ARTICLE I. DIVISION 1. Sec. 118-1. Jurisdiction over water and sewer connections.
No person, except the water department of the city, shall do or cause to be done any work whatever in connection with the introduction of water into any property, or connect water or sewer services, or alter, extend or repair any water or sewer connection, unless he shall first obtain a permit therefor from the chief city inspector, and all such connections, alterations, extensions and repairs to be constructed and installed shall be subject to the chief city inspector's inspection and approval, before covering and placing in operation.
(Code 1973, § 33-1)
State law reference(s)--City shall operate waterworks, A.C.A. § 14-234-107; may operate sewage system or plant, A.C.A. § 14-235-203.
Sec. 118-2. Right of easement condition precedent to connecting private systems.
The water and sewer departments may require any property owner, who has laid at his own expense any water or sewer distribution or collecting mains, to grant an easement over the lands to which any such line or lines may pass as a condition precedent to connecting to the distribution or collection system of the city water and sewer departments. The water or sewer line, upon connection, shall become the sole property of the city, and shall be controlled by the city water and sewer departments. The property owner or person laying such lines shall not be entitled to reimbursement for such water or sewer lines. The city water and sewer departments reserve the right at all times to establish grades and depths to conform to present facilities and future plans.
(Code 1973, § 33-2)
State law reference(s)--Eminent domain powers, A.C.A. §§ 14-234-215, 14-235-210.
Sec. 118-3. Responsibility for tapping water and sewer mains; charges.
(a) The water and sewer departments shall make and close all street openings for tapping of any street main, whether water or sewer, and shall install both water and sewer services from the mains to the property line.
(b) The water and sewer departments shall make charges for making the street cut, tapping the main, providing service from the main to the property line, not to exceed 45 feet, and closing the street, as established by the board of water and sewer commissioners from time to time.
(Code 1973, § 33-3)
Cross reference(s)--Administration, ch. 2.
Secs. 118-4--118-25. Reserved.
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Editor's note--Ord. No. 3592, § 1, adopted Oct. 12, 2004, combined the waterworks commission and sewer committee to function as the Springdale Waterworks and Sewer Commission, pursuant to A.C.A. § 14-234-116.
Cross reference(s)--Boards, committees and commissions, § 2-111 et seq.
State law reference(s)--Combined waterworks commission and sewer committee, A.C.A. § 14-234-116; § 14-234-303.
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Sec. 118-26. Created; function.
There is hereby created a waterworks and sewer commission to consist of five citizens who are qualified electors of the city. Upon the passage and approval of this division, the commission shall take full and complete control of all properties of every kind and character belonging to the city and used in connection with the water works and sewer system, whether situated within or without the city limits.
(Code 1973, §§ 2-88, 2-101; Ord. No. 3592, §§ 1, 2, 10-12-04)
Sec. 118-27. Powers and duties.
(a) The waterworks and sewer commission shall have full and complete authority to manage, operate, improve, extend and maintain the municipal water works and distribution system and sewer system and shall have full and complete charge of such plants, including the right to employ any and all assistants and employees of whatsoever nature, kind or character, and to fix, regulate and pay their salaries; it being the intention of this division to vest in the commission unlimited authority to operate, manage, maintain, improve and extend the city-owned water works and distribution system and sewer plant and collection system and to have full and complete charge thereof; provided, however, that the commission shall not have authority or power to sell, mortgage or encumber the water works and distribution system and sewer plant and system unless the same be done in accordance with Acts 131 and 132 of the Acts of 1933 (A.C.A. §§ 14-234-201 et seq., 14-235-201 et seq.), as amended, or unless authorized by mandate of an election called for that purpose.
(b) The waterworks and sewer commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and expedient for the proper operation and management of the water works and distribution system and sewer plant and collection system, and shall have authority to alter, change or amend such rules and regulations at its discretion. The commission shall submit monthly reports and annual audits of the operations to the mayor and city council, and furnish such other or further reports, data or information as may be requested by the mayor or city council.
(Code 1973, §§ 2-89, 2-90, 2-101, 2-102; Ord. No. 3592, § 1, 10-12-04)
Secs. 118-28--118-65. Reserved.
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Cross reference(s)--Buildings and building regulations, ch. 22; health and sanitation, ch. 50.
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Sec. 118-66. Conformance with state health standards and this article.
The waterworks and sewer departments may, at their option, install water and sewer services in areas within the city limits where such areas are devoid of such services. All such water and sewer facilities shall be constructed in accordance with state board of health rules and specifications and the provisions of this article.
(Code 1973, § 33-116; Ord. No. 3592, § 1, 10-12-04)
Sec. 118-67. Specifications for the construction of water and sewer facilities.
(a) Adopted. The volume denominated Specification Requirements for the Construction of Water and Sewer Facilities, which volume is dated January, 1987, adopted as the applicable specifications and the whole thereof adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if set out word for word.
(b) Authority of waterworks and sewer commission. The power and authority of the board of waterworks and sewer commissioners to alter, change or amend the aforesaid specifications, at the discretion of the board, without further action of the city council, is hereby reaffirmed.
(Code 1973, § 33-4; Ord. No. 3592, § 1, 10-12-04)
Secs. 118-68--118-110. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. DIVISION 1. Sec. 118-111. Applications for water service; deposits.
Applications for water service shall be made at the offices of the board of waterworks and sewer commissioners by the owner of the premises, his authorized agent or the person in possession of the premises. The commissioners shall establish a policy for meter deposits and determine the amount of meter deposits to be retained as security until such time as water service is discontinued. The policy governing meter deposits shall be reviewed periodically by the commissioners and revisions thereto shall be made by the commissioners as determined necessary to mitigate the amount of water and sewer losses.
(Code 1973, § 33-16; Ord. No. 2159, § 1, 1-26-93; Ord. No. 3592, § 1, 10-12-04)
Sec. 118-112. Taking water from fire hydrant or spigot in public place.
No person shall take any water from a fire hydrant or spigot in any park or public place in the city for any purpose other than extinguishing fire and in cases of emergency, without first having obtained written approval of the waterworks department and paying for such water at the prescribed rate.
(Code 1973, § 33-21; Ord. No. 3592, § 1, 10-12-04)
Sec. 118-113. Use of water outside city or for irrigation.
