Cross References: Ord. No. 2007-28 establishing operational policies and procedures is retained in full force and effect and is on file in the City offices; as to requirements for public works projects, see § 500.100.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2008-21 § 1, adopted May
27, 2008, repealed Ch. 700 "Sewer Treatment And Waste Disposal" and
enacted new provisions set out herein. Former Ch. 700 derived from
Ord. No. 86-18 §§ 1 – 52, 4-15-1986;
amd. to Ord. No. 86-18, §§ 15, 15.5; Ord. No. 94-21
§ 1a – j, 10-11-1994; Ord. No. 99-16 § 1,
6-8-1999; Ord. No. 2001-27 § 1, 9-25-2001.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.010; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for the maximum possible
beneficial public use of the City's utility systems (water, wastewater
and sanitation) and facilities through regulations of fees and procedures,
water and sewer construction, use and wastewater discharges; to provide
for equitable distribution of the costs of the City's water and wastewater
facilities; and to provide procedures for complying with the requirements
contained herein.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.020; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
The definitions of terms used in this Chapter are found in Section 700.040. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to any user of the City of Lake Ozark utility system and for the discharge of all wastewater, within or outside the City, that may be connected to the City of Lake Ozark sewer system, unless otherwise provided for. This Chapter provides for use of the City's water and wastewater facilities, regulation of water and sewer construction, control of the quantity or quality of wastewater discharged, wastewater pretreatment, equitable distribution of costs, assurance that existing customers' capacity will not be preempted, approval of water and sewer construction plans, insurance of wastewater discharge permits, minimum sewer connection standards and conditions and penalties and other procedures in cases of violation of this Chapter.
B.
This Chapter shall apply to all utility customers with the corporate
limits of the City of Lake Ozark and to persons outside the City who
are existing users or who are, by contract or agreement with the City,
users of the City's wastewater sewers or wastewater treatment facilities.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.030; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
Utility Commission. The Utility Commission shall have powers and
duties of receiving and reviewing the complaints or questions in regard
to the operation and charges of the Lake Ozark municipal utility system;
to review proposed utility ordinances as needed; and to make recommendations
as to said complaints and matters to the Board of Aldermen, which
shall have the ultimate decision thereon.
1.
The Utility Commission shall consist of the following:
a.
The Mayor of the City of Lake Ozark and the City Administrator
of the City of Lake Ozark, both of whom shall be ex officio members
without voting rights.
b.
Two (2) members of the Board of Aldermen, who shall be appointed
by the Mayor and confirmed by the Board of Aldermen.
c.
Five (5) citizens at large, said citizens to be appointed by
the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen.
d.
A quorum of the Board shall consist of four (4) of the seven
(7) voting members of the Board. All recommendations to the Board
of Aldermen or other votes taken, with the exception of the measures
where rate increases or reductions are considered, shall be approved
with a simple majority of members present. Where rate questions are
considered, a majority vote shall require four (4) votes for passage.
e.
Any member may, by order of the Mayor, with approval of the
Board of Aldermen, be removed from the Utility Commission for failure
to attend any three (3) consecutive meetings or failure to attend
a majority of the meetings held in the past year.
f.
The Mayor shall reappoint the Utility Commission in accordance
with this Chapter at the beginning of any renewal term of the Mayor.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the City Administrator shall
administer, implement, interpret and enforce the provisions of this
Chapter as it relates to the City's water and wastewater systems.
B.
Powers And Duties.
1.
Purpose. The purpose of these regulations is to establish rules
for the internal organization and procedures of operation of the Commission
and for compliance with City of Lake Ozark Municipal Codes and Missouri
State Statutes.
2.
Commission. The function, powers and duties of the Utility Commission
are as authorized by City of Lake Ozark Municipal Codes and Missouri
State Statutes and by the existing ordinances and State Statutes establishing
the Utility Commission. The Commission shall adopt its own rules and
policies for operating meetings and procedures not covered by this
Chapter or State Statute, consistent with its powers.
C.
Organization.
1.
Officers. The officers of the Commission shall be the Chairperson
and Vice Chairperson. The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be
elected by the Commission at its regular meeting in June of each year.
The term of office shall be one (1) year.
2.
Chairperson. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of
the Utility Commission. At his/her discretion, a Chairperson may call
special meetings and he/she may also relinquish the Chair to the Vice
Chairperson or other specific member. The Chairperson or the City
Administrator shall have the authority to cancel regular or special
meetings, except public hearings, provided that there has been notification
given to the Secretary of the Commission that a quorum will not be
present. The Chairperson shall appoint all committees. The Chairperson
shall perform all of the duties assigned to his/her office by law
and by the City Governing Body and shall have such usual powers of
supervision and management as pertain to the office of Chairperson.
The Chairperson shall conduct all meetings, maintain order and seek
the consensus of the Board on all issues that come before the Commission.
If the Chairpersonship becomes vacant for any reason, the Vice Chairperson
shall succeed to the Chairpersonship for the remainder of the term.
3.
Vice Chairperson. The Vice Chairperson shall act as Chairperson
in the absence of the Chairperson or disability of the Chairperson.
In the event the office of Chairperson becomes vacant, the Vice Chairperson
shall succeed to that office for the unexpired term and the Commission
shall select a new Vice Chairperson for the unexpired term.
4.
Secretary. The City Administrator or his/her designee shall
serve as the Secretary of the Commission. This office is not a voting
member of the Commission. The Secretary shall send notices of all
regular and special meetings to all members of the Commission. In
addition, the Secretary shall have charge of the office of the Commission
and all books, papers and records thereof and attend to all correspondence
of the Commission, if any.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.040; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
Unless the context of usage indicates otherwise, the meaning
of specific terms in this Chapter shall be as follows:
The Federal Clean Water Act, as amended.
A business which provides entertainment to customers in the
form of live or taped performances.
A chair, stool or portion of a booth or bench which would
be occupied by a single customer of the amusement show under the conditions
under which the amusement show is full of customers to normal capacity.
A room or suite of rooms located in a building in which there
are three (3) or more rooms or suites.
The American Society for Testing and Materials.
The monthly minimum on all utility bills, whether sewer,
water or sanitation.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees Celsius (20° C.), expressed in milligrams
per liter.
Those ordinances duly adopted by the Government of the City
of Lake Ozark which authorize issuance of revenue bonds.
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 inner face
of the building wall.
The extension from a building wastewater plumbing facility
to the public or private wastewater facility.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
An area where one (1) or more tents, campers or recreational
vehicles can be or are intended to be parked in either serviced or
primitive sites, designed or intended to be used as temporary living
facilities for one (1) or more families.
A bay or section of a structure equipped with facilities
for washing automobiles, vans, trucks and other similar vehicles.
A building for public worship.
The City of Lake Ozark.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
A place where commodities or services are exchanged, bought
or sold.
Includes any property occupied by a non-resident establishment
not within the definition of an "industrial user (Class III)" and
which is connected to the wastewater facility or which discharges
to any private treatment system or discharges to any natural outlet.
A legal arrangement in which a dwelling unit in an apartment
building is individually owned but to which the common areas are owned,
controlled and maintained through an organization controlled by the
individual owners.
The cost charged to each unit for connecting to the system.
A business establishment where diversified goods (including
groceries, sundries, motor oil and gasoline, for example) are available
for retail sale, generally by means of customer self-service.
The twenty-four-hour period beginning at 12:01 A.M.
A facility offered by a campground, marina or other business
whereby sewage is collected from persons not staying at such campground,
marina or other business and which sewage is treated by the City.
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
A watercraft equipped and suited for carrying several passengers.
The space/accommodations may permit freedom of movement for dancing,
dining and conversation by passengers.
A business that serves food to customers in a counter service
fashion for consumption on the premises or for carry-out and with
use of plates, cups and eating utensils which are not reused.
A chair, stool or the portion of a booth or bench which would
be occupied by a single customer of the establishment under the conditions
under which the establishment is full of customers to normal capacity.
Any structure, building or land used for the dispensing,
sale or offering for sale at retail any automobile fuel, oils or accessories,
including lubrication of automobiles and replacement or installation
of minor parts and accessories.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
Water within the earth.
The Utility Commission as established by Section 700.030 of the Lake Ozark Municipal Code.
A building in which lodging or boarding and lodging are provided
and offered to the public for compensation and in which ingress and
egress to and from all rooms is made through an inside lobby or office
supervised by a person in charge at all hours.
Any non-residential user identified in Division A, B, D,
E or I of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual. Class III
shall also include any user which discharges wastewater containing
toxic or poisonous substances or any substance(s) which interfere(s)
with wastewater facilities, either public or private.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Inhibition or disruption of any sewer system, wastewater
treatment process, sludge disposal system or their operation, which
substantially contributes to a violation of applicable discharge permits.
A business that provides home-type washing and drying machines
for hire, to be used by the customer on the premises.
A facility which provides docking slips for sale, for rent
or for short-term mooring for sail-driven or motor-driven watercraft
and where the principal business activity includes selling gasoline
to watercraft, selling boating equipment and supplies, slip rental
or boat rental.
Is permissible.
An establishment where patients, who are not lodged overnight,
are admitted for examination and treatment by a group of physicians
or dentists practicing medicine together.
A building or group of buildings used primarily for the temporary
residence of motorists or travelers, for compensation; as such it
is open to the public and which does not contain kitchen facilities
or a cook stove.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
A wastewater that has a BOD concentration of not more than
three hundred (300) mg/l and a suspended solids concentration not
more than three hundred (300) mg/l.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program,
whether administered by the EPA or by the State of Missouri.
