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HomeMy Public PortalAbout054-1981 - Regulation of discharge of water and wastes into sewer systemAMETdDED GENFRAL '?RDI`JA`?CE N0. 54-1�81 All ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHIOND, INDIANA REGULATING THE USE OF PiIRI,TC AND PRIVATE SEhiERS AND APPURTENANCES, AMID DISCHARGE OF I°7ATER AND iAIASTES INTO TEE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM, AND THE INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 07 BUILDING SE?,IERS, AND PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION AND CONSTRUCTION THEREOF AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR TNF VIOLATION OF SECTIONS THEREOF. WHEREAS, the Richmond Sanitary District of the City of Richmond, Tndiana has foand that there exists in said City a need for an Ordinance regulating the discharge into the public sewer system of the Richmond Sanitary District of water and wastes; and, G?rEREAS, the Richmor'_d Sanitary District of the City of Richmond is expanding anc modifying the wastewater treatment facilities of said district to treat both residential and industrial wastes discharged into its sewer system; and, -!FFREAS, t:gere have occurred _-rom time to time discharges into the aublic sewer system o_" said Sanitary District of prohibited wastes which have caused the wastewater treatment plant to malfunction; and, 111HEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Richmond recognizes that the above condition must be regulated to prevent such malfunctions; and, WHEREAS, the Board of Sanitary Commissioners of the Richmond Sanitary District of the City of Richmond, Indiana has submitted to the Corrrr_on Council an Ordinance for the regulation of the wastewater discharged into the public sewer systerr_ of the Ric'rur,o,id Sanitary District. NOW TIIEREEORF, HE TT ORDAIAIED 3Y THE COMMON C0rPdC1- OF TIIR CTTY OF RI-W.OND, TNDLANA : Section 1. That the re�nulatior of residential ar_d industrial wastes discharged into the public sewer system within the City of Richmond is a matter of public necessity and will be of general benefit to the healLh. and welfare of the people of said City. Sectior 2. That this Crdinance, as hereinafter set -it., shall be known as Chapter 1,10. 50 of the _lunicipal Code of the City, the paragraphs of each Article beir_g numbered as hereinafter designated. Section 3. Se,,aer 'Ise ar_d Regulation. AITYiCLE I The following words, expressions and terms used in this Ordinance s11211 be defined and be construed to mean as follows: 101. B.O.D. (denoting Bioc_nemical Oxygen De_sand) shall mean the quantity of oxygen util'zed in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under "Standard Laboratory Procedure" in five (5; day of 20o Celsius, expressed ir_ terms of weight and concentration (milli7rams per liter). 102. BUILDING DRAIN shall mear_ that part of the lowest horizontal piping; of a drainage system which receives the discharges from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside .calls of the building and coveys it to the building sewer beginning five (5) feet outside the buildin:? walls, exclusive of storm water. 103. RUILDIAG DRAIN -SANITARY shall mear a building drain which conveys sanitary or industrial sewage only. 104. D"IILDING DRAIN -STORM shall mean a building drain which conveys stor"! water or other clear water drainage, but no wastewater. 105. B2ILDTN(', S7'1)7R shall mean that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system which extends from the end of the buildine; drain and which receives the discharge of the building drain and conveys it to a public sewer, private sewer, ndividual sewage disposal system or other point of cisoosal. 106. RIILDING SEWER -SANITARY shall mean a building sewer which conveys sanitary or industrial sewage only. 107. 9r1TI,DING SEWER-S''ORM shall mean a building sewer which conveys storm water or other clear water drainage, bu`. not saritary or industrial sewage. 108. CO19PIED SETvER shall mcan the sewer intended to carry sanitary and industrial waste waters from residences, commercial buildin,7s, industrial plants, institutions, and also to carry storm waters, surface runoff, street wash waters, and drainage. 109. COPN-KIAL i1SER shall mcan any person owning ar_ establishment offering lodging, selling goods (either retail or wholesale) or offering services for sale and contributing a-n average monthly flow in excess of 10,200 gallons, or any Indus-rial TJser not qualifying as a Major Contributing Tndastry. 110. COMPATIBLE POLLUTANT shall mean 30D, Suspended Solids, pH, and fecal coli_"or:m bac`.eria, ar_d such additional pollutants as are now or may be in the future specified and controlled in the City's NPDES permit for its wastewater, treatment wor'.cs where said works have been desigr_ed and used `c reduce or remove such pollutants to a substantial degree. 111. DISTRICT shall mcan the Sanitary District of Richmond, Indiana acting by its duly constituted Board of Commissioners or their authorized represen`-atives. -2- 112. OOPTRSTTC USER shall consist of all persons owning residential dwellings which discharge primarily domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences. 113. DOMESTIC TKASTES shall mean liquid wastes (i) from the non-commercial Preparation, cooking and handling of food or (ii) containing human excrement and similar matter from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions. 114. EASEMENTS shall mean an acquired legal right for the specific use of lard owneed by others. 115. FECAL COLIFORP^ shall mean any of the number of organisms common to the intestinal tract of man and animals, whose presence in sanitary sewage is an indicator of' pollutant. 116. FLOATABLE OIL shall mean oil, fat, or grease in a physical state, such that, will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in a pre-treatment facil'ty approved by the City. 117. GAR3AGE shall mean solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, and dispersing of food, and from the handling, storage ar_d sale of produce. 118. GOVERNMENTAL USER shall mean any user who represents some function of local, regional, State or Federal government and who discharges primarily segregated domestic waste or waste from sanitary conveniences. 119. IECOMPATIBLE POLLUTANT shall mear. any pollutant which is not a compatible pollutant. 120. INDUSTRIAL USER stall mean any discharger of a trade or process waste. 121. INDUSTRIAL WASTES means any solid, liquid or gaseous waste resulting from any process or excess energy of industry, including, heat, manufacturing trace or business, or from the cevclopement, processing or recovery of any natural resource, as distinct from industrial employees' domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences (Normal Domestic Sewage). 