Domestic and commercial consumers must receive permission from the water superintendent to use water for irrigation purposes. If, due to water shortage or for any other reason, the services rendered to the consumers inside the city limits are endangered, permission for irrigation or for use of water outside the city limits may be temporarily or permanently revoked by the city.
(Code 1973, § 33-22)
State law reference(s)--Service outside municipality authorized, A.C.A. § 14-234-110.
Sec. 118-114. Discontinuance of services during water shortage.
In the event of a water shortage, due to any cause, the waterworks department shall have the right to discontinue service to customers using water for irrigation purposes or for any other purpose not considered to be in the best interest of the general public.
(Code 1973, § 33-23; Ord. No. 3592, § 1, 10-12-04)
State law reference(s)--Cities not obliged to supply fixed amounts to nonresidents, A.C.A. § 14-234-110.
Secs. 118-115--118-125. Reserved.
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Editor's note--Ord. No. 3161, §§ 1, 2, adopted Oct. 23, 2001, did not specifically amend the Code. The editor has treated said ordinance as repealing division 2, sections 118-126--118-134, and adding a new division 2, sections 118-126--118-128. Former division 2 pertained to similar material and derived from Ord. No. 305, §§ 1--9, 11, adopted March 1, 1949.
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Sec. 118-126. General provisions.
(a) Purpose. This code sets forth standards and requirements for users of water provided by the city and enables the administrative authority to comply with all applicable federal and state laws. The objectives of this code are:
(1) To provide for the protection and maintenance of a sufficient and manageable water supply and distribution system for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection; and for the conduct of business, watering of lawns, plants, and shrubbery, and for other uses;
(2) To protect the public water system of the city from cross connections in users' private water systems that would allow the backflow of nonpotable sources to contaminate or pollute the supply of potable water in the municipal system; and
(3) To provide for penalties for violations of the regulations established herein.
(b) Applicability. This code shall apply to all users of water provided by the city.
(c) Administration. Except as otherwise provided herein, the administrative authority, as defined in this code, shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this code. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the administrative authority may be delegated by the administrative authority to its authorized representative.
(d) Water system.
(1) The water system shall be considered as made up of two parts, the municipal system and the user's system.
(2) The municipal system shall consist of the source facilities and the distributions system, and shall include all those municipal facilities of the water system, under the complete control of the city water commission, up to the point where the user's system begins.
(3) The source shall include all components of the facilities utilized in the production, treatment, storage, and delivery of water to the distribution system.
(4) The distribution system shall include the network of conduits used for the delivery of water from the source to the user's system.
(5) The user's system shall include those parts of the facilities beyond the termination of the municipal distribution system that are utilized to convey water to points of use.
(Ord. No. 3161, §§ 1, 2, 10-23-01)
Sec. 118-127. Definitions.
Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this code, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated.
Administrative authority. The administrative authority is the water commission of the City of Springdale, its designated representatives, and officials from the Springdale building inspector's office. The administrative authority is vested with the responsibility to enforce provisions of this code.
Air gap. The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet conveying water or waste to a tank, plumbing fixture or other assembly and the flood level rim of the receptacle. These vertical or physical separations must be at least twice the diameter of the water supply outlet and never less than one inch (25 mm).
Approved. Accepted by the administrative authority as meeting any applicable specifications as stated in this code or being suitable for the proposed use.
Auxiliary water supply. Any water supply on or available to the user's premises other than that supplied by the municipal water system of the city. Auxiliary waters may include water from another public water system or any natural sources such as a well, spring, river, stream, and so forth; used waters; or industrial fluids. These waters may be contaminated or polluted, or they may be objectionable and constitute an unacceptable water source over which the city does not have sanitary control.
Backflow. The undesirable reversal of flow in a potable water distribution system as a result of a cross connection.
Backpressure. A pressure, higher than the supply pressure, caused by a pump, elevated tank, boiler, or any other means that may cause the backflow of water from a nonpotable water system to a potable water system.
Backsiphonage. Backflow caused by negative or reduced pressure in the supply piping.
Backflow-prevention assembly. An assembly or means designed to prevent backflow. Acceptable means and devices for backflow prevention include:
(1) Air gap;
(2) Reduced-pressure backflow-prevention assembly; and
(3) Double check valve assembly.
City water. Water supplied by the municipal water system of the City of Springdale, Arkansas.
City building inspector. Officials of the City of Springdale licensed by the state department of health to enforce provisions of the state plumbing code.
City water commission. The board of water works commissioners, established by City Ordinance Number 581, for the purpose of operating and maintaining the municipally owned water system of the City of Springdale, Arkansas.
Contamination. Any impairment of potable water supply by the introduction or admission of any foreign substance that degrades the quality and creates a health hazard.
Contract water users. All persons and entities who purchase water from city water utilities for individual use, resale, and/or redistribution.
Cross connection. A connection or potential connection between a part of a potable water system and any other environment containing other substances in a manner that under any circumstances would allow such substances to enter the potable water system. Other substances may be gases, liquids, or solids, such as chemicals, waste products, steam, water from other sources (potable or nonpotable), or any matter that may change the color or add odor to the water.
Cross-connection control by containment. The installation of an approved backflow-prevention assembly at the water service connection to any user's premises, where it is physically and economically unfeasible to find and permanently eliminate or control all actual or potential cross connections within the user's water system; or it shall mean the installation of an approved backflow-prevention assembly on the service line leading to and supplying a portion of a user's water system where there are actual or potential cross connections that cannot be effectively eliminated or controlled at the point of the cross connection.
Cross connections--Controlled. A connection between a potable water system and a nonpotable water system with an approved backflow-prevention assembly properly installed and maintained so that it will continuously afford the protection commensurate with the degree of hazard.
Double check valve assembly. The approved double check valve assembly consists of two internally loaded check valves, either spring loaded or weighted, installed as a unit between two tightly closing resilient-seated test cocks. This assembly shall only be used to protect against a non-health hazard (that is, a pollutant).
Hazard, degree of. The terms derived from an evaluation of the potential risk to public health and the adverse effect of the hazard upon the potable water system.
Hazard--Health. A cross connection or potential cross connection involving any substance that could, if introduced in the potable water supply, cause death, illness, spread disease, or have a high probability of causing such effects.
