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The charge for making connection to an existing public sewer in the near vicinity of a property for which it is desired that service be provided shall be determined as follows:
A. Where the property to be served has been specifically assessed for the sewer facilities prior to the time of the application for connection, there shall be no additional connection charge, unless at the time of assessment a deficiency was allowed. Then, the sewer connection charge shall be equal to the deficiency previously allowed.
B. Where the property to be served has not been assessed or is not subject to an assessment of a special tax for the construction of the sewer facilities to which connection is sought and said sewer was built through assessments, the connection charge shall be equal to the average front footage charge assessed to all property on the sewer involved applied to the front footage of the property to be served. Where the property has frontage on two (2) intersecting streets, the footage to which the charge shall be applied shall be the one considered the front in all usual proceedings for assessments. Where unusual parcel shape would make the charge inequitable to the owner or to the city, the frontage shall be taken as the lot width at the face of the building.
C. Where the property to be served has not been subject to assessment for the cost of the public sewer, constructed before January 1, 1978, and the cost thereof was paid by general taxation, the sewer connection charge shall be calculated on the basis of five dollars fifty cents ($5.50) per front foot of actual lot frontage, as hereinabove defined, plus fifty dollars ($50.00) hookon.
D. Where the property to be served has not been subject to assessment for the cost of the public sewer constructed after January 1, 1978, and before January 1, 1982, and the cost thereof was paid by general taxation, the sewer connection charge shall be calculated on the basis of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per front foot of actual lot frontage as hereinbefore defined or the actual front footage construction cost (including engineering, real and administrative charges) whichever charge is lesser, plus a hookon charge in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per acre prorated to lesser portions of an acre with a minimum hookon charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) per hookon.
E. Where the property to be served has not been subject to assessment for the cost of the public sewer constructed after January 1, 1982, and the cost thereof was paid by general taxation, the sewer connection charge shall be calculated on the basis of the actual front footage construction cost (including engineering, real and administrative charges), plus a hookon charge in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per acre prorated to lesser portions of an acre with a minimum hookon charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) per hookon. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
F. The subject matter of this section is legally described as follows:
Property lying within the North One-half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section 14, Township 88, Range 13 West, City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, except right-of-way of E. Shaulis Road and Hammond Avenue (hereinafter "described property").
All "described property" not currently assessed for the cost of the public sewer which proposes to be served by the public sewer or any extension of the public sewer shall be assessed a hookon charge at the rate of one thousand one hundred twenty four dollars sixty seven cents ($1,124.67) per acre. This hookon charge shall be paid in full by the developer in lump sum within thirty (30) days of the city council's acceptance of a subdivision final plat that is within the "described property". The areas to be used for calculating the hookon fee shall include the entire area of the subdivision, including street rights of way, and any included or adjoining areas not used for residential or commercial development, including, without limitation, ponds, lakes, and parks. Any area not included in a subdivision final plat but that is a part of the "described property" and which proposes to hook on to the public sewer or any extension of it shall, at the time the property owner or user applies to hook on to the public sewer or any extension of it, pay in full any lump sum it owes to hook on to the public sewer or any extension of it. Hookon charges for unplatted areas shall be determined by the size of the entire parcel being served.
