[Ord. No. 082 §1, 6-22-1962]
The definitions given herein deal only with certain terms used
in this Article, in the sense that they are used herein. These definitions
are not of a general nature and are not generally applicable beyond
the sense used in this Article.
A pit for the reception or detention of sewage.
A sewer or other pipe or conduit used for conveying ground,
surface, or storm water.
The liquid wastes resulting from the process employed in
industrial establishments.
Water which is safe for drinking or other sanitary purposes
and is also suitable for domestic use.
A conduit for conveying the storm or rainwater from a roof.
Sewage from building used for human habitation or occupancy.
A sewer intended to receive sanitary sewage with or without
industrial wastes and without the added mixture of surface or storm
water.
A tank through which sewage flows and which permits solids
in the sewage to settle in order that portions of such solids may
be disintegrated by biological action.
The conduit or pipe from the sewer line to the building served.
The liquid wastes conducted away from residences, business
buildings, or institutions, together with those from industrial establishments,
and with such ground, surface, and storm water as may be present.
A conduit for carrying off sewage.
The network of sewers, together with sewage lift stations,
and all appurtenances necessary for the collection of sewage.
That portion of the rainfall or other precipitation which
runs off over the surface during a storm and for such a short period
following a storm as the flow exceeds the normal or ordinary runoff.
That portion of a rainfall or other precipitation which runs
off over the surface of the ground.
[Ord. No. 082 §3, 6-22-1962; Ord. No. 87-10, 11-5-1987]
No connection shall hereafter be made to any sewer or portion
of the sewer system until a written permit has been obtained from
the City Collector. A separate permit shall be required for each house
or building and a fee shall be charged for each permit. To equitably
apportion the cost of connections to the sewer or portion of the sewerage
system, the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall be charged
for each permit.
[Ord. No. 082 §5, 6-22-1962]
A.
The
City Collector of Appleton City, Missouri, is hereby instructed and
it shall be his/her duty to issue permits for connections to the sewerage
system. Such permits shall be issued in numerical order and shall
be issued independently of any other permits issued by the City Collector.
B.
Before
issuing such a permit, an application shall be filed with the City
Collector. This application shall show the name and address of the
owner, name of the person to whom permit is issued, number of permit,
location of property, type of building to be served (whether residence
or business), number of rooms, and size of sewer to be connected.
The application shall be signed by the owner or his/her authorized
representative and shall be accompanied by a complete and legible
set of plans and specifications of the work to be done, or in lieu
thereof, such written description of the type of materials and methods
to be used in the construction as shall be acceptable to the City
Sewer Inspector. The application shall be retained by the City Collector
as a permanent record of each connection to the sewerage system.
[Ord. No. 082 §6, 6-22-1962]
It shall be the duty of the City Sewer Inspector to inspect
each service lateral before any connection is made to the sewerage
system and to require that all defects or unsatisfactory construction
features be corrected before permitting the connection to be made.
The City Sewer Inspector shall be present at the time the connection
is made and it shall be the responsibility of the owner or his/her
representatives to notify him/her in advance of the time and place
where the connection will be made.
[Ord. No. 082 §§7 —
10, 12 — 13, 15 — 16, 6-22-1962]
A.
It
shall be unlawful to place any pipe or conduit which carries, or is
intended to carry, sewage in the same trench or ditch with a pipe
or conduit which carries, or is intended to carry, a potable water
supply. In every case where a water and sewer line are parallel, the
water line shall be at least ten (10) feet horizontally from and at
a higher elevation than the sewer line.
B.
It
shall be unlawful to make, or cause to be made, a connection to any
roof drain, areaway drain, yard or court drain, or any drain whatsoever
which will permit, allow, or cause any storm or surface water to enter
the sanitary sewerage system.
C.
It
shall be unlawful to connect or to cause to be connected to the sanitary
sewerage system the effluent of any septic tank, cesspool, or sewage
tank. Where such tanks exist and it is desired to make a connection
to the sanitary sewerage system, a tile line shall be constructed
around the unit, in such a manner as to precluded the possibility
of any sewage flowing into or out of the cesspool or tank, and said
septic tank, cesspool or sewage tank shall then be filled with earth,
cinders, ashes or similar material.
