[R.O. 1992 § 705.070; Ord. No.
200 Art. III §§ 1 – 4, 7-29-1986]
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 Wright City, Missouri, or in an area under the
jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage,
or other objectional waste.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the
City of Wright City, Missouri, 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.
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.
D.
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within
the City of Wright 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 District, is hereby required
at his 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 to the property line and within three hundred (300) feet
of the dwelling.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.080; Ord. No.
200 Art. IV §§ 1 – 8, 7-29-1986; Ord. No. 438 § I, 9-11-2003; Ord. No. 507 § I, 1-13-2005; Ord. No. 577 § I, 4-13-2006; Ord. No. 629 § I, 10-11-2007; Ord. No. 726 § I, 10-28-2010]
A.
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 700.010(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Section.
B.
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the
City Building Official. The application for such a permit shall be
made on a form furnished by the City of Wright City, which the applicant
shall supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information
as are deemed necessary by the Inspector. A permit and inspection
fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall be paid to the City
at the time the application is filed.
C.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective
until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Inspector.
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 Inspector
when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground
portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within twenty-four
(24) hours of the receipt of notice by the Inspector.
D.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of
Health and Senior Services 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
fifty thousand (50,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall
be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 700.010(D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Section and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
F.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
City.
G.
No statement contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health
Officer of the State or County.
H.
When a public sewer becomes available, the lateral shall be connected
to said sewer within ninety (90) days and the private sewage disposal
system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel
or dirt.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.100; Ord. No.
200 Art. VI §§ 1 – 10, 7-29-1986]
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including
interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water,
or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B.
Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or
storm sewers, or in a natural outlet approved by the Inspector. Industrial
cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the Inspector, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural outlet.
C.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public
sewer the following described substances, materials, water or wastes
if it appears likely in the opinion of the Inspector that such wastes
can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment,
have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger
life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming
his opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Inspector
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 of
wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and other pertinent factors.
The substances prohibited are:
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,
constitutes a hazard to humans or animals, creates a public nuisance,
or creates any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant.
3.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than
9.5 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 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.
5.
Any waters or wastes having:
a.
A five day biochemical oxygen demand greater than three hundred
(300) parts per million; or
b.
Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million
of suspended solids; or
c.
Having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of
the average sewage flow of the City; or
d.
Having a concentration of waste constituting a "slug" as defined
herein;
shall be subject to the review of the Inspector.
6.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F.)/sixty-five degrees Celsius
(65° C.).
7.
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (32 and 150°
F.)/zero and sixty degrees Celsius (0 and 65° C.).
8.
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 Inspector.
9.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes,
or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
10.
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 material
received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds
the limits established by the Inspector for such materials.
11.
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor
producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which
may be established by the Inspector as necessary, after treatment
of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of the State, Federal,
or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the
receiving waters.
12.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Inspector in compliance with
applicable State or Federal regulations.
13.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but
not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries, and lime residues) or
of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride
and sodium sulfate) containing more than three hundred fifty (350)
parts per million by weight of suspended solids.
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.
14.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable
to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed,
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
D.
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged into the public sewers, which water contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection (C) of this Section, and which in the judgment of the Inspector, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Inspector may:
1.
Reject the wastes;
2.
Require the owner, at his own expense, to provide such preliminary
treatment as may be necessary to reduce the BOD, biochemical oxygen
demand, to three hundred (300) parts per million and the suspended
solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight;
3.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge;
and/or
E.
If the Building Official permits pretreatment or equalization facilities
for waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Inspector, and
subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and
laws. Construction of such facilities shall not commence until said
approvals are obtained in writing.
F.
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the
opinion of the Inspector, they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable
wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors
shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Inspector,
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 expense.
H.
When required by the Building Official the owner of any property
serviced by a lateral carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances
in the lateral 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 Inspector. The manhole shall be installed by the owner
at his 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 lateral 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
analyses 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's are determined from periodic grab samples.
J.
No statement contained in this Section shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the City of Wright City
and any industrial concern whereby any industrial waste of unusual
strength or character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject
to payment by the industrial concern.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.110; Ord. No.
200 Art. VII, § 1, 7-29-1986]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any
person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest
under charge of disorderly conduct.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.130; Ord. No.
200 Art. IX §§ 1 – 3, 7-29-1986]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter shall
be served by the City of Wright 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) hereof shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, and on conviction thereof shall be fined as set out in Section 100.220. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
become liable to the City of Wright City for any expense, loss, or
damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.
