[Ord. No. 1989-10, Art. I]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this ordinance shall be as follows:
ACT or THE ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
BOD (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° C., expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l).
BUILDING DRAIN
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 feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
CHIEF CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR
That person or his delegated authority employed by the City, whose responsibility is to enforce compliance within the City's planning area of all building codes
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY or EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or where appropriate, the term may also be used as a designation for the Administrator or other duly authorized official of said agency.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
NATIONAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARD or PRETREATMENT STANDARD
Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1347) which applies to a specific category of industrial users.
NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM or NPDES PERMIT
A permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1342).
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of foods that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewer, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
Is mandatory; MAY is permissive.
SLUG
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 15 minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation.
STORM DRAIN (sometimes termed "storm sewer")
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Sewage Works of the City of Lincoln, Arkansas, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
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.
TOXIC POLLUTANT
Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the provision of CWA 307(a) or other Acts.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
[Ord. No. 1989-10, Art. II]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City of Lincoln, Arkansas, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of Lincoln, Arkansas, 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 ordinance; and except where a valid NPDES permit has been issued for such discharge.
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. 
1. 
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 public sanitary sewer of the City is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provision of this ordinance within 30 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 300 feet of said subdivision.
2. 
It shall be unlawful to convey, sell or transfer to others any lots within a subdivision void of municipal sewer facilities, provided municipal sewer facilities are within 300 feet of said subdivision.
[Ord. No. 1989-10, Art. III]
A. 
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provision of § 10.04.03D, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage 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 written permit signed by the City Building Inspector. 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 City Building Inspector. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed as provided for under the City Plumbing Code.
C. 
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the City Building Inspector. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Building Inspector when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 24 hours of the receipt of notice by the City Building Inspector.
D. 
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Public Health of the State of Arkansas. 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 7,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E. 
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in § 10.04.03D, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this ordinance and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
F. 
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the City.
G. 
No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
H. 
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within 60 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
[Ord. No. 1989-10, Art. IV]
A. 
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent. At least 72 hours' prior notice shall be given to the Superintendent before any new, approved connection or repair to a connection is made.
B. 
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: (a) for residential and commercial service; and (b) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
C. 
Owners or agents of commercial or industrial establishments proposing to connect to or contribute to a sanitary sewer shall submit an application for a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or contributing to the sewer. Owners or agents of existing establishments discharging wastewaters into the Lincoln Sewage Works shall submit an application for a wastewater discharge permit for continued existing operation within 30 days after receipt of notification in writing by the Superintendent that such a permit is required for continued operation.
D. 
Applications for a wastewater discharge permit shall be in a form prescribed by the City and shall contain the following information:
1. 
Name, address and location of the discharger;
2. 
Standard Industrial Classification;
3. 
Wastewater constituents and characteristics;
4. 
Average and peak wastewater flow rates;
5. 
Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any City, State or Federal Pretreatment Standards and a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards are to be met on a consistent basis;
6. 
Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance will be required to meet any pretreatment standards, a compliance schedule shall be provided, subject to approval by the Superintendent, giving dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of facilities required for the compliance with applicable pretreatment standards; and
7. 
Any other information as may be deemed by the Superintendent to evaluate the permit application.
E. 
Upon the promulgation of Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards for a particular industrial subcategory, the Federal Standard, if more stringent than the City's limitations for sources in that subcategory, shall apply. The Superintendent shall notify all affected users of the applicable reporting requirements under 40 CFR, Part 403.12.
F. 
Within nine months of the promulgation of a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard, the wastewater discharge permit of establishments subject to such standards shall be revised to require treatment no less than that necessary for compliance with such standard within the time frame prescribed by such standard. An establishment subject to a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard which has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater discharge permit shall do so within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable National Categorical Pretreatment Standard.
G. 
Wastewater discharge permits may be issued by the City of Lincoln within 90 days of receipt off an acceptable application and shall be valid for a period of five years and may be renewed upon submission and acceptance of an application for renewal.
H. 
Owners or agents of establishments subject to any pretreatment standard shall, within 30 days of notification by the Superintendent, submit a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited to such pretreatment standard.
I. 
Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this ordinance and all other applicable regulations, user charges, and fees established by the City. Permits may contain the following:
1. 
The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to a community sewer;
2. 
Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics;
3. 
Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization;
4. 
Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities;
5. 
Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule;
6. 
Compliance schedules;
7. 
Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports;
8. 
Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the City, and affording City access thereto;
9. 
Requirements for notification of the City of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system;
10. 
Requirements for notification of slug discharges; and
11. 
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the City to ensure compliance with this ordinance.
J. 
All costs and expenses incident to the evaluation of a permit application and the issuance of a permit and connection of the building sewer, shall be borne by the person applying for the permit and such person shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be caused by the installation of the building sewer.
K. 
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another or an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole consideration as one building sewer.
L. 
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new building when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this ordinance.
M. 
The size, slope, alignment, materials or construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the Arkansas State Plumbing Code and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
N. 
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 public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
O. 
No person shall make connection of roof downspout, 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 public sanitary sewer.
P. 
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 Arkansas State Plumbing Code and the W.P.C.F. 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 Superintendent before installation.
Q. 