A home for the aged or infirm in which three (3) or more
persons not of the immediate family are received, kept and provided
with food or shelter and care for compensation; but not to include
hospitals, clinics or similar institutions devoted primarily to the
diagnosis, treatment and care of the sick or injured.
An office building, a medical clinic or a professional building
or any other facility where office space is provided or service, retail
or wholesale activities occur and where goods are not consumed or
used on the premises and which is not classified elsewhere.
All expenditures during the useful life of the system for
materials, labor, utilities and other items which are necessary for
managing and maintaining the system to achieve the capacity and performance
for which the system was designed and constructed; provided, however,
that the term "operation and maintenance" shall also have the meaning
given to it by the bond ordinances and in the event of any conflict
in the meaning hereinabove prescribed and the terms of the bond ordinances,
the bond ordinances shall govern.
The person or persons who legally own private property with
water utilities or wastewater facilities which discharges to the City
system or a privately owned treatment facility such as, but not limited
to, a septic system, including those who have sanitation services
singularly.
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 solution.
The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination
of pollutants or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties
in wastewater prior to discharge to the City of Lake Ozark treatment
facility.
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated
by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act, which
applies to industrial users.
A space in a campground intended for use by persons in tents
or pop-up trailers and where no individual utilities, such as electricity,
water or sewer hookups, are provided.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (1/2) inch [one
and twenty-seven hundredths (1.27) centimeters] in any dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and is controlled by public authority.
The inspector of water or sewer of the City of Lake Ozark
or his/her representatives, deputy or agent, as authorized by the
City Administrator. The Public Works Director shall be under the direction
and supervision of the City Administrator who shall be responsible
for performing periodic performance reviews.
[Ord. No. 2022-40, 11-8-2022]
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
system to maintain the capacity and performance for which the system
was designed and constructed; provided, however, that the term "replacement"
shall also have the meaning given to it by the bond ordinances and
in the event of any conflict in the meaning hereinabove prescribed
and the terms of the bond ordinances, the bond ordinances shall govern.
All premises used only for human residency and which is connected
to a wastewater facility.
Any building or group of buildings used primarily for the
temporary residence of motorists or travelers for compensation and,
as such, is open to the public and which contain kitchen facilities
and/or a cook stove.
A business that sells and serves food to customers for consumption
on the premises, with the use of reused plates, cups, glasses and
eating utensils.
A chair, stool or the portion of a booth or bench which would
be occupied by a single customer of the restaurant under the conditions
under which the restaurant is full of customers to normal capacity.
An establishment offering for sale a specified line of goods
and/or services.
All bonds or other obligations of the City now outstanding
or hereinafter issued, which are payable solely from system revenues.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface
water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.
Wastewater discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings,
office buildings, industrial plants or institutions.
A building or group of buildings that are used for the purpose
of teaching and instruction.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such groundwater, surface water and stormwater as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collection, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
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-hour concentration or flows
during normal operation.
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.
The latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater" published by the American Public Health Association,
Water Pollution Control Federation and American Water Works Association.
The State of Missouri.
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface water and drainage
and unpolluted cooling water, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
A sewer for conveying stormwater, surface water and other
waters which is not intended to be transported to a treatment facility.
The Superintendent of Sewage Works and/or Water Pollution
Control of the City of Lake Ozark or his/her authorized deputy, agent
or representative.
A retail market selling food and household items.
Water which occurs when the rate of precipitation exceeds
the rate at which water may infiltrate into the soil.
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.
The sewerage system of the City, consisting of all properties
and assets, real, personal, tangible and intangible, of the City,
now or hereafter existing, which are held or used for the purpose
of collecting and treating sewage, including, but not limited to,
the City's treatment facilities and all collection lines and equipment
connected therewith.
All income and revenues derived by the City from the operation
of the system.
A business where customers are served alcoholic beverages
to be consumed on the premises, with the sale of such beverages accounting
for seventy-five percent (75%) of the business's annual revenues.
A chair, stool or portion of a booth or bench which would
be occupied by a single customer of the tavern under the conditions
under which the tavern is full of customers to normal capacity.
The bonds issued by the Tax Increment Financing Commission
to pay a portion of the cost of constructing certain water and sewer
facilities within a redevelopment planned area.
One (1) in a row of houses usually connected by common sidewalls.
Any of the pollutants designated by Federal regulations pursuant
to Section 307(a)(1) of the Act.
That part of the system consisting of any devices and systems
for the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal
water or sewage, domestic sewage or liquid industrial wastes. These
include chlorination facilities, intercepting sewers, outfall sewers,
sewage collection systems, individual systems, pumping, power and
other equipment and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements,
remodeling, additions and alterations thereof; elements essential
to supply a reliable, recycled supply such as standby treatment units
and clear well facilities; and any works, including site acquisition
of the land, that will be an integral part of the treatment process
or is used for ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment
(including land for composting sludge, temporary storage of such compost
and land used for the storage of treated wastewater in land treatment
systems before land application); or any other method or system for
preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating or disposal
of wastewater from sanitary sewer systems or combined stormwater and
sanitary sewer systems.
The estimated period during which the treatment facilities
will be used.
That portion of the total system revenues which is levied
and collected in a proportional and adequate manner to pay the cost
of operation and maintenance, to pay the principal of and interest
on the revenue bonds and to meet all requirements of the bond ordinances,
including the cost of replacement.
A combination of liquid and water-carried waste from residences,
commercial buildings, industrial and institutions, together with any
groundwater, surface water or stormwater that may be present.
The combination of the wastewater sewers and treatment facilities.
The structures, processes, equipment and arrangements necessary
to collect and transport wastewaters to the treatment facility.
The structures, process, equipment and arrangements necessary
to treat and discharge wastewater.
A water volume measuring and recording device, furnished
and/or installed by a Public Water Supply District or furnished and/or
installed by a user and approved by the City. Metered sewer users
may elect to install subtracting meters to measure water service that
is not discharged into the sanitary sewer system, such use of meters
must be approved by the City for each specific application, subject
to all terms contained in this Chapter.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
The Water Pollution Control Federation.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.050; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
Any person found in violation of this Chapter or any requirement of a permit hereunder may be served with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for compliance. Any such notice given shall be in writing and served in person or by registered or certified mail. The notice shall be sent to the last address of the violator known to the City Clerk. Where the address is unknown, service may be made upon the owner of record of the property involved. If satisfactory action is not taken in the time allotted by the notice, Section 700.060 of this Chapter shall be implemented.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.060; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section 700.090 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) shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation. Each twenty-four-hour period in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned
the City by reason of such violation.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.070; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
All fees, penalties and charges collected under this Chapter shall
be paid to the City. Such fees and charges shall be as set forth herein
or as established in the latest edition of the City's wastewater service
charge ordinance or latest adopted fee schedule.
B.
All fees, penalties and charges collected under this Chapter shall
be used for the sole purpose of constructing, operating or maintaining
the water and wastewater facilities of the City or the retirement
of debt incurred for same or payment of industrial cost recovery if
required pursuant to Federal Law or for testing costs and other expenses
incurred.
C.
All fees and charges payable under the provision of this Chapter
are due and payable upon the receipt of notice of charges. Unpaid
charges shall become delinquent and shall be subject to penalty and
interest charges as provided for in the latest edition of the City's
wastewater service charge ordinance or schedule of utility service
charges.
D.
No utility service shall be extended to areas or facilities outside
the City limits after October 31, 2007. For those areas and facilities
being served prior to the adoption of this Chapter, such service which
is not otherwise set by contract or agreement shall be at the State-allowed
maximum amount of an additional fifty percent (50%) over City utilities
rates for similar service.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.080; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2009-45, 12-8-2009; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
A.
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions
of this Chapter. The Superintendent or his/her representatives 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 Section (A) above, the Superintendent 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 700.370(H).
C.
The Superintendent and/or other duly authorized employees of the
City, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted
to enter all private properties where water or sewage facilities are
located for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the
sewage works located upon said property. All entry and subsequent
work, if any, on said property shall be done in full accordance with
the terms of any duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private
property involved or, if no duly negotiated easement exists, such
entry and subsequent work, if any, on said property shall be done
in accordance with terms outlined with the property owner prior to
such entry and subsequent work, except in exigent circumstances.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.090; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010; Ord. No. 2010-53, 11-23-2010]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is part of the City's utility systems,
including the water, wastewater and sanitation systems. Any person
violating this Section shall be subject to prosecution under the charge
of property damage.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.100; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A finding by any court or other jurisdiction that any part or
provision of this Chapter is invalid shall not affect the validity
of any other part or provision of this Chapter which can be given
effect without the invalid parts or provisions.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.110; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
Public notice shall be given in accordance with applicable provisions
of City ordinances, State and Federal law prior to adoption of any
amendments of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.120; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to
be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the City of Lake Ozark, or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
City of Lake Ozark, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
City, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
Chapter.
C.
Each single-family residence within the City of Lake Ozark, Missouri, shall have weekly trash pickup service with the City's approved and contracted solid waste disposal service. In those areas that are zoned for multifamily housing, the property owner may provide a common dumpster of sufficient size to adequately hold the anticipated volume of solid waste generated by those individuals authorized to use said common dumpster. However, in no event shall any residential address within the City not have access to a solid waste receptacle approved by the City's solid waste removal contractor. Any person violating this Section shall be subject to a fine under Section 100.220 of the Municipal Code of the City of Lake Ozark not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
[Ord. No. 2020-27, 9-8-2020]
[R.O. 1994 § 700.130; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
It shall be unlawful to discharge any human or animal excrement
or other objectionable waste within the City of Lake Ozark or in any
area under its jurisdiction. Wastewater discharges to the City's wastewater
facilities are not authorized unless approved by the Public Works
Director in accordance with provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.140; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other
facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.150; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
A.
