[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Cambria 1-9-2023.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 372, Sewers, adopted 3-7-1988 as Title 5, Ch. 1, of the 1988 Code, as amended.
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Purpose and intent. This chapter regulates the use of public and private sewers and drains, disposal of holding tank wastes into the public sewers, and the discharge of waters and wastes into the public sewerage systems within the Village. It provides for wastewater treatment service charges, sets uniform requirements for discharges into the public sewerage system, and sets requirements for connections to sanitary sewers within the Village. This chapter provides a means for determining wastewater volumes, constituents and characteristics; the setting of charges and fees; and the issuing of permits to certain users. It enables the Village to comply with administrative provisions, water quality requirements, toxic and pretreatment effluent standards, and other discharge criteria which are required or authorized by the State of Wisconsin or federal law. Its intent is to preserve and obtain the maximum public use of Village facilities for Village customers by regulating the characteristics of wastewater discharged into the Village's sewerage system.
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Severability. Invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision of this chapter shall not affect the validity of any other section, clause, sentence, or provision of this chapter that can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
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Abbreviations. The following abbreviations, when used in this chapter, shall have the designated meanings:
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
COD
Chemical oxygen demand
gpd
gallons per day
mg/l
milligrams per liter
POTW
Publicly owned treatment works
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
SIC
Standard industrial classification
TSS
Total suspended solids
U.S.C.
United States Code
WPDES
Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
WWTF
Wastewater treatment facility
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Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this chapter:
ACT or THE FEDERAL ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., as amended, known as the "Clean Water Act" or as implemented by Ch. 147, Wis. Stats.,[1] or appropriate sections of the Wis. Adm. Code adopted pursuant to Chapter 147, as well as any applicable guidelines, limitations and standards promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Federal Act.
APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT STANDARD
The most restrictive provisions contained in any pretreatment limitations or prohibitive standards (enacted by any federal, state or local governmental entity) and incorporated in this chapter, which applicable pretreatment standard shall be complied with by nondomestic wastewater users of the sewerage system.
APPROVING AUTHORITY
The Village of Cambria Village Board and its designees.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs)
Structural or nonstructural measures, practices, operating procedures, schedule of activities, treatment requirements, techniques or devices employed to minimize or treat the discharge of pollutants into the sewerage system; to implement prohibitions listed in § NR 211.10(1) or (2), Wis. Adm. Code, or to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage areas. BMPs may be specified:
(1) 
By EPA and/or DNR categorical regulations; or
(2) 
By the Village for nonsignificant industrial users, public authority users, and commercial users.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter in five days at 20° C., expressed as milligrams per liter or pound. Quantitative determination of BOD shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods." Acceptable test method(s) shall be as indicated in Ch. NR 219, Wis. Adm. Code.
BUILDING DRAIN
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.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal beginning outside the inner face of the building wall.
CAMBRIA WWTF
The Village of Cambria wastewater treatment facility.
CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD
National pretreatment standards specifying quantities or concentrations of pollutants or pollutant properties which may be discharged or introduced into a sanitary sewer collection system by specific industrial discharges.
CLEAR WATER
Wastewater other than stormwater, having no impurities or where impurities are below a minimum concentration considered harmful by the Village, including but not limited to noncontact cooling water and potable water discharge to the sewerage system to prevent freezing of underground pipes in the water system.
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANT
BOD suspended solids, phosphorus, pH, or fecal coliform bacteria, and such additional pollutants as are now or may be in the future specified and controlled in the WPDES permit issued to the Cambria WWTF.
COOLING WATER
The water discharged from any use such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration whose character undergoes no chemical change during such use.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE
The annual payment of principal and interest for the retirement of debt issued to finance the cost of capital improvements to the sewerage system. This shall include the administrative costs associated with the debt retirement.
DETRIMENTAL EFFECT
A discharge to the sewerage system that either alone or in combination with other discharges would pass through or interfere with the operation of the sewerage system, cause the Cambria WWTF to violate its WPDES permit, or create or constitute a hazard to human health or the environment.
DISCHARGER
Any person, municipality, or other entity that discharges anything, without limitation, directly or indirectly into a sewer system or any part thereof. Also, see definition for "user."
DNR
The State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
The combination of liquid- and water-carried wastes discharged from toilets and other sanitary plumbing facilities in the amount of approximately 100 gallons per capita per day from residential users and 15 to 20 gallons per employee per day from a place of business or industry and in which five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), and total phosphorus meet the following levels:
(1) 
A BOD]5 concentration less than or equal to 250 mg/l;
(2) 
A TSS concentration less than or equal to 250 mg/l;
(3) 
A TKN concentration less than or equal to 40 mg/l as N;
(4) 
A total phosphorus concentration less than or equal to eight mg/l as P.
EFFLUENT
Wastewater, water or other liquid after some degree of treatment flowing out of any wastewater treatment facility.
EQUIVALENT METER
One unit per water meter. One unit is defined as one residential housing unit or 175 gallons per day and which utilizes a meter size of either 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch.
FATS, OILS, AND GREASE
A group of substances, including fats, waxes, free fatty acids, calcium and magnesium soaps, mineral oils, and certain other nonfatty materials as analyzed in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater." Acceptable test method(s) shall be as indicated in Ch. NR 219, Wis. Adm. Code.
GARBAGE
The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of food products and produce.
HAULED WASTE
Wastewater or waste sludges transported to and discharged to the collection system. This includes but is not limited to holding tank wastes and septage.
INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANTS
Wastewater with pollutants that will adversely affect or disrupt the transmission of wastewater in the collection system and the quality of wastewater treatment if discharged to the sewerage system.
INDUSTRIAL USER
A user who engages in the manufacture or production of goods and discharges wastewater other than sanitary sewage into the sewage system. [§ 185.12(10e), Wis. Adm. Code]
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
The wastewater from industrial process, trade or business, as distinct from sanitary sewage, including cooling water and the discharge from sewage pretreatment facilities.
INFILTRATION
The water entering a sanitary sewer system and service connections from the ground through such means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections or manhole walls.
INFLOW
The water discharged into a sanitary sewer system and service connections from such sources as, but not limited to; roof leaders, cellar, yard, and area drains, foundations drains, cooling water discharges, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections from storm sewers and combined sewers, catch basins, stormwaters, surface runoff, street wash waters, or drainage.
INTERCEPTOR
Any sewer which receives flow from a number of sanitary sewers or outlets, except as defined separately within the context of this chapter.
INTERFERENCE
A discharge that alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources inhibits or disrupts the flow of sewage in the sewerage system, and/or inhibits or disrupts the sewage treatment plant, its treatment processes or operations or its sludge processes, use or disposal, and, therefore, is a cause of a violation of the Cambria WWTF permit or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state and local regulations.
LATERAL
The extension from the building drain beginning at the immediate outside foundation wall to its connection with the sewage system or other point that conveys sanitary and/or industrial wastewater. See also "building sewer."
MAIN
The principal pipe or conduit in the sewerage system that collects and conveys sanitary and/or industrial sewage.
MAY
Shall be permissive.
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USER
A user taking service for a building that is intended primarily for residential purposes, has three or more dwelling units, and is served by a single water meter. [§ PSC 185.12(1lm), Wis. Adm. Code]
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) COST
All cost associated with the operation and maintenance of the sewerage system, as well as the cost associated with periodic equipment replacement necessary for maintaining capacities and performance of the sewerage system.
PASS-THROUGH
A discharge which exits the sewage treatment plant into the waters of the State of Wisconsin in quantities or concentrations which, along or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of Cambria's WPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
PERSON
Any and all persons, including any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency, or other entity.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogenion concentration in moles per liter of solution. The concentration is the weight of the hydrogenions, in grams per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of seven and hydrogenion concentration of 10-7. Determination of pH shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods." Acceptable test methods shall be as indicated in Ch. NR 219, Wis. Adm. Code.