122. INFILiRATIOti shall mean water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewerage system (including sewer service connections) from the ground through such means as defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes. infiltration does not. include, and is distinguished from, inflow. 123. IN~'ILTRA-l0N/TUFT,PW shall mean that total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow without distingiis'ning the source. -3- 124. IN -LOW shall mean water, other than wastewater, that enters a sewerage system (including sewer service connections) from sources s,._ch as roof leaders, cellar drains, yard drains, area drains, foundation drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, mar hole covers, cross connections between storm sewers and sa-,nary sewers, catch basins, cooling towers, storm waters, surface runoff, street wash waters or drainage. Inflow does not include, and is distingi,,istied from, infiltration. 125. IJS_'FCTOR shall mean the person or persons duly authorized by the Ronrd of Sanitary Commissioners to irispect and approve the installation of building sewers and their connection to the public sewer system. 125. MAJOR CONTRIBUTING IEDUSTRY shall mean an ind,.astry that: (1) has a flow of 5C,000 gallons or more per averae work day; (2) has a flow greater than five percer_t of the total flow received by the POTW; (3) has in its waste a toxic pollutar_t in toxic amounts as defined in standards issued under Section 3C7 (a) of the Federal rtatcr Pollution ,,^,ontrol Act Amendment of 1972 (Public Law 92-500); or (4) has a sizncificant impact, either singly or in combination with other contrihuting industries, on a POTrd or the quality of the POTW's effluent. 127. NPDES PERMIT shall mean the permit issued to the Sewage Works under the Rational Pollutant Discharge Elimination Sys`,em for discharge of wastewaters to the navigable waters of the United S'.;ates pursaant to Section 402 of the Federal Wa`er Ouality Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500). 128. NATURAL OUTLETshall men.i arty outlet, incLading storm sewers, and combined sewer overflows, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or any other body of surface cr groundwater. 129. O-HFR T:JASTFS ~Weans garbage, refuse, wood residues, sand, lirre, cinders, ashes, offal, night soil, silt, oil, tar, dyestuffs, acids, chemicals, and all other sabstances,not sewage or ir_dustrial waste, which discharge would cause pollution and/or cause damage or hiockage to sewers. 130. pt_ means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydroger ions expressed in grams ner liter of solution as determined under standard laboratory procedure. 131. PERSON means any individual, partnership, co -partnership, firm, company, corporation, associations, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency, or any other legal entity or their legal representative, ai;-ent or assigns legally capable of o,mir_i, property in the State of Indiana. 132. PRETREAT'AEET ,shall mean the treatment of sewage from privately owned sources prior to intrcduction it -to a public treatment works except that sewage from a residential user. -4- 133. PUBLIC SEWER means a sewer in which all owners of abuLLin,g properties have equal rights, and is controlled by a public aut'nority, and/or owned by the Richmond Sanitary District. 134. PCTW (PUBLICLY 0?dEED TREATMENT 'ZRKS) shall mean a treatment works as defined by Section P12 of the Clean Water Act which is o,,aried by a State or municipality as defined by Section 502 (4) of the Act, includes anv sewers that convey wastewater, to such a trcatrrient works, but does not include pipes, sewers or other conveyances -not connected to a facility providing treatment. 135. SANITARY SE,CH _reams a sewer that carries wastewater, sanitary and industrial, together with incidert.al lard runoff, but to whicY_ storm, surface and ground water are not intentionally admitted. 136. SEWAGE means water -carried human and related wastes froir. any source together with associated land runoff including sanitary and industrial waters from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plaints and institutions (including polluted cooling water) -Sanitary Sewage, Industrial Sewage and Combined Sewa7e. 137. SE'^]ER means a pipe or conduit for carrying either wastewater or land runoff, or both. 138. SHALL is mandatory, '°I.AY is permissive. 139. SLUG shall mean any discharge of water or, wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quan',ity of flow --exceeds for any period of duratior_ lonzer than 10 minutes more than 3 times the average 24 hours concentration or flo;rs during normal operation and shall adversely effect the collection system. 140. STANDARD LABORATORY PROCEDi1RE refers to the analytical and sarrrpling methods as they appear in the most recent editions of: (1) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sastewater, A7I1,A, New York 10019; (2) A.S.T.M. Standards, Part 23, Water, Atmospheric Aralysis, Americari Society for Tes`.ing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA 19103; (3) Methods of Chemical Analysis of �%Tater and G,astes, USEPA, irlater quality Office, .Analytical Quality Contrcl Laboratory, 1014 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. 141. STORM SEiAIER means a sewer, intended to receive and convey only land rur_off, ground water or unooliuted water from any source and to which sanitary and/or industrial wastes are not intentionally admitted. 142. SUPERII`;TENDETJT shall mean tI-e duly appointed and qualified District Suoerintendent of the Sanitary District of Richmond or his au,horined density, agent or representative. -5- 143. SUSPENDED SOLIDS shall mean solids in a liquid suspension of water, sewage, or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering under standard laboratory procedure. 144. TOXIC AMOUNT shall mean concentrations of any pollutants or combinat-on of pollutants, which upon exposure to or assimilation into any organism will cause adverse effects, such as cancer, genetic irutuations, and physiological manifestations, as defined in standards issued pursuant to Section 307 ;a) of Public La,,., (92-500). 