Village of Osceola, WI Sewer Utility

The Wisconsin Plumbing Code shall regulate all plumbing within the village.

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)

In cases were sewer laterals require cleanouts, they shall have attached to them an iron rod or similar device. The iron rod shall be a minimum of 1/2 inch in diameter and 12 inches long. (The rod is to serve as a location source.)

§ 201-7 Definitions and word usage.

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:

The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biological oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20º C., expressed in milligrams per liter or pounds.

BUILDING SEWER

A sanitary sewer beginning at the immediate outside of the foundation wall of any building being served to its connection with a community sewer or interceptor.

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD)

A measure of the oxygen-consuming capacity of inorganic and organic matter present in wastewater. It is expressed as the amount of oxygen consumed from a chemical oxidation in a specific test.

COMMUNITY SEWER

Any sanitary sewer owned and operated by the village which is tributary to an intercepting sewer or treatment facility operated by the village.

COMPATIBLE POLLUTANT

The biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH or fecal coliform bacteria, plus additional pollutants identified in the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit. The village wastewater treatment plant was designed to treat such pollutants and in fact does remove such pollutants to a substantial degree.

COMPOSITE SAMPLE

A sample consisting of portions of a waste taken over a time period in proportion to the volume of flow of such water.

COOLING WATER

The water discharged from any use, such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration, during which the only pollutant added to the water is heat.

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER

Wastewater discharged from sanitary conveniences which contains no incompatible pollutants exceeding the limits set forth in this article.

FEDERAL ACT

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1151 et seq.) and Public Law 84-660, as amended by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500) and Public Law 92-243, or any subsequent amendments, or as implemented by W.S.A. ch. 283 or appropriate sections of the Wisconsin Administrative Code adopted pursuant to W.S.A. ch. 283, as well as any guidelines, limitations and standards promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Act.

INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY (ICR)

FLOATABLE OIL

Any 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 shall be considered free of floatable oil if it is properly pretreated and does not interfere with the collection system.

GARBAGE

The solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of food.

HOLDING TANK WASTE

Any waste from holding tanks, such as septic tanks, chemical toilets, campers, trailers and vacuum-pump tank trucks.

INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANT

Any pollutant which is not a compatible pollutant.

Recovery by the village from the industrial users of its wastewater works of the amount allocable to the construction of facilities for the treatment of wastes from such users pursuant to Section 204(b) of the Federal Act.

INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE

Any waterborne solids, liquids or gaseous wastes, other than domestic wastewater, resulting from, discharging, flowing or escaping from any industrial user defined herein.

INDUSTRIAL USER

Any user defined in CFR Title 40, Section 35.905-8, who has an industrial discharge.

INTERCEPTING SYSTEM

Any sanitary sewer built or acquired by the village.

MAJOR INDUSTRIAL CONTRIBUTOR [2]

An industrial user that has a discharge flow which:

Is 10,000 gallons or more per average workday;

Is greater than 5% of the total flow rate or design-compatible pollutant loading received at the municipal wastewater treatment plat;

Contains a material included on a list of toxic pollutants as defined in W.S.A. s. 283.21(1); or

PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE

Contains a waste which the Department of Natural Resources or the village has found to have significant impact, either singularly or in combination with other contributing industries, on the wastewater facilities or upon the effluent from such facilities.

MANAGER

The designated agent or representative of the village who shall be in charge of the discharge control program and the enforcement of this article.

PERSON

Any individual, firm, company, partnership or association and private, public and municipal corporations, districts and all political subdivisions and governmental agencies.

PRETREATMENT STANDARDS

All applicable rules and regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations as published in the Federal Register, under Section 307 of Public Law 92-500, now in effect or as amended from time to time.

The waste 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

A sewer owned and maintained by a governmental agency or public utility.

PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEM OR SEWERAGE FACILITIES

All structures, conduits and pipelines by which wastewater is collected and disposed of, including the wastewater treatment works, except plumbing inside and in connection with buildings and properties served and building sewers.

SANITARY SEWER

A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants or institutions.

STANDARD METHODS

The examination and analytical procedures set forth in the latest edition 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 Pollution Control Federation, and in compliance with federal regulation 40 CFR 136, Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants.

