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CHAPTER 13.08 - SEWAGE FACILITY REGULATIONS#
Footnotes#
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Editor's note—
Ord. No. 992B, § 1, adopted June 25, 2019, amended in its entirety the former Chapter 13.08., §§ 13.08.010—13.08.700, and enacted a new Chapter 13.08 as set out herein. The former Chapter 13.08 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 314B Art. I (part), 1976; Ord. 314B §§101—128, 201—212, 301—308, 401—411, 501-511 1976; Ord. 322B §1, 1977; Ord. 412B §§ 8, 10(5)(part), 1982; Ord. 420B §2(part), 1982; Ord. 501B §3, 1988; Ord. No. 888B, § 3, Nov. 12, 2013; Ord. No. 985B, § 8, May 14, 2019.
13.08.010 - Applicability of article.#
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as set out in this article.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.020 - Applicant.#
"Applicant" means the owner or the agent of the owner of the property for which sewer service is being requested.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.021 - Authorized or duly authorized representative of the user.#
"Authorized or duly authorized representative of the user" means:
(a) If the user is a corporation:
(1) The president, secretary, treasurer, or a vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation; or
(2) The manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities, provided the manager is authorized to make management decisions that govern the operation of the regulated facility including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations, and initiate and direct other comprehensive measures to assure long term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations; can ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for individual wastewater discharge permit requirements; and where authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.
(b) If the user is a partnership or sole proprietorship: a general partner or proprietor, respectively.
(c) If the user is a Federal, State, or local governmental facility: a director or highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the activities of the government facility, or their designee.
(d) The individuals described in subsections (a) through (c), above, may designate a duly authorized representative if the authorization is in writing, the authorization specifies the individual or position responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge originates or having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company, and the written authorization is submitted to the public works director.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.022 - Best management practices or BMPs.#
"Best management practices or BMPs" means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to implement the prohibitions listed in Section 13.08.810(a) and (b). BMPs include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage. BMPs also include alternative means (i.e., management plans) of complying with, or in place of certain established categorical pretreatment standards and effluent limits.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.030 - Biochemical oxygen demand or B.O.D.#
"B.O.D." (denoting biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees Celsius, usually expressed as a concentration (e.g., mg/l).
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.040 - Building drain.#
"Building drain" means that part of the lowest piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning two feet outside the building wall.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.050 - Building sewer.#
"Building sewer" means that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system which extends from the end of the building drain and which receives the discharge of the building drain and conveys it to a public sewer, private sewer, individual sewage-disposal system or other point of disposal.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.052 - Categorical pretreatment standard or categorical standard.#
"Categorical pretreatment standard or categorical standard" means any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by EPA in accordance with sections 307(b) and (c) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. section 1317) that apply to a specific category of users and that appear in 40 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405 471.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.053 - Categorical industrial user.#
"Categorical industrial user" means an industrial user subject to a categorical pretreatment standard or categorical standard.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.060 - City inspector.#
"City inspector" means the individual designated by the public works director as the inspector of sewer service, or his authorized representative.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.070 - Combined sewer.#
"Combined sewer" means a public sewer which is designed to carry both sanitary and storm flows.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.080 - Commercial service.#
"Commercial service" means provision of sewer service to any structure, facility or premises which is neither residential or industrial in character and which is used for business, trade, manufacturing or processing activities. "Commercial service" includes hotels, motels, rest homes, schools and all other service not otherwise defined as "domestic service" or "industrial service."
