[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Grantsburg at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
This article regulates the use of public and private sewers and drains,
discharge of septage into the public sewerage system, and the discharge
of waters and wastes into the public sewerage system within the Village
of Grantsburg. It provides for and explains the method used for levying
and collecting wastewater treatment service charges, sets uniform
requirements for discharges into the wastewater collection and treatment
systems and enables the Village to comply with administrative provisions
and other discharge criteria which are required or authorized by the
State of Wisconsin or federal law. Its intent is to derive the maximum
public benefit by regulating the characteristics of wastewater discharged
into the Village sewerage system.
B.
This article provides a means for determining wastewater and septage
volumes, constituents and characteristics, the setting of charges
and fees, and the issuing of permits to certain users. Revenues derived
from the application of this article shall be used to defray the costs
of operating and maintaining adequate wastewater collection and treatment
systems and to provide sufficient funds for capital outlay, debt service
costs and capital improvements. The charges and fees have been established
pursuant to requirements of the Wisconsin Statutes and are incorporated
in the Village of Grantsburg's Fee Schedule. This article shall supersede
any previous ordinance, rules or regulations and shall repeal all
parts thereof that may be inconsistent with this article. If there
is any conflict between this article and any applicable statute, the
state statute will be controlling.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this article shall be as follows. "May" is permissible;
"shall" is mandatory.
One of the oxidation states of nitrogen, in which nitrogen
is combined with hydrogen in molecular form as NH3 or in ionized form
as NH4. Quantitative determination of ammonia nitrogen shall be made
in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods or Ch.
NR 149, Wis. Adm. Code.
The Village Board of the Village of Grantsburg or its duly
authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20° C., expressed as milligrams per liter. Quantitative determination
of BOD shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in the
most recent edition of Standard Methods.
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 outside the inner face of the building wall.
The extension from the public sewer or other place of disposal
beginning outside the inner face of the building wall and ending at
the public sewer. The wye fitting or other type of connection to the
public sewer is considered part of the building sewer.
Chemical elements and compounds that are typically found
in wastewater and may be regulated by this article.
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and stormwater
or surface water.
Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, phosphorus,
ammonia, or pH, plus additional pollutants identified in the WPDES
permit for the publicly owned treatment works receiving the pollutant
if such works were designed to treat such additional pollutants to
a substantial degree.
Includes all costs associated with repayment of debts incurred
for the construction and/or rehabilitation of a wastewater collection
system and treatment facility.
Oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. A wastewater or septage shall be considered free of floatable
oil if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere
with the collection or treatment system.
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
The residue from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing
of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be no greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension and will be carried freely
in suspension under normal flow conditions in sewers.
The area outside the POTW's sewer service area but inside
or equal to the POTW's planning area where a contract has been developed
for holding tank wastewater to be treated at the wastewater treatment
facility.
Wastewater or septage with pollutants or of such a strength
that will adversely affect or disrupt the wastewater treatment processes
or effluent quality or sludge quality if discharged to the sewerage
system facility.
Any nongovernmental, noncommercial, or nonresidential user
of the Village-owned sewerage system which discharges more than the
equivalent of 25,000 gallons per day and which is further defined
in § NR 110.03, Wis. Adm. Code.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
A person or business holding a valid license to do septage
servicing under Ch. NR 113, Wis. Adm. Code.
The wastewater of a community. From the standpoint of source,
it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that
may have inadvertently entered the sewerage system. Also termed "sewage."
Any outlet, including storm sewers, into a watercourse, pond,
ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
Any person or property who/which has not previously received
collection and treatment services by the Village of Grantsburg.
Any person or property lying outside the municipal limits
of the Village and receiving sewage collection and treatment facility
services by the Village of Grantsburg.
Sewage with concentrations of BOD5 no greater than 250 milligrams
per liter (mg/l) and suspended solids no greater than 300 milligrams
per liter (mg/l).
A user whose contributions to the sewerage system consist
only of normal domestic strength wastewater originating from a house,
apartment, flat, or other living quarters occupied by a person or
persons constituting a distinct household, business or commercial
enterprise.
All costs associated with the operation and maintenance of
the sewerage works as well as the costs associated with periodic equipment
replacement necessary for maintaining capacity and performance of
sewerage works. The costs of treating clear water (infiltration/inflow)
shall be included in the operation and maintenance costs.
Any person who, for whatever reason, occupies a property
for less than 11 months of a year.
A weight-to-weight ratio; the parts per million value multiplied
by the factor 8.34 shall be equivalent to pounds per million gallons
of water.
Any and all persons, including any individual, firm, company,
municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution,
enterprise, government agency, or other entity.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter
of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of seven and
a hydrogen ion concentration of 10-7.
Publicly owned treatment works. It is used interchangeably
with "wastewater treatment facility (WWTF)."
The treatment of wastewaters to remove or reduce the quantity
of one or more pollutants prior to discharge to the sewerage system.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters)
in any dimension.
Any sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of the
Village of Grantsburg. It shall also include sewers within or outside
the corporate boundaries that serve one or more persons and ultimately
discharge into the Village's sanitary sewer system, even though those
sewers may not have been constructed with Village funds.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories,
or appurtenances which are necessary during the service life of the
sewage treatment plant to maintain the capacity and performance for
which such plant was designed and constructed. Operation and maintenance
costs include replacement costs.