Hazard--Nonhealth. A cross connection or potential cross connection involving any substance that generally would not be a health hazard but would constitute a nuisance or be aesthetically objectionable, if introduced into the potable water system.
Hazard--Plumbing. A plumbing-type cross connection in a user's potable water system that has not been properly protected by an approved air gap or an approved backflow-prevention assembly.
Hazard--System. An actual or potential threat of:
(1) Severe damage to the physical properties of the public potable water system or the user's potable water system; or
(2) A pollution or contamination that would have a protracted effect on the quality of the potable water in the system.
Industrial fluid systems. Any system containing a fluid or solution that may be chemically, biologically, or otherwise contaminated or polluted in a form or concentration, such as would constitute a health, system, pollution, or plumbing hazard, if introduced into an approved water supply. This may include, but not be limited to: polluted or contaminated waters; all types of process waters, and used waters originating from the municipal water system that may have deteriorated in sanitary quality; chemicals in fluid form; plating acids and alkalines; circulating cooling waters connected to an open cooling tower, and/or cooling towers that are chemically or biologically treated or stabilized with toxic substances; contaminated natural water, such as wells, springs, streams, rivers, bays, harbors, seas, irrigation canals or systems, and so forth; oils, gases, glycerin, paraffins, caustic and acid solutions, and other liquids and gaseous fluids used in industrial or other purposes or for fire-fighting purposes.
Nonpotable water. Water that is not safe for human consumption or that is of questionable quality.
Pollution. The presence of any foreign substance in water that tends to degrade its quality so as to constitute a non-health hazard or impair the usefulness of the water.
Potable water. Water that is safe for human consumption as defined by the state department of health and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Private water system. The user's water supply system of a building or premises that includes water-service pipe beyond the termination of the municipal water system, the water-distribution pipes and the necessary connecting pipes, fittings, control valves and all appurtenances in or adjacent to the building or premises.
Public water system. Facilities owned and maintained by the municipal water system utilized in the transmission, storage, distribution and metering of potable water.
Reduced-pressure backflow-prevention assembly. The approved reduced-pressure principle backflow-prevention assembly consists of two independently acting approved check valves together with a hydraulically operating mechanically independent pressure differential relief valve located between the check valves and below the first check valve. These units are located between two tightly closing resilient-seated shutoff valves as an assembly and equipped with properly located resilient-seated test cocks.
Service connection. The terminal end of a service connection from the municipal water system, that is, the point where the user assumes control of the water system providing service to the premises. For metered services, the service connection is a point immediately outside the meter box where the user has connected to the piping supplied by the municipal water system as a part of the meter setting. For unmetered fire protection systems, the service connection is the designated control valve owned and maintained by the municipal water system.
User/users of water, water user. Any individual, group, partnership, corporation, government entity, or organization receiving water supplied by the municipal water system of the City of Springdale.
(Ord. No. 3161, §§ 1, 2, 10-23-01)
Sec. 118-128. Backflow prevention.
(a) Responsibility. The city water commission is hereby authorized to implement and administer a cross-connection and backflow prevention program to protect potable water supplied in the municipal system of the city. By virtue of this authority, the city water commission and its authorized agents shall become the administrative authority responsible for the implementation and administration of a cross-connection and backflow prevention program for the city. The administrative authority is further authorized and delegated the responsibility to enforce provisions contained in this division and future amendments hereto.
(b) Enforcement. If, in the judgement of the administrative authority, an approved backflow prevention device is required to protect the quality of potable water supplied in the municipal system from nonpotable sources in the user's water system, the water user shall be given written notice to install an approved backflow prevention device or devices at one or more specified locations in the user's water system. The water user shall be required to immediately install such approved backflow device(s) at one or more specified locations at the water user's expense. Failure, refusal, or inability of the water user to install, have tested, and maintain said backflow prevention devices shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service until such requirements have been adequately satisfied.
(c) Policy. No water service connection to any premises shall be installed or maintained by the city water commission unless the water supply is protected as required by federal and state laws and regulations, and provisions of this code. Service of water to any premises shall be discontinued by the city water commission if a backflow-prevention assembly required by this division is not installed, tested, and maintained, or if it is found that a backflow-prevention assembly has been removed, bypassed, or if an unprotected cross connection exists on the premises. Services will not be restored until such conditions or defects are corrected.
(1) Inspection. The user's system shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times to authorized representatives of the administrative authority to determine the existence of cross connections or other structural or sanitary hazards, including violations of this division. When such a condition becomes known, the city water commission shall have the authority to deny or immediately discontinue service to the premises by providing for a physical break in the service line until the user has corrected the condition or conditions in conformance with federal and state statutes and regulations, city ordinances, standards relating to plumbing and water supplied and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(2) Auxiliary water supply. Municipal water service shall not be provided to any premises when the user's water system is interconnected to an auxiliary water supply. When such a condition becomes known, the city water commission shall have the authority to deny or immediately discontinue service to the premises until such time the user has installed an approved air-gap separation to provide a physical break between the user's auxiliary water supply and the municipal water system. An air-gap separation shall be the only acceptable means to protect the backflow of auxiliary water through the service connection to the municipal water system, thereby limiting the degree of hazard that exists.
(3) Type of backflow-prevention assembly required. An approved backflow-prevention assembly shall be installed on each service line to a user's water system at or near the property line or immediately inside the building being served; but in all cases, before the first branch line leading off the service line wherever the following conditions exist:
a. In the case of premises on which any industrial fluid systems or any other objectionable substances are handled in such a fashion as to create an actual or potential hazard to the municipal water system, the municipal water system shall be protected against backflow from the premises by installing an approved backflow-prevention assembly in the service line, appropriate to the degree of hazard. This shall include the handling of process water and waters originating from the municipal water system that have been subject to deterioration in quality.
b. In the case of premises having (1) internal cross connection that cannot be permanently corrected and controlled, or (2) intricate plumbing and piping arrangements or where entry to all portions of the premises is not readily accessible for inspection purposes, making it impractical or impossible to ascertain whether or not dangerous cross connections exist, the municipal water system shall be protected against backflow from the premises by installing an approved backflow-prevention assembly in the service line.