145. TOXIC POLLUTANTS are defined in the (Clean Water Act (PL 95-217)) to be those pollutants, or combinations of pollutants, including disease -causing agents which, after discharge and upon exposure, ingestation, inhalation or assimilation into any organism, through food chains, will, on the basis of information available to the Superin'.endent, cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutations, physiological malfunctions (including malfunctions in reprodac'-ion) or physical deformations in such organisms or their offspring. (Section 502 (13)). Please note that "toxic pollutants" is not limited to the list of 129 Priority Pollutants, or any other list. The toxic substances of concern it-, the waste of a particular facility will depend upon the raw materials, products, and processes employed at that, facility. 146. UNPOLLUTED WATER is water of quality equal to or better than the efflucr;`. criteria it effect, or water that would :net cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided. 147. VOLATILE ORGANIC MATTER. means -tie material in the sewage solids transformed to gases or vapors when heated at 50 degrees Celsius under standard laboratory procedure. 14,S. G1AST7WATER shall mean the liquid and water -carried industrial or, domestic wastes from dwellings, corrumiercial buildings, industrial facilities, and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and storm water (inflow or infiltration) that may be present, whether treated or untreated, which is discharged into Cr permitted to enter the POTW. 149. WATERCOURSE shall mean a natural or artificial channel for the passage of water either continuously or ir_termittently. �PTFr1TR IT Use of Public Sewers Required. 201. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited, ir_ any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the District or in any area under the jiirisdiction of said District any human or animal excrement, garbage, er other objectionable waste. -6- 202. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any sanitary sewer, either directly or indirectly, stormwater, surface water, ground water, or unpolluted industrial process water. 203. The District shall require the removal of unpolluted waters frcm any �,,astewater collection or treatment facility if such removal is cost-effective and is in the best interest of all users of those facilities. 204. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall he unlawful for any person to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended for the treatment of sewage or wastewater on ar_y property within the District. 205. The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties _ised for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, located within the District and abutting; on any street,, alley or richt-of-way in which there is located a public. sewer is hereby required to connect said house, building or property directly with the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Ord-nance within three (3) months after the date of official notice to do so. In the ever -- the building drain of said house, building or property is within 300 feet of a public sewer t'ne owner shall he required to connect the building drain to `she public sewer; in the event said house, building or property is at a distance 7,reater than 300 feet from the public sewer the owner may be required to connect at the discretion of the Board of Sanitary Corrmissioners, provided that `,he �rlastewater, Treatment Facility shall have the capacity to treat the of said 'house, building; or parcel of real estate. 206. `10 person shall discharge or cause to be disc'narged to any natural outlet any wastewater or other polluted waters except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this Ordinance and the NPDES Permit. 4RTTCLF. TII Private Sewer Systems. 301. The type, capacity, location and layout of a private sewage treatment system shall comply with all requirements of the State of Indiana, or any agency or subdivision thereof. ',,To septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to ar.y public sewer, ditch or watercourse. 302. 9t such time as a public sewer becomes available to property served by a private sewame treatment system, a direct connection shall be made to `,he public sewer withir_.sixty (60) days o_' notice by the District and the private treatment system shall be taken out of service in a manner approved by the District. -7- AR7ICLR IV DuildinL7 Sewers and Connections. 401. It shall be unlawful for any person to uncover, make any conriections wi'-h or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first cbtaini_n�-, a written permit from the Superiritendent. 402. There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: (1) for residential, ar_d (2) for service other than residential. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by said District. The permit applications shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the udgment of the Superintendent. 402.1. A fee of $50.00 shall be paid to the District at the time the application for a sewer tap permit, for a residential building sewer is filed which fee shall include inspection costs. 402.2. A fee of $50.00 shall be paid to the District at the time t.re anplication for a non-residential building sewer permit is filed, which fee shall include inspection costs. 402.3. A performance bond in an amount equal to 1C0% of the cost of makin- said sewer `.ap as determined by the District in favor of the Richmond Sanitary District shall be filed with the permit application with the D-strict by the owner or his avert. 403. 411 costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the oumcr. 404. llo Sewer Tap Permit shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation except: (1) any person licensed by the State of Indiar_a as a certified pluirber, or (2) any competent person who qualifies by furnishing; the District satisfactory proof of their experience, equipment, and personnel. 405. Any person who shall neglect, or fail to correct any defect in the installation and/or connection of a buildinI- sewer within thirty (30) days after r_otice by the Superintendent to make such correction shall cause cancellation of the sewer tap permit and all permits outstanding of said person and issuer of said bond shall be liable for all expenses and/or damages caused by such ne-lect or failure to correct such defect. 406. A permit for a buildin7 sewer and connection shall not be construed to be a permit or approval to do excavations in any public or private street, parkway, alley, sidewalk, terrace or curb. Approval of any such excavation must be obtained from the City of Richmond. No excavation will be started until all necessary oermits have been obtained by the applicant.- -C- 407. A separate and independent "buildinw sewer" shall be provided for every bailding. Exceptions may be allowed by special permit granted by the Superintendent. 