POLLUTANT
Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive substance, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste discharged into water.
PPM (PARTS PER MILLION)
A ratio by weight as the parts per million value (or milligram per liter value) multiplied by the factor 8.345 and shall be equivalent to pounds per million gallons of water.
PRETREATMENT PROGRAM
A program administered by the Village of Cambria WWTF that follows the criteria established in Ch. NR 211, Wis. Adm. Code.
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS
All applicable federal, state and local statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations which apply to industrial users or which contain pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the DNR in accordance with Ch. 283, Wis. Stats. This term shall include both prohibited discharge standards set forth in or established under Ch. NR 211, Wis. Adm. Code and categorical pretreatment standards set forth in Wis. Adm. Code Ch. NR 21 Ch. NR 211, Wis. Adm. Code and in Chs. NR 221 through NR 297, Wis. Adm. Code.
PRIVATE INTERCEPTOR MAIN SEWER
A private (nonpublic) sewer serving two or more buildings and not part of the municipal sewer system per § NR 110.03(26m), Wis. Adm. Code.
PRIVATE SEWAGE SYSTEM
A system comprised of a septic tank and effluent absorptions area designed for the purpose of on-site processing of sewage. This term shall also include holding tanks and other private sewage storage or disposal systems.
PROPERLY SHREDDED WASTE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of foods that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely with the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in dimension.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with minor quantities of groundwaters, stormwaters and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.
SEPTAGE
The liquid or solid contents of septic tanks, dosing chambers, seepage beds, seepage pits, seepage trenches, or privies. Septage does not include waste from a grease trap or grease interceptor.
SEWAGE
Any combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residential, multifamily residential, commercial, public authority, and industrial users, together with unintentionally admitted infiltration/inflow; also referred to as "wastewater."
SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM
System of sanitary sewer mains owned, maintained, operated, and controlled by the Village of Cambria. The facilities which convey wastewater from individual structures, from private property to the street right-of-way, or its equivalent, are specifically excluded from the definition, with the exception of pumping units and pressurized lines for individual structures or groups of structures when such units are owned and maintained by the Village.
SEWER SERVICE CHARGE
A service charge levied on users of the sewerage system and shall include the "user charge" and the "debt service charge" as defined in this chapter.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage, except plumbing inside and in connection with buildings served, and service pipes, from building to street right-of-way. See "sewage collection system."
SHALL
Mandatory.
SHOCK
Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow could cause a violation of the prohibited discharges of this chapter. Also known as "slugs," such discharge is defined as a discharge of a nonroutine, episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a noncustomary batch discharge, which has a reasonable potential to cause interference or pass-through, or in any other way violate the Cambria WWTF permit conditions.
SPECIAL WASTEWATER PERMIT
A permit, as provided in this chapter, that specifically prescribes the terms for a special wastewater discharge (typically industrial user but not limited to industrial users) to the Village's sanitary sewer collection system that is ultimately treated by the Village's WWTF. Such permit shall not allow receipt of industrial wastewater but may allow a unique sewer connection agreement stipulating the allowance of strictly domestic wastewater (also as defined herein) produced by the industrial facility and including provisions for illicit accidental, acute or chronic discharges.
STANDARD METHODS
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the most recent edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Federation of Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association.
STORM DRAIN (sometimes termed storm sewer)
A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface water or unpolluted water from any source.
TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGEN (TKN)
The total of organic and ammonia nitrogen present in a wastewater sample. Determination of TKN shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods." Acceptable test method(s) shall be as indicated in NR 219, Wis. Adm. Code.
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS
Total phosphorus in wastewater which may be present in any of three principal forms: orthophosphate, polyphosphate, and organic phosphate. Determination of total phosphorus shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in "Standard Methods." Acceptable test methods shall be as indicated in Ch. NR 219, Wis. Adm. Code."
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS)
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids, and that are removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" and are referred to as "nonfilterable residue." Acceptable test methods shall be as indicated in the Ch. NR 219, Wis. Adm. Code.
TOXIC POLLUTANT
Those pollutants or combinations of pollutants, including disease-causing agents, which after discharge and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation or assimilation into any organism, either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingestion through food chains, will, on the basis of information available to the DNR, cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutations, or physiological malfunctions in such organisms or their offspring.
USER
Any person, owner, occupant, firm, partnership, corporation, municipality, cooperative organization, governmental agency, political entity, etc., discharging wastewater to the sewerage system and is the party billed for the use of utility service at a given premises per § PSC 185.12(6), Wis. Adm. Code.
USER CLASSES
Residential, multifamily residential, commercial, industrial and public authority categories of users.
VILLAGE
The governing authority of the Village of Cambria, or its duly authorized deputies, agents, or representatives.
WASTEWATER
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, but not intentionally admitted.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "waste treatment."
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water, either continuously or intermittently.
WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
The published rules of executive agencies having rule-making authority for the State of Wisconsin, latest edition.
WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT
A document issued by the Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources which establishes effluent limitations and monitoring requirements for the municipal wastewater treatment facility.
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Editor's Note: Chapter 147 was renumbered effective 1-1-1997. See now § 283.001 et seq., Wis. Stats.
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The management, operation and control of the sewer system for the Village of Cambria is vested in the Village Board of said Village. All records, minutes and all written proceedings thereof shall be kept by the Village Clerk of the Village of Cambria. The Village Treasurer of the Village of Cambria shall keep all the financial records.
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The Village of Cambria shall have the power to construct sewer lines for public use and shall have the power to lay sewer pipes in and through the alleys, streets and public grounds of the Village of Cambria; and generally to do all such work as may be found necessary or convenient in the management of the sewer system. The Village Board shall have power by itself, its officers, agents and servants to enter upon any land for the purpose of making examination or supervising others in the performance of their duties under this chapter, without liability therefor; and the Village Board shall have power to purchase and acquire for the Village of Cambria all real and personal property which may be necessary for construction of the sewer system or for any repair, remodeling, or additions thereto.
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Any person who directly or indirectly prevents or hinders any officer or agent from entering any premises, or from making an inspection, examination, removal or installation under this section shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-5 of this Code.
When any real estate or any easement shall, in the judgment of the Village Board, be necessary to the sewer system and whenever, for any cause, an agreement for the purchase cannot be made with the owner, the Village Board shall proceed with all necessary steps to take such real estate easement or use by condemnation in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970,[1] if federal funds are used.
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Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C. § 4601 et seq.
All property, real, personal and mixed, acquired for the construction of the sewer system, and all plans, specifications, diagrams, papers, books and records connected with the sewer system, and all buildings, machinery and fixtures pertaining to the sewer system, shall be the property of the Village of Cambria.
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General. The rules, regulations, and sewer rates of the Village of Cambria shall be considered a part of the contract with every person, company or corporation who is connected with the sewer system of the Village of Cambria, and every such person, company or corporation by connecting with the sewer system shall be considered as providing informed consent to be bound by these rules, regulations and sewer rates.
B. 
Shut-off of services. Whenever any of the rules and regulations of the Village of Cambria, including those later adopted, are violated, the service shall be shut off from the building or place of such violation (even though two or more parties are receiving service through the same connection) and shall not be reestablished except by order of the Village of Cambria Village Board and on payment of all arrears, the expenses and established charges of shutting off and putting on, and such other terms as the Village Board may determine, and satisfactory understanding with the party that no further cause for complaint shall arise. In case of such violation, the said Village Board, furthermore, may declare any payment made for the service by the party or parties committing such violation to be forfeited, and the same shall thereupon be forfeited.
