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Discharges from air conditioning units in excess of one ton per hour or one horsepower may be permitted into a building sewer upon approval of the Utility Superintendent where there is a finding that such cooling water cannot be recirculated and that such waste water does not overload the capacity of the sewer or interfere with the effective operation of the sewage disposal works of the city.
No person shall discharge any of the following waters or wastes to any public sewer:
(a) Liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150°F;
(b) Water or waste that may contain more than 100 parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease;
(c) Gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
(d) Garbage that has not been properly shredded;
(e) Ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works;
(f) Waters or wastes having a ph lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works;
(g) Waters or wastes containing a toxic poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injury or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant;
(h) Water or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant; and
(i) Noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
(a) Bills shall be rendered monthly as provided in § 15-222 and shall be collected as a combined utility bill.
(b) Any person at the time of beginning or terminating service who receives service for a period of less than 17 consecutive days shall be billed at no less than one-half of the regular minimum monthly rate. For service of 17 consecutive days or more the charge shall be not less than full regular minimum monthly rate.
(b) All other remedies regarding delinquent accounts, and exceptions thereto, contained in § 15-106 shall apply to sewer service fees, charges and services.
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State Department of Health and Environment in its current bulletin entitled, Minimum Standards for Design and Construction of On-Site Wastewater Systems. When a public water supply is used, no permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than one acre. Similarly, in the case of a private water supply, the minimum lot size shall be three acres. An on-site private water well shall comply with all the recommendations of the State Department of Health & Environment in their current Manual entitled, A Manual of Recommended Standards for Locating, Constructing, and Equipping Water Wells for Rural Homes. No septic tank or cesspool system shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet. No wastewater lagoon is permitted.
(2010 Code, § 15-406) (Ord. 1831, passed - -)
(a) Bills shall be rendered monthly as provided in § 15-222 and shall be collected as a combined utility bill.
(b) Any person at the time of beginning or terminating service who receives service for a period of less than 17 consecutive days shall be billed at no less than one-half of the regular minimum monthly rate. For service of 17 consecutive days or more the charge shall be not less than full regular minimum monthly rate.
(2010 Code, § 15-432)
(b) In lieu of terminating water service, the governing body may elect to assess such delinquent charges as a lien upon the real estate serviced as provided in § 15-106, and the City Clerk shall certify such delinquent charges to the County Clerk to be placed on the tax roll and collected in like manner as other taxes are collected.
(2010 Code, § 15-433)
(a) For residential contributors, monthly user charges will be based on the average monthly water usage during the months of January, February and March of each year. If a residential contributor has not established a January, February and March average, his or her monthly user charge shall be the median charge of all other residential contributors.
(b) For commercial and industrial contributors, user charges shall be based on water metered during the current month. If a commercial or industrial contributor has a consumptive use of water, or in some manner uses water which is not returned to the wastewater collection system, the user charge for that contributor may be based on a wastewater meter(s) or separate water meter(s) installed and maintained at the contributors’ expense, and in a manner acceptable to the city. The meter(s) shall be open and available for inspection and reading by an authorized city representative.
(2010 Code, § 15-435)
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