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A. All houses, buildings or properties which are required by this article or by other authority to have sanitary or industrial wastewater facilities and are located where the POTW is not available shall be equipped, at the owner's expense, with suitable wastewater facilities connected to a private wastewater disposal system which complies with the provisions of the Black Hawk County health department and all applicable requirements of Iowa Code. This section shall not apply to any private system which discharges to the POTW or which discharges directly to a natural outlet by authority of a separate NPDES permit and in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.
B. Whenever the POTW extends service to an area whereby it is available within two hundred feet (200') of the property line, the private system shall be properly abandoned and the facilities shall be connected to the POTW in accordance with this chapter 1 . (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
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| 1 | 1. See section 8-3B-1 of this chapter. |
The owner shall operate and maintain private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and at no expense to the city. The facilities shall be subject to inspection by the city at reasonable times should the city deem it necessary. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
A. The city may inspect the private systems when the Superintendent deems it necessary.
B. The inspector shall have the authority to require the owner of the private system to make necessary repairs to the system and/or properly maintain the system, including cleaning. Should the owner fail to make the necessary repairs or perform the required maintenance in a timely manner, the city may authorize the work and assess the owner.
C. All outside water closets, privy vaults and septic tanks within the sanitary district shall be abandoned and removed on order of the inspector, where there is sanitary sewerage and water within two hundred feet (200') of the nearest point or property line on which said water closets, privy or privy vaults or septic tanks are located.
D. Whenever an outside water closet or a privy is ordered removed by the inspector, it may be also ordered that a sanitary toilet or toilet facilities be installed and be connected with the sanitary sewer and the costs thereof collected as provided by statute. (Ord. 4261, 10-6-1997)
ARTICLE E. REGULATION OF FAT, OIL AND GREASE DISCHARGE BY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
SECTION:
8-3E-1: Purpose
8-3E-2: Definitions
8-3E-3: Effective Date Of FOG Regulations
8-3E-4: Grease Interceptor Installation Required After Effective Date
8-3E-5: Exemption From Grease Interceptor Installation Requirement For Existing Facilities
8-3E-6: Compliance Procedures
8-3E-7: Installation Of Grease Interceptors And Grease Traps
8-3E-8: Operation, Maintenance And Cleaning Of Grease Interceptors
8-3E-9: Records And Recordkeeping
8-3E-10: Inspection Of Grease Interceptors And Related Sewers And Equipment
8-3E-11: Inspection Fees
8-3E-12: Enforcement
8-3E-13: Notice Of Violation; Administrative Penalties; Corrective Action Order
8-3E-14: Other Penalties
8-3E-15: Order To Cease Operation Of FSE
8-3E-16: Appeal Of Corrective Action Order Or Cease And Desist Order
8-3E-17: Additional Remedies
The purpose of this article shall be to aid in the prevention of sanitary sewer blockages and obstructions from contribution and accumulation of fat, oil, and grease (FOG) into the POTW. Such discharges from commercial kitchens, restaurants, food processing facilities and all other establishments, where FOG of vegetable or animal origin are discharged directly or indirectly into the POTW, can contribute to line blockages and/or spills in violation of title 40, code of federal regulations, part 403. (Ord. 5256, 11-24-2014)
The definitions found in section 8-3-3 of this chapter shall apply to the provisions of this article, provided, however, that the following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OR BMPs: Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters of the state. For purposes of this article, best management practices include procedures and practices that reduce the discharge of FOG from a food service establishment, to the city sanitary sewer system and to the POTW.
DESIGN LIQUID DEPTH: The maximum depth of liquid when the tank is filled with water.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The date set forth in section 8-3E-3 of this article, upon which the regulatory provisions of this article take effect.
FOG: Fats, oils, and greases of vegetable or animal origin contained in wastewater from a food service establishment.
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT OR FSE: An operation or enterprise that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food for human consumption, and which has been licensed by the state of Iowa under title IV - public health, chapter 137F, food establishments and food processing plants, of the Iowa Code. Such facilities may include, but are not limited to, those that process meat or other food ingredients as an intermediate step or for final human consumption, food service operations in a summer camp, residential substance abuse treatment facility, halfway house, correctional facility, school, restaurant, commercial kitchen, caterer, church, hotel, bars, hospital, prison, care institution or similar facility.
In addition, any unlicensed operation or enterprise described above which has been determined by the superintendent through means of sewer televising, sampling of wastewater or other such investigative measures, to be creating FOG related problems in the sanitary sewer system shall be considered a food service establishment subject to the provisions of this article.
GREASE INTERCEPTOR: A tank that serves one or more fixtures and is remotely located. Grease interceptors include, but are not limited to, tanks that capture wastewater from dishwashers, garbage disposals, floor drains, pot and pan sinks and trenches as allowed by local plumbing codes. For purposes of this article, a grease interceptor is a multicompartment tank located underground outside of a building that reduces the amount of FOG in wastewater prior to its discharge into the POTW.
GREASE TRAP: A device designed to retain grease from one to a maximum of four (4) fixtures. For purposes of this article, a grease trap is typically a small device located within a building.
mg/l (MILLIGRAMS PER LITER): A measure of the concentration of a pollutant in the waste stream, considered equivalent to parts per million (ppm).
MINIMUM DESIGN CAPABILITY: The design features of a grease trap or grease interceptor and its ability or volume required to effectively intercept and retain FOG from grease laden wastewaters discharged to the POTW.
NONROUTINE INSPECTION: An unscheduled inspection of an FSE made without prior notification or arrangement.
ROUTINE INSPECTION: An inspection of an FSE which is scheduled in advance or according to a prearranged schedule.
SUPERINTENDENT: Superintendent of the waste management services department, or his designated representative.
USER: A person discharging anything other than domestic wastewater into the POTW which may contain FOG, and may include discharges from mobile sources, such as mobile food vendors.
WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT: City of Waterloo staff responsible for the city's sanitary sewer system and wastewater treatment facilities, which are also referred to as the publicly owned treatment works (POTW). (Ord. 5256, 11-24-2014; amd. Ord. 5349, 4-18-2016)
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