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Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
(a) Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit from the City Manager. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the governing body.
(b) A tapping permit and inspection fee of $25 shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the inspector. The inspector shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the city when the work is ready for the final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 24 hours of the receipt of notice by the city.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
The type, capacities, locations and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all requirements and recommendations of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Pottawatomie County Health Department. No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than that required by the current standards of the Pottawatomie County Health Department. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
(a) Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to specifically designated storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the city and other regulatory agencies.
(b) Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged, on approval of the city, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
(Ord.786, passed - -)
No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
(a) Any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage (including interior and exterior foundation drains), uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters;
(b) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
(c) Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant;
(d) Any waters or waste having a pH lower than 5.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the wastewater works;
(e) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size as to be capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities such as, but not limited to, ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers and the like, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(f) “Disposable wipes”, “flushable wipes”, “baby wipes” and similar named products, other than standard toilet paper;
(g) Any waters or wastes having:
(1) A five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million by weight;
(2) More than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids; or
(3) An average daily flow greater than two percent of the average sewage flow of the city, shall be subject to the review of the Superintendent.
(h) Where necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner shall provide at his or her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
(1) Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million by weight;
(2) Reduce the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight; or
(3) Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
(i) Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Superintendent and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until the approvals are obtained in writing; and
(j) Pretreatment or flow equalizing facilities shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his or her expense.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977; Ord. 1647, passed 5-5-2015)
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