HomeMy Public PortalAbout02289 O R D I N A N C E NO. 2289
AN ORDINANCE regulating the use of public and private
sewers and drains, private and semi-public sewage disposal, and
the discharge of waters and wastes into the public sewer or
drainage systems and providing penalties for the violation
thereof, and repealing Ordinance No. 1348, adopted June 29, 1965.
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary in the interest of
public health and welfare to reasonably regulate the discharge of
certain wastes and that a program of inspection and regulation of
all discharges of wastes be inaugurated to protect the District's
sewage system, and
WHEREAS, such regulation and inspection is necessary
because certain wastes may damage the District's sewage system and
related appurtenances or interfere with the sewage treatment
processes if discharged into the District's sewage system, and it
is deemed necessary, therefore, to preclude certain wastes from
entering said sewage system to avoid damage to said system or to
avoid undue pollutional effects on the Waters of the State.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
ARTICLE I
Section One. Unless the context specifically
indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Ordinance
shall be as follows:
B.0.D. (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) shall mean
the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of
organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in 5 days at
20ΕC., (68Ε Fahrenheit) expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING SEWER shall mean the sewer extension from the
building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
COOLING WATER shall meal the water discharged from any
system of condensation, air conditioning, cooling, refrigeration
or other, but which shall be free from odor and oil. It shall
contain no polluting substances which would produce B.O.D. or
suspended solids each in excess of ten milligrams per liter.
COMBINED SEWER shall mean a sewer designed and intended
to receive and convey sewage, stormwater including roof and street
drainage, and unpolluted wastewater and cooling water.
DIRECTOR shall mean the Executive Director of The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, or his duly authorized
representative.
DISTRICT shall mean The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District.
DRAINAGE CHANNEL shall mean any artificially
constructed open channel, ditch, swale or flume, whether lined or
unlined, for the drainage of stormwater and groundwater.
GARBAGE shall mean every refuse accumulation of solid
animal, fruit and vegetable matter that attends the preparation,
use, cooking, dealing in or storing of food and from the handling,
storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION SEWER shall mean that portion of
sewer line required to carry the sewage of any industrial or
commercial establishment from the last point of sewage entry on
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the premises to a public sewer or to carry the discharge from any
industrial pretreatment facility to a public sewer.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE shall mean the water borne wastes from
industrial processes, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT PLANT shall mean any
treatment plant device or facility used or intended to be used for
the specific treatment of industrial wastes in which other wastes
may or may not be present; provided, that a treatment plant in a
public sewage system shall not be so designated.
NATURAL OUTLET shall mean any outlet into a
watercourse, steam, creek, river, pond, lake or any other body of
surface or ground water.
NORMAL SEWAGE shall mean waters or wastes having (a) a
5 day Biochemical Oxygen Demand not greater than 300 milligrams
per liter, and (b) containing not more than 350 milligrams per
liter of suspended solids.
PERSON shall mean any individual, firm, company,
municipality, association, society, corporation or group.
pH shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the
weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE shall mean the wastes from
the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been
shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely
under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers,
with no particle greater than 2 inch in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER shall mean a sewer in which all owners of
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abutting properties have equal rights and is controlled by The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
SANITARY SEWAGE shall mean sewage discharging from the
sanitary conveniences of dwelling (including apartment houses and
hotels), office buildings, factories or institutions, and free
from storm, surface water and industrial wastes.
SANITARY SEWER shall mean a sever designed and intended
to receive and convey only sewage as defined herein, together with
such infiltration as cannot be avoided.
SEMI-PUBLIC sewage disposal or sewage treatment
facility shall mean a device or facility for treating or disposing
of sewage or industrial wastes from a school, public building,
institution, church, hotel, motel or other building or structure
not classified as private.
SEWAGE shall mean the water carried wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial
establishments, singular or in any combination, together with such
ground surface and stormwaters as cannot be avoided.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT shall mean any arrangement of
devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWER shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage
and other waste liquids.
SEWAGE WORKS or SEWAGE SYSTEM shall mean all facilities
for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SHALL is mandatory; "MAY" is permissive.
STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN shall mean a pipe or conduit
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designed and intended to receive and convey only storm or
unpolluted waters.