408. Old "building sewer", or portions thereof, may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test supervised by the said Superintendent or his went, to -neet all requirements of this Ordinance. Such inspection and testing shall be at the scle expense of owner. 409. The building sewer shall be constructed of Extra Strength Clay Sewer Pipe and Fittings meeting the reeuirements of A.S.T.H. C-700 with polyurethane joints meeting the requirements of A.S.T.M. C-425; Poly Vinyl Chloride (P.V.C.) Plastic Pipe and Pittir_Es meeting; the requirements of A.S.T.M. D-3034 with joints meeting the reeuirements of A.S.T.Pl. D-1869. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the pine shall be laid on a suitable improved bed or cradle as approved by the Superintendent. All joints shall be made in strict accordance with manufacturer's recommendations. 410. The size of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event shall the diameter be less than 6". The slope of such 6" pipe shall not be less than one-fourth (4) inch per foot. The minimum slope for larger size pipe shall not be less than one -eighth (1/8) inch per foot. 411. The bailding sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation belo�,., the basement. floor. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at a uniform ,rade and in strai.rht aligri- ment insofar as possible. Changes in grade or alignment shall be made only at manholes or properly curved pipes and fittings, as approved by the Superintendent. 412. Any building drain which is too low to permit r,ravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved metrods and discharged into the building sewer. The method to be approved by District. 413. All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the said Superintendent. Pipe layir_g and backfill shall be performed in accordance with A.S.T.M. specifics`ions (Desigr_ation C-12) except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the Superirtendent, or his representatives. 414. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the "Y" branch designated for that property, if such branch is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is twelve (12) inches in diameter or less and no properly located "Y" branch is available, the o,,ar,er shall, at his expense, install a "Y" branch in the public sewer or make said connection witli a saddle of approved type at a location approved by the Superintendent. Where the public sewer is greater than 12" and no properly located "Y" branch is available, a neat hole may be cut into the public sewer, to receive the building sewer with entry in the down- stream direction of an angle of about forty-five degrees (450). A forty-five degree -9- (450) ell may be used to make said connection provided the spigot end is cut so as not to extend past the inner surface of the public sewer, but no lower than a point one-half t'nc vertical distance between the invert and crown of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made and the connection made secure and water -tight by encasement in concrete. Manholes shall be constructed at any junction of an 8" diameter or larger sewer into a public sewer. 415. The applicant for the building sewer shall_ notify the said Superirtender_t at least one working day in advance of when the building; sewer will be ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the said Superintendent or his representative. 416. 411 excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to urotect the public from hazard. 417. The building sewer from the building drain to the connection with the publ'_c sewer shall be maintained by the owner at no expense to the District. 418. Any person constructing a building sewer shall, on application for a permit to so construct said building; sewer, agree to secure adequate insurance to hold harmless the City of 3ichmond and the Niclinond Sanitary District frorr all damage loss or claims of any person whatsoever arising out of the construction of said building sewer. 419. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or o'-her sources of surface run-off or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer. 420. Except as hereinafter provided no aerson shall connect any floor drain, pit drain or any other drain subJect to receiving oil, grease or gasoline to any sewer either directly or indirectly. 421. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building; and pluribing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the District, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the in.P.C.F. Manual of ?ractice No. 9. All such conr_ections shall be made gas tight and water tight. Ar_y deviation from the prescribed procedures ar_d materials must be approved by the Superintendent before iris tallat-on. 422. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property distu^bed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the said District, grid/or the appropriate governing authority. -10- QRTT('i J? V Extension of Interceptor Sewers Outside District Limits. 501. The installation, construction or extension of interceptor sewers outside the corporate limits of the City, shall be 7overned solely by the Board and any connection(s) to said interceptor(s) be subject to the provisions of Paragraph 502 and I.C. 19-2-14-1 of seq. 502. Properties outside the territorial limits of the Sanitary District shall not be permitted connections to the sewage utility until a permit has been obtained from the Board of Sanitary Commissioners of the Hicruro_nd Sanitary District. '03. Persons licensed by the State Health Authority to collect septic tank wastes shall 'oe required to deliver said wastes to the Sewage Treatment Plant, sub-Icct to con`rol and provisions established by the 3oard of Sanitary Commissioners. 504. He provision of this Ordinance shall be interpreted to require the District to accept any additional connections if there is insufficient capacity available in the P.O.T.W. to accept or treat additional waste. 505. The Board of Sanitary Caruriissioners of the Richmond Sanitary District may issue a permit for the owner of real estate outside the Riclunond Sanitary District to connect to the public sewer, system provided that said permit shall be issued subject to rules and regulations of the Richmond Sanitary District, relating to the connection to the public owned sewer of such private building sewer. These revulations shall be determined and published by tine Board of Sanitary Corrurissicners and shall include a sewer tap fee, a user charge, and construction criteria. The user, charge shall be determined by the Board of Sanitary Commissioners according to the laws of the State of Indiana, and the U.S.E.P.A. ARTICLE VI lise of the Public Sewers. 