A.
All sewer service laterals and water services from the water or sewer
main in the right-to-way to and including the point of connection
at or near the right-of-way line shall be installed under the supervision
of the Public Works Department and Water Utility, and no service lateral
or pipe shall be laid and no opening into or connection with a sewer
service lateral, public sewer, or water main shall be made, including
the relaying, replacing, or repairing of the same, except under the
direction of the Public Works Department or its authorized representative.
B.
The installation, relaying, replacing, or repairing of the same from
the right-of-way and/or point of connection to the building or business
shall be under the direction of the Village Plumbing Inspector.
Openings in any street, alley, or public place shall be governed
by this chapter of the Village Code and by any specifications or policies
on street openings adopted by the Village.
A.
The Public Works Department shall keep a record in a book, card file,
or plat for the purpose of showing the size and location of public
sewers and the position of the branches, junctions, laterals and appurtenances.
B.
Information concerning the location of wye branches in the public
sewer, or of sewer service laterals, shall be furnished by the Public
Works Department upon request. All reasonable care will be taken to
ensure the correctness of such information, but such correctness shall
not be guaranteed.
C.
The Public Works Department shall maintain records of all sewer and
water connections, showing location of lot, name of owner, name of
installer, and location of connections.
D.
A sewer service lateral, building or house sewer, shall, where depth
of main sewer permits, be installed at a minimum depth in residence
districts of seven feet below the established sidewalk grade and in
commercial or industrial districts at a minimum depth of nine feet
below the established sidewalk grade. Measurements shall be from the
top of the sidewalk to the invert flow line of the sewer.
A.
All buildings used or intended to be used for human habitation and
located adjacent to a sewer or water main, or located in a block through
or adjacent to which a sewer or water main passes or extends, shall
be connected with such water or sewer main in the prescribed and accepted
manner.
B.
The owner of any building shall, not later than 30 days after service
of written notice, cause such building to be connected to the sewer
or water main in the prescribed and accepted manner and shall, thereafter,
abandon any existing source of water or any existing wastewater system.
C.
Such notice shall be given by the Village by registered mail addressed
to the owner, return receipt requested. The notice shall state the
connection or connections required, the approximate position of the
nearest water or sewer main, and the fact that the owner has 30 days
to comply with the notice.
D.
If any owner fails to comply with such notice, the Village may cause
such connection or connections to be made and assess the cost thereof
against the real estate as a special tax.
It is the policy of the Village of Allouez to require the installation
of sewer and water lines from the mains in the street to the adjacent
property lines, at the cost of said properties, in advance of the
construction of curbs and gutters and/or in advance of the improvement
of such streets through paving of any kind. These sewer and water
lines shall be installed to provide service to each platted lot as
well as all possible building lots that could be created on unplatted
parcels of land.
A.
Basement
floor drains in all new construction shall be protected with a backwater
valve or with sanitary sump with pumping equipment in accordance with
§ SPS 382.30(10), Wis. Adm. Code. Backwater valves, when
fully open, shall have a capacity not less than that of the pipes
in which installed and shall be located so as to be readily accessible
for cleaning.
B.
Basement
fixtures, except lavatories, sinks and automatic washer drains with
standpipes of 30 inches or more above basement floor level, shall
be protected by an approved type automatic backwater valve. If fixtures
excepted from the requirement for an automatic backwater valve are
subject to backwater, a backwater valve of the check valve type shall
be installed.
C.
The Village
shall conduct a routine inspection program to identify buildings and
residences that are properly protected and to require those buildings
and residences that do not have adequate backwater protection to install
said devices.
A.
Size. The water service or building supply pipe to any building shall
be of sufficient size to provide an ample flow of water under maximum
use to all fixtures and points of service. Size shall be determined
by standards set forth by Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional
Services, except that no service shall be less than one inch.
B.
Material. The underground water service pipe from the main or a private
water supply system to any building, and its joints and connections,
shall be of polyethylene piping if a service of one inch or 1 1/2
inches or of such material and design as permitted by §§ SPS
384.30 and 384.40, Wis. Adm. Code.
C.
Valve controls. Service controls shall include a curb stop or valve
at the curb, and a valve or stop inside the foundation wall of each
building, and where a meter is installed, a valve on both sides of
the meter. Service of 1 1/2 inches or over shall have a bypass around
the meter. On services of less than 1 1/2 inches there shall be no
fittings installed on the supply side of the meter which could be
used to bypass such meter.
