Williams Municipal Code Art. 3 General Sewer Use Requirements

A. All structures where domestic wastewater is generated shall be connected to the sewage system in compliance with all requirements of this chapter.

B. No person owning or occupying or having under his control any premises situated in the city shall construct or install any private sewage disposal system, except as allowed by a contract between such property owner and the city, after the city council finds that it is not possible or practicable to connect the premises to the sewer system and that the private system is not likely to adversely impact the public health, safety, welfare or comfort. Such contract shall be in a form acceptable to the city, and shall include a commitment by the property owner to connect the premises to the sewer system when such connection becomes practicable as determined by the city council and such other provisions necessary or appropriate to protect the public health, safety, welfare and comfort.

C. Except as provided under subsection 13.08.080(B), no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building in the city until the building is connected to the sewer system and the property owner has paid all fees and charges under, and has otherwise complied with, this chapter.

D. Except as provided under subsection 13.08.080(B), whenever a sewer main is extended to within two hundred feet of any structure being served by a private sewage disposal system, the owner of the premises on which the structure is located shall abandon the private sewage disposal system in accordance with applicable legal requirements and shall connect the structure(s) on the premises to the sewer main. The abandonment of the private sanitary sewer system and the connection to the public sanitary sewer shall be completed prior to the sale of the premises upon which the structure is located.

(Ord. No. 270-25, § 1(Exh. A), 5-21-2025)

A. No person shall construct a sewer, or a sewer lateral, or make any connection with the sewer system without first obtaining a sewer connection permit from the city. The provision of this section requiring a permit shall not apply to contractors constructing sewers under contracts with the city or to city staff making sewer connections or doing sewer work.

B. Any person desiring a sewer connection permit shall make application in writing to the public works director, giving such information as required, on forms to be furnished for that purpose, and if it appears therefrom that the work to be performed thereunder is to be done according to the requirements contained in this chapter and otherwise provided by law governing the construction of said work, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the all fees and charges required by resolution of the city council. No sewer connection permit be issued and no sewer connection shall be made until the applicable fees and charges have been paid in full.

C. Sewer service shall not be provided to a building, and no sewer connection permit shall be issued, unless the city administrator finds that all of the following are satisfied:

1. The applicant's real property to be served is located in the city;

2. The applicant has paid in full the applicable connection charge and any other applicable deposits, fees and/or charges;

3. The applicant's real property to be served abuts an existing sewer main, or the applicant has entered into a sewer main line extension agreement with the city;

4. The city possesses adequate wastewater treatment capacity to serve the new development, or the applicant has entered into a sewer main line extension agreement or other agreement with the city to provide additional wastewater treatment capacity, or separate wastewater treatment and disposal facilities acceptable to the city, adequate for the building or buildings as determined by the city;

5. The applicant has complied with all other applicable provisions of this chapter and other city ordinances, resolutions, and policies.

D. The city shall not issue any building permit for a building requiring sewer service until after, or concurrently with, the issuance of a sewer connection permit for that building.

(Ord. No. 270-25, § 1(Exh. A), 5-21-2025)

The city council may, if a health hazard exists, or if the council finds it in the best interest of the city, and sewer system capacity is adequate, authorize a permit to connect to the city's sewer system for properties outside the city. The applicant shall first enter into a contract in writing whereby they shall bind him or herself, their heirs, successors and assigns to abide by this chapter and all applicable state and federal law in regard to the manner in which such sewer shall be used, the manner of connecting therewith, and also shall agree to pay all fees required for securing the permit, including connection fees and monthly sewer service charges in the amount set by the city for the privilege of using such sewer. The contract shall also provide for the landowner's consent and agreement not to protest to annexation to the city.

(Ord. No. 270-25, § 1(Exh. A), 5-21-2025)

A. The city council by resolution shall fix the rates, fees and charges to be charged for sewer service by the city and in so doing, may distinguish the different classes of service made available and fix rates, fees and charges appropriate to each class of service.

B. The rates, fees and charges fixed by this section for any premises shall be collected with the charges and rates for water service furnished by the city to such premises. The charges fixed by this section shall be billed upon the same bill as is prepared for charges for water services and shall be due and payable monthly at the same time from time to time that such charges for water services are due and payable. The total amount due shall be paid as a unit and all of the provisions of this Code pertaining to the collection of charges for water service, shall apply to the collection of any such total amounts.

C. In the event that any person shall fail to pay any charge provided by this section when the same becomes due, the city may, in addition to any other remedies it has, terminate sewer service and/or water service, and shall not resume the same until all delinquent charges together with any charges necessitated by resumption of such services and facilities have been fully paid. Termination of sewer and/or water service to a residential building due to delinquency shall be done in compliance with the procedures set forth in chapter 13.04.

(Ord. No. 270-25, § 1(Exh. A), 5-21-2025)

Each fee or charge levied pursuant to this chapter on property within the city shall be a lien upon the corresponding lot, land or premises served by a connection to the city sewer system.

(Ord. No. 270-25, § 1(Exh. A), 5-21-2025)

Revenues derived under the provisions of sections 13.08.120 through 13.08.140 shall be used only for the purposes for which the fees were imposed, including but not limited to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation of the sewage system; to repay principal and interest on bonds issued for the construction or reconstruction of the sewage system; and to repay federal or state loans or advances made to the city for the construction or reconstruction of the sewage system.

(Ord. No. 270-25, § 1(Exh. A), 5-21-2025)

A. No person shall make, maintain or cause to be made or maintained any connection or discharge to the sewage system, except as permitted by this chapter.

B. No person shall make, maintain or cause to be made or maintained any connection of any source of storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, or process water, or other source of water directly or indirectly to the sewage system, except as permitted by this chapter.

C. No unauthorized person shall alter, tamper with, or interfere with the sewage system, or any portion thereof.

D. No person shall supply city sewer service to any premises without city authorization. The city shall have the right, upon five days' written notice, to disconnect sewer service to the premises supplying the unauthorized service and water service on proper notice.

E. No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the city's collection system any pollutant or wastewater which, alone or in conjunction with other substances, causes, threatens to cause, or is capable of causing:

1. Danger or harm to life or safety of any person, the environment or to the facilities of the sewage system;

2. Nuisances such as odors;

3. Unreasonable collection, treatments or disposal costs; or

4. Pass through or interference with wastewater treatment processes.

F. No person shall discharge or throw any substance or material into a manhole, or into other openings in the sewage system other than through an approved sewer connection.

G. No person shall knowingly make any false statement, representation, record, report, plan or other document filed with, or to be filed with or taken by, the city.

(Ord. No. 270-25, § 1(Exh. A), 5-21-2025)

No person shall cause, allow or permit any premises belonging to or occupied by him under his control, located in the city, or any privy, septic system, cesspool, sink, drain, or similar contrivance for the purpose of wastewater disposal to become nauseous, foul or offensive or prejudicial to the public health, safety, welfare or comfort. In the event the city determines that there exists any such condition which is nauseous, foul or offensive, or prejudicial to the public health, safety, welfare or comfort, then the owner of the premises shall abate the condition, including, if applicable, the abandonment of the private system and connection of the premises to the sewer system. Such a condition is deemed to be a nuisance, and may be abated by the city pursuant to chapter 8.16 of this Code. All costs and expenses of abatement shall be borne by the property owner.

(Ord. No. 270-25, § 1(Exh. A), 5-21-2025)