Chapter 82
UTILITIES*
UTILITIES*
*Charter reference—Municipally owned utilities, ch. 12.
Cross references—Administration, ch. 2; buildings and building regulations, ch. 6; businesses, ch. 10; environment, ch. 22; natural resources, ch. 38; planning, ch. 50; solid waste, ch. 62; streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 70; subdivisions and other divisions of land, ch. 74.
Article I. In General
Division 1. Definitions, Abbreviations
Sec. 82-1. Definitions.
Sec. 82-2. Abbreviations.
Division 2. Water and Sewerage Systems Combined
Sec. 82-3. Legislative determination.
Sec. 82-4. Systems combined.
Sec. 82-5. Supervisor.
Sec. 82-6. Operating year.
Sec. 82-7. Permitted connections.
Secs. 82-8–82-9. Reserved.
Division 3. Duty to Connect to Municipal Utilities
Sec. 82-10. Notice of availability.
Sec. 82-11. Water utility connections.
Sec. 82-12. Sanitary sewer utility connections.
Sec. 82-13. Duty to maintain sewer leads.
Sec. 82-14. Failure to connect.
Sec. 82-15. Variances.
Secs. 82-16–82-30. Reserved.
Article II. Water System
Division 1. General
Sec. 82-31. Polluting, contaminating wells prohibited.
Sec. 82-32. Conservation rules.
Sec. 82-33. Maintenance of curb boxes.
Sec. 82-34. Meters.
Sec. 82-35. Turning off water for repairs; fee for resumption of service; tampering with meter; additional meter.
Secs. 82-36–82-60. Reserved.
Division 2. Cross Connections
Sec. 82-61. Purpose, scope, construction, establishing authority.
Sec. 82-62. Application to new, existing buildings.
Sec. 82-63. Conflict of laws.
Sec. 82-64. Conflicts of interest.
Sec. 82-65. Enforcement.
Sec. 82-66. Right of entry, presumption.
Sec. 82-67. Certificate of compliance.
Sec. 82-68. Notice of violation.
Sec. 82-69. General authority to discontinue service.
Sec. 82-70. Imminent hazards.
Sec. 82-71. Administrative hearing, Review Panel.
Sec. 82-72. Action by Administrative Hearing Review Panel.
Sec. 82-73. Premises subject to division.
Sec. 82-74. Determination of premises subject to division.
Sec. 82-75. Periodic inspections.
Sec. 82-76. New, expanded or altered piping systems.
Sec. 82-77. Prohibitions of cross connections.
Sec. 82-78. Color coding of piping.
Sec. 82-79. Alternate identification of piping.
Sec. 82-80. Identification of secondary water.
Sec. 82-81. Protection of water supply.
Sec. 82-82. Minimum residential water pressure.
Sec. 82-83. Disinfection of piping system.
Sec. 82-84. Backflow prevention devices–Required.
Sec. 82-85. Lawn sprinkler systems.
Sec. 82-86. Fire protection systems.
Sec. 82-87. Automatic fire sprinkler systems.
Sec. 82-88. Testing and sampling.
Sec. 82-89. Inspection fees.
Sec. 82-90. Annual report.
Secs. 82-91–82-100. Reserved.
Article III. Sewer Use Requirements and Restrictions
Division 1. General
Sec. 82-101. Purpose and policy.
Sec. 82-102. Private sanitary sewage disposal; when permitted.
Sec. 82-103. Wastewater discharges.
Sec. 82-104. Amendment, effect.
Sec. 82-105. Maintenance of sewer service lead.
Secs. 82-106–82-109. Reserved.
Division 2. Building Sewer Construction
Sec. 82-110. License required.
Sec. 82-111. Filing of application.
Sec. 82-112. Information required in application.
Sec. 82-113. Filing of record required.
Sec. 82-114. Method of connections at branches and stubs.
Sec. 82-115. Inspection required.
Sec. 82-116. Connection of roof drains and footing drains prohibited.
Sec. 82-117. Connection of surface water sources prohibited.
Sec. 82-118. Protection from damage.
Sec. 82-119. City to decide question of passing over or under drain, sewer, obstructions.
Sec. 82-120. Cost of openings borne by builder.
Sec. 82-121. Guarding of openings, obstructions required.
Sec. 82-122. Separation of drains, building sewers from water pipes required.
