[Adopted 5-1-1981; readopted 8-24-1984 by Ord. No. 47]
This article is an ordinance to promote the
general welfare, to prevent disease and to promote health and to provide
for the public safety by regulating the use of public and private
sewers and drains, private wastewater disposal, the installation and
connection of building sewers and the discharge of waters and wastes
into the public sewer system, including the wastewater treatment plant,
and providing penalties for violations thereof in the Town of Leonardtown,
St. Mary's County, State of Maryland.
A.
ACT
APPLICANT or OWNER
BOD (denoting "biochemical oxygen demand")
BUILDING DRAIN
BUILDING SEWER
COMMISSIONER
DOMESTIC SEWER or SANITARY SEWER
DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
EPA
EXCESSIVE
FACILITIES
GARBAGE
INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANT
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
INDUSTRY
INVERT
PERSON
pH
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
PUBLIC SEWER
RECEIVING WATERS
SEWER
SLUG
SPILL
STATE PLUMBING CODE
STORM DRAIN or STORM SEWER
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
TOWN
WASTES
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
WASTEWATER WORKS
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251
et seq.), as amended by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-500 and Pub. L. 92-243), and any subsequent amendments.
Any person requesting approval to discharge industrial or
domestic wastewaters into facilities of the town.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of the wastewater under standard laboratory procedures in five days
at 20º C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer,
beginning eight feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Leonardtown[1] or its duly authorized deputy, agent or representative.
A sewer which carries domestic wastewater and to which storm-
, surface and ground water are not intentionally admitted.
The wastewater derived principally from dwellings, business
buildings, institutions and the like, exclusive of industrial waste,
together with any groundwater, surface water or stormwater that may
be present.
The Environmental Protection Agency of the United States
Government.
Amounts or concentrations of a constituent of a wastewater
which, in the judgment of the town, will be harmful to a wastewater
treatment process, which cannot be removed in the wastewater treatment
works of the town to the degree required to meet the limiting classification
standards of the receiving body of water, which can otherwise endanger
life, limb or public property and/or which can constitute a nuisance.
Include structures and conduits for the purpose of collecting,
treating, neutralizing, stabilizing or disposing of domestic wastewater
and/or industrial or other wastewaters as are disposed of by means
of such structures and conduits, including treatment and disposal
works, necessary intercepting, outfall and outlet sewers and pumping
stations integral to such facilities, with sewers, equipment, furnishings
thereof and other appurtenances connected therewith.
The animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and serving of food. It is composed largely of
putrescible organic matter and its natural moisture content.
Any pollutant, other than biochemical oxygen demand, suspended
solids, pH, coliform bacteria or additional pollutants identified
in the permit, which the treatment works was not designed to treat
and does not remove to a substantial degree.
The wastewater in which the liquid wastes from industrial
manufacturing processes, laboratory, trade, or business predominate,
as distinct from domestic wastewater.
An establishment with facilities for mechanical, testing,
trade or manufacturing purposes.
The bottom inside of the sewer pipe.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation,
group, trust or governmental authority who discharges wastewater to
the facilities of the town.
The reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration,
in grams per liter of solution.
Garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all
particles shall be carried freely under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch
(1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
A sewer which is owned, maintained and directly controlled
by public authority.
Any watercourse, river, pond, ditch, lake aquifer or other
body or surface or ground water receiving discharge of wastewaters.
A pipe or conduit for carrying wastewater.
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 or flow, during normal operation.
The release, accidental or otherwise, of any material not
normally released to the facilities, which by virtue of its volume,
concentration or physical or chemical characteristics creates a hazard
to the facilities, their operation or their personnel. Such characteristics
shall include but are not limited to volatile, explosive, toxic or
otherwise unacceptable materials.
The existing State of Maryland Plumbing Code.
A pipe or conduit for conveying rainwater, groundwater, subsurface
water, condensate, cooling water or other similar discharge, but excludes
wastewater and polluted industrial wastes.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, wastewater or other liquids and which are removed by laboratory
filtering and are referred to as nonfilterable residue in the laboratory
test prescribed in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater.
The Town of Leonardtown.
Substances in liquid, solid or gaseous form that can be carried
in water.
The spent water of a community, and 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 for stormwater that may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
wastewater.
All structures, equipment and processes for collecting, pumping,
treating and disposing of wastewater.
[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to the 1989 Charter,
the Commissioners of Leonardtown are now the Mayor and Council of
the Town of Leonardtown.
B.
