[Ord. No. 2008.05 §1, 3-10-2008]
This Chapter is intended to provide a modification of the City of Desloge's ("City") existing ordinances relating to sewers set out in Chapter 700 of the City's Municipal Code in conjunction with the City of Park Hills' ("Park Hills") operation of the wastewater sewer service system within Desloge as further agreed to in the amended wastewater billing agreement entered into between Park Hills and the City on the tenth (10th) day of March, 2008. The prior ordinance is hereby repealed and this Chapter shall replace the prior sewer ordinance and constitute Chapter 700.
[Ord. No. 2008.05 §2, 3-10-2008]
This Chapter shall be construed to fulfill its express intent,
which is to ensure public safety, health and welfare for the people
in the City, and so a wastewater sewer system can be operated by Park
Hills in conjunction with the City's Waterworks System pursuant to
the terms of the Amended Wastewater Billing Agreement.
[Ord. No. 2008.05 §3, 3-10-2008]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be
deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within
the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any human
or animal excrement or other objectionable waste.
B.
It
shall be unlawful to discharge to any outlet within the City, or any
area under the jurisdiction of the City, any sewage or other polluted
waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance
with the subsequent provisions of this Chapter.
C.
Except
as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain
any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended
or used for the disposal of human excrement, sewage or polluted water
within the City.
D.
The
owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy,
employment, business or other purposes located within the City 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 owned
by the City or by third (3rd) parties, including the City, is hereby
required at the owner's 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 Chapter. Such connection
shall be completed within three (3) months after the date of receipt
of official written notice to do so, provided that said public sewer
is within one hundred (100) feet of the owner's property line.
[Ord. No. 2008.05 §4, 3-10-2008]
A.
If public wastewater sewers are not available under the provisions set forth above, the owners shall connect said building to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of Chapter 525 of the Desloge Municipal Code, this Chapter and Federal and State law.
B.
Before
starting the construction of a private sewage disposal system, the
owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the supervisor
of the City's Department of Public Works and shall obtain all other
permits required by Federal or State law. The application to the City
shall be made on a form furnished by the City to which the applicant
owner shall affix plans, specifications and other information as deemed
necessary by the supervisor of the Department of Public Works. A permit
fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the City at the time
the application is filed.
C.
A permit
for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until
the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the supervisor
of the City's Department of Public Works. The work shall and can be
inspected by the supervisor of the City's Department of Public Works
at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for
the permit shall notify in writing the supervisor of the City's Department
of Public Works when the construction work is ready for final inspection
and before any underground portions of the private sewage disposal
system are covered. The inspection shall be made within twenty-four
(24) hours of the receipt of notice by the supervisor of the Department
of Public Works.
D.
The
type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations and requirements of the
Division of Health in Missouri and any other Federal or State Statutes
and regulations.
E.
No
permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing
subsurface soil absorption facilities if the area of the property
is less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. No septic tank
or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural water outlet.
F.
At
such time as the public sewer becomes available to a property served
by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be
made to the public sewer in compliance with this Chapter and any septic
tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall
be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
G.
The
owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal system
and all of its facilities in a sanitary manner at all times and with
no expense to the City.
H.
When
a public sewer is subsequently constructed in an area abutting on
any street, alley or right-of-way within one hundred (100) feet of
the property line for the property owned by the owner, then the sanitary
sewer for the property shall be connected to the public sewage disposal
system within three (3) months after receipt of official written notice
to do so, and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned
of sludge and filled with clean gravel or dirt.
[Ord. No. 2008.05 §5, 3-10-2008]
A.
No
unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or open
into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the Park Hills Director
of Utilities.
C.
For
either class of wastewater sewer permits, the owner shall make application
on a form furnished by the City for connection to the public sewage
disposal system. The permit application shall have any plans, specifications
and other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the
Park Hills Director of Utilities affixed to the permit. A permit fee
of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid with the permit application,
of which fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to Park Hills Wastewater
Department. An inspection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be payable
to Park Hills following installation, inspection and upon receipt
of a bill from Park Hills.
