Mariposa County Municipal Code § 13.06 Water And Sewers

The ordinance codified in this chapter may be referred to as "Sewer Regulations." It may be amended by a majority vote of the board of supervisors.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.002 Regulations

The following regulations respecting sewer construction and disposal of sewage and drainage of buildings and connection to the sewage works of the district and all work in respect thereto shall be performed as herein required and not otherwise.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.003 Retroactivity

To the extent that this ordinance provides certain minimum standards, provisions and requirements for design, methods of construction and use of materials in sanitary sewage facilities in lateral sewers hereafter installed, altered or repaired, it shall not apply retroactively and in the event of an alteration or repair hereafter made, it shall apply only to the new materials and methods used therein.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.010 Definitions

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:

1. "Applicant" means the person making application for a permit for a sewer installation and shall be the owner of premises to be served by the sewer for which a permit is requested, or his/her authorized agent.

2. "Board" means the board of directors of the district. The Mariposa County board of supervisors acts as the board of directors for the county dependent special districts.

3. "Building" means any structure, including trailers or mobile homes, used for human habitation or a place of business, recreation or other purpose and containing sanitary facilities.

4. "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 building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet (one and one-half meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.

5. "Building sewer" means the extension from the building drain terminating into the district treatment works or other place of disposal, also called "house connection."

6. "Combined sewer" means sewage-storm or industrial-storm drain combination.

7. "Commercial use" means all retail stores, restaurants, office buildings, laundries, and other private business and service establishments, including churches and lodges.

8. "Connection fee" means a fee paid by a new system user for the capital costs of capacity made available for its use.

9. "Construction" means the planning, designing, and construction of any treatment works.

10. "County" means the county of Mariposa.

11. "Disposal area" means that area, pond, spray field or other, where treated effluent is finally disposed.

12. "District" means any county dependent special district or county service area zone that provides a community sanitary sewer system or wastewater treatment works.

13. "Fixture " means any sink, tub, shower, water closet or other facility connected to the treatment works.

14. "Health officer" as used in this chapter of the county code means the health officer or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative.

15. "Industrial use" means any non-governmental nonresidential user of publicly owned treatment works which is identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented, under the following divisions:

16. Division A- Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishing;

17. Division B- Mining;

18. Division C- Manufacturing;

19. Division D- Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary; and

20. Division I- Services.

A user in the divisions listed may be excluded if it is determined that a user will introduce primarily segregated domestic waste or wastes from sanitary conveniences.

16. "Industrial wastes" means the wastewater from industrial use, trade or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.

17. "Natural outlet" means any outlet, including storm sewers and combines sewer overflows, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.

18. "O.M.& R." means operation, maintenance and replacement.

19. "Outfall line" means that pipe or conduit carrying treated sewage effluent to the final disposal area.

20. "Permit" means any written authorization required pursuant to this chapter or any other ordinance or regulation of the state, county or the district.

21. "Person" means any human being, individual, firm, company, partnership, association or private or public or municipal corporation, the United States of America, the state, districts, and all political subdivisions, governmental agencies.

22. "Public sewer" means a sewer which is controlled by or under jurisdiction of the district.

23. "Public works director" as used in this chapter of the county code means the director of operations for all districts, service areas, etc., within the county, or his/her authorized deputy, agent or representative.

24. "Residential use" means any residence, apartment house, habitation, trailer or other structure customarily occupied by one family. Property improved for multifamily purposes shall constitute the number of residential units that the facilities thereon provide in number of facilities for residential units.

25. "Sanitary sewer" means a sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.

26. "Sewage" means a combination of water-carried wastes from buildings and industrial establishments connected to the treatment works of the district or from any private sewer. The preferred term is "wastewater", subsection 34.

27. "Sewer" means a pipe or conduit that carries wastewater and/or industrial wastes to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.

28. "Sewer availability charge" means the immediate availability or sewer standby charge on lands within the district to which sewers are made available but not actually used, except that the charge shall not apply to land permanently dedicated exclusively to the public transportation of persons or property.