STORMWATER

Any flow occurring during or immediately following any form of natural precipitation and resulting therefrom.

SUSPENDED SOLIDS (SS)

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 and referred to as "unfilterable residue."

UNPOLLUTED WATER

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.

USER

Any person discharging wastes to the village sewers.

WASTEWATER FACILITIES

The structures, equipment and processes designed to collect, carry and treat domestic wastewater and industrial discharges.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

Any arrangement of devices and structures for treating domestic wastewater and industrial discharges. The term is sometimes used as synonymous with "wastewater treatment" or "wastewater treatment works" or "water pollution control works."

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

"May" is permissive; "shall" is mandatory.

§ 201-8 Deposit of waste; prohibited and limited discharges; special agreements.

No person shall 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 the village any human or non-farm-animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.

No person shall discharge to any natural outlet within the village or in any area under the jurisdiction of the village any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this article or under the provisions of the public health laws of the State of Wisconsin.

Prohibitions on wastewater discharges. No person shall discharge or cause or allow to be discharged into the village sewerage facilities or any connected treatment facilities any waste which contains any of the following:

Oils and grease. Fats, wax, grease or oils of more than 100 milligrams per liter, whether emulsified or not, or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32º F. and 150º F. (0º C. and 65º C.) at the point of discharge into the system.

Explosive mixtures. Liquids, solids or gases which, by reason of their nature or quantity, are sufficient to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the sewerage facilities or to the operation of the system. At no time shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the sewer system, be more than 5% nor any single reading over 10% of the lower explosive limit of the meter. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides and sulfides.

Noxious material. Noxious or malodorous solids, liquids or gases which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or are or may be sufficient to prevent entry into a sewer or its maintenance and repair.

Improperly shredded garbage. Garbage that has not been ground or comminuted to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely in suspension under flow conditions normally prevailing in the public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.

Radioactive wastes or isotopes. Radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration that they are in noncompliance with regulations issued by the appropriate authority having control over their use and which could cause damage or hazards to the sewage facilities or personnel operating the system.

(6)

Solids or viscous wastes. Solids or viscous wastes which could cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the proper operation of the sewerage facilities. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, grease, uncomminuted garbage, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, glass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, wastepaper, wood, plastic, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil and similar substances.

(7)

Excessive discharge rate. Wastewaters at a flow rate which is excessive relative to the capacity of the treatment works and which would cause a treatment process upset and subsequent loss of treatment efficiency or wastewaters containing such concentrations or quantities of pollutants that their introduction into the treatment works over a relatively short time period would cause a treatment process upset and subsequent loss of treatment efficiency.

(8)

Toxic substances. Any toxic substances, chemical elements or compounds, phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances or any other substances which may interfere with the biological processes or efficiency of the treatment works or that will pass through the treatment works or which, either singly or by interaction or in combination with other wastes, will injure or interfere with any waste treatment process, constitute a danger to humans, flora or fauna, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant.

(9)

Unpolluted water. Any unpolluted water, including but not limited to water for cooling systems or of stormwater origin, which will increase the hydraulic load on the sewerage facilities.

(10)

Discolored materials. Wastes with objectionable color not removable by the treatment process.

(11)

Corrosive wastes. Any waste which will cause corrosion or deterioration of the sewerage facilities. All wastes discharged to the public sewer system must have a pH value in the range of six to nine. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, acids, sulfides, concentrated chloride and fluoride compounds and substances which will react with water to form acidic products.

Limitations on wastewater discharges.

General limitations on the discharge of pollutants. No person shall discharge or convey to the public sewer any wastewater containing pollutants of such character or quantity that will:

Not be amenable to treatment or interfere with the sewerage facilities.

Constitute a hazard to human or animal life or to the stream or watercourse receiving the treatment plant effluent.

Violate the Federal Pretreatment Standards.

Cause the treatment plant to violate its WPDES permit or applicable receiving water standards.