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
A.
Unsanitary disposal methods prohibited. It shall be
unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited
in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the
Town of Leonardtown or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
town any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
B.
Unlawful discharge prohibited.
(1)
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet
within the Town of Leonardtown or in any area the jurisdiction of
said town any sanitary wastewater, industrial wastes or other polluted
waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance
with subsequent provisions of this article. It is not intended by
this section to prohibit the discharge of any sanitary wastewater
into an existing sewer which discharges its sanitary wastewater into
any natural outlet within the Town of Leonardtown if such discharge
is allowed by the State of Maryland.
(2)
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful
to construct or maintain any privy, vault, septic tank, cesspool or
other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
C.
Sewer use required. The owner of all houses, buildings
or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or
other purpose for which toilet facilities may be required situated
within the town 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 of the town is hereby required at his expense to install
suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities
directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions
of this article within 120 days after the date of the official notice
to do so.
A.
Wastewater disposal required. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 150-3C, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this section and the State Plumbing Code.
B.
Permit required. Before commencement of construction
of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain
a written permit signed by the Commissioner. The application for such
permit shall be made on a form furnished by the town which the applicant
shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information
as are deemed necessary by the Commissioner.
C.
Inspection required. A permit for a private sewage
disposal system shall not become effective until the installation
is completed to the satisfaction of the Health Department and the
Commissioner receives notification of its approval. It shall be allowed
to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event,
the applicant for the permit shall notify the Health Department when
the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground
portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within a reasonable
period of time of the receipt of notice of the Health Department.
D.
Compliance with state regulations required. The type,
capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system
shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland.
E.
Connection to public sewer required. At such time as a public sanitary sewer becomes available to property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in § 150-3C, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this article, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
F.
Operation; maintenance required. The owner shall operate
and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary
manner at all times at no expense to the town.
G.
Health Office standards apply. No statement contained
in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional
requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer of St. Mary's
County.
A.
Permit required. No person shall uncover, make any
connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public
sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit
from the Commissioner. After the applicant has complied with the requirements
set forth herein, the permit shall be issued to the applicant by the
Commissioner.
B.
Application fee required. There shall be two classes
of building sewer permits: one for residential and commercial service
and one for service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a
special form furnished by the town. The permit application shall be
supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered
pertinent in the judgment of the Commissioner. A permit and inspection
fee established by the town shall be paid to the Town Treasurer at
the time the application is filed. Each person will be responsible,
at his own expense, to collect and discharge his wastewater from property
into the facilities provided by the town, all in an acceptable manner
and with prior approval of the town.
C.
Owner responsibility stated. All costs and expense
incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer
shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the town for
any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by
the installation of the building sewer. All persons connecting to
the public sewer agree to abide by all rules and regulations set forth
in this article. The town retains the right to levy a sewer use charge
to provide the revenue for operation and administration of the facilities.
D.
Assessments. The town retains the right to make assessments
for all sewers and storm drains constructed or reconstructed by the
town, the expenses of which have not already been assessed and collected,
and for all sewers and storm drains which may be constructed.
E.
Separate building sewers required. A separate and
independent building sewer shall be provided for every building in
which plumbing fixtures are installed.
F.
Connection test required. Old building sewers may
be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found,
on examination and test by the Commissioner, to meet all requirements
of this article.
G.
Pipe size and slope specified. The size and slope
of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner,
but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope
of a four-inch pipe shall not be less than 1/4 inch per foot. The
slope of a six-inch pipe shall not be less than 1/8 inch per foot.
H.
Building sewer placement specified. Whenever possible,
the sanitary sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation
below the basement floor. No building sanitary sewer shall be laid
parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall except for purposes
of crossing a bearing wall. The depth shall be sufficient to afford
protection from frost. The sanitary sewer shall be laid at uniform
grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible.
I.
Drain elevation requirements specified. In all buildings
in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the
public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted
by approved artificial means and discharged to the same building sewer.
All building sewers serving basement areas shall be provided with
backflow prevention valves in accordance with the Plumbing Regulations
of the State Board of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing.
J.
Construction technique specified. All excavations
required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench
work, unless otherwise approved by the Commissioner. Pipe laying and
backfill shall be performed in accordance with specifications set
by the Commissioner.
K.
Construction materials specified. The building sewer
shall be cast iron soil pipe, vitrified clay sewer pipe or other suitable
material approved by the Commissioner. The quality and weight of materials
should conform to the specifications of the State Plumbing Code. All
joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer
that is located within 10 feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed
of cast iron soil pipe with leaded joints or other approved materials.
