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SEWER REGULATIONS
(A) Unlawful discharge. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, discharge, or permit to be discharged in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said village, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other waste or wastewater, unless licensed to do so by the village or as controlled by other ordinances.
(B) Discharge to natural outlet. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said village, or in any area covered by an agreement provided for in § 50.01, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter and the standards of the State Department of Natural Resources.
(C) Private wastewater disposal. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
(D) Mandatory connection.
(1) All property with primary structures, as defined Ch. 157, or, in the case of properties outside the boundaries of the village covered by an agreement referenced in § 50.01, all property with primary structures as defined in the zoning ordinance of the governmental entity having zoning jurisdiction over said property, shall connect to the village’s sewage disposal system, provided, a public sanitary sewer main is within 200 feet (61 meters) of the property from which sewage originates and there is sufficient capacity in the sewage disposal system. All expenses to plumb the structure for connection and to construct the building sewer line for connection to the public sanitary sewer main shall be borne by the property owner.
(2) Properties with primary structures not connected to a public sanitary sewer main and meeting the criteria for connection shall connect to one within 90 days of receipt of a notice from the Village Council to do so. Property owners have 21 days from receipt of the notice to request a waiver from the Village Council from the requirement to connect.
(3) Upon an application from the property owner, the Village Council may waive the mandatory connection requirement on the basis of unique circumstances when an alternative sewage disposal system provided for in this chapter is used. The Council may limit the time period or attach any reasonable conditions to the granted waiver. Council will enter into the record the reasons for approving or denying the waiver with any applicable time limitations and conditions.
(E) Unlawful use. No person shall discharge any waste or other substance directly into a manhole, catch basin, or sewer inlet. All discharges to the sewer shall be through a sewer connection. Nothing in this provision shall restrict the use of a catch basin for stormwater in the storm sewer system.
(F) Private treatment permit. Where treatment is provided prior to discharge into any natural outlet, a permit for such discharge shall be obtained from the Director and shall be renewed each year. The fees charged for issuance and renewal of the permit shall be set by the Village Council. The person receiving the permit shall show the character of the discharge by type and quantity of all compatible and incompatible pollutants. Provisions shall be made for observing treatment facilities and testing discharge for the use of the Director.
(G) Stormwater discharge permit. A permit shall be required for all stormwater and uncontaminated wastewater connections to any natural outlet in the village or any area under the jurisdiction of the village. Adequate provisions shall be made for observing and testing at each such connection.
(1984 Code. § 7-01-03-030) (Ord. 98, passed 9-30-1980; Ord. 221, passed 2-25-1992; Ord. 227, passed 1-26-1993; Ord. 352, passed 11-10-2002) Penalty, see § 52.99
(A) Allowed use of private sewage disposal. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available or when the Village Council has waived connection to such system under the provisions of this chapter, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, other ordinances of the village, or the Plumbing Code, Public Act 733 of 2002, being M.C.L.A. § 338.3511, currently administered by the village, as appropriate.
(B) Private disposal permit. No person shall construct or install a private sewage disposal system without first applying to the County Health Department for and obtaining a permit to construct and operate the system.
(C) Inspections required. A permit to operate a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until such installation is approved by the County Health Department, which shall be allowed to inspect such system at any state of construction. The applicant for the permit shall notify the Director and the County Health Department when the system is completed and ready for final inspection, but before any underground portions are covered.
(D) Health requirements. The type, capacity, location, and layout of any private sewage disposal system shall comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health and the County Department of Public Health.
(E) Illegal discharge. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge into any impoundment, stream, surface water, or other watercourse.
(F) Required abandonment of private facilities. At such time as the public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in this chapter, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in accordance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned, pumped dry, and filled with suitable material such as sand, gravel, or concrete.
(G) Continual operation. The owner of a private sewage disposal facility shall maintain and operate such facility in a sanitary manner at all times.
(1984 Code. § 7-01-03-040) (Ord. 98, passed 9-30-1980; Ord. 227, passed 1-26-1993)
Before any sanitary sewer system constructed by private, as distinguished from public funding (hereinafter referred to as the “private sanitary sewer”), shall be permitted to connect to the system, the owner of said system (hereinafter referred to as “developer”), shall do and provide the village with the following:
(A) Provide the village with the developer’s plans and specifications for construction, an estimate of the cost of construction, a performance bond and deposit with the village the estimated cost of review of the construction plan, to cover the cost of hiring a registered professional engineer to review plans and specifications, which monies shall be placed by the village in an escrow account in the name of said developer;
(B) Obtain approval of the village of the plans and specifications;
(C) Secure all necessary permits for construction;
(D) Upon commencement of construction of the private sanitary sewer, deposit with the village in the escrow account referred to in division (A) above, a sum of 4% of the cost of construction of the wastewater system improvements to cover the anticipated cost of inspection of construction and payment of connection charges; and
(E) Upon completion of connection of the private sanitary sewer to the system, the performance bond, upon recommendation of the Villages Engineer and approval of the Village Council, shall be released and any monies remaining in the developer’s escrow account shall be returned to the developer. Any additional expenses incurred by the village in assuring the village that the private sanitary sewer is properly operating shall be deducted therefrom or charged directly to the developer, at the option of the village.
(1984 Code. § 7-01-03-050) (Ord. 98, passed 9-30-1980)
Any industry or structure discharging or desiring to discharge industrial waste to the system shall provide the village with the following information or material and do the following:
(A) A written statement setting forth the nature of the enterprise, the source and amount of water used; the amount of water to be discharged, with its present or expected bacterial, physical, chemical, radioactive; or other pertinent characteristics of the wastes;
(B) A plan map of the building, works, or complex, with each outfall to the surface waters, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, natural watercourse, or groundwater noted, described and the waste stream identified;
(C) A test sample, and shall file reports with the village and the appropriate state agencies on appropriate characteristics of wastes on a schedule, at locations and according to methods approved by the village;
(D) Place waste treatment facilities, process faculties, waste streams, or other potential waste problems under the specific supervision and control of persons who have been certified by an appropriate state agency as properly qualified to supervise such facilities;
(E) A report on raw materials entering the process or support systems, intermediate materials, final products, and waste by-products, as these factors may pertain to waste control;
(F) Maintain records and file reports on the final disposal of specific liquid, solid, sludge, oils, radioactive materials, solvents, or other waste; and
(G) If any industrial process is to be altered as to include or negate a process waste or potential waste, written notification shall be given to the village, subject to approval of the waste product.
(1984 Code. § 7-01-03-060) (Ord. 98, passed 9-30-1980; Ord. 227, passed 1-26-1993)
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