Shall be equivalent to an average residential household contributing
wastewater with BOD and suspended solids concentrations of 250 mg/l
and 300 mg/l, respectively.
A user whose contributions to the wastewater treatment works
consist only of normal domestic strength waste originating from a
house, apartment, flat, or other living quarters occupied by a person
or persons constituting a distinct household.
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with minor quantities of groundwater, stormwater, and surface
water that are not admitted intentionally.
The wastewater or contents of septic or holding tanks, dosing
chambers, grease interceptors, seepage beds, seepage pits, seepage
trenches, privies or portable rest rooms.
The wastewater of a community. From the standpoint of source,
it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions
together with any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that
may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
A charge assessed new or non-Village customers for connecting
to public sanitary sewers that discharge to the sewerage works.
A service charge levied on users of the wastewater collection
and treatment facilities for payment of capital-related expenses as
well as the operation and maintenance costs of said facilities. (User
charge, which covers operation and maintenance and replacement costs,
is a part of the sewer service charge.)
All structures, conduits and pipes by which sewage is collected,
treated, and disposed of, except plumbing inside and in connection
with buildings served, and service pipes, from the building to the
street main.
Any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which
in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow causes
the capacity of a public sewer to be exceeded or which adversely affects
the operation of the sewage treatment plant.
The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the
latest addition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
Wastewater as prepared, approved and published jointly by the American
Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and the
Water Environment Federation, and is in compliance with 40 CFR 136,
Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants.
Drain or sewer for conveying surface water, groundwater,
subsurface water or unpolluted water from any source.
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface water and drainage
but does not carry sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted
cooling water.
That portion of the rainfall that is collected and drained
into the storm sewers.
Total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of or is in suspension in water, wastewater, or other liquids and
that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and referred to
as "nonfilterable residue."
Any person or property that discharges waste to the Village's
sewerage system.
A charge levied on users of the sewerage works, based on
the waste discharged, as a part of the sewer service charge for payment
of operation and maintenance of said facilities.
Any property which is unoccupied for greater than three months
which during that time contains fixtures capable of discharging to
the building sewer if said fixtures were provided with a water supply.
For example, a property where the water meter is removed but the water
closet remains in place shall be considered a vacant property. A property
where no plumbing fixtures exist is not considered a vacant property
for this article.
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water,
either continuously or intermittently.
A document issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) which establishes effluent limitations and monitoring
requirements for municipal wastewater treatment facilities.
A.
Management. The management, operation, and control of the sewer system
for the Village of Grantsburg shall be vested in the Village Board.
All records, minutes and all written proceedings thereof shall be
kept by the Village Clerk; the Village Treasurer shall keep all financial
records.
B.
Construction and extensions. The Village of Grantsburg shall have
the power to construct sewer lines for public use and shall have the
power to lay sewer pipes in and through the alleys, streets, and public
grounds of the Village and generally to do all such work as may be
found necessary or convenient in the management of the sewer system.
The Village shall have power, through its officers or agents, to enter
upon any land for the purpose of making examination or to supervise
in the performance of its duties under this article, without liability
therefor, and the Village shall have power to purchase and acquire
for the Village all real and personal property which may be necessary
for construction of the sewer system or for any repair, remodeling,
or additions thereto.
C.
Maintenance of services. The user shall maintain sewer service from
the street main to the house and including all controls between the
same, without expense to the Village, except when they are damaged
as a result of negligence or carelessness on the part of the Village.
All sewer services must be maintained free of defective conditions,
by and at the expense of the user or occupant of the property. When
a sewer service is to be relaid and there are two or more buildings
on such service, each building shall be disconnected from each service
and a new sewer service shall be installed for each building.
D.
Condemnation of real estate. Whenever any real estate or any easement
therein, or use thereof, shall in the judgment of the Village be necessary
to the sewer system, and whenever, for any cause, an agreement for
the purchase thereof, cannot be made with the owner thereof, the Village
shall proceed with all necessary steps to take such real estate easement
or use by condemnation in accordance with the Wisconsin Statutes and
the Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of
1970, if federal funds are used.
E.
Title to real estate. All property, real, personal, and mixed, acquired
for the construction of the sewer system, and all plans, specifications,
diagrams, papers, books and records connected with said sewer system,
and all buildings, machinery, and fixtures pertaining thereto, shall
be the property of the Village.
A.
General.
(1)
The rules, regulations, and sewer rates of the Village hereinafter
set forth shall be considered a part of the contract with every person,
company or corporation which is connected to or uses the Village's
sewer system or wastewater treatment facility, and every such person,
company or corporation by connecting with the sewer system or wastewater
treatment facility shall be considered as expressing its assent to
be bound thereby. Whenever any of said rules and regulations, or such
others as the Village may hereafter adopt, are violated, the use or
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 and on payment of all arrears, the expenses and established
charges of shutting off and putting on, and such other terms as the
Village may determine, and a satisfactory understanding with the party
that no further cause for complaint shall arise. In case of such violation,
the Village, 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 to change these said rules, regulations, and sewer rates
from time to time as it may deem advisable and make special rates
and contracts in all proper cases.
(2)
The following rules and regulations for the government of licensed
plumbers, sewer users and others are hereby adopted and established.
B.
Discharge prohibitions.
