[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-20, 4-9-1982]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
BOD
Biochemical Oxygen Demand, or the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at twenty degrees Centigrade (20°C), expressed in milligrams per liter.
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, beginning five (5) feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER OR LATERAL
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
CAPITAL CHARGE
That portion of the total charges for sewage service which are levied for local capital costs, local investment in plant facilities and other local costs, excluding operation, maintenance and replacement costs.
CITY
Appleton City, Missouri.
COMBINED SEWER
Any sewer receiving both storm water and sewage.
COMMERCIAL WASTES
The liquid or water-carried wastes from commercial establishments or those concerns engaged in buying, selling or exchanging goods or services.
DIRECTOR
The Director of Sewer Utilities of the City, or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative, as appointed by the Board of Aldermen.
GARBAGE
The waste from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Includes every means of disposing of industrial, commercial, household, domestic or other water-carried waste or sewage, other than a public sanitary sewer.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid or water-carried wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
LATERAL
The extension of the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal, also called "building sewer".
mg/l
Milligrams per liter.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
Garbage that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles shall be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in the public sanitary sewer, with no particle larger than one-half (½) inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer that is controlled by the City.
SANITARY SEWAGE
The liquid or water-carried waste discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings, including apartment houses and hotels, office buildings, factories or institutions.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer to which storm waters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
Any liquid or water-carried waste from residences, business buildings, institutions, laboratories and industrial and commercial establishments, together with such storm water as may be present.
SEWAGE SERVICE CHARGE
The total monthly charge for sewage service based upon the amount and strength of sewage determined to be discharged into the sewage system of the City.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM OR SYSTEM
The complete sewerage system of the City and shall be construed to include all plants, works, collecting mains and lateral sewers, instrumentalities and properties, now or hereafter existing, used or useful in connection with the collecting, pumping, disposal and treatment of wastewater, as now or hereafter added to, expanded or improved.
SHALL
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
SLUG
Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which, in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or flow during normal operation.
STANDARD METHODS
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the most recent edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water, Sewage and Industrial Wastes" published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Waterworks Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
STORM DRAIN OR STORM SEWER
Any drain or sewer, either natural or artificial, which is intended expressly for the conveyance of storm water and uncontaminated industrial wastes.
STORM WATER
That part of precipitation which reaches the sewers as runoff from the natural land surface, building roofs or pavements, or as ground water infiltration.
SURCHARGE
The assessment in addition to the service charge which is levied on those persons whose wastes are greater in strength than the concentration values established as representative of normal sewage.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering in accordance with standard laboratory procedure.
TOXIC POLLUTANTS
Any pollutants, gaseous, liquid or solid, which when discharged into the sewage system may tend to interfere with any waste treatment process or to constitute a hazard to human beings or animals or to inhibit aquatic life or to create a hazard to recreation in the receiving water of the effluent from the sewage treatment plant.
UNCONTAMINATED INDUSTRIAL WASTES
Wastewater which has not come into contact with any substance used in or incidental to industrial processing operations and to which no chemical or other substance has been added.
USER CHARGE
That portion of the total charges for sewage service which are levied in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement of the sewage system and is also called "sewage service charge".
WASTEWATER
Includes commercial wastes, industrial wastes, sanitary sewage and uncontaminated industrial wastes.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating wastewater.
WATERCOURSE
An open, natural channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-21, 4-9-1982]
The standards and regulations established in this Article are deemed to be consistent with the preservation of the public health and safety and to fulfill the obligations of the City with respect to State and Federal law and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The discharge into any sewer in the City of any substance which exceeds the limitations set forth in this Article or in any manner fails to conform to this Article is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a violation of this Code. Any waste discharge to an open watercourse by a commercial, industrial or other entity that is regulated by or under order of an agency of the State of Missouri will be exempt from the provisions of this Article, if such regulations or orders are being met.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-22, 4-9-1982]
A. 
The owner of any house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated 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 or combined sewer of the City, is hereby required at his/her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Article within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that such public sewer is within one hundred (100) feet of the property line. When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to such sewer within sixty (60) days.
B. 
At such time as a 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 Article, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be pumped out and filled with suitable material to the satisfaction of the approving authority.
C. 
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the building and plumbing regulations of the City or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the approving authority before installation.