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Amendments. The right is reserved to the Village Board to change the rules, regulations and sewer rates from time to time as it may deem advisable and to make special rates and contracts in all proper cases.
No plumber, pipe fitter, contractor, owner, operator or other person will be permitted to do any plumbing or pipe-fitting work in connection with the sewer system without first receiving a license from the State of Wisconsin. Any such sewer work within any right-of-way or public easement shall not be completed without express written permission of the Village of Cambria.
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Application for service.
(1) 
Every person connecting with the sewer system shall file an application in writing to the Village Board, on such forms as are prescribed for that purpose and made available at the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer. The application must state fully and truly all proposed land and building uses for which sewer service is requested, including uses which may not require such sewer service. If the applicant is not the owner of the premises, the written consent of the owner must accompany the application. Persons connected to the sewer system of the Village of Cambria are referred to herein as "users." Modifications to existing commercial and industrial connections which propose to add flow or change the character of waste in any way are required to file an application for service.
(2) 
The application may be for service to more than one building or more than one unit of service through one service connection, and in such case, charges shall be made accordingly.
(3) 
If it appears that the service applied for will not provide adequate service for the contemplated use, or the proposed method/configuration of the sewer installation is not in accordance with standard engineering or plumbing practices or is not in full compliance with this chapter, the Village Board shall reject the application. If the Village Board approves the application, it shall issue a permit for services as shown on the application. Any large volume customer application, any FOG customer application, any high strength of waste applicant or any application that requires conditional approval by the Village Board requires a sewer connection agreement or special permit with terms as approved by the Village Board with fees for the development of such agreement being the responsibility of the applicant.
(4) 
The Village of Cambria shall allow new connections only if there is available capacity in all downstream wastewater collection and treatment facilities, including the ability to treat resultant wastewater to meet current and imminent permitting requirements without modification to the plant. The Village of Cambria reserves the right to reject any connection or contract with users or other municipalities.
(5) 
Prohibited connections.
(a) 
Septic tank connections. No connection shall be made to any sanitary sewer within the Village if the connection pipe is carrying any contents from a septic tank, privy, privy vault, holding tank or other facility intended for the disposal of sewage within the Village limits, unless permitted by the Village Board.
(b) 
Building foundation drains. No connections shall be made to any sanitary sewer within the Village if the connection pipe is carrying flow from a building foundation drain.
(c) 
Combined sewers. No combined sewers shall be connected to any sanitary sewer within the Village.
(d) 
Backwater protection. On and after the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives, connection of a building drain subject to backflow or backwater shall be made to any sanitary sewer within the Village unless it is protected with a backwater valve or sump with pumping equipment as specified in Ch. SPS 382, Wis. Adm. Code.
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Tap permits. After sewer connections have been introduced into any building or upon any premises, no user shall make any alterations, extensions or attachments unless the party ordering such tapping or other work shall exhibit the proper permit for the same from the Village Clerk/Treasurer.
C. 
User to keep in repair. All users shall keep their own service pipes in good repair and protected from frost, at their own risk and expense, and shall prevent any unnecessary overburdening of the sewer system.
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User use only. No user shall allow others or other services to connect to the sewer system through his lateral.
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User to permit inspection. Every user shall permit the Village Board or its duly authorized agent, at all reasonable hours of the day, to enter the premises or building to examine the pipes and fixtures and the manner in which the drains and sewer connections operate and must at all times, frankly and without concealment, answer all questions relative to its use.
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Shutoff of services. The right is hereby reserved to cut off the service at any time for the purpose of repairs or any other necessary purpose, any permit granted or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. Whenever it shall become necessary to shut off the sewer service within any district of the Village of Cambria, the Village Clerk/Treasurer shall, if practicable, give notice to each and every consumer within such affected district of the time when such service will be so shut off.
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No person shall make or cause to be made any opening or excavation in any public street, public alley, public ground, public sidewalk, or Village-owned easement within the Village without first obtaining a permit as required by this chapter. All excavations, trench backfill, and restoration shall be made in accordance with all rules and regulations established by this chapter, and any additional conditions required by the permit.
B. 
In making excavations in streets or highways for laying service pipe or making repairs, the paving and earth removed must be deposited in a manner causing the least inconvenience to the public.
C. 
No person shall leave any such excavation made in any street or highway open at any time without barricades, and during the night, warning lights must be maintained at such excavations.
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In refilling the opening after the service pipes are laid, the earth must be laid in layers of not more than nine inches in depth and each layer thoroughly compacted to prevent settling. This work, together with the replacing of sidewalks, ballast and paving, must be done so as to make the street as good, at least, as before it was disturbed and satisfactory to the sewer system operator. No opening of the streets for tapping the pipes will be permitted when the ground is frozen.
A. 
No person, except those having special permission from the Village Board or persons in the Board's service and approved by it, will be permitted under any circumstances to tap the mains or collection pipes in any exterior location. The kind and size of the connection with the pipe shall be that specified in the permit order from said Village Board.
B. 
Pipes should always be tapped on the top half and not within six inches (15 cm) of the joint or within 24 inches (60 cm) of another lateral connection. The type, configuration and material of the core or wye is subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works. Connections shall be made with approved couplings.
C. 
To the maximum extent practical, taps should not be made within manholes unless by express written permission of the Village.
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All service pipes (laterals) on private property will be installed in accordance with Ch. SPS 382, Design, Construction, Installation, Supervision, Maintenance and Inspection of Plumbing, of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
B. 
Per Ch. SPS 382, Wis. Adm. Code, all laterals will be inspected. The building sewer and/or private interceptor main sewer shall be inspected upon completion of placement of the pipe and before backfilling and tested before or after backfilling.
C. 
Where the Village brings sewer to a service point, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor if that basement floor elevation is known at the time of design approval. In all buildings for which the building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the sanitary sewer, the wastewater carried by such a building drain shall be lifted and discharge to the building sewer by facilities conforming to the requirements of Ch. SPS 382, Wis. Adm. Code.
D. 
No user shall make connections of roof downspouts, foundation drains, basement sump pumps, or other sources of inflow or infiltration to a building sewer or building drain that in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer. If such connections are found, correction shall be ordered at the user's expense.
A. 
It shall be the policy of the Village of Cambria to obtain sufficient revenues to pay the cost of:
(1) 
The annual debt retirement payment on any bonded indebtedness.
(2) 
Any required cash reserve account payment.
(3) 
Operation and maintenance of the sewage works, including a replacement fund (i.e., a cash account to be used for future expenditures for obtaining or installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary to maintain the capacity and performance of the sewage works during the service life for which such works were designed and constructed), through a system of user charges as defined in this section. The system shall assure that each user of the sewage works pays a proportionate share of the cost of such works.
B. 
All sewer users shall be classified by the Utility as:
(1) 
Residential/commercial (domestic strength).
(2) 
Industrial customers.
C. 
User charges shall consist of:
(1) 
A minimum quarterly billing on the basis of residential equivalent units.
(2) 
A unit price per volume of water utilized.
D. 
The minimum quarterly billing shall be sufficient to pay the annual debt retirement and FMHA Reserve Account costs. A portion of the debt service and reserve account may be budgeted by levying an ad valorem tax in accordance with state statutes. The unit price per volume shall be sufficient to pay the annual cost of operation and maintenance, including any replacement fund, of the sewage works. Users will be notified annually of the portion of user charges or ad valorem taxes attributable to wastewater treatment services. Water meter readings shall be used to determine the actual water volume used. For residential customers who live in the home, the unit price portion of the third quarter (i.e., mid-June to mid-September usage) sewer bill will be based on either the actual water used or on the average volume of water used during the previous full second, first and fourth quarters, except that no "zero" usage quarter will be averaged, whichever is lower. All other quarterly sewer bills will be based on actual water used. If a portion of the water furnished to any customer is not discharged into the sewer system, the quantity of such water will be deducted in computing the charge for sewer service, provided a meter has been installed to measure such water. The customer must at his own expense make necessary changes in the water piping and install couplings so that a meter can be set. A charge per quarter as set by the Village Board shall be made for each such meter up to a one-inch meter. The charge per quarter for all larger meters shall be as set by the Village Board.
