[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of New Glarus 1-18-2000 by Ord. No. 99-14 as Title 9,
Ch. 2 of the 2000 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
BOARD OF HEALTH
BOD (denoting "biochemical oxygen demand")
BUILDING DRAIN
BUILDING INSPECTOR
BUILDING SEWER
COMMITTEE
DEBT SERVICE
FLOATABLE OIL
GARBAGE
HOLDING TANK WASTE
INDUSTRIAL USER
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
NATURAL OUTLET
NORMAL CONCENTRATION
NORMAL WASTEWATER
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
PERSON
pH
PHOSPHORUS
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
PUBLIC SEWER
REPLACEMENT
SANITARY SEWER
SEPTAGE
SEWAGE
SEWER
SLUG
STORM SEWER
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
UNPOLLUTED WATER
USER CHARGE or WASTEWATER SERVICE CHARGE
VILLAGE
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER FACILITIES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS
WATERCOURSE
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
Consists of Village Board members and/or a nurse or physician
appointed by the New Glarus Village President pursuant to the Code
of the Village of New Glarus, Wisconsin.
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20º C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
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 Building Inspector of the Village of New Glarus or said
person's appointed assistant, agent, or representative.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
The Committee on Public Works and Safety for the Village
of New Glarus.
Costs to the Sewer Department for the retirement of debts
incurred in the provision of sewerage system facilities, including
both principal and interest.
Oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater in an approved pretreatment facility.
A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable oil if it is properly
pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection
system.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage, and
sale of meat, fish, fowl, fruits, vegetables and condemned food.
Liquid, scum, sludge, or other domestic wastewater from holding
tanks such as chemical toilets, campers, trailers, privies, and other
temporary holding facilities. The term is not synonymous with the
term “septage” and does not include waste from a grease
trap or industrial waste.
[Added 10-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-09]
Any nongovernmental, nonresidential user of
a publicly owned treatment works which discharges more than the equivalent
of 25,000 gallons per day (gpd) of sanitary waste and which is identified
in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of
Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented, under one of the
following divisions: Division A, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing;
Division B, Mining; Division D, Manufacturing; Division E, Transportation,
Communications, Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services; and Division
I, Services.
In determining the amount of a user's discharge,
the Village Board will exclude domestic waste or discharge from sanitary
conveniences.
After apply the sanitary waste exclusion in
Subsection (1)(a) of this definition, discharges in the above divisions
that have a volume exceeding 25,000 gpd or the weight of biochemical
oxygen demand (BOD) or suspended solids (SS) equivalent to that weight
found in 25,000 gpd of sanitary waste are considered industrial users.
Sanitary waste, for purposes of this calculation of equivalency, shall
be wastes of normal concentration as defined in this chapter.
Any nongovernmental user which discharges wastewater
to the Village's sewers, which wastewater contains toxic pollutants
or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either
singly or by interaction with other waste, to contaminate the sludge
of the municipal sewer systems or to injure or to interfere with any
sewage treatment process, or which constitutes a hazard to humans
or animals, creates a public nuisance, or creates any hazard in or
has an adverse effect on the waters receiving any discharge from the
treatment works.
Wastes discharged by industrial users.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other
body of surface water or groundwater.
Wastewater in which BOD, suspended solids or phosphorus concentrations
do not exceed normal concentrations.
Costs to the Village's sanitation account for the provision
of labor, utilities, supplies, equipment maintenance, and other normal
costs necessary for the provision of sewage service. "Operation and
maintenance" includes replacement.
Any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation,
association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency
or other entity.
The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen
ion concentration expressed in moles per liter as determined by Standard
Methods.
The total phosphorus concentration as determined by a test
conducted in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater as published by the American
Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and
the Water Environment Federation.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have 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 in any
dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and which is controlled by public authority.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories,
or appurtenances which are necessary to maintain the capacity and
performance during the service life of the treatment works for which
such works were designed and constructed.
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions
together with minor quantities of ground-, storm- and surface waters
that are not admitted intentionally.
Liquid, scum, and sludge resulting from domestic wastewater
pretreatment in a septic tank. It does not include waste from a grease
trap or industrial waste.
[Added 10-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-09]
Spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater."
A pipe or conduit for carrying wastewater.
Any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period
longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour
concentration of flows during normal operation and shall adversely
affect the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater
treatment works.
