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GENERAL PROVISIONS
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOD (DENOTING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20°C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING DRAIN. That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER. The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other places of disposal.
COMBINED SEWER. A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
GARBAGE. Solid wastes from the domestic commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES.
(1) The liquid waste from any non-governmental user of publicly owned treatment works identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office Management Budget, as amended and supplemented under the following divisions:
(a) Division A: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing;
(b) Division B: Mining;
(c) Division C: Manufacturing;
(d) Division D: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services; and
(e) Division I: Services.
(2) A user in the divisions listed may be excluded if it is determined that it will introduce primarily segregated domestic waste or waste from sanitary conveniences.
INSPECTOR. The State of Oregon Plumbing Inspector or his or her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
NATURAL OUTLET. Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or groundwater.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE. The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER. A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER. A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE. A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with the ground, surface and stormwaters as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. Any arrangements of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS. All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL; MAY. SHALL is mandatory; MAY is permissive.
SLUG. Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which, in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
STORM DRAIN (sometimes termed STORM SEWER). A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS. Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
WATERCOURSE. A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(Ord. 304, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 319, passed 5-18-1977)
USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City of Union, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable wastes.
(Ord. 304, passed 4-7-1975) Penalty, see § 51.999
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of Union, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 304, passed 4-7-1975) Penalty, see § 51.999
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage on any premises located within 200 feet of a sewer line.
(Ord. 304, passed 4-7-1975)
(A) The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way, in which there is now located, or may in the future be located, a public sanitary or combined sewer of the city, is hereby required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect the facilities directly with the proper public sewer, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so; provided that the public sewer is within 200 feet of the property line.
(B) There will be a $200 minimum late fee charged after 90 days from the date of official notice.
(Ord. 304, passed 4-7-1975)
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
When a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of § 51.018, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 304, passed 4-7-1975)
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