D.
Separate water service. When a water supply system is intended to
serve more than one building owned by or intended for sale to different
individuals or groups of individuals, the plans for such water supply
system or systems shall be submitted to the Plumbing Inspector and
Water Utility for approval, and the entire work must conform to these
regulations. A separate water meter shall be installed for each residence.
E.
Cross-connections prohibited. No private water system shall be connected
directly or indirectly to any private water main or pipe that in turn
is connected to any publicly owned water main or pipe.
F.
Water service connection. The water main, sanitary sewer main, and
storm sewer main shall be tapped at the expense of the property owner,
and all pipes and fittings up to the point of connection at or near
the curbline and including the curb box shall be furnished, installed
and maintained at the expense of the property owner. This shall apply
to service to a new lot or business. Any other provision of this chapter
notwithstanding, the cost of any connection or installation made within
an existing improved street, regardless of the size of the connection,
shall be charged to the property owner on a time and materials basis.
The cost of any service shall be assessed to the property owner and
such assessments must be on file with the Village of Allouez.
G.
Repairs to services. The service pipe from the public water main,
including the curb box, sanitary sewer main and storm sewer main to
the point of connection, but not including the point of connection
if a sewer lateral, shall be maintained and kept in repair at the
expense of the Village. The property owner shall repair and maintain
the service pipe from the point of connection, including the point
of connection to the Village portion of the sewer lateral, to the
point of use. Any water losses and costs for or resulting from lost
water which has passed through the property owner's water meter and
has been wasted by leakage of defective pipes or fixtures shall be
paid for by the property owner.
H.
Installation of meters. Water meters will be furnished, placed and
installed by the Water Utility. All meters shall be so located that
they shall be free from obstructions and allow easy access thereto
for reading and inspection, such location to be designated by the
Village. All water meters shall be installed inside the basement at
a height of 14 inches or more above the floor and at a distance of
four feet or less from an exterior wall. The meter shall be mounted
in a horizontal position as prescribed by the Water Utility.
I.
Control of water and sewer services. Except for duly authorized Water
Utility personnel and persons, firms and corporations working under
the direct supervision of the Public Works Department, no person,
firm or corporation shall allow or permit any employee, representative
or other person under his or its supervision, control or direction
to:
(1)
Turn water on or off at any water service curb stop.
(2)
Perform any work on a water or sewer service lateral or tap any water
or sewer main or open any street without first obtaining permits and
supervision as provided in this chapter.
(3)
Use water for construction purposes.
(4)
Break, tamper with, or remove any meter seal.
(5)
Remove, relocate, disconnect, or alter any water meter or remote
meter register head.
(6)
Open, use water from, or tamper with any fire hydrant or use any
fire hydrant for a purpose other than fire containment, except that
authorized Village employees may use such hydrants for the cleaning
and flushing of sewers.
No person shall discharge domestic wastewater, industrial wastes
or septic tank effluent onto the surface of the ground, into any drainage
ditch, or into the river or any stream, or into any storm sewer or
drain, or permit the same to be so discharged. Sections 251.04 and
254.59, Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference as part of this section.
A.
No discharge to sanitary sewer. No person shall cause, allow or permit
any roof drain, surface drain, subsoil drain, drain from any mechanical
device, gutter, ditch, pipe, conduit, sump pump, or any other object
or thing used for the purpose of collecting, conducting, transporting,
diverting, draining, or discharging clear waters from any part of
the premises owned or occupied by said person to discharge, drain
or be connected into a sanitary sewer.
B.
Nuisance. The discharge into a sanitary sewer from any roof drain,
surface drain, subsoil drain, drain from any mechanical device, gutter,
ditch, pipe, conduit, sump pump, or any other object or thing used
for the purpose of collecting, conducting, transporting, diverting,
draining, or discharging clear water from any part of any premises
is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a hazard to the health,
safety, and well-being of the people of the Village and to the protection
of property.
C.
Sump pumps. Every building which shall be constructed or erected
after October 19, 1981, except unattached garages, storage buildings
and buildings resting on frost walls of less than five feet in depth
and not requiring perimeter foundation drainage, shall have a sump
pump. The discharge pipe shall not be reduced in size from the discharge
opening provided by the sump pump manufacturer. The discharge pipe
from the pump opening to the outside of the building or to the storm
sewer lateral, as the case may be, shall be rigidly secured.