E. 
The methodology of determining the user charges is given in Appendix A.[1]
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Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer.
F. 
The user charges, this chapter, wastewater contribution of users, and user classes shall be reviewed not less than biannually. Such review shall be performed by the Village Board and the Village Clerk/Treasurer. User charges shall be adjusted, as required, to reflect actual volumes of water used and actual costs.
G. 
Where it is not possible to obtain a water meter reading, or in cases where no water meter exists, the customer shall be assigned an average water volume by the Village, based on previous meter readings, and this shall be so stated on the bill. The difference shall be adjusted when the meter is again read.
A. 
There shall be charged to each user of the sewer system a sewer charge as calculated every other year as per Appendix A.[1]
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Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer.
B. 
All charges for sewerage service shall be made quarterly and shall be payable on the first day of January, April, July and October in each year. A 3% penalty will be added to those bills not paid on or before the 20th day after the due date of the bill, with a minimum penalty charge of $0.30. A failure to receive a bill shall not excuse nonpayment. Sewerage service charges shall be a lien on the property served in accordance with § 66.0821, Wis. Stats.
C. 
Excess revenues collected from a user class will be applied to operating and maintenance costs attributable to that class for the next year.
A. 
The owner of each parcel of land adjacent to a sewer main on which there exists a building usable for human habitation or in a block through which such system is extended shall connect to such system within 90 days of notice in writing from the Village Clerk/Treasurer. Upon failure to so do, the Village Board may cause such connection to be made and bill the property owner for such costs. If such costs are not paid within 30 days, such notice shall be assessed as a special tax lien against the property, all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.; provided, however, that the owner may, within 30 days after the completion of the work, file a written opinion with the Village Clerk/Treasurer stating that he cannot pay such amount in one sum and ask that it be levied in not to exceed five equal installments and that the amount shall be so collected with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the completion of the work, the unpaid balance being a special tax lien, all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.
B. 
In lieu of the above, the Village Board at its option may impose a penalty for the period that the violation continues, after 10 days' written notice to any owner failing to make a connection to the sewer system, of an amount equal to 150% of the minimum quarterly charge for sewer service payable quarterly for the period in which the failure to connect continues, and upon failure to make such payment, said charge shall be assessed as a special tax lien against the property, all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.
C. 
This chapter ordains that the failure to connect to the sewer system is contrary to the minimum health standards of said Village and fails to assure preservation of public health, comfort and safety of said Village.
A. 
The Village shall maintain sewer service within the limits of the Village of Cambria from the street main to the property line and including all controls between the same, without expenses to the property owner, except when they are damaged as a result of negligence or carelessness on the part of the property owner, a tenant or an agent of the owner, in which case they will be repaired at the expense of the property owner. All sewer services from the point of maintenance by the system to and throughout the premises must be maintained free of defective conditions by and at the expense of the owner or occupant of the property.
B. 
When any sewer service is to be relaid and there are two or more buildings on such service, each building shall be disconnected from such service, and a new sewer service shall be installed from each building.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully injure the sewer system or any building, machinery or fixture pertaining thereto or to willfully and without authority of the Village Board bore or otherwise cause to leak any tunnel, aqueduct, reservoir, pipe or other thing used in the system for holding, conveying or collecting sewage.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to introduce sewage into the system which shows an excess of BOD or suspended solids concentration of over 200 mg/l (normal domestic sewage); a surcharge shall be based on the excess of BOD or suspended solids at a rate per pound as set by the Village Board. The Village reserves the right to test the sewage at any point within the connection system of the user or consumer. Users discharging toxic pollutants shall pay for any increased O&M or replacement costs caused by the toxic pollutants.
C. 
General limitations on discharge characteristics. Discharge to the public sewerage system of substances, materials, waters or waste shall be limited to concentrations or quantities which will not harm the sewers, wastewater treatment process or equipment; will not have an adverse effect on the receiving stream; will not have an adverse effect on the Village's sludge management program; will not endanger persons or property; will not cause air pollution or other detrimental environmental effects; and will not constitute a public nuisance.
D. 
Limitations related to the Village's WPDES permit. No person shall cause or permit a discharge into any public sewerage system that would cause, or significantly contribute to, either directly or indirectly, a violation of the conditions of the Village's WPDES permit and any modification or reissuance thereof.
E. 
Limitations superseded. Upon promulgation of National Categorical Pretreatment Standards for a particular industrial user subcategory, the federal standards (if more stringent than the limitations imposed under this chapter) shall immediately supersede the limitations imposed under this chapter, and each industrial user shall comply with the applicable federal standards. The Village shall notify all affected users of the applicable requirements using the procedures specified in 40 CFR 403.12.
F. 
No dilution of industrial discharges. Dilution of an industrial discharge for purposes of reducing the pollutant characteristics or concentrations to meet the limitations established in this chapter, or meet or exceed the applicable pretreatment standards, is prohibited. In accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(d), the Village shall impose mass limitations on industrial users which the approving authority suspects are using dilution to meet applicable pretreatment standards or requirements, or in cases where the imposition of mass limitations is appropriate.
G. 
Best management practices. The Village may require dischargers to follow best management practices (BMPs) developed or cited by the Village for the discharge of any constituents, substances, materials, waters, or waste where the Village determines that following these BMPs is necessary to meet the objectives of this chapter or the conditions of the Village's WPDES permit.
H. 
Pretreatment standards. All limitations and prohibitions and wastewater discharges as set forth in the pretreatment standards identified in Appendix B of this chapter[1] shall be applicable to all persons and users described therein.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix B is on file in the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer.
The purpose of this section is to establish procedures for the installation, use and maintenance of sewage grinder pumps, effluent pumps, ejector pumps, and any associated force mains or low-pressure laterals. It is hereby declared that the enactment of this section is necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Village.
A. 
Definitions. Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this section shall be as follows:
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
The low-pressure force main or lateral, a backflow valve and an alarm system that sounds an alarm when the grinder pump, effluent pump or ejector pump fails.
GRINDER PUMP
Any electric-motor-driven, submersible pump capable of macerating all material found in normal domestic sanitary sewage, including reasonable amounts of objects, such as plastics, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, rubber and the like, to a fine slurry, and pumping this material through a small diameter discharge.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any parcel of real estate located within the Village upon which there is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy or use by human beings or animals and from which structure sewage shall or may be discharged to the public sewage system.
PROPERTY OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole or partial, of any real property located in the Village.
B. 
New construction. Any person seeking to connect a building sewer to a public sewer shall provide to the Director of Public Works sufficient information as to sewer line depths in order to allow the Director of Public Works to make a determination as to whether or not a grinder pump, effluent pump, ejector pump, and associated equipment needs to be installed to service the structure associated with the building sewer. If the Director of Public Works determines that such a grinder pump, effluent pump, ejector pump, and associated equipment need to be installed, such requirement shall be included in the permit issued by the Director of Public Works. All grinder pumps, effluent pumps, ejector pumps, and associated equipment shall comply with all applicable provisions of the State of Wisconsin Plumbing and Electric Codes, as adopted from time to time. The property owner shall have the responsibility to repair and maintain the grinder pump, effluent pump, ejector pump, and associated equipment in order to keep it in operating condition and to replace and repair the same as and when needed. The property owner is responsible for all damages caused by a breakdown or interruption in service of the grinder pump, effluent pump, ejector pump, and associated equipment, and the Village shall have no liability therefor.