STORMWATER shall mean any water resulting from
precipitation mixed with the accumulation of dirt, soil, and other
debris or substances collected from the surfaces on which such
precipitation falls or flows.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS shall mean solids that either float on
the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage or other
liquids; and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
UNPOLLUTED WATER OR WASTE shall mean any water or waste
containing none of the following:
Free or emulsified grease or oil; acid or alkali;
phenols or other substances imparting taste and odor in receiving
waters; toxic or poisonous substances in suspension, colloidal
state or solution; and noxious or odorous gases. It shall contain
not more than 1000 milligrams per liter of dissolved solids, of
which not more that 250 milligrams per liter shall be as chloride,
with permissible volume subject to review by the District; and not
more than ten milligrams per liter each of suspended solids and
B.O.D. The color shall not exceed fifty units. (The unit of color
being that produced by one milligram per liter platinum, in the
form of chloroplatinate ion.) The pH shall be between 6.5 and
10.0. Discharges shall not elevate or depress the average cross
sectional temperature of the watercourse by more than 5ΕF.
WATERCOURSE shall mean a natural surface drainage
channel for stormwater and ground water in which a flow of water
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occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
WATERS OF THE STATE shall mean all rivers, streams,
lakes and other bodies of surface or subsurface water lying within
or forming a part of the boundaries of the state which are not
entirely confined and retained completely upon the property of a
single individual, partnership or corporation.
ARTICLE II
Section Two. It shall be unlawful to discharge or
deposit into any natural outlet, drainage channel or watercourse
within The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District any sewage,
industrial wastes, garbage or any other substance which
constitutes a nuisance or hazard to the public health or welfare,
except the effluent from a properly designed and approved sewage
treatment facility or device which has been provided in accordance
with the provisions of this Ordinance. ONLY unpolluted water as
defined herein shall be acceptable for discharge to a natural
watercourse within the District.
Section Three. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall
be unlawful to install any cesspool, septic tank, lagoon or other
facility intended or used for disposal of sewage.
ARTICLE III
Section Four. At such time as a sanitary public sewer
becomes available to a property served by a private or semi-public
sewage disposal system or treatment facility, as provided in
Section Five of this Ordinance, a direct connection shall be made
to the public sewer in compliance with this Ordinance, and any
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septic tank; cesspool, or similar private or semi-public sewage
disposal or treatment facilities shall be abandoned and filled
with suitable material. This Section shall not apply to any
private sewer constructed, owned and operated by any industrial
establishment in accordance with the rules and regulations of The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, and which has a direct
sewer connection to the Mississippi River.
Section Five. Where a public sanitary sewer is not
available under the provisions of this Ordinance, the building
sewer shall be connected to an approved private or semi-public
sewer or sewage disposal system or sewage treatment facility
complying with the provisions of this Article. A sewer shall be
considered available if it is within one hundred fifty feet (150')
of any part of the property to be connected to the sewer.
Section Six. Before commencement of construction of a
private or semi-public sewage disposal system or treatment
facility where suitable public sewers are not available, or where
the District approves such systems for treatment or for
pretreatment of wastes before discharge to the public sewer, the
owner shall first obtain a construction permit from The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. The application for such
permit shall be made on a form furnished by the District, which
the applicant shall supplement by plans, specifications and other
data including the results of soil absorption tests performed as
required by the District if subsurface disposal is proposed. A
permit and inspection fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shall be
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paid to the District at the time the application is filed. On and
after the effective date of this Ordinance the District shall
exclusively issue permits for private and semi-public sewage
disposal or treatment facilities.
Section Seven. The District shall be allowed to inspect
the work at any stage of construction and in any event, permittee
shall notify the District when the work is ready for final
inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The
inspection shall be made within forty-eight hours of the receipt
of notice by the District.
Section Eight. The type, capacities, location and
layout of a private, semi-public or industrial sewage disposal
system or treatment facility shall comply with all recommendations
of the Water Pollution Board of the State of Missouri, and with
all rules and regulations The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District pertaining thereto. All such rules and regulations shall
become effective upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the
District and shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary-
Treasurer as a public record and shall be filed in the office of
the Secretary of State, State of Missouri, in accordance with the
provisions of 536.020 Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949.
Section Nine. The Owner shall operate and maintain any
private, semi-public, or industrial sewage disposal or treatment
facilities in an efficient and satisfactory manner at all times,
at no expense to the District. Such facilities shall be subject
to inspection by the Executive Director or his designated
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representative at all times.
ARTICLE IV
Section Ten. No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged any stormwater, surface water, ground water, roof
runoff, subsurface drainage, unpolluted cooling water or
unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary sewer. Any
connection, drain or arrangement which will permit any such waters
to enter any sanitary sewer shall be deemed to be a violation of
this Section and this Ordinance.