A sewer which carries storm- and surface waters and drainage
but excludes wastewater and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted
cooling water.
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."
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
A charge levied on users of wastewater treatment works and
the sanitary sewer system for the cost of operation and maintenance
and debt service for such facilities. The term "operation and maintenance"
includes replacement.
The Village of New Glarus, Wisconsin. "Village Board" shall
mean the Village Board of the Village of New Glarus, Wisconsin.
The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of sources,
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.
The structures, equipment, and processes required to collect,
carry away, and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of
the effluent.
An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "waste
treatment plant" or "wastewater treatment plant" or "water pollution
control plant."
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water
either continuously or intermittently.
B.
"May" is permissive; "shall" is mandatory.
A.
Normal sewage service charges.
(1)
There is hereby levied and assessed, upon each lot
or parcel of land with a building having a lateral available to discharge
normal sewage to the public sewer system, a wastewater service charge
based upon rates established by the Village Board. Said charges shall
be assessed and collected monthly.
(2)
The wastewater service charges taxed or levied pursuant
to this chapter shall be collected by the Village at the Village Hall.
The Village Board shall make and enforce such bylaws and regulations
as may be deemed necessary for the safe, economical and efficient
operation, management and protection of the Village sewer system and
the wastewater treatment plant.
(3)
If customers obtain all or any part of water from
sources other than the New Glarus Municipal Light and Water Utility,
all or any part of which is discharged into the public sewers, the
customer shall be required to have a water meter or meters installed
by the New Glarus Municipal Light and Water Utility for the purpose
of determining the volume of water obtained from these other sources.
B.
Monthly charge. The Village shall collect a standard
monthly customer charge based on meter size and operation, maintenance
and repair costs and debt service and cash reserve costs as follows:
[Amended 6-5-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04; 5-20-2008 by Ord. No.
08-06; 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05; 8-2-2022 by Ord. No. 22-02; 1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
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Meter Size
(inches)
|
Equivalency
|
Monthly OM&R Rate
|
Monthly Debt Rate
|
Monthly Rate
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5/8
|
1
|
$11.07
|
$21.49
|
$32.56
|
|
3/4
|
1
|
$11.07
|
$21.49
|
$32.56
|
|
1
|
2.5
|
$12.99
|
$25.22
|
$38.20
|
|
1 1/2
|
5
|
$16.19
|
$31.42
|
$46.71
|
|
2
|
8
|
$20.03
|
$38.88
|
$58.90
|
|
3
|
16
|
$30.26
|
$58.75
|
$89.01
|
|
4
|
25
|
$41.78
|
$81.10
|
$122.88
|
C.
Volume charge.
[Amended 6-5-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04; 5-20-2008 by Ord. No.
08-06; 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
(1)
In addition to the minimum charge based on meter size,
there shall be a volume charge based on water usage as determined
by the New Glarus Municipal Light and Water Utility as follows:
[Amended 8-2-2022 by Ord. No. 22-02; 1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
|
OM&R
Debt
|
$4.24 per 1,000 gallons
$8.23 per 1,000 gallons
|
|
Total
|
$12.48 per 1,000 gallons
|
(2)
Customers who feel that a significant amount of metered
water does not reach the sanitary sewer may, at their own expense
and with the approval of the Village, install such additional meters
or metered services as are necessary to calculate the volume of water
not discharged to the sanitary sewer. Metered water not discharged
to the sanitary sewers shall not be subject to sewer service charges,
except that a monthly equivalent meter charge to cover administrative
expenses will be assessed on appropriate meters only. Requests to
install additional meters must be made on a form provided by the Municipal
Light and Water Utility.
D.
Industrial and commercial charges for other-than-normal
wastewater.
[Amended 6-5-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04; 5-20-2008 by Ord. No.
08-06; 8-18-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
(1)
Charges for wastewater other than normal wastewater shall be based on flow, BOD, suspended solids, phosphorus, and such other constituents which affect the cost of collection and treatment. Charges shall be made in accordance with rates established by the Village Board as set forth in Subsection D(3) below. It shall be up to the discretion of the Committee to determine whether charges shall be assessed on a user.
