[Amended 5-3-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-2]
A.
No person shall place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the Village or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Village any human or animal excrement, garbage or other similar waste. No person shall discharge into any sewer outlet within the Village or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Village any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters, unless suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with § 293-41 of this Code. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage. Whenever a Village sanitary sewer or water main is constructed within 100 feet of the property line of any premises, the Director of Public Works shall notify the owner of any building used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or similar uses on such premises of the fact and direct him to install toilet facilities thereon and to connect such facilities with the Village sewer and water main (both, if available) in accordance with this chapter, and the owner shall comply with such order within 90 days after date of receipt of such notice.
B.
A property owner may defer connecting to municipal
sewer and water only when an existing building is already in place
and meets all applicable ordinances before the installation of a new
sewer and water main by the Village. The owner of such a building
or property within the jurisdiction of the Village may defer connecting
to municipal water and sewer if the owner, on a voluntary basis, and
at the owner's sole expense, has an annual test performed by a certified
or licensed master or master restricted plumber, a licensed septic
tank pumper, or other persons certified to inspect septic systems
and, in the case of water, a reputable engineering lab qualified to
conduct water quality tests. These annual, voluntary water and sewer
tests must show that the sewer is in proper working order and meets
all applicable state standards. Each such voluntary test result shall
be submitted to the Village of Balsam Lake Director of Public Works,
who shall report the findings to the Village Board for confirmation
that deferral is warranted. The Village Board may require that any
property owner conduct any or all of the tests above under the supervision
of the Director of Public Works or other persons designated by the
Village Board.
C.
Notwithstanding Subsection A or B above, an individual property owner shall take immediate steps to hook up to both municipal sewer and water in any of the following events, but in any event no later than 10 years from the date of the property owner's written agreement, if any, under Subsection D:
(1)
The septic system is found to have failed as defined
in Ch. 145, Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
(2)
The septic system is in need of major repairs, major
repairs being defined as repairs cumulating in excess of 50% of the
value of a new septic system.
(3)
Test results from a neighboring property show that
there is a contaminated well within 600 feet of the drainfield of
the subject property.
[Added 7-5-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-3]
The fees for water hookup and sewer hookup shall
be paid to the Treasurer of the Village of Balsam Lake upon issuance
of the permit submitted and approved by the Director of Public Works
and/or Building Inspector. If payment has not been received when a
meter is requested by the property owner, the Director of Public Works
will deny the request for the water meter until such time as the hookup
fees have been paid to the Treasurer.
A.
No person shall cover a connection of a private water
or sewer service line to the municipal water or sewer mains until
such time as the private water or sewer service lines are inspected
by a member of the Village crew.
B.
All connections shall be made in accordance with Wisconsin
law, including the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
A.
Notification of violation. Any person found in violation
of this chapter or any contractual agreement or wastewater discharge
permit referred to herein will be served by the Village with a written
notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable
time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The Chief Operator
will endeavor to the full extent possible to eliminate or remedy such
violation without resorting to further administrative proceedings.
B.
Show cause hearing. If those efforts have been unsuccessful,
the Chief Operator may order any person who causes or allows an unauthorized
discharge or who violates any section of this article to show cause
before the approving authority why such discharge should not be discontinued
or corrected. Notice shall be served on the offending party, specifying
the time and place of the hearing to be held by the approving authority
regarding the violation and directing the offending party to show
cause before the approving authority why an order should not be made
directing the discontinuance of such discharge or why some other appropriate
order should not be made. The notice of hearing shall be served personally
or by registered or certified mail addressed to the billing address
of the user at least 10 days before the hearing. Service may be made
upon any officer, director or registered agent of a corporation or
the person apparently in charge of the local office of the corporation.
The notice shall be signed by the Village President and delivered
to the Village Clerk-Treasurer, who shall cause the notice to be served
on the offending party.
C.
Penalty. Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-4, of this Code. Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. This section shall not preclude any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of this chapter.
D.
Nonexclusivity. Adoption of this chapter in no way
precludes the adoption of another ordinance or providing for the enforcement
of any other law or ordinance relating to the same or any other matter.
The issuance of a citation under this chapter in no way precludes
the proceeding under any other law or ordinance relating to the same
or any other matter.
