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GENERAL PROVISIONS
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
B.O.D. (Denoting BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20°C., expressed in parts per million by weight.
BUILDING DRAIN. That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the innerface of the building wail.
BUILDING SEWER. The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
COMBINED SEWER. A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
GARBAGE. Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES. The liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinguished from sanitary sewage.
INSPECTOR. The person or persons duly authorized by the city, through the Board of Public Works and Safety, to inspect and approve the installation of building sewers and their connection to the public sewer system.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE. The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that has been shredded to the degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER. A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer which carries sewage, and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE. A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with the ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS. All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN. A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
SUPERINTENDENT. The Superintendent of the Municipal Sewage Works of the city or his or her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
WATERCOURSE. A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sanitary sewage, industrial waste or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958; Ord. G-67-293, passed 6-5-1967) Penalty, see § 51.999
(A) The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the city and abutting any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located, or may in the future be located, a public sewer of the city, is required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect the facilities directly with the public sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so; provided that, the public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line.
(B) If it is discovered that the owner's sanitary sewer is connected to the storm sewer as a result of the 1998-99 Storm Water Survey, then any extension of the sewer line to the property line of the owner shall be at the city's expense.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958; Ord. G-98-279, passed 11-19-1998) Penalty, see § 51.999
No unauthorized 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 municipal sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958) Penalty, see § 51.999
The Superintendent, inspector and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties, at all reasonable times, for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. G-58-34, passed 6-18-1958)
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