A.
The rules, regulations, and sewer service charges of the Village
hereinafter set forth shall be considered a part of the contract with
every person, company or corporation who or which is connected to
or uses the Village sewer system and every such person, company or
corporation by connecting with the sewer system shall be considered
as expressing his or its consent to be bound thereby. Whenever any
of said rules and regulations, or such others as the Village may hereafter
adopt, are violated, the use of service shall be shut off from the
building or place of such violation (even though two or more parties
are receiving service through the same connection) and shall not be
reestablished except by order of the Village Board and on payment
of all arrears, the expenses and established charge of shutting off
and putting on, and such other terms as the Village Board may determine,
and a satisfactory understanding with the party that no further cause
for complaint shall arise. In case of such violation, the Village
Board, furthermore, may declare any payment made for the service by
the party or parties committing such violation to be forfeited, and
the same shall thereupon be forfeited. The right is reserved to the
Village Board to change said rules, regulations, and sewer service
charges from time to time as it may deem advisable and to make special
rates and contracts in all proper cases.
B.
The following rules and regulations for the government of licensed
plumbers, sewer users and others are hereby adopted and established.
No plumber, pipefitter, or other person will be permitted to
do any plumbing or pipefitting work in connection with the sewer system
without first receiving a license from the State of Wisconsin and
obtaining permission from the Village. All service connections to
the sewer main shall comply with the State Plumbing Code.
A.
The owner of each parcel of land adjacent to a sewer main on which
there exists a building usable for human occupation or in a block
through which such system is extended shall connect to such system
within 365 days of notice in writing from the Village. Upon failure
to do so, the Village may cause such connection to be made and bill
the property owner for such costs. If such costs are not paid within
30 days, such notice shall be assessed as a special tax lien against
the property; however, the owner may within 30 days after the completion
of the work file a written option with the Village Board stating that
he cannot pay such amount in one sum and asking that it be levied
in not to exceed five equal installments, and the amount shall be
so collected with interest at prime rate plus 2% per annum from the
completion of the work, the unpaid balance being a special tax lien,
all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.[1]
B.
In lieu of the above, the Village Board at its option may:
(1)
Impose a penalty for the period that the violation continues, after
10 days' written notice to any owner failing to make a connection
to the sewer system, of an amount equal to the minimum quarterly charge
for the sewer service payable quarterly for the period in which the
failure to connect continues, and upon failure to make such payment
said charge shall be assessed as a special tax lien against the property,
all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.
(2)
Commence court action to require connection to the Village sewers
and to impose such other penalty as this chapter provides.
C.
This chapter ordains that the failure to connect to the sewer system
is contrary to the minimum health standards of the Village and fails
to assure preservation of public health, comfort, and safety of the
Village residents.
The maintenance and use of septic tanks and other private sewage
disposal systems within the Village's sewer service area are hereby
declared to be a public nuisance and a health hazard. The use of septic
tanks or any private sewage disposal system within the Village's sewer
service area shall be prohibited.
A.
Every user connecting to the sewer system shall file an application
in writing with the Village Board in such form as is prescribed for
that purpose. Blanks for such applications will be furnished at the
office of the Village Clerk. The application must state fully all
the uses which will be allowed except upon further application and
permission regularly obtained from the Village Board. If the applicant
is not the owner of the premises, the written consent of the owner
must accompany the application.
B.
If it appears that the service applied for will not provide adequate
service for the contemplated use, the Village Board may reject the
application. If the Village Board approves the application, it shall
issue a permit for services as shown on the application.
All licensed waste haulers wishing to discharge hauled waste
to the Village's wastewater treatment plant shall secure a permit
from the Village of Denmark authorizing the discharge of hauled waste
to the wastewater system. Applications for permits shall contain such
information as the Village of Denmark determines is necessary, including
the capacity of each vehicle to be used to transport the hauled waste.
Forms for application will be furnished at the office of the wastewater
treatment plant. Permits shall be required for each vehicle and will
be issued for a maximum of a one-year period expiring on January 31
of each year.
A.
Termination of permit. In addition, the Village of Denmark reserves
the right to revoke the permit for violation of any terms of the permit
by the permittee, due to failure of the treatment facility to meets
its WPDES permit requirements, or for any other cause to be determined
by the Village of Denmark, provided the permittee is given written
notice and an opportunity to be heard by the Village Board.
B.
Service charges.
(1)
All hauled wastes discharged into the wastewater system shall be
billed in accordance with the rates set annually be the Village of
Denmark. Additional charges may be levied by the Village of Denmark
for the following: wastewater discharges of unusual strength; damage
to the wastewater system, its structures or apparatus; or restoration
of the discharge area required as a result of spills or other hauler
activities. Appendix A contains a summary of the service charges applicable
to hauled wastes.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file at the office of the
Village Clerk.
(2)
Service charges shall be billed to the permittee on a monthly basis
and shall be due and payable within 30 days of the invoice date. Unpaid
balances remaining beyond 30 days of the invoice date shall be assessed
a charge of 1 1/2% per month for each month or fraction thereof
that they persist. In addition, after written notice and an opportunity
to be heard, the Village of Denmark Board may suspend the discharge
privileges of the permittee if an invoice remains unpaid for a period
of 45 days after the invoice date.
C.
Hauled waste acceptance location.