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human 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 Chapter, within ninety (90) days after date of official notice
to do so, provided that said public sewer is within three hundred
(300) feet of the property line.
B.
Connections To Water Mains Or Sewer Mains, How. No person shall make
any attachment or connection to the City water mains without first
having obtained a permit signed by the Public Works Director. All
applications for permits shall be upon forms furnished by the City
Clerk or designee and shall state the location of the premises and
the full name of the owner of the property. All taps shall be made
by the City and the fee for the tap shall be as established by the
Public Works Director.
1.
All applicants for utility shall submit such completed written
application on forms provided by the City for services desired at
least seven (7) business days before said service installation is
desired. Such application must include all relevant fees for consideration
to go forward.
2.
After such applications are received, the Utility Clerk shall
forward the application to the Public Works Director for his/her review;
however, no installation shall be made until the Utility Clerk shall
issue a work order for the service installation.
3.
The Public Works Department shall coordinate with the applicant
as to the date and time of such installation at least two (2) days
in advance of such installation, unless an agreement is reached for
a lesser time between both the PWD and the applicant.
4.
Following completed installation of authorized services, the
Public Works Director shall submit to the Utility Clerk within forty-eight
(48) hours, in writing, a listing of completed installations, complete
with serial number (if applicable) of such devices, etc., for billing
service fee initiation.
C.
All connects to the sewer system from homes, businesses and other
structures shall be a forced main system.
1.
"Forced main system" is defined as follows: A pressured system
consisting of grinder pumps, holding tanks, piping and electrical
service panels and connections that grind and pump sewage into a common
forced main in which pressure from one (1) or more individual units
is used to convey sewage to gravity sewer mains.
2.
Expenses for installation for connecting to the forced main
system shall be borne by the owner.
3.
A forced main system may be replaced by a gravity flow addition
if the City Administrator, Public Works Director and a competent professional
engineer all agree that a gravity flow addition is financially feasible
for a project area.
4.
"Financially feasible," as mentioned in Subsection (C)(3), shall mean that the cumulative connect fees for such installation shall pay one hundred percent (100%) or greater of all installation costs, which includes, but is not limited to, lift stations, line installations and other material or contractor costs.
D.
Two Premises On The Same Tap Prohibited. Except as allowed for condominiums,
business parks, office buildings and retail centers, no two (2) premises
shall be allowed service on the same tap. Any premises discovered
to be illegally tapped [more than one (1) user per tap] shall be subject
to a five hundred dollars ($500.00) fine and required to pay for all
connect fees and deposits to establish service for each additional
user. No single-family residence, nor duplex, shall be allowed to
have more than one (1) residence per tap.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.160; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
Ghost Meter Charges. The owner of any parcel or parcels of land not covered by Section 700.150 shall be required to pay a flat rate in an amount set out in this Section to reimburse the City for the benefit they receive by having a wastewater treatment system in the City of Lake Ozark. However, such fee shall not be imposed unless such is authorized by a vote of the people and subsequent to such vote.
B.
Ghost Meter Charges To Be Credit Against Eventual Connection Costs,
When And How.
1.
Per Lot Or Lot Size Dimensional Calculation.
a.
Every lot which is within three hundred (300) feet of a City
of Lake Ozark utility line shall be charged the base service charge
per month to reimburse the City for its expenses in installing, maintaining
and operating the systems which serve the lot.
b.
Each lot which is platted shall be assessed the adopted base
service charge per month.
c.
Each tract within three hundred (300) feet of such service lines
and not platted as a lot shall be apportioned a fee equal to the amount
that would be apportioned if such tracts where to be divided into
R-1 lots. Such calculation shall be based on the front footage of
such tract served by each service line and divided by seventy-two
(72) feet (the minimum width of an R-1 classified lot); such that
a four-hundred-foot front footage tract would be apportioned the equivalent
monthly base charge of five (5) lots [four hundred (400) divided by
seventy-two (72) equals five and five hundred fifty-six thousandths
(5.556) lots]. No remaining portion less than seventy-two (72) feet
in width shall be apportioned a monthly base service fee.
2.
Ghost Base Service Credit. A complete record of all actual payments
by the owner of record shall be kept for each apportioned parcel.
One-half (1/2) or fifty percent (50%) of all total payments shall
be credited to the land owner as payment against connection charges
should the owner apply for such connection under the provisions of
the Code of the City of Lake Ozark; however:
a.
No credit shall be given against charges incurred by other properties
owned by the owner of record on any other parcel or tract.
b.
No credit shall be given which exceeds the actual connection
cost applied for.
c.
All credit amounts shall be credited against the connection
costs that are applicable (as adopted by the City of Lake Ozark and
from time to time amended) on the date of the application provided
that any remaining outstanding balance is paid for at the time of
application by the owner and that such application is approved.
d.
No credit shall be given for those parcels or lots which do
not make application for service connection.
e.
Ghost metering charges shall cease twenty (20) years after the
date of the initial charge upon a lot or parcel and thereafter no
credit shall be calculated for such charge against a future connection
cost.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.170; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
[R.O. 1994 § 700.180; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 700.120, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.190; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010; Ord. No. 2022-42, 12-13-2022]
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the
Superintendent. 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 Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of ninety dollars
($90.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the application is
filed.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.200; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
The type, capabilities, location and layout of a private sewage
disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department
of Public Health of the 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 forty thousand (40,000)
square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge
to any natural outlet.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.210; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-30, 7-15-2010]
A.
Any contractor, developer or individual planning to install a pressure
sewer system in a new or unsewered development must submit detailed
plans prepared by a registered engineer in compliance with City ordinance
and all applicable Missouri State requirements to the Lake Ozark Utilities
Board and the State Department of Natural Resources for review and
approval. The City is not responsible for the installation of the
grinder pump after purchase. However, the City shall be responsible
for the maintenance and care of such grinder pumps after installation.
B.
Standard Grinder Pump Units.
1.
General. The standard grinder pump station shall consist of
a single grinder type submersible pump housed in a fiberglass wetwell
having a steel cover and complete with all appurtenances required
for a fully operable pumping system. Pump level controls, starter,
alarm, piping, fittings, valves and all accessories shall be furnished
as a part of the factory fabricated package so that after burying
the wetwell, the field connection of the gravity inlet line, discharge
line and electrical service line to control box will complete the
installation of the grinder station.
2.
Manufacturer. Each grinder pump station shall be manufactured and/or assembled by a single manufacturer and shall be shipped to the contractor or homeowner complete and ready for installation. Warranty requirements shall be in accordance with Subsection (D) of this Section. Manufacturer shall be Myers, Fairbanks Morse, Hydro-Matic, Flygt or equivalent. Equivalent manufactured pumps must be submitted to the Public Works Director prior to purchase or installation. Approved equivalent manufacturers shall be at the discretion the Public Works Director or on appeal to the Utilities Board. Under no circumstances shall non-approved grinder pump or installation be permitted to operate within the jurisdictional confines of the City of Lake Ozark.
3.
Pump. The pump shall be of the centrifugal type with an integrally
built-in grinder unit and submersible type motor. The pump shall be
installed on a lift-out rail system in such a way that solids are
fed in an upflow direction to the grinder impeller with no feet, rails
or other obstruction below grinder inlet.
a.
The grinder unit shall be capable of macerating all material
in normal domestic and commercial sewage, including reasonable amounts
of foreign objects such as wood, plastic, glass, rubber, sanitary
napkins, disposable diapers and the like to a fine slurry that will
pass freely through the pump and one-and-two-hundred-fifty-thousandths-inch
discharge pipe.
b.
The pump shall be capable of pumping sewage at a design rate
of eighteen (18) gpm against a total dynamic head. The pump shall
have a maximum capacity of forty (40) gpm at a total head of approximately
fifty-three (53) feet with a shutoff head of one hundred five (105)
feet. These rates are of course minimum conditions. Certain installations
may vary in minimum required pump performance conditions, which are
contingent on each installation's unique setting plan and elevation.
The Public Works Director shall determine and approve required pump
performance perimeters for each specific setting and application before
purchase and installation.
c.
The pump shall be capable of operating at any point on the hydraulic
performance curve without overloading the motor or sustaining damage
from hydraulic cavitations.
d.
The pump motor shall be of the submersible type and operating
on two hundred thirty (230) volt, single phase, sixty (60) hertz power.
The motor shall be of the capacitor start, capacitor run type for
high starting torque. Motor stator shall be pressed on for perfect
alignment and best heat transfer. Stator winding shall be of the open
type, with Class A insulation. Oil will cool the windings and lubricate
the bearings and seals.
e.
The motor and/or pump/motor combination shall be manufactured
and be labeled as meeting the requirements of UL/ULC or UL/CSA approval
for wetwell applications, as well as the motor shall be certified
by the manufacturer and listing agency so as to also provide explosion-proof
construction.
f.
Two (2) ball bearings shall support shaft and rotor and take
axial thrust. A separate sleeve bearing in seal chamber shall take
radial load from grinder impeller.
g.
Tandem rotary shaft seals in an oil filled chamber shall prevent
moisture from entering motor housing. A seal leak probe connected
to a warning light on the control box exterior shall indicate when
excessive moisture has entered through bottom seal signaling that
repair is necessary.
h.