Section Eleven. It shall be unlawful for any plumber,
drainlayer, contractor or any other person constructing a sewer, a
house or building connection, an industrial connection sewer
connected to a sanitary sewer to leave such connection open,
unsealed or incomplete in such manner that will permit storm or
surface water to enter into any sanitary sewer within the
District. All such openings shall be tightly sealed at all points
whenever work is not actually in progress on such sewer or
connection.
Section Twelve. Stormwater and all other unpolluted
drainage shall be discharged into such sewers as are specifically
designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a drainage
channel or natural outlet approved by the Executive Director of
the District. Unpolluted cooling water or unpolluted process
waters may be discharged, upon approval of the Executive Director
of the District, to a storm sewer, combined sewers, drainage
channel or natural outlet.
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ARTICLE V
Section Thirteen. No person shall discharge or cause
to be discharged to any public sewers any of the following
substances, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely that
such wastes will harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process
or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or
will otherwise endanger life, limb, public property or constitute
a nuisance.
The substances are:
1. Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or mineral oil
or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
2. Any water or wastes that contain more than ten
milligrams per liter by weight of the following gases: hydrogen
sulfide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide or chlorine.
3. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded to a
degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow
conditions of the sewer and with no particle greater than one-half
inch in any dimension.
4. Any solid or substance in quantities capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in sewers, or interference with the proper
operation of the Sewage Works such as: ashes, cinders, sand,
bones, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar,
plastics, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, lime
slurry, lime residues, beer or distillery slops, chemical
residues, paint residues, cannery waste bulk solids, shredded
paper, cardboard or similar wastes.
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5. Any noxious or malodorous gas or other substance such
as detergent foam, which either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, is capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard
to life or of preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance
and repair.
6. Any waters or wastes containing in excess of two
milligrams per liter of cyanides as CN.
7. Any water or wastes which contains any substance that
will solidify or become discernably viscous at temperatures
between 32 degrees to 150 degrees Fahrenheit such as: grease, oil
or any other viscous substance in quantities capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in sewers or interference with the proper
operation of any sewage works.
Section Fourteen. A. Unless approval has been
obtained from The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, no person
shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewers any
of the following:
1. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Centigrade).
2. Any water or wastes, acid or alkaline in reaction and
having corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to
structures, equipment and personnel of the Sewage Works. Free
acids and alkalis of such wastes must be neutralized, at all
times, within a permissible range of pH between 5.5 and 10.5.
3. Any water or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any
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sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or
animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters or
stormwater overflows or the effluent of the Sewage Treatment
Plant.
4. Materials such as copper, zinc, chromium and similar
toxic substances shall be limited to the following average
quantities in the sewage as it arrives at the Treatment Plant and
at no time shall the hourly concentration at the Sewage Treatment
Plant exceed three (3) times the average concentration given
herein regardless of rate of sewage flow, Iron as Fe 15 milligrams per liter Chromium as Cr (hexavalent) 5 milligrams per liter Copper as Cu 2 milligrams per liter Zinc as Zn 2 milligrams per liter Nickel 2 milligrams per liter Cadmium 2 milligrams per liter Barium 1.0 milligrams per liter Chromium (trivalent) 10.0 milligrams per liter Lead 0.1 milligrams per liter Arsenic 0.5 milligrams per liter Mercury 0.05 milligrams per liter Silver 0.5 milligrams per liter Selenium 0.1 milligrams per liter NOTE:Concentrations listed above are total metal (soluble plus, insoluble)
and with the contributions from individual establishments subject
to control in volume and concentration by the Executive Director.
5. Any water or wastes containing the discharge of strong
acids, iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions.
6. Any Radioactive wastes. The introduction of
radioactive waste into the District sewers shall be permitted only
if a special permit is obtained prior to introducing such wastes.
In general the decision of the District will be in accordance
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with the principles set out in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (68
Stat. 919), Part 20, Subpart D-Waste Disposal, Section 20.313 on
successor principles as established by the Atomic Energy
Commission.
7. Any wastes which are highly colored such as
concentrated dye wastes or spent tanning solutions, or wastes
which are of unusual volume concentration of solids, or
composition, as for example in total suspended solids of inert
nature (such as fuller's earth) and/or in total dissolved solids
(such as sodium chloride, calcium chloride or sodium sulfate) or
which have a Biochemical Oxygen Demand (B.O.D.) which exceeds the
standards of NORMAL sewage.
8. Any water or wastes which by interaction with other
water or, wastes in the public sewer system, releases obnoxious
gases; or develops color of undesirable intensity; or forms
suspended solids in objectionable concentration; or creates any
other condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
9. Any water or wastes containing emulsified oil and
grease exceeding, on analysis, an average of 100 milligrams per
liter (833 pounds per million gallons) of hexane soluble matter.