D.
Where any unlawful connection as defined in Subsections (B) and (C) of this Section is known to exist, such connection shall be broken within ten (10) days after the passage of this Article or where such connections are found to exist, such unlawful connections shall be broken and their use discontinued within ten (10) days after date of notification to break such connection as provided in Section 710.420 of this Article.
E.
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation
to discharge or cause to be discharged into any public sanitary sewer
or into any private sewer which is connected to the public sanitary
sewerage system any butcher's offal, dead animals, or liquids containing
excessive quantities of silt, hair, fibers, grease, blood, feathers,
or other obstructing materials.
F.
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation
to discharge or cause to be discharged into any public sanitary sewerage
system any powdered milk, whey, skim milk, whole milk, cream or other
milk products, or any industrial wastes of any type which might, in
the opinion of the Division of Health, damage or otherwise cause operational
difficulties in the sanitary system or interfere in any manner whatsoever
with the normal operation of any sewage treatment works or sewage
treating devices.
G.
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation
to discharge or cause to be discharged into any public sanitary sewer
or into any private sewer which is connected to the public sanitary
sewerage system any oil, gasoline, petroleum, coal oil, grease, explosives,
inflammable matter or oil wastes. Cleaning establishments, buildings
used for housing or repairing automobiles, gasoline and oil service
stations, and other buildings or establishments where oil, gasoline,
calcium carbide or other explosive or inflammable matters are stored,
sold, or handled, the drains from which are connected to the public
sewers, must be provided with an approved trap, so constructed, located,
and maintained as to prevent the entrance into the sewer of such explosive
or inflammable matter. Such trap shall be located on the sewer before
its junction with any other pipe or receptacle containing sewage.
The passage of human or fresh animal excrement through such trap is
prohibited.
H.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or to cause to be discharged
into any public sanitary sewer or into any private sewer with which
is connected to the public sanitary sewerage system any wastes or
waters which have been used for industrial for private cooling or
air-conditioning purposes. Such wastes shall be kept separate from
sanitary or other industrial wastes and shall be discharged into the
nearest storm sewer or open watercourse.
[Ord. No. 082 §11, 6-22-1962]
The City Sewer Inspector shall make an inspection of the method
of disposing of roof and other storm water drainage from each house
which is connected to the sanitary sewers of the City of Appleton
City, Missouri, within the ten (10) days after the passage and approval
of this Article and as frequently thereafter as is necessary to secure
compliance with this Article. Following each inspection, the City
Sewer Inspector shall submit a list of all property owners whose property
or properties have connections in violation of this Article to the
City Collector. Written notification of any violation of this Article
shall then be given by said City Collector to the owner or owners
of the property upon which the violation occurs. If the provisions
of this Article have not been complied with within the period of ten
(10) days following date of notice of violation, the City shall have
the right to make, or have made, such alterations as are deemed necessary
by the City Sewer Inspector to meet the requirements of the ordinance,
and all costs thereof shall be provided for, and defrayed by, a special
tax bill to be assessed in favor of the City against the property
on which said improvements are made, and such special tax bill shall
become a lien on said property.
[Ord. No. 082 §14, 6-22-1962]
It shall be permissible to discharge normal quantities of industrial wastes from washing operations and from other normal industrial plant operations into the sanitary sewerage system provided necessary precautions are taken to exclude those materials described in Section 710.410 (E — H) of this Article, and further provided that the wastes are of such a nature that, in the opinion of the Division of Health, they will not damage, clog, or otherwise interfere with the normal operation of the sewerage system or with the operation of any sewage treatment plant or sewage treating devices.
[Ord. No. 082 §17, 6-22-1962]
In the event that satisfactory compliance of the various Sections
of this Article cannot be obtained within a period of ten (10) days
following receipt of notification of such violation by the offender,
the Board of Aldermen may order the offending person, firm, partnership,
or corporation to disconnect from the municipal sewerage system or
may order the connection broken by municipal employees, provided however,
that the offending party must be notified at least ten (10) days in
advance of the date the connection must be broken.