Cast iron pipe with leaded joints or other approved materials may
be required by the Commissioner where the building sewer is exposed
to damage by tree roots. If installed in fill or unstable ground,
protection of the pipe shall be provided in a manner approved by the
Commissioner.
L.
Construction methods specified.
(1)
All joints and connections shall be made gastight
and watertight. Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with
oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead, Federal Specification (QQ-C-40),
not less than one inch deep. Lead shall be run in one pouring and
caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other coatings shall be permitted
on the jointing material until after the joint has been tested and
approved.
(2)
Other jointing materials and methods may be used only
by approval of the Commissioner.
M.
Connection method specified. The connection of the
building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at a Y- or T-branch,
if such branch is available at a suitable location. Where no properly
located Y- or T-branch is available, a neat hole may be cut into the
upper quadrant of the public sewer to receive the building sewer.
A properly sized Y- or T-saddle is to be inserted in the hole so as
not to extend past the inner surface of the public sewer. The invert
of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same
or at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth,
neat joint shall be made and the connection made secure and watertight
by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection
only when approved by the Commissioner. Connections shall be installed
at the owner's expense and at the location specified by the Commissioner.
N.
Inspection notice required.
(1)
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall
notify the Commissioner when the building sewer is ready for inspection
and connection to the public sewer.
(2)
No public sewer shall be disturbed or broken into
or connection made except under the supervision of the Commissioner.
(3)
The Commissioner shall be available to supervise and
inspect the connection within a reasonable period of time of notification
of readiness.
O.
Excavation protection required. 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 town.
P.
Community sewage disposal system. Any wastewater disposal
system not connected to a public or town-owned wastewater disposal
system serving more than one independent connection shall be considered
a community wastewater disposal system and shall be constructed of
such materials and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Commissioner.
If such a system is intended to become or to be connected to a public
or town sewer system, it shall be constructed according to the requirements
of and under the supervision of the Commissioner.
A.
Disposal of unpolluted waters prohibited. No person
shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface
water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water
or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B.
Subsoil drainage control. Where subsoil drains are
placed under the cellar floor or used to encircle the outer walls
of a building, they shall be made of open-jointed drain tile or earthenware
pipe, not less than four inches in diameter, and shall be properly
trapped and protected against back pressure by an automatic back-pressure
valve accessibly located before entering the drain. These drains may
be discharged only to a storm drain and only with written approval
of the Commissioner.
C.
Discharge method specified. Stormwater and all other
unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically
designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved, in writing,
by the Commissioner. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process
waters may be discharged, upon written approval of the Commissioner,
to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
D.
Excessive discharges prohibited.
(1)
No person shall discharge or cause to allow to be
discharged into any sewer under the control of the town substances,
materials, waters or wastes if, in the opinion of the Commissioner,
such substances, materials, waters, or wastes are in excessive amounts
or concentrations.
(2)
Persons who desire to discharge industrial wastewaters
into facilities of the town shall make their formal application to
the town. In forming an opinion as to the limitations on acceptability
of any wastes, the town will give consideration to such factors as
the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities
in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of
the wastewater treatment process, capacity of the wastewater treatment
plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the wastewater treatment
plant, the wastewater treatment plant's discharge permit and other
pertinent factors.
(3)
Any person discharging industrial wastewaters directly
or indirectly into facilities of the town that do not comply with
this article may be subject to action by the town, which action shall
include but not be limited to the withdrawal of permission to discharge
wastewaters into facilities of the town.
(5)
Any damages experienced by the town as the result of a spill are considered a violation of this article, and costs for repair, replacement or other associated costs are recoverable under § 150-11D of this article.
(6)
Wastewaters and wastes considered to contain excessive constituents or characteristics as determined by the town and which therefore shall be prohibited, except as indicated in Subsection H below, include:
(a)
Any wastewater containing toxic or poisonous
liquids, gases or solids in excessive quantity, either singly or by
interaction with other wastes. Said toxic pollutants are defined in
standards issued from time to time under Section 307a of the Act.
(b)
Any incompatible pollutant contributed by an
industry in an amount or concentration in excess of that allowed under
standards or guidelines issued from time to time pursuant to Section
304, 306 and/or 307 of the Act.
(c)
Any wastewater, liquid or vapor having a temperature
higher than 150º F.
