Section
General Provisions
51.01 Definitions
51.02 Water and Sewer Department
51.03 Use of water or sewer system restricted
51.04 Water and sewer connection required
51.05 Charges for service connections
51.06 Accounting, billing and collecting
51.07 Protection of public and city
51.08 Limitation of city liability
51.09 Damage to a municipal utility plant, fixture, equipment or appurtenance
51.10 Nonessential water usage upon critical water deficiency
Water System
51.20 General water regulations
51.21 Meters
51.22 Plumbing regulations
51.23 Water rates
Sanitary Sewer System
51.35 General sewer regulations
51.36 Sewer rates
51.37 Prohibited discharges
51.38 Disconnect
51.39 Discharge pipe
51.40 Permit required
51.41 Power and authority of inspectors
51.42 Violations
51.43 Disposition of revenues
City Plat and Water and Sewer Maps
51.55 Responsibility
51.56 Payment
GENERAL PROVISIONS
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND or BOD. The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in 5 days at 20°C, expressed in terms of milligrams per liter (mg/l).
CONTROL MANHOLE. A structure specially constructed for the purpose of measuring flow and sampling of wastes.
CURB BOX. A device designed to provide access to a curb stop.
CURB STOP. A device designed to control the flow of water within a service line from a water main.
GARBAGE. Animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of food.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE. Gaseous, liquid and solid wastes resulting from industrial or manufacturing processes, trade or business, or from the development, recovery and processing of natural resources, as distinct from residential or domestic strength wastes.
INFILTRATION. Water entering the sewage system, including building drains and pipes, from the ground through means such as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections and manhole walls.
INFILTRATION/INFLOW or I/I. The total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow.
INFLOW. Water other than wastewater that enters a sewer system, including building drains, from sources such as, but not limited to roof leaders, cellar drains, yard and area drains, foundation drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross-connections from storm sewers, catch basins, surface runoff, street wash waters or drainage.
METER. A device that records gallons of water used.
MPCA. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER. The water discharged from any use such as air conditioning, cooling or refrigeration during which the only pollutant added is heat.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in terms of grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE. The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
SEWAGE. The spent water of a community. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit for carrying wastewater.
COLLECTION SEWER. A sewer whose primary purpose is to collect wastewater from individual point source discharges and connections.
INTERCEPTOR SEWER. A sewer whose primary purpose is to transport wastewater from collection sewers to a treatment facility.
PRIVATE SEWER. A sewer that is not owned and maintained by a public authority.
PUBLIC SEWER. A sewer owned, maintained and controlled by a public authority.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer intended to carry only liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface water which are not admitted intentionally.
STORM SEWER OR STORM DRAIN. A drain or sewer intended to carry storm waters, surface runoff, ground water, subsurface water, street wash water, drainage and unpolluted water from any source. It excludes wastewater and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
TOXIC POLLUTANT. The concentration of any pollutant or combination of pollutants which upon exposure to or assimilation into any organism will cause adverse affects as defined in standards issued pursuant to § 307 (a) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1317(a)).
USER. Any person who discharges or causes or permits the discharge of wastewater into the city's wastewater disposal system.
WASTEWATER. The spent water of a community and referred to as sewage. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions together with any ground water, surface water and storm water that may be present.
WATER MAIN. A pipe, or system of pipes and fittings, designed and used to distribute water to the water service of any customer.
WATER OPERATOR. The person appointed by the City Council to supervise the water system of the city.
(Ord. passed 8-1-2006; Am. Ord. passed 11-5-2013)
There is hereby established a Water Department and a Sewer Department, which shall be under the supervision of the Public Works Department. The departments shall be responsible for the management, maintenance, care, and operation of the water works and sanitary sewerage system of the city.
(Ord. passed 8-1-2006; Am. Ord. passed 11-5-2013)
No person shall make or use any such installation contrary to the regulatory provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 8-1-2006; Am. Ord. passed 11-5-2013) Penalty, see §
10.99
(A) General requirement. When property abuts upon any public street or alley along which water and sewer mains have been constructed, the owner of any dwelling or commercial establishment on the property shall connect to the water main and sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 90 days after the date of mailing or delivering official notice to do so. The notice shall be given to the owner or occupant in writing by the City Administrator on order of the City Council.
(B) Connection by city. Whenever any owner or occupant fails to comply with such written notice, the City Council shall by resolution direct a connection be made with the water and sewer system and that the cost of the installation be paid in the first instance out of the appropriate fund and then assessed against the property benefitted.
(C) Assessment.
(1) After the installation and connection have been completed pursuant to City Council resolution, the City Administrator shall serve a written notice of the assessment upon the owner or the owner's representative directing him to pay the assessment to the Treasurer within 10 days after the service of the notice.
(2) If the assessment is not paid within 10 days, the City Administrator shall certify the amount to the County Auditor for collection in the same manner as other special assessments. The City Council may by resolution spread the assessment over a 3-year period.
(D) Removal of private systems. Once connection has been made to the city water or sewer system, private wells and septic systems must be disconnected and sealed.
(Ord. passed 8-1-2006; Am. Ord. passed 11-5-2013)
When the applicant requests a connection with the sanitary sewer or water main, the applicant shall pay a connection fee set by the City Council from time to time per residential or commercial structure for sanitary sewer and per residential or commercial structure for water.
(Ord. passed 8-1-2006; Am. Ord. passed 11-5-2013)
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see § 36.01
Fee schedule, see § 36.01
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