A.Â
This article regulates the use of public and private
sewers and drains, disposal of holding tank wastes into public sewers
and the discharge of waters and wastes into the public sewerage systems
within the village.
B.Â
This article also provides for and explains the method
used for levying and collecting wastewater treatment service charges
and industrial cost recovery charges, sets uniform requirements for
discharges into the wastewater collection and treatment system and
enables the village to comply with administrative provisions, water
quality requirements, toxic and pretreatment effluent standards and
any other discharge criteria which are required or authorized by the
State of Wisconsin or federal law. Its intent is to derive the maximum
public benefit by regulating the characteristics of wastewater discharged
into the village sewerage system.
C.Â
This article provides a means for determining wastewater
volumes, constituents and characteristics, the setting of charges
and fees and the issuing of permits to certain users.
D.Â
Revenues derived from the application of this article
shall be used to defray village costs of operating and maintaining
adequate wastewater collection and treatment systems and to provide
sufficient funds for capital outlay, bond service costs and capital
improvements.
E.Â
The charges and fees herein have been established pursuant to the requirements of § 201-12 of this article and W.S.A. s. 66.25. If there is any conflict between this article and any applicable statute, the statute shall be controlling.
F.Â
Installation regulations.
[Added 9-12-1995 by Ord. No. 10-95]
(1)Â
The Wisconsin Plumbing Code shall regulate all plumbing
within the village.
(2)Â
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.)
A.Â
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
BUILDING SEWER
CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD)
COMMUNITY SEWER
COMPATIBLE POLLUTANT
COMPOSITE SAMPLE
COOLING WATER
DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
FEDERAL ACT
FLOATABLE OIL
GARBAGE
HOLDING TANK WASTE
INCOMPATIBLE POLLUTANT
INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY (ICR)
INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE
INDUSTRIAL USER
INTERCEPTING SYSTEM
MAJOR INDUSTRIAL CONTRIBUTOR[2]
(1)Â
(2)Â
(3)Â
(4)Â
MANAGER
PERSON
PRETREATMENT STANDARDS
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
PUBLIC SEWER
PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEM OR SEWERAGE FACILITIES
SANITARY SEWER
STANDARD METHODS
STORMWATER
SUSPENDED SOLIDS (SS)
UNPOLLUTED WATER
USER
WASTEWATER FACILITIES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
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.
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.
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.
Any sanitary sewer owned and operated by the village which
is tributary to an intercepting sewer or treatment facility operated
by the village.
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.
A sample consisting of portions of a waste taken over a time
period in proportion to the volume of flow of such 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.
Wastewater discharged from sanitary conveniences which contains
no incompatible pollutants exceeding the limits set forth in this
article.
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.
[1]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.
The solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and
sale of food.
Any waste from holding tanks, such as septic tanks, chemical
toilets, campers, trailers and vacuum-pump tank trucks.
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.
Any waterborne solids, liquids or gaseous wastes, other than
domestic wastewater, resulting from, discharging, flowing or escaping
from any industrial user defined herein.
Any user defined in CFR Title 40, Section 35.905-8, who has
an industrial discharge.
Any sanitary sewer built or acquired by the village.
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
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.
The designated agent or representative of the village who
shall be in charge of the discharge control program and the enforcement
of this article.
Any individual, firm, company, partnership or association
and private, public and municipal corporations, districts and all
political subdivisions and governmental agencies.
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.
A sewer owned and maintained by a governmental agency or
public utility.
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.
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants or institutions.
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.
Any flow occurring during or immediately following any form
of natural precipitation and resulting therefrom.
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."
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.
Any person discharging wastes to the village sewers.
The structures, equipment and processes designed to collect,
carry and treat domestic wastewater and industrial discharges.
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."
B.Â
"May" is permissive; "shall" is mandatory.
A.Â
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.
B.Â
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.
C.Â
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:
(1)Â
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.
(2)Â
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.
(3)Â
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.
(4)Â
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.
(5)Â
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)Â
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)Â
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)Â
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)Â
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)Â
Discolored materials. Wastes with objectionable color
not removable by the treatment process.
(11)Â
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.
D.Â
Limitations on wastewater discharges.
(1)Â
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:
(a)Â
Not be amenable to treatment or interfere with
the sewerage facilities.
(b)Â
Constitute a hazard to human or animal life
or to the stream or watercourse receiving the treatment plant effluent.
(c)Â
Violate the Federal Pretreatment Standards.
(d)Â
Cause the treatment plant to violate its WPDES
permit or applicable receiving water standards.
(2)Â
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
|
E.Â
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.
F.Â
Limitations related to oxygen demand. No person shall
discharge any wastewaters to the public sewerage system which exceed
the following limits:
(1)Â
Chemical oxygen demand (daily maximum): 600 milligrams
per liter.