(1)
Prohibited discharges. No discharger shall contribute or cause to
be discharged, directly or indirectly, any of the following described
substances into the wastewater disposal system or otherwise to the
facilities of the Approving Authority:
(a)
Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature
or quantity are or may be sufficient either alone or by interaction
to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the
operation of the Village of Grantsburg wastewater facilities or wastewater
treatment works.
(b)
Solid or viscous substances which will or may cause obstruction
to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of
the wastewater system.
(c)
Any wastewater having a pH less than 6.0 or higher than 9.0
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment, or personnel of the system.
(d)
Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity,
either singly or by interaction, to injure or interfere with any wastewater
treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or to
exceed the limitation set forth in state or federal categorical pretreatment
standards. A toxic pollutant shall include but not be limited to any
pollutant identified in the Toxic Pollutant List set forth in Ch.
NR 215, Wis. Adm. Code.
(e)
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, or solids which either
singly or by interaction are capable of creating a public nuisance
or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers
for their maintenance and repair.
(f)
Any substance which may cause the Village of Grantsburg effluent
or treatment residues, sludges, or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation
and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process.
(g)
Any substance which will cause the Village of Grantsburg to
violate its WPDES permit.
(h)
Any substance with objectionable color not removed in the treatment
process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning
solutions.
(i)
Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological
activity in the Village of Grantsburg treatment works resulting in
interference, but in no case wastewater with a temperature at the
introduction into the publicly owned treatment works which exceeds
40° C. (104° F.).
(j)
Any slug load, which shall mean any pollutant, including oxygen
demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.), released in a single extraordinary
discharge episode of such volume or strength as to cause interference
to the publicly owned treatment works.
(k)
Any unpolluted water, including non-contact cooling water, which
the Village Board determines can be discharged to a storm sewer in
a cost-effective manner.
(l)
Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes
of such half-life or concentration as exceed limits established by
the Approving Authority in compliance with applicable state or federal
regulations.
(m)
Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or creates
a public nuisance.
(n)
Any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff or surface
drainage or any other connections from inflow sources to the sanitary
sewer. Such water may be discharged to a storm sewer or other waterway
with permission of the Village of Grantsburg.
(2)
Exemption. These provisions shall remain in full force and effect
unless the Village Board grants a specific exemption in writing. Said
exemption shall be for a period of one year or less as determined
by the Village Board, and said exemption must be reviewed by the Board
on an annual basis.
C.
Limitations in wastewater strength.
(1)
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards as promulgated by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency shall be met by all
dischargers of the regulated industrial categories.
(2)
State requirements and limitations on discharges to the publicly
owned treatment works shall be met by all dischargers which are subject
to such standards in any instance in which they are more stringent
than federal requirements and limitations or those in this article
or any other applicable ordinance.
(3)
The Approving Authority reserves the right to amend this article
to provide for more stringent limitations or requirements on discharges
to the publicly owned treatment works where deemed necessary to comply
with the objectives set forth in this article.
(4)
No discharger shall increase the use of potable or process water
in any way or mix separate waste streams for the purpose of diluting
a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment
to achieve compliance with the standards set forth in this article.
(5)
Each discharger shall provide protection from accidental discharge
of prohibited or regulated materials or substances established by
this article. Where necessary, facilities to prevent accidental discharge
of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the discharger's
cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating
procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Approving
Authority for review and shall be approved by the Approving Authority
before construction of the facility. Review and approval of such plans
and operating procedures by the Approving Authority shall not relieve
the discharger from the responsibility to modify its facility as necessary
to meet the requirements of this article.
(6)
Dischargers shall notify the Approving Authority immediately upon
the occurrence of a slug load or accidental discharge of substances
prohibited by this article. The notification shall include location
of discharge, date and time thereof, type of waste, concentration
and volume, and corrective actions. Any discharger who discharges
a slug load of prohibited materials shall be liable for any expense,
loss or damage to the Village of Grantsburg wastewater facilities
on wastewater treatment works, in addition to the amount of any fines
imposed on the Approving Authority on account thereof under state
or federal law.
(7)
Signs shall be permanently posted in conspicuous places on the discharger's
premises advising employees whom to call in the event of a slug or
accidental discharge. Employers shall instruct all employees who may
cause or discover such a discharge with respect to emergency notification
procedure.
D.
Plumbers. No plumber, pipe fitter, or other person will be permitted
to do any plumbing or pipe fitting work in connection with the sewer
system without first obtaining permission from the Village. All service
connections to the sewer main shall comply with the State Plumbing
Code.
E.
Extensions. The Village shall extend sewer mains to a new user in
accordance with the following charges and the following conditions:
(1)
When an extension of a sewer main is required by the prospective user, said person shall make an application in writing to the Village. The Village shall determine the length and location of the extension, taking into consideration the prospective demands for service, the capacity of downstream facilities, and the orderly development of the particular area. No extension shall be made for a distance less than to the next manhole. All sewer extensions shall be constructed in compliance with local and state laws, ordinances and regulations. When a land subdivision occurs, the requirements of Chapter 582, Subdivision of Land, of this Code shall be complied with regarding public sewers instead of the provisions of this article.
(2)
The benefited persons shall pay the entire cost of said extension.
If more than one user is involved, the entire cost shall be divided
among these users by way of assessment procedures conforming to the
Wisconsin Statutes. It shall be the Village's policy to build projects
to the limits of a lot frontage and to place special assessments based
on front footage against all benefited properties. Wyes and service
pipe shall be excluded from the front foot assessment and payment
for these services shall be due upon installation unless otherwise
stated at the assessment hearing.