Specific limitations on the discharge of pollutants. The following are the maximum concentrations of the specified pollutants allowable in wastewater discharge to the sewerage facilities. Dilution of any wastewater discharge for the purpose of satisfying these requirements shall be considered a violation of this article.[1]

[Amended 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03]

Pollutant	Concentration (milligrams per liter)
Ammonia	480.00
Arsenic	0.10
Cadmium	0.50
Chromium (Hexavalent)	0.50
Chromium (Total)	1.00
Copper	1.00
Cyanide	0.10
Lead	0.10
Manganese	10.00
Mercury	0.10
Nickel	1.00
Silver	5.00
Sulfate	1,500.00
Sulfide	50.00
Zinc	1.00
Temperature	Not over 150º F.
TSS (total suspended solids)	270
NH (ammonia nitrogen)	25
Phosphorous	8
Chlorides	180

Editor's Note: Original Sec. 11.07(4)(c), which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 99-01. See now § 201-9A(3).

Special agreements. Nothing contained in this article shall prevent any special agreements between the village and users of the sewerage facilities whereby a wastewater of unusual strength or character shall be accepted into the system, subject to any payments as may be agreed upon by the two parties.

Limitations related to oxygen demand. No person shall discharge any wastewaters to the public sewerage system which exceed the following limits:

Chemical oxygen demand (daily maximum): 600 milligrams per liter.

Chemical oxygen demand (monthly average): 400 milligrams per liter.

Biochemical oxygen demand (daily maximum): 250 milligrams per liter.

[Amended 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03]

Biochemical oxygen demand (monthly average): 250 milligrams per liter.

[Amended 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03]

The Utilities Manager or agent thereof may reject any or all wastes at his or her discretion.

[Added 4-9-2019 by Ord. No. 19-02]

§ 201-9 Control of prohibited wastes; accidental discharges.

Regulatory actions. If wastewaters containing any substance described in § 201-8 are discharged or proposed to be discharged into the sewer system of the village or to any sewer system tributary thereto, the village shall take any action necessary to:

Reject the wastes.

Require a discharger to demonstrate that in-plant modifications will eliminate the discharge of such substances to a degree acceptable to the village.

Require pretreatment at the expense of the discharger, including storage facilities or flow equalization necessary to reduce or eliminate the objectionable characteristics or substances so that the discharge will not violate these rules and regulations. Pretreatment facilities shall be operated by qualified personnel licensed by the Department of Natural Resources. If the Environmental Protection Agency establishes requirements for sampling, all sampling shall be done in accordance with such requirements.[1]

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Require the person or local government unit making, causing or allowing the discharge to pay any added cost of handling and treating excess loads imposed on the sewerage facilities.

Take such other remedial action desirable or necessary to achieve the purpose of this article.

Submission of plans. Where pretreatment or equalization of wastewater flows prior to discharge into any part of its sewerage facilities is required by the village, plans, specifications and other pertinent data or information relating to such pretreatment or flow-control facilities shall be submitted to the village for review and approval. Approval shall in no way exempt the discharge or the facilities from compliance with any applicable code, ordinance, rule or regulation of any governmental unit or the village. Any subsequent alterations or additions to such pretreatment or flow-control facilities shall not be made without notice to and approval of the village.

Pretreatment facilities operation. If pretreatment or control of waste flows is required, such facilities shall be effectively operated within an applicable wastewater limitation and maintained by the owner at his or her expense, subject to the requirements of this article and all other applicable codes, ordinances and laws.

Admission to property. Whenever it is necessary, for the purposes of this article, the Manager or his or her designated agent may immediately enter upon any property, upon presentation of credentials, for the purpose of obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations. Entry shall normally be made during daylight or operating hours. However, the Manager reserves the right to enter the property at any hour of any day he or she deems necessary as a result of abnormal or emergency circumstances.

Reporting of accidental discharges. If an accidental discharge of prohibited or regulated pollutants to the sewerage facilities should occur, the industrial facility responsible for such discharge shall immediately notify the Manager so that corrective action may be taken to protect the sewerage facilities. In addition, a written report addressed to the Manager detailing the date, time and cause of the accidental discharge, the quantity and characteristics of the discharge and corrective action taken to prevent future discharges shall be filed by the responsible industrial facility within five days of the occurrence of the accidental discharge.

§ 201-10 Industrial wastewater sampling analysis.

Basis of compliance determination.