D.
Storm sewers. Every building constructed or erected after October
19, 1981, and its premises, shall have a lateral installed and connected
from each sump pump and drain to the storm sewer, where and when storm
sewer is available. Effective March 1, 1995, every building constructed
or erected before October 20, 1981, and its premises, having a basement
with perimeter drain tile or a pipe, hose, or other outlet discharging
to the surrounding surface, shall have a lateral installed and connected
from each sump pump and drain to the storm sewer. If water from the
sump pump or drain is causing one or more of the following conditions
to or of the private property of another, or to or of public property
(including streets and rights-of-way), the Director of Public Works
may require immediate connection to the storm sewer when and where
accessible:
(1)
Physical damage (either surface, subsurface or supra surface);
(2)
An interference with a lawful use and/or enjoyment by the owner or
by the public;
(3)
A substantial diminution in value;
(4)
A danger to the health, safety or welfare of a lawful user or to
the public;
(5)
A danger or hazardous condition; or
(6)
A significant nuisance.
E.
Other discharges. Where property is not serviced by a storm sewer,
all clear waters shall be discharged either into an underground conduit
leading to a drainage ditch, gutter or dry well or onto the ground
at least one foot from the building and above permanent grade in such
a manner as not to create a nuisance to adjacent properties.
F.
Prohibitions. No person shall cause, allow or permit drainage of
any clear water:
(1)
Across any sidewalk or other public area.
(2)
On or into any public street or alley from November 1 to March 31,
inclusive.
(3)
On or into any public street or alley from April 1 to October 31,
inclusive, without first obtaining a written permit to do so from
the Director of Public Works.
(4)
In violation of any other provision of this chapter.
G.
CLEAR WATER
PERSON
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Includes but is not limited to water from roof drains, surface
drains, foundation water drains, and cistern overflows, refrigerator
cooling waters and water from air-conditioning equipment.
Every natural person, firm, association, partnership and
corporation who and which has any interest in the premises involved,
either as owner or tenant.
H.
Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction for the first violation thereof, forfeit a
sum of not less than $100 nor more than $500 per day of violation
together with the costs of prosecution, and for the second and each
subsequent violation the sum of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000
per day for each violation, together with the costs of prosecution.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on
which a violation occurs or continues, and a prosecution for violation
of this section shall not affect any other rights of the Village or
any citizens, in law or in equity, under this section or otherwise.
I.
Compliance with this section. The Village shall establish and maintain an inspection program for compliance with this section. This inspection program shall include inspection of a portion of the Village each year for clear water violations, and order compliance for each residence or building not in compliance with this section. Up to a ninety-day period for compliance may be provided. The penalties identified in Subsection H shall apply.
This policy applies to maintenance of sanitary sewer laterals,
storm sewer laterals and water services and the procedure for household
sewer backups.
A.
General policy.
(1)
The Village of Allouez is responsible for maintenance of mainline
sewers and water mains in the roadway. The Village provides scheduled
sewer cleaning to ensure the sanitary sewer mains do not experience
blockages.
(2)
The property owner is responsible to maintain the sanitary and storm
laterals clear of grease, leaves, rags, tree roots and other foreign
material from the sanitary and storm sewer in the roadway to the property
owner's house/building. The property owner must use a sewer lateral
service contractor for this maintenance. Routine maintenance of the
entire lateral is the property owner's responsibility.
(3)
If a property owner experiences a basement sewer backup, the Village
cleans and inspects the main sewer in the roadway to ensure there
is no sewer blockage. The Village prepares a record of the basement
backup event.
(4)
A defect or failure of a sanitary or storm lateral or a water service
is defined as a broken pipe, a collapsed pipe, excessive root growth
in the pipe, or a break at the connection to the main sewer or at
the private property connection to the Village installed lateral.
A water service failure is usually a leak in the service with water
present on the ground or in a household sump pit.
B.
Private property sewer backup or water leak procedure.
(1)
If a sanitary or storm lateral backup or a water service leak occurs
the property owner should immediately notify the Village. Call the
Water Utility or the Public Works Department.
(2)
If a sanitary or storm lateral or water service backup or failure
occurs, the property owner is encouraged to immediately contact his
homeowner's insurance for assistance with the basement cleanup and
other costs.