(2)
All users discharging wastes into the public sewers
are subject to a surcharge, in addition to any other wastewater service
charge, if their wastewater has concentration greater than normal
concentration (see definition). The volume of flow used for computing
waste surcharges shall be metered water consumption, subject to adjustments
as otherwise herein provided, or the actual volume of waste as determined
by an industrial waste metering installation. The amount of surcharge
shall reflect the cost incurred by the Village in removing BOD, suspended
solids, phosphorus, and other pertinent constituents.
(3)
The rates of surcharge for each of the aforementioned
constituents will be at the prevailing rate at the time. Said prevailing
rates at this time are as follows:
[Amended 8-2-2022 by Ord. No. 22-02; 1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-01]
|
OM&R
|
Debt
|
Total
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
BOD (less than 250 mg/l)
|
$0.72
|
$0.86
|
$1.58 lb BOD
|
|
TSS (less than 250 mg/l)
|
$0.42
|
$0.57
|
$0.99 lb SS
|
|
TP (less than 8 mg/l)
|
$6.01
|
$11.66
|
$17.67 lb TP
|
(4)
In addition to the above surcharges, the Village's
costs of sampling and analyzing industrial wastes shall be charged
to the applicable industry.
(5)
Where industrial wastes are of such a strength or
magnitude or are delivered over such a period of time that the above
surcharges do not reflect the actual costs of treatment to the Village,
the Village reserves the right to establish a special charge for handling
the waste. That portion of the charge related to capital investment
shall be based on the design capacity required for the particular
waste. In no event shall the charges be less than those charges determined
by applying the above surcharge.
E.
Industrial waste pretreatment.
(1)
In the event the Village provides pretreatment of
industrial wastes, the entire cost of such pretreatment shall be charged
to the person producing the industrial wastes. The costs shall include,
but not be limited to, capital expenditures, operation and maintenance
expenses, labor, chemicals, heat and power.
(2)
The Village may require pretreatment of industrial
wastes, particularly if the aggregate industrial discharge flows or
loadings exceed the industrial discharge amounts planned for in the
design of the treatment plant or exceed the amount which the treatment
plant is capable of treating in compliance with requirements of the
Village WPDES permit limitations.
F.
Monitoring industrial charges.
(1)
When required by the Village, the owners of any property
serviced by Village sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable structure together with such necessary metering and sampling
equipment and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structure,
when required, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be
constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Village. The
structure shall be installed by the owners at their expense and shall
be maintained by them so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
All costs of maintaining and calibrating permanent or temporary equipment
shall be at the owner's expense.
(2)
When required by the Village, the owner of any property
served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall perform,
at the owner's expense, flow-proportional sampling on its discharge.
If no monitoring structure has been required, monitoring and sampling
shall be as directed by the Director of Public Works. Samples collected
shall be analyzed by a DNR-certified laboratory using approved methods.
The sampling shall be conducted at least quarterly, unless the Director
of Public Works determines more frequent sampling is needed. Results
from the required analysis shall be utilized for assessing surcharges.
[Amended 6-5-2007 by Ord. No. 07-04]
(3)
The Village may elect to measure, monitor and analyze
industrial discharges. The industry shall reimburse the Village for
the cost of any temporary metering and sampling equipment necessary
to monitor the discharge from the industry.
(4)
In the event a meter malfunctions or is demonstrated
to have provided incorrect readings, the volume of wastewater discharged
to the Village shall be based on historical flow data and reasonable
engineering estimates, as determined jointly by the Village and the
industry, until such time as the meter is repaired or replaced and
made operable. Where directed by the Village, a temporary metering
or sampling device shall be furnished and installed by the industry
until the permanent meter or sampler is operating properly. Retroactive
billing adjustments will be made accordingly for the period of any
inaccuracy, up to a maximum of six months prior to discovery of the
malfunction or incorrect readings.
(5)
All control manholes, grease interceptors and grease
traps shall be accessible or made accessible to Village employees
or representatives of the Village at all times and without prior notification.
G.
Biannual audit. An audit of the Village's sanitation
account financial standing shall be made biannually. This audit will
be used to review the adequacy of the then-existing rates, and said
rates shall be adjusted if necessary to provide sufficient revenues
to finance adequately the Village's sanitation account operation in
accordance with the original intent of the rate structure. The biannual
audit and review shall also be used to assure that each recipient
of sewage service (or user class) is charged in proportion to the
cost of providing said recipient (or user class) with sewage service.