(3)
After making the decision as to the length and location of the extension
and prior to the time of making the charge to the person(s), the Village
shall determine the benefits to be received by any parcel that can
be served by said extension. The Village may proportion the area to
be served into logical building lots. The Village may consider the
recommendations of the landowner in determining said building lots
if the landowner as part of his application accompanies said application
with a proposed division of said land into lots for sale or use. In
determining the amount to be paid by the original users if more than
one user is involved, the division of the charge shall be made by
considering each building lot as a separate user.
(4)
Payments are to be considered contributions to construction, and
after the original contribution in any future connection by reason
other than to a lot owned by a party making a previous contribution,
such user shall be required to pay to the Village its pro rata share
of the lot or lots owned by the new attaching user in the entire extension
cost as if said user had been one of the original contributors.
F.
Sewer system users.
(1)
Mandatory connection.
(a)
The owner of each parcel of land adjacent to a sewer main on
which there exists a building usable for human habitation shall connect
to such system within six months of notice in writing from the Village,
unless an exception or compliance extension is granted by the Village
Board. 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, they shall be assessed as a special tax
lien against the property; provided, however, that the owner may,
within 30 days after the completion of the work, file a written option
with the Village stating that he cannot pay such amount in one sum
and asking that it be levied in not to exceed 10 equal installments,
and the amount shall so be collected, with interest, as a special
tax lien, all pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.
(b)
In lieu of the above, the Village at its option may 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 a fine as provided in § 1-4 of this Code. 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.
(c)
This article 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 of Grantsburg.
(2)
Septic tanks prohibited.
(a)
The Village Board will consider, by written application, the
installation of an approved septic tank, drain field, holding tank
and/or other private sewage system meeting the requirements of all
pertinent regulatory authorities within an area of the Village that
is not serviced by the public sanitary sewer system. The following
items must be met in order for the Village to consider such an application:
[1]
The sewer main shall be at a minimum of 400 feet, measured along
the street, from the end of the existing sewer main to the proposed
building site to be serviced by a private sewage system.
[2]
Only a maximum of two parcels and/or two residences on either side of a street may apply for their own private sewage system. More than two parcels on either side of the street will require the subdivider (if applicable) to follow Chapter 582, Subdivision of Land, of this Code and/or cause the sewer main to be extended. If an application for a private sewage system is approved, the applicant understands that in the future, when the main is extended past the applicant's property, the applicant shall be required to connect, at his cost, to the Village's sanitary sewer system, as required in the mandatory connection system of this article. All private sewage systems must have appropriate county and state permits. Copies of these must be on file at the Village office after approval. The Village Board has the sole authority for making determinations regarding public sewer availability and has complete discretion, dictated by planning or public health concerns, to approve or disapprove an application for a private sewage system under this subsection.
(3)
Application for service.
(a)
Every person connecting to the sewer system shall file a written
application with the Village Clerk which states the use, location,
and other conditions of said application.
(b)
The application may be for service to more than one building
through separate service connections or more than one service in the
same building through one service connection, and in such case charges
shall be made accordingly.
(c)
If it appears that the service applied for will not provide
adequate service for the contemplated use, the Village may reject
the application.
(4)
User to keep in repair. 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.
(5)
User use only. No user shall allow other persons or other services
to connect to the sewer system through its lateral.
(6)
Vacating of premises and discontinuance of service. Whenever premises
served by the system are to be vacated, or whenever any person desires
to discontinue service from the system, the Village must be notified
in writing. The owner of the premises shall be liable for any damages
to the property of the system other than through the fault of the
system or its employees, representatives, or agents.
(7)
User to permit inspection. Every user shall permit the Village or
its duly authorized agent, at all reasonable hours of the day, to
enter its premises or building to examine the pipes and fixtures,
and the manner in which the drains and sewer connections operate,
and they must at all times, frankly and without concealment, answer
all questions put to them relative to its use, all in accordance with
this article and § 196.171, Wis. Stats.
G.
Connection charge. Persons attaching to a sewer main shall have the
lateral from the property line installed at their own expense.
H.
Tap permits. 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.
I.
Utility responsibility. 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 district of the
Village, the Village shall, if practicable, give notice to each user
affected by the shutoff.
J.
Design and materials. All services shall conform to Ch. SPS 382,
Wis. Adm. Code, regarding size of piping, regarding building drains
connected to public sewers.
K.
As-built connection. Following the completion of a service, the plumber
making the installation shall file an as-built sketch of the installation
indicating the location with respect to building corners or lot corners
of each cleanout and the point where the service intersects the lot
line.
L.
Excavations.
(1)
In making excavations in streets or highways for laying service pipe
or making repairs, the paving and earth shall be deposited in a manner
that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public.
(2)
No person shall leave the excavation open at any time without barricades
and, during the night, warning lights must be maintained at such excavations.
(3)
When backfilling, the backfill materials shall be placed in layers
not greater than 12 inches and the material shall be compacted to
achieve 95% Modified Proctor Density to prevent settling.
(4)
All existing facilities such as sidewalks, curbs, and paving shall
be replaced, to the satisfaction of the Village, at the expense of
the person making the excavation.
M.
