Cross Reference — As to service provided outside the city limits, §700.025.
[CC 2001 §13.08.010; Ord. No. 14.00 Art. I, 3-11-1969]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of the terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
The quantity of dissolved oxygen required for biochemical
oxidation of decomposed organic matter under aerobic conditions in
a period of five (5) days at a temperature of twenty degrees Centigrade
(20°C), expressed in parts per million by weight. Such B.O.D.
shall be determined as described under the heading "Biochemical Oxygen
Demand" in the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage
(latest edition), as published jointly by the American Public Health
Association and the American Water Works Association.
The extension from the building drain to the City sewer or
other place of disposal.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
The executive of the Public Works Department, who directs
the Sewage Superintendent of the City, or an authorized member of
his/her staff.
Solid wastes from the preparation of, cooking and dispensing
of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
The liquid waste or liquid-borne wastes resulting from any
commercial, manufacturing or industrial operation or process, except
uncontaminated and unpolluted clear water, and as distinct from sanitary
sewage.
Any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, pond, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of the solution.
Garbage which has been shredded to such a degree that all
particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (½)
inch in any dimension.
Includes books, documents, papers, apparatus, data, readings,
records of analysis, plans and graphs.
Any combination of wastes from water closets, urinals, lavatories,
sinks, bathtubs, showers, household laundries, household garbage grinders,
bars, soda fountains, cuspidors, refrigerator drips, drinking fountains,
floor washings, floor flushings, and all other water-carried wastes,
except industrial wastes and air conditioning wastewater.
A sewer which carries sewage and/or industrial wastes and
to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
Any combination of water-carried wastes from residences,
buildings, industrial establishments, institutions, manufacturing
plants, processing plants, commercial establishments, or other places
in which such wastes are produced, together with such ground, surface,
storm or other water as may be present.
The Sewage Superintendent is in charge of all pollution abatement
facilities.
Any devices and/or structures used for treating of sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, transporting, treating
and disposing of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
"Shall" is mandatory; and "May" is permissive.
A sewer which carries stormwater, surface water, drainage
and some industrial water discharges, such as cooling and air conditioning
water, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
The dry weights of the solids physically suspended in a flow
of sewage, industrial waste or water as determined by the method of
determining suspended matter described under the heading "Suspended
Matter" in the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage
(latest edition), as published jointly by the American Public Health
Association and the American Water Works Association, and expressed
in parts per million by weight.
[CC 2001 §13.08.020; Ord. No. 14.04 Art. 1, 5-8-1984]
A.
It
is unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited
in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the
City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any human
or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B.
It
is unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any sewage or other
polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided
in accordance with provisions of this Chapter.
C.
Except
as hereinafter provided, it is unlawful to construct or maintain any
privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, aeration equipment, or
other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
D.
The
owner of all houses, buildings or properties 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 sewer
of the City, is 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 Chapter
within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so; provided
that the public sewer is within two hundred (200) feet (sixty-one
(61) meters) of the property line.
[Ord. No. 2008-17 §§1
— 8, 5-5-2008]
A.
The
purpose of this Section is to control discharges into the public sewerage
collection system and wastewater treatment plant that interfere with
the operations of the system, cause blockage and plugging of pipelines,
interfere with normal operation of pumps and their controls and contribute
waste of a strength or form that either causes treatment difficulties
or is beyond the treatment capability of the wastewater treatment
plant.
B.
DISCHARGE LIMIT
FOOD SERVICE FACILITIES
GREASE
GREASE TRAP
OIL/WATER SEPARATOR
USER
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms
shall have these prescribed meanings:
Oil and grease discharge maximum limit from each individual
food service facilities is one hundred (100) part per million. Samples
are to be taken as a twenty-four (24) hour composite during facility
functioning hours.
Those establishments engaged in activities of preparing,
serving or otherwise making available for consumption foodstuffs and
that use one (1) or more of the following preparation activities:
cooking by frying (all methods), baking (all methods), grilling, sauteing,
rotisserie cooking, broiling (all methods), blanching, roasting, toasting
or poaching. Also included are infrared heating, searing, barbecuing
and any other food preparation activity that produces a hot, non-drinkable
food product in or on a receptacle that requires washing. These facilities
include, but not limited to, restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, motels,
hospitals, nursing homes, churches, fraternal organizations, schools,
grocery stores, prisons and jails.
Material composed primarily of fats, oil and grease (FOG)
from animal or vegetable sources. The terms fats, oil and grease shall
be deemed as "grease" by definition. Grease does
not include petroleum based products.
