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PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
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PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
TITLE TWO - STREET AND SIDEWALK AREAS
TITLE FOUR - UTILITIES
CHAPTER 1040: UTILITY POLES, ANCHORS AND UNDERGROUND LINES
CHAPTER 1042: SEWERS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 1044: SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
CHAPTER 1045: STORM WATER
CHAPTER 1046: WATER
CHAPTER 1048: ELECTRICITY
CHAPTER 1050: GAS
CHAPTER 1052: SMALL CELL TECHNOLOGY IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
TITLE SIX - OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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§ 1042.06 TOILET FACILITIES AND CONNECTIONS REQUIRED; NUISANCES.
   The owner of any house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated in the city and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is or may be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the city shall, at his or her expense, install suitable toilet facilities and connect these facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with this chapter. All outside toilets are declared to be unsanitary and dangerous to public health and are, therefore, a nuisance.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.07 CONNECTIONS; PERMIT REQUIRED.
   No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Public Works and Services. The Director shall not permit new connections to existing sewers, which connections will result in flows in excess of the sewer’s capacity or the capacity of the sewage works.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.08 INDEPENDENT CONNECTIONS REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
   (a)   The drainage and plumbing system of each new building or new work installed in any existing building shall be entirely separate and independent of that of any other building. Wherever available, every building on the same premises shall have an independent connection to the main or branch sewer.
   (b)   Where one building exists or is erected in the area of another on an interior lot, and no private sewer or public sewer is available or possible, or can be made so for the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, driveway or easement, the building sewer from the front building may, by special permission of the Director of Public Works and Services, be extended to the rear building, and the whole shall be considered one building sewer.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.09 INSPECTIONS; NOTICE.
   The owner or his or her duly authorized representative shall notify the Director of Public Works and Services in advance as to when any work will be ready for final inspection. All work shall be left uncovered and open for examination until inspected and approved by the Director or his or her duly authorized inspector. All notifications shall specify the permit number and street location. The Director or his or her duly authorized assistants shall have access and permission at all times to inspect the work being done or the materials or fixtures used.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.10 CONTROL MANHOLES.
   (a)   The owner of any premises served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall construct and maintain one or more control manholes in the building sewer to facilitate the observation, inspection, flow measurement and sampling of wastes. Control manholes and related equipment shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in a manner acceptable to the Director of Public Works and Services. If measuring devices are to be permanently installed, they shall be of a type acceptable to the Director.
   (b)   Control manholes and related equipment shall be installed by the person discharging the waste, at his or her expense, and shall be maintained by him or her in a safe and accessible condition at all times. Plans for the installation of control manholes and related equipment shall be approved by the Director prior to the beginning of construction.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.11 FLOW EQUALIZATION FACILITIES.
   Any person discharging more than 100,000 gallons of waste per day into the public sewers shall construct and maintain, at his or her expense, a suitable storage and flow control facility to ensure equalization of discharge over a 24 hour period. Such facility shall have a capacity of at least 50 percent of the total normal volume of a 24 hour production period. The outlet to the sewer shall be equipped with a rate-discharge controller or other device acceptable to the Director of Public Works and Services.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.12 SPECIAL METERS.
   (a)   Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged from a premises may be required by the Director of Public Works and Services if the volume cannot otherwise be determined from the metered consumption records. Metering devices for determining the volume of waste shall be installed, owned and maintained by the person. Following approval and installation, such meters shall not be removed without the consent of the Director.
   (b)   If any person discharging industrial waste into a public sewer procures any or all of his or her water from sources other than the city, any or all of which water is discharged into the public sewer, the person shall install and maintain, at his or her expense, water meters of a type approved by the Director to measure the volume of water obtained from such other sources.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.13 CLEANING CLOGGED SEWERS.
   (a)   The city shall be responsible for cleaning all public sanitary sewers up to the property line.
   (b)   In cases of emergency, the city may clean the clogged building sewer and charge the costs to the property owner.
