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(A) Where required by the city, the owner of any property serviced by a building sanitary sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable structure or control manhole with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sanitary sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of wastes. The structure shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the city. The structure shall be installed by the owner at his or her expense and shall be maintained by the owner to be safe and accessible at all times.
(B) The owner of any property serviced by a building sanitary sewer carrying industrial wastes may, at the discretion of the city, be required to provide laboratory measurements, tests or analyses of waters or wastes to illustrate compliance with this chapter and any special condition for discharge established by the city or regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the discharge. The number, type, frequency of sampling and laboratory analyses to be performed by the owner shall be as stipulated by the city. The industry must supply a complete analysis of the constituents of the wastewater discharge to assure that compliance with federal, state and local standards are being met. The owner shall report the results of measurements and laboratory analyses to the city at such times and in such manner as prescribed by the city. The owner shall bear the expense of all measurements, analyses and reporting required by the city. At such times as deemed necessary, the city reserves the right to take measurements and samples for analysis by an independent laboratory.
(C) All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association. Sampling methods, location, times, duration and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the Director.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
(A) Where required by the city, the owner of any property serviced by a sanitary sewer shall provide protection from an accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this chapter. Where necessary, facilities to prevent accidental discharges of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner's expense.
(B) Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Director for review and approval prior to construction of the facility. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve any user from the responsibility to modify the user's facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(C) Users shall notify the Director immediately upon having a slug or accidental discharge of substances or wastewater in violation of this chapter to enable countermeasures to be taken by the Director to minimize damage to the wastewater treatment works. The notification will not relieve any user of any liability for any expense, loss or damage to the wastewater treatment system or treatment process or for any fines imposed on the city on account thereof under any state and federal law. Employers shall insure that all employees who may cause or discover such a discharge are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
(A) No person having charge of any building or other premises which drains into the public sanitary sewer shall permit any substance or matter which may form a deposit or obstruction to flow or pass into the public sanitary sewer. Within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the city, the owner shall install a suitable and sufficient catch basin or waste trap or, if one already exists, shall clean out, repair or alter the same and perform such other work as the Director may deem necessary. Upon the owner's refusal or neglect to install a catch basin or waste trap or to clean out, repair or alter the same after the period of 60 days, the Director may cause such work to be completed at the expense of the owner or representative thereof.
(B) The owner or operator of any motor vehicle washing or servicing facility shall provide and maintain in serviceable condition at all times a catch basin or waste trap in the building drain system to prevent grease, oil, dirt or any mineral deposit from entering the public sanitary sewer system.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
Whenever any sanitary sewer service connection becomes clogged, obstructed, broken or out of order, detrimental to the use of the public sanitary sewer or unfit for the purpose of drainage, the property owner shall repair or cause such work to be done as the Director may direct. Each day after three days that a person neglects or fails to so act shall constitute a separate violation of this section, and the Director may then cause the work to be done and recover from the owner or agent the expense thereof by an action in the name of the city.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
In addition to any penalties that may be imposed for violation of any provision of this chapter, the city may assess against any person the cost of repairing or restoring sanitary sewers or associated facilities damaged as a result of the discharge of prohibited wastes by such person and may collect such assessment as an additional charge for the use of the public sanitary sewer system or in any other manner deemed appropriate by the city.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the city for treatment, subject to payment therefore by the industrial concern, providing that National Categorical Pretreatment Standards and the city's NPDES and/or state disposal system permit limitations are not violated.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
PRETREATMENT
(A) This subchapter sets forth uniform requirements for discharges into the city's wastewater disposal system and enables the city to comply with all state and federal laws.
(B) The objectives of this subchapter are as follows:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the wastewater disposal system which will interfere with the operation of the system or the use or disposal of the sludge;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the wastewater disposal system which will pass through the system inadequately treated into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system; and
(3) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system.
(C) This subchapter provides for the regulation of discharges into the city's wastewater disposal system through the issuance of permits to certain users and through enforcement of the general requirements for the other users, authorizes monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user reporting and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.
(D) This subchapter shall apply to the city and to persons outside the city who are, by contract or agreement with the city, users of the city wastewater disposal system. This subchapter is a supplement to §§ 52.125 et seq., as amended. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Director of the city wastewater disposal system shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)
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