The motor end cap and cord seal shall consist of a rubber compression
gasket that will seal around the power cable jacket and give substantial
mechanical strength to the assembly. The motor wires shall also be
sealed into housing by potting material that will keep moisture from
entering the motor and oil from wicking out. All leads from STW and
STWA cords shall be potted into the cap with polyurethane resin to
prevent moisture from entering even if the cord is damaged or exposed
to moisture.
i.
A heat sensor thermostat shall protect motor from burnout due
to excessive heat from any overload condition and automatically reset
when motor has cooled.
j.
A bronze recessed impeller mounted on stainless steel shaft
shall handle ground slurry without clogging or binding. There shall
be no close clearances and all flow passages shall be unobstructed.
The common motor pump and grinder shaft shall be four hundred sixteen
(416) stainless steel threaded to take pump impeller and grinder impeller.
k.
The grinder assembly impeller and shredding ring shall be mounted
below the volute passage and shall be replaceable without taking pump
apart. The shredding ring shall be pressed into an iron flange. The
flange shall be provided with tapped back-off holes so that screws
can be used to push the shredding ring from the housing. All grinding
of solids shall be from action of the impeller against the shredding
ring. Grinder assembly parts shall be of 440C stainless steel hardened
to C-58-60 Rockwell.
l.
All iron castings shall be pretreated with phosphate and chromic
rinse and shall be coated inside and out with a high temperature baked
epoxy paint before and after manufacturing to a minimum MIL thickness
of twenty (20). All fasteners shall be stainless steel.
4.
Wetwell Basin.
a.
The wetwell basin shall consist of a heavy fiberglass basin
adequately reinforced for buried service. The nominal dimensions of
the wetwell basin shall be thirty (30) inches diameter by a depth
of seventy-two (72) inches. The basin shall be molded of fiberglass
reinforced resin of the lay-up and spray technique to ensure that
the interior surface is smooth and resin rich. The basin shall have
a minimum wall thickness of one-and-two-hundred-fifty-thousandths-inch
and a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) glass fibers shall be used.
A vertical heavy rib or bottom flange shall be provided for anchoring
the basin in concrete to prevent flotation.
b.
A removal steel cover coated with high temperature baked epoxy
paint shall be provided to allow easy access to pump, piping and level
controls. Cover shall be bolted to basin with cap screws and nuts
for screws shall be completely embedded in the fiberglass to prevent
turning and for corrosion resistance. Tapped-back holes shall be provided
in the cover so that cover can be lifted with screws instead of prying
on the basin flange. Cover shall be sealed with caulking compound
to prevent leakage of gas.
c.
The standard depth of the wetwell basin upon which the base
bid of each grinder pump installation is to be based shall be seventy-two
(72) inches [six (6) feet]. Unit prices for other basin depths will
also be requested. The prices for each depth shall include all hardware,
piping, lift-out rails and other appurtenances for a complete installation.
5.
Lift-Out Rail System.
a.
A stainless steel lift-out rail system shall be provided for
easy removal and installation of the grinder pump without requiring
personnel to enter the basin.
b.
Stainless steel guide brackets with guide yokes of sufficient
bearing length to prevent binding will bolt to the pump. The yokes
will mate over guide rails of one-inch stainless steel pipe running
between an upper rail support casting and a lower discharge casing.
A lifting eye shall be attached to the guide brackets and a stainless
steel chain and clevis shall be furnished for lifting the pump.
c.
The lift-out rail assembly shall also include a combined check
valve and seal assembly that mounts vertically into a stationary discharge
casing. The valve shall be a heavy all rubber one-and-two-hundred-fifty-thousandths-inch
(minimum) flapper type check valve and shall be spring loaded to ensure
a positive seal against the valve seat. The valve body and seat shall
be made of cast iron and all fasteners shall be stainless steel.
d.
As the pump is lowered into position, a discharge nozzle downstream
from the check vale will be guided into a chamfered cavity in the
discharge casing. A shoulder on the nozzle will bottom on the discharge
casing when the pump is properly located and shims shall not be required
to ensure alignment for a leak-tight seal. Dual O-rings will affect
the hydraulic seal around the nozzle when it is in its operating position.
A hold-down brace, easily removable from the top of the basin, will
be provided to link the parts together, thus preventing line surges
from breaking the seal and allowing leakage. Rail support and mounting
bushing shall be mounted to basin wall and shall not be attached to
basin cover. Guide rail support shall be adjustable so that perfect
vertical alignment of the rails can be obtained.
e.
The discharge case shall be made of cast iron and will have
a one-and-two-hundred-fifty-thousandths-inch (minimum) tapped discharge
opening. The discharge case shall be securely bolted to the basin
floor. Valve casing and discharge casing shall be painted inside and
out before and after machining with baked on epoxy paint to a minimum
MIL thickness of twenty (20).
6.
Electrical Motor And Level Controls. Electrical and level controls
shall be provided by the pump manufacturer. Pump on and off levels
as well as high level alarm shall be controlled by mercury tube switches.
Each mercury type switch shall be sealed in a solid polyurethane float
ball. Two (2) float controls shall be required for starting and stopping
the pump and a third float control will activate a flashing red alarm
light and audible horn in the event a high liquid level occurs. Each
float shall be weighed internally or a weight shall be attached to
the cord above the float to hold each float in place in the sump.
All controls shall be mounted so that they can be cleaned or replaced
without disturbing pump or piping. The float controls shall be supported
in the sump by a bracket and cord snubber which will give positive
support to the controls and allow some flexibility in setting the
operating levels.
a.
The control panels and all associated components on each standard
grinder pump station shall be U.L. approved and shall bear the U.L.
approved label. All equipment associated with each grinder pump station
shall meet the current requirements of Missouri Code and all applicable
Federal, State and local electrical codes. The contractor, developer
or individual end user will arrange and pay for any required electrical
codes inspection.
b.
All electrical elements shall be furnished pre-wired and housed
in a NEMA 3R enclosure (control box). The control box shall be constructed
of a gray thermoplastic/fiberglass material and shall be approximately
twelve (12) inches by fourteen (14) inches in length and width. The
power supply to the control box shall be two hundred thirty (230)
volt, single phase. Control circuit shall be one hundred fifteen (115)
volt. All control panels shall have an accessible above ground disconnect.
A one-and-five-thousandths-inch conduit and fittings that are "sealtight"
shall also be provided for sealing cords from control box into conduit
entering the basin in order to prevent gases from carrying to control
box. All other exposed or negligently accessible wires or leads shall
be appropriately sized and encased in rigid or flexible "liquid-tite"
conduit. All electrical work shall be in accordance with current NEC
and all applicable Lake Ozark City codes.
c.
The outer door of the control box shall be hinged of the dead
front type with locking hasp and suitable accessories to allow wall
mounting.
d.
Motor start and run capacitors and start relay shall be mounted
on the control box. Motors shall be activated by a magnetic contractor
and an automatic reset overload shall protect the motor against excessive
current conditions.
e.
A heat sensor thermostat in the motor winding wired in series
with the magnetic contractor coil shall protect the motor against
excessive heat. Sensor shall reset automatically when motor cools.
A seal leak probe shall be installed in motor and be connected to
a signal light on the exterior of the control box. An alarm test switch,
HOA switch, run light, horn auto/off switch and overload reset button
shall be supplied inside the control box.
f.
A terminal strip with box type connectors shall be supplied
to make all power and control connections. All terminals shall be
marked for easy identification. A ground terminal strip shall also
be provided.
g.
The junction box shall be construed of a corrosion-resistant
material, properly reinforced and of adequate thickness to provide
good mechanical strength. The cover shall be fully gasketed and held
in place with stainless steel screws with heads totally encapsulated
in PVC so that no metal parts are exposed.
h.
An adequate number of sealing type cord grips shall be supplied
for incoming pump and switch cords. The cord grips shall be made of
non-corrosive material and shall have a rubber compression bushing
that will make an effective seal around the wire jacket. The cord
grip shall also seal to the junction box wall with an "O" ring gasket
or other effective means.
i.
The junction box shall have a PVC solvent weld socket type conduit
hub mounted in the bottom of the enclosure. The hub shall be of a
corrosion-resistant material and shall be of adequate size to accommodate
the number of wires required to operate the pump. A method for sealing
the incoming wires shall be supplied so that condensation from the
conduit or groundwater will not enter the enclosure.
j.
All pump control panels will have a disconnect. A one-and-five-thousandths-inch
conduit fitting ("sealtight") shall also be provided for sealing cords
from control box into conduit entering the basin in order to prevent
gases from carrying to control box.
7.
Piping And Valves.
a.
All piping, fittings, valves, connections and associated appurtenances
shall be provided as required for a complete pumping unit. In addition
to the combined check valve and seal fitting mentioned previously,
a one-and-two-hundred-fifty-thousandths-inch (minimum) all bronze
gate or ball valve shall be installed in the discharge line for closing
when pump assembly is removed. A riser pipe shall extend from top
of valve to top of basin to act as guide for valve turn-off stem.
A one-and-two-hundred-fifty-thousandths-inch (minimum) discharge connection
shall be provided as required.
b.
Provide a four-inch "adapt-a-flex" inlet grommet to be installed
by contractor on site.
c.
The inlet flanges shall be suitable for field mounting on the
grinder pump wetwell. All hardware, gaskets and accessories required
to effect a water-tight seal between the hub and wetwell and the gravity
inlet sewer and hub shall be supplied. To prevent siphoning from the
pump wetwell after the pump turns off, a vacuum break (anti-siphon)
valve shall be furnished in the grinder unit discharge line unless
the pump design provides a vacuum break when the pump turns off.
8.