Clear water entry. No person shall discharge or continue to utilize
plumbing systems which discharge clear water into the Village sewer
system unless explicitly approved by the Village. Specifically, all
provisions of § SPS 382.36, Wis. Adm. Code, shall apply
and the Village explicitly resolves to eliminate any combined sanitary-storm
systems.
N.
Tapping the mains.
(1)
Only persons having Village permission shall be permitted, under
any circumstances, to tap the mains or collection pipes. The permit
application and the as-built document shall state the kind and size
of connection with the main and the distance to the nearest upstream
and downstream manhole.
(2)
Mains shall be tapped on the top quadrant of the pipe and not less
than 12 inches from any joint or 24 inches from another lateral connection.
(3)
Break-in service connections are explicitly prohibited.
O.
Installation of house laterals. All service pipes (laterals) on property
will be installed in accordance with Chapter SPS 382, Design, Construction,
Installation, Supervision, Maintenance and Inspection of Plumbing,
of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. As required by said chapter,
all laterals shall be inspected. The building sewer and/or private
interceptor main sewer shall be inspected upon completion of placement
of the pipe and before backfilling. Hydrostatic, televising or air
testing may be required by the Village if the trench is backfilled
before the Village has had an opportunity to inspect it.
P.
Disposal of septage.
(1)
Application.
(a)
Between August 1 and September 1 of each year every licensed
disposer wishing to discharge septage to the Village's sewerage system
shall file a nonrefundable filing fee and an application in writing
to the Village on such a form as is prescribed for that purpose. During
the months of July and August, forms for such application will be
furnished at the Village office. The application must state fully
and truly the type, frequency, quantity, quality and location of generated
septage to be disposed in the Village's sewerage system.
(b)
During the month of September, the Village will evaluate the
applications and make a determination as to the amount and conditions
of septage disposal in the Village's sewerage system. The Village
shall approve or reject any or all applications by October 1 of each
year. If the Village cannot accept all the proposed septage disposal
then consideration shall be given first to those generators of septage
that are within the sewer service or holding tank service areas [see § NR
205.07(2)(e), Wis. Adm. Code].
(c)
All Village approvals for septage disposal shall have the condition
that any time the sewerage system has operational problems, maintenance
problems, or threat of WPDES permit violations that are indirectly
or directly related to septage disposal, the Village may immediately
restrict septage disposal until such time as corrective action or
mitigative measures have been taken.
(2)
Location. Septage shall only be discharged to the Village's sewerage
system by Village-approved and State of Wisconsin licensed disposers
and at locations, times, and conditions as specified by the Village.
Septage discharges to the Village's specified manholes may, under
special circumstances, be allowed provided discharge rates are restricted
as necessary to facilitate mixing, prevent a backup in the receiving
sewer and prevent a slug load to the wastewater treatment facility.
Discharges may be limited to the normal working hours of the Village
and require written documentation of the discharge to be submitted
to the Village within one working day of the discharge to the Village
sewerage system.
(3)
Documentation. Documentation of the discharge shall be filed with
the Village Clerk and shall include the following information:
(a)
Name, address and telephone number of the hauler.
(b)
License number.
(c)
Type of septage.
(d)
Quantity of septage.
(e)
Estimated quality of septage.
(f)
Location, date, time and feed rate of discharge to the sewerage
system.
(g)
Source of septage.
(h)
Name and address of septage generator.
(i)
Other information as required by the Village of Grantsburg.
Q.
Additional authority. The Village of Grantsburg may at any time establish
specific connection and lateral charges for any main not covered by
other provisions in this article or when the Village has made an extension
and the Village has failed to provide lateral or connection charges.
It is further provided that the Village may amend or alter any connection
or lateral change after its establishment under the terms of this
article or previous ordinance or resolutions.
A.
Sewer users served by Water Utility water meters. There is hereby
levied and assessed upon each lot, parcel of land, building, or premises
having a connection with the sewage works and being served with water
solely by the Water Utility a sewer service charge based, in part,
on the quantity of water used as measured by the Water Utility water
meter used upon the premises.
B.
Sewer users served by private wells. If any person discharging sewage
into the public sewer system procures any part or all of his water
from sources other than the Water Utility, all or part of which is
discharged into the public sewer system, the person shall pay a private
well sewer charge in accordance with the Village of Grantsburg's Fee
Schedule. In cases where said sewer user wishes to contest this method,
data shall be submitted to the Village Clerk documenting the wastewater
flow for each quarter. All costs of documenting said wastewater flow
shall be at the expense of the person discharging the wastewater.
C.
Wastewaters not discharging into the sewerage works. The metered
water used shall be adjusted and an allowance provided for those users
who do not discharge all their metered water into the sewage works.
A separate water meter shall be properly installed in such a way that
it measures the water not returned to the sanitary sewer or the sewage
treatment plant. The water meters shall be subject to inspection or
calibration by the Village at the Village's convenience and shall
be installed by the Village or under the Village's supervision. All
costs of owning and maintaining the meter and the water records of
this subtracting meter shall be at the expense of the person for whom
the meter is installed.
D.
