[R.O. 2011 §710.010; Ord. No. 2964, Art. 4, 1-28-1981; Ord. No. 2015-30 §1, 4-13-2015]
There is established within and for the City of Trenton, Missouri,
a general sanitary sewer system which shall be composed of four (4)
classes of sewers: public, district, joint district, and private sewers.
[R.O. 2011 §710.020; Ord. No. 2964 §18-17, 1-28-1981]
A.
BOD (DENOTING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
BUILDING DRAIN
BUILDING SEWER
CESSPOOL
CITY
CITY SEWER
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES
COUNCIL
DISTRICT SEWERS
DRAIN
GARBAGE
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
JOINT DISTRICT SEWERS
MILLIGRAMS PER LITER (mg/l)
NATURAL OUTLET
NORMAL SEWAGE
PERSON
pH
POTABLE WATER
PRIVATE SEWERS
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
PUBLIC SEWERS
RECEIVING STREAM
ROOF DRAIN
SANITARY SEWAGE or SEWAGE
SANITARY SEWER
SANITATION OFFICER
SEPTIC TANK
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
SEWAGE WORKS
SEWER
SLUG
STORM DRAIN or STORM SEWER
SURFACE WATER
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
WATERCOURSE
Unless
the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms
used in this Article shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees Centigrade (20° C.), expressed in milligrams
per liter.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage
pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building
sewer, beginning five (5) feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face
of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the City sewer or
other places of disposal.
A pit for the reception or detention of sewage.
The City of Trenton, Missouri.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is controlled by public authority. These sewers include
public, district and joint district owners.
The water-carried wastes from commercial and industrial establishments
as distinct from sanitary sewage.
The City Council of the City of Trenton, Missouri.
Any sewer open and available to a particular part of the
City, which the City Council has or may designate as constituting
a sewer district and which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer or other pipe or conduit used for conveying groundwater,
surface water or stormwater.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any sewer open and available to a particular part of the
City, which consists of two (2) or more sewer districts and is controlled
by public authority.
The concentration of a material in pounds per million pounds
of water.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
Sewage which contains not over three hundred (300) mg/l of BOD and not over three hundred fifty (350) mg/l of suspended solids, and which does not contain any of the materials or substances listed in Section 710.110 of this Chapter in excess of allowable amounts specified in said Section.
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.
Water which is safe for drinking or other sanitary purposes
and is also suitable for domestic use.
Any sewer constructed for private use and which is not a
public, district, or joint sewer district sewer.
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 normaly prevailing in
City sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (1/2) inch (1.27
centimeters) in any dimension.
Any sewer open and available to the whole City, and not limited
to any particular part thereof and which is controlled by public authority.
Any natural watercourse into which water, treatment plant
effluent, or stormwater is discharged.
A conduit for conveying the storm- or rainwater from a roof.
Those wastes which are comparable to wastes which originate
in residential units and contain only human excrement and wastes from
kitchen, laundry, bathing and other household facilities.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwater, surface
water and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
The Superintendent of Trenton Municipal Utilities or other
authorized representative (as appointed by the Council) or his/her
authorized deputy, agent or representative, who shall make inspections
as are necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this Article
and shall report all violations thereof to the City Clerk.
A tank through which sewage flows and which permits solids
in the sewage to settle in order that portions of such solids may
be degraded by biological action.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
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.
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
That portion of a rainfall or other precipitation which runs
off over the surface of the ground.
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.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
B.
"Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
[R.O. 2011 §710.030; Ord. No. 2964 §18-18, 1-28-1981]
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, 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, well, spring,
sink hole, cave, mineshaft, tunnel, pit, quarry or other excavation
within the City, 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
Article.
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
and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there
is now located or may in the future be located a City sanitary sewer,
is hereby required at his/her expense to install suitable toilet facilities
therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper City
sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Article within ninety
(90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said
City sewer is within two hundred (200) feet of the property line.