(d)
Any wastewaters containing caustic alkalinity,
calculated as CaCO3 (calcium carbonate) in
excess of 75 parts per million by weight or in volumes which may be
excessive.
(e)
Any wastewaters having a pH lower than 5.5 or
higher than 9.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to sewers, structures, equipment, process
or personnel at the wastewater works.
(f)
Any wastewaters containing fats, wax, grease
or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 milligrams per
liter or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous
at temperatures between 32º and 150º F.
(g)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or
other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(h)
Any solid or viscous substances in such quantities
or of such size to be capable of causing obstruction to the flow in
sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater
works, such as but not limited to ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw,
shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground
garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair, fleshing, entrails, paper
dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage
grinders.
(j)
Any wastewaters containing excessive amounts
of iron, chromium, copper, zinc, mercury, mineral acid and similar
objectionable or toxic substances.
(k)
Any wastewaters containing phenols or other
taste or odor-producing substances in excessive amounts.
(l)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes in excessive
amounts or such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established
in applicable state or federal regulations or by the town.
(m)
Any obnoxious or malodorous gas or substance
capable of creating a public nuisance.
(n)
Any wastewaters containing:
[1]
An average concentration of suspended solids
in excess of 300 milligrams per liter (mg/l) or excessive dissolved
solids (such as but not limited to sodium chloride and sodium sulfate),
unless previously approved by the Commissioner.
[2]
Materials which cause excessive discoloration
(such as but not limited to dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
[3]
An average concentration of BOD in excess of
300 milligrams per liter (mg/l) or material which causes unusual chemical
oxygen demand or chlorine requirements, unless previously approved
by the Commissioner.
[4]
Materials in such concentration as to constitute
slugs, as defined herein.
[5]
Materials which are not amenable to treatment
or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes, employed or are
amenable to treatment only to such a limited degree that the wastewater
treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
[6]
Septic tank solids that are not diluted sufficiently
to assure that all particles will be carried freely under all flow
conditions in facilities of the town.
E.
Interceptors required.
(1)
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Commissioner, they are necessary for the
proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts
or any flammable wastes, sand and 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 Commissioner and shall be located as to be readily
and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(2)
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes
in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight
and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place,
shall be gastight and watertight.
F.
Interceptor maintenance required. Where installed,
all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner,
at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
G.
Notification of discharge change required. The Commissioner
must be notified 45 days in advance by any person or persons involved
in:
(1)
Proposed substantial change in volume or character
of pollutants over that being discharged into the treatment works
at the time of issuance of this permit;
(2)
Proposed new discharge into the treatment works of
pollutants from any source which would be a new source as defined
in Section 306 of the Act if such source were discharging pollutants;
or
(3)
Proposed new discharge into the treatment works of
pollutants from any source which would be subject to Section 301 of
the Act if it were discharging such pollutants.
H.
Control of discharge required.
(1)
If any wastewaters or wastes are discharged or are
proposed to be discharged to the public sewers containing excessive
substances or possessing excessive characteristics, the town may:
(a)
Reject the wastewaters or the wastes;
(b)
Require that pretreatment of wastewaters or
wastes be provided to modify them to an acceptable condition for discharge
to the public sewers;
(c)
Require control over the quantities and rates
of discharge of the wastewaters of the wastes; and/or
(d)
Require payment to cover the added costs of
handling and treating the wastes.
(2)
If the Commissioner permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Commissioner and
subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, laws
and the municipal discharge permit. Further, such pretreatment installations
must be consistent with the requirements of any state pretreatment
permit issued to the industry.
I.
Preliminary treatment facility maintenance required.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters
or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and
effective operation by the owner at his expense.
J.
Monitoring and control manhole required. All industries
discharging into a public sewer shall perform such monitoring of their
discharges as the Commissioner and/or other duly authorized representative
of the town may reasonably require, including installation, use and
maintenance of monitoring equipment, keeping records and reporting
the results of such monitoring to the Commissioner. Such records shall
be made available upon request by the Commissioner to other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharges to the receiving waters. When
required by the Commissioner, the owner of any property served by
a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement and monitoring of wastes. Such manhole, when required,
shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the Commissioner. The manhole shall
be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by
him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
K.
Standard analyses methods required. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in Subsections D and G shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in Subsection J or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
L.