(4) Type of backflow-prevention assembly required. The type of backflow-prevention assembly required under subsection (3) shall depend upon the degree of hazard that exists as follows:
a. In the case of premises where there are water and/or substance(s) that would be objectionable but not hazardous to health if introduced into the municipal water system, the municipal water system shall be protected against backflow by an approved double check valve assembly.
b. In the case of premises where there is material danger to health that is handled in such a fashion as to create an actual or potential hazard to the municipal water system, the municipal water system shall be protected against backflow by an approved air-gap separation or an approved reduced-pressure backflow-prevention assembly. Examples of premises where such conditions exist include sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations, chemical manufacturing plants, and metalplating facilities.
c. In the case of premises where there are cross connections, either actual or potential, the municipal water system shall be protected against backflow by an approved air-gap separation or an approved reduced-pressure principle backflow-prevention assembly at the service connection.
d. In the case of premises where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions or restrictions, it is impossible or impractical to make a complete in-plant cross connection survey, the municipal water system shall be protected against backflow from the premises by either an approved air-gap separation or an approved reduced-pressure backflow-prevention assembly on each service connection to the premises.
e. In the case of premises where, in the opinion of the administrative authority, an undue health threat is posed because of the presence of extremely toxic substances, the administrative authority may require an air-gap at the service connection to protect the municipal water system. This requirement will be at the discretion of the administrative authority and is dependent on the degree of hazard.
(5) Approved backflow-prevention assembly. Any backflow-prevention assembly required herein shall be a model and size approved by the administrative authority. The term "approved backflow-prevention assembly" shall mean an assembly that has been manufactured in full conformance with the standards established by the American Water Works Association and approved by the state department of health.
(6) Certified inspections and operational tests. It shall be the duty of the user at any premises where backflow-prevention assemblies are installed to have certified inspections and operational tests made at least once per year, and the unit overhauled at least every five years. In those instances where the administrative authority deems the hazard great enough, certified inspections may be required at more frequent intervals. These inspections are tests that shall be at the expense of the water user and shall be performed by the assembly manufacturer's representative or by a certified tester approved by the state department of health. It shall be the duty of the water user to see that these tests are made in a timely manner. The user shall notify the administrative authority in advance when the tests are to be undertaken so that representatives of the administrative authority may witness these tests if so desired. These assemblies shall be repaired, overhauled, or replaced at the expense of the water user whenever said assemblies are found to be defective. Records of such certified tests, repairs, and overhaul shall be kept for no less than five years, and a copy submitted to the administrative authority within ten working days of the tests or repairs.
(7) Notification. It shall be the duty of the water user at any premises being provided water service by the city water commission to notify the administrative authority of the installation of a new backflow-prevention assembly. Certified inspections and operational tests shall be made within ten working days of the date the new backflow-prevention assembly is placed into operation. The installation of all new backflow-prevention assemblies shall be inspected and their operation tested by the assembly manufacturer's representative, or by a certified tester approved by the state department of health. All fees and expenses for tests and inspections shall be at the expense of the water user.
(8) Exclusion from requirements. All presently installed backflow-prevention assemblies that do not meet the requirements of this division but were approved assemblies for the purpose described herein at the time of installation and that have been properly maintained, shall, except for the inspection and maintenance requirements under subsection (6), be excluded from the requirements of these rules so long as the administrative authority is assured that they will satisfactorily protect the municipal water system. Whenever the existing assembly is moved from the present location, requires more than minimum maintenance, or when the administrative authority finds that the maintenance constitutes a hazard to health, the unit shall be replaced by an approved backflow-prevention assembly meeting the requirements of this division.
(9) Annual fee. The administrative authority is hereby authorized to collect an annual fee from each user of water maintaining a backflow-prevention assembly. The annual fees collected shall be used to offset the cost of establishing and maintaining a record system to permit and track backflow-prevention assemblies and their annual certification. The annual permit fee collected by the administrative authority shall not exceed the sum of ten dollars for each backflow-prevention assembly maintained by each user of water.
(Ord. No. 3161, §§ 1, 2, 10-23-01)
Secs. 118-129--118-145. Reserved.
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State law reference(s)--Municipal sewerage systems generally, A.C.A. § 14-235-101 et seq.
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DIVISION 1. Sec. 118-146. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Act or the Act means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
BOD (denoting biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees Celsius, expressed in milligrams per liter.
Building drain means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
Building sewer means the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
Chief city inspector means that person or his delegated authority employed by the city, whose responsibility is to enforce compliance within the city's planning area of all building codes.
Combined sewer means a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Director means the executive director of the water and sewer department, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Environmental Protection Agency or EPA means the United States Environmental Protection Agency or, where appropriate, the term may also be used as a designation for the administrator or other duly authorized official of the agency.
Garbage means solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
Industrial wastes means the liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
National categorical pretreatment standard or pretreatment standard means any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with section 307(b) and (c) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1347) which applies to a specific category of industrial users.
National pollution discharge elimination system or NPDES permit means a permit issued pursuant to section 402 of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1342).
Natural outlet means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
pH means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Properly shredded garbage means the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
Public sewer means a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
Sanitary sewer means a sewer which carries sewage and to which stormwaters, surface waters and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
Sewage means a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such groundwaters, surface waters and stormwaters as may be present.
Sewage treatment plant means any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
Sewage works means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
Sewer means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Slug means any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration of flows during normal operation.
Storm drain or storm sewer means a sewer which carries stormwaters and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
Superintendent means the superintendent of municipal water and sewage utilities of the city, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Suspended solids means 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.
Toxic pollutant means any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic in regulations promulgated by the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the provision of CWA 307(a) or other acts.
Watercourse means a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(Code 1973, § 33-35)
Cross reference(s)--Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 118-147. Damaging, tampering with sewer system.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under the charge of disorderly conduct.
(Code 1973, § 33-36)
State law reference(s)--Penalties generally, A.C.A. § 14-235-301 et seq.
Sec. 118-148. Liability for damages.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the city by reason of such violation.
(Code 1973, § 33-37)
State law reference(s)--Similar provisions, A.C.A. § 14-235-301(2)(B)(i).
Sec. 118-149. Violation; notice, penalty.