601. No person shall discharle or cause to be discharged storm water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters or unpolluted waters to any sanitary sewer either directly or indirectly. 602. 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 h'._Pher than 1500 F. (650 C). (b) Ar.y liquids, or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity may cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to sewers, treatment works structures, or, to the operation of the treatment works or cause the effluent from treatment works to violate applicable effluent standards. die (c) Any colic, or viscous wastes which cause obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of any sewer or treatment works. (d) Any "Other wastes" as defined in paragraph 129 of this Ordinance. (e) Any noxious or malodorous ras or substance capable of creating a public nuisance. f) Any radioactive wastes or iso`opes of such halflife or concen`.ration as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations. (g) Any industrial waste that, may cause a deviatior: from the NPDES permit requirements, pre-treatment standards, and all other state and federal regulations as now set out or, may be set out in the fature as a requirement for the NPDES Permit. (11) Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either sinr,Iy or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatmer_t process, constitute a hazard to Inrran.s or animals, create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant. (i) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher t,har_ 13.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the sewage works. (j) Any of the following_ substances which shall be termed contaminates and it shall be unlawf,al for anv aerson to discharge into a public sewer any such contarr.inates in any quantity where the level of such contaminates exceed the following average limits during a twenty-four (24) hour period or a period of normal daily operations: CONTAMINATE CONCF2JTRATTON Arsenic (total; 0.25 Barium (total) 2.0 Cadmium (total; 0.15 Chrc--rium (total) 2.0 Copper (total) 1.5 Cyanide 1.0 Fluoride (LoLal) 2.5 L on (total) 15.0 Lead (total) 0.1 �1anganese (',otal) 1.0 'Mercury (total) 0.0005 Nickel (total) 2.0 0i1 (hexane solubles or equivalent) 100.0 off range 5-10 Phenols 0 Selenium (total) 0 Silver 0.1 Zinc 2.0 (k) Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (10C; mg;/1 or containing substances which may solidify , become viscoilas at temperatures between thirty-two (32) and one hundred fi"ty (150) degrees Fahrenheit (0 and 65) degrees C. -12- (1) Any garbage that has not beer_ properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder cquippped with a motor of three -fourths (3/4) hoursepcwer (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent. (m) Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or rot„ (n) materials which exert or cause: (1) Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (S.S.) (such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries, and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate). (2) Excessive discoloration (such as, bat not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tar_nin,g solu*ions). (3) Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine require- ments in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment wor',cs. (4) Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slags" as defined herein. (o) l,raters or, wastes containing substances which are notamenable to treatment or redi.action by the serfage treatment processes employed or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other a,7encies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receivin7 waters. (p) Any waters containing suspended solids (S.S.) of such character and auar.tity that unusual provisions, attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant. 603. If any wafers or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, to the public sewers, which waters contain the s�ibstances or possess the characteristics ernurberated in paragraph 602 (f), (j), (k), (1), W, (n), and (o) of this Article, and which, in the judgment of the Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which other,,,)ise create a hazard to life cr constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent 'nay: (a) Require new industries, or industries with significant increase in discharges -o submit information on wastewater characteristics and obtain prior approval for discharges; (b) Reject the wastes in whole or 'r part for any reason deemed appropriate by the District; (c) Require pretreatment of such wastes to within the limits of normal sewage as defined; (d; Require control or flow equaii7,ation of such wastes so as to avoid any "slug" loads or excessive loads that may be harmful to the treatment works; or, -13- (ei Require payment of a surcharge on any excessive flows or loadings discharged to the treatment works to cover the additional costs of having capacity for the treating of such wastes. If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plan; and equ-pment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws. 604. All tests and analysis of t,hc characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in paragraphs 6C2 and 605 shall be determined in accordance with standard laboratory procedures or 40 CFR Part 136 entitled "Guidelines Fstablishir_g lest Procedures for hnaylsis of Pollutants" as published in the October 16, 1973, "Federal Register," or a method approved by the Superintendent and shall be determined at. the monitoring manhole provided for in paragraph 606 or upon suitable samples taken at said monitoring manhole. In "pie event that no special manhole has been required, the monitoring manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected, provided, the Superintendent shall be permitted to take samples within the premises of the user, including lagoons, ponds or other places. 605. Where preliminary treatment facilities for any wastewater or other wastes arc required, it shall be operated and maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner, at his expense. 