Mount Shasta Municipal Code Part III Sewerage Construction and Sewer Use

(A) No person, other than employees of the City, or persons contracting to do work for the City, shall construct or cause to be constructed, or alter or cause to be altered, any public sewer, lateral sewer, house connection or industrial connection sewer over four inches in diameter without first obtaining approval of sewerage construction plans and issuance of a valid encroachment permit from the Director of Public Works.

(B) The applicant shall submit to the Director of Public Works for approval construction plans and such specifications and other details as required to describe fully the proposed sewerage facility. The plans shall have been prepared under the supervision of and shall be signed by an engineer of suitable training registered in the State of California.

(C) Plans for sewerage construction shall not be approved by the Director of Public Works for any facility which will convey industrial wastewater unless the discharger has first obtained a City permit for industrial wastewater discharge. Plans for sewerage construction shall meet all design requirements of the City.

(D) Inspection of all sewerage construction under this section shall be made by personnel of the City in the manner described in MSMC 13.56.220.

(E) An approval of plans for sewerage construction shall expire one year after date of approval unless construction has been initiated. (Ord. CCO-99-05, 1999; Ord. 331 § 301, 1975)

(A) Any person desiring to connect a sewer four inches or smaller in diameter directly to a trunk sewer of the City shall make written application to the Director of Public Works on a City trunk sewer connection permit application form. The applicant shall complete the form and furnish such additional information as required by the Director of Public Works to substantiate that the proposed work or use will comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(B) A trunk sewer connection permit will not be issued unless the applicant has first obtained approval from the Director of Public Works. A trunk sewer connection permit will not be issued for any sewer which will convey industrial wastewaters unless the discharger has first obtained a City permit for industrial wastewater discharge.

(C) Direct attachment of a sewer four inches or smaller in diameter to a trunk sewer will be permitted only if the Director of Public Works determines that a suitable local sewer is not available, that adequate trunk sewer capacity exists, that the connection will function properly and that the connection will not adversely affect existing or anticipated facilities or operations of the City.

(D) No sewer exceeding four inches in diameter shall be connected directly to a trunk sewer without the prior approval of plans for sewerage construction, in accordance with MSMC 13.56.200. (Ord. CCO-99-05, 1999; Ord. 331 § 302, 1975)

(A) All sewers to be attached directly to a trunk sewer shall be inspected by personnel of the City during construction. At least 48 hours prior to cutting into a City sewer, the City shall be notified. In making a connection to a trunk sewer, no physical alteration of the City’s facilities shall commence until an inspector is present.

(B) Upon completion of construction and prior to removal of the downstream bulkhead and upon receiving 48 hours’ notice, the City will inspect the work to determine if it has been constructed in a satisfactory manner and to determine if all facilities are cleaned of construction debris that could be flushed into the City’s sewer.

(C) No wastewater shall be discharged into any sewerage facility tributary to a City facility prior to obtaining inspection and approval of sewerage construction by the City.

(D) Following satisfactory completion of construction, the City will issue a construction inspection certificate upon request. (Ord. CCO-99-05, 1999; Ord. 331 § 303, 1975)

Approval of plans for sewerage construction and trunk sewer connection permits are not transferable from one person to another person or from one location to another location. (Ord. CCO-99-05, 1999; Ord. 331 § 304, 1975)

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any rainwater, stormwater, groundwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, yard drainage, water from yard fountains, ponds or lawn sprays or any other uncontaminated water into any sewerage facility which directly or indirectly discharges to facilities owned by the City. (Ord. CCO-99-05, 1999; Ord. 331 § 305, 1975)

(A) The City reserves the right to inspect any existing lateral or collecting sewers that discharge wastewater directly or indirectly to trunk sewers. If it is found that such lateral or collecting sewers are improperly used or improperly maintained, thereby causing discharge of septic wastewater, excessive groundwater, debris or any other objectionable substance to the City sewer, the Director of Public Works will give notice of the unsatisfactory condition to the offending discharger and shall direct the condition be corrected.

(B) In cases of continued noncompliance with the City’s directive, the City may disconnect the offending sewer from the City’s sewerage system. (Ord. CCO-99-05, 1999; Ord. 331 § 306, 1975)

(A) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to a trunk sewer, either directly or indirectly, any waste that creates a stoppage, plugging, breakage, any reduction in sewer capacity or any other damage to sewers or sewerage facilities of the City. Any excessive sewer or sewerage maintenance expenses or any other expenses attributable thereto will be charged to the offending discharger by the City.

(B) Any refusal to pay excess sewer or sewerage maintenance expenses duly authorized by the Director of Public Works shall constitute a violation of this chapter. (Ord. CCO-99-05, 1999; Ord. 331 § 307, 1975)