C. 
Unsafe plumbing. Any grinder pump, effluent pump, or ejector pump system regulated by this section that is unsafe, or that constitutes any insanitary condition, or is otherwise dangerous to human life is hereby declared unsafe. Any use of grinder pump, effluent pump, or ejector pump systems regulated by this section constituting a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage or abandonment is hereby declared an unsafe use. Any such unsafe equipment is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal.
D. 
Authority to replace equipment. Whenever the Director of Public Works determines that any grinder pump, effluent pump, ejector pump system, or portion thereof, regulated by this section has become hazardous to life, health or property or has become insanitary, the Director of Public Works or his/her designee shall order in writing that such grinder pump, effluent pump, or ejector pump system either be removed or restored to a safe or sanitary condition. A time limit for compliance with such order shall be specified in the written notice. No person shall use or maintain defective plumbing after receiving such notice.
The maintenance and use of septic tanks and other private sewage disposal systems within the area of the Village of Cambria serviced by its sewer system are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a health hazard. From and after December 31, 1983, the use of septic tanks or any private sewage disposal system within the area of the Village serviced by the sewer system shall be prohibited.
Whenever premises served by the system are to be vacated or whenever any person desires to discontinue service from the system, the Village must be notified in writing. The owner of the premises shall be liable for any damages to the property or such damage which may be discovered having occurred to the property of the system other than through the fault of the system or its employees, representatives or agents.
All sewer services, charges and special assessments shall be a lien on a lot, part of a lot, or land on which sewer services were supplied. All sums which have accrued during the preceding year and which are unpaid by the first day of October in any year shall be certified to the Village Clerk/Treasurer to be placed on the tax roll for collection as provided by Wisconsin Statutes.
A. 
A unit of service shall consist of any residential, commercial, industrial or charitable aggregation of space or area occupied for a distinct purpose, such as a residence, apartment, flat, store, office, industrial plant, church or school. Each unit of service shall be regarded as one consumer: suites in houses or apartments with complete housekeeping functions (such as cooking) shall be classed as apartment houses; thus, houses and apartments having suites of one, two or more rooms with toilet facilities, but without kitchens for cooking, are classed as rooming houses.
B. 
When a consumer's premises has several buildings for which services are eligible and such buildings are used in the same business and connected by the user, the Village Board shall set a separate rate for such complex.
A. 
General prohibitions. No person shall discharge wastes to a public sewer which cause, or are capable of causing either alone or in combination with other substances, the following:
(1) 
A fire or explosion hazard, including, but not limited to, waste streams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140° F. or 60° C. using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21;
(2) 
Obstruction of flow or damage to the wastewater facilities;
(3) 
Danger to life or safety or welfare of any persons;
(4) 
Air pollution as defined in § 285.01(3), Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time, and any regulations or orders of any regulatory agency issued thereunder. This shall include pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the sewer system or the treatment plant in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems;
(5) 
Prevention of effective maintenance or operation of the wastewater collection or treatment facilities;
(6) 
Any product of the Village's treatment processes or any of the Village's residues, sludges, or scums, to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with reclamation processes;
(7) 
A detrimental environmental impact, a public nuisance, or any condition unacceptable to any public agency having regulatory jurisdiction over the Village;
(8) 
Any sanitary sewer or the Village's wastewater treatment plant to be overloaded;
(9) 
Violation of the Village's WPDES permit;
(10) 
Any shock or slug load as defined herein, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (COD, BOD, etc.) released in a single extraordinary discharge episode of such volume or strength as to interfere with or reduce the ability of the wastewater treatment facility to adequately perform treatment under its NPDES permit, fail any measured monitoring criteria, or fail a WET (whole effluent toxicity) test.
B. 
Prohibited discharges. Prohibited discharges shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
(2) 
Any wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction or in combination with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process, constitute a danger to humans, flora or fauna, create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant.
(3) 
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, or treatment works personnel.
(4) 
Solids or viscous substances, including, but not limited to, such substances as ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, improperly shredded garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, paper dishes, cups, and milk containers, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(5) 
Any wastewater containing floatable oils, fats or greases.
(6) 
Any wastewater which contains organosulfur or organophosphate pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. Liquid having a temperature higher than 65° C.(149° F.) at the point of discharge to the public sewer, or any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the Village's treatment plant thereby resulting in interference. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case shall wastewater be discharged having a temperature that causes the influent to the Village's treatment plant to exceed 40° C.(104° F.), unless the treatment plant is designed to accommodate such temperature.
(7) 
Wax, grease, oil, plastic or any other substance that solidifies or becomes discernibly viscous.
(8) 
Radioactive wastes which, alone or with other wastes, result in releases greater than those specified by current United States Bureau of Standards handbooks, or which violate rules or regulations of any applicable regulatory agency.
(9) 
Wastewater containing more than 50 milligrams per liter of nonpolar petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils, or products of mineral oil origin as measured by the silica-gel-treated hexane extractable material (SGT-HEM) analytical method.
(10) 
Wastewater containing more than 100 mg/l of polar oil or grease of animal or vegetable origin as determined by subtraction of nonpolar (SGT-HEM) analytical results from hexane extractable material (HEM) analytical results.
(11) 
Wastewater containing polychlorinated biphenyls.
(12) 
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 averages twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
(13) 
Wastewater which contains in excess of any of the constituents described in Appendix B[1] dealing with local limits, as defined in herein, in a twenty-four-hour flow proportionate sample made up of an aggregate of the total discharge from all of the outfalls of the industrial user.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix B is on file in the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer.
(14) 
Samples shall be collected over the period of discharge if the discharge is less than 24 hours in duration.
(15) 
Industrial discharges exceeding applicable National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or state standards.
(16) 
Any substance with objectionable color not removed in the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solution.
(17) 
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, or solids which either singly or by interaction are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair.
(18) 
Any wastewater containing animal wastes, or animal food products or by-products.
(19) 
The Village may alter, amend or modify the limitations established in this chapter if it determines that it is necessary to meet the objectives of this chapter or the conditions of the Village's current signed or pending WPDES permit.
C. 
Prohibitions on storm drainage and groundwater. Stormwater, groundwater, rain water, street drainage, roof runoff, and subsurface drainage shall not be discharged into public sewers without prior written approval of the Village. Such approval shall be granted only when no reasonable alternative method of disposal is available. Polluted stormwater runoff from limited areas may be discharged to the sanitary sewer upon approval by the approving authority, payment of applicable charges and fees and compliance with conditions required by the Village.
D. 
Prohibition of unpolluted water. Unpolluted water, including, but not limited to, cooling water, process water or blowdown from cooling towers or evaporative coolers shall not be discharged into public sewers without prior approval of the Village. Such approval shall be granted when no reasonable alternative method of disposal is available and upon payment of applicable charges and fees and upon compliance with conditions as required by the Village.
E. 
Discharge that causes failure of Village WPDES permit. The Village is responsible for WDNR permit compliance regardless of influent characteristics, including, but not limited to, the submittal and successful sampling of a variety of wastewater characteristics to prove compliance. Failure of this sampling requires additional testing to prove compliance, and, as a result, additional expense to the WWTF. A discharger that has been identified as a violator of this chapter through procedures identified herein shall be responsible for charges incurred by the Village, including additional testing and sampling, through the period where the Village is confirmed to have regained compliance.