When such connection is made the private sewage disposal facilities
shall be cleaned and filled with suitable material.
E.
Official
notices to connect to sewer facilities shall be prepared by the City
Clerk for each property owner affected, and served by the Chief of
Police, upon the property owners by delivering such notice to each
property owner personally, or leaving same at the property owner's
place of business or residence with some person over the age of fifteen
(15) years.
[R.O. 2011 §710.040; Ord. No. 2964 §18-19, 1-28-1981]
A.
Where a City sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.030(D) the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.
B.
Before
commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system the
owner shall first obtain a permit from the City. 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 Sanitation Officer. A permit
and inspection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) 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 Sanitation
Officer. 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 Sanitation Officer 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 Sanitation Officer.
D.
The
type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Clean Water Commission
of the Division of 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
twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall
be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
The
owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities
in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
F.
No
statement contained in this Article shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Sanitation
Officer.
[R.O. 2011 §710.050; Ord. No. 2964 §18-20, 1-28-1981]
A.
The
Council may establish public sewers along the principal courses of
drainage, at such points, to such extent, of such dimensions, and
under such regulation, as may be provided by ordinance. Such courses
of drainage may be extensions or branches of sewers already constructed
or entirely new throughout, as the Council may deem expedient.
B.
The
Council may levy a tax on all property made taxable for State or County
purposes over the whole City, to pay for the construction of public
sewers. The tax shall be called the "special public sewer
tax," and shall be in such amount as may be required for
the construction of the public sewer. The fund arising from the tax
shall be appropriated solely to the constructing of the public sewer.
[R.O. 2011 §710.060; Ord. No. 2964 §18-21, 1-28-1981]
A.
The
Council may establish district sewers for sewer districts previously
created and prescribed by ordinance, and the same may be connected
with the public sewers or other district sewers. Said sewers may be
constructed with the main branch, or discharge pipe, wholly within
or beyond the boundary of the district, as the Council shall determine.
The sewer districts aforementioned may be subdivided, enlarged, or
changed by ordinance at any time previous to the construction of sewers
therein. More than one district sewer may be laid in a sewer district
if deemed necessary by the Council for sanitary purposes. The Council
may cause sewers to be constructed in each district whenever a majority
of the resident property holders therein shall petition therefor,
or whenever the Council shall deem such sewers necessary for sanitary
purposes. The sewers shall be of such dimensions and material as may
be hereinafter prescribed by ordinance. They may be changed, enlarged
or extended and shall have all necessary laterals, manholes and other
appurtenances.
B.
As
soon as any district sewer shall have been completed, the City Engineer
or other person acting in his/her stead shall compute the whole cost
thereof and shall apportion the same against the lots, tracts or parcels
of ground (exclusive of the improvements), in the proportion to the
area of the whole District (exclusive of public highways). He/she
shall report the same to the Council by bill, otherwise, and the Council
shall thereupon levy and assess a special tax by ordinance against
each lot, tract or parcel of ground within the District in the name
of the owner or owners thereof. Thereafter, the city Clerk shall make
out a certified tax bill under the Seal of the City of Trenton, Missouri,
of such assessment against each lot, tract or parcel of ground within
the District in the name of the owner or owners thereof. The certified
special tax bill shall be signed by the Mayor and attested and recorded
by the City Clerk, and shall be delivered to the contractor for the
work. The contractor may then proceed to collect the same by the ordinary
process of law, in the name of the city to his/her own use. In the
case of absent owners, the contract may sue by attachment, or by any
other process known to law.
C.
