(A) Generally. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
(B) Accidental release of unacceptable substances. No person shall connect to the sewerage any vessel, tank, container or receptacle of any kind used to receive, hold, store or in any other way handle any toxic or deleterious material or substance, the discharge of which is prohibited by this subchapter hereof, through which quantities or such material or substance could accidentally or otherwise be discharged directly or indirectly into the system. Persons who, in the course of their business or otherwise transport, store, receive, ship or in any other way handle or process any such material or substance shall take precautions to prevent accidental spillage of such substances to any connection to the system by way of floor drains, basins, catch basins, gutters, manholes or any other such connection. Whenever the Wastewater Superintendent or appointed representative and the village determines that accidental spillage has occurred through any such connection to the system, it shall require the owner to eliminate the connection.
(C) Notification of accidental releases; costs.
(1) In case of any accidental release to the sewerage system of an unacceptable discharge or of any substance or material considered by the Wastewater Superintendent or appointed representative and the village to be toxic or deleterious, as provided in this section, the user shall notify the Village Administrator or Wastewater Superintendent or appointed representative immediately and in no case later than one hour following such a discharge so that remedial action can be taken:
(a) Require the person making, causing or allowing the discharge to pay any additional costs or expense incurred by the village for handling and treating excess loads imposed on the treatment system; and
(b) Take such other remedial action as may be deemed to be desirable or necessary to achieve the purpose of this subchapter.
(2) Failure to report such a discharge shall result in a charge of $1,000 in addition to the costs of correction and in addition to any other penalty provided by this subchapter. Each such discharge shall be levied accordingly. A separate discharge shall be deemed made each day during or on which such discharge continues and charges therefor shall be levied accordingly. Such charges shall be collected by the village in the same manner as all other charges set by the village.
(Ord. 4-1992, passed 1-9-1992)