NOTE:The poundage permitted per day from any establishment may be subsequently limited depending upon hexane soluble content of the sewage delivered to the Sewage Treatment Works.
10. Any water or wastes that contain phenols in excess of
0.50 milligrams per liter.
(These limits may be modified so that the aggregate of
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contributions throughout The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
area of service do not cause treatment difficulties, or produce a
plant effluent discharge to the receiving water, which may be,
prohibited.)
B. To obtain permission as required herein any person
may file an application to The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District. If after examining the information contained in the
application it is determined by the Director that the
characteristics of the proposed discharge will not damage the
District sewage system and related appurtenances or interfere with
the sewage treatment processes, or will not cause undue
pollutional effects on the Waters of the State, if discharged into
the District's sewage system, then permission may be granted
allowing the discharge of such wastes into the District's sewage
system.
Section Fifteen. All persons or companies who
discharge sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquid to the
sewerage system, or to a stream, or to both, and consume at least
500 ccf of water in a six month period shall fill in and file with
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District an industrial wastes
questionnaire form furnished by the District which shall contain
information concerning type of manufacturing or service activity,
location of sewers and other pertinent data, inclusive of quantity
of flow and an analysis, based on stated Standard Industrial
Classification, requirements of such sewage, industrial waste,
water or liquid so discharged. This shall be accomplished by the
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"person or company" in conjunction with the Industrial Waste
Division of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and within
90 days after receipt of such questionnaire unless otherwise
authorized.
Section Sixteen. When required by The Metropolitan
St. Louis Sewer District, the owner of any property served by a
building or plant sewer or sewers carrying industrial wastes shall
provide a suitable manhole or manholes in the building sewer to
facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of all of the
wastes from his premises. Such manholes, when required, shall be
accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District. The manhole shall be provided by the owner at his
expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and
accessible at all times.
Section Seventeen. The basic standard for all
measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in this Ordinance shall be
determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," as prepared
and published jointly by the American Public Health Association,
the American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution
Control Federation, or some other method mutually agreed upon and
approved by the State Water Pollution Board.
Section Eighteen. Normal operation of any gaging and
sampling manhole or point of discharge, shall, be the time
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required, as approved by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
to obtain representative samples of the effluent discharged in
proportion to flow and to conclude the necessary analytical
examinations of the samples obtained. To obtain representative
samples it may be required that the owner install a standard
manhole or manholes to facilitate sample collection.
Section Nineteen. When in the opinion of the District
verification of data reported on the industrial waste surcharge
questionnaire is required, wastewater discharges from an industry
may be sampled for extended period by the District. In any event,
grab samples will be collected from the premise wastewaters on a
semi-annual basis as a check on reported data. The analytical
information obtained from such sampling if substantially different
may be used in lieu of that information reported by the industry.
If determined necessary to obtain additional wastewater data an
extended comprehensive sampling by the District may be conducted
and the analytical results obtained also used in lieu of reported
values for each wastewater discharge. In the event such
comprehensive sampling by the District is deemed necessary, all
costs for such sampling to include installation of hydraulic flow
measuring devices, personnel costs for on-site sampling of
wastewaters, and laboratory work involved shall be borne by the
plant or premise.
Section Twenty. Where a plant or premise discharges its
effluent to a manhole or manholes used as gaging and sampling
points, and the effluent is of such volume and duration that
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installation of hydraulic equipment cannot be made until the plant
or premise ceases its operation, by weekend closedown, the costs
of making the installations, involving overtime pay, shall be
borne by the plant or premise. If the plant or premise elects to
make the hydraulic installations with their own personnel, the
installation shall be set up in a manner approved by The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
Section Twenty-One. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District shall have the right to enter and set up, on company
property, such devices necessary to conduct a gaging and sampling
operation and to begin such operation upon presentation of proper
identification on arrival without advance notice to the company.
While performing the work, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District shall observe all Safety Rules applicable to the
premises, established by the company.
ARTICLE VI
Section Twenty-Two. Plans, specifications and any other
pertinent information relating to treatment or pretreatment
facilities, holding tanks, control and neutralization equipment or
other facilities to be utilized in the treatment or control of
wastes discharged to any natural outlet, drainage channel, public
sewer or watercourse within The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District shall be submitted for the approval of The Metropolitan
St. Louis Sewer District, and no construction of such facilities
shall be commenced until said plans are approved and a permit
issued by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
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Section Twenty-Three. Where private or semi-public
facilities are provided for the treatment, pretreatment, control
or neutralization of waters or wastes, they shall be maintained
continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner
at his expense and shall be subject to periodic inspection by The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
Section Twenty-Four. The owner shall maintain operating
records and shall submit when requested to The Metropolitan St.