   (c)   Whenever a plumber employed by a property owner finds that a clog exists in the sewer outside the property line, such plumber shall immediately obtain confirmation from the Director of Public Works and Services, who shall then certify the plumber’s charge to the Director of Finance for payment.
   (d)   When a discharge of waste causes an obstruction, damage or other impairment to city facilities, the Director of Public Works and Services may assess a charge against the person for the work required to clean or repair the facility and add such charge to the person’s user charges and fees.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.14 DISCHARGE OF STORM, SURFACE AND UNPOLLUTED DRAINAGE.
   No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted wastewater to any sanitary sewer. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged into sewers specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or into a natural outlet approved by the Director of Public Works and Services.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.15 GENERAL DISCHARGE PROHIBITIONS.
   Except as provided in this chapter, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewer, ditch, drain or culvert any of the following.
   (a)   Any water, waste or vapor containing heat in amounts which will accelerate the biodegradation of wastes, cause the formation of excessive amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the sewage works or inhibit biological activity in the wastewater treatment plant. In no case shall heated discharges cause the temperature in the public sewer to exceed 65°C (150°F), or the temperature of the influent at the treatment plant to exceed 40°C (104°F).
   (b)   Any water or waste containing substances that will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures between 30°F and 150°F, including, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal or metal hydroxide slurries, glass, rags, feathers, tar, asphalt or asphaltic materials, plastics, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, beer or distillery spent grains, chemical residues, paint residues, cannery wastes, bulk solids or other solid or viscous substances capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the operation of the sewage works.
   (c)   Any water or waste containing fat, oil or grease exceeding 100 mg/l.
   (d)   Any water or waste containing nonbiodegradable grease or oils of mineral or petroleum origin. Industrial cooling water which may be polluted with insoluble oils, grease or suspended solids shall be pretreated to remove the pollutants and the resultant wastewater shall be discharged according to § 1042.14.
   (e)   Any water or waste which will create a fire or explosion hazard, including but not limited to, gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
   (f)   Any water or waste containing more than ten mg/l of hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide or nitrous oxide.
   (g)   Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
   (h)   Any water or waste containing phenolic compounds in excess of 1.0 mg/l. This limit may be modified if the aggregate of contributions throughout the service area creates treatment difficulties or produces a prohibitive effluent discharge to receiving waters.
   (i)   Any water or waste, acid or alkaline in reaction, having corrosive properties cable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel. Free acids or alkalies of such wastes must be neutralized at all times within the permissible range of pH 5.5 to 9.5.
   (j)   Any water or waste containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, which injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance and repair, cause the treatment plant effluent, residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and re-use, or interfere with the reclamation process.
   (k)   Any water or waste containing suspended or dissolved solids of such character and quantity that unusual provisions, attention or expenses are required to handle these solids at the wastewater treatment plant.
   (l)   Any slugload of any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants, released in a single extraordinary discharge episode of such volume or strength as to cause interference in the sewage works.
   (m)   Any water or waste containing in excess of 0.02 mg/l total identifiable chlorinated hydrocarbons.
   (n)   Any water or waste which causes a detrimental environmental impact or nuisance in the waters for the state, or which causes the quality of the wastewater treatment plant effluent to violate the NPDES permit limitations or applicable water quality standards.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
§ 1042.16 LIMITATIONS ON WASTEWATER STRENGTH.
   (a)   No person shall discharge wastewater containing in excess of:
Substance
Concentration in mg/l
Arsenic
0.05
Cadmium
0.01
Chromium (hexavalent)
0.05
Copper
1.0
Lead
0.05
Mercury
0.0002
Nickel
1.0
Silver
0.05
Zinc
0.30
Cyanide
0.025
 
   (b)   Wastewater from individual establishments shall be subject to volume and concentration controls by the Director of Public Works and Services. Discharge limitations promulgated by the USEPA pursuant to the Federal Act shall apply where they are more stringent than those specified in this chapter.
(Ord. 86-32, passed 6-23-1986)
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