(A) The owner(s) of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the City of Murray and abutting any street, alley, sewer, easement or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located, a public sanitary sewer, is required, at their expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within one hundred eighty days (180) after the date of official notice to do so.
(B) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 52.10(A), the building sewer shall be connected, until the public sewer is available, to an interim private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of the Calloway County Health Department and all applicable state, federal and local regulations.
(C) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer system as soon as possible as determined by the Murray Sewer System, in compliance with this chapter. Any septic tanks, cesspools, lagoons, and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material or salvaged and removed at no expense to the city. The city shall have the right to assess the process used for the disposal of the septic tank, cesspool, lagoon, or similar disposal facilities when public sewer service becomes available on the property.
(D) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, lagoon or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage or wastewater, where public sanitary sewer service is available.
(E) No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the wastewater facilities Murray Sewer System. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate prosecution.
(F) Sewer backups or overflows resulting from Acts of God which cause property damage shall not be the responsibility of the City of Murray. The property owner bears liability and financial responsibility for all damages resulting from Acts of God.
(G) Any unpermitted connections made to the sanitary sewer system before or after the effective date of this chapter shall be considered illegal and shall be subject to immediate removal by the owner of the premises so connected and at the owner's expense.
(H) Should the owner of an illegally connected premises fail to remove the illegal connection within ninety (90) days of being notified by Murray Sewer System to do so, the Director of Public Works and Utilities or designee may cause the connection to be removed and the cost thereof to be billed to the owner of the premises.
(I) No person constructing a sanitary sewer or sanitary building sewer, shall leave it open, unsealed or incomplete in such fashion as to permit storm or subsurface water to enter into such sewer.
(J) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the appropriate Health Officer of the state or county.
(Ord. 2024-1867, passed 7-11-24)