[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.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 225.
Water — See Ch. 520.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 582.
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.
AMMONIA NITROGEN (NH3-N)
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.
APPROVING AUTHORITY or VILLAGE TRUSTEES
The Village Board of the Village of Grantsburg or its duly authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
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.
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 outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER or SERVICE LATERAL
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
Chemical elements and compounds that are typically found in wastewater and may be regulated by this article.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer intended to receive both wastewater and stormwater or surface water.
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANTS
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.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGES
Includes all costs associated with repayment of debts incurred for the construction and/or rehabilitation of a wastewater collection system and treatment facility.
FLOATABLE OIL
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.
GARBAGE
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
GROUND GARBAGE
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.
HOLDING TANK SERVICE AREA
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.
INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANTS OR WASTEWATER
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.
INDUSTRIAL USER
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.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
LICENSED DISPOSER
A person or business holding a valid license to do septage servicing under Ch. NR 113, Wis. Adm. Code.
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
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."
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet, including storm sewers, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
NEW USER
Any person or property who/which has not previously received collection and treatment services by the Village of Grantsburg.
NON-VILLAGE USER
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.
NORMAL DOMESTIC STRENGTH SEWAGE
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).
NORMAL USER
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.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
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.
PART-YEAR RESIDENT
Any person who, for whatever reason, occupies a property for less than 11 months of a year.
PARTS PER MILLION
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.
PERSON
Any and all persons, including any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, government agency, or other entity.
pH
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.
POTW
Publicly owned treatment works. It is used interchangeably with "wastewater treatment facility (WWTF)."
PRETREATMENT
The treatment of wastewaters to remove or reduce the quantity of one or more pollutants prior to discharge to the sewerage system.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
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.
PUBLIC SEWER
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.
REPLACEMENT COSTS
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.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT
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.
RESIDENTIAL USER
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.
SANITARY SEWER
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.
SEPTAGE
The wastewater or contents of septic or holding tanks, dosing chambers, grease interceptors, seepage beds, seepage pits, seepage trenches, privies or portable rest rooms.
SEWAGE
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.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
SEWER CONNECTION CHARGE
A charge assessed new or non-Village customers for connecting to public sanitary sewers that discharge to the sewerage works.
SEWER SERVICE CHARGE
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.)
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
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.
SLUG
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.
STANDARD METHODS
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.
STORM DRAIN (sometimes termed "storm sewer")
Drain or sewer for conveying surface water, groundwater, subsurface water or unpolluted water from any source.
STORM SEWER
A sewer which carries stormwater and surface water and drainage but does not carry sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
STORMWATER RUNOFF
That portion of the rainfall that is collected and drained into the storm sewers.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
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."
USER
Any person or property that discharges waste to the Village's sewerage system.
USER CHARGE
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.
VACANT PROPERTY
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.
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water, either continuously or intermittently.
WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT
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:
(1) 
Reject the wastes.
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the sewerage system.
(3) 
Require a control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
(4) 
Require a payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the waste not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of § 440-4B.
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.