A device for separating and retaining waterborne greases
and grease complexes prior to the wastewater exiting the trap and
entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. These
devices also serve to collect settable solids generated by and from
food preparation activities, prior to the water exiting the trap and
entering the sanitary sewer collection and treatment system.
An approved (Subsection (D)) industrial standard system that is specifically designed and manufactured to separate oil from water. The system shall allow the oil to be collected and removed on a regular basis as to prevent it from being discharged into the wastewater collection system. Only oil/water separators manufactured for that specific operation will be approved. Adequate support literature from the manufacturer will be required so as to allow a proper review by the Code Enforcement Officer.
Any person or establishment including those located outside
the jurisdictional limits of the City who contributes, causes or permits
the contribution or discharge of wastewater into the City's wastewater
collection or treatment system, including persons who contribute such
wastewater from mobile sources, such as those who discharge hauled
wastewater.
C.
General Criteria.
1.
Installation requirements. All existing food service
facilities shall be required to install an approved grease trap within
six (6) months after notification and all proposed or newly remodeled
food service facilities inside the City of Bonne Terre, Missouri,
wastewater service area shall be required to install, at the user's
expense, an approved, properly operated and maintained grease trap.
2.
Sanitary sewer flows. Sanitary sewer flows from
toilets, urinals, lavatories, etc., shall not be discharged into the
grease trap. These flows shall be conveyed separately to the sanitary
sewer service lateral.
3.
Floor drains. Only floor drains which discharge
or have the potential to discharge grease shall be connected to a
grease trap.
4.
Garbage grinders/disposers. It is recommended that
solid food waste products be disposed of through normal solid waste/garbage
disposal means. If a grinder/disposal is used, it must be connected
to the grease trap.
5.
Dishwashers. Commercial dishwashers and three (3)
vat dishwashing sinks must be connected to the grease trap. Dishwashers
discharge soap and hot water which can melt grease and allow it to
pass through an undersized grease trap.
6.
Location. Grease traps shall be installed outside
the building upstream from the sanitary sewer service lateral connection.
This will allow easy access for inspection, cleaning and removal of
the intercepted grease at any time. A grease trap may not be installed
inside any part of a building without written approval by the Code
Enforcement Officer
D.
Design Criteria.
1.
Construction. Grease traps shall be constructed
and sized in accordance with DNR Division 20, Chapter 8 Design Guidelines
and shall have a minimum of two (2) compartments with fittings designed
for grease retention.
2.
Access. Access to grease traps shall be available
at all times to allow for maintenance and inspection. Access to trap
shall be provided by two (2) manholes (one (1) on each compartment)
terminating at finished grade with cast-iron frame and cover.
3.
Inlet and outlet piping. Wastewater discharging
to a grease trap shall enter only through the inlet pipe of the trap.
Each grease trap shall have only one (1) inlet and one (1) outlet
pipe.
E.
Grease Trap Maintenance.
1.
Cleaning/pumping. The user, at the user's expense,
shall maintain all grease traps to assure proper operation and efficiency.
Maintenance of grease traps shall include the complete removal of
all contents, including floating materials, wastewater and bottom
sludge and solids. This work shall be performed by a qualified and
licensed hauler.
2.
Disposal. All waste removed from each grease trap
must be disposed of at a facility approved to receive such waste in
accordance with the provisions of this program. In no way shall the
waste material be returned to any part of the City of Bonne Terre's
wastewater sewer system.
3.
Maintenance log. A grease trap cleaning/maintenance
log, indicating each pumping for the previous twenty-four (24) months,
shall be maintained by each food service facility. An annual fee in
the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be charged for a "grease
trap maintenance log" provided by the Code Enforcement Officer. A
new maintenance log will be issued annually upon verification of required
maintenance. This log shall include the date, time, amount pumped,
hauler and disposal site. Said log shall be made available to the
Code Enforcement Officer or his/her representative upon request. The
user shall be required to submit maintenance records to the Building
Inspector two (2) times each year. Records shall be submitted by March
1st (first) and September first (1st) of each year. The records shall
be submitted to:
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The Code Enforcement Officer will perform periodic inspections
of these facilities and shall notify the user of any additional required
maintenance or repairs.
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F.
Chemical Treatment. Chemical treatments such as drain cleaners,
acid or other chemical solvents designed to dissolve or remove grease
shall not be allowed to enter the grease trap.
G.
Laundries. Commercial laundries shall be equipped with an
interceptor with a wire basket or similar device, removable for cleaning,
that prevents passage (to the wastewater collection system) of solids
one-half (½) inch or larger in size such as rags, strings,
buttons or other solids detrimental to the system.