(1)
Hauled waste shall only be discharged to the Village sewerage system
by Village-approved and State of Wisconsin licensed disposers and
at locations, times, and conditions as specified by the Village Board.
(2)
Hauled waste discharged to the Village's wastewater treatment facility
shall be limited to the posted normal working hours of the facility.
Users attaching to a sewer main shall have the lateral from
the sewer main installed at their expense.
After sewer connections have been introduced into any building
or upon any premises, no plumber shall make any alterations, extensions,
or attachments, unless the party ordering such tapping or other work
exhibits the proper permit for the same from the Village Clerk.
All users shall keep their own service pipes in good repair
and protected from frost, at their own risk and expense, and shall
prevent any unnecessary overburdening of the sewer system.
All sewer service for new connections shall have a backflow
prevention valve installed at the owner's expense.
No user shall allow others or other services to connect to the
sewer system through his or her lateral.
[Amended 8-5-2013 by Ord.
No. 8-2013]
A.
Whenever a premises served by the system is to be vacated or whenever
any person desires to discontinue service from the system, the Village
Clerk must be notified in writing. The owner(s) of said premises shall
be liable for any damages to the property unless said damage occurred
to the property through the fault of the system or its employees,
representatives or agents.
B.
Any sanitary sewer lateral shall be considered abandoned if a building
which said sanitary sewer lateral services is being moved or razed.
Prior to any building being either moved or razed, any floor drain
or cleanout in the building leading to the sanitary sewer shall have
a temporary plug or cap installed in it. All abandoned sanitary sewer
laterals must be properly capped within 30 days at the sanitary sewer
main by the property owner. Only PVC/ABS plastic or cast-iron (with
rubber gaskets) sanitary sewer laterals in good condition can be used
for new development on a property where a building has been moved
or razed.
C.
An exception to the thirty-day completion requirement shall be made
for the period from December 1 to April 15 of the following year and/or
for the time period when a roadway is posted for weight limits. The
thirty-day completion requirement shall be enforced after expiration
of either of these noted limitations. During these exception time
periods, the lateral for the razed building must be temporarily capped
as approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
Every user shall permit the Village Board or its duly authorized
agent, at all reasonable hours of the day, to enter his premises or
building to examine the pipes and fixtures, and the manner in which
the drains and sewer connections operate, and he must at all times,
frankly and without concealment, answer all questions put to him relative
to its use, all in accordance with this chapter and applicable state
statutes and codes.
It is expressly stipulated that no claim shall be made against
the Village or acting representative by reason of the breaking, clogging,
stoppage, or freezing of any service pipes nor from any damage arising
from repairing mains, making connections or extensions or any other
work that may be deemed necessary. The right is hereby reserved to
cut off the service at any time for the purpose of repairs or any
other necessary purpose, any permit granted or regulations to the
contrary notwithstanding. Whenever it shall become necessary to shut
off the sewer within any portion of the Village, the Village Clerk
shall, if practicable, give notice to each and every consumer within
the Village of the time when such service will be shut off.
A.
In making excavations in streets or highways for laying service pipe
or making repairs, the paving and the earth removed must be deposited
in a manner that will cause the least inconvenience to the public.[1]
B.
No person shall leave any such excavation made in any street or highway
open at any time without barricades, and during the night warning
lights must be maintained at such excavations.
C.
In refilling the opening, after the service pipes are laid, the earth
must be laid in layers of not more than nine inches in depth, and
each layer thoroughly compacted to prevent settling. This work together
with the replacing of sidewalks, gravel, and paving must be done so
as to make the street as good, at least, as before it was disturbed,
and satisfactory to the Village Board.
A.
No person, except those having special permission of the Village
Board or persons in their service and approved by them, will be permitted
under any circumstances to tap the mains or collection pipes. The
kind and size of the connection with the pipe shall be that specified
in the permits or order from the Village Board to ensure that new
sewers and connections to the sewer system are properly designed and
constructed.
B.
Pipes should always be tapped on a forty-five-degree angle from a
horizontal plane and not within six inches (15 centimeters) of the
joint or within 24 inches (60 centimeters) of another lateral connection.
All service connections to mains must comply with the State Plumbing
Code. Service connections to an existing sewer main shall be made
by means of a saddled wye or specially adapted tee.
All service pipes (laterals on private property) will be installed
in accordance with the State of Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter
SPS 382, Design, Construction, Installation, Supervision, Maintenance
and Inspection of Plumbing.
The Village shall extend sewer mains to a new user(s) in accordance
with the following charge and the following conditions:
A.
When an extension main is required by the prospective user, said
user shall make an application for such an extension in writing to
the Village Board by filing a written application for the same with
the Village Clerk. After the filing of such an application, the Village
Engineer shall first determine the logical location of the next manhole
or manholes. Next, the Village Engineer shall design the extension,
taking into consideration the prospective demands for service, the
capacity of downstream facilities, and the orderly development of
the particular area and obtain all local and state approvals. All
sewer extensions shall be constructed in compliance with local and
state laws, ordinances, and regulations.
B.
The user who requests the extension shall pay the entire cost of
said extension, including the manhole or manholes that are part of
the extension. If more than one user is involved, the entire cost
shall be divided among these users, as they mutually agree to.
The Village may at any time establish specific connection charges
for any main not covered by any other provisions in this chapter.
It is further provided that the Village may amend or alter any connection
charge after its establishment under the terms of this chapter or
previous ordinance or resolution.