Excess revenues collected for operation and maintenance from a class
of users shall be applied to the costs of operation and maintenance
attributable of that class for the next year and the rates shall be
adjusted accordingly.
H.
Replacement fund. Annual income from the wastewater
service charges which constitutes funds required for replacement shall
be separately accounted for and shall not be utilized for any purposes
other than replacement.
I.
Debt retirement. Debt incurred as a part of the expansion,
modification or upgrade of existing treatment facilities will be repaid
out of moneys collected under user charges as defined in this section.
J.
Receiving
of holding waste and septage.
[Added 10-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-09]
(1)
Fee.
The Village of New Glarus will receive waste from holding tanks and
septage at a fee per 1,000 gallons. The fee for receiving septage
and/or holding tank waste shall be as provided in the Village Fee
Schedule for the term or part thereof and shall be paid at the time
of application for receiving or as invoiced by the Village.
[Amended 12-6-2011 by Ord. No. 11-09]
(2)
Wastes
will only be accepted at the wastewater treatment plant during regular
hours: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(3)
Only
haulers licensed by the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
will be permitted to dispose of waste.
(4)
Testing.
All septage and holding tank waste will be tested by the Village to
determine loadings of the contents. Sampling shall occur before any
waste is discharged into the receiving station. Any fees borne by
the Village for testing will be passed along to the customer.
(5)
Application
procedure. Written application for receiving waste shall be made to
the Public Works Supervisor or designee and shall state the name and
address of the applicant; the amount and type of waste to be dumped;
date desired to dump waste.
[Amended 12-6-2011 by Ord. No. 11-09]
(6)
The
Village reserves the right to reject or accept waste at its discretion
at any time. Violations of Village terms shall result in revocation
of permit.
(7)
The
wastewater treatment plant will only accept hauled waste streams from
domestic origin and permitted industrial waste streams.
(8)
All
haulers shall clean up all spills or deposits resulting from their
activity at the wastewater treatment plant. The hauler shall notify
wastewater treatment plant staff immediately of any spill or deposit
which the hauler is incapable of cleaning up. Additional expense shall
be charged to the hauler for cleanup of any spills, or any damage
occurring as a result of the hauler's activity at the wastewater treatment
plant.
[Added 5-18-2010 by Ord. No. 10-02]
Billing procedure shall follow Chapter PSC 185, Wisconsin Administrative
Code.
A.
Whenever sewer and water become available to any building
used for human habitation, the Village shall notify in writing the
owner, agent or occupant thereof to connect all facilities thereto
required by the Village. If such person to whom the notice has been
given shall fail to comply for more than 10 days after the notice,
the Village shall cause the necessary connections to be made, and
the expense thereof shall be assessed as a special tax against the
property pursuant to § 281.45, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 7-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-04]
B.
Any property owner in the Village making connection
to the Village sewer system shall first obtain a permit from the Director
of Public Works for the Village or an authorized agent of the Village
Board before any connection to the Village sewer system shall be made.
The cost of constructing sewers shall be assessed against the property
owners of all lots, parts of lots, or pieces or parcels of land fronting
or abutting on sewers, with owners on either side of the sewers to
be assessed at the rate of 1/2 of the actual cost per common
linear foot, such actual cost to include engineering, advertising
and all other related expenses of constructing the sewer fronting
or abutting on the property owner's parcel of land, except on corner
lots or subdivisions of corner lots abutting at right angles on the
sewer. Corner lots subdivided in ownership or corner lots abutting
on only one sewer shall not receive any reduction in assessment. Prior
to actual construction of the sewer connection, the Village Board
or an agent of the Board shall determine whether all property owners
affected by the connection shall voluntarily pay their assessment
towards the construction of such sewer. If it is determined that all
property owners are not willing to pay voluntarily their assessments
towards the construction of the sewer, then the Village may proceed
under § 66.0703 or 66.0701, Wis. Stats., to levy and collect
the cost of the construction from the property owners benefited thereby.
C.
After connection to a water main and public sewer,
a privy, privy vault or cesspool shall not be constructed or maintained
upon such lot or parcel and shall be abated upon 10 days' written
notice for such abatement by the Village. If not so abated, the Village
shall cause the same to be done and the cost thereof assessed as a
special tax against the property.
D.
