(a) The City and its duly authorized employees, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purposes of surveying, inspecting, observing, measuring, sampling and testing all sewerage facilities tributary to the City system, in accordance with the provisions of these rules and regulations:
(1) The City and its duly authorized employees, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all private properties, through which a proper easement is on record, for the purpose of surveying, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, testing, construction, maintenance, operation, repair and reconstruction of any portion of the sewerage system tributary to the City sewerage system subject to the terms of the easement;
(2) The City Manager shall have the authority to serve notices of violations of the sections of these rules and regulations pertaining to use of the sewer system.
(b) All private sanitary and combined sewers within the City shall be controlled by the City, but maintained and operated by their owners. The City may accept for maintenance and operation any private sewer which meets the City standards for the same and for which a proper easement is dedicated to the City.
(c) All public or private sanitary and combined sewers shall continue to be owned by their respective public or private owners until such time as the owner and the City mutually agree to a transfer of ownership to the City.
(d) No sanitary or combined sewer shall be constructed within the jurisdiction of the City without the prior written approval of the City.
(e) Any connection to a sanitary or combined sewer within the jurisdiction of the City shall be subject to these rules and regulations and to any charges, rates, fees and assessments which are, or may be, established by the City as being applicable. The connection shall be made under permits issued by the City.
(f) No extension or modification shall be made to any sanitary or combined sewer controlled by the City without prior written approval of the City Manager or designee.
(g) The City Manager or his duly authorized appointee shall administer the provisions of this chapter and supervise the construction of public sewers in streets and public sewer easements owned by the City. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or otherwise effecting the powers and duties of the City Health Officer. The City Manager shall enforce all provisions of this Code excluding sections dealing with the chemical composition of wastewater discharges from nondomestic users. Sections of this Code dealing with the chemical composition of nondomestic discharges shall be enforced by Council.
(h) The City Manager may prescribe rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary for the administration of, but not inconsistent with, this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall become effective when adopted by resolution of Council;
(1) The City Manager shall serve, upon request to each permit holder under this chapter, a copy of all applicable rules, regulations and ordinances adopted by Council;
(2) The City Manager shall keep and maintain full and complete records, which shall be open to public inspection, of all permit applications and permits issued under this section, including:
A. The location, plans and particulars of work;
B. The names and addresses of applicants and permittees; and
C. Records of all fees paid pursuant to this section, with the names of the payers and the dates, purposes and the amounts of the payments.
(Ord. 2016-50. Passed 3-21-2016.)