Manufacturer's Representatives. The manufacturer shall include
in its bid price the optional costs of the services of manufacturer's
factory trained representative to supervise the installation and to
supervise the initial start-up and the field acceptance tests of the
grinder pump station installations. The manufacturer's proposal shall
include a schedule showing a daily and weekly rate for the factory
representative plus travel and per diem charges. The Lake Ozark Utilities
Board may require this service at various times as pressure systems
are installed. Any qualifications, escalation clauses and the lead
time notification periods should be stated in the manufacturer's proposal.
9.
Special Tools And Materials. The manufacturer shall furnish
for the first pump supplied and thereafter after every fifty (50)
grinder units supplied, a complete set of any and all special tools
and materials needed for the adjustment, operation and maintenance
of the pumps and all equipment associated with the grinder pumping
stations.
10.
Installation And Operating Instructions.
a.
Installation of the pump station and related appurtenances shall
be done in accordance with written instructions provided by the manufacturer.
The manufacturer shall provide five (5) copies of a complete and detailed
Installation, Operating and Maintenance Manual. This manual shall
cover, in addition to installation and general operating procedures,
the operation, maintenance and servicing procedures of the major individual
components provided with the pump station. The manual shall also contain
a complete breakdown of all components of the pump station and controls
with part numbers, pictures and descriptions to facilitate the ordering
of spare parts. The manuals shall be shipped to the City of Lake Ozark
Utilities Board.
b.
Prior to the new operational system put on line, the City shall
be contacted and timely arrangements shall be made for inspection
of the completed system by a designated City inspector to ensure compliance
to all applicable local, City, State, Federal and DNR regulations
and also final electrical inspection. The property owner/contractor
shall submit to Lake Ozark Public Works Director for review, certified
pump performance data specific to the setting plan and elevation of
each individual pump station to ensure proper pump characteristics
and proper and efficient operation in conjunction with the City sewer
system.
c.
Only after written approval by the Public Works Director or
his/her designate of the final wetwell and electrical inspection can
the system be put on line with the City main system.
d.
The responsibility for the conformity of all sewage wetwell
grinder pump stations to any and all applicable local, City, State,
Federal or DNR regulations shall lie with the property owner. Other
regulations and ordinances may be in effect such as location or placement,
size, application, etc. It shall be the property owner's responsibility
to seek out and adhere to all appropriate accords, ordinances and
regulations.
C.
Shop Drawings. Five (5) sets of complete shop drawings for the pump
station shall be submitted for review and approval prior to manufacture
and shipment of the units.
D.
Warranty. Each manufacturer will be required to provide a warranty
on the grinder pumps and accessories. As a minimum, a standard twelve-month
warranty on material and workmanship will be required. Any proposed
additional or extended warranty provisions which the manufacturer
wishes to offer should be described in detail as a part of its proposal
and significant weight will be given to such provisions in evaluating
the proposals.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.215; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become
effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction
of the Superintendent. 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 Superintendent 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 notice by the Superintendent.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.220; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
A.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served
by a private sewage disposal system as provided in this Chapter, 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.
B.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
City.
C.
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health
Officer.
D.
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be
connected to said sewer within ninety (90) days and the private sewage
disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable
material.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.230; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater
disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times in accordance
with the conditions of the operating permit and at no expense to the
City. Such facilities shall be subject to inspection by the Public
Works Director at reasonable time and any tests deemed necessary by
the Public Works Director shall be at the owner's expense.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.240; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed to
interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by
the City Health Officer or other applicable authority.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.250; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
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 Superintendent.
B.
There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: (a) for
residential and commercial service and, (b) for service to establishments
producing industrial wastes. 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 Superintendent.
A permit and inspection fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for a
residential or commercial building sewer permit and thirty-five dollars
($35.00) for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to
the City at the time the application is filed.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.260; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
All costs and expenses incident 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.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.270; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
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.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.280; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent,
to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.290; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
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 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 A.S.T.M. and W.E.F. Manual of
Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.300; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010; Ord. No. 2010-30, 7-15-2010]
Whenever practical, the building sewer shall be brought to a
building at an elevation below the basement floor. In buildings in
which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the
City's wastewater sewer, wastewater carried by such building drain
shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to a building
sewer draining to the City sewer. The owner shall be responsible for
the installation of such lift devices. However, the City shall be
responsible for the maintenance and care of such lift devices after
installation.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.310; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
No person shall connect roof, foundation, areaway, parking lot, roadway
or other surface runoff or groundwater drains to any sewer which is
connected to a wastewater treatment facility unless such connection
is authorized in writing by the Public Works Director.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.320; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes 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.E.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 Superintendent before installation.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.330; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and
connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Superintendent or his/her representative.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.340; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the City.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.350; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
Outside The City Service Permitted When And If. The Public Works
Director shall not issue a permit for any class of connection to the
City's water mains or wastewater sewers or wastewater treatment facilities
unless there is sufficient capacity, not legally committed to other
users, in the wastewater sewers and treatment facilities to convey
and adequately treat the quantity of wastewater which the requested
connection will add to the system. The Public Works Director may permit
such a connection if there are not legally binding commitments to
provide the needed capacity to existing City users, upon execution
by both parties of an agreement authorizing such duly approved by
the Board of Aldermen and signed by the Mayor.
B.
Outside Of City Charges, If Allowed. Further, if an application is
made for service outside the City, such service extension shall only
occur to the degree that the City has excess capacity at the time
of application and such service shall be charged at the full cost
of construction and service fees for all service outside the City
shall be fifty percent (50%) above what equal service shall be for
similar service in the City limits shall be charged, unless where
existing contracts are in place at the adoption date of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.360; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
All discharges of stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or other waters not intended to be treated in the treatment facility shall be made to storm sewers or natural outlets designed for such discharges, except as authorized under Section 700.230. Any connection, drain or arrangement which will permit any such waters to enter any other wastewater sewer shall be deemed to be a violation of this Chapter and punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
[R.O. 1994 § 700.370; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2010-01, 1-12-2010]
A.
No person shall discharge any stormwater, surface water, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including interior and exterior
foundation drains, other sources of surface runoff or groundwater,
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 Superintendent.
Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged,
on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer
or natural outlet.
C.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters 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 in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant including, but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two (2)
mg/l as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
3.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than five and one-half
(5.5) 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 paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., either 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 Superintendent 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 an opinion as
to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent will give
consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes
in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction
of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of
the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability or wastes in the
sewage treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The substances
prohibited are:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F.) or sixty-five degrees Celsius
(65° C.).
2.
Any water or wastes 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 degrees Fahrenheit (32° F.) and one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (150° F.) [or zero degrees Celsius (0° C.) and
sixty-five degrees Celsius (65° C.].
3.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths
(3/4) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Superintendent.
4.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron, pickling
wastes or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
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 degree that any such material
received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds
the limits established by the Superintendent for such materials.
6.
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substance 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 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 Superintendent in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine and one-half
(9.5).
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but
not limited to, Fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or
of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride
or sodium sulfate).
b.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
c.
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements
in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage
treatment works.
d.
Unusual volumes 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 the other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
11.
Any waters or wastes having:
a.
A BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per million by
weight; or
b.
Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million
by weight of suspended solids; or
c.
Having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of
the average sewage flow of the City shall be subject to the review
of the Superintendent. Where necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent,
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) parts per million by weight; or
(2)
Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty
(350) parts per million by weight; or
(3)
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of
such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent
information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities
shall be submitted for the approval of the Superintendent and no construction
of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained
in writing.
E.
Authority To Reject Prohibited Discharges:
1.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters containing 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 to constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
2.
If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent
and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances
and laws.
F.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the
opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid 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 Superintendent and shall be located as to be readily and easily
accessible for cleaning and inspection.
G.
Where preliminary treatment 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 Superintendent, 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 observation, 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 Superintendent. 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 analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in this Chapter shall be determined
in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater" published by the American Public
Health Association and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In
the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole
shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public
sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling
shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the
effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the
existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular analysis
involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all
outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples
should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids
analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all outfalls,
whereas pH analyses are determined from periodic grab samples.)
J.
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the City and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment therefor
by the industrial concern.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.380; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any wastewater
facilities, public or private, or to any natural outlet wastewaters
containing substances subject to an applicable Federal Categorical
Pretreatment promulgated by EPA in excess of the quantity prescribed
in such applicable pretreatment standards except as otherwise provided
in this Section. Compliance with such applicable pretreatment standards
shall be within three (3) years of the date the standard is promulgated;
provided, however, compliance with a categorical pretreatment standard
for new sources shall be required upon promulgation.
B.
Upon application by a Class II user, the Public Works Director shall
revise any limitations on substances specified in the applicable pretreatment
standards to reflect removal of the substance by the wastewater treatment
facility. The revised discharge limit for specified substances shall
be derived in accordance with the Federal law.
C.
Upon application by a Class III user, the Public Works Director shall
revise any limitations on substance specified in the applicable pretreatment
standards to reflect removal of the substance by the wastewater treatment
facility. The revised discharge limit for specified substances shall
be derived in accordance with Federal law.
D.