The Village may extend the time for connection hereunder
or may grant other temporary relief where strict enforcement would
work an unnecessary hardship without corresponding public or private
benefit.
E.
Where sewer mains are not available, chemical toilets
shall be used. No surface privy, cesspool or dry closet shall be constructed
or maintained on any lot or parcel without a permit obtained from
the Village.
F.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit,
or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private
property within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said Village, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other
objectionable waste.
G.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet
within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
Village, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable
treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
H.
Except as herein provided, it shall be unlawful to
construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool,
or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 244-3A and with the approval of the Village Board, any building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
B.
Before commencement of the construction of a private
wastewater disposal system or additions to an existing private wastewater
disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit from
the permitting authority.
C.
The type, capacity, location and layout of a private
wastewater disposal system shall comply with all requirements of the
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.
D.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater
disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense
to the Village.
E.
No statement contained in this section shall be construed
to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed
by the Village.
F.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in § 244-3A, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within 10 days, and the private wastewater disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with sand, gravel, or similar material.
[Amended 7-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-04]
A.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections
with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Village
and paying the applicable fee.
B.
Classes of permits.
(2)
Permit application; permit fees.
[Amended 6-17-2003 by Ord. No. 03-03]
(a)
Application for sewer connection shall be made
by the owner or owner's agent on a form provided by the Village.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications,
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Village.
(b)
The permit fees for sewer connection shall be
as follows:
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Meter Size
(inches)
|
Equivalent Meter Factor
|
CAC Charge
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
5/8 to 3/4
|
1
|
$1,100.00
| |
|
1
|
2.5
|
$2,750.00
| |
|
1 1/2
|
5
|
$5,500.00
| |
|
2
|
8
|
$8,800.00
| |
|
3
|
15
|
$16,500.00
| |
|
Greater than 3
|
(determined on case-by-case basis)
| ||
(c)
In addition, each owner applying for an industrial
permit shall be charged with all costs incurred by the Village in
the process of approving such permit, including, but not limited to,
engineering and attorney fees.
C.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation
and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
The owner shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that
may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the
building sewer.
D.
A separate and independent building sewer service
entrance shall be provided for every separate ground floor dwelling
unit intended for human habitation or occupancy.
[Amended 8-7-2001 by Ord. No. 01-04]
E.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with
new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by
the Building Inspector, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
F.
The size, slope, alignment and materials of construction
of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing
of pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench shall all conform
to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes[1] or other applicable rules and regulations of the Village.
G.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings
in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the
public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall
be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer
at the owner's expense.
H.
Roof leaders, swimming pool drains, surface drains,
groundwater drains, foundation footing drains, and other clear water
drains shall be connected wherever possible to a storm sewer, but
they shall not be connected to a building sewer which discharges into
a sanitary sewer or private wastewater treatment plant. All such connections
existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall thereafter be
illegal. If stormwater or clear water is being discharged into a sanitary
sewer, the Village shall give the offending person 30 days' notice
to disconnect. Failure to disconnect after such notice shall authorize
the Village to cause disconnection and assessment of the costs of
such disconnection against the property involved. The Village may,
in the alternative, institute action for violation of this subsection.
I.
The connection of the building sewer into the public
sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing
Codes or other applicable rules and regulations of the Village.
J.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall
notify the Building Inspector when the building sewer is ready for
inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall
be made under the supervision of the Building Inspector or his representative.
K.
All excavations for building sewer installations shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public
property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in
a manner satisfactory to the Village.
A.
Improper discharge. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof
runoff, subsurface drainage, unpolluted cooling water, swimming pool
water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B.
Storm sewer discharges. Stormwater and all other unpolluted
drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated
as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Village and
other regulatory agencies. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted
process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Village and other
regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, to a storm sewer or natural
outlet.
C.
Prohibited wastes. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to
any public sewers:
(1)
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
(2)
Any waters or wastes containing 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,
create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in the receiving waters
of the wastewater treatment plant.
(3)
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0 or
higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of
the wastewater works.
(4)
Solid or viscous substances 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 facilities,
such as, but not limited to, ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, straw,
shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground
garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails,
paper dishes, cups, milk containers, sanitary napkins, etc., either
whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D.
