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The owner of any house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose, situated within the area under the jurisdiction of the Authority and abutting on any street, alley or right of way in which there is now located, or may in the future be located, a public sanitary sewer of the Authority, is hereby required, at his or her expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly to the public sanitary sewer, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within ninety days after the date of official notice to do so, provided that such public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line.
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 921.04, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(b) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain written permission for such construction signed by the Service Director. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Authority, which the applicant shall supplement with any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Service Director. A permit and inspection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be paid to the Clerk at the time the application is filed.
(c) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. He or she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions of the work are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight hours of receipt of notice by the Service Director.
(d) The soil, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Ohio EPA and/or the Ohio Department of Health. 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 15,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.
(e) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 921.04, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with sand or other suitable material. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Authority.
(f) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Ohio EPA, the Ohio Department of Health and/or the local Health District.
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(a) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make connections with or open into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit therefor from the Service Director.
(b) All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of a building sewer shall be borne by the owner of the building. The owner shall indemnify the Authority for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer
(c) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for each residence or building, except that where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to 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, provided a recorded easement for use and maintenance of this sewer is stated on the application, and the method of installation meets the approval of the Service Director.
(d) Old or existing building sewers may be used in connection with new construction only when they are found, on examination and upon testing by the Service Director, to meet all requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(e) The building sewer shall be cast iron soil pipe, ASTM Specification A74-42 or equal, PVC ASTM D3034 or F679 or equal, or other suitable material approved by the Service Director. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within ten feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed of cast soil pipe with leaded joints. Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may be required by the Service Director where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If the installation is in fill or in unstable ground, the building material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle, as approved by the Service Director. (Ord. 16-21. Passed 4-27-21.)
(f) The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Service Director, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope of such four-inch pipe shall not be less than one-eighth inch per foot.
(g) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
(h) In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(i) All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Service Director. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM Specification C-12-19, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
(j) All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
(l) All joints in vitrified clay pipe or between such pipe and metals shall be made with an approved watertight O-ring-type joint.
(2) Cement joints shall be made by packing a closely twisted jute or oakum gasket of suitable size to partly fill the annular space between pipes. The remaining space shall be filled and firmly compacted with mortar composed of one part portland cement and three parts sand. The material shall be mixed dry; only water sufficient to make the mixture workable shall be added. Mortar which has begun to set shall not be used or retempered. Lime, putty or hydrated lime may be substituted to the extent of not more than twenty-five percent of the volume of the Portland cement that may be added.
(3) Only jointing materials and methods that are approved by the Service Director may be used.
(k) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the wye branch, if such branch is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is twelve inches in diameter or less and no properly located wye branch is available in the public sewer, the owner shall, at his or her expense, install a wye branch in the public sewer at the location specified by the Service Director. Where the public sewer is greater than twelve inches in diameter and no properly located wye branch is available, a neat hole may be cut into the public sewer to receive the building sewer, with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about forty-five degrees. A forty-five degree ell may be used to make such connection with the sewer. The invert of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the Service Director.
(l) An applicant for a building sewer permit shall notify the Service Director when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Service Director or his or her representative.
(m) All excavations for a building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, driveways, sewers, utilities and other public or private property disturbed in the course of work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Authority.
(n) All sewer mains shall be laid in accordance with the grade established by the Service Director.
(o) All main sewers shall be provided with manholes, which manholes shall not be more than 375 feet apart. All manhole covers shall be provided with proper holes for ventilation of gases or fumes.
(p) The entrance of the sewer to all manholes shall be at the bottom thereof and no sewer shall be cut into any manhole, whether now established or hereafter constructed, except as above provided.
(q) Foundation drains, roof downspouts, area drains or other sources of surface runoff shall not be connected, either directly or indirectly, to building sewer or public sewer. If any drains are installed carrying surface or subsurface water, they shall be constructed to carry said water to a street or to a natural watercourse.
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
(b) Storm water, surface drainage, subsurface drainage, ground water, roof runoff, uncontaminated cooling water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Service Director. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted processed waters may be discharged to a storm sewer or natural outlet in accordance with State and Federal regulations and on approval of the Service Director.
(c) Anyone proposing to discharge any pollutant, including non-contact cooling water, to the waters of the State must submit an NPDES permit application to the Ohio EPA no later than 180 days prior to any discharge.
(d) No person shall be permitted to connect to, or discharge wastewater to, the sewage system, unless it has been determined by the Authority that there is sufficient capacity in the system to collect, convey, and treat the proposed wastewater discharge of such person.
(e) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly any pollutant or wastewater which will interfere with the operation or performance of the POTW. These general prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW whether or not the user is subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards (40 CFR Part 403) or any other Federal, State or local pretreatment standards or requirements.
(f) No person sha1i discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described substances, materials, waters or wastes into any public sewers:
(1) Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW resulting in interference, but in no case wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into the POTW which exceeds 150 degrees Fahrenheit or which causes the temperature of the wastewater at the treatment facility to exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
(2) Any liquids, solids or gases which, by reason of their nature or quantity, are or may be sufficient, either alone or by interaction, to cause fire or explosion, including, but not limited to, waste streams with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or sixty degrees Centigrade, using the test method specified in 40 CFR 261.21, or be injurious in any other way to the operation of the POTW.
