1.
OWNER – Shall mean the City of Weatherford, Oklahoma, or any
authorized person acting in its behalf.
2.
DOMESTIC WASTEWATER – Shall mean water-borne wastewater normally
discharging into the sanitary conveniences of dwellings (including
apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories, and institutions
and commercial establishments.
3.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE – Shall mean water-borne solids, liquids,
or gaseous wastes resulting from and discharged, permitted to flow,
or escaping from the industrial, manufacturing, or food processing
operation or process, or from the development of any natural resource,
or any mixture of these with water or domestic wastewater, or distinct
from normal domestic wastewater.
4.
PERSON – Shall mean any and all persons, natural or artificial,
including any individual, firm, company, industry, municipal or private
corporation, association, governmental agency, or other entity, and
agents, servants, or employees.
5.
SEWER USE CHARGES – Shall mean those charges levied on users
of the wastewater facilities for the cost of operation and maintenance
of such works.
6.
WASTEWATER FACILITIES – Shall mean all facilities for collection,
pumping, treating and disposing of wastewater and wastes, operated
by the owner.
1.
The sewer use charges are hereby established by the City Commission
by resolution. The current fee schedules are included in the Appendix
of this Code.
2.
All bills for sewer service, or rental, as above provided, shall
be due and payable on the same dates and in the same manner as water
bills, and in the event the same become delinquent, both the water
and sewer service may be cut off and discontinued without further
notice. A penalty shall be charged and added to sewer bills becoming
delinquent, and the full amount of the sewer bills and the penalty
shall be paid before service is restored; provided that for good cause
shown, the city shall have the authority to omit the amount of the
penalty. The amount billed for sewer use shall be shown as a separate
item.
1.
The public sewer system and wastewater facilities will be used wherever
such system is available, by all persons discharging any wastewater
or other polluted liquids which are not otherwise prohibited, unless
an exception is granted by the city.
2.
No persons shall deposit or discharge any wastewater or other polluted
liquids on public or private property, in or adjacent to any natural
watercourse, or in any storm sewer, if in any area under the jurisdiction
of the city, without the approval of the city.
3.
The city in providing approval will verify that such wastes will
receive suitable treatment within the provision of federal, state,
or local laws, regulations, and/or ordinances, before discharge.
1.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to the wastewater facilities:
a.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid or gas.
b.
Any storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, or uncontaminated cooling water to any sanitary sewer. Storm
water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such
sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural
watercourse approved by the owner, and as covered under Article 3
of this Chapter.
c.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° F.
or any discharge which causes the temperature of the total wastewater
treatment plant influent to increase at a rate of 10° F. or more
per hour, or a combined total increase to a plant influent temperature
of 110° F.
d.
Any water or waste containing fats, grease, or oils whether emulsified
or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify
or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 150° F.
(0° to 65° C.).
e.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4
horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval
of the owner.
f.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron pickling wastes,
or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
g.
Any waters or wastes containing objectionable or toxic, or poisonous
substances, or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement.
h.
Any waters or wastes containing obnoxious, toxic, or poisonous solids,
liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction
with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment
process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard
in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant.
i.
Any waters or wastes having pH lower that 5.5 or higher than 9.5,
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard
to structure, equipment and personnel at wastewater facilities.
j.
Solid or viscous substance in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper operation of the wastewater works, such as, but not
limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass,
rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood,
paunch manure, hair and fleshing, entrails and paper dishes, cups,
milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders,
lime slurry, lime residues, slops, chemical residues, paint residues,
or bulk solids.
k.
Any waters or wastes containing phenols, hydrogen sulfide, or other
taste- and-odor producing substances.
l.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes.
m.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to
treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to
such degree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet
the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge
to the receiving stream.
n.
Discharge of the following materials into the sewer system is prohibited:
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Bismuth
Boron
Zinc
Cadmium
Chromium (Hexa)
Chromium (Tri)
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
Lead
Manganese
Mercury
Molybdenum
Nickel
Rhenium
Selenium
Silver
Strontium
Tellurium
Tin
Uranyl Ion
2.
No person shall install or allow to be installed a house connection
to the sanitary sewer system that is not accomplished in full accordance
with the BOCA Plumbing Code which is adopted herewith by reference.
The allowable infiltration for all existing sewers is hereby
established at no more than 200 gallons per inch of sewer diameter
per day per mile for sewers 24 inches in diameter and smaller. All
new sewers shall be tested for infiltration in accordance with an
acceptable testing method.
1.
All sanitary sewer taps will be made by authorized city employees
only. Applications are to be made with the City Clerk or the Plumbing
Inspector.
2.
Plumbers or plumbing contractors requesting said taps are to prepare
the sanitary sewer main for tapping, including all excavations, and
are to furnish all necessary fittings. Nothing other than standard
tapping saddles are to be used.
3.
A service charge will be made for each installation as determined
by resolution of the City Commission. The current fee schedule is
included in the Appendix 6 of this Code.
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maliciously, willfully, or
negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with
any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage
works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate
arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
2.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this article shall
be served by the owner with written notice stating the nature of the
violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory
correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time
stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
3.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in this article shall be deemed guilty of a violation thereof, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount provided in Section 9-31 of this Code. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
4.
Failure to pay monthly bills for water or sanitary sewer services
when due or repeated discharge of prohibited waste to the sanitary
sewer shall result in disconnection of any and all services to the
water and/or sanitary sewer lines of the owner.
All ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed. The validity of any section, clause, sentence, or
provision of this article shall not affect the validity of any other
part of this article which can be given effect without the invalidated
part or parts.
