(A) Unpolluted discharges to sanitary sewers. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any sanitary sewer, either directly or indirectly, storm water, surface water, ground water, roof run-off, subsurface drainage, cooling water, unpolluted water or unpolluted industrial process water. The village shall require the removal of unpolluted waters from any wastewater collection or treatment facility if the removal is cost-effective and is in the best interest of all users of those facilities.
(B) Unpolluted discharges to storm sewers. Storm water, surface water, ground water, roof run-off, subsurface drainage, cooling water, unpolluted water or unpolluted industrial process water may be admitted to storm sewers which have adequate capacity for their accommodation. No person shall use the sewers, however, without the specific permission of the village.
(C) Depositing polluted water on public or private property. No person shall place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the jurisdiction of the authority, any wastewater or other polluted waters except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this subchapter and the NPDES permit.
(D) Discharge of polluted water to natural outlet. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any natural outlet any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this subchapter and NPDES permit No. MI0028398.
(E) Private sewage disposal systems. No person shall construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater except as hereinafter provided. In the event any existing private sewage system shall, in the opinion of the Village Council, become a hazard to health, safety or general welfare of any persons or property, then the owner thereof shall be required, at his or her expense, to install suitable sewage facilities therein, and to connect the facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system in accordance with the specifications of the Saginaw County Health Department and the village. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the village. In the event that the owner of the property, upon which the same is located, shall fail to abandon and correct upon reasonable notice a private sewage disposal system, then and in such case, the village may do so, and charge the cost thereof to the property owner and to the occupant of the property, and the charge shall become a debt, collectible as such.
(F) Connection to sewer. With six months from the time a collector sewer becomes available (within 50 feet of the property line) to any person, the person shall make connection. The connection, however, shall be subject to the review and approval of the village and shall be contingent upon the availability of capacity in all downstream sewers, pump stations, forcemains and the sewage treatment plant including compatible pollutant capacity.
(G) Prohibited wastes. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewer, any wastes which would interfere with the operation or performance of the treatment works. Specifically, the following wastes shall not be introduced into the treatment works:
(1) Wastes which create a fire or explosion hazard in the treatment works;
(2) Wastes which will cause corrosive structural damage to treatment works, but in no case with a pH lower than 6;
(3) Solid or viscous wastes in amounts which would cause obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the treatment works; and
(4) Wastes at a flow rate and/or pollutant discharge rate (slugs) which are excessive over relatively short time periods so that there is a treatment process upset and subsequent loss of treatment efficiency.
(H) Industrial wastes; rights of treatment authority management. Treatment Authority Management, whenever necessary, with regard to discharge or proposed discharge of industrial wastes into any sewer, shall have the right to:
(1) Require new industries or industries with significant increase in discharge to submit information on wastewater characteristics and obtain prior approval for discharges;
(2) Reject the wastes in whole or in part for any reason deemed appropriate by the village;
(3) Require pretreatment of the wastes to within the limits of normal sewage as defined;
(4) Require control of flow equalization of the wastes so as to avoid any slug loads or excessive loads that may be harmful to the treatment works; and
(5) Require payment of a surcharge on any excessive flows or loadings discharged to the treatment works to cover the additional costs of having capacity for and treating the wastes.
(I) Pretreatment of industrial wastes. Pretreatment of industrial wastes from major contributing industries prior to discharge to the treatment works is required and is subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and published in the Federal Register, June 26, 1978, and any more stringent requirements established by the village, and any subsequent federal guidelines and rules and regulations. (As specific pretreatment levels are established, they should be incorporated into this section).
(J) Treatment facilities. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to pretreatment or control facilities shall be submitted for approval of the village and no construction of the facilities shall be commenced until approval in writing is granted. Where the facilities are provided, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operating order by the owner at his or her expense and shall be subject to periodic inspection by the village to determine that the facilities are being operated in conformance with applicable federal, state and local laws and permits. The owner shall maintain operating records and shall submit to the village a monthly summary report of the character of the influent and effluent to show the performance of the treatment facilities and for comparison against the village monitoring records.
(K) Measurements, tests and analyses. The village may require users of the treatment works, other than residential users, to supply pertinent information on wastewater flow characteristics. The measurements, test and analysis shall be made at the users' expense. If made by the village, an appropriate charge may be assessed to the user as established by the village.
(L) Control manhole. The owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes or other nonresidential wastewater may be required by the village to install a control manhole together with the necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. The structures, when required, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the village. The structures shall be installed by the owner at his or her expense and shall be maintained by him or her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
(M) Sampling and analysis. The strength of wastewaters shall be determined, for periodic establishment of charges provided for in this subchapter, from samples taken at the aforementioned structure at any period of time and of the duration and in the manner as the village may elect, or, at any place mutually agreed upon between the user and the village. Appropriate charges for sampling and analysis may be assessed to the user at the option of the village, the results of routine sampling and analysis by the user may also be used for determination.
(N) Rules for measurements, tests and analyses. All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this subchapter shall be determined in accordance with latest edition of Standard Methods except for applications for NPDES permits and reports thereof which shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the USEPA, published in the Federal Register October 16, 1973 (38 C.F.R. pt. 20758), and any subsequent revisions subject to approval by the village.
(O) Interceptors or traps. Grease, oil and sand interceptors or traps shall be provided when, in the
opinion of the village, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients, except that the interceptors or traps will not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors or traps shall be of a type and capacity approved by the village and shall be located so as to be readily and easily assessable for cleaning and inspection. They shall be construed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperatures and shall be of substantial construction, to be gastight, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers. Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors or traps shall be maintained by the owner, at his or her expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
(P) Unusual flows or wastes. Users of the treatment works shall immediately notify the village of any unusual flows or wastes that are discharged accidentally or otherwise to the sewer system.
(Q) Special agreements. No statement contained in this section shall be constructed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the village and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the village for treatment. In all such cases the provisions set forth herein in the sewage rate ordinance will be governing factors in any contracts entered into.
(1992 Code, § 82.002) (Ord. 3-82, passed - - 1982) Penalty, see § 53.99