(3) Any water or wastes containing fats, waxes, free oils, emulsified oils and grease exceeding an average of 100 parts per million or in sufficient amounts to pass through or cause interference in the POTW. Any wastewater containing oil, grease or other ether-soluble matter or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit and 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
(4) Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, to create a public nuisance or to create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(5) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions of the sewer and with no particle greater than one-half inch in any direction. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder with a motor of three-fourths horsepower or larger shall be subject to the approval of the Authority.
(6) Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, lime slurry, lime residues, chemical residues, paint residues, cannery waste, bulk solids or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing an obstruction to the flow in the sewers or other interference with proper operation of the sewage works.
(7) Any substance which may cause the POTW's effluent or treatment residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process. In no case shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Act, or with any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Resource Conservation Recovery Act or State standards applicable to the sludge management method being used.
(8) Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which, either singly or by interaction, are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life, or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair.
(9) Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
(10) Any waters or wastes containing substances which may cause the treatment plant to exceed NPDES permit limitations.
(11) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Authority in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
(12) Any waters or wastes having a pH of less than 5.5 or in excess of 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the sewage system.
(13) Materials which cause excessive discoloration such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
(14) Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs," as defined in Section 921.02(74).
(15) Any unpolluted water, including, but not limited to, non-contact cooling water, which is used to dilute process wastewater, or any unpolluted water which is used in any other way as an attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment, so as to achieve compliance with a pretreatment standard or requirement (40 CFR 403.6(d)), except that such water may be discharged to a sewer which is designated to carry storm water.
(16) Any holding tank discharges or hauled wastes, without prior approval of the Service Director. Any accidental spills or slug discharges to the sewer system should be reported to the Wastewater Superintendent. Such notification should be followed by a written report to the Service Director within five working days describing the materials involved, the cause of the spill or discharge and the preventive measures being taken to correct the cause of such discharge.
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(17) Detergents, surface-active agents or other pollutants that might cause excessive foaming in the POTW or receiving waters.
(18) Unusual Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) or Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in quantities as to constitute a significant additional load on the POTW.
(19) Wastewater containing pollutants which are not amenable to transport, treatment or reduction in concentration by the POTW and POTW Treatment Plant processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such a degree that the POTW Treatment Plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over discharge of effluent to the receiving waters.
(20) Wastewater which, by interaction with other wastewater in the POTW, releases obnoxious gases, forms suspended solids which interfere with the collection system or creates a condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
(21) Wastewater causing two readings on an explosion hazard meter at the point of discharge into the POTW, or at any point in the POTW of more than five percent (5%) or any single reading over ten percent (10%) of the lower explosive limit of the meter.
(22) Liquid wastes from chemical toilets, trailers, campers or other recreational vehicles which have been collected or held in tanks or other containers shall not be discharged into the POTW except at locations authorized by the authority to collect such wastes.
(23) Pollutants, substances or wastewater prohibited by this subsection shall not be processed or stored in such a manner that they could be discharged to the POTW. (Ord. 16-21. Passed 4-27-21.)
(a) National Categorical Pretreatment Standards, as promulgated and amended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Act, shall be met by all dischargers of the regulated industrial categories. An application for modification of the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards may be considered for submittal to the Regional Administrator by the Authority, when the Authority's wastewater treatment system achieves consistent removal of the pollutants as defined by 40 CFR 403.7. If a pollutant in an industrial discharge is limited by both National Categorical Pretreatment Standards and limits established by the Authority, the maximum allowable concentration will be the more stringent of the two.
(b) State requirements and limitations on discharges to the POTW shall be met by all discharges which are subject to such standards in any instance in which they are more stringent than Federal requirements and limitations, or those in this or any other applicable ordinance.
(c) The Authority reserves the right to amend any ordinance and administrative order to provide for more stringent limitations or requirements on discharges to the Authority's treatment system where deemed necessary to comply with the objectives of an ordinance.
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(d) No discharger shall increase the use of potable or process water in any way, nor mix separate waste streams, for the purpose of diluting a discharge, or attempt to dilute a discharge, as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment, to achieve compliance with the standards set forth in this chapter or any ordinance or administrative order.
(Ord. 16-21. Passed 4-27-21.)
(e) No discharger shall discharge wastewater which exceeds the limits for the materials listed below based on a twenty-four hour composite sample or as may be established by the Authority from time to time for such materials to meet NPDES permit conditions:
Effluent characteristics Discharge limitation (mg/l) CBOD 541 TSS 250 Cadmium 0.01 Chromium 0.36 Copper 0.27 Cyanide 0.17 (grab sample) Lead 0.11 Mercury 0.007 Nickel 0.25 Zinc 0.36 |
(f) The preceding list of substances is subject to revision as required to meet current water quality standards or effluent standards imposed by State or Federal agencies. In special cases (low volume users), the concentration of the applicable substances in the wastewater may be exceeded if it is determined by the Authority that the total weight of the substances discharged to the sewage system is not harmful to, or will not interfere with, the sewage treatment process or will not violate water quality or effluent standards.
(g) No discharger shall discharge any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor-producing substances, in concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Authority as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of Federal, State or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters, and which might cause the POTW to violate its NPDES permit and/or other disposal system permits.
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
(Ord. 21-94. Passed 6-28-94.)
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