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A written notice of intention to make a connection with a public sewer shall be filed at the office of the Manager at least 24 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, before such connection is made. Every such connection shall be left uncovered until it has been inspected and approved by the inspecting official designated by the City.
(Ord. 24-00. Passed 9-11-00.)
(a) No person shall lay, alter or disturb any house system or sewer line connecting with any public sewer belonging to the City without having obtained a permit therefor from the Division of Water and Sewer.
(b) It shall be the duty of any person constructing or using any private sewer connecting with or emptying into any public sewer belonging to the City to construct and use the same strictly in conformity with the specifications, orders and directions of the inspecting official designated by the City and in compliance with the ordinances of the City.
(Ord. 24-00. Passed 9-11-00.)
No owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of any lot or land located within the City shall establish, construct, maintain or permit to remain in the City a privy, cesspool or other receptacle for sewage or excreta, for connection to a private sewer, ditch or other outlet, if such lot or land is within 300 feet of a public sewer constructed and used for the purpose of conveying sewage. When such public sewer is available or is hereafter made available, a connection to such public sewer shall be established and used within 60 days after such public sewer is so available by such owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant, who shall, for such purpose, obtain a connection permit from the Division of Water and Sewer. The Sewer Inspector shall inspect and approve each connection for which a permit is issued hereunder and shall maintain a record thereof.
(Ord. 24-00. Passed 9-11-00.)
No building permit application will be accepted, nor any permit issued for the construction of any building or structure, unless plans and specifications therefor are in compliance with the following requirements.
(a) Downspouts. No downspout or roof drain shall be connected to the sanitary sewer.
(b) Footing Drains. Footing drains shall be connected to sump pumps and discharge shall be made into storm sewers or drainage ditches. No footing drain or drainage tile shall be connected to the sanitary sewer.
(c) Sump Pumps. Sump pumps installed to receive and discharge ground waters or other storm waters shall be connected to the storm sewer or discharged into a drainage ditch.
(Ord. 24-00. Passed 9-11-00.)
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish regulations for the disposal of scavenger and septic tank wastes delivered by private haulers to the Municipal treatment facilities.
(b) Permission Required. No hauler of scavenger or septic tank wastes and wastes from package sewage treatment plants or other mechanically operated sanitary sewage treatment plants shall dispose of such wastes at the Municipal treatment facilities without first obtaining the permission of the City by making an application therefor to the Manager.
(c) Deposit Required. All haulers of scavenger or septic tank wastes and wastes from package sewage treatment plants or other mechanically operated sanitary sewage treatment plants who have obtained permission to dispose of such wastes at the Municipal treatment facilities, in accordance with division (b) of this section, shall, prior to disposing of such wastes at such facilities, deposit with the City $50.00, or secure bonding, for each vehicle intended for the hauling of such wastes for disposal at such facilities as a guarantee of payment of treatment charges for the disposal of such wastes. Moneys so collected by the City shall be kept in a special account and withdrawn only if treatment charges are not paid. Whenever the City is required to so withdraw funds, the hauler shall not be permitted to dispose of wastes at such facilities until his or her deposit has been re-established and all outstanding charges have been paid.
(d) Refusal of Services. The City may refuse the services of its facilities if the scavenger waste material to be delivered to the treatment facility is determined to:
(1) Be deleterious to the treatment facility or appurtenances thereto;
(2) Cause unusual expense in the handling and treatment thereof, unless provisions are made in accordance with Section 1043.03(e);
(3) Inhibit the performance of the treatment process; or
(4) Cause the plant to fail to meet effluent limits set by State and Federal regulatory agencies.
(e) Disposal Point. The only permitted location for the disposal of any septic tank waste or other scavenger waste is at the Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant. No hauler shall discharge any septic tank waste or other scavenger waste into any sewer, manhole, catch basin or any appurtenance thereto, or into any natural watercourse.
(f) Reporting Information. All haulers of septic tank waste or other scavenger waste may be required from time to time to report to the City information pertaining to the source of such waste or other information which may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.
(g) Treatment Charges for Septic Tank Waste. Treatment charges for acceptable septic tank wastes or other scavenger wastes from package sewage treatment plants or other mechanically operated sanitary sewage treatment plants are establish by the City Manager.
(h) Forfeitures of Service for Noncompliance. Haulers of septic tank wastes or other scavenger wastes shall forfeit the right to use the services of the Municipal treatment facilities for noncompliance with any of the provisions of this chapter.
(i) Rate of Discharge. The rate of discharge of septic tank wastes and other scavenger wastes shall at no time exceed 10% of the influent flow to the treatment plant.
(j) Chain of Custody. Each hauler must submit a chain of custody for each discharging event, completely filled out to City satisfaction.
(Ord. 24-00. Passed 9-11-00.)
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