(3)
If a basement sewer backup occurs, the property owner must contact
a sewer lateral service contractor to have the sewer lateral cleaned
and/or televised. The property owner/contractor must contact the Village
to make sure that a Village representative is present during the televising
or provide a videotape of the televising to the Village.
C.
Responsibility for sewer lateral and water service repairs.
(1)
If a defect is discovered in the sanitary sewer or storm sewer lateral,
the property owner must make necessary repairs utilizing a sewer lateral
service contractor/excavator. It is the private property owner's responsibility
to coordinate and complete the lateral repair. The property owner
must inform the Village of the schedule for the repair so the Village
can observe the repair and determine the responsibility for the repair
cost.
(2)
If the defect or failure is within the street right-of-way (from
the sewer main to the point of connection to the private lateral)
the cost to repair including televising is a Village cost. The property
owner will be reimbursed for the cost.
(3)
If the defect or failure is at the point of connection to the lateral
or in the service from the point of connection to the house/building,
the repair cost is the property owner's, including the televising
cost. Failure of the point of connection to the lateral is considered
a property owner cost because the connection was made by the property
owner.
(4)
The same criteria apply to a water service lateral except that the
point of connection is the water shutoff valve at the curb stop.
(5)
The point of connection of a lateral or water service is generally
located between the back of curb and the street right-of-way property
line. The exact location of the connection point may vary depending
when the lateral was installed and other factors.
A.
All property owners shall pay to the Village of Allouez, at or before
the time of connection, a fee which shall include the cost of materials,
construction, laying and connecting laterals and sewer pipes from
a sanitary main, interceptor or lateral to the lot line, or to the
building to be serviced, or both. A separate fee shall be assessed
for the cost of providing the water service to the property and the
cost for water supply capacity provided by the Central Brown County
Water Authority for service provided to the property. Alternately,
the property owner may sign an assessment agreement with the Village
prior to the work which shall assess the installation cost of a lateral
or water service over a period of up to five years at an interest
rate established by the Village.
B.
This connection fee shall not be applicable in the event that the
property has been assessed, or an assessment has previously been paid,
for a sanitary sewer main or water service.
C.
In the event that the connection fee is not paid at or before the
time of connection, the Clerk-Treasurer shall place the fee on the
tax rolls as a special assessment, whereupon it shall be a lien against
the lot or parcel served.
A.
Purposes and scope. The Village of Allouez in cooperation with the
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District has provided facilities for
collection, transmission and treatment of wastewater to promote the
health, safety and convenience of its people and to safeguard the
water resources common to all. In such facilities, provisions of design,
construction and operation have been made to accommodate certain types
and quantities of commercial and industrial wastes in excess of, and
in addition to, normal wastewater. The Village Board has determined
that it is the obligation of the producers of domestic, commercial
and industrial wastes to defray the cost of normal, and extraordinary,
services rendered by the Village of Allouez in the collection, transmission,
and treatment of such wastes in an equitable manner and, insofar as
it is practicable, in proportion to the benefits derived from such
services. It has been also determined that proper protection and operation
of the collection and treatment facilities may require either the
exclusion, pretreatment or controlled discharge, at point of origin,
of certain types or quantities of domestic, commercial and industrial
wastes.
B.
APPROVING AUTHORITY
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
CLEAR WATER
GBMSD
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
NORMAL CONCENTRATION
NORMAL WASTEWATER
PARTS PER MILLION
PERSON
pH
PHOSPHORUS
PUBLIC SEWER
SANITARY SEWER
SANITARY WASTEWATER
SLUG
STANDARD METHODS
STORMWATER
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
TOTAL KIELDAHL NITROGEN (TKN)
WASTEWATER SYSTEM and SEWER SYSTEM
Definition of terms. As used in this section, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Village Board of the Village of Allouez.
The quantity of oxygen, expressed in parts per million by
weight, utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under
standard laboratory conditions for five days at a temperature of 20°
C. The laboratory determinations shall be made in accordance with
procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
All water which conforms to the natural analytical quality
of water and not having been polluted or contaminated by use.
The Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance discharged, permitted
to flow or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing, commercial
or business establishment or process or from the development, recovery
or processing of any natural resources.
Sanitary wastewater or other wastes in which BOD or suspended
solids concentrations do not exceed normal concentrations.
A weight-to-weight ratio; the parts per million value multiplied
by the factor 8.345 shall be equivalent to pounds per million gallons
of water.