606.T, 'hen required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serv=ced by a building sewer carrying non-resider_tial wastes shall install a suitable monitoring marhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances it, 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 so as to be safe and accessible at all times. Agents of the District, ?.he State '.,Dater Pollution Control Agencies, and the 11.5. Fnvironmental Protection ,Agency shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing. 607. Crease, oil, and sand traps or retainers shall be provided when required by the Indiana 'M iform Plumbing Code for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease, oils, or sand in excessive amounts, or any flaRmable wastes, or other harmful fngredients except that such traps or retainers shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All traps shall he o` a type and capacity approved by the Indiana Uniform Plumbing Code and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. -14- Grease and oil traps shall be constructed of impervious material capable of withsta_ndin, abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial constriction, watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gastivht and watertight. Where installed, all grease, oil and sand traps shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, it continuously efficient operation at all times. 608. No statement contained in this article shall be construed as prever_ti— 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 in accordance with rates and provisions in governing rules, regulations a -id resolutions adopted by the District. In addition, t:ne District hereby retains the right to refuse to accept industrial wastes for a reason deemed appropriate by 'he District. 609. Tn all instances the measurement of B.0.-1., suspended solids (S.S.) or, chemical content of industrial waste water shall be measured from samples taken at the rionitcring manhole wi'-hin the bour_daries of the property or at the manhole next downstream from the owners property. 610. All PIajor Industrial Contributors, as herein defined, shall irstall a survei ar_ce or��onitoring manhole and all persons dischar�;i,ig into the public sewer system industrial waste mixtures of P.O.D. greater than a 200 ppm or suspended solids (S.S.) of 225 ppm shall provide a mo_iiterinr, iranhole. 611. No new connection shall be made to any sanitary, combined or story, sewer unless there is capacity available in all downstream sewers, lift stations, force mains, and the sewage treatment plant including capacity for treatment of POD and suspended Solids ;S.S.). 612. No person shall place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner or public or private property within the jurisdicticn of the District any wastewater or other polluted water except where suitable treatment has beer provided in accordance with provisions of this Ordinance and the NFDLS Permit. ARTICLE W11 industrial Was'-e Charges. 701. Producers of industrial waste mixtures, as indicated above, for whicY_ the cost of treatment is greater than the normal taxes and charges paid by such a producer shall pay to the District a sewer service surcharge as determined by the D- -15- 702. :'he sewer service surcharge shall be determined by sampling and testing, or contract. Tr either case, payments shall be based upon current surcharge rates as defined in the District's governing ordinances. 703. Any person desiring tc discharge an industrial waste into any Public Sewer shall make application to the Superintendent for a permit and user conbracL to do so. 704. An industrial user shall cause sampling and analysis and repor`s thereof to be made to the District, of flow and waste characteris'ics to determine strength and quantity of B.O.D. and Suspended Solids (S.S.) under average conditions. Further testing requirements will be as they appear in the discharge permit issued under Paragraph No. 703. ,05. The District shall sample and analyze the flow of industrial waste to determine the concentration and total quantity of B.O.D. and suspended solids (S.S.) under average conditions to corroborate the data reported by the industrial user per Paragrapr No. 704. The District shall bill :.he producer of excess waste on a quarterly basis. Three-month periods shall begin ir. Nay, August, November and February. Periods of less than three months will be billed on a pro -rated basis or as provided by sewer user rates and chargcs Resolutior_ of the Richmond Sanitary District, being Resolution No. 7-1981. 706. In cases where the contract method is used, billing by the District shall be made as stipulated in Paragraph No. 709. 707. Any clause, article, or section in this Ordinance which calls for a billir g on a regular basis at variable or fixed rates shall be b-11ed according to the rates and charges set forth in the User Charge Resolution. ARTICLE VITT 801. Pre-treatment of industrial wastes from Major Contributing Industries prior to discharge to the treatment works is required subject to the Rules and Regulations adopted by the United State Envirormental Protection Agency (USEPA) and published in the Federal Register on August 25, 1972 (40 CFR, Part 403), and "Federal Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants" published in the Federal Register on October 16, 1973 (40 CFR, Part 136), in addition to any more stringent requirements established by the District, and any subsequent State or Federal Guidelines and Rules and Regulations. 802. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to pre-treatment or control facilities shall be submitted for approval of the District and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced ur_nil approval in writing is granted. Nhere such facilities are provided, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operating order by the owner, at his expense, and shall be subject to periodic inspection by the District to determine that such facilities are being operated in conformance with applicable Federal, State and local laws and permits. The owner shall maintain operating records and shall submit to the District -16- a monthly summary report of the character of the influent and effluent to show the performance of the treatment faci'.liti_es and for comparison against District monitoring; records. 803. -inpolluted water from air conditioners, cooling, condensing systems, or swimming pools, shall not be discharged into a sanitary sewer. 804. That strength of wastewaters shall be determined, for periodic establishment of charges provided for in the Rate Ordinance, Prom samples taken at the aforementioned structure at any period of time and of such duration and in such manger as the District -nay elect, or, at any place mutually agreed upon between the user and the District. Appropriate charges for sampling and analysis shall be assessed to the user at the option of the District. The results of routine sampling; and analysis by the user may also be used for determination of charges after verificatiorr by the District. 