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.082 - Daily maximum.#
"Daily maximum" means the arithmetic average of all effluent samples for a pollutant collected during a calendar day.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.084 - Daily maximum limit.#
"Daily maximum limit" means the maximum allowable discharge limit of a pollutant during a calendar day. Where daily maximum limits are expressed in units of mass, the daily discharge is the total mass discharged over the course of the day. Where daily maximum limits are expressed in terms of a concentration, the daily discharge is the arithmetic average measurement of the pollutant concentration derived from all measurements taken that day.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.090 - Domestic service.#
"Domestic service" means provision of sewer service for household residential purposes to either single-family or multiple-family dwelling units.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.092 - Environmental Protection Agency or EPA.#
"Environmental Protection Agency or EPA" means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate, the Regional Water Management Division Director, the Regional Administrator, or other duly authorized official of said agency.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.094 - Existing source.#
"Existing source" means any source of discharge that is not a "New source."
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.100 - Garbage.#
"Garbage" means solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.102 - Grab sample.#
"Grab sample" means a sample that is taken from a wastestream without regard to the flow in the wastestream and over a period of time not to exceed 15 minutes.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.105 - Indirect discharge or discharge.#
"Indirect discharge or discharge" means the introduction of pollutants into the POTW from any nondomestic source.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.110 - Industrial service.#
"Industrial service" means provision of sewer service to any structure, premises or facility used for manufacturing, processing or similar industrial uses, and shall include all uses permitted only within an industrial zone by the zoning ordinance, except residential and commercial uses.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.120 - Industrial wastes.#
"Industrial wastes" means the liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.121 - Instantaneous limit.#
"Instantaneous limit" means the maximum concentration of a pollutant allowed to be discharged at any time, determined from the analysis of any discrete or composited sample collected, independent of the industrial flow rate and the duration of the sampling event.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.122 - Interference.#
"Interference" means a discharge that, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and therefore, is a cause of a violation of the city's NPDES permit or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any of the following statutory/regulatory provisions or permits issued thereunder, or any more stringent State or local regulations: Section 405 of the Clean Water Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, including Title II commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); any State regulations contained in any State sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.124 - Local limit.#
"Local limit" means specific discharge limits developed and enforced by the city upon industrial or commercial facilities to implement the general and specific discharge prohibitions listed in 40 CFR 403.5(a)(1) and (b).
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.130 - Mains.#
"Mains" means collection pipelines located in streets, highways, public ways or private rights-of-way which are used to serve the general public.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.132 - Medical waste.#
"Medical waste" means isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.134 - Monthly average.#
"Monthly average" means the sum of all "daily discharges" measured during a calendar month divided by the number of "daily discharges" measured during that month.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.136 - Monthly average limit.#
"Monthly average limit" means the highest allowable average of "daily discharges" over a calendar month, calculated as the sum of all "daily discharges" measured during a calendar month divided by the number of "daily discharges" measured during that month.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.138 - National pretreatment standard or pretreatment standard.#
"National pretreatment standard or pretreatment standard" means any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with section 307(b) and (c) of the Act, which applies to industrial users. This term includes prohibitive discharge limits established pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.140 - Natural outlet.#
"Natural outlet" means any outlet into a watercourse, ditch, pond, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.142 - New source.#
"New source" means:
(a) Any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is (or may be) a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed pretreatment standards under section 307(c) of the Clean Water Act that will be applicable to such source if such standards are thereafter promulgated in accordance with that section, provided that:
(1) The building, structure, facility, or installation is constructed at a site at which no other source is located; or
(2) The building, structure, facility, or installation totally replaces the process or production equipment that causes the discharge of pollutants at an existing source; or
(3) The production or wastewater generating processes of the building, structure, facility, or installation are substantially independent of an existing source at the same site. In determining whether these are substantially independent, factors such as the extent to which the new facility is integrated with the existing plant, and the extent to which the new facility is engaged in the same general type of activity as the existing source, should be considered.
(b) Construction on a site at which an existing source is located results in a modification rather than a new source if the construction does not create a new building, structure, facility, or installation meeting the criteria of subsections (a)(2) or (3) of this section, but otherwise alters, replaces, or adds to existing process or production equipment.