G. The provisions of the hookon charge provided for in this section shall not apply to any property covered by a specific hookon charge ordinance. (Ord. 4469, 4-16-2001)
Before a permit for a new cross or lateral sewer connection to a main sewer shall be granted, the applicant shall have complied with the terms and conditions for such connection established by the city council. Such terms and conditions may include, but not be limited to, engineering design, construction standards, requirements for inspection of construction of the applicant's sewer, and the setting of equitable fees to be paid for the right to connect to public sewer and all facilities to which the sewer will be contributory. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
Such charges shall be due without regard to whether the facilities involved, trunk sewers or POTW have been paid for in full or whether prior assessments and other resources will cover all costs for such facilities. Connection charges shall be deemed a refund of amounts yet to be or previously paid by the city from its funds for the additional service made available to the applicant. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
No building sewer connection shall be made to a public sanitary sewer which is not in front of the property to be served unless the public sewer cannot feasibly be extended and the building sewer can be connected without creating difficulties for other utilities in the street or unless any such difficulties are offset by a definite public advantage in having the connection. No building sewer shall be connected directly into a manhole more than six inches (6") above the flow line therein. Where a public sewer is extended by an applicant at his own expense, it shall be constructed in accordance with the specifications of the city for public sewers and connection charges may be reduced by the cost thereof, in whole or in part. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
Any person which shall make a connection without paying connection charges due under this section 8-3A-4 or in any manner violate the other terms of this section 8-3A-4 shall be, upon conviction, deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to fine and imprisonment as provided by law. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
A. Connection Required: The owner of any house, building or property which is used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, and abutting on any street, alley or right of way in which the POTW is available, is required, at the owner's expense, to install suitable wastewater disposal facilities and to connect such facilities directly to the POTW in accordance with the provisions of this article within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that the POTW is within two hundred feet (200') (61 m) of the property line, or otherwise required by the Black Hawk County health department. All wastewater from such houses, buildings or properties shall be discharged to the POTW. Any septic tanks, cesspools or similar wastewater disposal facilities shall, upon connection to the POTW, be emptied of wastes and refilled with suitable material to prevent collapse. This shall not apply to any persons served by a privately owned, operated and maintained wastewater sewer and wastewater treatment facility which discharges directly to a natural outlet in accordance with the provisions of this article and applicable state and federal laws.
B. Disconnection From Sewer: Whenever buildings are abandoned or demolished, the building sewer(s) shall be disconnected from the public sewer at the owner's expense, in a manner approved by the city, to adequately protect the POTW.
C. Prohibitions: It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any manner that creates a hazard or threat to human health or the environment upon public or private property within or under the jurisdiction of the city, any wastes, wastewater, garbage or material prohibited for discharge to the POTW.
D. Discharges To Natural Outlets: No person shall discharge without an NPDES permit (or pursuant to an exemption from NPDES requirements under applicable law) to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under its jurisdiction, either directly or through a city storm sewer.
E. Wastewater Disposal: Except as provided in this article, 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 wastewater.
F. Further Requirements: No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by health officials or other applicable authorities. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
A. Prevention: Each user shall have the responsibility to protect the POTW from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other regulated substances and from slug discharges. Where required by the superintendent, facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner's or user's expense with detailed plans of such facility available to the city for review and approval prior to construction. Each industrial user shall notify the superintendent immediately of any change at its facility affecting the potential for a slug discharge.
B. Spill/Slug Control Plan: The superintendent shall have the authority to require any industrial user to submit a spill/slug control plan when in the superintendent's judgment an accidental discharge or slug discharge from the industrial user could potentially impact the POTW.
C. Plan Submittal: Each user, when required by the superintendent, shall submit a spill/slug control plan to the city describing:
1. Discharge practices, including nonroutine batch discharges.
2. Chemical storage.
3. The procedure for immediate POTW notification of any accidental or slug discharge.
4. The procedure to prevent adverse impact to the POTW from accidental spills or slug discharges, including inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading of operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including solvents), and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
D. Notice Of Incident; Written Report Required: In the case of an accidental discharge or slug discharge, the user shall immediately telephone and notify the POTW of the incident. The notification shall include location of discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume, and corrective action pursued. Within five (5) days following an accidental discharge or slug discharge, the user shall submit to the superintendent a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, fish kills or any other damage to persons or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liability which may be imposed by this article or other applicable law.
E. Emergency Notification Procedure: A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event of a dangerous, accidental, or slug discharge. Employers shall ensure that all employees who may cause or suffer such a discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
F. Penalties; Termination: If a user continues to create or experience accidental or slug discharges, the superintendent shall have the authority to seek penalties and/or terminate service to the habitual violator. (Ord. 5267, 3-2-2015)
A. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful constituents.
B. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the city and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. Interceptors shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
C. Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuous efficient operation at all times. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
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