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Wamego, KS Code of Ordinances
WAMEGO, KANSAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER I: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER II: ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATION
CHAPTER III: BEVERAGES
CHAPTER IV: BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER V: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER VI: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER VII: FIRE
CHAPTER VIII: HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER IX: MUNICIPAL COURT
CHAPTER X: POLICE
CHAPTER XI: PUBLIC OFFENSES
CHAPTER XII: PUBLIC PROPERTY
CHAPTER XIII: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER XIV: TRAFFIC
CHAPTER XV: UTILITIES
ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 2: ELECTRICITY
ARTICLE 3: WATER
ARTICLE 4: SEWERS
§ 15-401 RULES AND REGULATIONS; SEVERABILITY.
§ 15-402 DEFINITIONS.
§ 15-403 PUBLIC SEWERS; USE REQUIRED.
§ 15-404 SAME; CONNECTION REQUIRED.
§ 15-405 SANITARY SEWERS; PERMITS.
§ 15-406 SAME; CLASSES; APPLICATION; FEES.
§ 15-407 SAME; COSTS; LIABILITY.
§ 15-408 SAME; SEPARATE CONNECTIONS; EXCEPTIONS.
§ 15-409 OLD SEWERS; USE.
§ 15-410 CONSTRUCTION CODES.
§ 15-411 CONNECTIONS; HOW MADE.
§ 15-412 GRAVITY FLOW; EXCEPTIONS.
§ 15-413 PUBLIC SEWER NOT AVAILABLE; PRIVATE SYSTEM.
§ 15-414 SAME; PERMIT; APPLICATION; FEE.
§ 15-415 SAME; INSPECTION.
§ 15-416 SAME; REQUIREMENTS.
§ 15-417 SAME; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.
§ 15-418 SAME; ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
§ 15-419 STORM SEWERS.
§ 15-420 PUBLIC SEWERS; PROHIBITED MATERIALS; PRELIMINARY TREATMENT.
§ 15-421 WASTEWATER DISCHARGES; LIMITATIONS.
§ 15-422 DISCHARGE OF PROHIBITED MATERIALS; OPTIONS.
§ 15-423 INTERCEPTORS; WHEN REQUIRED.
§ 15-424 OBSERVATION, SAMPLING, MEASURING DEVICES.
§ 15-425 INFORMATION REQUIRED.
§ 15-426 MEASUREMENT STANDARDS.
§ 15-427 SPECIAL AGREEMENTS.
§ 15-428 UNLAWFUL ACTS.
§ 15-429 INSPECTOR; POWER AND AUTHORITY.
§ 15-430 SAME; CONFIDENTIAL DATA PROTECTED.
§ 15-431 SAME; LIABILITY OF CITY.
§ 15-432 SAME; ENTRY OVER EASEMENTS.
§ 15-433 VIOLATIONS; NOTICE.
§ 15-434 SAME; PENALTY; LIABILITY.
§ 15-435 GUARANTEES OF SEWER SERVICE.
§ 15-436 USERS CLASSIFIED.
§ 15-437 USE CHARGES; BASIS FOR CALCULATIONS.
§ 15-438 SCHEDULE OF RATES.
§ 15-439 SAME; EXTRA STRENGTH SURCHARGE.
§ 15-440 SAME; WATER FROM NON-CITY SOURCE.
§ 15-441 SAME; EXCEPTION.
§ 15-442 BILLING PROCEDURE; DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE.
§ 15-443 UNPAID CHARGES; PROPERTY LIENS.
ARTICLE 5: SOLID WASTE
ARTICLE 6: STORM WATER
CHAPTER XVI: ZONING AND PLANNING
CHAPTER XVII: ZONING
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 15-429 INSPECTOR; POWER AND AUTHORITY.
   The inspector and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge to the community system in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
§ 15-430 SAME; CONFIDENTIAL DATA PROTECTED.
   The city is authorized to obtain information concerning industrial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The industry may withhold information considered confidential. The industry must establish that revelation to the public of the information in question might result in an advantage to competitors.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
§ 15-431 SAME; LIABILITY OF CITY.
   While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in § 15-429 the inspector or duly authorized employees of the city shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company, and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the city employees, and the city shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by city employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in section 15-424.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
§ 15-432 SAME; ENTRY OVER EASEMENTS.
   The inspector and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the city holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the wastewater facilities lying within the easements. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on the easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
§ 15-433 VIOLATIONS; NOTICE.
   Any person found to be violating any provisions of this article except § 15-428 shall be notified in writing by the city, stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the initiation and completion of the correction thereof. The notified person shall, within the period of time stated in the notice, certify to the city that corrections have been initiated.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
§ 15-434 SAME; PENALTY; LIABILITY.
   (a)   Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 15-403 through 15-432 of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined a sum not to exceed $500 for each offense, at the discretion of the court, and every such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day on which such violation shall continue.
   (b)   Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 15-403 through 15-432 of this article shall become liable to the city for any expense incurred as a result of such violations.
   (c)   In cases of repeated violations, the city may revoke the permit for the discharge of wastes into the sewer system, and effect the discontinuation of water and sewer service or both.
(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)
§ 15-435 GUARANTEES OF SEWER SERVICE.
   (a)   The city shall not be liable to any sewer customer for failure to provide adequate sewer service or for damages resulting from sewer backups unless the city is grossly or wantonly negligent or intends to create damages to the sewer customer.
   (b)   The city does not guarantee the provision of adequate sewer service through any of its mains and connecting services at any time except only when its mains are in good working order to meet the usual demand of its customers.
(Ord. 1081, passed 9-18-1990)
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