(c) Construction of a new source as defined under this section has commenced if the owner or operator has:
(1) Begun, or caused to begin, as part of a continuous onsite construction program:
a. Any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or equipment; or
b. Significant site preparation work including clearing, excavation, or removal of existing buildings, structures, or facilities which is necessary for the placement, assembly, or installation of new source facilities or equipment; or
(2) Entered into a binding contractual obligation for the purchase of facilities or equipment which are intended to be used in its operation within a reasonable time. Options to purchase or contracts which can be terminated or modified without substantial loss, and contracts for feasibility, engineering, and design studies do not constitute a contractual obligation under this section.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.144 - NPDES permit.#
"NPDES permit" means the current National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the WWTRF.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.145 - Pass through.#
"Pass through" means a discharge which exits the POTW into waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the city NPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.150 - Person.#
"Person" means any individual, firm, company, association, society, partnership, corporation, organization or group, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal entity; or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns. This definition includes all federal, state, and local governmental entities.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.160 - pH.#
"pH" means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen-ion concentration in grams per liter of solution.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.162 - Pretreatment.#
"Pretreatment" means the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a POTW. The reduction or alteration may be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, process changes or by other means, except as prohibited by 40 CFR 403.6(d). Appropriate pretreatment technology includes control equipment, such as equalization tanks or facilities, for protection against surges or slug loadings that might interfere with or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW. However, where wastewater from a regulated process is mixed in an equalization facility with unregulated wastewater or with wastewater from another regulated process, the effluent from the equalization facility must meet an adjusted pretreatment limit calculated in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(e).
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.164 - Pretreatment requirements.#
"Pretreatment requirements" means any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment, other than a national pretreatment standard, imposed on an industrial user.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.166 - Pretreatment standards or standards.#
"Pretreatment standards or standards" means prohibited discharge standards, categorical pretreatment standards, and local limits.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.170 - Premises.#
"Premises" means buildings, establishments, parcels of land or lots which are improved and benefited by drainage, or the integral property or area, including improvements thereon, to which sewer service is or will be provided.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.171 - Prohibited discharge standards or prohibited discharges.#
"Prohibited discharge standards or prohibited discharges" means absolute prohibitions against the discharge of certain substances; these prohibitions appear in Section 13.08.810.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.180 - Properly shredded garbage.#
"Properly shredded garbage" means the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.190 - Public sewer.#
"Public sewer" means any sewer which is controlled by the city or other public agency operating a sanitary sewer within the city.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.092 - Public works director.#
"Public works director" means the employee of the city designated as the public works director, or his authorized representative.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.194 - Publicly owned treatment works or POTW.#
"POTW" means a treatment works, as defined by Section 212 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. section 1292), which is owned by the city. This definition includes any devices or systems used in the collection, storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature and any conveyances, which convey wastewater to a treatment plant.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.200 - Sanitary sewage.#
"Sanitary sewage" means any waste discharging into the sewage system and which contains human or animal excreta, offal or any feculent matter.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.210 - Sanitary sewer.#
"Sanitary sewer" means any sewer which carries sanitary sewage or industrial wastes, and to which storm waters, surface waters and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.220 - Service connection.#
"Service connection" means the pipe or other conduit by means of which sewage is conducted from the premises to a main.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.230 - Sewage.#
"Sewage" means a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such groundwaters, surface waters and storm waters as may be present.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.240 - Sewage facilities.#
"Sewage facilities" means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage, whether public or private.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.250 - Sewage treatment plant.#
"Sewage treatment plant" means any arrangement of devices and structures used for the treatment of sewage.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.260 - Sewer.#
"Sewer" means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.262 - Significant industrial user (SIU).#
"Significant industrial user or SIU" means:
(a) An industrial user subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or
(b) An industrial user that:
(1) Discharges an average of 25,000 gpd or more of process wastewater to the POTW (excluding sanitary, noncontact cooling and boiler blowdown wastewater);
(2) Contributes a process wastestream which makes up five percent or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant; or
(3) Is designated as such by the city on the basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.264 - Slug load or slug discharge.#
"Slug load or slug discharge" means any discharge at a flow rate or concentration, which could cause a violation of the prohibited discharge standards in Section 13.08.810. A slug discharge is any discharge of a non-routine, episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a non-customary batch discharge, which has a reasonable potential to cause interference or pass through, or in any other way violate the POTW's regulations, local limits or permit conditions.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.270 - Storm drain.#
"Storm drain" means a pipe or conduit for carrying the runoff from storm and surface drainage.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.280 - Total suspended solids (TSS) or suspended solids.#