Sewer user charges. A sewer user charge is hereby imposed upon each
lot, parcel of land, building, or premises served by the sewerage
works, or otherwise discharging sewage, including industrial wastes,
into the sewerage works. Such sewer service charge shall be payable
as hereinafter provided, and in an amount determinable as follows:
(1)
Review of charges. The annual review of budgets and charges shall
be completed in the following format:
(a)
The Village Clerk and staff shall:
[1]
Prepare a budget of operation and maintenance costs for the
coming year, prepare an estimate of the number of gallons of wastewater
to be treated in the coming year and divide the budgeted cost by the
estimated number of gallons to determine a cost per 1,000 gallons
of wastewater discharged (defined herein as "user charge").
[2]
Prepare a budget of capital and debt service expenditures for
the coming year, prepare an estimate of the number of services which
will receive billings in the coming year, and, by dividing cost by
billing units, determine the charge per billing unit (defined herein
as "debt service charge").
[3]
Utilizing the formula of $/1,000 gallon rate, divided by 250
ppm BOD concentration, divided by 8.34 pounds per gallon, times 1,000
(Rate x 1/Concentrate x 1/8.34 x 1,000) determine a rate per pound
of BOD discharged to be charged against high-strength BOD loads such
as septic tank waste, holding tank waste, or high organic waste loads.
[4]
Utilizing the formula of $1,000 gallon rate, divided by 300
ppm SS concentration, divided by 8.34 pounds per gallon, times 1,000
(Rate x 1/Concentrate x 1/8.34 x 1,000) determine a charge rate per
pound of suspended solids to be charged against turbid or other wastewaters
containing high concentrations of suspended solids.
[5]
Evaluate sewer connection charge costs, dump station costs,
septic tank dumping charges, and other charges contained herein, as
related to current costs and revenues.
[6]
Make recommendations to the Village Board for a schedule of
rates for the coming year.
(b)
The Village Board shall review the schedule of rates and modify
or adopt the rate schedule for the coming year.
(2)
Sewer user charge defined; metered charges; unmetered charges.
(a)
The sewer user charge for any lot, parcel of land, building
or premises within the corporate limits, and for any lot, parcel of
land, building or premises outside the corporate limits which is connected
to the sanitary sewer system, shall be based upon the quantity of
water used therein or thereon and quality of wastewater generated
as measured by the water meter or sewage meter in use as indicated
in the Village of Grantsburg's Fee Schedule.
(b)
In the case where a customer has a structure on his lot, a sewer
main fronts the parcel and a connection has not been made to the sewer
main, or the customer is receiving water service on an unmetered basis,
the customer shall be billed for sewer service on an unmetered charge
basis.
(3)
Reassignment of sewer users. The Village Board may require a sewer
user to provide a wastewater sampling program and other related information
which would indicate the appropriate sewer service charge. The methods,
procedures and duration of the sampling program shall be approved
by the Village Board. All costs incurred shall be at the expense of
that particular sewer user and not the Village.
(4)
New users. All new and/or non-Village customers of the sewerage works
receiving such service for the first time shall pay a sewer connection
charge to the Village. The Village Board shall establish the number
of residential units assigned to any new or non-Village customer.
(5)
Existing customers. An existing customer may have to pay additional
charges if its wastewater changes substantially in quantity or quality.
The number of additional residential units shall be assigned by the
Village Board.
(6)
Sewer connection charge. The sewer connection charge per residential
unit shall be as indicated on the Village Fee Schedule.
E.
Dump stations. There shall be a single connection charge plus quarterly
usage fees required of any customer who installs a dumping station
for campers and recreational vehicles that connects to the sewerage
works.
F.
Septic tank and holding tank disposal charges. Persons obtaining
permission for disposing of septic tank sludge and holding tank sewage
shall be charged in accordance with the Village of Grantsburg's Fee
Schedule.
G.
Method of billing.
(1)
Sewer service charges shall be billed quarterly and shall be payable
at the Village office or by mail to the Village Clerk. Statements
for such charges and assessments levied and assessed in accordance
with this article shall be come due and payable within 20 days from
and after the date of the statement. In the event that any such statement
or statements are not paid when due, a penalty of 1% of the unpaid
balance will be added thereto.
(2)
The property owner is responsible for all sewer bills on premises
that he/she owns. All sewer bills and notices of any nature, relative
to the sewer service, will be addressed to the owner and/or occupant
and delivered to the addressee by first-class mail.
(3)
Every reasonable care will be exercised in the proper delivery of
sewer bills. Failure to receive a sewer bill, however, shall not relieve
any person of the responsibility for payment of sewer rates within
the prescribed period, nor exempt any person from any penalty imposed
for delinquency in the payment thereof.
H.
Delinquent bills.
(1)
Annually, notice shall be given to the owner or occupant of all lots
or parcels of real estate to which service has been furnished for
at least two quarters and payment for which owes and is in arrears
at the time of giving such notice. Such notice shall be in writing
and shall state the amount of such arrears, including any penalty
assessed pursuant to the rules of this article; that unless the same
is paid by October 15, a penalty as stated above the amount of such
arrears will be added thereto; and that unless such arrears and penalty
are paid by November 1, the same will be levied as a tax against the
lot or parcel of real estate to which service was furnished and for
which payment is delinquent as above specified.
(2)
Such notice may be served by delivery to either such owner or occupant
personally or by letter addressed to such owner or occupant at the
post office address of such lot or parcel of real estate. Each such
delinquent amount, including penalties and a ten-percent service charge,
shall thereupon become a lien upon the lot or parcel of real estate
to which the service was furnished and payment for which is delinquent.