Any person, natural or artificial, including any individual,
firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association, society,
institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
The logarithm (Base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen
ion concentration expressed in moles per liter. It shall be determined
by one of the procedures outlined in Standard Methods.
Elemental phosphorus determined by and in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
A sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of the
Village of Allouez or Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District.
A sewer that conveys wastewater and into which stormwater,
surface water, and groundwater or unpolluted industrial wastes are
not admitted.
The waste from water closets, urinals, lavatories, sinks,
bathtubs, showers, household laundries, cellar floor drains, garage
floor drains, bars, soda fountains, refrigerator drips and drinking
fountains.
A sudden increase in wastewater discharge that may tend to
overload the receiving sewer.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Wastewater published jointly by the American Public Health Association,
the American Water Works Association, and the Water Environment Federation.
All forms of natural precipitation.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, wastewater, or industrial waste and which are removable
by a laboratory filtration device. Quantitative determination of suspended
solids shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard
Methods.
The sum of free ammonia and organic nitrogen compounds as
determined by standard laboratory procedures in accordance with Standard
Methods. TKN is a measurable quantity which is used as a basis for
determining ammonia treatment costs.
Shall be interchangeable and shall mean all facilities for
collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of wastewater.
C.
Sewer service charges.
(1)
Normal sewer service charge. There is hereby levied and assessed
upon each lot, parcel of land, building or premises having a connection
directly or indirectly with the public sewer system a sewer service
charge based upon the quantity of water used, as measured by the Village
of Allouez Water Utility. If any person discharging wastewater into
the public sewer system procures any part or all of his water from
sources other than the Village Water Utility, all or part of which
is discharged into the public sewers, the person shall install and
maintain, at his expense, water meters of a type approved by the Water
Utility or wastewater meters approved by the approving authority for
the purpose of determining the volume of wastewater discharged to
the wastewater system. Such sewer service charge will be as outlined
in the following subsections.
(2)
Rate setting policy.
(a)
It shall be the policy of the Village of Allouez to obtain sufficient
revenues to pay the debt, the debt service, and the cost of the operation
and maintenance of the wastewater facilities, and to provide a reserve
fund for replacement costs, through a system of sewer service charges
as defined in this section. The system shall assure that each user
of the wastewater system pays its proportionate share of such costs.
On a annual basis, the Village will review the wastewater contribution
of its users and shall adjust its user charges and make such changes
in the user charge system as may be necessary to generate sufficient
revenue to pay the total operation, maintenance, debt service and
replacement costs, including any increased costs caused by the discharge
of toxic pollutants.
(b)
User fees shall be expressed on the basis of flow to recover
the costs for all parameters of standard domestic wastewater, including
BOD, suspended solids, phosphorus, TKN, infiltration and inflow, volume
and customer service.
(c)
Operation and maintenance costs shall be the total of all of
the costs associated with the operation and maintenance of the wastewater
collection treatment facilities, including debt service. Replacement
costs shall be the total of expenditures required for obtaining and
installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary
during the useful life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity
and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
Operation and maintenance costs shall be deemed to include replacement
costs. A separate and distinct fund shall be established and used
exclusively for payment of replacement costs.
D.
Regulation of wastewater discharges.
(1)
The regulations as established by the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage
District are hereby adopted and made a part hereof as though written
herein.
(2)
Pretreatment. Where required or when, in the opinion of the approving
authority, constituents that are harmful to the wastewater system
processes or operation of the pollution control works are present
in the wastes discharged to the sewer system, the person shall provide
at his expense such preliminary treatment or processing facilities
as may be necessary to render his wastes acceptable for admission
to the public sewers.
(3)
Submission of plans. Plans, specifications and other pertinent information
relating to proposed preliminary treatment or processing facilities
shall be submitted for approval to the Village Plumbing Inspector
and the approving authority prior to the start of their construction.
(4)
Slugs and equalized discharge. No person shall allow the discharge
of slugs of water or wastes to the public sewers which may be harmful
to the operation of the pollution control works. Where, in the opinion
of the approving authority, slugging does occur, each person producing
such a discharge into the public sewers shall construct and maintain,
at his own expense, a storage reservoir of sufficient capacity with
flow control equipment to ensure an equalized discharge over a twenty-four-hour
period.
(5)
Food establishments to provide grease and oil treatment.