(a) Any person found to be violating any provision of this article, except section 118-147, shall be served by the city with 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, permanently cease all violations.
(b) Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in subsection (a) above shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be subject to the penalties in section 1-9.
(Code 1973, § 33-38)
Sec. 118-150. Deposits in unsanitary manner prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(Code 1973, § 33-44)
State law reference(s)--Powers regarding dangerous, unhealthy, etc., conditions generally, A.C.A. § 14-54-103.
Sec. 118-151. Responsibility of owner to provide and connect sanitary facilities to public sewers; unlawful to sell or transfer lots without facilities.
(a) The owners of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the city, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article, within 30 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer is within 300 feet of the subdivision.
(b) It shall be unlawful to convey, sell or transfer to others any lots within a subdivision void of municipal sewer facilities, provided municipal sewer facilities are within 300 feet of the subdivision.
(Code 1973, § 33-46)
State law reference(s)--Authority to require connection, A.C.A. § 14-235-302.
Sec. 118-152. Connection to municipal sewer.
(a) Required when available. Each owner of improved property lying within the area in which municipal sanitary sewer service is available is hereby directed and required to connect all toilet and wastewater facilities of such improved property with the municipal sanitary sewer system within 30 days as provided in section 118-151 and each owner of property that is improved who fails, refuses and neglects to connect such improved property to the municipal sewer service shall constitute a threat to public health.
(b) Determination of health hazard upon failure to connect. The sewer commission of the city is hereby designated as the city board of health with power to ascertain whether improved and occupied property which is not connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system, but can be served thereby, has adequate sanitary facilities so that the public health is not impaired because of the failure to connect the properties to the municipal sanitary sewer system.
(c) Notice; penalty. If the city sewer commission proceeding as the city board of health finds that any improved or occupied property is not connected with the municipal sewer system and does not have adequate sanitary disposal facilities, and that the public health is impaired or threatened, it shall send a written notice to the owner of such property, if it can be served by the system, to connect the property to the system within 30 days from the date of the notice. Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to compel the building of a sewer line by one property owner over the property of another or for a greater distance from his property through or into any street or alley than 300 feet to a place where a connection can be made to the municipal sewer system.
(d) Discontinuance of water for failure to connect. In addition to subsection (c) hereinabove, and if the city sewer commission proceeding as a city board of health finds that an improved and occupied property not connected with the system does not have an adequate sanitary disposal facility and that the public health is impaired or threatened to be impaired, the city sewer commission shall have the authority, after giving notice as hereinabove provided, to terminate the water service of the owner of such improved and occupied property not connected with the municipal sewer system and causing the public health to be impaired or threatened to be impaired.
(Code 1973, § 33-47)
State law reference(s)--Authority to order connection to public sewer, A.C.A. § 14-235-202.
Sec. 118-153. Penalties.
(a) It is declared a misdemeanor for any person to injure, damage, destroy, or fail or refuse to connect with or tap the sewers of the city, within the time prescribed by an order of the board of health, any sewer, public or private, made under the provisions of this article.
(b) Any person so offending, on conviction, shall be punished by fine and imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court, in any sum not more than $500.00, and for a period not longer than six months.
(c) An offender shall also be liable for all damages which shall be found by the jury. The sum so found, judgment shall be rendered in favor of the city, and execution shall issue on it as on other judgments at law.
(d) The city council shall have power, to compel all sewers built by private parties or under the direction of the board of health to be kept clean and in repair, by fine and punishment of the party in possession as owner or lessee of the property where the sewer may be situated. The fine shall not exceed $50.00 for any one neglect, nor shall the imprisonment be more than 90 days.
State law reference(s)--Similar provisions, A.C.A. § 14-235-301.
Secs. 118-154--118-165. Reserved.
DIVISION 2. Sec. 118-166. Permit required to make connection.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the chief city inspector. At least 72 hours' prior notice shall be given to the chief city inspector before any new, approved connection or repair to a connection is made.
(Code 1973, § 33-53)
Sec. 118-167. Classes of permits.
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(1) Residential and commercial service.
(2) Service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
(Code 1973, § 33-54)
Sec. 118-168. Application for wastewater discharge permit.
Owners or agents of commercial or industrial establishments proposing to connect to or contribute to a sanitary sewer shall submit an application for a wastewater discharge permit before connecting to or contributing to the sewer. Owners or agents of existing establishments discharging wastewaters into the city sewage works shall submit an application for a wastewater discharge permit for continued existing operation within 30 days after receipt of notification in writing by the superintendent that such a permit is required for continued operation.
(Code 1973, § 33-54.1)
Sec. 118-169. Form of wastewater discharge permit; required information.
Applications for a wastewater discharge permit shall be in a form prescribed by the city, and shall contain the following information:
(1) Name, address, and location of the discharger.
(2) Standard industrial classification.
(3) Wastewater constituents and characteristics.
(4) Average and peak wastewater flow rates.
(5) Where known, the nature and concentration of any pollutants in the discharge which are limited by any city, state or federal pretreatment standards, and a statement regarding whether or not the pretreatment standards are to be met on a consistent basis.
(6) Where additional pretreatment and/or operation and maintenance will be required to meet any pretreatment standards, a compliance schedule shall be provided, subject to approval by the superintendent, giving dates for the commencement and completion of major events leading to the construction and operation of facilities required for the compliance with applicable pretreatment standards.
(7) Any other information as may be deemed by the superintendent to evaluate the permit application.
(Code 1973, § 33-54.2)
Sec. 118-170. Promulgation of federal categorical pretreatment standards; compliance of wastewater discharge permits of establishments subject to such standards.
(a) Upon the promulgation of federal categorical pretreatment standards for a particular industrial subcategory, the federal standard, if more stringent than the city's limitations for sources in that subcategory, shall apply. The superintendent shall notify all affected users of the applicable reporting requirements under 40 CFR 403.12.
(b) Within nine months of the promulgation of a national categorical pretreatment standard, the wastewater discharge permit of establishments subject to such standards shall be revised to require treatment no less than that necessary for compliance with such standard within the time frame prescribed by such standard. An establishment subject to a national categorical pretreatment standard which has not previously submitted an application for a wastewater discharge permit shall do so within 180 days after the promulgation of the applicable national categorical pretreatment standard.