"Total suspended solids or suspended solids" means solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtration, expressed in milligrams per liter.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.282 - User or industrial user (IU).#
"User or industrial user" means a source of indirect discharge.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.290 - Watercourse.#
"Watercourse" means a channel in which a flow of water, either groundwater or surface water, occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.292 - WWTRF.#
"WWTRF" means City of Lincoln Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.295 - Abbreviations.#
The following abbreviations, when used in this chapter, shall have the designated meanings:
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| B.O.D. | Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| BMP | Best Management Practice |
| BMR | Baseline Monitoring Report |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| gpd | gallons per day |
| IU | Industrial user |
| mg/l | milligrams per liter |
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| POTW | Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| SIU | Significant Industrial user |
| TSS | Total Suspended Solids |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.300 - Plumbing code applicability.#
The provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1973 Edition, as adopted by reference
Article IV. - Building Sewers and Connections#
13.08.310 - Connection to proximate sewer required.#
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, every building in which plumbing fixtures are installed and every premises having drainage piping thereon shall have a connection to a public sewer, provided that a sewer main is located 200 feet or less from the building or drainage facility.§
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.315 - Continued use of private sewer system.#
Property owners using private sewer systems that are in compliance with applicable codes and regulations may continue to use the private system when new public sewer systems are constructed within 200 feet or less from the building or drainage facility.§ The construction or installation of a public sewer system will not cause property owners to abandon their private sewer systems.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.320 - Deposit of waste.#
It is unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be placed or deposited upon public or private property within the city any garbage, refuse, sewage or waste, except as provided by this chapter or applicable ordinances.§
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.330 - Discharge of polluted waters to natural outlet.#
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any natural outlet any garbage, sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters unless suitable treatment has been provided and approved in writing by the public works director.§
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.350 - Unpolluted waters—Proper discharge—Interceptor maintenance.#
Storm waters and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the public works director. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon written approval of the public works director, to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet. Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.370 - Grease, oil and sand interceptors.#
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the public works director, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except, that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.§ All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the public works director, and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
Cross reference— For provisions on the maintenance and operation of grease, oil and sand interceptors, see Section 13.08.350 of this code.
13.08.420 - Agreement to accept wastes not prohibited.#
No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prevent the city from entering into an agreement with any discharger of industrial waste which exceeds the characteristics and limitations set forth in this chapter, upon payment by such discharger of such costs as may be determined by the city to be sufficient to provide for the receipt and treatment of such wastes.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.430 - Connection to approved private system required when.#
When no public sewer is available as provided in this chapter, drainage piping from any building or facility shall be connected to an approved private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code and the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.440 - Permit required—Application—Fee.#
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the public works director.§ 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 deemed necessary by the public works director. A fee established by resolution of the city council shall be paid to the city treasurer at the time the application is filed for the purpose of defraying the cost of plan checks and inspection of the work.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.450 - Inspections.#
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the public works director. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any state of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the public works director when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The applicant shall be responsible for all cost for permit and inspection.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.460 - County health recommendations apply—Area for soil absorption—Septic tank or cesspool discharge.#
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the county health department. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area is less than 15,000 square feet.§ No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.§
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.470 - Connection to available public sewer.#
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 13.08.310, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.480 - Sanitary operation and maintenance.#
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.490 - Lines serving two or more structures.#
Private sanitary sewer lines servicing two or more buildings or structures located on the same lot, when such lines are not maintained by the city, shall be constructed to meet the standards for construction of public sewer lines.§
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.500 - Private storm sewers.#
Private storm sewers which are not maintained by the city shall be constructed in accordance with standard specifications for public storm sewers.§
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.510 - Permit—Required.#
No person shall use, alter, connect to, uncover or discharge into any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the public works director.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.520 - Permit—Classes—Application—Fee.#
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: (A) for residential and commercial service, and (B) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by such plans, specifications or other information required by the public works director. In addition to the connection charges imposed by Chapter 13.12, the applicant shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the city for plan check and inspection of the work.
