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Section
15-401 Definitions
15-402 Sewer connection required
15-403 Permit; connection fee
15-404 Permit; application, fee and tap charges
15-405 Costs
15-406 Sewer connection
15-407 Sewer for each building
15-408(1) Same; specifications
15-408(2) Same; specifications; size and slope of building sewer
15-408(3) Same; specifications; elevation
15-408(4) Same; specifications; lift
15-408(5) Same; specifications; cesspool, septic tank or vault
15-408(6) Same; specifications; excavations
15-408(7) Same; specifications; joints
15-409 Sewer excavations: damages
15-410 Failure to connect
15-411 Privy unlawful
15-412 Private sewer system
15-413 Same; permit
15-414 Same; inspection
15-415 Same; discharge
15-416 Same; additional requirements
15-417 Disposal of sewage
15-418 Damage to sewers
15-419 Natural outlet
15-420 Standards
15-421 Old building sewers
15-422 Mud, grease traps
15-423 Roof, foundation drains
15-424 Same; exception
15-425 Prohibited discharges
15-426 Bills
15-427 Delinquent accounts; lien against property; other remedies
15-428 Sewer service charge
15-429 Type; capacities; location and layout
15-430 Reserved
15-431 Reserved
15-432 Bills
15-433 Delinquent accounts; lien against property
15-434 Sewer service charge; rates; payment required
15-435 Same; rates; bases
15-436 Same; rates; minimum charge
15-437 Same; surcharge for extra strength waste
15-438 Same; wastes requiring additional treatment
15-439 Same; rates; applicability
15-440 Same; billing period
15-441 Same; delinquent penalty
15-442 Same; review of charges
15-443 Same; notice of charges
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
B.O.D. (DENOTING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20°C, expressed in parts per million by weight.
BUILDING DRAIN. The part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER. The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
COMBINED SEWERS. Sewers receiving both surface runoff and sewage are not permitted.
INDIVIDUAL DOMESTIC. Any single-family residence, commercial business, office, institution, school, church or public entity having an individual direct or indirect connection to the wastewater facilities of the city and on individual city or private water service meter, or connection to any such water service.
INDUSTRIAL. Any industrial business engaged in the manufacturing or processing of one or more products, and in which wastewaters are produced from such manufacturing or processing and said wastewaters are discharged directly or indirectly to the wastewater facilities of the city.
MULTI-DOMESTIC. Any multi-family residence, apartment or mobile home and any commercial business, office, institution, school, church or public entity having a direct or indirect connection to the wastewater facilities of the city and not having an individual water service meter but is served with city or private metered water by the owner of the property on which it is located.
NORMAL WASTEWATER. The strength of normal wastewater shall be considered within the following ranges:
(1) A five day biochemical oxygen demand of 300 milligrams per liter or less;
(2) A suspended solid concentration of 350 milligrams or less; and
(3) Hydrogen ion concentration of 5.0 to 9.0.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PUBLIC SEWER. A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer that carries sewage and to which storm, surface and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE. A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface and stormwaters as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN. A sewer that carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
SUPERINTENDENT. The Superintendent of the city or his or her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
USER. Any person as defined in § 1-102, including an institution, governmental agency or political subdivision producing wastewater requiring processing and treatment to remove pollutants and having premises connected to the wastewater facilities.
WASTEWATER. Sewage, the combination of liquids and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial and industrial buildings, institutions, governmental agencies, together with any ground, surface or stormwater that may be present.
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose, situated within the city 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 the city, is hereby required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so; provided, that said public sewer is within 140 feet of the property line.
(a) No person shall uncover, make any connections with, or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the city.
(b) There shall be charged a fee, as approved by the governing body and listed in the latest City of Kingman Schedule of Fees, payable at the time of making application for the permit.
There shall be one class of building sewer permit for residential and commercial service. The owner or his or her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specification or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee as approved by the governing body and listed in the latest City of Kingman Schedule of Fees for a residential or commercial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time the application is filed. A tap (connection) charge as approved by the governing body and listed in the latest City of Kingman Schedule of Fees shall be charged for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and shall be paid to the City Clerk.
(2010 Code, § 15-404) (Ord. 1865, passed - -)
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the “Y” branch if such branch is available at a suitable location. Where no properly located “Y” branch is available, the connection shall be made in the manner approved by the Utility Superintendent and at a location designated by the Superintendent.
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be feasiblely constructed to the rear building. In such case, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
The building sewer shall be constructed of cast iron pipe, ASTM specifications A74-42, or approved equal; vitrified clay sewer pipe, ASTM specifications C13-44T, or approved equal; or an approved plastic pipe. Any plastic pipe to be installed on any building sewer shall not be approved by the city until the owner has furnished descriptive literature and typical sample section of the plastic pipe proposed for installation, to the city for inspection and review. All joints on all pipe installed shall be tight and water- proof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within ten feet of a water service pipe or city water main shall be constructed of approved cast iron soil pipe with approved joints. No building sewer shall be installed within three feet of existing gas lines. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be constructed of cast iron soil pipe, except that non-metallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the city.
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