CHAPTER 52: SEWERS
Section
Sewer Department; Generally
   52.001   Operation and funding
   52.002   Sewer contract
   52.003   Mandatory hook-up
   52.004   Direct connections
   52.005   Installation procedure
   52.006   Installation expense
   52.007   Sewer tap permit; fee
   52.008   Repairs and maintenance
   52.009   Classification
   52.010   Rate setting
   52.011   Old house sewers
   52.012   Prohibited discharges; stormwater, surface water, groundwater, cooling water, and process water
   52.013   Special equipment
   52.014   Manholes
   52.015   Lien
   52.016   Definitions
   52.017   Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Fund
   52.018   Rates and charges; classified
   52.019   Surcharge; when required
Public Sewers Required
   52.030   Unlawful deposit of wastes
   52.031   Unlawful discharge of untreated sewage
   52.032   Cesspools, privies, and septic tanks prohibited
   52.033   Mandatory hook-up
Private Sewage Disposal
   52.045   When applicable
   52.046   Permit required; fee
   52.047   Permit; when effective; inspections
   52.048   Specifications
   52.049   Maintenance
   52.050   Additional requirements
Building Sewer Installation
   52.065   Permit required
   52.066   Classification; permit application; fee
   52.067   Expense
   52.068   Single premise
   52.069   Use of existing sewers
   52.070   Construction codes
   52.071   Unlawful connection
   52.072   Inspections
   52.073   Excavations
Hazardous and Prohibited Discharges
   52.085   Flammable, toxic, corrosive, and obstructive substances; preliminary treatment
   52.086   Specific prohibitions as determined by Director of Public Works
   52.087   Rejection, pretreatment, control of discharge rate, or use fee surcharge
General Provisions
   52.100   Grease, oil, and sand interceptors; when required
   52.101   Preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities; maintenance by owner
   52.102   Control manholes/sampling stations; when required; installation and maintenance
   52.103   Control manholes/sampling stations; method
   52.104   Sanitary supply system; destruction of property
   52.105   Hazardous and prohibited substances; special exceptions permitted; use fee surcharge
   52.106   Compliance with this chapter
   52.107   Violations; notice and liability
   52.108   Sewage disposal; rates
 
   52.999   Penalty
SEWER DEPARTMENT; GENERALLY
§ 52.001 OPERATION AND FUNDING.
   The city owns and operates the city sewer system through the Director of Public Works. The City Council, for the purpose of defraying the cost of the management and maintenance of the city sewer system may each year levy a tax not exceeding the maximum limit prescribed by state law on the actual valuation of all real estate and personal property within the corporate limits that is subject to taxation. The revenue from the tax shall be known as the Sewer Maintenance Fund. The Director of Public Works shall have the direct management and control of the Sewer Department and shall faithfully carry out the duties of his or her office. He or she shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations for the sanitary and efficient management of the Department subject to the supervision and review of the City Council.
(Neb. RS 17-149 and 17-925.01) (1973 Code, § 3-201)
§ 52.002 SEWER CONTRACT.
   The city, through the City Sewer Department, shall furnish sewer services to persons within its corporate limits whose premises abut a street or alley in which a commercial main is now or may hereafter be laid. The city may also furnish sewer service to persons whose premises are situated outside the corporate limits of the city, as and when, according to law, the City Council may see fit to do so. The rules, regulations, and sewer rental rates hereinafter named in this chapter, shall be considered a part of every application hereafter made for sewer service and shall be considered a part of the contract between every customer now or hereafter served. Without further formality, the making of the application on the part of any applicant or the use of sewer service by present customers thereof shall constitute a contract between the customer and the city to which the contract both parties are bound. If the customer shall violate any of the provisions of the contract or any reasonable rules and regulations that the City Council may hereafter adopt, the Director of Public Works, or his or her agent, may cut off or disconnect the sewer service from the building or premise of the violation. No further connection for sewer service to the building or premise shall again be made save or except by order of the Director of Public Works or his or her agent.
(Neb. RS 17-901 and 17-902) (1973 Code, § 3-202)
§ 52.003 MANDATORY HOOK-UP.
   The property owner, occupant or lessee of any premise that abuts a sewer main that is now or may hereafter be laid shall without delay, cause the said building to be connected with sewer system and equipped with inside sewerage facilities. Every building hereafter erected shall be connected with the sewer system at the time of its construction. In the event that any property owner, occupant or lessee shall neglect, fail or refuse within a period of ten days after notice has been given to him or her to do so by registered mail or by publication in a newspaper in or of general circulation in the municipality to make such connection, the governing body shall have the power to cause the same to be done, to assess the cost thereof against the property and to collect the assessment thus made in the manner provided for collection of other special taxes and assessments.
(Neb. RS 17-149 and 17-149.01) (1973 Code, § 3-203) (Ord. 513, passed 6-15-1981; Ord. 812, passed 10-14-2010) Penalty, see § 52.999
§ 52.004 DIRECT CONNECTIONS.
   Each and every building must make a direct connection with the main sewer line. Under no circumstances will two or more houses be allowed to make the connections through one pipe.
(Neb. RS 18-503) (1973 Code, § 3-204) Penalty, see § 52.999
§ 52.005 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE.
   In making excavations in streets, alleys, or sidewalks for the purpose of installing pipe, or making repairs, the paving, stones, and earth must be removed and deposited in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public and provide for adequate drainage. No person shall leave an excavation made in the street, alley, or sidewalk open at any time without a barricade, and during the night, warning lights. After the house sewer is laid, the public ways and property shall be restored to good condition. If the excavation in the public ways and property is left open or unfinished for a period of 24 hours or more, the Director of Public Works shall have the duty to finish or correct the work, and all expenses so incurred shall be charged to the owner, occupant, or lessee of the property. All installations or repairs of pipes require two inspections by the Director of Public Works. The first inspection shall be made when connections or repairs are complete and before the pipes are covered. The second inspection shall be made after the dirt work is completed and the service restored. It is the customers responsibility to notify the Director of Public Works at the time the work is ready for each inspection. All installation shall be done under the supervision and strictly in accordance with the rules, regulations, and specifications for the installation prescribed by the Director of Public Works; provided, that the rules, regulations, and specifications have been reviewed and approved by the City Council.
(Neb. RS 18-503) (1973 Code, § 3-205) Penalty, see § 52.999
§ 52.006 INSTALLATION EXPENSE.
   The customer, upon approval of his or her application for sewer service, shall pay to the Director of Public Works a tap fee which shall compensate the city for the expense of processing his or her application. The Director of Public Works, in his or her discretion, may direct the customer to hire a bonded plumber to tap the main. The customer shall then be required to pay the expense of procuring the materials required as well as the services of a bonded plumber and shall pay all other costs of installation.
(Neb. RS 18-503) (1973 Code, § 3-206)
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