Division 2 — WASTEWATER COLLECTION/CONVEYANCE SYSTEM

SEC. 19-10. SERVICE CONNECTIONS.

(A) Sewer service connections may be made to either publicly or privately owned and maintained authorized collection systems. No person shall connect any private property in the city to the system without first obtaining a connection permit issued by the city manager and paying to the city the connection fee required therefore.

(B) The number of connection permits required for any development shall be based upon the number of sewer service connections. A separate sewer connection is normally required for each detached building.

(C) Food establishments and commercial laundries shall have a separate water connection from other users in the same building.

(D) The city manager may impose other requirements if the city manager determines that public health and safety, system protection, maintenance costs, or liability concerns so dictate.

(E) In order for the city to have sufficient information to make a determination of appropriate fees, building permit applicants shall submit sewer service plumbing plans prepared by a registered engineer or project architect in conjunction with the building permit application for all new and replacement structures. The plumbing and

irrigation plans shall show all the proposed line sizes and locations.

(F) Every connection, disconnection and permanent blocking or plugging made between private property and the system shall be made in the manner and with the material required by the specifications for public sewers approved by the city and in accordance with the city's specifications for construction.

(`64 Code, Sec. 25-5) (Ord. No. 2494)

SEC. 19-11. CONNECTION TO MAINS TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER.

All connections, including the lateral, wye or saddle at the city's sewer, shall be maintained at the expense of the property owner of which the connection originates.

(`64 Code, Sec. 25-6) (Ord. No. 2494)

SEC. 19-12. DEMOLITION AND ABANDONMENT OF SERVICES PREMISES.

The owner of property connected to the system shall disconnect or permanently block or plug connections when further use of the property, for any purpose requiring the connection, is abandoned or when the structure or facility on the property requiring the connection is demolished without replacement. A public works permit for abandonment of sewer lateral shall be required prior to commencement of abandonment. If a property owner or his/her agent has failed to so effect the disconnection or blockage, the city manager may disconnect or block the connection, and the cost thereof shall be deemed a debt to the city and shall be charged to the owner.

(`64 Code, Sec. 25-7) (Ord. No. 2494)

SEC. 19-13. AVAILABILITY OF CAPACITY: RESTRICTION OF DISCHARGE RATE.

(A) If the system capacity is not available, the city manager may restrict discharge until sufficient capacity is made available. The city manager may refuse immediate service to any new facility located in an area where there is insufficient capacity in the system to accommodate the proposed quantity of the wastewater.

(B) The city manager may restrict the rate of discharge into the system during the peak flow hours (8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) or at any other time when required to prevent the overloading of the system. A discharger so restricted shall be required either to curtail the rate of discharge or to provide approved storage or retention facilities for the wastewater. Wastewater so retained may be discharged into the system between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or during other periods and at a rate of flow prescribed by the city manager.

(`64 Code, Sec. 25-8) (Ord. No. 2494)

SEC. 19-14. EXCESSIVE SEWER MAINTENANCE EXPENSE.

Any person who introduces or causes to be introduced into the system, either directly or indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which creates a stoppage, plugging, breakage, reduction in the capacity of any portion of the system or any other damage to the system shall be liable for the damage and for maintenance, operation, and replacement expenses, including overhead costs, occasioned thereby. Expense of the damage, any excessive maintenance expense, or any other expenses attributable thereto shall be deemed a debt to the city and shall be charged to the offending person by the city manager.

(`64 Code, Sec. 25-9) (Ord. No. 2494)

SEC. 19-15. DAMAGE TO CITY'S MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM; CREATION OF OTHER LIABILITY.

Any person who introduces or causes to be introduced into the system, either directly or indirectly, any prohibited pollutant or wastewater which causes detrimental effects to the city's system or treatment plant processes or causes a violation of the city's NPDES permit or other regulation imposed by a regulatory agency shall be liable for all damages and costs occasioned thereby, including any penalty assessed by a regulatory agency. The damages, costs or penalty assessed shall be deemed a debt to the city and shall be charged to the offending person by the city manager.

(`64 Code, Sec. 25-10) (Ord. No. 2494)

SEC. 19-16. PROVISIONS FOR EXTENSION OF SYSTEM.

(A) In addition to the payment of a connection fee, any person requesting service to a lot that is not adjacent to the system shall be responsible for installation of a sewer extension in dedicated streets, alleys or easements accepted by the city. Sewers shall be installed in sewer easements only when it is not in the public interest for the city to accept dedication of a street or alley in the particular location. The required sewer extension shall include all facilities necessary to serve the property as well as all abutting sewers indicated by the sewer master plan. All construction shall conform to city standards and detailed plans approved by the city manager. The city manager shall determine the size sewer required for the area for which application for service is made. A sewer shall not have an inside diameter of less than eight inches. In the case of sewer trunk mains in the sewer master plan, an appropriate credit against collection fees and cash reimbursement may be allowed in an amount to be determined by the city manager.

(B) If sewer facilities that the person would otherwise be required to provide have previously been installed, the person shall be required to pay to the city a sewer charge consisting of a pro rata share of such facilities as determined by the city manager. If such previous installation was made by the applicant or his/her predecessor in interest in the property to which service is desired, the applicant may be entitled to credit in an amount to be determined by the city manager for such installation. Previous installations eligible for these credits must have been made less than 20 years before the application. Credit for previous installations will be applied against sewer charges, but in no event shall such credits be greater than the amount paid for actual construction of the extension.

(C) When installed, connected and finally inspected, all sewer extensions shall be deemed automatically offered for dedication to the city and upon acceptance shall become the property of the city. All necessary easements shall be granted to the city.

(`64 Code, Sec. 25-11) (Ord. No. 2494)

SEC. 19-17. SPECIAL PROVISION FOR EXTENSION OF SYSTEM.

(A) When an application requires a sewer extension and it is necessary or desirable to design the extension to serve an area or users, actual or potential, in excess for that which the application is made, the applicant may be eligible for a credit for a portion of the design and construction costs for the extension. Any such credit shall be granted in an amount to be determined by the city manager.

(B) If the sewer to be constructed is included in the current sewer master plan implementation schedule, and said sewer is constructed, in part, by the applicant, the city manager may authorize an appropriate credit against the applicant's sewer connection fee. No applicant may receive a credit for more than the total amount of sewer connection fees that would be normally required of the applicant. Any credit granted by the city manager shall only be for the actual engineering and construction costs of the sewer.

(C) Upon completion of a sewer which is not in the current sewer master plan implementation schedule and to which future connections could be made, the city manager shall determine the actual cost thereof and the existing sewer charge against each front foot of abutting property, taking into consideration intersections and other property that would not receive water service.

(`64 Code, Sec. 25-12) (Ord. No. 2494)