Any person who accidentally discharges into the public sewerage system wastes or wastewater prohibited under this chapter shall immediately report such a discharge to the approving authority and shall report the location of the discharge, the time thereof, the volume thereof, and the type of waste or wastewater so discharged, including all contents and characteristics. Within 15 days of such discharge, a detailed written statement describing the cause of the discharge and the measures taken to prevent a future occurrence shall be submitted to the approving authority. Such reporting shall not relieve the person causing the accidental discharge from any penalties imposed by this chapter. Due to the Village's limited WWTP design capacity, it is sensitive to accommodate discharges that have the potential, or effect, of causing an upset to performance of the WWTF. Costs incurred by the Village in remediating the discharge shall invoke §§ 372-33 and 372-35. Where the approving authority deems necessary, industrial users shall provide facilities to prevent accidental discharges or spills of wastes or wastewaters prohibited under this chapter.
A. 
If any waters or wastes are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, in excess of those limitations enumerated within this chapter, the approving authority may in the exercise of its reasonable discretion:
(1) 
Reject the wastes;
(2) 
Require pretreatment;
(3) 
Control the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) 
Recover the increased costs of handling and treating such wastes from the person discharging the wastes.
A. 
General limitation. No person shall discharge into any public sewer any liquid wastes containing fat, oil, grease, flammable wastes, sand or other harmful wastes, except in accordance with the provisions of this section.
B. 
Definitions. All capitalized words and phrases as set forth in this section shall have the definitions and meanings set forth in this subsection unless a different definition or meaning is set forth in this chapter, and, when pertaining to pretreatment, the meanings as set forth in 40 CFR Part 403 apply. In addition, the following terms shall have the following definitions:
FOG
Liquid wastewater containing fat, oil, grease, flammable wastes, sand or other harmful wastes.
PERMITTED FACILITY(IES)
A facility for which a permit has been issued, pursuant to Subsection E below, for the installation of a trap(s).
TRAP(S)
Traps/interceptor facilities installed and operated for the proper handling of FOG.
C. 
Trap installation. All food service, industrial and/or commercial facilities discharging FOG into any public sewer shall install and maintain a trap(s). Trap(s) shall be constructed in accordance with the Wisconsin Administrative Code and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for easy cleaning and inspection. Exterior trap(s) must be constructed in such a manner as to protect the Trap(s) from stormwater runoff. A description of the trap(s) system, the manufacturer, dimensions (including gallons, gallons per minute or pound rating) and location thereof shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works at the time of permit application set forth in Subsection E below.
D. 
Exemptions. The following are exempt from this section, to wit:
(1) 
Discharges from private living quarters and dwelling units are exempt from the provisions of this section.
(2) 
The Village Board may grant an individual exemption for all or any portion of this section to any person submitting an application for a permit under Subsection E below, whenever the Director of Public Works determines in his or her sole discretion that the FOG from the particular facility is not in sufficient quantity, concentration or other characteristics which will not injure or cause damage to the public sewerage system.
E. 
Permit. Any owner or operator of a food service, industrial and/or commercial facility which discharges FOG into a public sewer shall first make a written application to the Director of Public Works for authorization to do so. The application shall be on such form(s) as the Director of Public Works may require and shall contain the following information: Facility name and facility address; owner/operator name, address and contact information; type of wastewater discharge from facility; Trap size (gallons, gallons per minute or pound rating); Trap(s) manufacture; Trap(s) location; proposed maintenance scheduling; and any other information that the superintendent deems relevant. Upon the receipt of a completed application, the superintendent may authorize the issuance of a permit if it determines that the trap(s) and FOG are in compliance with this section.
F. 
Permit conditions. Any permit issued by the Director of Public Works is subject to the following conditions.
(1) 
All permitted facilities must comply with best management practices (BMPs) for preventing introduction of FOG and sand into the public sewers.
(2) 
All FOG and sand trap(s) shall be maintained by the owner at its, his or her expense in continuing efficient operation at all times. Disposal of trap contents shall be done in accordance with DSPS and WDNR standards.
(3) 
Maintenance reports detailing all maintenance performed during the previous year shall be submitted to the Director of Public Works annually by January 31. Forms shall be provided by the superintendent upon request. Any end user delinquent in filing a maintenance report shall be notified of the delinquency and the penalty for failure to report. Any user who has not submitted the required annual maintenance report by March 1 shall be assessed a fee of $50 per day, with each day constituting a separate fee. The fee shall be assessed from March 1 until the maintenance report has been received by the superintendent. The fee shall be placed on the billing account of the service address relating to the permit.
(4) 
All permitted FOG and sand trap(s) may be inspected biennially by the Director of Public Works. If an inspection occurs indicating that there has not been compliance with this section, a notice of violation will be issued. The permit holder has 30 days to correct the violation. If the notice of violation is not corrected in 30 days, then a failure of compliance will be issued, and a fee of $250 per day will be assessed, with each day constituting a separate fee. The fee shall be assessed until the violations described in the failure of compliance have been corrected to the satisfaction of the superintendent. The fee shall be placed on the billing account of the service address relating to the permit.
(5) 
No permitted facility shall push FOG materials down laterals at time of cleaning to the public sewer main without prior approval from the superintendent.
G. 
Trap(s) maintenance. The holder of any permit issued pursuant to this section shall develop and implement a written maintenance plan or schedule providing for the frequency of cleaning the trap(s). The Director of Public Works will provide at the time of permit issuance, and periodically upon request, to permit holders grease, sand and oil trap(s) cleaning guidance, and may include such provisions in any permit issued under this section.
No provision contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Village and any municipality or industrial user whereby an industrial discharge of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Village for treatment. All acceptances of such discharges shall be done in such a manner so as to not adversely impact the treatment plant processes, the effluent from the treatment plant, or the Village's sludge (biosolids) management programs. Further, any such special agreement or arrangement shall not cause a violation of the Village's WPDES permit or allow any industrial user to exceed any applicable pretreatment standards. Among other things, it is the intent of this section that no industrial user receives a competitive advantage over other such users by virtue of the existence of a special agreement or arrangement.
No person, including a licensed disposer, shall discharge septage or any other liquid, gaseous or solid wastes directly into a manhole or other opening in a public sewer unless such discharge is specifically authorized in writing by the Director of Public Works through issuance of a discharge permit. For the purpose of this section, septage includes waste from septic tanks, holding tanks, grease traps, settling basins and portable toilets.
A. 
The Village of Cambria will not accept any septic tank sludge at any time. Holding tank sewage will only be accepted at the wastewater treatment facility and only by persons in the business of gathering and disposing of such sewage. A permit for disposal must first be obtained from the Village of Cambria's Director of Public Works and shall state the name and address of the applicant; the number of its disposal units; and the make, model and license number of each unit. Permits shall be nontransferable except in the case of replacement of the disposal unit for which a permit shall have been originally issued. The licensed disposer making the discharge shall pay to the Village all applicable fees and sewer service charges, based on the characteristics of the discharge; and any additional costs or expenses associated with the provision of additional facilities or personnel necessary to accept such waste at the point of introduction into the Village's wastewater treatment plant.
B. 
Charges for disposal shall be as set by the Village Board. Bills shall be mailed on a monthly basis, and if payments are not received in 30 days thereof, disposal privileges shall be suspended.
C. 
Any person or party disposing of holding tank sewage agrees to carry public liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 to protect any and all persons or property from injury and/or damage caused in any way or manner by any act or failure to act by any of his employees. The person(s) shall furnish a certificate certifying such insurance to be in full force and effect.
D. 
The person(s) or party disposing waste agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Village from any and all liability and claims for damages arising out of, or resulting from, work and labor performed.
E. 
The person(s) or party disposing waste shall furnish bond to the Village in the amount of $5,000 to guarantee performance. Said performance bond shall be delivered to the Village Clerk/Treasurer prior to the issuance of the permit hereunder.
F. 
The person(s) or party disposing waste agrees that any materials dumped into the treatment system shall be of domestic origin only and that he will comply with the provisions of any and all applicable ordinances of the Village and shall not deposit or drain any gasoline, oil, acid, alkali, grease, rags, waste, volatile or inflammable liquids, or other deleterious substances, nor allow any earth, sand or other solid material to pass into any part of the sewerage system.