(a)
Grease, oil, and sand traps and interceptors shall be provided
when required by appropriate Wisconsin Administrative Codes or when
the Village determines they are necessary for the proper handling
of liquid wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients and so notifies
the discharger. All restaurants and all plumbing installations for
occupancies, other than dwelling units, where grease, fats, oils or
similar waste products of cooking or food are introduced into the
drain system shall comply with § SPS 382.34(5), Wis. Adm.
Code, or as amended by installing and maintaining a grease interceptor
as approved by the Building Inspector. All interceptors and traps
shall be of a type and capacity approved by state and local plumbing
codes and shall be located as to be readily accessible for cleaning
and inspection.
(b)
Grease, oil, and sand traps and interceptors shall be constructed
of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme
changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction,
watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers.
(c)
Where installed, all grease and oil interceptors and sand traps
shall be maintained by the discharger, at his expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times. The grease and oil interceptors
or sand traps may be inspected by the Building Inspector and a report
prepared describing the conditions found on each inspection. The owner
shall routinely pump the grease trap to maintain it clean and shall
provide the pumping records, including receipts, to the Building Inspector
and Director of Public Works quarterly. If not provided by the owner
it shall be deemed a violation of this subsection.
(d)
Any person who is the owner of any building or land wherein
there is a violation of the provisions of this subsection shall cause
the violation to be corrected within a maximum of five days after
being notified in writing by the Building Inspector, whose duty it
shall be to enforce this subsection.
(e)
Any costs to clean sanitary sewers of grease, grease removal
from lift station wet wells, and use of degreaser in wet wells shall
be charged to the premises causing the problem if proper grease interceptors
are not installed and properly maintained. Sewer service costs that
are not timely paid shall be entered in the tax roll as a special
charge against said lot or parcel of land pursuant to the provisions
of § 66.0627, Wis. Stats., for collection and settlement
under Ch. 74, Wis. Stats.
(f)
Any violations of this subsection may be punished by a fine
not to exceed $1,000 and costs per day.
E.
Control and measurement of admissible industrial wastes.
(1)
Submission of basic data. Within 90 days after passage of this section,
each person discharging other than a normal wastewater to a public
sewer shall prepare and file with the approving authority a report
that shall include pertinent data relating to the quantity and characteristics
of his wastes in accordance with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Permit No. WI-0020991, Part II, Section D, Paragraph 7. Similarly,
each person desiring to make a new connection to the public sewers
for the purpose of discharging industrial wastes shall prepare and
file with the approving authority a report that shall include actual
or predicted data relating to the quantity and characteristics of
the waste to be discharged in accordance with said Permit No. WI-0020991.
(2)
Control manholes. All persons discharging industrial wastes in excess
of normal concentrations into a public sewer or when directed by the
approving authority shall construct and maintain needed control manholes
to facilitate observation, measurement and sampling of his wastes.
Control manholes shall be located and built in a manner approved by
the approving authority. If measuring devices are to be permanently
installed, they shall be of a type approved by the approving authority.
Control manholes, and related equipment, shall be installed at the
expense of the person discharging the waste and shall be maintained
by him in safe condition, accessible and in proper operating condition
at all times.
(3)
Provision for waste metering. In the event that a person discharging
industrial wastes into the public sewers produces evidence satisfactory
to the approving authority that more than 20% of the total annual
volume of water used for all purposes does not reach the public sewer,
the person may request the approving authority for authority to install
an appropriate metering device, and the service charges shall be determined
by the volume determined to be discharged in the sanitary sewer.
(4)
Metering of industrial waste. Devices for metering the volume of industrial waste discharge may be required by the approving authority if those volumes cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption records. Metering devices for determining the volume of industrial waste shall be owned and maintained by the Village of Allouez. The fees for reading these metering devices are outlined in Chapter 225, Fees and Charges, and shall be the responsibility of the user. Following approval and installation, such meters may not be removed without the consent of the approving authority.
(5)
Compliance. After April 1, 1975, each person who discharges industrial
wastes into a public sewer shall comply with this section.
(6)
Extension of time. When it can be demonstrated that circumstances
exist which would create an unreasonable burden on the person to comply
with the time schedule imposed, a request for an extension may be
presented to the approving authority which may grant an extension.