In addition, for establishments producing industrial wastes, the city may require that the owner or his agent apply for an individual wastewater discharge permit as described in Article VIII of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.525 - Expiration of permit.#
Every building sewer permit issued by the public works director under the provisions of Article IV shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180 days.§ Before such work can be recommenced, a new building sewer permit shall first be obtained so to do, and the fee therefor shall be the amount required for a new permit for such work with a credit being given for any fees previously paid to the city for the original building sewer permit. A credit for fees previously paid will be granted provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work; and provided further that any failure to commence, suspension or abandonment of work has not exceeded one year.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.530 - Owner to bear costs and liability.#
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer to the building drain and public sewer shall be borne by the property owner. The owner shall indemnify and hold harmless the city from and against any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly result by the installation or connection of the building sewer by employees of the city or its contractors.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.540 - Existing sewers.#
No existing sewer may be used by any building or facility constructed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter unless the sewer is determined by the public works director to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.550 - Materials, size and slope.#
Building sewer materials shall be approved by the public works director. The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the public works director, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches.§ The slope of such four-inch pipe shall be not less than one-quarter inch per foot.§ The slope of building sewers six inches and larger shall be not less than one-eighth inch per foot.§
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.560 - Depth, course, grade and fittings.#
Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at a uniform grade and in straight alignment in so far as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.570 - Lift means.#
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.580 - Pipelaying and backfill.#
Pipelaying and backfill shall be subject to the approval of the public works director. Building sewer piping shall be laid on a firm bed throughout its entire length. No backfill shall be placed until after the work has been inspected.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.590 - Connection—Specifications.#
(a) Connections of building sewers to a public sewer shall be made by the owner under an encroachment permit issued by the city and inspected by the city inspector upon the payment of a connection fee as established by ordinance. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the "Y" branch, if such branch is available at a suitable location. In addition to an encroachment permit, the work shall also require a construction agreement and posting of bonds as security for faithful performance and labor and materials in an amount not less than 100 percent of the estimated cost of the construction work, and a warranty bond guaranteeing the work against defect in materials and workmanship in an amount of not less than 20 percent of the estimated cost of the work for a period of one year following the acceptance of the work by the city council. Estimated cost of work shall be inclusive of all tasks necessary to be performed, to include trench shoring, traffic control, stormwater protection, trench restoration, and any other expenses incurred by the overall project for works of improvements within the public right-of-way.
(b) If the public sewer is 12 inches in diameter or less, and no properly located "Y" branch is available, the owner at its sole expense shall install a "Y" branch in the public sewer at the location specified by the public works director under a properly issued encroachment permit and inspected by the city inspector.
(c) If in the opinion of the public works director the following connections may be made to the public sewer without causing disruptions to the flow and operations of the sewer, where the public sewer is greater than 12 inches in diameter, and no properly located "Y" branch is available, a neat hole may be cut into the public sewer to receive the building sewer, with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about 45 degrees. A 45-degree "L" may be used to make such connection, so that the spigot end does not extend past the inner surface of the public sewer.
(d) The invert of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the public works director.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)
13.08.600 - Connection—Supervision by city.#
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the public works director when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the public works director, or his representative.
(Ord. No. 992B, § 1, 6-25-2019)