All plans shall
conform to the standards of the DNR, and such additional requirements
and standards that the approving authority may establish, and shall
be prepared by a professional engineer registered to practice in the
state. Construction inspection and contract administration shall be
performed by the district's engineer.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
(3)Â
The person requesting the sewer extension shall assist
in securing all required utility easements, the location and width
of which shall be determined by the Village. The Village will furnish
blank easement forms to the person who will be responsible for the
proper legal description of the easement parcel and for the proper
execution of the easement by the grantor. All completed easements
shall be submitted to the Village, designated as the grantee, for
its review and shall be recorded at the Racine County Register of
Deeds office by the Village.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
(4)Â
The person requesting the sewer extension shall also
execute any other special agreements deemed necessary by the approving
authority and the Village.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
(5)Â
Construction and dedication.
[Added 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
(a)Â
All extensions of the sanitary sewer system
shall be constructed according to the current edition of Standard
Specifications for Sewer and Water Construction in Wisconsin, as may
be amended from time to time.
(b)Â
Dedication to the public. Any sanitary sewer
system which is to be dedicated to the public shall be constructed
to public sanitary sewer standards as set forth in the Wisconsin Statutes
and Administrative Code. No system which is constructed to private
system standards shall be dedicated to the public.
(6)Â
Any person who constructs a sanitary sewer system
extension shall televise said extension upon completion and provide
a recording thereof to the Village.
[Added 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
No septic tank or holding tank wastes shall
be discharged to the collection system operated by Western Racine
County Sewerage District No. 1.
A.Â
Willful, negligent or malicious damage. 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 sewage facilities. Any persons
violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under
a charge of disorderly conduct.
B.Â
Liability to discharger for losses. Any person who intentionally, negligently or accidentally violates any provisions of this article shall become liable to the Village or any downstream user for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by reason of such violation which the Village or any downstream user may suffer as a result thereof. This subsection shall be applicable whether or not a written notice of the violation was given as provided in § 223-26A.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
A.Â
Any user, permit applicant or permit holder affected
by any decision, action or determination, including cease and desist
orders, made by the approving authority, the Village, or the approving
authority through the Village, interpreting or implementing the provisions
of this article or in any permit issued herein, may file with the
Public Works and Utilities Committee a written request for reconsideration,
within 10 days, setting forth in detail the facts supporting the user's
request for reconsideration. The approving authority shall be given
notice of such written request and shall appear at the time of reconsideration.
B.Â
The Public Works and Utilities Committee shall render
a decision on the request for reconsideration to the user, permit
applicant or permit holder, in writing, within 15 days of receipt
of request.
A.Â
Written notice of violation. Any person found to be
violating any provision of this article shall be served by the Village
with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing
a reasonable time for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender
shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently
cease all violations.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
B.Â
Accidental discharge. Any person found to be responsible
for accidentally allowing a deleterious discharge into the sewer system
which causes damage to the treatment facility and/or receiving body
of water shall, in addition to a forfeiture, pay the amount to cover
damage, both values to be established by the approving authority.
C.Â
Continued violations. Any person who shall continue
any violation beyond the aforesaid notice time limit provided shall,
upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $100 nor more than
$1,000, together with the costs of prosecution. In default of payment
of such forfeiture and costs, such violator shall be imprisoned in
the Racine County Jail for a period not to exceed 30 days. Each day
in which any violation is continued beyond the aforesaid notice time
limit shall be deemed a separate offense.
D.Â
Liability to the district for losses. Any person violating
any provision of this article shall become liable to the Western Racine
County Sewerage District No. 1 for any expense, loss or damage occasioned
by reason of such violation which the WRCSD Commission or district
may suffer as a result thereof.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
[Amended 7-24-2000 by Ord. No. 403; 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
B.Â
Replacement
fund. The Village shall establish and maintain a segregated account
to be designated the replacement fund and shall fund this account
so as to adequately provide for the replacement of mechanical equipment
within the Village, based upon the replacement schedule and useful
life determinations from time to time made by the Village.
[Added 7-24-2000 by Ord. No. 403; amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No.
489; 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574; 12-12-2011 by Ord. No. 583; 7-22-2013 by Ord. No. 609]
A.Â
As provided in Wis. Stats. § 66.0805(6),
the Village Board is in charge of the operations and management of
the Village of Waterford Sewer Utility. The Sewer Utility shall function
in accordance with Wis. Stats. § 66.0821 and any and all
applicable state or local laws or regulations pertaining to the operation
of sanitary sewer utilities.
(1)Â
Accounting.
The Village Board shall establish a financial management system that
accounts for all revenues and all expenditures relating to the sanitary
sewer system. It shall keep separate detailed accounting of Sewer
Utility funds and provide periodic accounting reports.
(2)Â
Control
of sewer mains, etc. The public sewer mains, lift stations, and all
equipment of the Utility shall be under the exclusive control of the
Village Board and its authorized agents and employees, and no other
person shall disturb, tamper with, injure, tap, change, obstruct access
to or interfere with such public sewer mains, lift stations or equipment.
[Amended ]
B.Â
Director of Public Works.
[Amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No. 489]
(1)Â
Appointment. The Village Board shall appoint the Director
of Public Works at such times as it deems necessary.
(2)Â
Duties. The Director of Public Works shall:
(a)Â
Perform all duties concerning the Village sewage
system imposed upon him by the Village Board and shall see that all
rules and regulations of the Board concerning the sewage system are
carried out in addition to performing the duties of Director of Public
Works.
(b)Â
Watch over all machinery and everything connected
therewith and see that no deprecations or misdemeanors are committed
about the place or buildings connected with the sewage system.
(c)Â
Keep himself prepared for duty at all times.
(d)Â
Have charge of the physical plant and the care
and supervision of the running of all machinery connected therewith.
(e)Â
See that every part of the sewage system is
in running order and, in the case of breakage or defects in the same,
shall give immediate notice to the Village Board or the Chairman of
the Public Works and Utilities Committee.
(3)Â
Compensation. The Director of Public Works shall receive
such compensation as the Village Board shall from time to time determine.
(4)Â
Bond. The Village Board may require a bond of the
Director of Public Works before entering upon his duties for such
sum as it may determine, conditioned for the faithful discharge of
his duties.
C.Â
Records. All records pertaining to the management
of the Village sewage system, except those required to be kept by
the Director of Public Works, shall be kept by the Utility Clerk in
books provided for that purpose. Such records shall show the names
of all patrons, descriptions of premises supplied, rate of tariff,
collections made and such other matters as the Board may from time
to time require to be recorded.
[Added 7-24-2000 by Ord. No. 403; amended 1-23-2006 by Ord. No.
489; 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 574]
The rates and fees for sewer, service and equipment
provided by the Village of Waterford Sewer Utility shall be as established
by the Village Board.
A.Â
The Village shall charge sewage system users on a
quarterly basis, to include a service charge and a usage charge which
is based upon the metered volume of water. The rates shall be based
upon the costs of the Sewer Utility's operations, maintenance and
replacement costs, the amount paid to the Western Racine County Sewerage
District No. 1 for wastewater treatment, and the amount of debt service
incurred by the Utility.
B.Â
The Village shall maintain proportionate distribution
of its operation, maintenance and replacement costs among its various
user classes, but may charge users who discharge a higher percentage
of pollutants, above the standard within each user class, a higher
amount per metered gallon of water.
C.Â
The Village shall generate sufficient revenues to
pay the operation, maintenance and replacement costs, the wastewater
treatment costs, and the debt service.