(2)Â
Chemical oxygen demand (monthly average): 400 milligrams
per liter.
(3)Â
Biochemical oxygen demand (daily maximum): 250 milligrams
per liter.
[Amended 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03]
(4)Â
Biochemical oxygen demand (monthly average): 250 milligrams
per liter.
[Amended 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 05-03]
G.Â
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]
A.Â
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:
(1)Â
Reject the wastes.
(2)Â
Require a discharger to demonstrate that in-plant
modifications will eliminate the discharge of such substances to a
degree acceptable to the village.
(3)Â
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]
(4)Â
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.
(5)Â
Take such other remedial action desirable or necessary
to achieve the purpose of this article.
B.Â
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.
C.Â
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.
D.Â
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.
E.Â
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.
A.Â
Basis of compliance determination.
(1)Â
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.
(2)Â
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.
(3)Â
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.
(4)Â
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.
(5)Â
Reporting requirements. The village may require a
user to provide information concerning, but not limited to:
(a)Â
Volume, time and peak rate of discharges.
(b)Â
Chemical analysis of discharges.
(c)Â
Raw materials, processes and products relevant
to discharge characteristics.
(d)Â
Discharges of specific wastes, such as sludge,
oil, solvent or incompatible pollutants.
(e)Â
Plot plans of sewers on the user's property
showing the location of sewers, monitoring facilities and pretreatment
facilities.
(f)Â
Details of pretreatment facilities.
(g)Â
Details of systems to prevent losses of materials
through spills to the municipal sewers.
B.Â
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.
C.Â
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.
D.Â
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.
E.Â
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.
A.Â
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.
B.Â
Permit application.
(1)Â
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:
(a)Â
Name, address and standard industrial classification
(SIC) number of applicant.
(b)Â
Volume of wastewater to be discharged.
(c)Â
Wastewater constituents and characteristics,
including but not limited to those mentioned in this article, as determined
by the laboratory approved by the village.
(d)Â
Time and duration of discharge.
(e)Â
Average and fifteen-minute peak wastewater flow
rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variations, if any.
(f)Â
Site plans, flood plans, mechanical and plumbing
plans and details to show all sewer and appurtenances by size, location
and elevation.
(g)Â
Description of activities, facilities and plant
processes on the premises, including all materials and types of materials
which are, or could be, discharged.
(h)Â
Number of employees and hours of work.
(i)Â
Any other information deemed by the Manager
to be necessary to evaluate the permit application.
(2)Â
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.
C.Â
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:
(1)Â
The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees
for the wastewater to be discharged to the sewer system.
(2)Â
The average and maximum wastewater constituents and
characteristics.
(3)Â
Limits on rate and time of discharge or requirements
for flow regulation and equalization.
(4)Â
Requirements for installation of inspection and sampling
facilities.
(5)Â
Pretreatment requirements.
(6)Â
Requirements for maintaining plant records relating
to wastewater discharges specified by the village and affording the
village access thereto.
(7)Â
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)Â
Sampling frequency reporting, frequency and sample
type.
(9)Â
Reporting any increase in flow or load. Such increase
should be allowed only with prior approval by the Village Board.
(10)Â
Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the
village to ensure compliance with this article.
D.Â
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.
E.Â
Transfer of a permit. No permit shall be transferred
or reassigned.
F.Â
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:
(1)Â
Failure of a user to factually report the wastewater
constituents and characteristics of his or her discharge.
(2)Â
Failure of the user to report significant changes
in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics.
(3)Â
Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises
for purposes of inspection or monitoring.
(4)Â
Violation of conditions of the permit.
A.Â
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]
(1)Â
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.
B.Â
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.
C.Â
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.
D.Â
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.
E.Â
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.
F.Â
Connection to mains.
(1)Â
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.
(2)Â
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]
(b)Â
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.
(d)Â
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.
(3)Â
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.
A.Â
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.
B.Â
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.
C.Â
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:
(1)Â
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.
(2)Â
Take the evidence.
(3)Â
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.
D.Â
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.
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:
A.Â
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.
B.Â
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:
C.Â
Trade secrets. When requested by the user furnishing
a report or permit application or questionnaire, the portions of the
report, or other document, which might disclose trade secrets or secret
processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public
but shall be made available to governmental agencies for use in making
studies; provided, however, that such portions of a report or other
document shall be available for use by the village or the state or
any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving
the person furnishing the report or other document.
No person shall knowingly make any false statement,
representation, record, report, plan or other document filed with
the municipality or falsify, tamper with or knowingly render inaccurate
any monitoring device or method required under this article. Any person
who violates this provision shall be subject to the penalties imposed
under this chapter.