Type of sample. Compliance determination with respect to this article, prohibitions and limitations may be made on the basis of either instantaneous grab samples or a composite sample of industrial wastewater, at the discretion of the Manager. Composite samples may be taken over a twenty-four-hour period or over a longer or shorter duration of time as determined by the Manager to meet the needs of specific circumstances.

Control manhole. Where required by the village, industrial dischargers shall install a suitable control manhole, together with such necessary samplers, meters, recorders and other appurtenances, to adequately sample and measure the wastes discharged. The control manhole shall be constructed and operated so as to permit accurate sampling and flow measurements of all wastes discharged. Where conditions do not permit measurements of all discharges from one industrial facility at a single control manhole, multiple control manholes shall be provided. The control manhole shall be located so as to permit unrestricted access by the village representative, provide sufficient space for storage of samples and equipment and allow for accurate sampling. The control manhole shall be situated on the discharger's premises, but the village may, when such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the discharger, allow the control manhole to be constructed in the public street or sidewalk area and located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles. If the control manhole is located within the discharger's fence, there shall be accommodation to allow for access by village personnel, such as a gate secured with a village lock. Construction of such facility must be completed within 60 days after the user has been notified of the requirement.

Analysis of industrial wastewaters. Laboratory analysis of industrial wastewater samples shall be performed in accordance with the current edition of Standard Methods, Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Waste, published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or the Annual Book of Standards, Part 32, Water, published by the American Society for Testing and Materials. Analysis of those pollutants not covered by these publications shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the village.

Cost of sampling and analysis. Costs incurred in connection with the sampling and analysis performed for the purpose of compliance determination with respect to this article, prohibitions and limitations will be paid by the discharger.

Reporting requirements. The village may require a user to provide information concerning, but not limited to:

Volume, time and peak rate of discharges.

Chemical analysis of discharges.

Raw materials, processes and products relevant to discharge characteristics.

Discharges of specific wastes, such as sludge, oil, solvent or incompatible pollutants.

(e)

Plot plans of sewers on the user's property showing the location of sewers, monitoring facilities and pretreatment facilities.

(f)

Details of pretreatment facilities.

(g)

Details of systems to prevent losses of materials through spills to the municipal sewers.

Each significant industrial contributor shall submit to the village by March 15 each year a report on the quality and quantity of his or her industrial discharges. The report shall be a copy of the form required by Chapter NR 101, Wisconsin Administrative Code, and shall contain, at least, analyses for compatible pollutants (e.g., BOD, ss and pH) and for all incompatible pollutants listed in this article, unless the contributor has obtained specific exemption from reporting certain constituents.

If any significant industrial contributor discharges incompatible pollutants which require pretreatment prior to discharge to the public sewerage system, the quality and quantity of the discharge shall be reported to the village quarterly by March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15.

The reporting period shall not include the 30 days preceding the day that the report is due. All analyses should be done on representative twenty-four-hour composite samples taken during a typical operating day.

All measurements and test analyses of the characteristics of wastewater shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods. Alternate methods of analysis may be used, subject to prior written approval of the Village Engineer.

§ 201-11 Industrial discharge permit system.

Wastewater discharge permits. All major contributing industries proposing to connect or to discharge into any village sewer shall obtain a discharge permit from the village. All existing major contributing industries connected or discharging to a village sewer must obtain a wastewater discharge permit.

Permit application.

Users seeking a wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the Manager an application on the form prescribed by the Manager and accompanied by the applicable fee. In support of this application, the user shall submit the following information:

Name, address and standard industrial classification (SIC) number of applicant.

Volume of wastewater to be discharged.

Wastewater constituents and characteristics, including but not limited to those mentioned in this article, as determined by the laboratory approved by the village.

Time and duration of discharge.

(e)

Average and fifteen-minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any.

(f)

Site plans, flood plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewer and appurtenances by size, location and elevation.

(g)

Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the premises, including all materials and types of materials which are, or could be, discharged.

(h)

Number of employees and hours of work.

(i)

Any other information deemed by the Manager to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.

The Manager shall evaluate the data furnished by the user and may require additional information. After evaluation and acceptance of the data furnished, the Manager shall issue a wastewater discharge permit subject to terms and conditions provided herein.