29. "Storm drain" means a drain for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface water or unpolluted water from any source.

30. "Treatment works" means any devices and systems used in collection, transport, storage, treatment, disposal, recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of liquid nature, or necessary to recycle or reuse water at the most economical cost over the useful life of such works.

31. "Unpolluted water" is water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.

32. "User" means a recipient of wastewater collection and/or treatment services as described in the definition of "treatment works".

33. "User charge" means a charge levied on a user of the treatment works which includes a charge to recover the costs of O.M.& R.. and which may include a charge for capital reserve and debt service.

34. "Wastewater" means a combination of water-carried wastes from buildings and industrial establishments connected to the treatment works of the district or from any private sewer.

35. "Watercourse" means a natural or artificial channel for the passage of water, either continuously or intermittently.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 2 on 4/10/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

Except as provided in section 13.06.040 through 13.06.080, it is unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater within the district.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

The owner(s) of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the district and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located treatment works of the district, is required at the expense of the owner(s) to install therein any and all plumbing fixtures required by law, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper treatment works in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within ninety days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said treatment works is within one hundred feet (thirty and onehalf meters) of the property line.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

Where the district treatment works is not available, as determined by the board, the building sewer shall be connected to an approved private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of sections 13.06.050 through 13.06.80 and Chapter 13.08 "Sewage Disposal" of the County Code.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

1. Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit signed by the public works director and the county health officer.

2. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the county health department, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the public works director.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the public works director and the county health officer. The public works director shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage 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 inspection shall be made within seventy-two hours of the receipt of notice by the public works director.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

1. The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Public Health of the State and Chapter 13.08 of the County Code.

2. No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than forty-thousand square feet.

3. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.

4. The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the county.

5. No statement contained in sections 13.06.040 through 13.06.080 shall be construed to interfere with any

additional requirements that may be imposed by the health officer.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

At such time as district treatment works becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in section 13.06.070, a direct connection shall be made to the treatment works which bypassed the septic tank within sixty days in compliance with this chapter, and the owner shall have any

septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities cleaned or sludged by an authorized septic tank pumper and filled with suitable material as required by law.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

The following rules are established:

1. Determination of Necessity. Upon receipt of any application for sewer service or request for an application form, the public works director shall determine whether a main extension is necessary to provide service. All main and lateral extensions shall be installed in the manner provided in this section whenever, in the judgment of the public works director and the board, such main extension is necessary to provide regular sewer service to property described in such application or request.

2. Application. Any owner of one or more lots or parcels or subdivider of a tract of land where, in the opinion of the public works director, one or more extensions is required, desiring regular sewer service to serve such property, shall make a written application therefor to the district, said application to contain the legal description of the property to be served and tract number thereof, and any additional information which may be required by the district, and be accompanied by a map showing the location of the proposed connections.

3. Investigation of Application. Upon receipt of the application, the public works director shall make an investigation of the proposed extension and submit a recommendation and the estimated cost thereof to the board.

4. Ruling on Application. The board shall thereupon consider such application and report and, after such consideration, reject, amend or approve the application.

5. To Remain Property of District. All extensions provided for, in accordance with these regulations, shall be and remain the property of the district.

6. Extent and Design. All main extensions shall extend to the far property line of developed property. If additional property is developed on the same lot after installation of a main extension, the main extension shall be extended to the far property line of the additionally developed property. All main and lateral extensions shall be designed and specified by a California registered civil engineer consistent with the minimum requirements contained in the most recently adopted Mariposa County Improvement Standards subject to approval by the public works director .

7. Construction to be provided by applicant. The applicant will provide and construct all extensions upon approval of application for service by the board.

8. Determination of cost. If the application for service is approved, the board shall determine the cost to the district of the extension, including all engineering, inspection and other expenses attributable to the line.