The Public Works Director shall notify any Class III user affected
by the provisions of this Section and establish an enforceable compliance
schedule for each.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.390; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as preventing any
special agreement or arrangements between the City and any user of
the wastewater facilities whereby wastewater of unusual strength or
character is accepted into the system and specially treated subject
to any payments or user charges as may be applicable.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.400; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
The conservation of water and energy shall be encouraged by
the Public Works Director. In establishing discharge restrictions
upon industrial users, he/she shall take into account already implemented
or planned conversion steps revealed by the Class III user. Upon request
of the Public Works Director each industrial user will provide the
Public Works Director with pertinent information showing that the
quantities of substances or pollutants have not been nor will be increased
as a result of the conservation steps. Upon such a showing to the
satisfaction of the Public Works Director, he/she shall make adjustments
to reflect the conservation steps.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.410; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
All Class III discharges shall file with the City wastewater information deemed necessary by the Public Works Director for determination of compliance with this Chapter, the City's NPDES permit conditions and State and Federal law. Such information shall be provided by completion of a questionnaire designed and supplied by the Public Works Director and by supplements thereto as may be necessary. Information requested in the questionnaire and designed by the discharger as confidential is subject to conditions of confidentiality as set out in Subsection (C) of this Section.
B.
Where a person owns, operates or occupies properties designated as
a Class III discharger at more than one (1) location, separate information
submittals shall be made for each location as may be required by the
Public Works Director.
C.
The Public Works Director shall implement measures to ensure the
confidentiality of information provided by a Class III discharger
pursuant to this Chapter. In no event shall the Public Works Director
delegate his/her responsibility or disclose any claimed confidential
information to any person without prior notice in writing to the owner
and without providing the owner with the opportunity to protect such
confidential information, including the right to seek judicial relief.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.420; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
When required by the Public Works Director, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying wastewater discharges, of any
class shall provide suitable access to facilitate observation, sampling
and measurement of the wastewater. Such access shall be in a readily
and safely accessible location and shall be provided in accordance
with plans approved by the Public Works Director.
B.
The Public Works Director shall consider such factors as the volume
and strength of discharge, rate of discharge, quantities of toxic
materials in the discharge, wastewater treatment facility removal
capabilities and cost effectiveness in determining whether or not
access and equipment for monitoring Class III wastewater discharges
shall be required.
C.
Where the Public Works Director determines access and equipment for
monitoring or measuring wastewater discharges is not practicable,
reliable or cost effective, the Public Works Director may specify
alternative methods of determining the characteristics of the wastewaters
discharged which will, in the Public Works Director's judgment, provide
an equitable measurement of such characteristics.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.430; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
Measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater
to which reference is made in this Chapter shall be determined in
accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater" published by the American Public Health Association
or such alternate methods approved by the Public Works Director and
which comply with State and Federal law. Sampling methods, locations,
times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual
basis subject to approval by the Public Works Director. The discharger
shall have the option to use, at his/her own expense, more complete
sampling methods, locations, times, durations and frequencies than
specified by the Public Works Director.
B.
Measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater
required by this Chapter shall be performed by a qualified laboratory,
approved by the City. When such analyses are required of a discharger,
the discharger may, in lieu of using the City's laboratory, make arrangement
with any qualified lab, including that of the discharger, to perform
such analyses, with permission of the City.
C.
Monitoring of wastewater characteristics necessary for determination
of compliance with applicable pretreatment standards shall be conducted
on the basis of the following schedule, unless more frequent monitoring
is required by authority other than this Chapter or if the Public
Works Director, in his/her judgment, determines that the characteristics
of the specific discharge warrant a different frequency monitoring.
1.
Average Actual Daily User Discharge. Less than one hundred thousand
(100,000) gpd, one hundred thousand (100,000) to nine hundred ninety-nine
thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (999,999) gpd, more than nine hundred
ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (999,999) gpd.
2.
Monitoring Frequency. Semi-annually, quarterly, monthly, weekly.
D.
Monitoring of wastewater characteristics for any purpose other than
determination of compliance with pretreatment standards shall be conducted
on a frequency deemed necessary by the Public Works Director.
E.
Upon demonstration by any person that the characteristics of the
wastewater discharged by that person are consistent, the Public Works
Director may reduce the frequency as may be required by authority
other than this Chapter, except in no case shall the frequency of
monitoring be less than semi-annual for the determination of compliance
with pretreatment standards.
F.
In determining the discharge characteristic, factors such as continuous
or batch operation and seasonal operation and the information requirements
of other provisions of this Chapter shall be considered by the Public
Works Director. The Public Works Director may obtain wastewater samples
as required to verify the consistency of discharge characteristics.
G.
Fees for any given measurement, test or analyses of wastewater required
by this Chapter and performed by the City shall be the same for all
classes of dischargers, regardless of the quantity or quality of the
discharge, and shall reflect only direct costs and shall be paid by
the owner or occupant of the origin of discharge. Costs of analyses
performed by an independent laboratory at the option of discharger
shall be borne directly by the discharger.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.440; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
If the drainage or discharge from any establishment causes a
deposit, obstruction or damage to any of the City's wastewater facilities
or damage to any watershed, stream or groundwater or has a deteriorating
effect on the Lake of the Ozarks, the Public Works Director shall
cause the deposit or obstruction to be promptly removed or cause the
damage to be promptly repaired. The cost for such work, including
materials, labor and supervision shall be borne by the person causing
such deposit, obstruction or damage. In addition, said person shall
also be liable for a one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day fine for
as long as the damage shall continue unabated.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.450; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
While the Public Works Director should initially rely upon the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards of Section 700.380 to protect wastewater facilities or receiving waters, if any wastewater which contains substances or possesses characteristics shown to have deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters or constitutes a public nuisance or hazard is discharged or is proposed for discharge to the wastewater sewers or any natural outlet, the Public Works Director may:
1.
Require pretreatment to a condition acceptable for discharge
to the wastewater sewers or natural outlet or Lake of the Ozarks.
2.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
3.
Require payment to cover added cost of handling and treating
the wastewater not covered by existing fees or charges.
4.
Require the development of compliance schedules to meet any
applicable pretreatment requirements.
5.
Require the submission of reports necessary to ensure compliance
with applicable pretreatment requirements.
6.
Carry out all inspections, surveillance and monitoring necessary
to determine compliance with applicable pretreatment requirements.
7.
Obtain remedies for non-compliance by any user. Such remedies
may include injunctive relief, the civil penalties specified in this
Chapter or appropriate criminal penalties.
8.
Reject the wastewater, if scientific evidence discloses that
discharge will create unreasonable hazards or have unreasonable deleterious
effects on the wastewater facilities or groundwater of the Lake of
the Ozarks or any natural outlet.
B.
When considering the above alternatives, the Public Works Director
shall ensure that conditions of the City's NFDES permit are met. The
Public Works Director shall also take into consideration cost effectiveness
and the economic impact of the alternatives on the discharger. If
the Public Works Director allows the pretreatment or equalization
of wastewater flows, the installation of the necessary facilities
shall be subject to review. The Public Works Director shall review
and recommend any appropriate changes to the program within thirty
(30) days of submittal or ten (10) days if it is determined to be
a public health hazard.
C.
Where pretreatment of flow-equalizing facilities are provided or
required for any wastewater, they shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation at the expense of the owner.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.460; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
Persons required to pretreat wastewater in accordance with Section 700.450 above shall provide a statement reviewed by an authorized representative of the user and certified to by a qualified person indicating whether applicable pretreatment requirements are being met on a consistent basis and, if not, describe the additional operation and maintenance or additional pretreatment required for the user to meet the pretreatment requirements. If additional pretreatment or operation and maintenance will be required to meet the pretreatment requirements, the user shall submit a plan, including schedules, which shall be consistent with applicable conditions of the City's NPDES permit or other local State or Federal laws.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.470; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
[R.O. 1994 § 700.480; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
In the event that the Federal Government promulgates a regulation for a given new or existing user in a specific industrial subcategory that establishes pretreatment standards or establishes that such a user is exempt from pretreatment standards, such Federal regulations shall immediately supersede Section 700.450(A)(3) of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.490; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
The Public Works Director shall promptly apply for and obtain
authorization from the EPA to revise discharge limitations for these
substances listed in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards
for which consistent removal occurs in the wastewater treatment facilities
of the City. The Public Works Director shall not adopt or enforce
discharge limitations more stringent than the requested limitations
until the State or EPA acts on the application.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.500; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
Charges and fees for the use of the public water and wastewater
facilities may be as such, a base fee and the actual use of such systems
per thousand (1,000) gallons, a facilities fee based on facilities
directly benefiting the service connection, a percentage of use impact
fee and any contractual obligations or agreements. Property value
may be used to collect the amount due as permitted by Federal law.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.510; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
Users of the City's wastewater facilities will also be assessed
industrial cost recovery charges as required by Federal law.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.520; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
The user of the City's wastewater facilities shall be based upon actual measurement and analyses of each user's water and wastewater discharge, in accordance with provisions of Sections 700.420 and 700.430, to the extent such measurement and analyses is considered by the Public Works Director to be feasible and cost effective.
B.
Where measurement and analyses is considered not feasible, determination of each user's use of the facilities shall be based upon the quantity of the water used whether purchased from a public water utility or obtained from a private source or an alternative means as provided by Subsection (C) of this Section.
C.
The Public Works Director, when determining actual use of the City's
wastewater facilities based on water use, shall consider consumptive,
evaporative or other use of water which results in a significant difference
between a discharger's water use and wastewater discharge. Where appropriate,
such consumptive water use may be metered to aid in determining actual
use of wastewater facilities. The meters used to measure such water
uses shall be of a type and installed in a manner approved by the
Public Works Director.
D.
By class of user as determined by ordinance.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.530; Ord. No.
2008-21 § 1, 5-27-2008]
A.
No private, individually owned or corporate owned septic tanks, aerator
units, lagoons or laterals shall be installed or constructed within
twenty-five (25) feet to the Lake of the Ozarks, as measured from
the six-hundred-sixty-foot of contour line of the Lake of the Ozarks.
