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(A) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to maintain the service line from the septic holding tank into the house or building. It shall be the responsibility of the city to maintain the part of the system from septic tank to the service main. The contractor hired by the owner to repair the wastewater service line on the property owner's side of the system shall follow the all requirements of this section relating to new construction which are applicable to maintenance work, including obtaining a permit from the city.
(B) If the city identifies an improper condition of or unauthorized connection to any part of the community sewage treatment system located on a user's property, the city shall notify the user in writing and specify the maintenance or repair required. If the user fails to cause the specified maintenance or repair to be properly performed, and evidence of the same is not provided to the city within three days of the notice, the city may cause the specified maintenance or repair to be performed and may charge the user for the cost of the same, which cost shall be considered a cost of repairs under § 51.11.
(Ord. 21-04, passed 11-16-2021)
(A) No user shall make or maintain connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, surface runoff, or groundwater to a building sewer or indirectly into the community sewage treatment system.
(B) No user shall discharge into the community sewage treatment system any incompatible waste as defined in this chapter.
(C) No user shall discharge into the sewage system any wastewater having a strength greater than that primarily produced by residential user, defined as having a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) concentration of approximately 200 mg/l and suspended solids concentration of approximately 225 mg/l.
(Ord. 202, passed 12-18-2018; Ord. 21-04, passed 11-16-2021)
In addition to any penalties that may be imposed for violation of any provision of this chapter, the city may assess against any user the cost of repairing or restoring sewers or associated facilities damaged as a result of any act or omission in violation of this chapter by the user or upon the user's property, and may collect the assessment as an additional charge for the use of the system or may pursue any other method of collection of the costs the city deems appropriate.
(Ord. 202, passed 12-18-2018; Ord. 21-04, passed 11-16-2021)
(A) The City Administrator, or his or her designee, shall be responsible for administration and enforcement of this chapter and the collection of the user charges as set forth in this chapter. The City Council shall hear and decide appeals and review any order, decision, or determination made by the Administrator regarding the enforcement of this chapter.
(B) The city hereby establishes Big Marine Sewer Fund into which all revenue collected from users shall be deposited, and from which all expenditures necessary for the operation and maintenance of the system shall be paid.
(C) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, the violator shall be subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both, plus the cost of prosecution.
(D) The city reserves the right to disconnect service to any user found to be in violation of this chapter. Service shall not be disconnected until notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the City Council have been provided to the occupant and to the owner of the premises involved.
(Ord. 202, passed 12-18-2018; Ord. 21-04, passed 11-16-2021)