The
certified special tax bills herein provided in this Article shall
become due and payable thirty (30) days after the date of issue thereof
unless the owner of the property described therein shall have filed
a written request with the City Clerk prior to the acceptance of the
work by the City, that his/her tax bill or bills be made payable in
installments. In event such request is made, such special tax bills
shall be payable in annual installments as follows: one-fifth in one
(1) year, one-fifth in two (2) years, one-fifth in three (3) years,
one-fifth in four (4) years, and one-fifth in five (5) years after
the date of their issue. The whole or any part of such special tax
bill made payable in installments may be paid at the date of any installment
payment; provided however, that, if any installment is not paid when
the same becomes due, the remaining unpaid installments shall, at
the option of the holder of the tax bill, become immediately due and
payable. Every such certified special tax bill, whether the same be
made payable in installments or not, shall bear interest at a rate
not to exceed the rate on ten (10) year U.S. Treasury notes per annum,
from thirty (30) days after the date of issue until paid, and shall
be a special lien against the property described therein for a period
of five (5) years from the date thereof; provided however, when the
tax bill is made payable in installments, the special lien shall extend
for a period of one (1) year after the date the last installment payment
shall become due. Every such certified special tax bill shall, on
action brought to recover the amount thereof, be prima facie evidence
of the validity of the charges against the property therein described,
and of the liability of the person or persons, named as the owner
or owners of such property.
[R.O. 2011 §710.070; Ord. No. 2964 §18-22, 1-28-1981]
A.
The
Council may construct joint district sewers whenever it may deem it
necessary that a sewer should be constructed in any part of the City
containing two (2) or more sewer districts. In such case, it may,
by ordinance, unite such sewer districts into a joint sewer district
and cause a sewer to be constructed therein, in like manner and in
all respects as is provided in the case of district sewers; provided
however, that, in cases of joint district sewers, the Council may,
if deemed proper, provide in the ordinance creating each joint district
sewer, that the City shall pay a certain sum (to be specified in said
Chapter) toward the payment of such joint district sewer.
B.
The
cost of constructing said joint district sewer, except the sum, if
any, specified in the Chapter to be paid by the City, shall be assessed
and paid by special tax bills against the property included in the
joint sewer district, the same as is provided in the case of district
sewers. The action of the Council creating the joint sewer district
shall be conclusive as to the necessity therefor, and no special tax
bills shall be held invalid, or be affected, on account of the included
drainage area thereof, or the size, character or purpose, of such
sewer, provided it shall not include any district not contained in
its natural drainage area, or watercourse.
[R.O. 2011 §710.080; Ord. No. 2964 §18-23, 1-28-1981]
A.
The City shall incur no liability for building district sewers, or joint district sewers, other than in the manner provided in Section 710.070(A) of this Article unless the City is the owner of a lot or tract or parcel of ground within the district or joint sewer district. In that event, the City shall be liable for the costs of the sewer in the same manner as the other property owners within the District. The repairs, cleaning and other incidental expenses of district or joint district sewers shall be paid out of a general appropriation for that purpose.
B.
Private
sewers connected with the public, district, or joint district sewers
may be constructed under such restrictions and regulations as may
be hereinafter prescribed by ordinance; but the City shall be at no
expense in the construction, repairing, or cleaning of the same.
[R.O. 2011 §710.090; Ord. No. 2964 §18-24, 1-28-1981]
A.
No
sewer shall be aligned diagonally through private property when it
is practicable, without injury to such sewer, to construct it parallel
with one of the exterior lines of such property; nor shall any public,
district, or joint district sewer be constructed through private property
when it is as practicable to construct it along or through a street
or other public highway.
B.
The
Council may condemn private property for public use, occupation or
possession, in the construction and repair of public, district, joint
district, or private sewers, in the same manner as other property
is condemned within the City for public use.
[R.O. 2011 §710.100; Ord. No. 2964 §18-25, 1-28-1981; Ord. No. 97-83 §1, 10-8-1997; Ord. No. 00-39 §1, 10-9-2000; Ord. No. 2015-31 §1, 4-13-2015]
A.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or
opening into, use, alter, or disturb any City sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Sanitation
Officer. A separate permit shall be required for each connection.
B.
Classes Of Building Sewer Permits.
2.