B.
No common, privately owned wastewater collection system or treatment
system may discharge its effluent into the Lake of the Ozarks or in
a tributary thereof, unless treated according to Department of Natural
Resources standards.
C.
The owner or operator of existing systems having a permit to discharge
to the Lake of the Ozarks or a tributary thereof shall submit reports
to the Public Works Director stating the quality of the effluent entering
the lake or tributary as State permit requires. Such reports shall
be the result of tests done by a qualified laboratory and the cost
of such testing shall be paid for by the owner of the system.
D.
If the existing facilities do not meet the clean water standards
as established by the State of Missouri and the Federal Clean Water
Act, the owner of such facility shall have a maximum of thirty (30)
days to bring the discharge up to the standards. If the owner fails
to comply, he/she shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars
($100.00) for each offense, each day or part thereof to be a separate
offense. Should the violation continue for sixty (60) days, the City
shall revoke their discharge permit.
E.
At such times that any private owned septic tank, aerator unit or
lateral built closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the six-hundred-sixty-foot
contour line of the Lake of the Ozarks shall be found to be discharging
effluent directly or indirectly to the Lake of the Ozarks or a tributary
thereof, said system shall not be allowed to be rebuilt or repaired
without being moved farther than twenty-five (25) feet from the six-hundred-sixty-foot
contour line of the Lake of the Ozarks at the owner's expense and
shall consist of an approved aerator type system with a chlorinator
and one hundred (100) feet of lateral line or more if required.
F.
If any residential, commercial or industrial person, firm or corporation
shall construct or cause to be constructed any septic system, aeration
system or lateral lines or repair or improvement to such without first
obtaining a permit from the City, such person, firm or corporation
shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day
for each and every day such system has been installed, whether or
not such unit is in operation.
G.
At no time may any discharge from any wastewater treatment facility
enter the ground closer than one hundred (100) feet from any privately
or publicly owned water well. At no time may any lateral lines be
closer than one hundred (100) feet from any publicly or privately
owned water well.
H.
Sewage treatment plans for any commercial or industrial establishment
or for a condominium or apartment complex or trailer park treatment
facility shall bear the seal of a registered professional engineer.
I.
All buildings being erected within twenty-five (25) feet of the six-hundred-sixty-foot
contour line of the Lake of the Ozarks shall not have any private
wastewater disposal system other than an approved aeration type system
with a chlorinator and one hundred (100) feet of lateral lines, such
a system may not be installed within twenty-five (25) feet of the
six-hundred-sixty-foot contour line of the Lake of the Ozarks. Any
person, firm or corporation found to be in violation of this Chapter
shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day,
each day being a separate offense.
J.
Any person, firm or corporation having any hazardous waste as determined
by Federal standards shall not discharge either directly or indirectly
to the Lake of the Ozarks or any tributary thereof or to any natural
outlet. All hazardous waste must be contained in a separate system
and not allowed to enter a regular wastewater disposal system, whether
privately or publicly owned.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.540; Ord. No.
2011-11, 5-10-2011]
A.
All customers or users of the City's water system shall install a
main water shut-off valve on every water service line inside any house,
building or structure as close to the entrance of the pipe within
said house, building or structure as possible and located so that
the water to said house, building or structure can be shut off conveniently.
B.
Upon the request by any customer or user of the City's water system, the City shall shut off the supply of water (at the meter) to any house, building or structure, which does not have installed an interior shut-off valve as required by Subsection (A) above, to permit the repair of any water pipes within said house, building or structure.
C.
A service fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the City to partially compensate the City for the costs of shutting off the supply of water (at the meter) — during normal business hours — to any house, building or structure that does not have installed an interior shut-off valve as required by Subsection (A) of this Section. A service fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the City to partially compensate the City for the costs of shutting off the supply of water (at the meter) after normal business hours. The property owner, customer or user will be invoiced for the required fee within ten (10) business days.
D.
There will be no charge for any request to shut off the water supply
(at the meter) to make repairs to the water service line between the
meter and the house, building or structure.
E.
Upon the consent and approval of either the Mayor and City Administrator, the Mayor and the Director of Public Works, or the City Administrator and the Director of Public Works, the City reserves the right to waive the service fees required by Subsection (C) of this Section on the condition that the customer or user of the City's water system has installed a main water shut-off valve as required by Subsection (A) within seven (7) days of the City's shut-off of the water supply (at the meter) to said house, building or structure to permit the repair of any water pipes within said house, building or structure.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.550; Ord. No.
2011-11, 5-10-2011]
A.
Whenever the accuracy of a three-fourths-inch or one-inch water meter
is questioned, the customer or user may request that the meter be
examined and tested by the City. Such request shall be made in writing
and shall be accompanied by a deposit of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
If the meter is found to register over by five percent (5%) or more
than actually passes through it under conditions of normal operation,
then the meter shall be properly adjusted or another meter will be
substituted by the City at no cost to the customer or user, and the
deposit of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be refunded to the customer
or user. If the meter is found to register not over by five percent
(5%) than actually passes through it under conditions of normal operation,
then the deposit of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be retained
by the City as partial compensation for the examination and testing
of the water meter.
B.
If the meter is found to register over by five percent (5%) or more
than actually passes through it under conditions of normal operation,
the customer or user may request a refund, credit or adjustment to
their existing utility account through the Utility Commission of the
City of Lake Ozark.
C.
Accuracy testing for water meters two inch and larger must be conducted
by an external testing firm. Requests for accuracy testing on these
meters shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied by a deposit
equal to the estimated costs of shipping the water meter to the testing
firm, the costs of the testing, rental fees for any temporary meter,
and any other cost associated with the testing. If the meter is found
to register over by five percent (5%) or more than actually passes
through it under conditions of normal operation, then the meter shall
be properly adjusted or another meter will be substituted by the City
at no cost to the customer or user, and any deposit paid to the City
shall be refunded to the customer or user. If the meter is found to
register not over by five percent (5%) than actually passes through
it under conditions of normal operation, then any deposit paid to
the City shall be retained by the City as compensation for the examination
and testing of the water meter.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.560; Ord. No.
2011-11, 5-10-2011]
Any customer or user of the City's water system may request
that his/her water meter be re-read by the City. It shall be the duty
of the City to cause the water meter to be re-read at the earliest
convenience. There shall be no charge for the re-read service unless
more than one (1) re-read has been requested within the last six-month
period. Any customer or user who requests more than one (1) meter
re-read in a six-month period will be charged a fee of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) for each additional requested re-read.
[R.O. 1994 § 700.570; Ord. No.
2011-16, 8-9-2011]
A.
Purpose And Intent. The purpose of this Section is to aid in the
prevention of sanitary sewer blockages, obstructions, and damage to
the City's wastewater system and treatment plant caused by the accumulation
of fats, oils and grease within the City's wastewater system. This
Section is intended to protect the health, welfare and safety of the
public and the environment by requiring provisions for the reduction
of fats, oils, and grease into the City's wastewater system and treatment
plant thereby minimizing their impact on said system and treatment
plant.
B.
FATS, OILS AND GREASE (ALSO REFERRED TO AS "FOG")
FOG MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
GREASE INTERCEPTOR/GREASE TRAP
GREASE RECOVERY UNIT
INSPECTOR
OPERATOR
USER
Definitions. As used in this Section, the meaning of specific terms
shall be as follows:
Material, either liquid or solid, derived from animal and/or
plant sources that contain multiple carbon chain triglyceride molecules.
Properly and legally installed and operated FOG removal equipment,
including, but not limited to, grease interceptors, grease and solids
trap combination units and/or mechanical systems designed to remove
FOG by physical separation from wastewater.
Any commercial, industrial or institutional facility discharging
kitchen or food preparation wastewater, including, but not limited
to, the following: restaurants, motels, hotels, cafeterias, hospitals,
nursing homes, schools, nightclubs, bars, delicatessen, meat cutting
preparation, bakeries, bagel shops, grocery stores, gas stations,
and any other facility that the City's Public Works Director determines
to be in need of a grease interceptor by virtue of its operation.
A device used to capture or effect the separation of FOG
in the wastewater effluent from a food service establishment. For
purposes of this definition, the words "trap" and "interceptor" are
used interchangeably.
An indoor mechanical system designed to remove FOG by physical
separation from wastewater.
The Director of Public Works of the City of Lake Ozark, the
Utility Superintendent and all such persons acting under the direction
of the Director of Public Works who are investigating compliance with
this Section.
The owner and/or operator of a food service establishment.
The owner or occupant of property or premises, including
those located outside the corporate limits of the City, that contributes,
causes or permits the contribution or discharge of wastewater into
the City's wastewater system, including persons who contribute such
wastewater from mobile sources, such as those who discharge hauled
wastewater. User also includes any owner or occupant of property or
premises where the City's wastewater system is available and reasonably
accessible, whether connected to the wastewater system or not.
C.
Compliance. Operators of food service establishments, which are not
equipped with a grease interceptor that is in compliance with this
Section, shall install a grease inceptor subject to the following
requirements:
1.
A grease interceptor properly approved shall be installed at
all new food service establishments prior to the commencement of discharge
into the City's wastewater system.
2.
Existing food service establishments shall be equipped with
a grease interceptor, properly approved, when any of the following
conditions exist:
a.
If the City determines the discharge of FOG from the food service
establishment has created or is creating sewer blockages, restrictions,
obstructions or damage to the City's wastewater system or is causing
additional maintenance costs.
b.