D. 
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of this Section, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article. No septic tank shall be constructed within the City unless there is no sanitary sewer service readily available as provided in this Section.
E. 
The City shall have the right to refuse any person the right to connect to the sewage disposal system if, in the judgment of the Board of Aldermen, it is for the best interest of the City to do so. In that situation the person shall have the right to construct his/her own private system in compliance with applicable Federal, State and local laws.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-23, 4-9-1982]
A. 
No person shall keep or maintain or allow to be kept or maintained any privy, septic tank or lagoon on any premises under his/her control in the City where sanitary sewer service is furnished to the premises.
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) and the costs of prosecution or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-24, 4-9-1982]
No owner of any property abutting, adjacent to or along the line of a sanitary sewer shall connect, directly or indirectly, any pipes from roofs, eavetroughs, interior or exterior footings or other places to permit surface or ground water drainage into such sewer, and all such pipes shall be connected to a storm sewer or released to the surface.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-25, 4-9-1982]
A. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described matter, material or wastes into a sanitary sewer:
1. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) (sixty-five degree Centigrade (65°C)).
2. 
Any waters or wastes which may contain more than fifty (50) mg/l of animal or vegetable fat, oil or grease.
3. 
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or other inflammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
4. 
Any grease, oil or other substance that will become solid or viscous at temperatures between thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) and one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120°F).
5. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
6. 
Any mineral oil or grease, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, plastics, wood, whole blood, paunch manure, hair, fleshings, entrails, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, paper, feathers, asphalt, tar, manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewerage system.
7. 
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than five and one-half (5.5) or higher than nine and one-half (9.5) or having any other corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the treatment works.
8. 
Any waste flow or batch discharge in excess of:
Copper
1 mg/l as Cu.
Chromium
1 mg/l as total Cr.
Cyanide
.1 mg/l as CN.
Zinc
5 mg/l as Zn.
Cadmium
1 mg/l as Cd.
Aluminum
2 mg/l as. Al.
Phenol
.02 mg/l
Nuclear
As per State and national regulations
Others such as lead, arsenic, chlorine, chlorides, nickel, or iron may be controlled by order of the Board of Aldermen.
9. 
Any discharge of phosphorous, ammonia, nitrates, sugars or other nutrients or wastewaters containing them shall be limited to the extent necessary to prevent adverse effects on treatment processes or the stimulation of growths of algae, weeds and slimes which are or may become injurious to water supply, recreational use of water, fish, wildlife and other aquatic life.
10. 
Any paints, oils, lacquers, thinners or solvents including any waste containing a toxic or deleterious substance in sufficient quantity to impair the sewage treatment process or constitute a hazard to employees working in the sewer system and treatment plant.
11. 
Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
12. 
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the wastewater treatment plant, or by the sewer maintenance division.
13. 
Any excessive discoloration such as, but not limited to, dye wastes or any vegetable tanning solutions, or any unusual chemical oxygen demand, chlorides, sulfates or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
14. 
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by applicable State or Federal regulations.
15. 
Wastes from any individual sewage disposal system.
16. 
Any sludge, precipitate or congealed substance resulting from an industrial or commercial process, or resulting from the pretreatment of the person's wastewater or air pollutants.
The City may waive such prohibitions above provided:
1.
Such is not in conflict with Federal and State rules and regulations on discharge to a sewage treatment plant.
2.
Such discharges are monitored to assure that the specific quantities and qualities are known.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-26, 4-9-1982]
A. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided for the handling of liquid wastes containing grease or oil in excessive amounts, any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Director, and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperatures. They shall be of substantial construction, water-tight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gas-tight and water-tight.
B. 
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his/her expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-27, 4-9-1982]
A. 
The admission into the public sanitary sewers of any waters or wastes:
1. 
Having a five (5) day biochemical oxygen demand greater than three hundred (300) mg/l;
2. 
Containing more than three hundred (300) mg/l of suspended solids;
3. 
Containing more than ten (10) mg/l of iron as Fe;
4. 
Containing a total phosphate content in excess of fifteen (15) mg/l as phosphorous; or
5. 
Any industrial waste shall be subject to the review and approval of the Board of Aldermen and the conditions stated under Section 710.300.
B. 
