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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 80- 1057 Amends prior code Ch. 101.16, sewage disposal system 072 .. ORDINANCE NO. 1057 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN AMENDING CHAPTER 10.16.00 OF BOZEMAN'S SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN. 10.16.010 Definitions. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the I meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows: (1) "B.O.D." denoting biochemical oxygen demand, means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oKidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at twenty degrees centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight. (2) "Building drain" means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the buildings and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall. (3) "Building Sewer" means the extension from the building drain to the pUblic sewer or other place of disposal. (4) "Combined Sewer" means a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage. (5) "Engineer" means the city engineer, or his authorized deputy, agent or representa- tive. (6) "Estimated maximum daily discharge" means the greatest discharge into the sewerage system which it is estimated will occur in anyone twenty-four hour day during the year. (7) "Garbage" means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food I and from the handling, storage and sale of produce. (8) "Industrial wastes" means the liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage. (9) "Natural outlet" means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body or surface or ground water. (10) "pH" means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution. (11) "Properly shredded garbage" means the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dis- pensing of foods 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. (12) "Public sewer" means a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and which is controlled by public authority. (13) "Sanitary sewer" means a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted. I (14) "Sewage" means a combination of the water carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present. (15) "Sewage treatment plant" means any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage. ORDINANCE NO. 1057 - --~~~ . 073 (16) "Sewer" means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage. (17) "Sewerage works" means all facilities for collection, pumping, treating and dis- posing of sewage. (18) "Storm sewer or storm drain" means a sewer which carries storm and surface waters I and drainage, but excludes sewage and pOlluted industrial wastes. (19) "Suspended solids" means solids that either float on the surface or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering. (20) "Watercourse" means a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.020 Depositing of Objectionable Waste. No person shall place, deposit or per- mit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any human or animal', excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.030 Owner's Duty to Use Public Sewer. The owner of any house, building or other , property used for human occupancy, employment or recreation, which is situated within the City and abuts on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is located a public sani- tary lateral sewer of the City within one hundred feet of the property line, shall install suitable toilet facilities therein at his own expense and connect such facilities directly with the proper sewer. The connection shall be made within ninety days after such owner is I given official notice to make the connection by the City Manager or City Commission. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10. 16 . 040 Inspection of Sewerage Facilities. The City Engineer and other duly author- ized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sam- pling and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.050 Sewage Disposal Facilities. It is unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the dis- posal of sewage, unless such facility is approved by the City-County Sanitarian and a pub- lic sewer is not available. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.060 Discharge of Polluted Waters. It is unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any sewage, indus- trial wastes or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.070 Tampering With or Damaging Sewerage System. No person shall maliciously, wil- I fully or negligently break, damage, destroy or deface any structure, equipment or other appur- tenance of the sewerage system or works. No unauthorized person shall uncover, tamper with or attempt to repair any such equipment. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (cart), 1974). * 10.16.090 Discharging Certain Matters Into Sewers Prohibited. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes into any public sewer: *. 10.16:080. Emptyin9 Sewer. Into.OP:n Ditch: Any person who constructs or maintains any sewer wh~ch :m~tles ln~o any open dltch wlthln the Clty shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of malntalnlng a nUlsance. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1, 1974). ORDINANCE NO. 1057 ,074 (1) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit; (2) Any water or waste which may contain more than twenty-five parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil or grease; (3) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive I liquid, solid or gas; (4) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded; (5) Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the sewerage works; (6) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewerage works; (7) Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to contaminate the sludge of any municipal system, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a pUblic nuisance, or create any hazard in or have an adverse effect on the waters receiving any discharge from the treatment works. (8) Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and I quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such mater- ials at the sewage treatment plant; (9) Any septic tank pumpings or material taken from cesspools, privies or other sewage treatment systems; (10) Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). (11) Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that any such material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater treatment workS exceeds the 1 imits established by the engineer for such materials. (12) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the engineer in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations. (13) Quantities of flow, concentrations, or both which constitute a "slug". A "slug" shall mean any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of I any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or flows during normal operation and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works. (14) Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amendable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed, or are amendable to treatment ORDINANCE NO. 1057 " . . - , , 075 only to such degree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters. (15) Any waters or wastes which, by interaction with other water or wastes I in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended solids which :;,.' interfere with the collection system, or create a condition deleterious to struc- tures and treatment processes. 10.16.091- If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in 10.16.090 and which in the judgment of the Engineer, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Engineer may: (a) Reject the wastes, (b) Require pretreatment.to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers, (c) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge, and/or (d) Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges. When considering the above alternative, the Engineer shall give consideration to the econ- omic impact of each alternative on the discharger. If the Engineer permits the pretreat- ment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equip- I ment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Engineer. 10.16.100 Grease, Oil and Sand Interceptors. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and 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 engineer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted water will be kept out of the interceptor. Parts will be maintained accessible for cleaning and inspec- tion. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of ifflpervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial con- struction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight, where deemed necessary for safety rE'asons. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). * In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the I proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captivated material and shall maintain records of the dates, and means of disposal which are subject to review by the Engineer. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by owner(s) personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms. 10.16.120 Unpolluted Drainage -- Storm Sewers. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, * 10.16.~10 ~aintenance of Intercep~ors. Where installed, all qrease, oil and sand interceptors shall be malntalned by the owner, at hlS expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). - ---- ORDINANCE NO, 1057 __ _, ___ 7_" _' ,.~~_ 07-6 ~ or to a natural outlet approved by the engineer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the engineer, to a storm sewer or natural outlet. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (Part). 1974). 10.16.130 Sanitary Sewers Handling Unpolluted Drainage. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, sub- I surface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary sewer. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.140 Approval Required For Discharge of Certain Sewage. The engineer's approval shall be required for the admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having the following characteristics: (1) A five day B.O.D. greater than two hundred parts per million by weight; (2) ~10re than two hundred fifty parts per mi 11 i on by wei ght of suspended solids; (3) Containing any quantity of substances described in Section 10.16.090; (4) Having an average daily flow greater than two percent of the average daily sewage flow of the city. (Ord. 947 Sec 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.150 Preliminary Treatment Facilities. Where it is necessary in the opinion of the engineer to provide preliminary treatment of sewage to: (1) Reduce the B.O.D. to three hundred parts per million and the suspended solids to three hundred fifty parts per million by weight; or (2) Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided by this chapter; or (3) Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or I wastes; The owner shall provide proper facilities at his own expense. Plans, specifications and other pertinent information concerning the proposed facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the engineer and the state board of health. No construction shall be commenced until such approvals are obtained in writing. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.160 Maintenance of Preliminary Treatment Facilities. Where preliminary treat- ment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continu- ously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.170 Control Manholes. Where required by the engineer the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense. and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). I 10.16.180 Sewage Testing and Analysis. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of water and wastes to which reference is made in Sections 10.16.090 and 10.16.140 sha 11 be determi ned in accordance wi th II Standard r1ethods for the Exami nati on of Water and Sewage," and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in Section ORDINANCE NO. 1057 .. 077 10.16.170, or upon suitable samples taken at such control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest manhole downstream to the point in the public sewer at which the building sewer is connected. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). I 10.16.190 Special Agreements for Unusual Sewage Treatment. No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the city for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.200 Violator Liability For Damages. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned to the city by reason of such violation. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.210 Notice to Violators. Any person found to be violating the provisions of this chapter shall be served by the city with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for its satisfactory correction. The offen- der shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974). 10.16.220 Permit Required For Connection or Use. No unauthorized person shall un- cover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the engineer. I (Ord. 947 Sec. 1 (part), 1974. 10.16.230 Design and construction of sanitary sewers, building sewers and connections. 10.16.231 A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one building stands at the rear of another or an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoin- ing alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer, but the City does not and will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any such single connection aforementioned. 10.16.232 Old building sewers may be used in connenction with new building only when they are found, on examination and test by the Engineer, to meet all requirements of this ordinance. 10.16.233 The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of all sanitary sewers including building sewers, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, joining, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall conform to the requirements I of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of suitable code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No.9 shall apply. 10.16.234 Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such build- ing drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer. ORDINANCE NO. 1057 078 .. " 10.16.235 No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer. 10.16.236 The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform I to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No.9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Engineer before installation. 10.16.237 The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Engineer when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the pUblic sewer. The connec- tion and testing shall be made under the supervision of the Engineer or his representative. 10.16.238 All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the pUblic from hazard. Streets, side- walks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City. 10.16.240 The Engineer may require a user of sewer services to provide information needed to determine compliance with this ordinance. These requirements may include: (1) Wastewaters discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period. (2) Chemical analyses of wastewaters. I (3) Information on raw materials, processes, and products affecting waste- water volume and quality. (4) Quantity and disposition of specified liquid, sludge, oil, solvent, or other materials important to sewer use control. (5) A plot plan of sewers of the user1s property showing sewer and pre- treatment facility location. (6) Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities. (7) Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials through spills to the municipal sewer. BE IT ORDAINED THIS 9th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1980, BY THE CITY CO. NeIL OF THE CITY OF .I BOZEMAN. < <~~A--. r1A YOR ATTEST: (iJ~ c11A1~ Clerk of the City Commission I ORDINANCE NO. 1057 '078 State of Montana ) County of Gallatin) City of Bozeman ) I, Erna V. Harding. Clerk of the Commission of the City of Bozeman, do hereby I certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1057, was published by title and number in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a newspaper of general circulation printed and pub- lished in said City of Bozeman in the issue of the 22nd day of September , 1980. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate seal of my office this 18th day of September, 1980. r?A d! vl~ ERNA V. HARDING, Clerk of the City Commission I I ORDINANCE NO. 1057 --~--- - ---