(Code 1973, § 33-54.3)
Sec. 118-171. Issuance, validity and renewal of wastewater discharge permits.
Wastewater discharge permits may be issued by the city within 90 days of receipt of an acceptable application and shall be valid for a period of five years, and may be renewed upon submission and acceptance of an application for renewal.
(Code 1973, § 33-54.4)
Sec. 118-172. Report by owners of establishments subject to pretreatment standards.
Owners or agents of establishments subject to any pretreatment standard shall, within 30 days of notification by the superintendent, submit a report indicating the nature and concentration of pollutants in the effluent which are limited to such pretreatment standard.
(Code 1973, § 33-54.5)
Sec. 118-173. Wastewater discharge permits subject to article provisions; contents.
Wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this article and all other applicable regulations, user charges, and fees established by the city. Permits may contain the following:
(1) The unit charge or schedule of user charges and fees for the wastewater to be discharged to a community sewer.
(2) Limits on the average and maximum wastewater constituents and characteristics.
(3) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of discharge or requirements for flow regulations and equalization.
(4) Requirements for installation and maintenance of inspection and sampling facilities.
(5) Specifications for monitoring programs which may include sampling locations, frequency of sampling, number, types and standards for tests and reporting schedule.
(6) Compliance schedules.
(7) Requirements for submission of technical reports or discharge reports.
(8) Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant records relating to wastewater discharge as specified by the city, and affording city access thereto.
(9) Requirements for notification of the city of any new introduction of wastewater constituents or any substantial change in the volume or character of the wastewater constituents being introduced into the wastewater treatment system.
(10) Requirements for notification of slug discharges.
(11) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the city to ensure compliance with this article.
(Code 1973, § 33-54.6)
Sec. 118-174. Responsibility of applicant for costs of evaluation and issuance of permit and connection costs; indemnification of city.
All costs and expenses incident to the evaluation of a permit application and the issuance of a permit, and connection of the building sewer, shall be borne by the person applying for the permit, and such person shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be caused by the installation of the building sewer.
(Code 1973, § 33-55)
Sec. 118-175. Notice of readiness for inspection; supervision of connection.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the chief city inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the chief city inspector or his representative.
(Code 1973, § 33-61)
Secs. 118-176--118-185. Reserved.
DIVISION 3. Sec. 118-186. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ANSI means American National Standards Institute.
ASTM means American Society for Testing Materials.
Building sewer means the sewer which conveys the discharge from a building's plumbing system or other soil waste to the city sanitary sewer system. The building sewer shall be considered as beginning at the connection to the city sanitary sewer system and ending at the building foundation.
City sewer means the public sanitary sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and is maintained and controlled by the city wastewater department. No sewer smaller than six inches shall be considered a city sewer.
Director means the executive director of the city water and wastewater department, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
Inspector means that person or his delegated authority employed by the city, whose responsibility is to enforce compliance within the city's planning area of all building codes and authorized to inspect and approve building sewers.
Permit means the authorization issued to a plumber or contractor, upon request, allowing installation of a building sewer connected to the city sanitary sewer system.
Plumber or contractor means a corporation, partnership or individual engaged in the installation of building sewers.
Wastewater department means the city wastewater department under the jurisdiction of the city sewer commission assigned to own and operate the municipal wastewater collection system and treatment facilities.
(Code 1973, § 33-95)
Cross reference(s)--Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 118-187. Work subject to inspection.
(a) Building sewer installations. All building sewer installations shall be inspected and approved by an authorized inspector. Backfill may be placed on the completed portions of a building sewer following inspection, but no approval certificate shall be issued until all portions of a building sewer from the main connection to the building foundation have been inspected and approved by an authorized inspector. At the time of inspection, the pipe should be in place in the trench and safed-up, but the top half of the pipe barrel exposed. No approval will be given for building sewers all or a portion of which are covered at the time of inspection.
(b) Repairs, replacement of building sewers. All repairs or replacements of building sewers, regardless of length, shall be subject to the same inspection and material requirements as new installations. Where the repair or replacement of a building sewer requires a new point of connection to the city sewer, the abandoned building sewer should be sealed to prevent entrance of rainwater or debris into the city sewer and the seal inspected by an inspector.
(c) Building sewer site plans required. Building sewer site plans shall be required for all commercial, industrial, institutional and multifamily connections. The site plan shall include, as a minimum, the following information:
(1) Size and location of the building sewer.
(2) Size and location of the city main.
(3) Location of building to be connected.
(4) Location of cleanouts, grease trap or sand traps as they may be required.
(5) A north arrow.
(6) Streets adjacent to the facility being connected.
The plans must be approved before a permit can be issued and construction can start.
(d) Conformance with building, plumbing codes, other regulations. The size, slope, alignment, materials or construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of this division, or the building and plumbing code, or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the state plumbing code shall apply.
(Code 1973, § 33-96)
Sec. 118-188. Location and connection requirements.
(a) Minimum size for any building sewer shall be four inches nominal diameter.
(b) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway. Under such circumstances the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
(c) No more than one dwelling unit may be served by the same building sewer except as follows: Where more than one dwelling unit is situated on the same lot or tract, as defined by the city subdivision rules and regulations, multiple units may be served by the same building sewer, provided that no more than four dwelling units are served by a four-inch line. Approval for installations serving more than one dwelling unit per individual building sewer will be at the discretion of the director, but each building sewer must be under the maintenance responsibility of only one ownership. Multiple dwelling units cannot be served by the same building sewer if the tract or lot can, in the opinion of the wastewater department, possibly be subdivided in the future.
(d) Where building sewers must be installed outside of the lot or tract on which the facility served is located, installation must be in the public right-of-way or in valid easements.