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 bond and any plans, specifications or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Sanitation Officer. The
inspection fees are to be determined periodically by the City of Trenton
with a fee structure on file in the office of Trenton Municipal Utilities.
C.
A bond to the City as approved by the Sanitation Officer in a sufficient
amount to indemnify the City against loss or damages by reason of
improper or defective work shall be executed and submitted with the
permit application.
D.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer, including safety precautions, 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.
E.
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, court, yard, 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.
F.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Sanitation
Officer, to meet all requirements of this Article.
G.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building
at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which
any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the City sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by
an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
H.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building
sewer, and all 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 ASCE and WPCF "Manual of Practice
No. 9" and the Missouri Clean Water Commission (formerly the Missouri
Water Pollution Board) "Guide for the Design of Sewage Works" shall
apply.
I.
Pipe used in all sewer connections from such sewer lines back to
and connecting with the property to be served thereby shall conform
to the Building and Plumbing Codes.
J.
The junction between the public, district, or joint district sewer
and the building sewer shall be made with a "Y" the run of which shall
be the same size as the public, district, or joint district sewer.
The branch shall be no less than six (6) inches in diameter.
K.
The building sewer shall extend not less than four (4) feet in a
direct line with the "Y". All changes in direction shall be made with
proper fittings within the limits of streets and alleys.
L.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other
applicable rules and regulations of the City, or the procedures set
forth in appropriate specifications of the ASCE and the WPCF Manual
of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and
watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the Sanitation Officer before installation.
M.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation
drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater
to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly
or indirectly to a City sanitary sewer.
N.
No person shall make connection of the effluent of any septic tank, cesspool, or sewage tank. Where such tanks exist and it is desired to make a connection to the sanitary sewerage system, a building sewer shall be constructed around the unit in such a manner as to preclude the possibility of any sewage flowing into or out of the cesspool or tank. The septic tank, cesspool or sewage tank shall be abandoned in accordance with Section 710.040(E).
O.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Sanitation
Officer when the building sewer is ready for inspection.
P.
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. 2011 §710.110; Ord. No. 2964 §18-26, 1-28-1981]
A.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water,
surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, 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 storm sewers, or to a natural
outlet approved by the Sanitation Officer. Industrial cooling water
or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the
Sanitation Officer to a storm sewer, or natural outlet. The discharge
into any storm sewer or to a natural outlet of any waters which may
have a deleterious effect upon the receiving stream is prohibited.
C.
Discharge
of septic tank sludge into any sewer or to a natural outlet is prohibited.
D.
A valid
industrial sewer connection permit shall be required from the Sanitation
Officer for all persons wishing to discharge sanitary sewage except
wastes which may be classified as "normal sewage" as defined in Section 710.020 or industrial wastes who are not connected to the City sewers on the effective date (January 28, 1981). All users of the sewage works who are discharging industrial wastes to the City sewers on the effective date (January 28, 1981), shall upon request of the Sanitation Officer, file an application for permit as specified in this Section and shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
1.
If, after examining the information contained in the application,
it is determined by the Sanitation Officer that the characteristics
of the proposed discharge do not conflict with the provisions of this
Chapter, a permit shall be issued allowing the discharge of such wastes
into the City sewers.
2.
If it is determined by the Sanitation Officer that the characteristics
of the wastes are not in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter,
the application shall be denied by the Sanitation Officer and the
applicant shall be advised by the Sanitation Officer of steps which
must be taken to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.
E.
When
deemed necessary by the Sanitation Officer, the owner of any property
served by a building sewer carrying commercial or industrial wastes
other than normal sewage shall have installed and shall maintain at
the owner's expense a suitable control structure in the building sewer
to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes.
Such structure shall be easily accessible and safely located and shall
be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Sanitation
Officer, and shall be located as to permit the gauging of flow and
the collection of samples truly representing the wastes leaving the
property.
F.