(7)
Waste sampling. Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers
shall be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of character
and concentration. The determination shall be made as often as deemed
necessary by the approving authority. If any said testing by the Village
shall show a changed degree of pollution load in the wastewater being
discharged, such new test results shall be used in computing the subsequent
billings, but no reduction shall be made unless at least a full day
of operation of the person's plant has undergone the test. Any person
may request the Village of Allouez to make new tests, such tests to
be at the expense of the person discharging the waste and such tests
to be a minimum of 24 hours' duration. Such tests shall be allowed
or conducted solely at the discretion of the approving authority.
If the approving authority is satisfied that such test was made when
the plant was operating under normal conditions, the results of these
tests shall be used in computing the subsequent billing in the manner
previously prescribed.
(8)
Analysis. Laboratory test procedures used in the examination of industrial
wastes shall be those set forth in Ch. NR 219, Wis. Adm. Code, and
shall be made by the Village of Allouez at the cost of the person.
(9)
Metering of nonindustrial waste. Metering devices shall not be allowed
for persons who are not discharging industrial waste.
F.
Billing practices.
(1)
Billing periods. Sewer service charges provided for in this section
shall be included as separate items on the regular bill for water
service and shall be payable in accordance with the existing rules
and regulations of the Village of Allouez, commencing with all bills
due and payable on and after January 1, 1980.
(2)
Payment. Sewer service charges shall be payable at the office of
the Village of Allouez or at any other officially designated location
at the same time that the water bills become due, and payments for
water service shall not be accepted without full payment of the sewer
service charges.
G.
Penalties.
(1)
Delinquency. Bills for sewer service charges levied and assessed
in accordance with this section shall become due and payable within
20 days from and after the date of the bill.
(2)
Legal basis. Each sewer service charge levied by or pursuant to this
section shall constitute a lien upon the corresponding premises served
by the sewer system as provided for in § 66.0821, Wis. Stats.
(3)
Violations. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this section or who or which shall tamper with metering
or sampling shall be liable to the Village of Allouez for any expense,
loss or damage occasioned by such violation and upon conviction or
any violation of this section shall be fined not less than $100 nor
more than $2,500 per violation, plus damages. Each day a condition
is allowed to exist which is contrary to all or any part of this section
shall constitute a new violation.
(4)
Ownership and occupancy. Change of ownership or occupancy of premises
delinquent under provisions of this section shall not be cause for
reducing or eliminating charges due and penalties.
H.
The provisions of this section shall be in addition to any and all
other sewer and drain regulations of this Code and the Green Bay Metropolitan
Sewerage District and shall take precedence over those with which
it may conflict.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a program for
protecting the public water system from contamination due to backflow
of contaminants through the water service connection into the public
water system.
B.
Definition. A cross-connection shall be defined as any physical connection
or arrangement between two otherwise separate systems, one of which
contains potable water from the Village of Allouez water system and
the other water from a private source, water of unknown or questionable
safety, or steam, gas, or chemicals, whereby there may be a flow from
one system to the other, the direction of flow depending on the pressure
differential between the two systems.
C.
Regulation. No person, firm or corporation shall establish or permit
to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any cross-connection.
No interconnection shall be established whereby potable water from
a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular
public water supply of the Village of Allouez may enter the supply
or distribution system of said municipality, unless such private,
auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method of connection and
use of such supply shall have been approved by the Allouez Water Utility
and by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in accordance
with § NR 811.07, Wis. Adm. Code.
D.
Inspections. It shall be the duty of the Allouez Water Utility to
cause inspections to be made of all properties served by the public
water system where cross-connection with the public water system is
deemed possible. The frequency of inspections and reinspections based
on potential health hazards involved shall be established by the Allouez
Water Utility and as approved by the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources.
E.
Right of entry. Upon presentation of credentials, the representative
of the Allouez Water Utility shall have the right to request entry
at any reasonable time to examine any property served by a connection
to the public water system of the Village of Allouez for cross-connections.
If entry is refused, such representative shall obtain a special inspection
warrant under § 66.0119, Wis. Stats. On request the owner,
lessee or occupant of any property so served shall furnish to the
inspection agency any pertinent information regarding the piping system
or systems on such property.
F.
Discontinuance. The Allouez Water Utility is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of this section exists and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water system. Water service shall be discontinued only after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., except as provided in Subsection G. Water service to such property shall not be restored until the cross-connection(s) has been eliminated in compliance with the provisions of this section.
G.