Applicant agreement required. All applications to discharge any industrial wastewater, drainage, substances or wastes directly into any sewer under the control of the town or tributary thereto shall be accompanied by an agreement stating that the applicant agrees to abide by all ordinances and rules and regulations of the town, that the applicant will provide such works for the preliminary treatment of the wastewater, drainage, substances or wastes as may be required by the town and that the applicant will permit duly authorized representatives of the town to enter the premises of the industry to sample and measure wastewaters, as needed to check characteristics of the wastewaters, when so directed by the town. Applications are to be accompanied by a plan showing essential characteristics of all wastewater outlets, analyses of existing wastewater and statements as to existing and expected average and maximum wastewater flows and must be submitted to and approved by the town prior to initiating discharge into facilities of the town. Required wastewater analyses are listed in § 150-7.
M.
Annual report required. Each industrial user may be
required to submit an annual report on the first of July each year
or such other time as designated by the town to the town containing
information as to the minimum, average and peak flows of industrial
wastewater discharges during the previous year and at time or times
designated by the town, accompanied by designated analyses of wastewater
samplings taken in an acceptable manner at approved times during the
flow-measuring periods.
N.
Special agreements allowed. No statement contained
in this section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement
or agreement between the town and any industrial concern whereby an
industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted
by the town for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial
concern, provided that such agreements do not contravene any requirements
of existing federal laws and are compatible with any user charge and
industrial cost recovery system in effect.
Measurement and analyses of industrial wastes
are to include the following list where applicable. The analyses are
to be conducted in accordance with the methods prescribed in the latest
edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
If any item is not applicable, it shall be so stated on the report
of the measurements and the reason for deletion stated.
B.
Chemical and biological parameters:
(1)
Total solids.
(2)
Total volatile solids.
(3)
Total suspended solids.
(4)
Total dissolved solids.
(5)
Acidity.
(6)
Alkalinity.
(7)
Five-day BOD.
(8)
COD.
(9)
Oil and grease.
(10)
Chlorides.
(11)
Sulfates.
(12)
Sulfides.
(13)
Phenols.
(14)
NH3 (as N).
(15)
NO3 (as N).
(16)
NO2 (as N).
(17)
Kjeldahl Organic Nitrogen (as N).
(18)
Ortho-phosphorus (as P).
(19)
Total phosphorous (as P).
(20)
Cr, Cu, Fe, Cd, Pb, Mn, Zn, F, As and Hg.
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the municipal wastewater
works.
The the best of their ability, recognizing the
limitations imposed by the existing records, the Commissioner shall
make and/or maintain accurate plans for all sanitary sewers, showing
their location, depth and the materials of which they are made and
their size, shape, thickness, invert elevations, slope and manner
of construction, also, all existing connections with said sewers and
all future connections as they are made.
A.
Authorized inspection required. The Commissioner and
his/her authorized agents for the town bearing proper credentials
and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties
for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article. The
Commissioner or his/her representative shall have no authority to
inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil,
refining, ceramic, paper or other industries, beyond that point having
a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers
or wasteways or facilities for treatment.
B.
Safe conduct required. While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection A above, the Commissioner and/or duly authorized employees of the town shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company, and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the town employees. The town shall indemnify the employees for liability claims and demands for personnel injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in § 150-63.
C.
Easement access required. The Commissioner and/or
other duly authorized employees of the town bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties
through which the town holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes
of but not limited to inspection, observation, measurement, sampling,
repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying with
said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement
shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated
easement to the private property involved.
A.
Federal penalties stated. Any person who knowingly
makes any false statement, representation or certification in any
application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required
to be maintained under the federal Public Law 92-500, Section 309c2,
as amended, and this article or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly
renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be
maintained under that law may, upon trial instigated by federal authorities
and conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or
by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
B.
Written notice of violation required. Any person found to be violating any provision of this article, except § 150-8, shall be served by the town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
C.
Penalty stated. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection B above shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $1,000 or be subject to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, for each violation. Each day in which such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Amended 3-14-1994 by Ord. No. 78]
D.
Liability for damage stated. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this article shall become liable to the town
for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the town by reason of
such violation. The expense, loss or damage shall be taken to be to
the extent determined by a competent registered professional engineer
particularly skilled in the operation and maintenance of wastewater
collection and treatment works.
Nothing in this article shall contravene the
authority of the Leonardtown Commissioners to make any exceptions
to any provision of this article, except insofar as it is prohibited
from so doing by state or federal law.
The St. Mary's County, Maryland, Standard Specifications
for Water and Sewerage Construction is hereby adopted within the corporate
limits of Leonardtown, Maryland.