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For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° Centigrade, expressed in parts by million by weight.
BUILDING DRAIN. That part of the lowest horizontal piping of the drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drain pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer.
BUILDING SEWER. The sewer that connects the building drain with the public sewer or other place of disposal and conveys the sewage of one building.
COMBINED SEWER. A sewer receiving sewage.
GARBAGE. Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, processing and sale of produce.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The official Health Department of Clinton County.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. Liquid wastes, solids or semi-solids from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
MAY. Is permissive.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any water course, pond, ditch, lake, or any other body of water, either surface or ground.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PLUMBING BOARD. The appointed Board of Plumbing of the village.
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. Any septic tank, cesspool or other facilities intended or used for the disposal of sanitary sewage, and which is not owned and operated by the village.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE. Garbage that has been cut or shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried away freely under flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particles greater than one-half inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER. A sewer in which all owners of abutting property have equal rights and which is controlled by public authority.
S.W.R.C. The State Water Resources Commission.
SANITARY SEWAGE. The liquid or water-carried waste discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings (including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories or institutions.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer which carries sanitary sewage and industrial waste or either of them and to which storm water is not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE. Any combination of sanitary sewage, storm water, industrial wastes and uncontaminated industrial wastes, or any of them.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS. All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER. Any pipe, tile, tube or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL. Is mandatory.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN. A sewer which carries the storm water and uncontaminated industrial wastes, or either of them.
STORM WATER. That part of the rainfall or melted snow which reaches the sewers as runoff from natural land surface, building roofs or pavements, or as ground water infiltration or uncontaminated industrial water.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. The solids that either float on the surface of or are suspended in water, sewage of other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
UNCONTAMINATED INDUSTRIAL WASTES. Waste water which has not come into contact with any substance used in or incidental to industrial processing operations.
WATER COURSE. An open channel, either natural or artificial, in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon any public or private property within the village or in any area under the jurisdiction of the village any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge into any watercourse within the village or any area under the jurisdiction of the village any sanitary sewage, industrial waste, or other polluted water except were suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provision of this chapter and the statutes and regulations of the state.
(C) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or repair any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(D) The owner of all dwellings, buildings, structures or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the village and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the village is hereby required at his or her own expense to install suitable toilet facilities and other sanitary conveniences therein, and to connect such facilities directly to the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Village Council may require any such owner, pursuant to the authority conferred upon it by law or ordinance, to make such installation or connection, the cost of which shall be defrayed by the owner, which installation must be completed within two years from the effective date of this section and provided no repairs may be made to existing facilities.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) Where a public sanitary sewer or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of § 50.17(D), the building sewer shall be connected with a private disposal system constructed in compliance with state law and the regulations and orders of the Village Council.
(B) (1) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with the provisions of this chapter as provided in § 50.17(D). Any septic tank, privy, privy vault, cesspool or similar private sewage disposal facility used shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(2) Upon application of the owner of such property, the Village Council may grant a delay of not more than two years before making connection to such a public sewer. Such delay shall be granted only if private facilities are satisfactory and create no nuisance or health hazard.
(C) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the village.
(D) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Village Council or the Health Department with respect to private sewage disposal.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or open into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or any appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Village Clerk or from such other official as the Village Council may designate as its Plumbing Board.
(B) All connections with any sewer in the village shall be made only on written authorization and permits issued by the Village Clerk on such forms and on payment of such fees as shall be established from time to time by the Village Council.
(C) All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner of the property.
(D) All applicants for sewer connection permits shall, when required, submit plans and specifications of all plumbing connections within such building or premises and such plans and specifications shall meet the requirements of the Village Council. When such plans and specifications have been approved by the Village Council, or by such official as it may designate, a sewer or plumbing permit shall be issued, subject to final inspection and approval when construction is completed.
(E) The applicant for a building sewer permit shall notify the Village Clerk, or such other official as the Village Council shall designate, when the building sewer is ready for inspection. The Village Clerk, or such other official as the Village Council shall designate, shall then inspect the building and plumbing construction therein and if such construction meets the previous requirements as approved in the construction permit, a sewer connection approval shall be issued, subject to the applicable provisions of other sections of this chapter.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary sewer.
(B) Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged into such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Village Council. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the Village Council, into a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
(C) Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or waste into any public sewer:
(1) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° Fahrenheit, or lower than 30° Fahrenheit.
(2) Any water or waste which may contain more than 50 parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil, or grease.
(3) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(4) Any garbage which has not been properly shredded.
(5) Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, wood pulp, paunch manure, or any solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.
(6) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazards to the structures, equipment or personnel of the sewage works.
(7) Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, fish or aquatic life or create any hazard in any receiving waters or in the sewage treatment plant.
(8) Any waters or wastes containing in excess of three parts per million by weight of cyanide, hexavalent chromium or copper wastes.
(9) Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character or quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(10) Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when in the opinion of the Village Council they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid waste containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable waste, sand, or other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Village Council and shall be located so as to be readily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be substantially constructed, water-tight, and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gas-tight and water-tight.
(B) Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his or her expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five day BOD greater than 300 parts per million by weight; or containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids; or containing more than 1,000 parts per million by weight of total solids; or having a chlorine demand of more than 15 parts per million by weight; or containing any quantity or substance having a characteristic described in division (C) of this section; or having a daily average flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the village shall be subject to the review and approval of the Village Council. Where necessary in the opinion of the Village Council, the owner shall provide, at his or her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the BOD to 300 parts per million, the suspended solids to 350 parts per million, total solids to 1,000 parts per million, and the chlorine demand to 15 parts per million by weight; or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in division (C) of this section; or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
(B) Plans, specifications or any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for approval to the Village Council and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until such approvals are obtained in writing.
(C) Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained in satisfactory and efficient operation by the owner at his or her expense.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81) Penalty, see § 50.99
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