9. Advance payment. When the board so determines, the applicant shall advance the amount of the estimate provided for in paragraph H, and the extension shall thereupon be installed by the applicant. If the amount of the advance deposit exceeds the actual cost of engineering, legal, inspection and other charges attributable to the extension, the balance shall be refunded to the applicant. If the amount of the deposit is insufficient to pay all the costs of engineering, legal, inspection and other charges attributable to the extension, the applicant shall pay all such costs to the district prior to the acceptance of the extension by the district.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.100 Subdivision Sewer System--Application For Service

A person desiring to provide a sewer system within a tract of land which he proposes to subdivide within district boundaries shall make written application therefor. The following rules are established:

1. Application--Contents. The application to provide a subdivision sewer system shall state the number of the tract, the name of the subdivision and its location. It shall be accompanied by a copy of the tentative map and of the plans, profiles and specifications for the street work, sanitary sewer, water and storm drainage work and other underground utilities therein.

2. Application--Investigation. Upon receiving the application to provide a subdivision sewer system, the public works director shall review the engineered plans and shall report the findings to the county planning commission, including a recommendation as to the facilities required. The size, type and quality of materials shall be in accordance with county improvement standards in effect at the time of the application.

3. Specifications and construction. Location of the lines and grades of the subdivision sewer system shall be designed and specified by a California registered civil engineer consistent with the minimum requirements contained in the most recently adopted Mariposa County Improvement Standards. The actual construction will be done at the expense of and by the subdivider, and supervised and inspected by the public works director. Plans and engineering costs will be the responsibility of the subdivider.

4. Property of district. All facilities shall be the property of the district and shall be conveyed to the district by a proper instrument in writing at the time the facilities are completed and accepted by the district.

5. Service laterals. The subdivider shall, at his cost, provide and install the service lateral to each parcel property line in the tract including the pipeline, removable plug and permanent marker.

6. Costs and expenses. All costs and expenses incurred by the district under section 13.06.100, including the cost of investigation inspection, legal and consulting engineer's services, shall be paid to the district by the subdivider prior to approval of the application.

7. Further requirements. In granting an application to provide a subdivision sewer system, the board may make whatever further requirements as may be necessary.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any district treatment works thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the public works director.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

1. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:

   1. For residential and commercial service; and

   2. For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.

2. In either case, the owner(s) or his/her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the county. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent by the public works director.

3. A permit and inspection fee and a connection fee as described in this chapter for residential or commercial building sewer permit shall be paid to the district at the time the application is filed.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s) shall indemnify the district and the county from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building except where one building stands at the rear of another on 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 front building sewer may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer; but the district and the county do not and will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any single connection aforementioned.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.150 Building Sewer--Use Of Old

Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the public works director, to meet all requirements of this chapter.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.160 Building Sewer--Construction Specifications

The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the Uniform Building and Uniform Plumbing codes and shall be consistent with the minimum requirements contained in the most recently adopted Mariposa County Improvement Standards.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.170 Building Sewer--Elevation Requirements

Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the district treatment works, wastewater carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building

sewer.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

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 the district treatment works.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

The connection of the building sewer into the district treatment works shall conform to the requirements of the Uniform Building and Uniform Plumbing codes and shall be consistent with the minimum requirements contained in the most recently adopted Mariposa County Improvement Standards or other applicable rules and regulations of the county. 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 public works director before installation.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.200 Building Sewer--Inspection And Connection

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 district treatment works. The connection and testing shall be made under the supervision of the public works director.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.210 Building Sewer--Excavations

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 county.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 13.06.220 User Charges

User charges for sewer service shall be consistent with a board-adopted rate structure for the district and in the amounts as established by the board of supervisors from time to time by resolution following a public hearing and set forth in Appendix I of the County Code. The types of user charges that may be in the rate structure are as follows:

1. Residential use: as defined in section 13.06.010.

2. Commercial use: as defined in section 13.06.010.

3. Industrial use: as defined in section 13.06.010.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 501 Sec. 1 (part) on 3/13/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.230 Deposit Of Objectionable Waste In Unsanitary Manner Prohibited (Reserved)

Repealed.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.240 Discharge Of Polluted Waters Into Natural Outlet Prohibited--Exception

It is unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the district, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the district, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.250 Prohibited Waste Discharges