The
owner of any establishment discharging commercial and industrial wastes
to the City sewers shall submit to the Sanitation Officer at such
intervals as he/she may prescribe, a report accurately describing
the character and quantity of all such wastes other than sanitary
sewer discharged to the City sewers during the period covered by the
report. In order to ensure compliance with this Article, the Sanitation
Officer may at any time take such measurements, collect such samples
and run such laboratory analyses on representative samples of any
wastes as may be deemed necessary. All measurements, tests, and analyses
of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is
made in this Article shall be determined in accordance with the latest
edition of "Standards Methods for the Examination of Water
and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health
Association, and shall be determined at the control structure provided,
or upon suitable samples taken at said control structure. In the event
that no special structure has been required the control structure
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
analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four (24) hour composite
of all outfalls of a premises 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 (24) hour composites
of all outfalls whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples.)
G.
Suitable
separation devices shall be installed when, in the opinion of the
Sanitation Officer, they are necessary for the removal of excessive
amounts of grease, oils and grit from a waste before such waste is
discharged into the City sewer. All separation devices shall be of
a type, construction and capacity approved by the Sanitation Officer,
and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for
cleaning and inspection.
When required, such separation devices shall be installed and
maintained continuously in efficient operation by the owner at his/her
expense. Separated material shall be returned to the industrial process
or disposed of in other approved manner.
H.
The
following materials, substances, and wastes shall not be discharged
into the City sewers:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F). However, if the volume of discharge
represents a significant portion of the flow through a particular
sewer, a lower limit may be prescribed by the Sanitation Officer to
prevent odor nuisance.
2.
Any water or waste containing animal or food fats in excess of two
hundred (200) mg/l or 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).
3.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths
(¾) horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and
approval of the Sanitation Officer.
4.
Wastes having a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 9.5 or otherwise
having chemical properties which are hazardous or capable of causing
damage to the sewage works or personnel.
5.
Any solid, liquid or gas which by reason of its nature and/or quantity
could cause fire or explosion.
6.
Any solid or viscous material which could cause an obstruction to
flow in the sewers or in any way interfere with the treatment process.
Examples of such materials include, but are not limited to, ashes,
wax, paraffin, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass,
rags, lint, feathers, tars, plastics, wood and sawdust, paunch manure,
hair and fleshings, entrails, lime slurries, grinding compounds, acetylene
generation sludge, chemical residues, acid residues, food processing
bulk solids, refuse, and debris not normally contained in sanitary
sewage.
7.
Any water or waste containing toxic or poisonous substances in sufficient
quantity (acting singly or by interaction with other wastes) to injure
or to interfere with any sewage works process, to constitute a hazard
to humans or to animals, or to create any hazard in the waters which
receive treatment plant effluent, combined sewer overflow, or storm
water. The maximum permissible concentration of certain toxic substances
as they arrive at the sewage treatment plant shall not exceed the
following:
|
|
Parameter
|
Maximum Permissible Concentration mg/l
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ammonium hydroxide as NH4OH
|
20
| |
|
|
Arsenic
|
0.05
| |
|
|
Barium
|
1.00
| |
|
|
Cadmium
|
0.01
| |
|
|
Chromium - Hexavalant
|
0.10
| |
|
|
Trivalent
|
1.00
| |
|
|
Total
|
1.00
| |
|
|
Copper
|
1.00
| |
|
|
Cyanide - (Measured as CN)
|
0.02
| |
|
|
Hydrogen Sulfide as H2S
|
10
| |
|
|
Iron (Total)
|
10.0
| |
|
|
Lead
|
0.50
| |
|
|
Mercury
|
0.005
| |
|
|
Nickel
|
0.80
| |
|
|
Nitrates as NO3
|
45
| |
|
|
Phenols
|
10
| |
|
|
Selenium
|
0.01
| |
|
|
Silver
|
0.05
| |
|
|
Zinc
|
1.00
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8.