G. 
Industrial wastes, or any other liquid, gaseous or solid wastes not detrimental to the Village's wastewater treatment plant may be discharged at such plant in a manner designated by the Director of Public Works when, in his judgment, the waste is of such unusual character or strength that rapid discharge into the sewerage system would not have detrimental effects on the wastewater facilities. Any person desiring to discharge such wastes at the Village's treatment plant shall first make application to the Director of Public Works for a permit to discharge and be issued a permit consistent with the standards within this chapter. The person making the discharge shall pay to the Village all applicable fees and sewer service charges, based on the characteristics of the discharge, and any additional costs or expenses associated with the provision of additional facilities or personnel necessary to accept such waste at the point of introduction into the Village's wastewater treatment plant.
H. 
All discharges as authorized in this section shall be subject to the terms of this chapter and shall be documented in the form of a written permit issued by the Director of Public Works.
Any licensed disposer making application for a permit to discharge septage or other wastes under this chapter shall comply with the provisions contained therein, as well as the following:
A. 
The permit issued to the licensed disposer shall also provide:
(1) 
The Village shall have the right to reject and refuse to accept septage or other wastes from the licensed disposer if:
(a) 
Treatment of the waste would cause the Village's sewerage system to exceed its operating design capacity or to violate any applicable effluent limitations or standards, water quality standards or any other legally applicable requirements, including court orders or state or federal statutes, rules, regulations or orders;
(b) 
The waste is not compatible with the Village's sewerage system;
(c) 
The licensed disposer has not applied for and received a permit to dispose of the waste in the Village sewerage system or the licensed disposer fails to comply with the permit so issued; or
(d) 
The licensed disposer fails to comply with waste disposal rules promulgated by the Village from time to time or fails to pay the appropriate sewer service charges in a timely manner.
(2) 
The Director of Public Works may impose reasonable terms and conditions for septage or other waste disposal into the wastewater treatment plant relating to the following:
(a) 
Specific quantities, locations, times and methods for discharge of such wastes into the Village's sewerage system;
(b) 
Requirements to report the source and amount of such wastes placed in the Village's sewerage system; and
(c) 
Requirements that the licensed disposer analyze representative samples of the waste placed in the Village sewerage system in order to determine the characteristics of the waste and the compatibility of the waste with the Village's sewerage system.
B. 
If the Village's sewerage system can accept some, but not all, of the septage or other wastes offered for disposal, the Director of Public Works may accept such waste which is generated within the geographic boundaries of the Village before accepting such wastes which are generated outside of the boundaries of the Village.
C. 
Provided the conditions of this section are satisfied, the Director of Public Works shall grant to a licensed disposer a permit to discharge septage or other wastes.
Powers and authority for inspection and sampling; recordkeeping and confidentiality.
A. 
Agents of the Village shall be allowed access to all monitoring facilities at any time.
B. 
Village staff shall be allowed access to all property serviced by the Village, for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing of discharges to the wastewater facilities; for the purpose of inspection, repair, or maintenance of any portion of the Village's wastewater facilities; or for the purpose of inspection and copying of records kept by industrial users relating to pretreatment requirements or reporting thereof.
C. 
Any effluent data submitted or supplied to the Village by any person or user is a public record within the meaning of § 19.21, Wis. Stats. All other information submitted to the Village shall be a public record unless the information is entitled to confidential treatment pursuant to § 283.55(2)(c), Wis. Stats., and § NR 2.19, Wis. Adm. Code, as a trade secret. The Village may require any industrial user to provide information about industrial processes which may have an effect on the nature or composition of the industrial discharge, and such information will be kept confidential if the requirements of the aforesaid statute and administrative rule are satisfied. Any information or data obtained by the Village which is confidential or constitutes a trade secret shall not be disclosed to unauthorized persons.
A. 
The Village may require a user to provide information concerning, but not limited to:
(1) 
Volume, time and peak rate of discharges.
(2) 
Chemical analysis of discharges.
(3) 
Raw materials, processes and products relevant to discharge characteristics.
(4) 
Discharges of specific wastes such as sludge, oil, solvent, or incompatible pollutants.
(5) 
Plot plans of sewers on the user's property showing locations of sewers, tanks, ponds, monitoring facilities and pretreatment facilities.
(6) 
Details of pretreatment facilities.
(7) 
Details of systems to prevent losses of materials through spills to the municipal sewers.
B. 
All measurements and test analyses of the characteristics of wastewater shall be determined in accordance with methods established by the EPA and contained in 40 CFR Part 136 and amendments thereto or with any other test procedures approved by the EPA. Sampling shall be performed in accordance with the techniques approved by the EPA. Where 40 CFR Part 136 does not include a sampling or analytical technique for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the EPA publication, "Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening of Industrial Effluents for Priority Pollutants," April 1977, and amendments thereto, or with any other sampling and analytical procedures approved by the EPA.
C. 
A responsible corporate officer, as defined in this chapter, shall sign any reports required to be submitted by an industrial user pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
Whenever any user discharges wastes into any public sewerage system which cause physical damage to the Village's wastewater facilities and/or which cause the Village to incur unusual additional costs, the Village may assess a special charge against such user for the work required to repair the facilities and to recover the unusual additional costs. Special charges shall be in addition to the service charges specified herein and shall be billed directly to the user. Such costs may include those involved with guidance and consultation required on complex matters, sampling, testing, notifications, publications and hearings, staff time, treating, transporting or any other costs associated with this discharge.
B. 
In the event an industrial user is making an industrial discharge into the public sewerage, whether permitted or not permitted, and the industrial discharge is of unusual strength and/or character or volume, the Village may impose a special fee as set by the Village Board in the fee schedule, or actual costs if higher, to recover added costs and expenses for testing, staff time, treating, transporting or any other costs associated with the discharge.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting or precluding the Village from assessing and levying special assessments against property, pursuant to § 66.0703 et seq., Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
A. 
Right of entry. The Director of Public Works or other duly authorized employees of the approving authority, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, or testing, all in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Right to enter easements. The Village, the Director of Public Works, or other duly authorized employees of the Village shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Village holds an easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the sewerage works lying within said easement, all subject to the terms, if any, of such easement.
A. 
Violations constituting public nuisances.
(1) 
Any violation by any person of the provisions of this chapter or any other rule, regulation or special order promulgated by the Village shall constitute a public nuisance. As such a public nuisance, the same shall be enjoined, and this chapter, rule, regulation or special order shall be enforced, all as provided for in § 823.02, Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
(2) 
Any person found in violation of this chapter or any other rule, regulation or special order shall pay to the Village such damages, losses or expenses as may be sustained by the Village as a result of the violation, together with such costs as may be collectible by law.
(3) 
The Village may proceed to enforce this chapter, or any other rule or regulation promulgated by it, by the commencement of an action for enforcement under § 823.02, Wis. Stats., or under any other section of applicable law. Any remedies or rights of the Village as provided for in this chapter with respect to violation hereof, or of any rule, regulation, or special order, are deemed to be cumulative, and in addition to those provided for by any other law.
B. 
Delegation of authority. The Director of Public Works shall have the full right to enforce this chapter on behalf of the Village, and for all purposes hereof, he or she shall be considered as the designee of the Village.
C. 
Notice of violation. Any person found by the Village or the Director of Public Works to be in violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated by the Village shall be given written notice stating the nature of the violation.
D. 