No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any rainwater, storm water, groundwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, yard drainage, including evaporative type air cooler discharge water, to any public or private sewer which directly or indirectly connects to the wastewater treatment works of the district.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.260 Unpolluted Drainage To Be Discharged Into Designated Sewers Or Natural Outlets

Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such waters as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm drains or to a natural outlet approved by the public works director and other regulatory agencies.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.270 Prohibited Discharges

No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public or private sewer which directly or indirectly connects to the district treatment works any toxic or other waste, if, in the opinion of the public works director, such wastes may have an adverse or harmful effect on sewers, maintenance personnel, wastewater treatment plant personnel or equipment, treatment plant effluent quality, public or private property, or may otherwise endanger the public, the local environment or create a public nuisance. The public

works director, in determining the acceptability of specific wastes, shall consider the nature of the waste and the adequacy and nature of the collection, treatment and disposal system available to accept waste. Prohibited discharges shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Petroleum products, grease, pesticides, herbicides, acids, caustics, ashes, bones, sand, mud, straw, paper dishes, cups, milk containers, any material listed by the state of California or the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous, etc.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.280 Discharge Of Certain Wastes Limited (Reserved)

Repealed.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.290 Public Works Director Actions Regarding Prohibited Discharges

1. If any prohibited discharges as described in sections 13.06.250 or 13.06.270 are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the district treatment works, the public works director may: 1. Reject the wastes;

   2. Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the district treatment works;

   3. Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or

   4. Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing charges listed in Appendix I of this code.

2. When considering the alternatives set forth in subsection A, the public works director shall give consideration to the economic impact of each alternative on the discharger. If the public works director permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the public works director.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.300 Grease, Oil And Sand Interceptors

1. Grease, oils 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 floatable grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients.

2. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the public works director, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and annual inspection.

3. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review annually by the public works director.

4. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by personnel of owner(s) must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978

Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

Where pretreatment of flow-equalizing facilities are provided or required for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner(s) at his/her expense.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

When required by the public works director, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable structure together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structure, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the public works director. The structure shall be installed by the owner at his/her expense and shall be maintained by him/her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

The public works director may require a user of sewer services to provide information needed to determine compliance with this chapter. These requirements may include:

1. Wastewater discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period;

2. Chemical analyses of wastewaters;

3. Information on raw materials, processes and products affecting wastewater volume and quality;

4. Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil, solvent or other materials important to sewer use control;

5. A plot plan of sewers of the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment facility location;

6. Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities;

7. Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials through spills to the district treatment works.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.340 Testing Methods

All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater", published by the American Public Health Association. Sampling methods, location, times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the public works director.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

No statement contained in sections 13.06.25 through 13.06.340 shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the district and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the district for treatment.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.360 Damage Or Tampering With Facilities Prohibited

No person(s) shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the wastewater facilities. Any person(s) violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct and held financially responsible for any costs incurred by the district as a direct or indirect result of the aforementioned acts.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.370 Right Of Entry For Inspection And Testing

The public works director and other duly authorized employees of the county bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge to the community system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.380 Right To Information Regarding Industrial Processes

The public works director or other duly authorized employees are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial processes which have a bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The industry must establish that the revelation to the public of the information in question might result in an advantage to competitors.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in section 13.06.370, the public works director or duly authorized employees of the county shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner. The owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the county employees, and the county shall indemnify the owner against loss or damage to its property by county employees and against

liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions as required in section 13.06.320.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

The public works director, and other duly authorized employees of the county bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the county holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the wastewater facilities lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

No person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances without first obtaining a written permit from the public works department.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.420 Permit--Application

Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a permit shall make application on the form provided by the public works department and shall provide all information requested thereon.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.430 Permit--Agreement To Comply

The applicant's signature on an application for any permit constitutes an agreement to comply with all of the provisions, terms and requirements of this chapter and other resolutions, ordinances, rules and regulations of the district, and with the plans and specifications he/she has filed with his/her applications, if any, together with such corrections or modifications as may be made or permitted by the district, if any. Such agreement shall be binding upon the application and may be altered only by the district upon the written request for the alteration from the applicant.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.440 Fees--Annexation Charges

