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The Superintendent, Inspector, and other duly authorized employees of the town bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. The Superintendent or his or her representatives shall have no authority to inquire into any processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers, waterways, or facilities for waste treatment.
(Ord. 3-06-1, passed 3-20-2006)
Any person found to be violating any provision of this subchapter except § 51.07 shall be served by the town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
(Ord. 3-06-1, passed 3-20-2006) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) In an effort to eliminate excessive inflow and infiltration, and avoid potential treatment plant upsets and sanitary sewer overflows, which could potentially result in enforcement action from the regulating agencies, each property shall be inspected for proper building sewer connections and for defects that allow inflow and infiltration into the sanitary sewer system.
(B) The inspection shall be at the town’s cost if it is of an existing building and shall be at the owner’s costs if it is for new construction and shall include televising and recording the condition of the building to the public sewer, and entrance onto the property to verify that no sump pump, foundation drains, down spouts, or other prohibited connections are connected to the public sewer.
(C) The property owner shall be responsible for the costs of fixing any discovered defects or prohibited sewer connections. In general, each property owner will be responsible to pay for the cost of eliminating sources of inflow and infiltration. There is no charge if the lateral is in good shape. Concerning surface restoration, whenever there are any improvements above the location of any part of a property owner’s sewer line, at the sole option of the town, either:
(1) The town will remove the improvement and the property owner will be responsible for replacing said improvement;
(2) The property owner shall both remove and replace the improvement; or
(3) The sewer line will be re-routed. Said materials shall be in conformance with other sections of this subchapter and subject to approval by the Superintendent.
(Ord. 3-06-1, passed 3-20-2006; Ord. 7-11-3, passed - -) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) The quantity of water obtained from sources other than the municipal water works and discharged into the public sanitary sewer system may be determined by the town in such manner as the town shall elect, and the sewage treatment service may be billed at the above appropriate rates, but not less than the minimum rate for the smallest water meter.
(B) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate, or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water, or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, is not a user of water supplied by the town’s water works and the water used thereon or therein is not measured by a meter, or is measured by a meter not acceptable to the town, then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the town, in order to ascertain the rates of charge, or the owner of other interested party, at his or her expense, may install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices, or any adequate and approved methods of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of the sewage discharge.
(C) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate, or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water, or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, is a user of water supplied by the water utility serving the town, and in addition uses water from another source which is not measured by a water meter or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the town, then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the town in order to ascertain the rates of charge, or the owner or other interested party, at his expense, may install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices, or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of sewage discharge.
(D) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate, or building discharges sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water, or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, and uses water in excess of 20,000 gallons per month, and it can be shown to the satisfaction of the town that a portion of water as measured by the water meter or meters does not and cannot enter the sanitary sewage system, then the owner or other interested party shall install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices, or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for the determination of sewage discharge.
(Ord. 3-06-1, passed 3-20-2006)
(A) In the event two or more residential lots, parcels of real estate, or buildings discharging sanitary sewage, water, or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in such case, for billing purposes, the quantity of water used shall be averaged for each user and the minimum charge, sewage rates, and charges shall apply to each of the number of residential lots, parcels of real estate, or buildings served through the single water meter.
(B) In the event two or more dwelling units such as apartments, housekeeping rooms, or trailers, discharging sanitary sewage water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in such case, billing shall be for a single service in the manner set out herein, except that the charge shall be not less than the number of dwelling units multiplied by the monthly minimum charge for five-eighths inch water meter. A dwelling unit shall be interpreted as a room or any other space in which cooking facilities are provided.
(C) In the case of trailer parks discharging sanitary sewage, water, or other liquids in the town’s sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, and which are users of water from the town’s water works, and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in such case, billing shall be for a single service in the manner set out herein, except that the charge shall be not less than the number of occupied trailer spaces and other discharging units located thereon multiplied by the monthly minimum charge for a five-eighths inch water meter.
(Ord. 3-06-1, passed 3-20-2006)
In order that residential users of sewage services shall not be penalized for the sprinkling of lawns during the months of June, July, August, and September, the billing for sewage service for residences for said months of June, July, August, and September shall be based upon the water usage for the previous months of December, January, February, and March. In the event that water usage for the said previous months of December, January, February, and March is greater than the water usage of said months of June, July, August, and September, then the billing for sewage service shall be computed on the actual water used in the month for which the sewage service bill is being rendered. Residential sewage service, as applicable to the sprinkling rate, shall apply to each lot, parcel of real estate, or building which is occupied and used as a residence. Said sprinkling rate shall not apply to any premises which are partially or wholly used for industrial or commercial purposes. In the event a portion of such premises shall be used for commercial or industrial purposes, the owner shall have the privilege of separating the water service so that the residential portion of the premises is served through a separate meter, and in such case, the water usage as registered by the water meter serving such portion of the premises used for residential purposes would qualify under the sprinkling rate.
(Ord. 3-06-1, passed 3-20-2006)
(A) In order that the rates and charges may be justly and equitably adjusted to the services rendered, the town shall have the right to base its charges not only on volume but also on the strength and character of the sewage and waste which is it required to treat and dispose of. The town shall have the right to measure and determine the strength and content of all sewage and waste discharged either directly or indirectly, into the town’s sanitary sewage system in such manner and by such method as may be deemed practical in the light of the conditions and attending circumstances of the case, in order to determine the proper charge.
(B) Any and all commercial and industrial installations shall be so controlled and/or treated as to the sewage strength that their effluent discharge to the town’s sewers shall have a BOD not to exceed 300 milligrams per liter, suspended solids not to exceed 250 milligrams per liter, and ammonia nitrogen not to exceed 30 milligrams per liter at any time. The surcharge rates will be assessed for exceeding the following listed values:
Ammonia nitrogen | $0.70 per pound |
BOD | $0.20 per pound |
Suspended solids | $0.20 per pound |
(C) The proper officers of the town are authorized to prohibit the dumping of wastes into the town’s sewage system which in its discretion are deemed harmful to the operation of the sewage disposal work of the town.
(Ord. 3-06-1, passed 3-20-2006)
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