Section
General Provisions
51.001 Goals and objectives
51.002 Definitions
51.003 Use of public sewers required
51.004 Individual private sewage disposal
51.005 Compliance with other regulations
Use of the Wastewater Treatment System
51.015 Discharges of unpolluted waters
51.016 Discharges to natural outlets or storm sewers
51.017 Storm or subsurface water not to be permitted to enter sanitary sewer
51.018 Discharges to manholes
51.019 Discharges of wastes producing certain results
51.020 Prohibited discharges
51.021 Discharge of radioactive material prohibited
51.022 Wastes from garbage grinders
51.023 Grease, oil, and sand interceptors
51.024 Effluent limitations
51.025 City approval of facilities not to act as guarantee
51.026 Maintenance of pretreatment facilities; report of pollutants
51.027 Plans for pretreatment facilities to be submitted
51.028 Modifications
51.029 More stringent regulations to apply
51.030 Permitted actions by the city
51.031 Facilities for protection from accidental discharge
51.032 Users to notify city of discharges in violation
51.033 User to submit time schedule of actions after violation
51.034 Violation constitutes public nuisance
51.035 Charge for damaging wastewater treatment works
51.036 Revocation of permit or termination of service for violation
51.037 Permit required prior to filling operations
51.038 Tampering with wastewater treatment works
51.039 Special agreements
Rates and Charges
51.050 Basis for charges
51.051 Water and sewer rate schedule
51.052 Billing and payment
51.053 Availability presumes use
51.054 New sanitary sewers
51.055 Claims for exemption from charges
51.056 Sources of water from other than city supplies
51.057 Requests for reduction in sewer charges
51.058 Disconnection, other actions, for failure to pay
51.059 Billing procedure; delinquency
51.060 Payment by check; service fee for returned checks
51.061 Special meters
51.062 Additional meters
51.063 Reserved
51.064 Auxiliary meters
51.065 No reduction in water charge; exception
Wastewater Discharge Permit
51.085 Major contributing industries to obtain wastewater discharge permit
51.086 Application
51.087 Contents of permit
51.088 City may adopt charges and fees
51.089 Duration of permit; renewal; notification of charges
51.090 Permits not to be reassigned, transferred, or sold
51.091 Publication of significant violators
51.092 Revocation of permit
51.093 Monitoring facilities
51.094 Right of entry of city personnel
51.095 Public information; confidential information
51.096 Approval of facilities by city no guarantee of function
51.097 Special agreements
51.098 Falsification
Wastewater Treatment System Surcharge
51.110 Determination of surcharge
51.111 Industrial waste questionnaire
51.112 Observation chambers
51.113 Measurements, tests, and analyses
51.114 Results of sampling
51.115 Right of entry of city personnel
51.116 Annual wastewater treatment system surcharge sample
51.117 Exemption from surcharge
51.118 Measurement of wastewater by means other than meters
51.119 Right to appeal
Plans for Wastewater Treatment Works
51.130 Approval of city required
51.131 Plan submission requirements for review
51.132 Scale of drawings
51.133 Elevations
51.134 Plans to be signed and sealed by engineer
51.135 Plans requiring state approval
Water and Sewers9
51.136 Approval void if no action taken within certain length of time
51.137 Determination of the amount of sewage
51.138 Determination of conduit size and slope
51.139 Manhole placement
51.140 Distance from street right-of-way
51.141 Branch sewer connections
51.142 Compression joints
51.143 Cast iron pipes; key blocks
51.144 Pipes in concrete cradle or encased in concrete
51.145 Manhole frames and covers
51.146 Special agreements
51.147 Workmanship and materials; defects
51.148 Leakage check
51.149 Sanitary sewers in subdivisions under construction
51.150 Inspection by city
51.151 Sanitary sewers to meet specifications of city
Building Sewer Connections and Permits
51.165 Permits required for connection
51.166 Connections of surface runoff or groundwater sources prohibited
51.167 Separate building sewer for each building required
51.168 Building sewer connections to manholes prohibited
51.169 Material standards; minimum grade
51.170 Construction requirements
51.171 Gravity flow
51.172 Owner responsible for cleaning, maintenance, and repair of building sewer
51.173 Permits to be issued only to persons in sewer construction business; responsibility
51.174 Application for permit; costs and expenses; inspection
51.175 Sewer hookups for second generation homeowners
51.176 Septic tanks to be abandoned
Disposal of Holding Tank Wastes
51.190 Discharge into water course or storm sewer prohibited
51.191 Wastes originating within the city
51.192 Wastes originating outside city
51.193 Sewage disposal into city system prohibited
51.194 Discharges of other than domestic sewage
Powers, Authority, and Enforcement
51.210 Access to records and information
51.211 Right of entry
51.212 Service of notice of violations
51.213 Enforcement actions available to city
51.214 Violation constitutes nuisance
51.215 Cease and desist injunction
51.216 Liability for damages
51.999 Penalty