The owner or owners of lands within areas to be annexed to a district shall pay the district, prior to the final hearing on the proposed annexation, an amount to be fixed by the board which shall equal the engineering, legal and publications costs and all other charges which may be incurred by the district in preparing and examining maps, legal descriptions and other documents in relation thereto, and other expenses regularly incurred in connection therewith. This fee is in addition to the annexation application fee.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.450 Fees--Connection Charges For Annexed Areas

1. The owner or owners of lands within areas hereafter annexed to the district shall pay to the district, prior to the issuance of a permit to connect any portion of the property so annexed to the sanitary sewer system of the district, a fee to be determined by resolution of the board. This charge shall be in addition to other connection, permit and inspection charges fixed by this chapter.

2. This charge shall be due and payable, in the case of subdivisions in annexed areas, prior to approval of the final improvement plans for the subdivision by the district.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

1. Single-family residence, trailer parks and mobile home parks or persons desiring connection to the treatment works of the district shall pay to the district, prior to issuance of a permit, a connection charge in the amount determined by the board and set forth in Appendix I of the county code for each single-family residential unit, trailer space or mobile home pad.

2. Multiple dwellings, commercial, industrial, public and other uses.

   1. Persons desiring connection to the district treatment works, other than for a single-family residence, shall pay to the district, prior to issuance of a permit, a connection charge in the amount equal to that amount set forth in Section 13.06.460A for the connection of twenty or fewer fixture units installed on the premises as said units are defined and set forth in the Uniform Plumbing Code.

   2. The charge for additional fixture units to be connected to the district treatment works shall be computed at the rate determined by the board and set forth in Appendix I of the County Code per fixture unit.

3. The board shall establish equivalent fixture units for types of fixtures or facilities not specifically set forth in the Uniform Plumbing Code.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 501 Sec. I (part) on 3/13/1979 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 3 on 4/10/1979

Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

1. Single-family residences, trailer parks and mobile home parks. A fee equal to the cost for permit issuance and inspection shall be paid by the permittee to the district for issuing a permit and inspecting each single-family residential building, trailer space or mobile home pad sewer installation.

2. Multiple dwellings, commercial, industrial, public and other uses. A fee equal to the cost for permit issuance and inspection shall be paid by the permittee to the district for issuing a permit and inspecting each building sewer installation serving a multiple dwelling, commercial building, industrial building, school, public building or other facility.

3. Alteration of existing sewer installation. A fee equal to the cost for permit issuance and inspection shall be paid by the permittee to the district for issuing a permit and inspecting any work adding to, altering, or extending an existing building sewer installation.

4. Public sewer construction. A fee equal to the cost for reviewing plans and specifications, issuing a permit and inspecting the construction of public sewer mains and laterals shall be paid to the district for the construction of public sewer mains and laterals proposed by a private party and approved by the board. In the case of subdivisions, this fee shall be due and payable prior to approval of the final improvement plans for the subdivision by the board.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 4 on 4/10/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.480 Bond Required For Public Sewer Construction

Prior to the issuance of a permit for public sewer construction, the applicant shall furnish to the district a faithful performance bond or cash in the amount of the total estimated cost of the work; the bond shall be secured by a surety or sureties satisfactory to the district. This cash deposit or faithful performance bond shall be conditioned upon the performance of the terms and conditions of the permit and shall guarantee the correction of faulty workmanship and the replacement of defective materials for a period of one year after the date of acceptance of the work.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.490 Fees--Disposition

All fees collected on behalf of the district shall be deposited with the proper authority provided by the district to receive such funds.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.500 Inspection--Required For All Work

All sewer construction work, building sewers, plumbing and drainage systems shall be inspected by the inspector acting for the Mariposa County public works department to ensure compliance with all requirements of the district. No sewer shall be covered at any point until it has been inspected and passed for acceptance. No sewer shall be connected to the district's treatment works until the work covered by the permit has been completed, inspected and approved by the inspector. If the test proves satisfactory and the sewer has been cleaned of all debris accumulated from construction operations, the inspector shall issue a certificate of satisfactory completion.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978

Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the Mariposa County public works department in writing that said work is ready for inspection. Such notification shall be given not less than twenty-four hours before the work is to be inspected. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work to make sure that the work will stand the tests required by the district before giving the notification required by this section.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.520 Inspection--Condemned Work

When any work has been inspected and the work condemned and no certification of satisfactory completion given, a written notice to that effect shall be given instructing the owner of the premises, or the agent of such owner, to repair the sewer or other work authorized by the permit in accordance with the resolutions, ordinances, rules and regulations of the district.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 13.06.530 All Costs Paid By Owner

All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of any sewer or other work for which a permit has been issued shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the district from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the work.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

Permission shall not be given to connect any lot or parcel of land outside the district to any district treatment works in or under the jurisdiction of the district unless a permit therefor is obtained. The applicant shall first enter into a contract in writing whereby he shall bind himself, his heirs, successors and assigns to abide by all resolutions, ordinances, rules and regulations in regard to the manner in which such treatment works shall be used, the manner of connecting therewith and the plumbing and drainage in connection therewith, and also shall agree to pay all fees required for securing the permit and a monthly fee in the amount set by the board for privilege of using such treatment works.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

The granting permission for an outside sewer shall be optional with the board; however, prior to considerations by the board, there shall be scheduled a public hearing in the district for public input on all applications for outside sewer contracts. The requirements for a public hearing on service connection

applications for service to properties outside the district shall apply on applications for water service as well as sewer service. The board is under no obligation to approve applications for service outside the district. Approval of application shall be based upon recommendations made to the board by the public works director.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 501 Sec. 1 (part) on 3/13/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.560 Connection Of Land Outside District--Special Contract

Where special conditions exist relating to an outside sewer, they shall be the subject of a special contract between the applicant and the district.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.570 Street Excavation Permit

A separate permit must be secured from the county or any other person having jurisdiction thereover by owners or contractors intending to excavate in the public street for the purpose of installing sewers or making sewer connections.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 13.06.580 Liability For Damage, Injury Or Death

The district and its officers, agents and employees shall not be answerable for any liability or injury or death to any person or damage to any property arising during or growing out of the performance of any work by any permit applicant. The applicant shall be answerable for, and shall save the district and its officers, agents and employees harmless from, any liability imposed by law upon the district or its officers, agents or employees, including all costs, expenses, fees and interest incurred in defending the same or in seeking to enforce this provision. The applicant shall be solely liable for any defects in the performance of his work or any failure which may develop therein.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.590 Time Limit On Permits

If work under a permit is not commenced within six months from the date of issuance or if, after partial completion, the work is discontinued for a period of one year, the permit shall thereupon become void, and no further work shall be done until a new permit has been secured. A new fee shall be paid upon the issuance of the new permit. Health department permits are good for one year and may be extended.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.600 Violation--Notice To Correct

Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter or any other resolution, ordinance, rule or regulation of the district shall be served by the public works director or other authorized person with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The time limit shall be not fewer than two nor more than seven working days. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. All persons shall be held strictly responsible for any and all acts of agents or employees done under the provision of this chapter or other resolution, ordinance, rule or regulation of the district. Upon being notified by the public works director of any defect arising in any sewer or of any violation of this chapter, the person or persons having charge of said work shall immediately correct the same.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.610 Violation--Declared Public Nuisance

Continued habitation of any building or continued operation of any industrial facility in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any other resolution, ordinance, rule or regulation of the district is a public nuisance. The district may cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of the building or industrial facility during the period of such violation.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.620 Violation--Disconnection--Procedure

As an alternative method of enforcing the provisions of this chapter or any other resolution, ordinance, rule or regulation of the district, the public works director shall have the authority to disconnect the user or subdivision sewer system from the treatment works of the district. Upon disconnection, the public works director shall estimate the cost of disconnection and reconnection before such user is reconnected to the system and collect the estimated cost from the user as a deposit. The public works director shall refund any part of the deposit remaining after payment of all costs of disconnection and reconnection.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

