Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
(a) City shall mean the City of Andale, Kansas, acting through its duly elected and appointed officials.
(b) Superintendent shall mean the Superintendent of Sewage works of the City of Andale, Kansas, or his authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
(c) Sewage shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such ground water, surface, and storm waters as may be present.
(d) Sewage Works shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.
(e) Sewer shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
(f) Sewage Treatment Plant shall mean any arrangement of devices and structures for treating sewage.
(g) Public Sewer shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equa1 rights, and is controlled by public authority.
(h) Combined Sewer shall mean a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
(i) Sanitary Sewer shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface, and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
(j) Storm Sewer or Storm Drain shall mean a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
(k) Industrial Wastes shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
(l) Garbage shall mean solid wastes from the preparation; cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.
(m) Properly Shredded Garbage shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (l/2) inch in any dimension.
(n) Building Drain shall mean 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 building and conveys it to the building sewer; beginning (5) feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
(o) Building Sewer shall mean the extension from the building drain, to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
(p) B.O.D., denoting biochemical oxygen demand), shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in 5 days at 20 degrees centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight.
(q) pH shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
(r) Suspended Solids shall mean solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids; and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
(s) Natural Outlet shall mean any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
(t) Watercourse shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(u) Person shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.
(v) Shall is mandatory; May is permissive.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of 15-203(d), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.
(b) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent. 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 as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of$500.00 dollars for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and $500.00 dollars for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time the application is filed.
(c) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for. the permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
(d) The type, capacities, location. and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the state Board of Health. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 15,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.
(e) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in 15-203(d), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this article and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(f) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
(g) No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the County or State Boards of Health.
(Ord. 125; Ord. 01-9; Code 2021)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an insanitary manner upon public or private property within the City of Andale, Kansas, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
(b) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of Andale, Kansas, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes’ or other polluted waters’ except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with this Article.
(c) Except as provided by 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 sewage.
(d) The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated with the City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the City, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Article, provided that said public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
(a) No unauthorized person shall uncover, 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 Superintendent.
(b) There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits; (1) for residential and commercial service, and (2) 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 any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgement of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of $500.00 dollars for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and $500.00 dollars for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time the application is filed.
(Ord. 125; Ord. 01-9; Code 2021)
(a) All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(b) 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 adjoining 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.
(c) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Article.
(d) The building sewer shall be cast iron soil pipe, vitrified clay sewer pipe, or other suitable material approved by the Superintendent. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within ten (10) feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed of cast iron soil pipe with leaded joints Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may be required by the Superintendent where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that non-metallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Superintendent.
(e) The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four (4) inches for single residences, and six (6) inches for multiple residences, commercial or industrial establishments. The slope of the pipe shall be not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch per foot, and should be one-fourth (1/4) inch per foot where possible.
(f) No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three (3) 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 uniform grade and in straight alignment in so far as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
(g) 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.
(h) All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent. No backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the Superintendent.
(i) All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
(j) Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead. No paint, varnish, or other coatings shall be permitted on the jointing material until. after the joint has been tested and approved.
(k) All joints in vitrified clay-pipe, or between clay pipe and cast-iron pipe, shall first be caulked tight with jute, hemp, or similar approved material, then filled with approved asphalt jointing compounds. Other jointing materials and methods may be used only by approval of the Superintendent.
(l) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the wye branch if such wye branch is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is twelve (12) inches in diameter or less, and no properly located wye branch is available, the owner shall at his own expense install a wye branch or an approved saddle at the location specified by the Superintendent. Where permitted by the Superintendent 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 forty-five (45) degrees. A forty-five (45) degree ell may be used to make such connection, with the spigot end cut so as not to extend past the inner surface of the public sewer. 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.
(m) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative.
(n) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to, protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
(a) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) Any water or waste which may contain more than one hundred (100) parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil, or grease.
(c) Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(d) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
(e) 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 sewage works.
(f) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than five and five-tenths (5.5) or higher than nine (9), or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the sewage works.
(g) Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
(h) Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(i) Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
(a) Grease, oil, and sand interceptors or traps shall be provided in all filling stations, public garages and other commercial buildings where vehicles are washed or serviced, and in all other commercial or industrial buildings, 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, and other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors or traps shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors or traps shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(b) Grease and oil interceptors or traps shall be constructed of impervious materia1s capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
(c) They shall be of substantial construction, watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gastight and watertight.
(d) Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors or traps shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
(a) The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having (a) a 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater than three hundred (300) parts per million by weight, or (b) containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or (c) containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in 15-206, or (d) having an average daily flow greater than two (2) percent of the average daily sewage flow of the City, shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent. Where necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to (a) reduce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand to three hundred (300) parts per million and the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight, or (b) reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in 15-206, or (c) control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Superintendent and the Kansas State Board of Health; and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
(b) Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation, by the owner at his expense.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
When required by the Superintendent, 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 accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him at his expense so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in 15-206 and 15-208 shall be determined in accordance with “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage” and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in 15-209, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
No statement contained in this Article 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. 125; Code 2021)
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the municipal sewage works. Any person violation of this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
(a) Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article except 15-212 shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
(b) Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $500 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
(c) Any person violating. any of the provisions of this Article shall become liable to the City for such expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.
(Ord. 125; Code 2021)
All monthly sewer bills are due and payable at the City Hall on the fifth (5th) day of each month for the last preceding calendar month. If any bill is not paid by the twentieth (20th) day of the month in which the bill is sent, the City shall be entitled to a delinquent interest payment of five percent (5%) per month on the delinquent amount.
(Ord. 96-7; Ord. 4-5; Code 2021)
(a) Sewer service charges for the use of the Sewerage Disposal System of the City of Andale, Kansas shall be set by resolution of the governing body and shall be paid by all the persons, firms, corporations, city departments, the United States, the State of Kansas and its political subdivisions and organizations whose premises are connected or may hereinafter be connected to the sanitary sewerage system of said City.
(b) Applicability of Sewer Service Charges.
(1) The applicable charge for sewer service shall be charged if the premises is connected regardless of whether such services are actually used.
(2) If more than one user uses the same sewer outlet, the charge shall apply for each such user.
(3) The term “Commercial” shall apply to all businesses, except those which have a floor drain and pit or mud trap. Those businesses which have a floor drain and pit or mud trap shall be classified as “Industrial”.
(4) The term “Sewerage Disposal System” shall include all means by which sewerage is transported, treated and disposed of by or on behalf of the City of Andale, Kansas.
(Ord. 80-8; Ord. 90-6; Ord. 96-7; Res. 4-14; Ord. 20-1; Res. 2-20; Code 2021)