H.
Enforcement And Penalties/Falsifying Information. Any food
service facility failing to comply or any person who knowingly makes
any false statements, representation or certification in any application,
record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained
pursuant to this Article or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly
renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under
this Article or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate
any monitoring device method required under this Article shall, upon
conviction, be subject to penalty in an amount not to exceed five
hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than sixty
(60) days, or by both. Each day on which a violation shall occur or
continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
[CC 2001 §13.08.030; Ord. No. 14.04 Art. 2, 5-8-1984]
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 705.040(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Section.
B.
Before
commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system,
the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the approving
authority. The application for such permit shall be made on a form
furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by any
plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary
by the approving authority. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid
in the amount required in the fee schedule as set by the City Council.
C.
A permit
for private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until
the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the approving
authority. He/she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage
of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall
notify the approving authority when the work is ready for final inspection
and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall
be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of the notice.
D.
The
type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of
Natural Resources, State of Missouri. No permit shall be issued for
any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption
facilities where the area of the lot is less than fifteen thousand
(15,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted
to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Section 705.020(D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material as directed in Subsection (H) of this Section.
F.
The
owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities
in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
G.
No
statement contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health
Officer, County or City building codes.
H.
When
a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected
to the sewer within ninety (90) days and the private sewage disposal
system shall be abandoned and removed or cleaned of sludge and filled
with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
[CC 2001 §13.08.040; Ord. No. 14.04 Art. 3, 5-8-1984]
A.
No
unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening
into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the approving authority.
B.
There
shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
1.
For residential and commercial service; and
2.
For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
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In either case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application
on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall
be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the approving authority. A
permit and inspection fee for residential or commercial building permit
shall be paid in the amount required by the fee schedule as set by
the City Council.
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A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection
shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream
sewerage facilities, including sanitary sewers, pump stations and
wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity
to adequately handle the additional anticipated waste load.
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C.
All
costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection of
the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify
the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be
occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
D.
A separate
and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building;
except where one (1) building stands at the rear of another on an
interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed
to the rear building through an adjoining alley, courtyard or driveway,
the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the
rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building sewer.
E.
Old
building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only
when they are found, on examination and test by the approving authority,
to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
F.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code, per Section 705.030, or other applicable rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Standard Testing Materials (A.S.T.M.) and Water Pollution Control Federation (W.P.C.F.) Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
G.
Whenever
possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an
elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any
building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by
an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
H.
No
person shall make connection of roof downspouts, interior and exterior
foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff
or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn
is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
I.
The
connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform
to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the City or the procedures set forth in appropriate
specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice
No. 9. All such 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.
J.
The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the approving
authority when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection
to the public sewer. Each and every part or a sewer connection shall
be inspected and approved by the approving authority or his/her representative
before being concealed or backfilled.
K.
All
excavations for building sewer installation shall comply with the
provisions of this Code relating to excavations in streets and shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public
property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in
a manner satisfactory to the City.
[CC 2001 §13.08.050; Ord. No. 14.04 Art. 4, 5-8-1984; Ord.
No. 14.04A §1, 10-9-1997]
A.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface
water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurfaced drainages uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary
sewer.
B.
Stormwater
and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers
as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers
or to a natural outlet approved by the approving authority. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged to a
storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet, if approved by the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
C.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described water or wastes to any public sewers:
1.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas;
2.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids
or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance,
create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant, or to cause the effluent from the treatment works to violate
applicable effluent standards;
3.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than six and one-half (6.5),
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works;
4.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited
to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and whole or ground by garbage
grinders.
D.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described
substances, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely in the
opinion of the approving authority that such wastes can harm either
the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse
effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger life, limb,
public property or constitute a nuisance. In forming his/her opinion
as to the acceptability of these wastes, the approving authority will
give consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes
in relation to flow and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction
of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of
the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the
sewage treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The substances
prohibited are:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having temperature higher than one hundred fifty
degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) (sixty-five degrees Celsius (65°C));
2.
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two degree Fahrenheit (32°F) and one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (150°F) (zero (0) and sixty-five degrees Celsius (65°C));
3.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not;
4.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths
(¾) horsepower (0.76 h.p. metric) or greater shall be subject
to the review and approval of the approving authority;
5.