Permit conditions. Wastewater discharge permits shall be subject to all provisions of this article and all other regulations, user charges and fees established by the village. The conditions of wastewater discharge permits shall be uniformly enforced by the Manager in accordance with this article and applicable state and federal regulations. Permit conditions shall include the following:

The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to the sewer system.

The average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics.

Limits on rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulation and equalization.

Requirements for installation of inspection and sampling facilities.

Pretreatment requirements.

(6)

Requirements for maintaining plant records relating to wastewater discharges specified by the village and affording the village access thereto.

(7)

Mean and maximum mass emission rates or other appropriate limits when pollutants subject to limitations and prohibitions are proposed or present in the user's wastewater discharge.

(8)

Sampling frequency reporting, frequency and sample type.

(9)

Reporting any increase in flow or load. Such increase should be allowed only with prior approval by the Village Board.

(10)

Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the village to ensure compliance with this article.

Duration of permits. Permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed one year, and may be stated to expire on a specific date. If the user is not notified by the village 15 days prior to the expiration of the permit, the permit shall automatically be extended for 12 months. The terms and conditions of the permit may be subject to modification and change by the village during the life of the permit, as limitations or requirements as identified in this chapter are modified and changed. The user shall be informed of any proposed changes in his or her permit at least 30 days prior to the effective date of the change. Any changes or new conditions in the permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance.

Transfer of a permit. No permit shall be transferred or reassigned.

Revocation of a permit. Any user who violates the following conditions of his or her permit or this article or applicable state and federal regulations is subject to having his or her permit revoked. Violations subjecting a user to possible revocation of his or her permit include:

Failure of a user to factually report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of his or her discharge.

Failure of the user to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics.

Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for purposes of inspection or monitoring.

Violation of conditions of the permit.

§ 201-12 Sewer service charges; connection to mains.

Charges established. Sewer service charges are established for all users of the sanitary sewer system in the village in accordance with the schedule adopted by resolution of the Village Board. Service charges to industrial users required to monitor their wastewater discharges shall be based on the quantity and quality of their wastewater.

[Amended 8-11-1998 by Ord. No. 2-98; 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 99-01; 1-9-2007 by Ord. No. 07-06; 12-8-2009 by Ord. No. 09-18]

Volumes for all users shall be equal to the water consumption during the calendar quarter, provided that users discharging into both the sanitary and storm sewers shall provide for an additional meter to measure the volume of discharge to determine the actual volume discharged into the sanitary sewage system. The user shall pay for all costs for such additional meter.

Collection. The charges shall be collected quarterly in advance by the Village Treasurer. Bills for such charges shall be mailed and collected in the same manner as water bills and shall be billed and collected with and as part of such water bills, in order to make possible the shutting off of water for nonpayment of bills, but shall be separately stated thereon.

Delinquent charges. There shall be a penalty of 15% of the amount of the bill added to all sewer rental charges which have not been paid on or before the 20th of the month following such bill.

Lien on property. The sewer service charges shall be collected and taxed and shall be a lien upon the property served in the same manner as water rates are taxed and collected under the provisions of § 66.076(7), Wis.Stats.

Village payment. The amount of benefit for general health service afforded by such sanitary sewer system to be paid by the village at large shall be $4,750 per year, payable in equal quarterly installments.

Connection to mains.

All property owners whose property is reasonably accessible to sewer mains constituting a part of the sanitary sewer system shall use such sewer service unless requirement for such connection is expressly waived by resolution of the Village Board. The cost of lateral pipes to buildings so connected shall be paid by the property owners.

Connection of a building sewer to a public sewer. Applications for permission to connect a building sewer directly to an intercepting sewer shall be made, in writing, to the Village Administrator by a master plumber licensed by the Department of Health and Family Services authorized by the owner or operator of the premises for which such connection is desired.

[Amended 1-12-1999 by Ord. No. 99-01]

There shall be two classes of connection permits:

Residential and commercial.

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Industrial.

The application shall include a statement giving the exact location of the premises, the purpose for which the connection is to be used, the time when the work is to be done and any other information that may be required by the Village Administrator, together with an agreement by the owner and the licensed master plumber that they will be bound by and subject to the lawful rules and regulations of the Village Board and shall pay any necessary connection charges.

