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(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
(A) When required by the Village Council, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of wastes. Such manholes, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with the plans approved by the Village Council. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his or her expense and shall be maintained by him or her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
(B) All measurements, tests, and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in §§ 50.20(C) and 50.22(A) shall be determined in accordance with the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in division (A) of this section or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole, or if no manhole then at a point or location at the entry of the waters and wastes into the public sewer. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest down-stream manhole in the public sewer to the point of which the building sewer is connected.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81) Penalty, see § 50.99
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the village and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the village for treatment, subject to the payment by the industrial concern of the estimated cost of such treatment.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81)
The Village Clerk and other duly authorized officials or employees of the village, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter at any time during reasonable or usual business hours. Any person guilty of refusing or obstructing such entry shall upon conviction be punishable as set forth in § 10.99 of this code.
(Ord. 17, passed 9-14-81)
WATER SYSTEM SAFEGUARDS
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED WELL.
Any well that may be driven, drilled or dug which is no longer in use.
AQUIFER.
A geologic formation, group of formations or part of formation capable of storing and yielding a significant amount of groundwater to wells or springs.
HAZARD OR POTENTIAL HAZARD TO AQUIFER.
Any chemical or material that may be harmful to the public health, safety, welfare or the environment.
WELL.
Includes any apparatus that is driven, dug or drilled that may penetrate the layers of the aquifer.
WELLHEAD PROTECTION.
Protecting the village's water system wells, distribution systems, and aquifer from any hazard or potential hazard that may penetrate protected layers of the aquifer.
(Ord. 46, passed 9-8-03)
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