HomeMy Public PortalAbout02275 O R D I N A N C E NO. 2275
AN ORDINANCE, regulating the discharge to the
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District facilities of waters or
liquid wastes which have been removed and transported from any
cesspool, septic tank, sewage treatment plant or industrial
facility.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OP THE
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged to any public sewer or to any public sewer facility
other than the points of discharge designated in this section any
waters or wastes which have been removed and transported from any
cesspool, septic tank, sump, storage tank, sewage treatment plant
or industrial facility. Acceptable points of discharge are as
follows: 1. MSD Lemay Pump Station 8520 Virginia Avenue 2. Coldwater Creek Sewage Treatment Plant 13798 Old Halls Ferry Road 3. Bissell Point Pump Station 10 East Grand Avenue
Section Two. No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged such waters or liquid wastes at a designated point of
discharge without first obtaining a permit to operate in St. Louis
County from the St. Louis County Health Department and submitting
to an annual check to determine if proper equipment is being
utilized and such equipment is in acceptable working order.
Section Three. No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged such waters or liquid wastes at a designated point of
discharge without approved authorization in the form of
unassignable script issued by the District at the rate of five
dollars per five hundred gallons of waters or liquid wastes. All
applicants for unassignable script issued by the District shall
furnish the following information:
a) Name of person and address
b) St. Louis County Health Department Permit No.
c) Vehicle State License No. d)Volume of wastes removed each year for the last three years; New applicants to submit an estimate of volume for the first year e) No. of vehicles applicant has in collection service.
Section Four. All persons granted permits to discharge
waters or liquid wastes at the points designated herein and in
possession of proper authorization assent to the conditions
hereinafter stated and agrees to be bound by his conditional
obligations and duties, to wit:
1.He will discharge waters or liquid wastes at designated
points only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., Monday thru Friday excluding holidays.
2.He will comply with District regulations and follow the
directions of District employees while on District
premises.
3.He binds himself to save the District harmless from any and
all damage and expenses which may be suffered by it by
reason of any or all of his acts done on its premises,
including but not as a limitation, the discharge of the
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aforesaid substances or materials set out in Sections
Thirteen and Fourteen-A of Ordinance No.
4.He will maintain adequate comprehensive Liability Insurance
and furnish a certificate of same to the District for
its approval.
5.He will in the event of spills or leakage of waters or
liquid wastes on the District's premises, as a result
of his acts or faulty equipment, satisfactorily clean
the area involved using all available means.
Section Five. When in the opinion of the attendant on
duty at a designated point of discharge a sample of the waters or
liquid wastes being discharged may be collected and submitted for
analysis to determine its compliance with the requirements of
Ordinance No. 2289 and in the event these waters or liquid wastes
are found to be in violation of said ordinance the permit to
operate may be revoked.
Section Six. Certain waters or liquid wastes of
industrial origin may be acceptable for discharge once written
permission for such discharge has been obtained from the
Industrial Waste Division of the District.
Section Seven. The discharge of waters or liquid wastes
into any District facility not approved for such discharge as
indicated herein shall be considered unlawful and the person
responsible for such discharge shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) nor more than Three Hundred Dollars
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($300.00) or imprisoned in the County Jail not less than three (3)
days, nor more than ninety (90) days, or both, by such fine and
imprisonment for each violation.
Section Eight. The invalidity of any section, clause,
sentence or provision of the Ordinance shall not affect the
validity of any other part of this Ordinance which can be given
effect without such invalid part or parts. The foregoing Ordinance was adopted March 16, 1972.