All proceedings in relation to the collection of general property
taxes and to the return and sale of property for delinquent taxes
shall apply to said tax if the same is not paid within the time required
by law for payment of taxes upon real estate.
I.
Proportionality. It shall be the policy of the Village to obtain
sufficient revenues to pay the cost of the annual debt retirement
payment on any bonded indebtedness, any required cash reserve account
payment, and operation and maintenance of the sewage works, including
a replacement fund (i.e., a cash account to be used for future expenditures
for obtaining or installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances
which are necessary to maintain the capacity and performance of the
sewage works during the service life for which such works were designed
and constructed), through a system of sewer service charges. The system
shall assure that each user of the sewage works pays a proportionate
share of the cost of such works.
J.
Disposition of revenue.
(1)
Operation and maintenance. The rates and charges herein set forth
shall be applicable to all services furnished and made available by
said sewage treatment plant to the Village and its inhabitants, and
all other persons, firms and corporations, both public and private,
until modified by ordinance amendatory hereof or supplemental hereto,
provided such rates and charges as amended shall always be fixed,
maintained and collected in such amounts as shall produce gross revenues
adequate to pay as incurred all costs of the operation and maintenance
of said facility and to accumulate an adequate reserve for the depreciation
thereof, and to pay, when due, the principal of and interest on all
bonds of the Village which are payable from the revenues of said sewage
treatment plant.
(2)
Sanitary sewerage account.
(a)
The funds received from the collection of the sewer charges
authorized by this article shall be credited to a sanitary sewerage
account and shall be set aside into the separate and special funds
heretofore provided for by the Village Board for the reasonable and
proper operation and maintenance of the sewerage works, for a proper
and adequate depreciation account, and for the payment of the interest
and principal of bonds issued and outstanding, or which may be hereafter
issued to provide funds to construct, improve or extend said public
utility. When appropriated by the Village Board the credits to said
account remaining after the payment of operation and maintenance costs,
deposit in a separate account of the amount allocated to equipment
replacement, and interest and principal of bonds issued shall be available
for the payment of the following uses:
[1]
Cost of the replacement of existing sewers;
[2]
Cost of substitution of larger size for existing sewers;
[3]
Cost of new primary sewer mains and installation of the same
in excess of such charge or cost payable by statutory assessment;
[4]
Cost of road repair required by such construction;
[5]
Cost of contracted engineering service to ensure a planned program;
[6]
Cost of collection;
[7]
Cost of repairs, renewals or expansion of the sewerage plant;
and
[8]
Refund excess revenues collected from a user class to operation,
maintenance and repair costs attributable to that class for the next
year.
(b)
Any surplus in said account shall be available for the payment
of principal and interest of funds issued and outstanding, or which
may be issued, to provide funds for the sewerage works or part thereof,
and all or a part of the expenses for additions and improvements and
other necessary disbursements of indebtedness, and the Village Board
may, by resolution, pledge such surplus or any part thereof for any
such purpose.
A.
Industrial discharges. If any waters, wastes or septage are discharged, or proposed to be discharged, to the public sewerage system which contain substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 440-4B and which, in the judgment of the Village, may be detrimental to the sewerage system, the Village may:
B.
Control manholes.
(1)
Each person discharging industrial wastes into a public sewer shall
construct and maintain one or more control manholes or access points
to facilitate observation, measurement, and sampling its waste, including
domestic sewage.
(2)
Control manholes or access facilities shall be located and built
in a manner acceptable to the Village. If measuring devices are to
be permanently installed, they shall be constructed, installed, calibrated,
and maintained in a manner acceptable to the Village.
(3)
Control manholes, access facilities, and related equipment shall
be installed by the person discharging the industrial waste at its
own expense and shall be maintained by the person discharging the
waste so as to be in safe condition, accessible, and in proper operating
condition at all times. Plans for installation of the control manholes
or access facilities and related equipment shall be approved by the
Village prior to the beginning of construction.
C.
Measurement of flow. The volume of flow used for computing the sewer
service and the cost recovery charges for non-septage disposal shall
be based upon the water consumption of the person as shown in the
records of meter readings maintained by the Village Water Utility.
D.
Provision for deductions. In the event that a person discharging
industrial waste into the public sewers produces evidence satisfactory
to the Village that more than 10% of the total annual volume of water
used for all purposes does not reach the public sewer, then the determination
of the water consumption to be used in computing the waste volume
discharged into the public sewer may be made a matter of agreement
between the Village and the industrial waste discharger.
E.
Metering of waste. Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged
may be required by the Village if this volume cannot otherwise be
determined from the metered water consumption records. Metering devices
for determining the volume of water shall be installed, owned, and
maintained by the person discharging the wastewater. Following approval
and installation, such meters may not be removed without the consent
of the Village.
F.
Waste sampling.
(1)
Industrial wastes and septage discharge into the public sewers shall
be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of character
and concentration of said waste at least quarterly or when necessary.
The determinations shall be required by the Village.
(2)
Samples shall be collected in such a manner as to be representative
of the composition of the wastes. The sampling may be accomplished
either manually or by the use of mechanical equipment acceptable to
the Village. A minimum of at least quarterly sampling shall be necessary
to determine sewer service charges.
(3)
Testing facilities shall be the responsibility of the person discharging
the waste or septage and shall be subject to the approval of the Village
or its duly authorized representatives at all times. Every care shall
be exercised in the collection of samples to ensure their preservation
in a state comparable to that at the time the sample was taken.