805. Grease, oil and sand interceptors or traps shall be provided when, in the opinion of the District, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containir_g grease in excessive amounts; or any flammable wastes; sand or, other harmful ingredients, except that such irtercep`ors or traps will not be required for priva-.e living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors or traps shall be of a type and capacity approved by the District and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleanin5 and inspection. They shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme chan7es in temperatures and shall be of substantial construction, be gas tight, water tight, and ecuipped with easily removable covers. 'rlhere installed, all grease, oil and sand irterceptors or traps shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times. 806. 7sers of the treatment works shall immediately notify the District of any unusual flows or wastes that are discharged accidentally or otherwise '-o the sewer system. ARTTCL,7 Tk °ewer and Authority of Inspectors. 901. Any person., Superintendent, or other duly authorized employee shall presen` proper credentials or identification before entering upon property of applicant. 902. The Superintendent, Inspector and other duly authorized employees of the District bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, saaplinAT, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. The Superinterdeni, or his representative shall have rio au -.horny to inquire into any processes includinm but not limited tq metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind of source of discharwe to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment. 9 3. ,while performing the necessary work on private properties referred to it paragraph 902 above, the Superintendent or duly authorised employees of the District shall observe all safety males applicable to the premises established by tre company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the District employees and the District shall indemnify the company against. loss or damage to its property by District. employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauing and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the compary to maintain safe conditions as required in Article UI, paragraph 606. 904. the Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the District bearii— proper, credentials and identification shall be perTMnitled to enter all private properties throagh which the District holds a duly nevo`.iated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, meas.rremerT,, sampling, repair, arid maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lyir)f, 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 nertainirir; to the private property involved. mPTT('r P V Notice. 1001. Any notice required Lo be given under any section oPt.his Ordinance shall be sent by TI.S. Certified 'lail, return receipt requested, or may be delivered to the addressee in person and effective as of the date of such delivery to addressee in Gerson. Notice shall include: ;a; Name of person ow,nina real estate to which notice oertains. (b) Date of Notice. (c) Date of Notice becoming effective. (d) Address of owner as it appears on tax records of County Auditor-suc'm address shall_ be deemed tc be correct and sufficient. �) Clear statement, of purpose of notice. Clear statement of action required from person `riven notice. (g) Penalty to be imposed for failure to take action required by notice. (h) lime permitted to take action required before person subject of notice may be subjecL to penalty. (i) Report to District required of action taken by person receiving _notice. (j) Signature of person or agent of District issuiri_r notice. (k) Authority for giving notice. ARTICLE XI Penalties. 1101. Any penalty hereinafter set -orth shall not be the exclusive remedy available to the District for the enforcement of the terms of this Ordinance. -18- 1102. Any persor, who shall continue the violation of any of the terms of th-s Ordinance after having been given notice as set forth in paragraph 1001 shall have committed an infraction of this Ordinance and capon conviction of said infraction shall_ be fired in an amoi;_nt not less tliar $50.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each separate infraction. 1103. Each day in which violatin°i of the terms of this Ordinance shall continue shall be determined a separate violation. The remedies for the eiforcement of this Ordinance are not mutually exclusive. 1104. In addition to the fines hereinabove provided for conviction of a violation of this Ordinance, the District shall cause to be collected from the violator an amount equal to all darnages as are sustained by the District as a result of the violation. 1105. In the event the Superintendent finds that a violation of any of the terms of this Ordinance shall cause continuing loss and damage to the District, the Superintendent, after receiving authority from the Board of Sanitary ComR.issioners, shall seek and obtain an injunction against the violator to cease and desist the violation including as part of said injunction a temnorary restraining order agairsL the violator in those instances where the public health and welfare are endangered. 1106. Any person, as herein defined, that violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to the District: (a) For any loss or damage caused by the violation. (b) For all expenses attached to and paid by the District by reason of such violation. 1107. The Board shall have the authority to require an owner of real property to disconnect from a building sewer which drains into a sanitary sewer any downspouts, yard drair_s, or other drains which carry the run-off of natural precipitation. Property owners shall have thirty (30) days after notice to comply with any such requirements or be subject to the provisions of ArLicle XI. Section 4. This Ordir_ar_ce is adopted pursuar_t to Statutes of the State of Indiana, including Acts 1917, Chapter 157, Section 26b, as ac'ded by Acts 1961, Chapter 262, Section 3 and as amended and all other Statutes of the State of Indiana, as amended, relating to sewers and sanitation departments and districts, and the Board of Sanitary Corrur_issioners shall have the powers conferred by Statutes of the State of Indiana. "ne Board of Sanitary Corrrmissioners of the City of Richmond, Indiana shall, in accordance wi`h the Statutes of the State of Indiana, snake and enforce whatever bylaws, rules and regu.latiors it may deer, necessary fcr the safe, economical arid efficient management of the Sewage Utility, for the ccnsLructior and use of -19- building sewers and connections to the sewerage system, for the regulation of the rates and subseauent collection of charges for any strength of waste surcharF,e in rleneral, for the implementation of the provisions of this Ordinance. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or provision of this Ordinance shall not affect, the validity of any other part of this Ordinance which can be Piven effect without such invalid part or parts. Section 5. That this Ordinance No. 54-1981 shall be amendatory and supplemental to Ordinance No. 2858-1973 now Chapter No. 50 of the Municipal Code of Richmond, Indiana, and all amendments thereto and this Ordinance No. 54-1981 does hereby repeal any section of Ordinance No. 2858-1973 in conflict herewith provided however that nothing contained herein shall affect any litigation now pendir_g or any suit or actions at law commenced prior to the effective date of this action. Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to the laws of the State of Indiana. Section 7. All provisions of this Ordinance and limits set herein shall comply with any applicable State and/or Federal Requirements now, or projected to be, -n effect. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, this /6- t4l day of President of Cannon Council ATTEST: �, .�_. A✓ C�/,y Clerk PRESEN,ED by me tc the Nayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana this // r/,day of _/ 'I", Cir�-Clerk APPROVED by me, Clifford J. Dick -,ran, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana this � day of P°ay, ATTEST: aiity Clerk -20- GEHEHAL ORDINAKCE NO, 54-1951 IS HEREBY APIENDED to read as follows: =TTON 3; ARTICLE I, PARAGRAPH 133: Public Sewer means a sewer in which all otiTners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by a public authori`y, and/or owned by the Richmond Sanitary District. Page No. 5. SECTIOJI 3; ARTICLE IV, PARAGRAPH 40y: by deleting parentheses before and after vinyl chlorite. Page No. 9. PARAGRAPH 414: Pagc 10, Line 2, to read: not to extend past the inner surface of the public sewer, but no lower than a point PARAGRAPH 420: and (,) ar�d/or the aupropriate governing; authority. Page No. 10. SECTION 3; ARTICLE V, PARAGRAPH 505: by adding: (,) and the U.S.E.".A. Page No. 11. SECTIO'd 3; ARTICLE L'I, PARAGHAP?I (i): delete "and" and insert. ";han". Page No. 12. PARAGRAPH (,j) : deleting: Page No. 12. Chronium (t o-`a1 hexvalanet) 0.3 iron (dissolved) 0.5 and by raking the following changes in Corcentration (`ZG/L) to read: Chromium (total) 2.0 Copper (tot,,-) 1.5 Cyanide .0 -ron (total) 15.0 Mercury (total) .0005 ",Iic'el ;total; 2.0 Oil (hexane sclubles or equivalents 100.0 Phenols 1.0 Zinc 2.0 S7-7 1 3, ARTICLE VII, PARAGRAPH 703: to read: Any person desiring to discharge ar industrial waste into any Public Sewer shall make application to the Superintendent for a permit and user contract to do so. Page No. 16. PARAGRAPH 704: to read: An industrial user shall cause sampling and analysis and reports thereof to be made to the -)istrictI of flow and waste characteristics to determine stren.Tth and quantity of 13.O.D. and Suspended Solids (S.S.) under average conditions. Further testing requirements will be as they appear in the discharge permit issued under Paragraph 703. Page No. 16. PARAGRAPH ?C5: Page 15, line 4, delete "Section" insert "Paragraph". STCTIOH 3; ARTICLE VITI, PARAGRAPH 923: to read: Unpolluted water from air conditioners, coolie;-, condensing systems er swimming pools shall not be discha"<;ed into a sanitary sewer. Page No. 17. SRCTI0N 3; ARTTCLR IX, PARAGRAPH 903: Last line chan«,e 11607" to "606". Page No. 18. AND FURTHER, to correct the following typographical errors: Page 4, PARAGRAPH 129: dvestu-;qs to dyestuffs PARAGRAPH 132: PRETPEA-EMRNT to PPETRFAT:1EN7 Page 9, PARAGRAPH 413: trech to trench Page 13, PARAGRAPH 602: amendable to amenable (o) in Lirie 1 and 3 nine 5 to read: "or" to "of" Page 14, PARAGRAPH 606, Line 11: measeurment to measuremer_t Pa-e 15, PARAGRAPH 607, Line "and" to "of" Page 15, PARAGRAPH 609, Line 2: "inudstirl" to "industrial" Page 15, PARAGRAPH 609, Line 3: "bounaries" to "boundaries" Page 15, PARAGRAPH 611, Line 2: "left" to "lift" Page 16, PARAGRAPH 707, Line 2: "or" to "on" Amend Article III, Paragraph 1. by: Deletino, User Chg. Debt Service Total I .48 .34 .82 and inserting in lieu thereof User Chg. Debt Ser. Total Class I .93 .34 1.27� c and in para7raph 2 of Article III: delete User Chi; Debt Ser. Total 5/8--3/4 inch 3.74 1.66 5.40 C� and insert User Chg. Debt Ser. Total 5/8-3/4 inch 1.84 1.66 3.50 These changes make the base residential or apartment minimum $3.50 and reduce revenue from those dweller (14,303) by $326,108 annually. Those persons now use 716,495,000 gallons annually. 450 per 1000 gallons used makes up the loss. RiAm.onJ ��atin9 �o., Yne. 1543 So. 9th Street RICHMOND, INDIANA 47374 To -Vvhom it may concern: Listed below is cost of purchasing water, also the cost of discharge, based on the present rate of cost to iichmond Plating and assuming all other users are charged the same race. Cost of 100 cu. ft. of caater (74'.1 gal.) .71'76 per 100 cu. ft. Cost of 1.`) cu. ft. of discharge (746.1 gal.) .5461 per 1J0 cu. ft. This is based on the assumption that the sewer charge will be �0.73per 1000 Lal. of discharge. Comparative Costs ,ate.' Discharge ,ayne Dairy D c: . � _,bsocold Corp. Aichmond Gear vnlallace (York Agin) rioffco Reid I':emorial ;.osp. Belden (Discharge only) Aichmond Plating Co. Tappen Kemper Johns •:anville Matto (Discharge only) Alcoa _Zalston Purina JO WO ,3� , gal. per mo. 13t000,000 It v'-,42}2J" tl 4J5, 00' 1 <2 , O00 " 5 "DOO, ooli u ,y67,000 (have private wells) 7>0,500 gal. per mo. 2,000,000 It 2,000,000 It 1,293,00C (have private wells) per .no. 2,153.03 0,000 X 3: = 3)C,coo.00 „56).00 43,2.4 1,243.7 12,43)-70' 2 3 ,7.54 155.02 4, 7>;4.50 75 6. 43 1,y13 0 ;4 J.00 ,4) i.00 6, oL) . 84 2y�.Gj 11 .26 3, �-50. 010 6,545.,1 57'r'. 07 1,460.00 1,460.00 1 t 3 , 1,642.50 21).0J 33,441.12 has the City Council performed a cost of service study or has any one done this to justify a rate structure for all classes of. custorriers, Classification of customers, as we see it are as follows: Industrial, Residential, Commercial. L.hat we want to know is, if this has been done? :.f it has been done, has cost been placed on each customer equally according to cost of service.;;e think it should be considered before any rate is established.