(A) Where a public sanitary (or combined) sewer is not available under the provisions of § 52.15(A), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(B) The city shall not issue a building permit to a property owner or contractor until the property owner obtains a permit to construct a private sewage disposal system from the appropriate state or local agency.
(C) The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Illinois Department of Public Heatlth and with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 43,560 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(D) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, and at no expense to the city.
(E) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with additional requirements that may be imposed by local, state or federal regulations.
(F) When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to the sewer within 60 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material or salvaged and removed.
(G) Holders of NPDES permits may be exempt. Users with current NPDES permits may discharge points provided they are in compliance with the issuing authority.
(H) Hauled waste.
(1) Any person who transports septic tank, seepage pit or cesspool contents, or other batch liquid waste and wishes to discharge such waste to the public sewer system shall first have a signed agreement with the City of Metropolis. All waste haulers shall sign the agreement form, pay the appropriate fee, and receive a copy of the city’s regulations governing discharge to sewers of liquid wastes from trucks. All persons signing the agreement shall abide by all applicable provisions of this chapter, and any other special provisions that may be established by the city as necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of the sewer system.
(2) Any waste hauler that has signed the agreement with the city and wishing to discharge to the wastewater treatment plant must submit, upon request of the city, a waste hauler manifest that identifies the type of waste and location where generated along with a signature of the generator. In addition the waste hauler shall prove the type of waste by a composite sample of each load prior to discharge. A fee and payment schedule shall be established in the signed agreement to cover cost of the required analysis.
(3) It shall be illegal to discharge any batch liquid waste into any manhole or other part of the sewer system, or any building sewer or other facility that discharges to the sewer system, except at designated points of discharge specified by the city for such purpose.
(4) Any waste hauler illegally discharging to the sewer system or discharging wastewater not authorized by the city shall be subject to immediate revocation of discharge privileges and further subject a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $750.
(5) Waste haulers shall pay fees for such discharge in accordance with a fee schedule established by the city.
(6) Nothing in this chapter shall relieve waste haulers of the responsibility for compliance with Southern Seven Health Department, State, or Federal Regulations.
(Ord. 88-57, passed 12-27-1988; Am. Ord. 2008-09, passed 4-29-2008) Penalty, see § 52.99