D.
All
costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of
the building sewer to the public sewage disposal system shall be borne
by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City and Park Hills from
all loss or damage that may be caused by the installation of the building
sewer.
E.
A separate and independent sanitary sewer shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot on which no private sewage disposal system is available or can be constructed to the rear building through any adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway. The building sanitary sewer from the front building may then be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building sewer following the process described in Subsection (C) above.
F.
Old
building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only
when they are found and after examination and tests by the Park Hills
Director of Utilities to meet all requirements of ordinances of Park
Hills relating to wastewater.
G.
The
size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of the building
sanitary sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of
the pipe, jointing, testing, backfilling the trench shall conform
to all Federal and State laws related thereto and the requirements
of the City's Building and Plumbing Codes as well as other applicable
rules and regulations of the City and of Park Hills Wastewater Department.
H.
Whenever
possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an
elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any
building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sanitary
sewer system, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall
be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building's sewer.
I.
No
person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation
drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface water runoff or
ground water to a building sanitary sewer or building drain which
in turn is connected directly or indirectly to the public wastewater
sewer system. The connection of the building sewer into the public
wastewater sewer system shall conform to Federal and State law and
to the requirements of the City's Building and Plumbing Codes and
other applicable rules and regulations of the City and of Park Hills
Wastewater Department. All such connections shall be made gastight
and watertight. Any deviation from prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the Park Hills Director of Utilities prior to
installation.
J.
The
connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform
to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes and other applicable
rules and regulations of the City and of Park Hills Wastewater Department
and with materials and procedures in accordance with the "Technical
Specifications — Sanitary Sewer Connections" documents prepared
for the Park Hills Wastewater Department by Taylor Engineering.
K.
The
size, slope and method of installation of the building sewer shall
be subject to the approval of the Park Hills Director of Utilities.
However, in no event shall the diameter of the wastewater sewer be
less than four (4) inches. The slope of four (4) inch pipe sewers
shall not be less than one-eighth (1/8) inch per foot. Each building
sewer shall have a trap with a vent.
L.
The
connection of the building sewer to the public wastewater sewage disposal
system shall be made at the "Y" branch placed for that property and
shall be made with an approved compression coupling. The connection
shall be watertight. No connection shall be allowed to damage the
"Y" branch. If damage occurs in the making of the connection, the
"Y" branch shall be taken out of the main sewer by the plumber and
replaced by an undamaged "Y" branch. Concrete encasement will not
be considered waterproof. The joint material used for all saddle type
house service connections shall be completely waterproof and be capable
of withstanding any condition of stress or strain likely to be encountered
in normal sanitary sewer construction or maintenance. Connections
to the main sewer are to be made only at "Y" branches when available.
If existing "Y" branches cannot be found or not located properly to
provide the needed service, saddle connections may be used.
M.
Connections
of the saddle type may be installed in the main sewer when "Y" branches
are not available. Connections of this type shall be made in a smooth,
round hole cut into the main sewer pipe. The fitting used in the connection
shall be made in such a manner as to insure that no protrusion of
the fitting into the main sewer pipe shall result. The connectors
shall fit perfectly the contour of the inside of the sewer and shall
be specifically designed to fit the particular size main sewer pipe
into which the connections are made. The hole shall be of such size
to provide one-eighth (1/8) inch clearance from between the outside
of the fitting and the hole. The space thus provided shall be completely
filled with jointing materials. The space between the shoulder of
the fitting and the face of the main sewer shall be one-eighth (1/8)
inch and this space shall also be completely filled with joint material.
N.
The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Park Hills
Director of Utilities when the building sewer is ready for inspection
and the connection to the public sewer is to be made; this connection
shall be under the supervision of the Park Hills Director of Utilities
or his/her designee.
O.
All
excavation for 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 properties disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the City.