During the period of the disconnection provided for in section 13.06.620, habitation of such premises by human beings shall constitute a public nuisance, whereupon the district shall cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of the premises by human beings during the period of such disconnection. In such event and as a condition of reconnection, there is to be paid to the district a reasonable attorney's fee and cost of suit arising in said action.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997

The board of directors declares that the procedures provided for in sections 13.06.600 through 13.06.630 are established as a means of enforcement of the terms and conditions of its resolutions, ordinances, rules and regulations, and not as a penalty.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.650 Violation--Liability For Expense, Loss Or Damage

Any person violating any of the provisions of the resolutions, ordinances, rules and regulations of the district shall become liable to the service area for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the district by reason of such violation.

HISTORY

Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.660 Sewer Availability Charge--Findings

It is found that the district treatment works have been designed and constructed with capacity available for properties connected and properties that are anticipated to connect to the treatment works within the district. In order to assure that non-connected properties within the district boundaries bear a fair allocation of the cost of the facilities from whose availability they benefit, it is necessary that the following charge be levied and collected.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 5 (part) on 4/10/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.670 Sewer Availability Charge--Establishment

A sewer availability charge is hereby fixed and shall be applicable to all properties within the district not connected to the wastewater facilities. The amount of such charge shall be as established by the board and set forth in Appendix I of the County Code.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 5 (part) on 4/10/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.680 Sewer Availability Charge--Rate

The sewer availability charge is an amount per individual lot or parcel per month for each separate lot or parcel, which is not connected to the district treatment works, and shall be determined by the board and set forth in Appendix I of the County Code.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 5 (part) on 4/10/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.690 Sewer Availability Charge--Payment

The sewer availability charge as determined by the board, shall be payable upon billing and due on the first day of each calendar month. Said monthly charge shall not be subject to proration or refund.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 5 (part) on 4/10/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.700 Sewer Availability Charge--Billing Period

Monthly, or after the tenth day of each month, each owner of land, as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of the county, shall be billed for the amount of sewer availability charge which will accrue to such property for the thirty-day preceding period.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 5 (part) on 4/10/1979 13.06.710 Sewer Availability Charge--Credit Upon Connection

Should a parcel of land become connected to the district treatment works and subject to monthly service charges, there shall be credited against future service charges so much of the availability charge as has been actually paid that is not yet due as of the date of connection.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 5 (part) on 4/10/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.720 Sewer Availability Charge--Delinquency--Penalty

If any sewer availability charge remains unpaid on the first day of August following its due date, a six-percent penalty thereon shall accrue.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 5 (part) on 4/10/1979 13.06.730 Sewer Availability Charge--Collection With Taxes

The total amount of the delinquent unpaid sewer availability charge plus the penalty shall be added to the annual tax upon the land to which the district treatment works were available and for which the charge is unpaid and shall constitute a lien on that land in the manner provided in section 25210.77(d) of the Government Code.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 5 (part) on 4/10/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.06.740 Sewer Availability Charge--Delinquency Report

No later than August 15 of each year, the public works director shall furnish, in writing to the board of supervisors and to the county auditor of the county of Mariposa, respectively, a report containing a description of each and every parcel of land within the district upon which a standby charge remains unpaid, together with

the amount unpaid, plus the penalty, on each parcel. From and after the date, unless the county auditor agrees otherwise, such delinquent amounts in penalties shall be paid together with, and not separately from, taxes and shall be subject to the same procedures and penalties.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 484 No records available on 1/1/1978 Amended by Ord. 506 Sec. 5 (part) on 4/10/1979 Amended by Ord. 928 Sec. I on 11/18/1997 13.08 Sewage Disposal 13.08.010 Definitions 13.08.020 Connection To Public Or Private System 13.08.030 Privies Or Chemical Toilets--Permission Required 13.08.040 Public Sewer Connections 13.08.050 Requirements For Sewage Disposal Systems