Louis Sewer District in a form prescribed by the District a
monthly summary report, of the character of the influent and
effluent to show the performance of the treatment facilities.
Section Twenty-Five. Grease, oil and sand interceptors
or traps shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Executive
Director they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid
wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable
wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients except that such
interceptors or traps shall not be required for private living
quarters or dwelling units. Prior to the installation of any
interceptors or traps, plans shall be submitted to The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for approval. All
interceptors and drains shall be located so as to be readily and
easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Grease and oil interceptors or traps shall be
constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt
and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight
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and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in
place, shall be gas-tight and watertight, unless otherwise
authorized by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
When installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors
or traps shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in
continuously efficient operation at all times.
Section Twenty-Six. If the drainage from any gasoline
filling station, garage, refining plant, chemical plant, packing
house, slaughter house, lard rendering establishment, dairy, steam
engine, steam boiler, steam plant or any other establishment shall
cause a deposit or obstruction or damage to any public sewer the
Executive Director shall cause such deposit or obstruction to be
removed promptly or cause such damage to be repaired, keeping an
account of the cost of such work including materials, labor and
supervision and shall certify an account of such cost to the
person from whose establishment or premises the material causing
such deposit, obstruction or damage came and if such person shall
fail, neglect or refuse to pay the sum specified to the Secretary-
Treasurer of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District within
thirty days after demand has been made, the person shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.
ARTICLE VII
Section Twenty-Seven. It shall be the duty of every
person, public utility or institution holding a permit to operate
a sewerage system or sewage treatment plant to furnish records for
ascertaining compliance with this Ordinance as may be required by
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the Executive Director.
Section Twenty-Eight. The Executive Director shall
cause to be made such surveys, investigations and studies of
sewage, sewerage systems, watercourses and streams receiving
sewage and drainage as may be necessary to determine that all
sewerage systems are installed, operated and maintained in
compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
ARTICLE VIII
Section Twenty-Nine. Any duly authorized employee of The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to gain access to such
premises as may be necessary for the purpose of inspection and
observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance.
ARTICLE IX
Section Thirty. It shall be unlawful to place any dam or
other obstruction in any drainage facility or watercourse unless
permission to do so is expressly granted in writing by the
Executive Director.
Section Thirty-One. It shall be unlawful for any
unauthorized person to maliciously, willfully, or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, alter or tamper with any
structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the
sewerage system of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
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ARTICLE X
Section Thirty-Two. Any person found to be violating
the provisions of Section Five or Section Ten of this Ordinance
shall be given written notice stating the nature of the violation
and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory
correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time
stated in such notice satisfactorily correct said violation.
Section Thirty-Three. Any person who shall continue
any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Section
Thirty-Two of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Three Hundred Dollars
($300.00) or be imprisoned in the City Workhouse or the County
Jail as the case may be not less than three (3) days nor more than
ninety (90) days, or both, by such fine and imprisonment for each
violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue
shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section Thirty-Four. If any person shall continue a
violation of Section Five or Section Ten of this Ordinance beyond
the time limit provided in the notice to correct said violation
the Executive Director may order the work of correcting the
violations of Section Ten of the Ordinance to be done by the
District and shall make a charge against the owner or occupier of
such premises for the reasonable cost of such work. If such bill
is unpaid after thirty (30) days, notice may be filed in the
Office of the Recorder of Deeds of the City of St. Louis or of St.
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Louis County as the case may be, whereupon such bills shall become
a lien against the property involved.
Section Thirty-Five. Any person violating any provision
of this Ordinance other than Sections Five and Ten shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Three Hundred
Dollars ($300.00) or be imprisoned in the City Workhouse or the
County Jail, as the case may be, not less than three (3) days nor
more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
and each day of such violation shall constitute a separate
offense.
ARTICLE XI
Section Thirty-Six. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section Thirty-Seven. Nothing contained in this
Ordinance shall be construed as abating any action now pending
under or by virtue of Ordinance 1348 herein repealed; or as
discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accrued
or to accrue, or as effecting the ability of any person, firm or
corporation or as waiving any right of The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District under the provisions of Ordinance 1348.
Section Thirty-Eight. 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
given effect without such invalid part or parts. The foregoing Ordinance was adopted May 3, 1972.