[Ord. No. 2008.05 §6, 3-10-2008]
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed to
interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by
the City or County health office or City or County building codes
or the City of Park Hills Wastewater Department.
[Ord. No. 2008.05 §7, 3-10-2008]
A.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface
water, ground water, roof run off, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted process waters to any sanitary sewer.
Stormwater 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 supervisor of the Department
of Public Works. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process water
may be discharged, on approval of the supervisor, to a storm sewer,
combined sewer or natural outlet. Discharges of such waters listed
above to combined sewers are subject to approval by the Park Hills
Director of Utilities.
B.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described liquids or waste in any public sewers:
1.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel or other flammable explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
2.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids
or gases in sufficient quantity, either singularly or by interaction
by other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment
process, constitute a hazard to human or animals, create public nuisance
or create any hazard in the receiving water of the sewer including,
but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two (2) mg/IsCN in the waste
that is discharged to the public sewer.
3.
Any waters or waste have a pH lower than five and one-half (5.5)
or having any other corrosive properties of causing damage or hazard
to structures, equipment and personnel of the wastewater sewage works.
4.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size as are
capable of causing obstructions to the flow in sewers or other interference
with the proper operation of the sewage 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, containers, either whole or as ground by garbage grinders.
C.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described
substances, materials, waters or other wastes if it appears likely
in the opinion of the Park Hills Director of Utilities that such wastes
can harm either the sewers or sewerage treatment process or equipment,
have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger
life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. In forming his/her
opinion as to acceptability of these wastes, the Park Hills Director
of Utilities will give consideration to such factors as the quantities
of the subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers;
materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment
process, capacity of the sewerage treatment plan, degree of treatability
of wastes in the sewerage treatment plant and other pertinent factors.
The substances prohibited are:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) (65°C).
2.
Any water or wastes containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/1 or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) and one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (150°F) (0° and 60°C).
3.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-quarter
(¾) (0.16 hp metric) horsepower or greater shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Park Hills Director of Utilities.
4.
Any water or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or
concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
5.
Any water or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar
objects or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine
requirement to such degree that any such material received in the
composite sewerage at the sewerage treatment works exceeds the limits
established by the Park Hills Director of Utilities for such materials.
6.
Any water or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Park Hills Director of Utilities as necessary, after treatment
of composite sewage, to meet the requirements of State, Federal or
other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving
waters.
7.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Park Hills Director of Utilities
in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or waste having a pH in excess of nine and one-half (9.5).
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
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 chloride and
sodium sulfate).
b.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
c.
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in such
quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment
works.
d.
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs"
as defined herein.
D.
The
Park Hills Director of Utilities will evaluate such toxic or objectionable
substance waste on a concentration dilution basis and will establish
maximum allowable discharge concentrations for each individual person
to protect against the following:
1.
Decreased sewerage plant treatment process efficiencies and degraded
effluent qualities exceeding the current requirements of the regulatory
agencies.
2.
Concentration of any toxic or objectionable substances in plant effluent
flows which will result in concentration of such substances in the
receiving water which will exceed any Federal or State regulatory
agencies maximum allowable limits for these substances in the receiving
waters.
3.
Water or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment
or reduction by the sewerage treatment processes employed or are amenable
to treatment only to such degree that the sewerage treatment plant
effluent cannot meet the requirements of any Federal or State regulatory
agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
4.
Any waters or wastes having:
a.
A five (5) day BOD greater than three hundred fifty (350) parts per
million by weight, or
b.
Containing more than four hundred thirteen (413) parts per million
by weight of suspended solids, or
c.
Having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of the
average sewage flow of the City shall be subject to the review of
the Park Hills Director of Utilities.
E.
Where
necessary in the opinion of the Park Hills Director of Utilities,
the owner shall provide at his/her expense such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to:
F.
Plans,
specifications and other pertinent information relating to proposed
preliminary treatment facilities will be submitted for the approval
of the Park Hills Director of Utilities and no construction of such
facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in
writing.