Sec. 82-123. Connection of building drains, building sewers, and floor drains.
Sec. 82-124. Building sewer pipe standards.
Sec. 82-125. Installation of pipe.
Sec. 82-126. Backfilling standards.
Sec. 82-127. Standards for house drains and sewers.
Secs. 82-128–82-150. Reserved.
Division 3. Discharge Restrictions
Sec. 82-151. Violations declared misdemeanor.
Sec. 82-152. Treatment of polluted water required before discharge.
Sec. 82-153. General discharge to system.
Sec. 82-154. Grease, oil and sand interceptors.
Sec. 82-155. Additional discharge limitations; approval required.
Sec. 82-156. Specific pollutant limitations.
Sec. 82-157. State and local requirements.
Sec. 82-158. Pretreatment required.
Sec. 82-159. Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
Sec. 82-160. Modification of Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
Sec. 82-161. Construction and maintenance of pretreatment facilities.
Sec. 82-162. Alternate calculation of limits.
Sec. 82-163. Compliance deadline, existing source, new sources.
Sec. 82-164. Dilution prohibited.
Sec. 82-165. Accidental discharges, operating upsets and slug loads.
Secs. 82-166–82-186. Reserved.
Division 4. Industrial Discharge Permit Requirements
Sec. 82-187. Wastewater discharge permits.
Sec. 82-188. Reporting requirements for permittee.
Sec. 82-189. Monitoring facilities.
Sec. 82-190. Inspection and sampling.
Sec. 82-191. Pretreatment.
Sec. 82-192. Bypass of pretreatment facilities.
Sec. 82-193. Confidential information.
Secs. 82-194--82-214. Reserved.
Division 5. Enforcement
Sec. 82-215. Civil penalties.
Sec. 82-216. Harmful contributions.
Sec. 82-217. Falsifying information.
Sec. 82-218. Revocation of permit.
Sec. 82-219. Notification of violation.
Sec. 82-220. Show-cause hearing.
Sec. 82-221. Legal action.
Sec. 82-222. Affirmative defense; operations upset.
Secs. 82-223–82-240. Reserved.
Article IV. Rates and Charges
Division 1. General
Sec. 82-241. Fiscal year for system.
Sec. 82-242. Payment for service required.
Sec. 82-243. Rates, fees and charges established.
Sec. 82-244. Billing for charges, cash deposit.
Sec. 82-245. Additional charges for extraordinary sewage or waste.
Sec. 82-246. Collection of charges, enforcement of lien.
Sec. 82-247. Base water and sanitary sewer connection charges.
Sec. 82-248. Additional water and sanitary sewer connection charges.
Secs. 82-249–82-250. Reserved.
Division 2. Water System Charges
Sec. 82-251. Rates, fees and charges established.
Secs. 82-252–82-260. Reserved.
Division 3. Sewer System Charges
Sec. 82-261. Rates established; to whom applicable; basis for computation.
Sec. 82-262. User charges.
Sec. 82-263. Determination of wastewater discharge quantities.
Sec. 82-264. Rates to be billed.
Sec. 82-265. Base sewer connection fee.
Sec. 82-266. Periodic revision to user charges and to capital improvement charges.
Secs. 82-267–82-270. Reserved.
Article V. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
Sec. 82-271. Purpose and policy.
Sec. 82-272. General requirements and prohibitions.
Sec. 82-273. Prohibition of illicit discharges.
Sec. 82-274. Exempt discharges.
Sec. 82-275. Prohibition of illicit connections.
Sec. 82-276. Suspension of discharges to municipal separate storm sewer system.
Sec. 82-277. Industrial or construction activity discharges.
Sec. 82-278. Access to facilities.
Sec. 82-279. Requirements to prevent, control, and reduce storm water pollutants by the use of best management practices.
Sec. 82-280. Watercourse protection.
Sec. 82-281. Notification of spills.
Sec. 82-282. Notice of violation.
Sec. 82-283. Appeal of notice of violation.
Sec. 82-284. Enforcement measures after appeal.
Sec. 82-285. Cost of abatement of the violation.
Sec. 82-286. Compensatory action.
Sec. 82-287. Remedies not exclusive.
Article VI. Enforcement
Sec. 82-291. Municipal civil infractions.
Sec. 82-292. Appearance tickets.
Sec. 82-293. Misdemeanor citations.
Sec. 82-294. Violations deemed a public nuisance.