IN GENERAL
GENERALLY
WATERWORKS AND SEWER COMMISSION*
CONSTRUCTION OF WATER LINES AND SEWERS*
WATER SERVICE
GENERALLY
WATER USE CODE*
SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL*
GENERALLY
PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS
CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC SEWERS
| Size (inches) | Slope percent | Fall (per foot) |
| 4 | 1.00 | 1/8" |
| 6 | 0.60 | 1/12" |
| 8 | 0.40 | 1/16" |
| 10 | 0.28 | |
| 12 | 0.22 |
(c) Elevation; lifting devices. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(d) Pipe trench depth and bedding. Pipe trench shall be graded so that the entire length of the pipe joint rests upon firm trench bottom with holes excavated for the bells. Where the depth of cover over the pipe (to existing or finish grade) exceeds six feet, the pipe manufacturer's recommendations shall be adhered to concerning lying, bedding and backfilling. The pipe shall be of sufficient depth to prevent freezing and provide protection from live earth loads. In the opinion of the building inspector or the director, cast iron soil pipe or ductile iron pipe may be required in shallow building sewers.
(e) Backfilling; barricades and lights at excavations. Backfill material shall be free of large rocks, boulders, lumber, trash or other materials which may injure the pipeline. Where a pipe trench is to be backfilled in a public right-of-way, or under any area to be paved, select materials shall be placed in compacted layers to prevent settlement. Backfill in public rights-of-way shall be placed in accordance with section 118-86 of this Code, as administered by the street department. All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and warning lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city.
(f) Fitttings and appurtenances. All fittings and appurtenances shall be free of defects, watertight and compatible with the pipe.
(1) Bends. Ninety-degree bends on four-inch building sewers should be avoided. Where absolutely necessary, long sweep bends must be used.
No bend of any type or degree shall be permitted in the installation of six-inch and larger building sewers, and these six-inch and larger building sewers shall be laid within straight alignment and on constant slopes not less than those listed in subsection (b) of this section.
(2) Cleanouts. Cleanouts are required at the building foundation, as required by the plumbing code. In addition, on lines longer than 100 feet, cleanouts are required at 100-foot spacing. Cleanouts shall be provided adjacent to any 90-degree bend. Cleanouts should be piped up to finished grade for easy access when construction of the building is completed.
(3) Backwater traps (Sewage check valve). Backwater traps shall be provided as required by section 6.14 of the state plumbing code or on any building sewer where, in the opinion of the director or inspector, the building connected may be subject to flooding by the sewer. Backwater traps should be placed in a meter box or similarly housed to allow periodic servicing.
(g) Testing for watertightness; waiver. All building sewers are subject to testing to insure watertightness. Tests may be either by exfiltration of water or low pressure air. All tests must be performed in the presence of an inspector.
(1) Exfiltration of water. The section of line to be tested shall be plugged at the lower end and filled with water so that at least four feet of head is obtained. The water loss while so filled shall be not more than 250 gallons per 24 hours per inch of pipe diameter per mile of pipe. This is approximately three-eighths gallon for a 100-foot long section of four-inch pipe tested 30 minutes.
(2) Low pressure air loss. Both ends of the line to be tested shall be securely plugged and the line charged with air to a pressure of 4.5 psi. After allowing at least five minutes for the temperature in the pipe to stabilize, the time required for a 1.0 psi drop in pressure shall be determined. This time shall not be less than 28.5 d seconds, where d equals the nominal diameter in inches of the pipe being tested.
(3) Waiver of testing. If, in the opinion of the inspector, the line in question is properly installed and free from open joints and breaks, building sewers may be connected to the city sewer without testing.
(h) Sealing sewer when building demolished or moved; permit required. When a building is demolished or moved, the building sewer shall be sealed to prevent stormwater or groundwater infiltration and this work shall be done by wastewater department forces only. The demolition or moving contractor shall obtain a permit from the wastewater department for the seal work so that it can be promptly scheduled and performed.
(i) Roof, exterior drains. No person shall make connection of roof downspout, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or to a public sanitary sewer.
(Code 1973, § 33-99)
Sec. 118-191. Special structures and details.
(a) Manholes. Manholes shall be required at the junction of two or more six-inch or larger lines. In consideration of building sewer length and waste characteristics, a manhole may be required on the upper end of a building sewer greater than four inches in size. Connection of a five-inch or larger building sewer to a city sewer shall be accomplished by means of a manhole. Manholes shall be constructed at spacings not to exceed 300 feet and at changes in alignment or grade on building sewers six inches and larger.
(b) Sand traps. Connection of vehicle washing facilities or other grit producing discharges to the city sewer shall be preceded by a sand trap. The sand trap or any open grating must be located so as to completely exclude the possibility of rainwater entering the sewer. No connections may be approved to the city sewer which will allow the entrance of rainwater into the sewer.
(c) Grease interceptors. Grease interceptors or traps shall be required for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All grease interceptors shall be routinely maintained to prevent the discharge of grease in excess of 100 mg/liter to the city system.
(d) Control manhole for observing, sampling, measuring industrial wastes. When required by the director, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary appurtenances in 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 director. 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.
(Code 1973, § 33-100)
Secs. 118-192--118-200. Reserved.
DIVISION 4. Sec. 118-201. Discharge of untreated sewage to natural outlets.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this division.
(Code 1973, § 33-45)
State law reference(s)--Polluting waters prohibited, A.C.A. § 8-4-217; Water and Air Pollution Control Act, A.C.A. § 8-4-101 et seq.
Sec. 118-202. Discharge of stormwater, other unpolluted drainage; discharge of sewage and polluted waters after suitable treatment.
(a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff or subsurface drainage to any sanitary sewer.
(b) Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers.
(c) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided and where a valid National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit has been issued for such discharge.
DISCHARGES
| Element | Maximum concentration (mg/l) |
| Cadmium | 0.02 |
| Mercury | 0.002 |
| Cyanide | 0.05 |
| PCB's | detection limit |
(3) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher than 11.0 units, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the sewage works.
(4) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow of sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(5) Heat in amounts which will inhibit biological activity in the sewage treatment plant resulting in interference, but in no case heat in such quantities that the temperature at the sewage treatment plant exceeds 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
(Code 1973, § 33-69)
Sec. 118-204. Discharges subject to review by superintendent.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters or wastes, if it appears likely in the opinion of the superintendent that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the superintendent will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
(1) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius).
(2) Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 150 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32 degrees and 150 degrees Fahrenheit (zero and 65 degrees Celsius).
(3) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the superintendent.
(4) Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
(5) Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, manganese, magnesium, chlorides, sulfates, cyanides, or any other objectionable or toxic substances, to such a degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the wastewater treatment works exceeds the limits established by the superintendent for such materials.