Any person who discharges industrial wastes into the sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, upon the written request of the approving authority, shall fill out and file with the approving authority within thirty (30) days an industrial waste questionnaire to be furnished by the approving authority. The discharger shall set out the quantity and characteristics of the wastes discharged into the sewerage system. Similarly, any person desiring to establish a new connection to a public sewer for the purpose of discharging industrial wastes may be required to fill out and file such a questionnaire, which shall include actual or predicted data relating to quantity and characteristics of the wastes to be discharged. When special circumstances, such as the size or complexity of the owner's sewage disposal problem, would make complying with the time schedule cited above an unreasonable burden on the person, an extension of time, not to exceed ninety (90) days, may be granted by the approving authority upon presentation of a proper application. Such person shall not discharge to the system until granted approval by the Board of Aldermen.
C. 
Where necessary, in the opinion of the Board of Aldermen, the owner shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
1. 
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300) mg/l and the suspended solids to three hundred (300) mg/l;
2. 
Control toxic or deleterious substances; and
3. 
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
D. 
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the review and approval of the Board of Aldermen who may seek review by the appropriate agency of the State. No construction of such facilities shall be commenced until the review has been completed and the proposed preliminary treatment facilities approved by the Board of Aldermen.
E. 
Any change in the waste strength or quantity over twenty percent (20%) shall require resubmittal of data.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-28, 4-9-1982]
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any wastes or waters, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his/her expense. Any person required to utilize preliminary treatment facilities shall, upon the request of the Board of Aldermen, submit records of samplings taken from waste discharges.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-29, 4-9-1982]
When required by the Board of Aldermen, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes or commercial wastes shall install one (1) or more suitable control manholes in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of wastes. Such manholes, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Board of Aldermen. The manholes shall be installed by the owner at his/her expense, and shall be maintained by him/her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-30, 4-9-1982]
A. 
Any and all wastewater discharged to a sanitary sewer must be metered either as water used or as wastewater discharged. Where applicable, the existing water meter will be used. If for any reason of separation, evaporation, usage in product, ground water infiltration or the use of water other than metered water, the discharge of wastewater to the sanitary sewer is other than recorded on the water meter, then other metering will be required which will more accurately determine the volume of wastewater so discharged. The cost of such special metering devices and their installation and maintenance shall be paid by the customer. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be determined in accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage" and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in Section 710.280 or upon suitable samples taken at such 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.
B. 
An acceptable method of determining the volume of wastewater discharged shall be to utilize an auxiliary water meter(s). Such meter(s) may be used to determine either the flow to the building sewer or that for other non-sewage uses. The customer shall be solely responsible for the costs of installation and operation of this system.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-31, 4-9-1982]
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City and any person whereby any waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the person receiving the service.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-32, 4-9-1982]
All the preceding specific conditions of this Article are to apply at the point where wastes are discharged into a public sanitary sewer and all chemical or mechanical corrective treatment must be accomplished to practical completion before this point is reached.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-33, 4-9-1982]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the municipal sewerage system.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-34, 4-9-1982]
Representatives of the City and duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Article. Any person who applies for or receives sewer services from the City shall be deemed to have consented to inspections pursuant to this Section, including entrance upon that person's property at reasonable times to make such inspections. The City also may require any person who applies for or receives sewer service to file a written statement setting forth the nature of the enterprise, the source and amount of water used, the amount of water to be discharged with its present or expected bacterial, physical, chemical, radioactive or other pertinent characteristics of the waste. The City may also require any person receiving sewer service to sample, test and file reports of the same on schedule and according to methods approved by them.
[Ord. No. 82-06 Art. III §10-36, 4-9-1982]
In addition to the penalties provided in Section 100.220, the Board of Aldermen is hereby authorized to bring any appropriate action in the name of the City either at law or in chancery, as may be necessary or desirable, to restrain or enjoin any public nuisance and to enforce any provision of this Article, and in general, to carry out the intent and purpose of this Article. The Board of Aldermen is also hereby authorized to recover from any person violating the provisions of this Article all damages to the sewerage system resulting from such violation, together with all costs incurred by the City in the treatment, cleaning or repair of the sewerage system caused by such violation, which damages and costs, when determined, may be assessed against the property of the person so violating the provisions of this Article.