Any waters or wastes containing more than three hundred (300) mg/l BOD except as provided in Subsection (I) hereof.
9.
Any waters or wastes containing more than three hundred fifty (350) mg/l suspended solids except as provided in Subsection (I) hereof.
10.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
which may exceed limits established by the latest State and Federal
regulations and the Sanitation Officer.
11.
Any whey.
12.
Any corrosive, noxious or malodorous material or substance which,
either singly or by reaction with other wastes, is capable of causing
damage to the sewage works or creating a public nuisance or hazard,
or prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance and repair.
13.
Any concentrated dye wastes or other wastes which are either highly
colored or could become highly colored by reacting with other wastes.
14.
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
15.
Any material or substance not specifically mentioned in this Section
which is in itself corrosive, irritating to human beings and animals,
toxic or noxious, or which by interaction with other wastes could
produce undesirable effects, including deleterious action on the sewage
works, adversely affect any treatment process, constitute a hazard
to human or animals, or have an adverse effect upon the receiving
stream.
16.
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.
I.
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection (H) hereof, and which in the judgment of the Sanitation Officer, 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, or which are unusual in composition, i.e., high in dissolved solids such as sodium chloride, calcium chloride, or sodium sulfate, contain substances conducive to creating tastes or odors in drinking water supplies or otherwise making such waters unpalatable even after conventional water purification treatment, or are in any other way unusual, the Sanitation Officer may:
J.
If
the Sanitation Officer requires the pretreatment or equalization of
wastewater flows, the design and installation of the plans and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Sanitation Officer
and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances,
and laws. Where pretreatment or flow equalizing facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his/her expense.
K.
No
statement contained in this Article 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. Any such agreements made prior to the effective
date (January 28, 1981), shall not be invalidated by this Chapter
and shall remain in full force and effect.
L.
The
storage of any material in sewered areas or in areas draining into
a City sewer which, because of discharge or leakage from such storage,
may create an explosion hazard in the sewage works or in any other
way have deleterious effect upon these works, treatment processes,
or constitute a hazard to human beings or animals, or the receiving
stream shall be subject to review by the Sanitation Officer, who at
his/her discretion may require reasonable safeguards to prevent discharge
or leakage of large quantities of such materials into the sewers.
M.
Spill Or Accidental Discharge.
1.
Any spill or accidental discharge of wastes which may create an explosion
hazard in the sewage works or in any way have a deleterious effect
upon these works, treatment process, or constitute a hazard to human
beings, animals, or the receiving stream, shall be immediately reported to the Sanitation Officer by the person responsible for
such spill or accidental discharge. Such notification shall set forth
the time and place of the spill or discharge, the type and quantity
of material included in the waste and actions taken to stop the spill
or discharge. It shall be the responsibility of each person having
knowledge of the spill or accidental discharge to have available,
insofar as practicable and reasonable, the following information:
2.
It shall be the responsibility of each person responsible for the
spill or accidental discharge to provide the Sanitation Officer with
written verification of what measures are to be taken to prevent a
recurrence of any such spill or accidental discharge. Such information
shall be in the hands of the Sanitation Officer within thirty (30)
days after the spill or accidental discharge occurred.
[R.O. 2011 §710.120; Ord. No. 2964 §18-27, 1-28-1981]
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. 2011 §710.130; Ord. No. 2964 §18-28, 1-28-1981]
A.
The
Sanitation Officer 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 Article. The Sanitation Officer 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 Subsection (A) above, the Sanitation Officer 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.
C.
The
Sanitation Officer and other duly authorized employees of the City
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter all private properties through which the City holds a duly negotiated
easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the
sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent
work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full accordance with
the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private
property involved.
[R.O. 2011 §710.140; Ord. No. 2964 §18-29, 1-28-1981]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article, except Section 710.120, 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.
C.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall become
liable to the City for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned the
City by reason of such violation.
