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Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when necessary for proper handling of any liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients. Interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the City Engineer and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Interceptors shall be installed and maintained by the customer at the customer's expense and kept in continuously efficient duration at all times. Interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units, except that interceptors shall be required in a garage located on residential property which has a square footage exceeding 1,000 square feet.
('82 Code, § 3.318)
The Council may, by special agreement with any customer, and subject to conditions and payments as it deems proper for protection of the public health, safety and welfare and protection of the sewage system from damage, allow any waste of otherwise prohibited strength or character to be admitted into the city's sanitary sewers for treatment by the city, whether before or after pretreatment.
('82 Code, § 3.319)
(A) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building connected to the sanitary sewer system, except that where one building stands at the rear of another and it is impractical to provide separate building sewers or to connect the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. Other exceptions may be allowed by the Council upon a showing that the provision of a separate and independent building sewer is impractical.
('82 Code, § 3.331)
(B) An old building sewer or portion thereof may be used to connect a new building only when found, on examination and test by the Superintendent or other authorized agent of the city, to meet all requirements of this code and all other applicable requirements.
('82 Code, § 3.332)
(A) The building sewer pipe and fittings shall be made of extra strength vitrified clay sewer pipe, extra heavy cast iron soil pipe or P.V.C. plastic pipe meeting the current American Society for Testing and Materials (A.S.T.M.) or Department of Commerce specifications. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that vitrified clay or P.V.C. pipe may be used if laid on a suitable improved bed or cradle approved by the Inspector. Other materials may be used if approved by the agency of the state charged with the duty of approving materials.
('82 Code, § 3.351)
(B) (1) All joints and connections shall be made gas tight and water tight. Vitrified clay sewer pipes shall be in conformance with the latest A.S.T.M. specifications. Before joining the pipe in the trench, the ball and spigot surfaces shall be wiped free of dirt and other foreign matter. The spigot end shall be positioned into the bell end of pipe previously laid and shall then be shoved home to assure a tight fit. Joints for cast iron soil pipes shall be rubber ring or equal in conformance with the latest A.S.T.M. specifications.
(2) A P.V.C. sewer pipe shall be a solvent weld joint in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
('82 Code, § 3.352)
(C) The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Inspector, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope of the pipe shall be not less than - inch per foot. A slope of ¼-inch per foot shall be used wherever practical.
('82 Code, § 3.353)
(D) All excavations required for the installation of the building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Inspector.
('82 Code, § 3.354)
(E) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost.
('82 Code, § 3.355)
(F) Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with A.S.T.M. specifications. No backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected and approved by the Inspector.
('82 Code, § 3.356)
(G) In any buildings in which the building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by the drain shall be lifted by artificial means approved by the Inspector and discharged to the building sewer. No water operated sewage ejector shall be used.
('82 Code, § 3.357)
(H) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the “Y” branch designated for that property, if the branch is available at a suitable location. Any connection not made at the designated “Y” branch in the main sewer shall be made only as directed by the Inspector.
('82 Code, § 3.358) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) The economy and desirability of the combined treatment of industrial wastes and sanitary sewage is recognized. However, not all types and quantities of industrial wastes can be so treated. It is the policy of the city to admit to the sanitary sewer system only those types and quantities of industrial wastes that are not harmful or damaging to the structure, process and operation of the city sanitary sewer system and that are not specifically prohibited by this chapter. To provide treatment for industrial wastes may require additional facilities, the cost of which should be borne by the industries which necessitate the additional facilities for their waste and therefore receive its benefits.
('82 Code, § 3.371)
(B) The types and quantities of industrial wastes which may be admitted into the public sewer system without pretreatment shall established by the City Engineer and approved by the Council.
('82 Code, § 3.372)
(C) In order to control the admission of industrial wastes into the public sewers, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following waters or wastes into the public sanitary sewers, except upon approval of the Council:
(1) A five-day, 20° C., BOD greater than 400 mg/1;
(2) A suspended solids content greater than 350 mg/l;
(3) A chlorine demand greater than 15 mg/l;
(4) An average daily flow greater than 10% of the average daily sewage flow at the sewage treatment works;
(5) Any toxic substance; or
(6) Any waters or wastes which are determined by the Engineer to offer possibilities of harm to the structures, process or operation of the sewage works.
('82 Code, § 3.373)
(D) Any person desiring to make a new connection to the public sanitary sewer system for the purpose of discharging industrial wastes, and any person desiring to discharge industrial waste through an existing connection, shall complete and file with the City Engineer a questionnaire furnishing pertinent or predicted data upon the quantity of flow and an analysis of the industrial waste to be discharged before making the connection or discharge. The Engineer may, at any time, require that a user discharging industrial waste complete a questionnaire showing current discharges. Upon notice from the Engineer, the user shall furnish the data within 30 days of the mailing or personal delivery of the notice.
('82 Code, § 3.374)
(E) Samples shall be obtained at the times and in the manner as will be representative of the actual quantity and quality of waste, and in all events shall be collected over a three-day period of operation or more. Samples for analysis must be collected by the Engineer or by a person approved to do so by the Engineer. Analysis of the sample shall be made by a qualified sanitary engineer using commonly accepted analysis techniques.
('82 Code, § 3.375)
(F) Any user discharging industrial wastes into the public sanitary sewer system shall install a suitable control work hole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of all waste, including all domestic sewage from the establishment. The work hole shall be installed in accordance with plans approved by the City Engineer and shall be of safe design and in a readily accessible location. The work hole shall be installed by the user at the user's expense and shall be maintained by the user so as to be safe and accessible at all times. In the event that no special work hole exists, the control work hole for taking any samples shall be considered the nearest downstream work hole in the public sewer from the point where the building sewer is connected.
('82 Code, § 3.376)
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