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, and
similar objectionable or toxic substances or wastes exerting an excessive
chlorine requirement to such a degree that any such material received
in the composite sewage at the wastewater treatment works exceeds
the maximum allowable concentrations as determined by the approving
authority for such materials.
The approving authority will evaluate each toxic or objectionable
substance waste on a concentration-dilution basis and will establish
maximum allowable discharge concentrations for each individual person
to protect against the following:
a.
Decreased sewage plant treatment process efficiencies and degraded
effluent qualities exceeding the current requirements of the regulatory
agencies,
b.
Concentrations of any toxic or objectionable substances in plant
effluent flows which will result in concentrations of such substances
in the receiving waters which will exceed the regulatory agency's
maximum allowable limits for these substances in the receiving waters;
6.
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the superintendent as necessary, after treatment of the composite
sewage, to meet the requirements of the State, Federal or other public
agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters;
7.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the approving authority in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations;
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of eight and five-tenths
(8.5);
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not
limited to, Fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or of
dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and
sodium sulfate),
b.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions),
c.
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in such
quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment
works. "BOD" means the quantity of oxygen utilized in five (5) days
in the biochemical oxidation of carbonaceous and nitrogenous compounds
in certain inorganic materials in water or wastewater as determined
by standard methods expressed in milligrams per liter,
d.
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein;
10.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
E.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection (D) of this Section and which in the judgment of the superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the approving authority may:
F.
Grease,
oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of
the approving authority, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable
wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors
shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by
the approving authority and shall be located as to be readily and
easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
G.
Where
pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters
or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and
effective operation by the owner at his/her expense.
H.
When
required by the approving authority, the owner of any property serviced
by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances
in the building sewer to facilitate observations, sampling and measurement
of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and
safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the approving authority. The manhole 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.
I.
All
measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in this Chapter shall be determined
in accordance with Federal E.P.A., 40 CFR-136 (Guidelines established
for Test Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants); the latest edition
of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater published
by the American Public Health Association or methods approved by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency and shall be determined
at the control manhole provided or upon suitable samples taken at
the control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been
required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest
downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building
sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted
methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works
and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property.
(The particular analysis involved will determine whether a twenty-four
(24) hour composite of all outfalls of a premises is approximate or
whether a grab sample or samples should be taken.) Normally, but not
always, BOD and suspended solids analysis are obtained from twenty-four
(24) hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from
periodic grab samples.
Any person discharging wastes having concentrations greater
than the normal concentrations as set forth herein shall upon notification
by the approving authority install a composite sampler with a compatible
pacing (metering) device for monitoring the substances. The pacing
and sampling device shall be of a type approved by the approving authority.
[CC 2001 §13.08.060; Ord. No. 14.04 Art. 5, 5-8-1984]
The City shall have the right to contract with any industrial
user under the provisions of this Chapter, i.e., to regulate what
rates of sewage flow, sewage strength, etc., that the City will permit
to be discharged into the City's sanitary sewer system for wastewater
treatment and/or operate and maintain pretreatment facilities.
[CC 2001 §13.08.070; Ord. No. 14.04 Art. 6, 5-8-1984]
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 sewage works. Any
person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest
under charge of disorderly conduct.
[CC 2001 §13.08.080; Ord. No. 14.04 Art. 7, 5-8-1984]
A.
Approving
authority and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing
proper credentials and identifications shall be permitted to enter
all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
Approving authority or his/her representative shall have no authority
to inquire into any processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil,
refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond that point having
a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers
or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (A) of this Section, the approving authority or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the City employees and the City shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by City employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in Section 705.050(H).
C.
The
approving authority and other duly authorized employees of the City
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter all private properties through which the City holds a duly negotiated
easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the
sewage works lying within the easement. All entry and subsequent work,
if any, on the easement shall be done in full accordance with the
terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property
involved.
[CC 2001 §13.08.090; Ord. No. 2001-33 §1, 9-18-2001; Ord. No. 2007-06 §1, 3-6-2007; Ord. No. 2008-29 §1, 10-14-2008; Ord. No. 2009-08 §§1
— 3, 4-3-2009; Ord.
No. 201024 §§1 — 3, 11-8-2010]
A.
Tapping
into the City's main sewer line can be made by City of Bonne Terre
Utility Department personnel or an individual contractor under the
direction of the Utility Department.
B.
The
inspection shall be performed by the Code Enforcement Officer or his/her
representative.
C.
Cost
for a residential sewer tap shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) and the
cost to inspect the tap and trap assembly shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
These fees must be paid to the City of Bonne Terre before water service
is made available.
