It shall be unlawful to 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 chapter.
Except as provided in this chapter, 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 wastewater.
The owner of any house, building or property used for human occupancy,
employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the Village and
abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located
or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the Village, is
hereby required, at the owner's expense, to install suitable toilet facilities
therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer,
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date
of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 100
feet (30.5 meters) of the property line. Where a public sanitary sewer is
not available under the provisions of this chapter, the building sewer shall
be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions
of this chapter.
A.
Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Sauk County
Zoning Administrator and comply with the then-applicable Sauk County sanitary
laws. The Village expressly consents to the enforcement of such laws by the
Sauk County Zoning Administrator and other Sauk County officials within the
Village. Violations of this subsection may also be prosecuted by the Village.
B.
A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become
effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the approving
authority. The approving authority shall be allowed to inspect the work at
any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant for the permit
shall notify the approving authority when the work is ready for final inspection
and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made
within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the approving authority.
C.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater
disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of
Health and Family Services of the state. No septic tank or cesspool shall
be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.[1]
D.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property serviced by a private wastewater disposal system as provided in Subsection C above, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within 90 days, in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material.
E.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal
facility in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Village.
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
A wastewater discharge permit may be required of any person desiring to discharge wastewater to the Village sewerage system and shall be of two classes. First, a domestic wastewater discharge permit may be required of any person desiring to discharge domestic waste and shall be considered as part of the building permit if required and issued by the Village. Second, an industrial wastewater discharge permit may be required of any person desiring to discharge any industrial waste and shall be completely separate from any other permits issued by the Village. Further requirements for this class of permit can be found in Article VII of this chapter.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The fees for a street opening
permit and for a sewer connection permit shall be as provided in the Village
Fee Schedule.
The size, slope, alignment and materials of construction of a building
sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing,
testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements
of the Building and Plumbing Codes or other applicable rules and regulations
of the Village. Street repair shall conform to Village standard specifications
for street construction on file with the Village. Temporary pavement patching
may be required until hot-mix asphalt is available.
[Amended 2-1-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-1]
The Village shall be permitted to have an authorized representative
inspect any new or old installation for compliance with the regulations of
this chapter. If, in the sole discretion of the Village or its authorized
representative, any grease, oil or sand interceptor or trap required under
applicable Village ordinances ("trap") is not being maintained or cleaned
in compliance with applicable ordinances and regulations, the trap may be
inspected and cleaned by the Village or its authorized representative at the
expense of the user or individual property owner. The Sauk Prairie Sewerage
Commission shall be considered an authorized representative of the Village
for the purposes of this section.
New sewers and connections to the sewer system shall not be allowed
unless all downstream components have a reserve capable of accepting them
and unless the new sewer and connections to the sewer system are properly
designed and constructed in accordance with accepted practices and codes.
The Village reserves the right to require any user of the system to
install and maintain, at the user's expense, a control or monitoring manhole
on the user's discharge pipeline. The user shall provide the Village free
and unobstructed access to the installed manhole.