Restricted substances. The following described substances,
materials, waters, or waste shall be limited in discharges to municipal
systems to concentrations or quantities which will not harm either
the sewers, wastewater treatment process or equipment, will not have
an adverse effect on the receiving stream, will not result in violation
of the Village's WPDES permit, or will not otherwise endanger lives,
limb, or public property or constitute a nuisance. The Village may
set limitations lower than any limitations established in the regulations
below if, in the Village's opinion, more severe limitations are necessary
to meet the above objectives. In forming its opinion as to the acceptability,
the Village will give consideration to such factors as the quantity
of subject waste in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers,
materials of construction of the sewers, the wastewater treatment
process employed, capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, degree
of treatability of the waste in the wastewater treatment plant, and
other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials
or characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary
sewer which shall not be violated without approval of the Village
are as follows:
(1)
Wastewater having a temperature higher than 150º
F. (65º C.).
(2)
Wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per
liter of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils, or product
of mineral oil origin.
(3)
Wastewater from industrial plants containing more
than 100 milligrams per liter by weight of oils, fat, grease, wax,
or any other similar substances which float or solidify in the wastewater
facilities.
(4)
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. Garbage
grinders may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes, hotels, institutions,
restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments, or similar places
where garbage originates from the preparation of food in kitchens
for the purpose of consumption on the premises or when served by caterers.
(5)
Any waters or wastes containing aluminum, cadmium,
copper, lead, mercury, selenium, silver, chromium, zinc, and similar
objectionable or toxic substances.
(6)
Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances.
(7)
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentrations as may exceed limits established by any state or
federal regulations.
(8)
Quantities of flow, concentrations, or both, which
constitute a slug as defined herein.
(9)
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not
amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater 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
waters.
(10)
Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other
water or wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases,
form suspended solids which interfere with the collection system or
create a condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
(11)
No person in the business of gathering and disposing
of septic tank sludge shall transfer such material into any disposal
area or sewer manhole located within the Village areas which have
contracted for sewage disposal with the Village unless a permit for
disposal of septic tank sludge has been first obtained from the Village.
Written application for such permits shall be made to the Committee
on Public Works and Safety and shall state the name and address of
the applicant; the number of its disposal units; and the make, model
and license number of each disposal unit. A separate permit shall
be obtained for each unit. Permits shall be nontransferable except
in the case of replacement of the unit for which a permit has been
originally issued. A permit fee may be obtained upon payment of a
fee as set by the Village Board. Permits shall be displayed on the
disposal units at all times. The place of disposal will be designated
by the Committee on Public Works and Safety. Only septic tank sludge
which emanates from within the Village may be disposed of within the
Village sewage system.
E.
Village response to prohibited substances.
(1)
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection D of this section and which, in the judgment of the Village, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Village may:
(a)
Reject the wastes.
(b)
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition
for discharge to the public sewers.
(c)
Require control over the quantities and rates
of discharge.
(d)
Require payment to cover added costs of investigation,
evaluation, handling, treating and related costs not covered by the
existing user charges under the provisions of this chapter.
(2)
When considering the above alternative, the Village
shall give consideration to the economic impact of each alternative
on the discharger. If the Village permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Village.
F.
Interceptors.
(1)
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Village, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease or other substances specified in Subsection D(3) or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
(2)
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved
by the Village and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible
for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors,
the owner(s) 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 owner's personnel must be performed by currently
licensed waste disposal firms.
G.
Pretreatment facility maintenance. Where pretreatment
or flow-equalizing facilities are provided or required for any water
or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and
effective operation by the owner(s) at his/her expense.
H.
User information. The Village may require a user of
sewer services to provide information needed to determine compliance
with this chapter. These requirements may include:
(1)
Wastewater discharge peak rate and volume over a specified
time period.
(2)
Chemical analyses of wastewaters.
(3)
Information on raw materials, processes, and products
affecting wastewater volume and quality.
(4)
Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge,
oil, solvent, or other materials important to sewer use control.
(5)
A plot plan of sewers for the user's property showing
sewer and pretreatment facility location.
(6)
Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
(7)
Details of systems to prevent and control the losses
of materials through spills to the municipal sewer.
(8)
Full-time
monitoring of pH, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), temperature,
or other physical-chemical wastewater characteristics prior to discharge
to the sanitary sewer. Monitoring shall be performed with current
probe or monitoring equipment technologies and be maintained by owner.
