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§ 52.002 PROHIBITING THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR OR DIGGING OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL TANKS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to dig, construct or repair, or cause to be dug, constructed or repaired, at any point within the limits of Sanitary Sewer District No. 1 of the town, any cesspool, septic tank or other sewage disposal tank or device, or any toilet not serviced by the Municipal Sewer System.
(Ord. 229, passed 7-25-1932) Penalty, see § 52.999
§ 52.003 CONNECTIONS ONTO SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM; PERMIT REQUIRED.
   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to allow his, hers, its or any property to be connected onto the sanitary sewer system within the town, except the person, firm or corporation shall first have secured from the Town Clerk-Treasurer a written permit authorizing the making of the connection.
(Ord. 228, passed 7-25-1932) Penalty, see § 52.999
Cross-reference:
   Assessment for new connections, see § 52.021
§ 52.004 REGULATE THE ELIMINATION OF WASTEWATER.
   It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any premises in the Town of Clayton, New Mexico, to permit wastewater from or through any apparatus to regularly flow upon any street or alley within the town.
(Ord. 205, passed 9-8-1930) Penalty, see § 52.999
§ 52.005 REGULATING THE CLEANING OF CESSPOOLS.
   (A)   When any cesspool or like receptacle is pumped or cleaned by the Town of Clayton or any employee thereof, the fee or charge therefor shall be $0.90 for each tankful or load taken therefrom; provided; however, that a minimum of $5.00 shall be charged for each cesspool or like receptacle so cleaned or pumped. The cleaning or pumping may be done at any time of the day.
   (B)   The owner of any property upon which or in connection with which any cesspool or like receptacle is situated shall be primarily liable for the charges above specified, but the owner of the property and the occupant, if the property be occupied by some person other than the owner, shall be jointly and severally liable for the charges.
   (C)   The town shall have a lien upon any lot or lots or subdivision within the town for all charges for cleaning or pumping a cesspool or like receptacle situated thereon or in connection therewith, when the same is done by the town or any of its employees, and if the charges are not paid within 30 days from the time the service is rendered, the Town Clerk-Treasurer shall file a notice and claim of the lien in the office of the County Clerk of Union County, New Mexico, as provided by the laws of the State of New Mexico, the lien to be thereafter foreclosed in the manner and form prescribed by the laws of the State of New Mexico.
(Ord. 194, passed 1-13-1930)
Cross-reference:
   Additional provisions, see Chapter 50
MUNICIPAL SEWER SERVICE USE
§ 52.020 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   INSPECTOR. The Town Manager of the Town of Clayton, New Mexico, or any employee working under the direction of the Town Manager in operating and maintaining the sewers.
   NORMAL USE OF THE SEWERS. Includes the functions and purposes of the sewers for conveying sewage, as above defined, to its point of final disposition.
   PERSON. Includes the owner of any premises, corporations, partnerships, or other forms of business associations, either as owners or tenants of any premises, and their individual members, their agents, and employees.
   REFUSE. Includes sand, mud, grease, oil, rags, bottles, cans, sticks, cinders, ashes, rocks, coarse paper, or any other substance that will not quickly disintegrate when in contact with water.
   SEWAGE. Includes wastes commonly conveyed by water from lavatories, water closets, kitchen sinks, bath tubs, and other commonly used plumbing fixtures through which wastes are disposed of that quickly disintegrate in contact with water; and in the case of storm sewers only, run-off water from mains, melting snow, hail, or sleet, and waste water from washing and flushing of streets.
   SEWER. Includes:
      (1)   The sanitary sewer system; and
      (2)   The storm sewer of the Town of Clayton, New Mexico, as the same now exist or may hereafter be altered or extended.
(Ord. 653, passed 9-14-2006; Am. Ord. 685, passed 12-14-2011; Am. Ord. 721, passed 5-10-2023)
§ 52.021 PERMIT TO CONNECT TO SANITARY SEWER.
   Should any person, firm, or corporation apply for a permit to connect property whether located in or out of the sanitary-sewer improvement district to the sewer system of the Town of Clayton, such permit shall not be issued until the applicant pays the town its cost for extending the sewer line to the property. Such costs are to be determined by the market prices prevailing at the time of the extension plus 10%.
(Ord. 653, passed 9-14-2006; Am. Ord. 685, passed 12-14-2011; Am. Ord. 721, passed 5-10-2023)
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