G.
Pretreatment. When required, in the opinion of the Village, to modify
or eliminate waste that is harmful to the structures, processes, or
operation of the sewerage system, the discharger shall provide at
its expense such preliminary treatment or processing facilities as
may be required to render this waste acceptable for admission to the
public sewers.
H.
Grease and/or sand interceptors. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors
shall be provided by the industrial discharger and shall be located
as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
In the maintaining of these interceptors, the discharger shall be
responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means
of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and
means of disposal which are subject to review by the Village. Any
removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the
discharger's personnel must be performed by validly licensed disposal
firms.
I.
Analysis.
(1)
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of water,
waste and septage to which reference is made in this article 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 Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures
for Analysis for Pollutants (1978, 40 CFR 136). Sampling methods,
locations, times, durations, and frequencies are to be determined
on an individual basis subject to approval by the Village.
(2)
Determination of the character and concentration of the industrial
wastes shall be made by the person discharging them or its agent,
as designated and required by the Village. The Village may also make
its own analyses of the wastes and these determinations shall be used
as a basis for charges. If the person discharging the waste contests
the determination, the Village may elect to have an independent laboratory
determine the character and concentration of the waste. Said independent
laboratory shall be certified under Ch. NR 149, Wis. Adm. Code, and
be acceptable to both the Village and the person discharging the waste.
All costs incurred by the independent laboratory in making the determination
shall be assumed by the discharger.
J.
Submission of information. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent
information relating to proposed flow equalization, pretreatment,
or processing facilities shall be submitted for review of the Village
prior to the start of their construction if the effluent from such
facilities is to be discharged into the public sewers.
K.
Submission of basic data.
(1)
Within three months after original passage of this article, each
person which discharges industrial wastes to a public sewer shall
prepare and file with the Village a report that shall include pertinent
data relating to the quantity and characteristics of the waste discharged
to the sewerage system.
(2)
Similarly, each person desiring to make a new connection to a public
sewer for the purpose of discharging industrial wastes shall prepare
and file with the Village a report that shall include actual or predicted
data relating to the quantity and characteristics of the waste to
be discharged.
L.
Extension of time. When it can be demonstrated that circumstances
exist which would create an unreasonable burden on the person proposing
to discharge a waste to comply with the time schedule imposed herein,
a request for extension of the time may be presented for consideration
to the Village.
A.
Damages. 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 sewerage
system. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate
arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
B.
Written notice of violation.
(1)
Any person connected to the sewerage system found to be violating
a provision of this article shall be served by the Village with a
written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a
reasonable time for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender
shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently
cease all violations.
(2)
Any licensed disposer discharging to the sewerage system found to
be violating a provision of this article or of any conditions of the
Village approval for septage disposal may have its approval immediately
revoked. This revocation shall be done in writing and state the reasons
for revoking the septage disposal approval.
C.
Accidental discharge. Any person found to be responsible for accidently
allowing a deleterious discharge into the sewerage system which causes
damage to the sewerage system and/or receiving water body shall, in
addition to a fine, pay the amount to cover all damages, both of which
will be established by the Village of Grantsburg.
D.
Accidental discharge reporting. Any person responsible for an accidental
discharge, that may have a detrimental impact on the sewerage system,
shall immediately report the nature and amount of the discharge to
the Village of Grantsburg.
E.
Continued violations. Any person, partnership, or corporation, or
any officer, agent, or employee thereof, who or which shall continue
any violation beyond the aforesaid notice time limit provided shall,
upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $100, together with
the costs of prosecution. In default of payment of such forfeiture
and costs, said violator shall be imprisoned in the county jail for
a period not to exceed five days. Each day in which any violation
is continued beyond the aforesaid notice time limit shall be deemed
a separate offense.
F.
Liability to the Village for losses. Any person violating any provision
of this article shall become liable to the Village for any expense,
loss, or damage occasioned by reason of such violation which the Village
may suffer as a result thereof.
G.
Damage recovery. The system shall have the right of recovery from
all persons of any expense incurred by said system for the repair
or replacement of any part of the sewerage system damaged in any manner
by any person by the performance of any work under his control, or
by any negligent acts.
H.
Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provision of this article or rules or regulations of the Village or who shall connect a service pipe or discharge without first having obtained a permit therefor or who shall violate any provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes, Wisconsin Administrative Code, or any other materials which are incorporated by reference shall upon conviction thereof forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and the costs of prosecution. This, however shall not bar the Village from enforcing the connection duties set out in § 440-4F(1) for mandatory hookup.
I.
Appeal procedures. Any user affected by any decision, action, or
determination, including cease and desist orders, made by the interpreting
or implementing provisions of this article may file with the Village
a written request for reconsideration with 10 days of the date of
such decision, action, or determination, setting forth in detail the
facts supporting the user's request for reconsideration. The Village
upon receiving the request for reconsideration shall publish the request
in the official newspaper. The Village shall render a decision on
the request for reconsideration to the user in writing within 15 days
of receipt of the request. If the ruling on the request for reconsideration
made by the Village is unsatisfactory, the person requesting reconsideration
may, within 10 days after notification of the action, file a written
appeal with the Village.
Sewer user rates are as prescribed in the Village of Grantsburg's
Schedule of Fees.
