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(A) There shall be no discharge of surface water into the sanitary sewer system from any property in the city.
(B) When it is has been established that surface water is being discharged into the sanitary sewer system of the city, the city shall cause to be served upon the owner or occupant of the property where such discharge is found to exist a written notice requiring such person to abate the discharge within sixty (60) days after service of the notice.
(C) Upon failure of the person notified as provided in (B) to abate a discharge of surface water into the sanitary sewer of the city, the city shall, on all billings made to the property involved after the sixty day period has expired, add ten dollars ($10.00) per month until notified that the discharge of surface water has been eliminated. The said supplementary charge shall be assessed against the receiver of the service, whether an occupant or an owner.
(D) The supplementary charge made under provisions of (C) shall be for the additional service required by the discharge of surface water into the sanitary sewer system and for the problems and damage created by overloading the sewer treatment plant and is therefore in addition to any fines or other penalties otherwise provided by any provisions of this code, other ordinances of the city or by state law.
(Ord. 25-1987, passed 9-22-87)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to dump sewage into any manhole connected with the city sanitary sewer system except as hereinafter provided.
(B) No person shall deposit or dump any sewage from a vehicle or other container into the city sanitary sewer system without first securing from the city a permit for the dumping of sewage and complying with the other requirements hereinafter set forth.
(C) Each permit under provisions of (B) shall be issued only upon payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall entitle the holder thereof to dump one load of sewage into said system.
(1) Dumping of sewage from a vehicle or container shall be made only into the manholes designated by the city.
(2) Such dumping of sewage shall be permitted only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
(Ord. 25-1987, passed 9-22-87)
(A) For all multi-unit developments, defined for the purpose of this subsection is mobile home parks and apartment complexes but not apartments as a part of a commercial establishment, which meets the following requirements, outlined below, there shall be a singular tap-on fee in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) to cover the entire multi-unit development:
(1) The facility is functioning and fully operational;
(2) The multi-unit development is entirely residential in use;
(3) All units considered are currently tied to common sewage collection lines leading to a sewer treatment system, that currently meets the minimum requirements with the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Natural Resources for health and safety;
(4) All units which are currently tied to common sewage collection lines leading to a sewer treatment system must not have a ground water infiltration rate average of more than 1,500 gallons per 24-hour period per mile of sewer without regard to diameter of sewer as determined by the project engineers, Chrisman, Miller, Woodford, Inc. The burden of having the sewage collection lines and sewer treatment system tested is upon the owner of the system.
(5) All sewer lines and connections are approved by the city. If approved:
(a) The owner shall be solely responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of their sewage collection lines and connections;
(b) The city shall maintain regular inspections of these sewage collection lines and connections approved under the terms of this subsection;
(c) The owners of the sewage collection lines and connections shall maintain the same or better infiltration rates for their systems as the ratio determined in (4). Should the owner of said system fail to maintain this rate, proper notice from the city shall be given to comply, and thereafter, upon non-compliance said owner shall be subject to disconnection.
(B) The full tap-on fee will apply when any or all of the above stated conditions are not fully met, as judged by the City Council.
(Ord. 29-1988, passed 3-1-88)
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