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative.
R. 
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.
[Ord. No. 1989-10, Art. V]
A. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, or subsurface drainage to any sanitary sewer.
B. 
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers.
C. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of Lincoln or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided and where a valid National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit has been issued for such discharge.
D. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
1. 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other inflammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
2. 
Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment or sludge disposal process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a toxic effect in the receiving waters or the sewage treatment plant or to exceed the limitation set forth in a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard. A toxic pollutant shall include, but not be limited to, any pollutant identified pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Act. In no case shall any industrial wastes discharged to the public sewers cause the following concentrations of toxic substances to be exceeded in the influent to the sewage treatment plant:
Element
Maximum Concentration (mg/1)
Cadmium
0.02
Mercury
0.002
Cyanide
0.05
PCB's
Detection Limit
3. 
Any waters or wastes having pH lower than 6.0 or higher than 10.0 units or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
4. 
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow of sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
5. 
Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the sewage treatment plant resulting in interference, but in no case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the sewage treatment plant exceeds 40° C. (104° F.).
E. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes, if it appears likely in the opinion of the Superintendent that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent will give to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
1. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F. (65° C.).
2. 
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 150° F. (0° and 65° C.)
3. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4 horsepower (0.76 Hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
4. 
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
5. 
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, manganese, magnesium, chlorides, sulfates, cyanides or any other objectionable or toxic substances to such a degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the wastewater treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Superintendent for such materials.
6. 
Any industrial waters or wastes discharged in municipal sewer containing elements, substances, compounds or matter that causes taste and odors that cannot be removed by the normal-treatment process, or that creates pernicious problems in the receiving stream.
7. 
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits of maximum safety for discharge into receiving waters as established by the U.S. Public Health Service, Arkansas State Board of Health, Atomic Energy Commission and the Lincoln Sewer Department. (Half-life for any one radioactive element, the number- c,f atomic charges per unit of time as proportioned to the quantity of the element present. The time necessary for the quantity of a given element to decrease to 1/2 that initially present.)
8. 
Materials which exert or cause:
a. 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, Fuller's earth, lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate);
b. 
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solution);
c. 
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, ammonia or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works; and
d. 
Unusual volume of flow or concentrations of wastes constitution "slugs" as defined herein. See § 10.04.01.
9. 
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.
F. 
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 § 10.04.05 of this ordinance, and which in the judgment of the Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
1. 
Reject the wastes;
2. 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to public sewers;
3. 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; or
4. 
In case of noncompliance by the industry, the Superintendent shall have the authority to discontinue the municipal water service until requirements have been met.
G. 
The owner or agent of establishments discharging industrial wastes shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this ordinance.
1. 
Detailed plans and specifications showing pretreatment facilities and operating procedure shall be submitted to the City for review within 180 days following written notification by the Superintendent requiring such plans and specifications.
2. 
Within five days following an accidental discharge, the owner or agent of the establishment shall submit to the Director a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relive the user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result or any other damage to person or property nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liability which may be imposed by this ordinance or other applicable law.
H. 
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
I. 
If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation shall meet permit requirements. Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any water or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
J. 
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole and./or sampling building together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole and/or sampling building shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
K. 
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this ordinance shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association and shall be determined at the control manhole provided or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazard to life, limb and property.
[Ord. No. 1989-10, Art. VI]
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.
[Ord. No. 1989-10, Art. VII]
A. 
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. The Superintendent or his 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 § 10.04.07A above, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the City employees and the City shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by City employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in § 10.04.05J.
C. 
The Superintendent 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 purpose 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.
[Ord. No. 1989-10, Art. VIII]
A. 
Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance except § 10.04.06 shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in such notice permanently cease all violations.
B. 
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in § 10.04.08A shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in the amount not exceeding $250 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.
D. 
1. 
Where industrial waste contains biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids in excess of permitted amounts which are discharged into the wastewater system, the City, acting through its Superintendent, may impose and assess an abnormal sewage surcharge which shall be computed according to the following formula:
S = 8.34 V(C) [(B(C) - 300)($0.1) + (TSS(C) - 300)(0.1)]
2. 
Formula symbols shall have the following meanings:
S
=
Surcharge in dollars (monthly).
V(C)
=
Volume of customer's sewage in million gallons (monthly).
8.34
=
Pounds per gallon of water.
B(C)
=
Biochemical oxygen demand of customer's sewage in milligrams per liter (monthly average of at least four twenty-four-hour composite samples).
TSS(C)
=
Total suspended solids of customer's sewage in milligrams per liter (monthly average of at one east four twenty-four-hour composite samples).
300
=
Normal strength of biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids in milligrams per liter.
$0.1
=
Unit charge for biochemical oxygen demand in dollars per pound.
$0.1
=
Unit charge for total suspended solids in dollars per pound.
[Ord. No. 214, Sec. 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make or cause to be made a sewer tap or connection which would have the effect of serving a wastewater user, the generation point of which wastewater is situate outside the corporate limits of the City of Lincoln, Arkansas.
[Ord. No. 214, Sec. 2]
It shall be unlawful for any person to make or allow to be made a connection to the wastewater collection system contrary to the policy expressed in the preceding section.