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(A) Grease catch basins or separators of a capacity based upon the temperature and the amount of the water tributary shall be installed wherever kitchen or other greasy wastes from hotels, restaurants, club houses, boarding houses, public or private institutions, hospitals, or similar places are discharged into a public sewer or private sewage disposal system.
(B) Garbage disposal units shall not be tributary to grease catch basins or interceptors.
(C) No user may intentionally or unintentionally allow the direct or indirect discharge of any fats, oils, or greases of animal or vegetable origin into the collection system in such amounts as to cause interference with the collection and treatment system, or as to cause pollutants to pass through the treatment works into the environment.
(Ord. 02-2019, passed 1-17-2019) Penalty, see § 150.999
The Approving Authority, or other duly authorized employees of the village, shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the village holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within said easement, all subject to the terms, if any, of this duly negotiated easement.
(Ord. 02-2019, passed 1-17-2019)
Whenever practical, the sanitary system and drainage system of each dwelling or building must be separately or independently connected with the street sewer except, where a building stands in the rear of another on the same lot, the drain from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole will be considered as one drain.
(Prior Code, § 15.11)
(A) Whenever necessary to disturb a drain or pipe in actual use, the same shall not be obstructed or disconnected without special permission of the Plumbing Inspector.
(B) No person shall make any new connections or extensions to an old drain or pipe without permission of the Plumbing Inspector.
(Prior Code, § 15.12) Penalty, see § 150.999
In all cases where any sanitary system or other drain pipe to be laid is obstructed by water, gas, steam, pipe, or conduit, the decision to pass over or under the obstruction or of the raising or lowering the obstruction so as to permit the construction and installation of such pipe shall be made by the Plumbing Inspector.
(Prior Code, § 15.13)
(A) No person or persons shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted water, such as storm water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water to any sanitary sewer.
(B) No person or persons shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters, wastes, compounds or material to any public sewer:
(1) Explosive mixtures. Gasoline, kerosene, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, ethers, xylene, toluene, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides, sulfides or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
(2) Toxic substances. Water or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by mixing with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create a public nuisance in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant;
(3) Corrosive wastes. Water or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0 or higher than 9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to piping, structures, equipment and personnel of the wastewater treatment works;
(4) Solid or viscous wastes. Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size as to be capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities, such as but not limited to ashes, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, entrails, whole blood, paunch manure, hair, fleshing, paper dishes, cups, milk containers and the like, either whole or ground by garbage grinders;
(5) Noxious material. Noxious or malodorous solids, liquids or gases which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life, or will prevent the entry into the sanitary sewer collection system for maintenance purposes;
(6) Radioactive wastes. Radioactive waste or isotopes of such half-life or concentration that they are in noncompliance with regulations issued by the appropriate authority having control over their use and which will or may cause damage or hazards to the waste treatment facilities or personnel operating the system; or
(7) Accidental discharge. Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited or regulated materials or substances established by this chapter. Users shall notify the village immediately upon occurrence of a “slug” or accidental discharge of substances prohibited by this chapter and shall submit within 48 hours a written report of the incident. The report shall include location of discharge, date and time thereof, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective actions. Any user who discharges a slug of prohibited materials shall be liable for any expense, loss or damage caused by the discharge, in addition to any fines imposed by the village.
(Ord. 02-2019, passed 1-17-2019) Penalty, see § 150.999
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