(a) Permission Required for Building Sewer and Connection. Except in the case of property owned by Stryker, no person, corporation, partnership, association or public agency whatsoever shall connect, or cause to be connected, any building, structure or other facility, either directly or indirectly, with a sanitary sewer in the Stryker Sanitary Sewer District which has or will have its ultimate outlet at the Stryker WWTP for the purpose of discharging sanitary sewer wastes or acceptable industrial wastes from such premises without first receiving permission for such purpose. The owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Village. Permission shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent.
(b) Permit Required for Private Sewage Disposal System. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit from the Superintendent The application for this permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Village. The applicant shall supplement such application form by any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid to the Fiscal Officer at the time the application is filed for construction of a private sewage disposal system.
(c) Powers and Authority of Inspectors.
(1) Employees of the Village, duly authorized by the Village Administrator and bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge to the wastewater treatment works in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The authorized employees of the Village are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial or commercial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater treatment works. A user may withhold information considered confidential. A user must establish that the revelation to the public of the information in question might result in an advantage to competitors.
(2) While performing the necessary work on private properties, the authorized employees of the Village shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner, and the owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the Village employees, and the Village shall indemnify the owner against loss or damage to its property by Village employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions.
(d) Inspection of New Laterals. The building sewer lateral and its connection into the main sanitary sewer shall be left exposed for inspection and approval of the Superintendent or his duly authorized agent. Upon approval, the Superintendent will authorize the placing of backfill over the connection and pipe at which time the building sewer lateral may be used for its intended purpose.
(e) Notification. Prior to commencing any construction of public or building sewers a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours notice shall be given to the office of the Village Administrator. No construction of sewers shall be allowed on legal holidays, Saturdays, Sundays, or after 4:30 p.m. unless written permission is obtained from the Village Administrator.
(f) Tampering with or Damaging Works Prohibited. No unauthorized 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 Wastewater Treatment Works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
(g) Notice to Correct or Cease Violation. Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter, except as noted above, shall be served by the Village with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within a period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
(h) Village Administrator to Make Rules; Appeals. The Village Administrator shall make and enforce rules and regulations, subject to approval of Council, establishing the types and characteristics of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, and other matters not specifically covered in this chapter which shall not be discharged into the Village sewerage system, and the types and characteristics of sanitary sewage and industrial wastes admissible to the Village sewerage system only after pretreatment. Such rules and regulations shall be subject to appeal to Council, which shall have the Village's Engineer to investigate the appeal and agree to affirm or reject the ruling of the Village Administrator.
(Ord. 2008-4. Passed 7-14-08.)