When there is any construction or alteration of the food service
establishment that requires the issuance of a building permit from
the City.
c.
When the food service establishment relocates to a different
location or address within the City.
d.
When the food service establishment is sold or transferred.
D.
Installation Of FOG Management Equipment.
2.
All new and existing food service establishments shall install
a grease interceptor, subject to the exceptions and exclusions described
herein.
3.
All wastewater and/or waste containing FOG from a food service
establishment shall be directed to and through FOG management equipment.
4.
Users of FOG management equipment shall obtain a permit issued
through the City detailing required cleaning frequency. A FOG permit
will be issued for a period of one (1) year and will be renewed by
the City at the end of the one-year period after a review of the facility
for compliance. It shall be unlawful to operate FOG management equipment
without a valid permit from the City. It shall be unlawful to allow
storm water to contact or become contaminated with FOG.
5.
Sanitary facilities, such as toilets and urinals, and other
similar fixtures containing domestic waste shall not discharge to
the grease interceptor unless determined or permitted by the City.
6.
In the event the Director of Public Works, or delegated City
Official acting upon his/her behalf, determines that the food service
establishment cannot install a grease interceptor as required herein
due to physical limitations or other extreme circumstances, the food
service establishment shall install a grease recovery unit capable
of maintaining compliance with the City's limit for FOG concentration
within wastewater coming from the user.
7.
All food service establishments requiring FOG management equipment
shall submit the design and specifications for review as part of the
City's building process. All costs and related expenses associated
with the installation and connection of the FOG management equipment
shall be borne by the food service establishment. Proper operation,
maintenance and repair shall be accomplished solely at the user's
expense. The food service establishment shall indemnify the City and
its agents for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
occur due to installation of the FOG management equipment.
E.
Discharge Criteria And Limitations. The following prohibitions shall
apply to food service establishments:
1.
Where FOG are by-products of food preparation and/or cleanup,
reasonable efforts shall be made to separate waste FOG into a separate
container for proper and legal waste disposal. Except as contained
in by-products of food preparation and/or cleanup, waste FOG shall
not be discharged to any drains or grease interceptors. Such waste
shall be placed in a container designed to hold such waste and either
used by industry or disposed of in a proper and legal manner.
2.
The influent to interceptors shall not exceed one hundred forty
degrees Fahrenheit (140° F.). The temperature at the interceptor's
flow control device inspection port shall be considered equivalent
to the temperature of the influent.
3.
Waste shall enter the grease interceptor only through the inlet
flow control device, then the inlet pipe.
4.
Where food-waste grinders (garbage disposals) are installed,
the waste from these units shall also discharge directly to the grease
interceptor, and not directly to the City sewer system,
5.
No food service establishment, with or without FOG management
equipment, shall discharge, cause to be discharged, or place objects
to be discharged with any wastewater with an animal/vegetable FOG
concentration in excess of one hundred (100) milligrams per liter
(100 mg/l), as determined by the approved analytical test for total
recoverable oil and grease derived from animal/vegetable sources listed
in 40 CFR Part 136, or in concentrations and/or quantities which will
harm the City's wastewater system as directed by the Director of Public
Works.
6.
The operator shall make every practical effort to reduce the
amount of FOG discharged to the City's wastewater system.
F.
Service, Inspection And Monitoring Ports. Unless otherwise provided
herein, each interceptor shall be located outside of a building or
stricture in an area accessible for service, and so installed and
connected that it shall be at all times easily accessible for inspection
and for cleaning and removal of intercepted waste. Inlet flow control
inspection ports, interceptor inspection ports, and effluent monitoring
ports shall be in areas where vehicles may not temporarily block access
for inspection. Interceptors shall be deemed to be inaccessible if
the removal of stored materials is required to inspect inlet flow
control devices, inspect or service interceptors or sample interceptor
effluent. Interceptors and associated facilities shall be located
so as to allow inspectors quick and easy access for inspection. An
interceptor shall not be installed in any part of a building where
food is handled. The location of all interceptors, inspection ports,
and monitoring ports shall be approved by the Director of Public Works
or the Utility Superintendent.
G.
FOG Management Equipment Requirements.
1.
The standard City FOG management equipment shall be based on
the Missouri Department of Natural Resources design criteria and shall
comply with the applicable plumbing code adopted by the City. The
FOG management equipment shall consist of an outdoor interceptor of
five hundred (500) gallons or larger depending on the application.
Under no circumstances shall an interceptor smaller than five hundred
(500) gallons be installed. Any interceptor shall have a minimum detention
time of twenty-five (25) minutes to allow floatable FOG time to coagulate
or solidify and remain in the interceptor.
2.
The following formula shall be used in determining the size
of interceptor for food service establishments:
a.
"S" multiplied by "GS" multiplied by "(HR/12)" multiplied by
"LF" equals the effective capacity of grease interceptor in gallons.
b.
"S" means the number of seats in a dining area.
c.
"GS" means gallons of waste per seat [twenty-five (25) gallons
shall be used for food service establishments with dishes/china and/or
an automatic dishwasher; ten (10) gallons shall be used for food service
establishments with paper or baskets with no dishwasher].
d.
"HR" means the number of hours the food service establishment
is open in a day.
e.
"LF" means the load factor to be used (2.00 load factor for
food service establishment located on an interstate highway; 1.25
load factor for food service establishment located in a recreational
area; 1.00 load factor for food service establishment located on a
main highway; and 0.75 load factor for food service establishment
located on any other roadway).
H.
Exempt Establishments. The City requires FOG management equipment
for all food service establishments connected to the City's wastewater
system. The City also recognizes that exemptions from the minimum
requirement of a five-hundred-gallon inceptor must be made due to,
but not limited to, differences in menus, cooking and/or cleaning
procedures, and plumbing size. The following potential exemptions
from the standard FOG management equipment installation shall be individually
reviewed:
1.
No FOG management equipment shall be required for the following
unless FOG deposits within the wastewater system are found to originate
from the following:
a.
Limited continental breakfast: No FOG management equipment is
required, so long as food is not prepared on site, paper supplies
only are used, and that dairy products are not discharged to the City's
wastewater system from the location. The menu shall not exceed fruit,
cereals, bagels, doughnuts, and biscuits, with or without gravy, with
all gravy being a powder mixture or pre-mixed only. All dishes, pans,
utensils, etc., used to heat or serve gravy must be fully disposable
or otherwise removed and cleaned at an approved facility with properly
operating and sized FOG management equipment.
b.
Sites where catered meals are distributed and consumed, so long
as all dishes, pans, utensils, etc., are removed and cleaned at an
approved facility with properly operating and sized FOG management
equipment.
c.
Food service establishments that serve only pre-packaged foods,
such as, but not limited to, pre-packaged ice cream, pre-packaged
sandwiches, and pre-packaged fudge unless such establishments are
distributing or disposing of the dairy products or cleaning dishes,
pans or utensils that have contacted FOG material.
I.
Interceptor Maintenance.
1.
Required Cleaning Frequency.
a.
Unless otherwise specified by the Director of Public Works or
Utility Superintendent, each interceptor in active use shall be cleaned
once every two (2) months, or every sixty (60) days, or more frequently
as needed to prevent the discharge of FOG "in excess of one hundred
(100) mg/l into the City's wastewater system. The Director of Public
Works or Utility Superintendent may specify cleaning more frequently
when pumping every two (2) months [sixty (60) days] is shown to be
inadequate. Additional pumping may be required during time periods
when increased loading is anticipated.
b.
If the inspector determines that the interceptor is full, immediate
steps shall be taken by the operator to pump out and clean the interceptor
as soon as is practicable. The Director of Public Works or Utility
Superintendent shall make an evaluation of the advisability of allowing
discharge to continue, and may at his/her discretion order an immediate
cessation of all discharge from the food service establishment.
c.
The FOG management equipment shall be maintained continuously
in satisfactory and effective operation, at the operator's expense.
d.
Chemical and/or biological additives that could cause the FOG
fractions to be released from the interceptor into the City's wastewater
system are not permitted.
2.
Notice Of Cleaning. Every operator shall within five (5) business
days of each cleaning of an interceptor located on the operator's
premises notify the Director of Public Works in writing that the interceptor
has been cleaned. The notice of cleaning shall include the date of
the cleaning, the identity of the hauler, and such other information
as the Director of Public Works may reasonably require. The operator
shall submit with each notice of cleaning an invoice, manifest or
other similar document from the hauler evidencing the cleaning of
the interceptor. The operator shall also submit such other documentation
relating to the cleaning of the interceptor as the Director of Public
Works, or Utility Superintendent, may reasonably require.
J.
Monitoring, Inspection And Entry. It shall be unlawful for the operator
of a food service establishment to refuse to allow inspectors to enter
its premises during reasonable hours to determine whether the operator
is complying with all of the requirements of this Section. The operator
shall allow the inspectors access to all part of the premises for
the purpose of inspection, records examination and copying and the
performance of additional duties reasonably required to enforce this
Section.
K.
Enforcement.
1.
A violation of any of the provisions of this Section shall subject
the offender to a civil penalty as set forth in the schedule of penalties
which is on file in the City offices. If any offender fails to pay
penalties within fifteen (15) calendar days after being cited for
a violation, the penalty may be recovered by the City in a civil action
in the nature of a debt.
2.
This Section may also be enforced by an appropriate equitable
action, including injunctions.
3.
The City may enforce this Section by any one (1) remedy or by
any combination of remedies. The remedies provided herein are not
exclusive and do not prohibit the City from using any other remedy
provided by law, including criminal penalties.
L.
Severability. If any part or parts of this Section shall be held
to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts
of this Section.
