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§ 51.39 CONDITIONS OF PERMITS.
   (A)   The city may grant a permit to discharge to persons meeting all the requirements of § 51.38, provided that the person:
      (1)   Submits an application within 60 days after the effective date of this subchapter on forms supplied by the approving authority;
      (2)   Secures approval by the approving authority of plans and specifications for pretreatment facilities when required; and
      (3)   Has complied with all requirements for agreements or arrangements, including but not limited to, provisions for:
         (a)   Payment of charges;
         (b)   Installation and operation of pretreatment facilities where required; and
         (c)   Sampling and analysis to determine quantity and strength; and
      (4)   Provides a sampling point subject to the provisions of this subchapter and approval of the approving authority.
   (B)   A person applying for a new or additional discharge shall:
      (1)   Meet all conditions of division (A) of this section; and
      (2)   Secure a permit prior to discharging any waste.
   (C)   The city shall not issue a permit for a new or additional discharge if no sewage lines are at the discharge point or if present facilities are not adequate for the discharge. The acceptance of an application by the city shall not constitute an obligation on the city to construct facilities where the same do not exist or are inadequate.
(`87 Code, § 24-66) (Ord. 1973-2, passed 1-16-73)
§ 51.40 POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.
   (A)   The Director of Public Works and other duly authorized employees of the city, county or state bearing proper credentials and identification are entitled to enter any public or private lands, buildings or other properties for the purpose of enforcing this subchapter, and all permit holders and their agents and employees shall cooperate in permitting such entrance.
   (B)   Anyone entering and acting under this authority shall observe the establishment’s rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security and fire protection.
   (C)   Except when caused by negligence or failure of the permit holder to maintain safe conditions or cooperate with inspecting officials, the city shall indemnify the permit holder against loss or damage to his or its property by city employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the permit holder and growing out of the sampling operation and not otherwise.
   (D)   (1)   The Director of Public Works and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification are entitled to enter all private properties through which the city holds a negotiated easement for the purposes of:
         (a)   Inspection, observation, measurement, sampling or repair;
         (b)   Maintenance of any portion of the sewerage system lying within the easements; and
         (c)   Conducting any other authorized activity.
      (2)   All activities shall be conducted in full accordance with the terms of the negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
   (E)   No person acting under authority of this provision may inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the public sewers.
(`87 Code, § 24-67) (Ord. 1973-2, passed 1-16-73)
§ 51.41 AUTHORITY TO DISCONNECT SERVICE.
   (A)   The city may terminate water and waste water disposal service and disconnect an industrial customer from the system when:
      (1)   Acids or chemicals damaging to sewer lines or treatment process are released to the sewer causing rapid deterioration of these structures or interfering with proper conveyance and treatment of waste water;
      (2)   A governmental agency informs the city that the effluent from the waste water treatment plant is no longer of a quality permitted for discharge to a watercourse, and it is found that the customer is delivering waste water to the city’s system that cannot be sufficiently treated or requires treatment that is not provided by the city as normal domestic treatment; or
      (3)   The industrial customer:
         (a)   Discharges industrial waste or waste water that is in violation of the permit issued by the approving authority;
         (b)   Discharges waste water at an uncontrolled, variable rate in sufficient quantity to cause an imbalance in the waste water treatment system;
         (c)   Fails to pay monthly bills for water and sanitary sewer services when due; or
         (d)   Repeats a discharge of prohibited wastes to public sewers.
   (B)   If service is disconnected pursuant to subsection (A)(2) of this section, the city shall:
      (1)   Disconnect the customer;
      (2)   Supply the customer with the governmental agency’s report and provide the customer with all pertinent information; and
      (3)   Continue disconnection until such time as the industrial customer provides additional pretreatment or other facilities designed to remove the objectionable characteristics from his or her industrial wastes and until the person pays for the disconnection and connection fees.
(`87 Code, § 24-68) (Ord. 1973-2, passed 1-16-73)
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