[Adopted 8-5-1997 by Ord. No. 97-1461 as
Secs. 12.12, 12.13 and 12.17 of the 1997 Code]
A.
Every person having or operating sanitary facilities upon any parcel of real estate shall connect or cause to be connected such sanitary facilities to the publicly operated sanitary sewer within one year after such public sanitary sewer is installed and written notice given to such person that such sewer is available for connection, pursuant to § 190-22B(1) of this Code. This subsection is subject to the provisions set forth under §§ 207-26 and 207-27 of this Code pertaining to sanitary sewer extensions in the Southwest Sanitary Sewer Service Area served by the Ryan Creek Interceptor public sanitary sewer.
[Amended 2-16-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1781; 5-21-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-2105]
B.
The occupancy permit and/or other license or licenses
of any person failing to comply with this section shall be revoked
and occupancy and/or business operations shall terminate until such
time as the person has complied with this section.
A.
No person shall construct, maintain or use a privy
within the City, except on a temporary basis in connection with public
works privy within the City construction or public fairs.
B.
"Privy" means a cavity in the ground constructed for
toilet uses which receives human excrement either to be partially
absorbed directly by the surrounding soil or storage for decomposition
and periodic removal.
C.
The construction, maintenance or use of a privy shall
be and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the Board of
Health shall cause the abatement thereof pursuant to § 254.59,
Wis. Stats.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1526]
A.
Permit required. Before any wastewater sludge can
be applied to lands located within the City, an application for a
permit must be made, a permit fee of $10 for each acre of land to
be treated with wastewater sludge must be paid and a permit granted.
All permit fees shall be set aside and allocated to a road maintenance
fund.
B.
Requirements for permit.
(1)
Submit evidence of prior approval of Department of
Natural Resources for application of wastewater sludge on lands for
which a permit is being requested.
(2)
Submit a proposed plan of operation. (Use DNR Technical
Bulletin No. 88 for reference.)
(3)
Submit completed field information sheets as shown
in DNR Technical Bulletin No. 88, pages 35 and 36.
C.
Restrictions and conditions applicable to wastewater
sludge application.
(1)
Raw sludge not to be applied to agricultural land.
(2)
Sludge to be applied to soils consistent with the
nitrogen needs of the crops being grown.
(3)
Four feet of soil must exist between sludge application
zone and bedrock, any impermeable layer or water table.
(4)
Sludge application site shall not be less than 1,000
feet from the nearest public well and 500 feet from the nearest private
water supply well.
(5)
Sludge shall not be applied to soil in the year the
area is used for any root crops or other vegetables which are consumed
uncooked.
(6)
Sludge applied to sloping land to be by injection
or immediate incorporation of sludge into the soil.
(7)
No pasture land shall be used for milk cow feeding
for two months following sludge application.
(8)
Metal loading shall be kept within acceptable limits
to minimize the potential of crop damage or food chain accumulation.
The soil pH must be maintained at 6.5 or greater.
(9)
Application systems shall be such that they minimize
the runoff potential and odor problems.
(10)
Sludge application site must be at least 500 feet
from the nearest residence and 300 feet if the sludge is injected
or incorporated into the soil at time of application.
(11)
Site management must be such that the nutrient deficiency
and soil acidity problems do not occur, public access is limited and
crop yields are maximized.
(12)
Site selection, site management and system monitoring
shall be as prescribed in DNR Technical Bulletin No. 88.
(13)
No local roads are to be used by tankers carrying
the sludge to the site. Movement to the site shall be restricted to
state and county trunk highways. Where the proposed site cannot be
reached without the use of local roads, the engineer shall check the
local road route to determine if the roads can bear the heavy loads.
All visible damage caused by movement of the sludge tankers over local
roads shall be repaired at the expense of the permittee.
(14)
If the engineer approves the use of the local roads
as set forth above, the permittee shall restrict travel of his or
her vehicles to the route laid out by the engineer.
(15)
The permittee shall incorporate all of the sludge
into the soil by the end of each day. Improper incorporation of the
sludge into the soil shall be cause for immediate revocation of the
permit.
(16)
To ensure that the sludge shall be properly incorporated
into the soil, the permittee shall deposit with the City a cash bond
in the amount of $10,000. The sum of $1,000 shall be deducted from
such bond for each violation which has been verified upon the inspection
of a City Inspector and a representative from the Metropolitan Sewerage
Commission.
(17)
The permittee shall clean up all mud and sludge tracked
onto all roads in the City at the end of each day. If such cleanup
is not performed within 24 hours, then the City shall arrange for
the cleanup and deduct the cost of such cleanup from the cash bond
plus a forfeiture of $500. An inspector from the Metropolitan Sewerage
Commission shall verify the road conditions for mud and sludge.
D.
Penalty. If any provisions of this section are violated, the City Council shall hold a hearing therein on notice to the permittee, and if the City Council finds that the terms of this section were violated, the Council may revoke all permits issued to the permittee and withhold the issuance of any new permits for a period of two years, in addition to any penalty provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-19.
