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DIVISION 2. WASTEWATER COLLECTION/CONVEYANCE SYSTEM
(A) Sewer service connections may be made to either publicly or privately owned and maintained authorized collection systems. No person shall connect any private property in the city to the system without first obtaining a connection permit issued by the city manager and paying to the city the connection fee required therefore.
(B) The number of connection permits required for any development shall be based upon the number of sewer service connections. A separate sewer connection is normally required for each detached building.
(C) Food establishments and commercial laundries shall have a separate water connection from other users in the same building.
(D) The city manager may impose other requirements if the city manager determines that public health and safety, system protection, maintenance costs, or liability concerns so dictate.
(E) In order for the city to have sufficient information to make a determination of appropriate fees, building permit applicants shall submit sewer service plumbing plans prepared by a registered engineer or project architect in conjunction with the building permit application for all new and replacement structures. The plumbing and irrigation plans shall show all the proposed line sizes and locations.
(F) Every connection, disconnection and permanent blocking or plugging made between private property and the system shall be made in the manner and with the material required by the specifications for public sewers approved by the city and in accordance with the city's specifications for construction.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-5) (Ord. No. 2494)
The owner of property connected to the system shall disconnect or permanently block or plug connections when further use of the property, for any purpose requiring the connection, is abandoned or when the structure or facility on the property requiring the connection is demolished without replacement. A public works permit for abandonment of sewer lateral shall be required prior to commencement of abandonment. If a property owner or his/her agent has failed to so effect the disconnection or blockage, the city manager may disconnect or block the connection, and the cost thereof shall be deemed a debt to the city and shall be charged to the owner.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-7) (Ord. No. 2494)
(A) If the system capacity is not available, the city manager may restrict discharge until sufficient capacity is made available. The city manager may refuse immediate service to any new facility located in an area where there is insufficient capacity in the system to accommodate the proposed quantity of the wastewater.
(B) The city manager may restrict the rate of discharge into the system during the peak flow hours (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) or at any other time when required to prevent the overloading of the system. A discharger so restricted shall be required either to curtail the rate of discharge or to provide approved storage or retention facilities for the wastewater. Wastewater so retained may be discharged into the system between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or during other periods and at a rate of flow prescribed by the city manager.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-8) (Ord. No. 2494)
Any person who introduces or causes to be introduced into the system, either directly or indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which creates a stoppage, plugging, breakage, reduction in the capacity of any portion of the system or any other damage to the system shall be liable for the damage and for maintenance, operation, and replacement expenses, including overhead costs, occasioned thereby. Expense of the damage, any excessive maintenance expense, or any other expenses attributable thereto shall be deemed a debt to the city and shall be charged to the offending person by the city manager.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-9) (Ord. No. 2494)
Any person who introduces or causes to be introduced into the system, either directly or indirectly, any prohibited pollutant or wastewater which causes detrimental effects to the city's system or treatment plant processes or causes a violation of the city's NPDES permit or other regulation imposed by a regulatory agency shall be liable for all damages and costs occasioned thereby, including any penalty assessed by a regulatory agency. The damages, costs or penalty assessed shall be deemed a debt to the city and shall be charged to the offending person by the city manager.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-10) (Ord. No. 2494)
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