Procedure. If it is determined by the Allouez Water Utility that
a cross-connection or an emergency endangers public health, safety
or welfare and requires immediate action, and a written finding to
that effect is delivered to the customer's premises, service may be
immediately discontinued. The customer shall have the opportunity
for a hearing under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., within 10 days of such emergency
discontinuance.
H.
Adoption. The Village of Allouez adopts by reference the State Plumbing
Code of Wisconsin, being Ch. SPS 382, Wis. Adm. Code.
I.
Supplement to State Plumbing Code. This section does not supersede the State Plumbing Code and Chapter 338, Plumbing, of this Code but is supplementary to them.
J.
Effective date. This section shall take effect and be in force from
and after the first day of June 1981.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prevent contamination
of groundwater and to protect public health, safety and welfare by
assuring that unused, unsafe or noncomplying wells, or wells which
may serve as conduits for contamination, or wells which may be illegally
cross-connected to the Village of Allouez municipal water system,
are properly abandoned.
B.
Scope. This section applies to all wells located on premises served
by the Village of Allouez municipal water system.
C.
NONCOMPLYING
PUMP INSTALLATION
UNSAFE
UNUSED
WELL
WELL ABANDONMENT
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
A well or pump installation which does not comply with the
provisions of Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code, in effect at the time the
well was constructed, a contamination source was installed, the pump
was installed or work was done on either the well or pump installation.
The pump and related equipment used for withdrawing water
from a well, including the discharge piping, the underground connections,
pitless adapters, pressure tanks, pits, sampling faucets and well
seals or caps.
A well or pump installation which produces water which is
bacteriologically contaminated or contaminated with substances in
excess of the standards of Ch. NR 109 or 140, Wis. Adm. Code, or for
which a health advisory has been issued by the Department of Natural
Resources.
A well or pump installation which is not in use or does not
have a functional pumping system.
An excavation or opening into the ground made by digging,
boring, drilling, driving, or other methods for the purpose of obtaining
groundwater for human consumption.
The filling and sealing of a well according to the provisions
of Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.
D.
Abandonment required. All wells located on the premises served by
the municipal water system shall be abandoned in accordance with the
terms of this section and Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code, no later than
one year from the date of connection of the premises to the Village
of Allouez municipal water system, unless a well operation permit
has been obtained by the well owner from the Village of Allouez.
E.
Well operation permit. The Village of Allouez may grant a permit
to a private well owner to operate a well for a period not to exceed
five years provided the conditions of this section are met. An owner
may request renewal of a well operation permit by submitting information
verifying that the conditions of this section are met. The Village
of Allouez, or its agent, may conduct inspections or have water quality
tests conducted at the applicant's expense to obtain or verify information
necessary for consideration of a permit application or renewal. Permit
applications and renewals shall be made on forms provided by the Clerk-Treasurer.
The following conditions must be met for issuance or renewal of a
well operation permit:
(1)
The well and pump installation meet or are upgraded to meet the requirements
of Ch. NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code;
(2)
The well construction and pump installation have a history of producing
bacteriologically safe water as evidenced by at least two samplings
taken a minimum of two weeks apart. No exception to this condition
may be made for unsafe wells, unless the Department of Natural Resources
approves, in writing, the continued use of the well;
(3)
There are no cross-connections between the well and pump installation
and the Village of Allouez municipal water systems; and
(4)
The proposed use of the well and pump installation can be justified
as being necessary in addition to water provided by the Village of
Allouez municipal water system.
F.
Abandonment procedures.
(1)
All wells abandoned under the jurisdiction of this section or rule
shall be abandoned according to the procedures and methods of Ch.
NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code. All debris, pump, piping, unsealed liners
and any other obstructions which may interfere with sealing operations
shall be removed prior to abandonment.
(2)
The owner of the well, or the owner's agent, shall notify the Clerk-Treasurer
at least 48 hours prior to commencement of any well abandonment activities.
The abandonment of the well shall be observed by the Village of Allouez
or its agent.
(3)
An abandonment report form supplied by the Department of Natural
Resources shall be submitted by the well owner to the Clerk-Treasurer
and the Department of Natural Resources within 10 days of the completion
of the well abandonment.
G.
Penalties. Any well owner violating any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction, be punished by forfeiture of not less than
$100 nor more than $500 and the costs of prosecution. Each day of
violation is a separate offense. If any person fails to comply with
this section for more than 10 days after receiving written notice
of the violation, the municipality may impose a penalty and cause
the well abandonment to be performed and the expense to be assessed
as a special tax against the property.
