(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or deposit, or permit to be placed or deposited, in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the Village any human excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
(b) If an owner or user has any sewage, human excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste on property within the Village, the owner or user shall immediately take steps to stop any sewage discharge and shall immediately remove any such material from the property. If the owner or user does not take immediate action, the Village shall have the right to enter onto the property and take whatever action is necessary to eradicate the situation. This shall include, but is not limited to immediate termination of water service.
(c) It shall be unlawful to discharge any septage, industrial wastes, or other pollutants, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with this chapter into any storm sewer, sewer from a dwelling that has not been approved by the Village, natural outlet, or any other place that results in the substance being emitted into the wastewater treatment plant.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any sewage, septage, industrial wastes, or other pollutants anywhere in the Village in such a way that the water mixed with such discharge has not passed through a Village water meter; provided however in those limited circumstances when the Village has issued permission to the user for discharge into the sanitary sewer without using Village water. (e.g. Holmes-Wayne Electric and Castle Nursing Homes Inc)
(e) It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for ultimate disposal of wastewater. In areas where sanitary sewers are not available for connection, or if the structure is not within 200 feet of an existing sanitary sewer, septic tank and leach field installations may be installed with prior written approval from the Administrator. Septic tank and leach field installations shall be installed per Holmes County Health Department requirements.
(f) In making tap connections to the sanitary sewer lines of the Village, all existing septic tanks shall be bypassed. No sewage passing through a septic tank shall be discharged into the sanitary sewer lines of the Village.
(g) Every person who owns any real property which has a structure located on it which contains sanitary conveniences shall connect to the sanitary sewer if the structure is within 200 feet of the sanitary sewer, within 60 days of the effective date of this section, the erection of said structure, or the installation of said sanitary conveniences, whichever occurs last. If the person fails to connect within said period, the Village shall give the owner notice of this connection requirement. If no connection is made within 30 days of the receipt of said notice, the Village shall then proceed to make such connection at the expense of the owner and assess it against the real property so served. Sanitary sewers and all connections shall be constructed in accordance with the Village specifications.
(h) No downspouts, surface water drains, or other devices for collecting storm or surface water drainage from any structure or surface area shall be permitted to connect or drain into the Village sanitary sewer system.
(i) Neither broken pipes, tiles nor other drainage devices shall be permitted in the sanitary sewer system of the Village, whether on public or private property; nor shall subsurface water be permitted to enter the system through improper fitting connections.
(j) The Village, through its authorized agents, shall be permitted to enter onto the property of any Village residence, commercial, industrial or other property within the Village, or upon the property of any user of the Village sanitary sewer system, and upon any lands through which the Village sanitary sewer system traverses, for the purpose of checking for leaks, smoke testing, and for any other lawful purpose to ascertain that all surface and underground waters are not directed or permitted to flow into the sanitary sewer system.
(k) As soon as the Village has determined that surface, subsurface or other waters not permitted in the sanitary sewer system are entering such system, it shall, by certified mail, or any other method deemed advisable by the Village, cause notice of the infiltration or improper connection to be served upon the property owner. Following receipt of such notice, the property owner shall have 60 days in which to repair, replace or disconnect any drain, tile or other device causing improper waters to enter the sanitary sewer system.
(l) The Village may use smoke, dye or any other device or devices in checking the sanitary sewer system for leaks, broken tiles and improper connections, and the Village shall not be held responsible or liable in damages for any damages resulting from the use thereof where improper connections or conditions are found.
(m) Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Administrator and by other regulatory agencies with appropriate jurisdiction. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged on approval by the Administrator to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
(n) It shall be unlawful to deposit septage wastes into a public sewer, storm sewer, or natural outlet.
(o) Private sewers that are tributary or potentially tributary to the public sewer shall comply with the Village specifications. The Village shall be granted sufficient access or right-of-way to private sewers for inspection, supervision, testing, and enforcement of all health, sanitation, safety, and sewer regulations.
(p) Each user shall protect from accidental discharge of prohibited or limited substances regulated by this Ordinance. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of said substances shall be provided when required by the Administrator and maintained at the user's own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Administrator for review, and shall be approved by Council before construction of the facility may begin. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the user of the responsibility to modify the facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(q) In the case of an accidental discharge of prohibited or limited substances regulated by this chapter, the user shall immediately notify the Administrator of the incident. The notification shall include the location of the discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions taken by the user to prevent future discharges. Within 5 days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to the Administrator a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and measures to be taken to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the wastewater treatment works, fish kills, or any other damage to person or property, nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed by this Ordinance or other applicable law.
(r) Instructions advising the user's employees of the proper notification procedures in the event of an accidental discharge of prohibited or limited substances regulated by this chapter shall be permanently posted by the user in a prominent place. Employers shall advise all employees who may cause such a discharge to occur of said notification procedures.
(s) If the user employs a pumping device to discharge into the Village's sanitary sewer, said device must be sized in such a way so as not to cause a plug or overflow of the sanitary sewer.
(t) No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, alter, remove, uncover, deface, interfere with, or tamper with, or cause another to do the same, any sewer, structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the wastewater treatment works.
(u) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to control wastes which are discharged pursuant to any NPDES permit, other than the NPDES Permit issued to the Village.
(Ord. 2010-107. Passed 1-24-11.)