(A) Discharge of wastewater prohibited. It shall be unlawful to discharge, within the village or in any area under the jurisdiction of the village, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(B) Privies, septic tank and cesspools; compliance with provisions required. Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, holding tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
(C) Connection with public sewer required. The owner of any house, building or structure 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 sewer of said village, is hereby required, at the owner’s expense, to install plumbing facilities which have been designed, pursuant to all applicable rules as published in the Wisconsin Administrative Code, therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the public sanitary sewer, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so; provided that said public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of this section, the owner must apply for an exemption from the village. Such exemption application shall require an inspection fee, payable to the village at the time of application. Then the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter and all applicable state codes and county regulations.
(D) Compliance with county regulations required. Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the County Zoning Administrator and comply with the then-applicable county sanitary laws. The village expressly consents to the enforcement of such laws by the County Zoning Administrator, and other county officials within the village. Violations of this section may also be prosecuted by the village.
(E) Inspection of installation. A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the approving authority. The approving authority shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the approving authority when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the approving authority.
(F) Compliance with Department of Commerce regulations (Wisconsin Administrative Code). All private wastewater collection and treatment/disposal systems shall comply with applicable sections of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
(G) Connections with public sewer required when. At such times as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in division (F) above, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within 90 days, in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be abandoned as required by applicable Wisconsin Administrative Codes and county regulations within 30 days of connection to the sanitary sewer.
(H) Sanitary operation required. The owner shall operate and maintain his or her private wastewater disposal facility in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the village.
(I) Conflict of provisions. No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Office or agent thereof.
(J) Wastewater discharge permit. A wastewater discharge permit shall be required of any person desiring to discharge wastewater to the wastewater treatment facility and shall be one of two classes.
(1) A domestic wastewater discharge permit or request for sanitary sewer service shall be required of any person desiring to discharge domestic waste into the municipal system and shall be considered as part of the building permit required and issued by the village for new construction.
(2) An industrial wastewater discharge permit shall be required of any person desiring to discharge any industrial waste and shall be completely separate from any other permits issued by the village. Further requirements for this class of permit can be found in § 52.11.
(K) Owner responsibility and compliance with village regulations. All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer to the municipal sanitary sewer collection system shall be borne by the owner and shall conform to the requirements of the Department of Commerce’s Building and Plumbing Code, and other applicable rules and regulations of the village.
(L) Inspection and sampling. The village shall be permitted to have an authorized representative inspect any new or existing installation for compliance with the regulations of this chapter. The user shall allow the village or an authorized representative to enter upon the premises of the user at a reasonable time, for the purpose of inspection, sampling or records examination of the sanitary sewer facility and/or sanitary plumbing/connection. The village shall have the right to set upon said property such devices as necessary to collect samples, monitor, test or meter the installation.
(M) New connection availability. New connections to the system shall not be allowed unless all downstream components have a reserve capacity capable of accepting the proposed additional wastewater.
(N) Monitoring manhole. The village reserves the right to require any user of the system to install and maintain, at the user’s expense, a control or monitoring manhole on the user’s discharge sewer line. The user shall provide the village unobstructed access to the installed manhole, as required under division (L) above.
(O) Monitoring station. Any industrial or commercial user, directed by the village or its authorized representative for reasonable cause, shall install and maintain at the user’s expense a monitoring station. The station may include 24-hour composite samplers, continuous flow meters, flow recorders and other necessary equipment to accurately measure and sample the wastewater being discharged. Where conditions do not permit monitoring of all discharges from a user at a single station, multiple monitoring stations may be required. The station shall be situated on the user’s premises. The user shall allow the village access to the station at all reasonable hours.
(Ord. passed 9- -2011) Penalty, see § 52.99