G.
If any water or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which water contains the substances or possesses the characteristics enumerated in Subsections (A), (B) and (C) of this Section, and which in the judgment of the Park Hills Director of Utilities may have a deleterious effect upon the sewerage works, process, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise creates a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Park Hills Director of Utilities may:
H.
If
the Park Hills Director of Utilities 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 Park Hills Director
of Utilities and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes,
ordinances and laws.
I.
Grease,
oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of
the Park Hills Director of Utilities, they are necessary for the proper
handling of liquid waste and grease in excess amounts or any flammable
wastes and/or other harmful ingredients; except, that such interceptors
shall not be required for a private living quarters or dwelling units.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Park
Hills Director of Utilities and shall be located so as to be readily
and easily acceptable for cleaning and inspection.
J.
Where
preliminary treatment flow-equalizing facilities are provided for
any water or waste, they shall be maintained continuously in a satisfactory
and effective operation by the owner at his or her expense.
K.
When
required by the Park Hills Director of Utilities, the owner of any
properties serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial waste
shall install a suitable control manhole cover together with such
necessary meters or other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling and measurement of the waste. Such manhole,
when required, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be
constructed in accordance with the plans approved by the Park Hills
Director of Utilities. The manhole covers shall be installed by the
owner at his or her expense and shall be maintained by him or her
so as to be safe and accessible at all times. All measurements, tests
and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which
reference is made in this Chapter shall be determined in accordance
with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for Examination of Water
and Wastewater" published by the American Public Health Association
and shall be determined at the control manhole provided 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. Sampling shall be carried
out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents
upon the sewerage works and to determine the existence of hazards
to life, limb and property. (The particular analysis involved will
determine whether a twenty-four (24) hour composite of all outfalls
of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should
be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses
are obtained from twenty-four (24) hour composites of all outfalls
whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.)
L.
Any
person discharging wastes having concentrations greater than the "normal"
concentrations as set forth herein shall upon notification by the
Park Hills Director of Utilities install a composite sampler with
a compatible pacing (metering) device for monitoring said substances.
The pacing and sampling devices shall be of a type approved by the
supervisor.
M.
If
the Park Hills Director of Utilities 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 Director and subject
to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
N.
No
statement contained in this Section shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the Park Hills Wastewater
Department and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste
of unusual strength or character may be accepted by Park Hills into
the wastewater sewer for treatment, subject to payment therefore by
the industrial concern. Park Hills shall have the right to contract
with any industrial user, under the provisions of this Chapter, to
regulate what rates of sewage flow, sewage strength, etc. that the
district will permit to be discharged into the district's sanitary
sewer system for wastewater treatment and/or operate and maintain
pretreatment facilities.
[Ord. No. 2008.05 §8, 3-10-2008]
A.
New Plumbing.
1.
Permit required. A permit shall be obtained prior
to installing any plumbing necessary to connect the building wastewater
sewer to the wastewater sewer system. Applications for such permits
shall be made to the Park Hills Director of Utilities and shall state
thereon the name of the person or contractor intended to have charge
of the installation and the nature and extent of the proposed installation.
2.
Permit fees. Each person making an application to obtain permission to connect to the City's wastewater collection system shall pay a fee in an amount required in Section 700.050. All expenses for materials, equipment and labor for connection with the wastewater sewer mains shall be paid by the applicant proposing to make such connection. This permit fee is for the privilege of connecting one (1) building sewer to the wastewater sewer system. (An inspection fee is also required. See Section 700.050 of this Chapter.)
B.
Repair Or Replacement Of Existing Plumbing — Exposure For Inspection. When any existing plumbing is repaired or changed on the sewer side
of the trap, all such repairs shall be exposed to a view for inspection
and testing, unless waived by the Park Hills Director of Utilities,
and shall not be covered until such test is made. An inspection fee
of fifty dollars ($50.00) is required to be paid to the City if more
than ninety percent (90%) of the line is replaced.