[Added 5-17-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
I.
Analyses standards. All measurements, tests and analyses
of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is
made in this chapter 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 40 CFR 136.
Sampling methods, location, times, duration, and frequencies are to
be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the Village.
J.
Special agreements. No statement contained in this
section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or
arrangement between the municipality and any industrial concern whereby
an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted
by the Village for treatment subject to payment therefor at rates
established in this chapter.
K.
Accidental discharge. The accidental discharge of
any prohibited waste into any sewer shall be reported to the Director
of Public Works by the person responsible for the discharge, or by
the owner or occupant of the premises where the discharge occurs,
immediately upon obtaining knowledge of the fact of such discharge
so that steps may be taken to minimize its effect on the treatment
plant.
L.
Exemptions. In the event that an industrial user discharging
wastes into the public sewers produces evidence satisfactory to the
Village that significant amounts of the total annual volume of water
used for all purposes do not reach the sanitary sewer, the customer
may be permitted to have an exemption water meter(s) installed. Said
meter(s) shall be furnished by the New Glarus Municipal Light and
Water Utility and installed by the customer. All other costs shall
be at the expense of the customer requiring the meter(s), including
any piping revisions required to ensure that only water not reaching
the sanitary sewer is metered by the exemption meter. The New Glarus
Municipal Light and Water Utility will charge for each meter at the
rate of 50% of the basic monthly meter charge set for that size meter
to compensate for furnishing, reading, and servicing the meter. This
charge shall be in addition to the wastewater service charge. The
amount of exemption water meter shall be subtracted from the total
amount of water used by the person to determine the applicable wastewater
service charge.
M.
Maintenance and repair of building sewers and drains.
The maintenance and repair of building sewers and drains from a house
or other building to the public sewer shall be the responsibility
of the property owner. The Village Board may issue maintenance, repair
and disconnect orders for such building sewers and drains necessary
for the protection of the public health and the public sewer system.
The Village Board may also, where a maintenance, repair or disconnect
order is disregarded or violated, cause such work to be done and charge
the cost thereof against the property as a special tax or assessment.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully,
or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper
with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the
wastewater facilities. Any person(s) violating this provision shall
be subject to immediate arrest under charge of criminal damage to
property or disorderly conduct.
A.
The Director of Public Works and other duly authorized
employees of the Village bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling, and testing pertinent to discharge
to the sewer system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
The Director of Public Works or duly authorized employees
are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial processes
which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to
the wastewater collection system. The industry may withhold information
considered confidential. The industry must establish that the revelation
to the public of the information in question might result in an advantage
to competitors.
C.
The Director of Public Works and other duly authorized
employees of the Village bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the
Village holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but
not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair,
and maintenance of any portion of the wastewater facilities lying
within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said
easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly
negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
A.
Remedies from failure to pay service charges. Each
wastewater service charge levied by or pursuant to this chapter is
hereby made a lien upon the corresponding lot, land, or premises served
by a connection to the sanitary sewer system of the Village, and if
the same is not paid within the period allotted for such payment,
said charge shall constitute a lien on the property served and be
inserted in the Village tax roll as provided in § 66.0821(4),
Wis. Stats., in the same manner as water rates are taxed and collected
under the provisions of § 62.69(2)(f), Wis. Stats., as the
same has been and from time to time may be amended or recreated, so
far as applicable.[1]
B.
Late payment charge. All charges under this chapter
which are not paid within 20 days of the billing date are subject
to a late payment charge of 3% of the net billing. Such charges shall
be placed in the operation, maintenance and replacement account.
C.
Notification. Each billing shall identify the amount
billed which is attributable to sewer service.
D.
Violation. Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter, except § 244-7, shall be served by the Village 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.
E.
Forfeiture. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection D shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a forfeiture in the amount prescribed by Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-5 for each violation, or an amount equal to the expenses incurred for repair or for any damages that result from such violation. If a violation is materially and substantially interfering with the operation of the system, the Village may direct that the user's wastewater not be accepted into the system until the violation has been corrected satisfactorily. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
F.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall become liable to the Village and others, as their interests
may appear, for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned the Village
or others by reason of such violation, including any costs in connection
with repairing damages to the wastewater facilities or any downstream
user or facilities damaged as a result of a prohibited discharge or
any other violation of this chapter.