Emergency actions regarding industrial discharges. Because the Village's WWTF has limited design capacity in all areas of wastewater regulation, it is sensitive to impacts from shocks/slugs as well as sustained overages from cooling/process water, discharges that cause a detrimental effect, and toxic pollutants. Industrial users, therefore, have the most potential release of such discharges and catastrophic impact to the WWTF as the WWTF is not currently designed to receive industrial wastewater and will be specifically addressed in all industrial permits going forward. Such impacts, should they occur by accident or by negligence, can be an immediate detriment to the WWTF and potentially call for immediate emergency action. The Director of Public Works, in his sole discretion, may suspend the wastewater treatment service to an industrial user, regardless of the industrial user's permit criteria, whenever it appears to the Director of Public Works that an actual or threatened industrial discharge presents or threatens an imminent or substantial danger to the health or welfare of persons; a substantial danger to the environment; an interference with the operation of the Village's wastewater treatment plant; or violates any pretreatment limits or agreements imposed by this chapter. The Director of Public Works shall notify such an industrial user in the event of an emergency action to suspend wastewater treatment service hereunder; and upon receipt of such notice the industrial user shall cease all illicit discharges, or processes leading to illicit discharges, immediately. The Village Board shall, as soon as practical thereafter, follow the process identified in Subsection E and allow the user an opportunity for hearing and potential restoration of wastewater treatment service.
E. 
Nonemergency suspension of service; revocation of permit.
(1) 
Responsibility of the Village Board. The Village Board shall have the responsibility for reviewing all requests for revocation of discharge permits, disconnection of users from the Village WWTF, revocation of variance granted under provisions of this chapter, and appeals. Only the Village Board shall have the authority to approve such revocation of permits, variances, and disconnection of building sanitary sewers, and only the Board shall be empowered to take final action on appeals.
(2) 
Conditions for revocation. Any user who violates this chapter, or applicable state and federal statutes and regulations, or the following, is subject to having its permit revoked in accordance with the procedures of this chapter.
(a) 
Failure of a user to factually report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its discharge as determined by the user's or Village's analysis.
(b) 
Failure of the user to report significant changes in process activity or wastewater constituents and characteristics.
(c) 
Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises by a Village representative for the purpose of inspection or monitoring.
(d) 
Tampering with, disrupting, or destroying Village equipment.
(e) 
Connecting a legal domestic wastewater discharge to an illegal or unpermitted industrial discharge.
(f) 
Expanding a domestic wastewater discharge without notice to the Village.
(g) 
Failure to report an accidental discharge of a pollutant in a reportable quantity.
(h) 
Failure to report an upset of user's pretreatment facilities.
(i) 
Violations of conditions of a special permit or agreement with the Village.
(3) 
Show cause hearing.
(a) 
The Director of Public Works may order any user who causes or allows a violation to show cause before the Village Board why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. A notice shall be served on the user specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the Village Board regarding the violation, the reasons why the action is to be taken, the proposed enforcement action, and directing the user to show cause before the Village Board why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the hearing shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at least 10 days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agent or officer of a corporation.
(b) 
The Village Board may itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence, or may designate any of its members or its Attorney to:
[1] 
Issue in the name of the Village Board notices of hearings requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in such hearing.
[2] 
Hear the evidence.
[3] 
Transmit a report of the proceedings together with recommendations to the Village Board for action thereon.
(c) 
At any hearing held pursuant to this chapter, testimony taken must be under oath and recorded. The transcript, so recorded, will be made available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon payment of the actual cost for production of the transcript. In the event a party desires the hearing proceedings to be taken by a stenographer, the expense of the stenographer shall be paid by that party.
(d) 
After the Village Board has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order to the user responsible for the discharge directing either that the discharge permit be revoked and the service be disconnected; that following a specified time the permit shall be revoked and sewer service discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances have been installed and operated properly to comply with the discharge permit; that the user shall cease the unauthorized discharge effective after a specified period of time; or that such other relief as deemed necessary by the Village Board to abate the violation be granted. Further orders and directives as are necessary may be issued.
(e) 
Following an order of revocation, the user shall cease discharging to the Village WWTF immediately. Failure to do so shall be evidence of continuing harm to the Village and provide grounds for the granting of injunctive relief or temporary restraining orders.
(4) 
Other remedies. The remedies provided in this subsection shall not be exclusive, and the Village may seek whatever other remedies are authorized by statute, at law or in equity against any person violating the provisions of this chapter.
F. 
Appeals from determinations of the approving authority.
(1) 
Any person having a substantial interest which is adversely affected by an administrative determination of the Director of Public Works under § 372-33E may have such determination reviewed as provided in § 372-33F. Only administrative determinations described in § 68.02, Wis. Stats., are subject to review.
(2) 
Such person shall make written request to the Village Clerk within 30 days of the administrative action complained of. The request for review shall state the grounds upon which such person contends that the determination should be modified or reversed and follow the process identified in § 372-33F herein. Upon receipt of such request, the Village Board shall review the determination in accordance with the requirements of § 68.12, Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time.
(3) 
If such person desires to appeal from the final determination of the Village Board or under Subsection F(2) hereof, such person may file with a court of competent jurisdiction within 30 days of the final determination.
G. 
Falsification of information or tampering with facilities. No person shall knowingly make any false statement, representations, record, report, plan or other document filed with the Village or falsify, tamper with, or knowingly render inaccurate any metering device, collected sample or method required under this chapter. Any person who violates this provision shall be subject to the penalties imposed under this chapter.
H. 
Publication of violations. In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 403.8(f)(2)(viii), the Village shall, if so required by applicable law, publish annually in a newspaper having the largest circulation within the Village a notice identifying those industrial users which, at any time during the previous 12 months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment requirements. For the purpose of this provision, an industrial user is in significant noncompliance if its violation meets one or more of the following criteria:
(1) 
Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which 66% or more of the measurements taken during a six-month period exceed (by any magnitude) the daily maximum limit or the average limit for the same pollutant parameter.
(2) 
Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which 33% or more of all of the measurements for any pollutant parameter taken during a six-month period equal or exceed the product of the daily maximum limit or the average limit multiplied by the applicable TRC (TRC=1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oil and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH).
(3) 
Any other violation of a pretreatment effluent limit that the Village determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges, interference or pass-through (including endangering the health of Village personnel or the general public).
(4) 
Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to human health, welfare or to the environment or has resulted in the Village's exercise of its emergency authority under this chapter to halt or prevent such a discharge.
(5) 
Failure to meet within 90 days of the scheduled date a compliance schedule milestone contained in an industrial wastewater discharge permit or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or obtaining final compliance.
(6) 
Failure to provide within 45 days of the due date required reports such as baseline monitoring reports, ninety-day compliance reports, periodic monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules.
(7) 
Any other violation or group of violations which the Village determines will adversely affect the operation of the Village's pretreatment program.
I. 
Fines and forfeitures. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 for each day of violation. Any industrial user who violates any condition of its industrial discharge permit or any waste hauler/disposer who holds a permit to dispose of waste who violates any conditions of its permit shall forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $25,000 for each day of violation. Such forfeitures are in addition to all other penalties imposed under this chapter.
A. 
Emergency rules. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the Village from adopting any emergency rule in order to preserve the public health, safety, or welfare.
B. 
Superseding previous ordinances. This chapter governing sewer use, industrial wastewater discharges, sewer service charges, and sewer connections shall supersede all previous regulations and chapters of the Village which are in conflict herewith.
C. 
Invalidation clause. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or provision in this chapter shall not affect the validity of any other section, clause, sentence, or provision of this chapter which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
D. 
Amendment. The Village reserves the right to amend this chapter in whole or in part whenever it may deem necessary.
There is hereby adopted all the rules and regulations of the State Plumbing and State Building Codes and the building rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Wisconsin insofar as the same are applicable to the Village of Cambria. All extensions of the system will comply with administrative rules NR 108 and NR 110 of the Department of Natural Resources (Chs. NR 108 and NR 110, Wis. Adm. Code).