[CC 2001 §13.08.100; Ord. No. 14.04 Art. 9, 5-8-1984; Ord.
No. 2002-01 §1, 2-12-2002]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of Sections 705.020 through 705.080 shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection (A) of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall become
liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the
City by reason of such violation.
D.
Providing Additional Penalties. In addition to the above
stated penalties, the City may terminate the water services for said
premises.
[CC 2001 §13.12.020; Ord. No. 14.05 Art. II §3, 5-8-1984]
The water supply may be discontinued from any premises for which
the sewer service bill remains unpaid for forty-five (45) days after
it is rendered. When discontinued, such service shall not be renewed
until payment of the unpaid bill and upon payment of twelve dollars
fifty cents ($12.50) for restoring water service.
[CC 2001 §13.12.030; Ord. No. 14.05 Art. II §4, 5-8-1984]
A.
Whenever
a bill for sewer service remains unpaid for forty-five (45) days after
it has been rendered, the City Attorney may file with the court having
jurisdiction a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain
the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid
bill, and a notice that the City claims a lien for this amount as
well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered by the bill.
B.
If
the consumer whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises
and the City has notice of this, notice shall be mailed to the owner
of the premises if his/her address be known to the City, whenever
such bill remains unpaid for the period of forty-five (45) days after
it has been rendered.
[CC 2001 §13.12.040; Ord. No. 14.05 Art. II §5, 5-8-1984]
Property subject to a lien for unpaid charges shall be sold
for non-payment of the same, and the proceeds of the sale shall be
applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs, as is the case
in the foreclosure of statutory liens. Such foreclosure shall be any
bill in equity in the name of the City. The City Attorney is authorized
and may be directed to institute such proceedings in the name of the
City in any court having jurisdiction over such matters against any
property for which the bill has remained unpaid forty-five (45) days
after it has been rendered.
[CC 2001 §13.12.050; Ord. No. 14.05 Art. II §6, 5-8-1984]
A.
The
City shall establish a proper system of accounts and shall keep proper
books, records and accounts in which complete and correct entries
shall be made of all transactions relative to the sewage facility
and at regular annual intervals the City shall cause to be made an
audit by an independent auditing concern of the books to show the
receipts and disbursements of the sewage facility.
B.
In
addition to the customary operating statements, the annual audit report
shall also reflect the separate revenues and operating expenses of
the wastewater facilities, including a replacement cost, to indicate
that sewer service charges under the waste cost recovery system do
in fact meet these regulations. In this regard, the financial information
to be shown in the audit report shall include the following:
1.
Flow data showing total gallons received at the wastewater plant
for the current fiscal year;
2.
Billing data to show total number of gallons billed;
3.
Debt service for the next succeeding fiscal year;
4.
Number of users connected to the system;
5.
Number of non-metered users;
6.
A list of users discharging non-domestic wastes (industrial users)
and volume of waste discharged.
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The annual audit report shall contain such other financial information
consistent with future guidelines to promulgated by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
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[CC 2001 §13.12.060; Ord. No. 14.05 Art. II §7, 5-8-1984]
The City shall notify each user at least annually, in conjunction
with a regular bill, of the rate being charged for operation, maintenance,
including replacement of treatment works, and debt service.
[CC 2001 §13.12.070; Ord. No. 14.07D §1, 7-13-1999; Ord. No. 2001-34 §1, 10-9-2001; Ord. No. 2008-22 §1, 9-25-2008; Ord. No. 2009-20 §1, 10-5-2009; Ord. No. 2010-09 §1, 4-12-2010; Ord. No. 201107 §1, 9-26-2011]
A.
It
is imposed on all persons who connect to the sewer system of the City
a monthly sewer charge based upon metered water consumption as follows:
1.
Within City limits a minimum of thirteen dollars and eighty-one cents
($13.81) per month with an additional four dollars and ninety cents
($4.90) per one thousand (1,000) gallons of consumption.
[Ord. No. 201404 §1, 6-12-2014]
2.
Within City limits without City water service for single occupancy
will cost twenty-eight dollars and fifty-six cents ($28.56) per month;
double occupancy will cost thirty-eight dollars and thirty-five cents
($38.35) per month; and for occupancy by three (3) persons or more,
forty-eight dollars and thirty-one cents ($48.31) per month.
[Ord. No. 201404 §1, 6-12-2014]
3.
All users outside the City limits will be charged a rate calculated
at one and one-half (1½) times the corresponding rate within
the City limits.
