(A) No person shall operate, permit, cause, allow, let, or suffer the operation of a privately-owned collection and transmission system, or any facility, which will be reasonably expected to cause, or contribute to, air, ground, or water pollution without a valid operating permit issued by the City, or be in violation of any condition, limitation or restriction which is part of a valid operating permit.
(B) All owners of new and existing privately-owned collection and transmission systems discharging to the City’s sanitary sewer system shall complete and file with the City an operating permit application in the form prescribed by the City. An incomplete or inaccurate application will not be processed and will be returned to the applicant for revision.
(C) Owners of existing privately-owned collection and transmission systems shall apply to the City for a privately-owned collection and transmission system operating permit within sixty (60) days of notification by the City.
(D) Owners of new privately-owned collection and transmission systems intended to commence discharge of wastewater into the City’s WWF after the promulgation date of this chapter, shall apply to the City for a privately-owned collection and transmission system operating permit at least sixty (60) days prior to the date upon which any discharge to the City’s sanitary sewer system will commence.
(E) The application for a privately-owned collection and transmission system operating permit shall be complete and must contain the following elements in the format specified by the City:
(1) The system owner’s and system operator’s name, address, and telephone number, and the physical location of the permitted system (if different from the owner’s address);
(2) A map depicting all pump stations, sewer pipes, sewer service areas, sewer subsystems, and/or manholes within the privately-owned collection and transmission system;
(3) The total length, expressed in linear feet, of gravity and/or pressure force mains. Measurements shall include pipe diameter and material (i.e., one hundred feet (100') of four-inch (4") PVC pipe);
(4) The number and type of all individual service connections to the privately-owned collection and transmission system; and
(5) Detailed O&M procedures which shall include, but are not limited to:
(a) Preventive maintenance procedure;
(b) Spill containment and control procedures;
(c) Emergency response plan;
(d) A sanitary sewer main/lift station cleaning program;
(e) Smoke Testing Program; and
(f) A sanitary sewer overflow stabilization and remediation program.
(F) Permits shall be issued for a specified period not to exceed two (2) years. The owner of the privately-owned collection and transmission system shall submit a permit renewal application within a minimum of sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the existing permit.
(G) Owners of new privately-owned collection and transmission systems may be subject to permit fees established to offset the administrative cost of implementing and maintaining this program and remain subject to revision upon approval by the City. If permit fees are required they will be due annually and shall be submitted as invoiced by the City. The initial permit fee shall be paid with the submittal of the privately-owned collection and transmission system operating permit application.
(H) Owners of privately-owned collection and transmission systems existing on February 21, 2013 may be subject to permit fees until such time as the permit is reassigned or transferred to a new owner. The new owner will provide a signed and sealed certification from a licensed professional engineer that the existing collection system capacity is sufficient for any additional flows anticipated with the new occupancy.
(I) The permit fees shall be assessed as follows upon approval of the City:
(1) For private lift station serving one building;
(2) For privately-owned collection and transmission systems serving multiple buildings; and
(3) For privately-owned collection and transmission systems with one or more pump stations.
(Ord. 2013-15, passed 2-21-13)