(6) Any industrial waters or wastes discharged in the municipal sewers containing elements, substances, compounds or matter that causes taste and odors that cannot be removed by the normal treatment process, or that creates pernicious problems in the receiving stream.
(7) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits of maximum safety for discharge into receiving waters as established by the United States Public Health Service, state board of health, Atomic Energy Commission and the city sewer department. Half-life for any one radioactive element, (the number of atomic charges per unit of time is proportioned to the quantity of the element present), is the time necessary for the quantity of a given element to decrease to one-half that initially present.
(8) Materials which exert or cause:
a. Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, fuller's earth, lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate).
b. Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solution).
c. Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
d. Unusual volume of flow or concentrations of wastes constituting slugs (see section 118-146).
(9) Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(Code 1973, § 33-70)
Sec. 118-205. Superintendent's options with respect to hazardous wastes.
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in section 118-204, and which in the judgment of the superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the superintendent may:
(1) Reject the wastes;
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(3) Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; or
(4) In case of noncompliance by the industry, the director shall have the authority to discontinue the municipal water service until requirements have been met.
If the director permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the facilities shall meet permit requirements.
(Code 1973, § 33-71)
Sec. 118-206. Protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials; submittal of plans and specifications upon notification by superintendent; report to director.
(a) The owner or agent of establishments discharging industrial wastes shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this division.
(b) Detailed plans and specifications showing facilities and operating procedures shall be submitted to the city for review within 180 days following written notification by the superintendent requiring such plans and specifications.
(c) Within five days following an accidental discharge, the owner or agent of the establishment shall submit to the director a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result or any other damage to persons or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liability which may be imposed by this division or other applicable law.
(Code 1973, § 33-72)
Sec. 118-207. Maintenance of preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
(Code 1973, § 33-74)
Sec. 118-208. Measuring, testing and analyzing wastes.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this division shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole. If no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property.
(Code 1973, § 33-76)
Sec. 118-209. Observance of safety rules; liability for damages to or caused by city employees.
While performing necessary work on private properties, the superintendent or duly authorized employees of the city shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless from injury or death to the city employees and the city shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by city employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in this article.
(Code 1973, § 33-78)
Sec. 118-210. Easements, right of entry for purposes of maintenance, inspection, etc.
The superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the city holds an easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within such easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on such easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(Code 1973, § 33-79)
Secs. 118-211--118-220. Reserved.
DIVISION 5. Sec. 118-221. Conformity with division required.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(Code 1973, § 33-85)
Sec. 118-222. When permitted.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of section 118-152, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this division.
(Code 1973, § 33-86)
Sec. 118-223. Permit required to construct; fee.
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the chief city inspector. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary by the chief city inspector. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed as provided for under the city plumbing code.
(Code 1973, § 33-87)
Sec. 118-224. Approval of chief city inspector required; inspection.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the chief city inspector. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the inspector when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 24 hours of the receipt of notice by the inspector.
(Code 1973, § 33-88)
Sec. 118-225. Compliance with state health regulations.
The type, capacity, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the state department of public health.
(Code 1973, § 33-89)
Sec. 118-226. Authority of health officer not impaired.
No statement contained in this division shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the health officer.
(Code 1973, § 33-90)
Sec. 118-227. Restriction on use of subsurface soil-absorption facilities; discharge to natural outlets.
(a) No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil-absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 7,000 square feet.
(b) No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(Code 1973, § 33-91)
Sec. 118-228. Operation and maintenance.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city.
(Code 1973, § 33-92)
State law reference(s)--Authority concerning cleanliness and operation of private persons, A.C.A. § 14-235-301(8)(1).
Sec. 118-229. Abandonment of facilities.
(a) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in section 118-152, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this article, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(b) When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to the sewer within 30 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
(Code 1973, § 33-93)
Secs. 118-230--118-250. Reserved.
ARTICLE V. Sec. 118-251. Water rate schedule.
The rate schedule is hereby established for water furnished by the city water department. Except for public fire services, all water used shall be measured through meters. The size of each meter shall be determined by the city water department commensurate with its estimate of the amount of water to be used for each premises. This schedule shall be as set by the city council from time to time.
(Code 1973, § 33-103)
Sec. 118-252. Sewer rate schedule.
(a) Classes of users. All customers whose premises are connected to and use the city sanitary sewer system, or whose premises are in any way served by the city sanitary sewer system, are hereby classified as domestic or industrial users:
(1) A domestic user is defined as a user whose wastewater from residential property flows into and is treated by the city sanitary sewer system.
(2) An industrial user is defined as a user whose liquid waste from commercial, industrial, manufacturing, processing, trade or business, except domestic waste, flows into and is treated by the city sanitary sewer system.
(b) Sewer charges. The sewer rate schedules are hereby established for sanitary sewer service provided by the city. The charges to all users for sewage collection and treatment shall be determined each month and shall be the sum of: Schedule A; and Schedule B or Schedule C, dependent upon whether the user's premises is located within the corporate city limits or located outside the corporate limits of the city. In addition, industrial users are subject to monthly surcharges for excessive biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended solids (SS) as established in Schedule D. The sewage charge shall be set by the city council from time to time.
(Code 1973, § 33-104)
Sec. 118-253. When bills due and payable.
All bills for water and sewer services are due and payable as follows:
(1) Zone A. Net bill is due and payable from the fifth to the 15th of each month. After the 15th, ten percent additional charge will be collected (gross bill). If the gross bill is not paid by the close of business on the 20th day of the month, water service shall be disconnected and a reconnection fee as set by the city water and sewer commission shall be charged.
(2) Zone B. Net bill is due and payable from the 15th to the 25th of each month. After the 25th, ten percent additional charge will be collected (gross bill). If the gross bill is not paid by the close of business on the 30th day of the month, water service shall be disconnected and a reconnection fee as set by the city water and sewer commission shall be charged.
(3) Zone C. Net bill is due and payable from the 25th of one month through the fifth of the next month. After the fifth, ten percent additional charge will be collected (gross bill). If the gross bill is not paid by the close of business on the tenth day of the month, water service shall be disconnected and a reconnection fee as set by the city water and sewer commission shall be charged.
(Code 1973, § 33-105)
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