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(a) Whenever the city shall deem it necessary to construct sewer service connections from the trunk or service sewers to the curbline in the streets or alleys, a resolution shall be passed by the city council requiring the property owners whose property has not been connected with the trunk or service sewers to construct the connecting sewers from the trunk or service sewers to the curbline in the streets or alleys within the time specified not less than 30 days from the passage of the resolution.
(b) The resolution shall contain a notice to the owners stating what work is to be done and the time within which they are required to do it. The notice may be general as to the owners but must be specified as to the descriptions of the lots or parcels of ground in front of which the sewer connections are to be constructed.
(1992 Code, § 41-114) (Ord. 47-81, passed 6-1-1981; Ord. 57-93, passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 102-96, passed 9-3-1996)
(a) If the sewer connections are not built, laid and constructed in the manner and within the time prescribed in the resolution described in § 53.021, the city council may order the construction to be done by that person as they may contract with and under the direction of the city engineer at the expense of the lots and parcels of land adjoining in front of and for the benefit of which the sewer connections have been laid, built and constructed. The expense shall be assessed upon the lots and parcels of land so chargeable by the city engineer and returned by him or her to the city council.
(b) The city finance director shall cause to be published the estimate of the city engineer, together with a notice of the time and place when the city council will meet to approve the construction, by one publication in the official newspaper at least one week prior to the meeting of the city council to approve the construction.
(c) Payments therefore shall be due and payable from and after the filing of the assessment roll with the city finance director and shall be collected in the same manner as other special assessments are now collected as provided by law.
(d) All steps taken for the charge of the property affected and the collecting of the assessment and the selling of the property in default of payment of the assessment shall be done and performed in the same manner as other special assessments for local improvements are now collected by the city.
(1992 Code, § 41-115) (Ord. 47-81, passed 6-1-1981; Ord. 57-93, passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 102-96, passed 9-3-1996)
(a) Unpolluted water.
(1) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted waters such as storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or cooling water to any sanitary sewer, unless specifically authorized by the city engineer.
(2) Storm water other than that exempted under subsection (a)(1) of this section and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers to the street or to a natural outlet approved by the city engineer.
(3) Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process water may be discharged, on approval of the city engineer, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
(b) Groundwater and sump pump discharge.
(1) Groundwater collected by building subdrains must discharge to the ground surface outside of the building, a storm drain, a sump pump collection system, or a natural outlet.
(2) No sump pump discharge to the ground surface shall create a hazard or a nuisance including, but not be limited to, ice accumulation on city streets, alleys, and sidewalks; damaging a city street or sidewalk; creating ponds of standing water or algae; or flowing over adjoining property.
(3) If a storm drain or sump pump collection system exists or is constructed adjacent to the property, the property owner shall be charged a permit fee and connect the sump pump or building subdrains to the storm sewer system.
(4) A sump pump collection system fee shall be paid whenever a connection is made to an existing collection system not constructed by the developer of the lot connecting to the system.
(1992 Code, § 41-116) (Ord. 47-81, passed 6-1-1981; Ord. 57-93, passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 102-96, passed 9-3-1996; Ord. 70-01, passed 7-9-2001; Ord. 13-05, passed 2-14-2005; Ord. 6-13, passed 3-5-2013; Ord. 19-21, passed 2-16- 2021)
If the city engineer or manager determines that an interceptor is necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease, oil, sand or other harmful pollutants in excessive amounts, the property owner shall be responsible for providing, installing and maintaining the interceptor. Interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the city engineer or manager, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors the owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates, and means of disposal, which are subject to review by the city engineer and manager. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the owner's personnel must be performed by a currently licensed liquid waste hauler.
(1992 Code, § 41-117) (Ord. 47-81, passed 6-1-1981; Ord. 57-93, passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 102-96, passed 9-3-1996; Ord. 19-21, passed 2-16-2021)
No 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 POTW. Any person violating this section shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
(1992 Code, § 41-118) (Ord. 57-93, passed 7-12-1993) Penalty, see § 53.999
(a) General prohibitions. No user shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW any pollutant or wastewater which causes pass through or interference. These general prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW whether or not they are subject to categorical pretreatment standards or any other national, state or local pretreatment standards or requirements.
(b) Specific prohibitions. No user shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW the following pollutants, substances or wastewater:
(1) Pollutants which create a fire or explosive hazard in the POTW, including, but not limited to, wastestreams with a closed-cup flash point of less than 140°F (60°C) using the test methods specified in 40 C.F.R. § 261.21;
(2) Wastewater having a pH less than 5.0 or more than 12, or otherwise causing corrosive structural damage to the POTW or equipment;
(3) Solid or viscous substances in amounts which will cause obstruction of the flow in the POTW resulting in interference;
(4) Pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants, released in a discharge at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, will cause interference with the POTW;
(5) Wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the treatment plant resulting in interference, but in no case wastewater which causes the temperature at the introduction into the treatment plant to exceed 104°F (40°C);
(6) Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or products of mineral oil origin, in amounts that will cause interference or pass through;
(7) Pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause acute worker health and safety problems;
(8) Liquid waste or pollutants which are transported for final disposal, unless such liquid waste or pollutants are transported for final disposal pursuant to § 53.065;
(9) Noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, solids or other wastewater which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to create a public nuisance or a hazard to life, or which prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance or repair;
(10) Wastewater which imparts color which cannot be removed by the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions, which consequently imparts color to the treatment plant’s effluent;
(11) Wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes except in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations;
(12) Sludges, screenings or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial wastes, except as specifically authorized by the manager;
(13) Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the treatment plant’s effluent to fail a toxicity test;
(14) Fats, oils or greases of animal or vegetable origin in amounts which will cause obstruction of the flow in sanitary sewers; or
(15) Light water foaming agents in quantities which would cause foaming problems in the POTW.
(c) Prohibited pollutants, substances or wastewater. Pollutants, substances or wastewater prohibited by this section shall not be processed or stored in a manner which could result in a discharge to the POTW.
(1992 Code, § 41-119) (Ord. 47-81, passed 6-1-1981; Ord. 23-86, passed 3-31-1986; Ord. 51-91, passed 6-3-1991; Ord. 57-93, passed 7-12-1993; Ord. 102-96, passed 9-3-1996; Ord. 19- 21, passed 2-16-2021)
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