A nonrefundable permit fee for a residential or commercial user and for an industrial user, as set by resolution of the Village Board from time to time, shall be paid to the village upon filing the application.[1]

Editor's Note: See Ch. A222, Fees and Salaries.

Upon approval of the application, the Village Administrator will issue a permit granting the right to make the connection and specifying special conditions which must be met prior to connection. The laying of the building sewer shall not be commenced or continued without the required connection permit being on the premises and in the hands of the licensed master plumber or one employed by him or her.

Each building sewer to be connected to an intercepting sewer shall be inspected by the certified sewerage plant operator employed by the village or his or her representative at the time of connection.

After hookup, any preexisting septic system shall be abandoned in accordance with Chapter H62, Wisconsin Administrative Code.[2]

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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 11.12, Mortgage revenue bonds, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 201-13 Enforcement.

Notification of noncompliance, either oral or written notice. Any person found in noncompliance with this article or with any prohibition, limitation or requirement contained herein shall be served by the Manager with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The Manager will endeavor to the full extent possible to eliminate or remedy such violation without resorting to further administrative proceedings.

Notification of violation. Any person found in violation of this article or of any prohibition, limitation or requirement contained herein shall be served by the Manager with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The Manager will endeavor to the full extent possible to eliminate or remedy such violation without resorting to further administrative proceedings.

Show cause hearing. If those efforts have been unsuccessful, the Manager shall order any person who causes or allows an unauthorized discharge to show cause before the Board why such discharge should not be discontinued. A notice shall be served on the offending party specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the Board regarding the violation and directing the offending party to show cause before the Board why an order should not be made directing the discontinuance of such discharge. The notice of hearing shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail at least 10 days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agent or officer of a corporation. The Board may conduct the hearing and take the evidence or may designate any of its members or any officer or employee of the Village Engineer's office to:

Issue, in the name of the village, notices of hearings requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in any such hearings.

Take the evidence.

Transmit a report of the evidence and hearing, including transcripts and other evidence, together with recommendations to the Board or engineering staff for action thereon. At any public hearing, testimony taken before the Board or any person designated by it must be under oath and recorded stenographically. The transcript so recorded will be made available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon payment of the usual charges therefor. After the village has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order to the party responsible for the discharge directing that, within a specified time period, the discharge be discontinued, unless adequate treatment works, facilities or devices shall have been installed or have been and are properly operated, and any other such orders as the village deems necessary.

Court proceedings. A violation of an order of the village shall be considered a nuisance. If any person discharges sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes into the sewerage facilities under the jurisdiction of the village contrary to any order, the President or the Administrator may commence an action by proceeding to the Circuit Court for the County of Polk for the purpose of having the discharge stopped either by mandamus or injunction.

§ 201-14 Industrial self-monitoring requirements.

In order to effectively administer and enforce the provisions of these regulations, the Manager may ask any discharger to comply with any or all of the following requirements:

Discharge reports. The Manager may require discharge reports, including but not limited to questionnaires, technical reports, sampling reports, test analyses and periodic reports of wastewater discharge. When a report filed by a user pursuant to this section is not adequate in the judgment of the Manager, he or she shall require the user to supply additional information as the Manager deems necessary. The discharge report shall include, but not be limited to, nature of process, volume and rates of wastewater flow and elements, constituents and characteristics of the wastewater, together with any information required in an application for a wastewater discharge permit.

Monitoring programs. The Manager may require of users such technical or monitoring programs, including the submission of periodic costs, as he or she deems necessary, provided that the burden, including costs, of such programs and reports shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the report and the benefits to be obtained therefrom. The discharger shall pay the applicable village charge for the monitoring program, in addition to the sewage disposal and other charges established by the village. The monitoring program may require the discharger to conduct a sampling and analysis program of a frequency and type specified by the Manager to demonstrate compliance with prescribed wastewater discharge limits. The discharger may either:

Conduct his or her own sampling and analysis program, provided that he or she demonstrates to the Manager that he or she has the necessary qualifications and facilities to perform the work; or