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Elyria, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
CHAPTER 931 Sewers and Sewage
CHAPTER 932 Use of Public and Private Sewers and Drains
932.01 DEFINITIONS.
932.02 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS.
932.025 CITY POLICY RE PROVISION OF SERVICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. (REPEALED)
932.03 GENERAL DISCHARGE PROHIBITIONS.
932.04 SPECIFIC POLLUTANT LIMITATIONS; GREASE, OIL AND SAND TRAPS.
932.05 COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS; DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS.
932.06 MODIFICATION OF FEDERAL CATEGORICAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS.
932.07 STATE REQUIREMENTS; CONFLICTS.
932.08 ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGES.
932.09 OPERATING UPSETS; REPORTS.
932.10 RETENTION OF RECORDS.
932.11 WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS.
932.12 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
932.13 MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.
932.14 INSPECTIONS AND SAMPLING.
932.15 PRETREATMENT FACILITIES.
932.16 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD.
932.17 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
932.18 DAMAGING SYSTEM; MANHOLES.
932.19 BUILDING SEWER VIOLATIONS; NOTICE; CORRECTIONS.
932.20 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.
932.21 FALSIFYING INFORMATION.
932.22 NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATION.
932.23 NOTIFICATION OF COMPLAINT.
932.24 PUBLICATION OF NAMES OF USERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE.
932.25 SUSPENSION OF SERVICES AND PERMITS.
932.26 EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF SERVICES AND PERMITS.
932.27 ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.
932.28 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW; APPEALS.
932.29 RESTRAINING ORDERS; INJUNCTIONS; ABATEMENT.
932.30 DETERIORATED PRIVATE LATERAL SEWERS AS NUISANCE; REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION; SEWER LATERAL REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM.
932.31 SANITARY SEWER AND STORM SEWER LATERAL REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM REGULATIONS.
932.99 PENALTY; OTHER REMEDIES; REWARDS.
CHAPTER 933 Sewer Connections
CHAPTER 935 Sewer Charges
CHAPTER 937 Sewer Charges
CHAPTER 939 Water Rules and Regulations Elyria Municipal Water Supply System (EMWWS)
CHAPTER 940 Water, Sewer and Sanitation Accounts
CHAPTER 941 Electricity
TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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932.16 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD.
   (a)   A Water Pollution Control Board shall be formed and shall consist of the Safety-Service Director, the City Engineer, the Wastewater Pollution Control Plant Superintendent, the Building Inspector and a representative of Lorain County Public Health, as designated by Lorain County Public Health. Any person in any of such five positions in an acting capacity shall serve as a Water Pollution Control Board member. The Board shall convene for a meeting at least once a month. The meeting shall be held on the first Wednesday of each month or on such other day of each month as determined by the Board. The Chairperson shall be the Director and he or she may call more meetings as the need requires.
(Ord. 2018-82. Passed 5-21-18.)
   (b)   The Board shall have the power to:
      (1)   Advise, consult and cooperate with other agencies of the State, the Federal Government and other states and agencies in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter;
      (2)   Encourage, participate in or conduct studies, investigations, research and demonstrations relating to water pollution and the causes, prevention, control and abatement thereof;
      (3)   Adopt, modify, repeal and promulgate rules and regulations governing the procedure of the Board with respect to hearings, filing of reports, issuance of permits and other matters relating to procedure;
      (4)   Issue, modify and repeal orders, subject to this chapter, after a public hearing, prohibiting or abating discharges of sewage, industrial waste or other waste into waters within the City limits;
      (5)   Require necessary permits, pretreatment facilities, metering, gauging and other essentials needed in the abatement of water pollution as required by this chapter;
      (6)   Issue, revoke, modify or deny permits for the discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other waste into waters within the City. The Board may specify, in permits for the discharge of sewage, industrial waste and other waste, the volume and strength of such sewage, industrial waste and other waste which may be discharged. Exceptions are those that are under direct permit to the State. Applications for permits shall be acted upon by the Board within sixty days after receipt.
      (7)   Institute or cause to be instituted in the Court of Common Pleas having jurisdiction, proceedings to compel compliance with this chapter or with orders of the Board; and
      (8)   Exercise all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter in the abatement of water pollution within the City.
(Ord. 93-293. Passed 12-20-93.)
932.17 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
   (a)   Information and data furnished to the City with respect to the nature and frequency of discharge shall be available to the public or another governmental agency without restriction, unless the industrial user specifically requests otherwise and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Water Pollution Control Board that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets or proprietary information of the industrial user.
   (b)   When requested by an industrial user furnishing a report, the portions of a report which may disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public, but shall be made available, upon written request, to governmental agencies for uses related to this chapter, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, the State disposal system permit and/or the pretreatment programs, and shall be available for use by the State or any State agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the industrial user furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information.
(Ord. 93-293. Passed 12-20-93.)
932.18 DAMAGING SYSTEM; MANHOLES.
   (a)   No 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.
   (b)   No person shall, without proper authorization from the Safety-Service Director or the Water Pollution Control Board, lift, remove or tamper with a manhole cover or lid or make any opening into a manhole for the purpose of draining rain, ground or waste water into the sewer manhole.
   (c)   No person shall, without authorization from the Director or the Board, put any material or substance into any sewer through a manhole cover.
(Ord. 93-293. Passed 12-20-93.)
932.19 BUILDING SEWER VIOLATIONS; NOTICE; CORRECTIONS.
   Whenever the City Engineer, or his or her designee finds that any user has a building sewer which does or was intended to carry sewage, and the building sewer is not in compliance with the requirements of Section 932.02, or whenever the building sewer has not been maintained in a water- tight condition by the owner of the property served, or whenever the building has roof downspouts or other sources of clean water connected directly or indirectly to the building sewer, or whenever the building sewer is discharging sewage to a storm sewer, a notice of violation shall be mailed to the owner of the property by certified mail. Said notice of violation shall include a description of the tests done and the condition observed which shows what maintenance or correction work is required. The owner shall have thirty days from receipt of the notice of violation to make the repairs at such owner's expense, before judicial proceedings are instituted as provided in Section 932.99(c). Owners may request a time extension, and if the City Engineer, upon review, finds a just cause for such extension, he or she may grant one or more time extensions not to exceed ninety days in total, for completing the repair to the building sewer or otherwise correcting the problem, if the work required involves excavation work.
(Ord. 93-293. Passed 12-20-93.)
932.20 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.
   (a)   No person shall, either as owner or agent, construct or install a septic tank, cesspool, aeration system, filter bed or outside toilet within the City, except with the consent of and under such rules and regulations as Lorain County Public Health determines. A permit shall be obtained from the Department prior to the installation of a new or existing system. Construction shall be by a contractor licensed by the County to install septic systems and shall be in full compliance with applicable State laws and regulations.
   (b)   Lorain County Public Health shall be responsible for overseeing the use of private sewage disposal systems within the City and may require, at its discretion, the owner to provide proof that septic tanks are emptied by a hauler licensed by the County at least every five years.
   (c)   Lorain County Public Health shall have authority to issue orders to abandon a private sewage disposal system and to connect to a public sanitary sewer within ninety days when a public sanitary sewer is made available.
(Ord. 2018-75. Passed 5-21-18.)
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