Chapter 13.28 - USE REGULATIONS

Sections:

13.28.010 - Connection required.#

The owner or his agent of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the POTW boundaries and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a POTW line, is required, at his expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the POTW in accordance with the provisions of this division within thirty (30) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said POTW line is within three hundred (300) feet of the owner's property line.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.12.1), 1985)

13.28.020 - Prohibited connections.#

No person, either in person or through an agent, employee or contractor, shall make, allow or cause to be made any sewer connection to the POTW to service, or for the purpose of servicing property outside the boundaries of the POTW, except upon recommendation of the POTW manager and the express approval of the POTW's governing board. Such connections to the POTW shall be made by a person who is either a bonded, state licensed sewer contractor (license classification A-8) or plumber (license classification C-18) who has obtained the necessary permits.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.15), 1985)

13.28.030 - Discharge into POTW.#

All sewage shall be discharged into public sewers except as provided in this division.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.2.1), 1985)

13.28.040 - Discharge of sewage.#

No person shall discharge any sewage from any premises within the POTW into and upon any public highway, stream, water course or public place, or into any drain, cesspool, storm or private sewer, except as provided for in this division.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.2.2), 1985)

13.28.050 - Prohibited discharge—Sanitary sewer.#

No person shall cause to be discharged or make a connection which would allow any Stormwater, surface drainage, groundwater, roof runoff, cooling water or other water into any sanitary sewer. No person shall cause any of the above-mentioned waters to be mixed with that person's sewage in order to dilute said sewage.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.2.3), 1985)

13.28.060 - Prohibited discharge—Storm sewers.#

Stormwater, surface drainage, subsurface drainage, groundwater, roof runoff, cooling water or unpolluted water may be admitted to specifically designated storm sewers which have adequate capacity for the accommodations of said waters. No person shall connect to and/or use sanitary sewers for the above purposes without having first obtained the written consent of the POTW manager.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.2.4), 1985)

13.28.070 - Prohibited discharges—Specific categories.#

No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed directly or indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which will interfere with the operation or performance of the POTW. These general prohibitions apply to all such users of a POTW, whether or not the user is subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or any other national, state or local pretreatment standards or requirements. A user may not contribute the following substances to any POTW: A.

Explosives. Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the POTW or to the operation of the POTW. At no time shall two successive readings on any explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system) be more than five percent nor any single reading over ten percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter;

B.

Solids. Except as authorized in Schedule 1, Controlled Limited Pollutants, a copy of which is available in the office of the city recorder, solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the wastewater treatment facilities such as, but not limited to: grease, garbage with particles greater than one-quarter inch in any dimension, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair, hides, or fleshings, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, waste paper, wood, plastics, gas, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud or glass grinding or polishing wastes;

C.

Corrosion. Any wastewater having an acid pH less than 6.5 or more alkaline than 8.5 or wastewater having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and/or personnel of the POTW;

D.

Toxic. Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in excess of Schedule 1, Controlled Limited Pollutants, a copy of which is available in the office of the city recorder, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a toxic effect in the receiving waters of the POTW, to contaminate the sludge of any POTW systems or to exceed the limitation set forth in a categorical pretreatment standard. A toxic pollutant shall include, but not be limited to, any pollutant identified pursuant to Section 307(l) of the Act;

E.

Noxious. Any malodorous liquids, gases or solids which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, are sufficient to create a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair;

F.

Untreatable. Any substance which may cause the POTW's effluent or any other product of the POTW, such as residues, sludges or scums, to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process where the POTW is pursuing a reuse and reclamation program. In no case shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause the POTW to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Act, any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act or state criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used;

G.

NPDES Permit Violation. Any substances which will cause the POTW to violate its NPDES and/or State Disposal System permit or the receiving water quality standards;

H.

Objectionable Color. Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed in the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions;

I.

Temperature. Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW treatment plant resulting in interference, or cause temperature at the headworks of the POTW treatment plant to exceed one hundred four (104) degrees fahrenheit;

J.

Slug Loads. Any pollutants, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.) released at a flow and/or pollutant concentration which a user knows, should know upon reasonable inquiry or has reason to know will cause interference with the POTW. In no case shall a slug load have a flow rate or contain concentration or qualities of pollutants that exceed for any time period longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration, quantities or flow during normal operation;

K.

Radioactive. Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotope of such halflife or concentration as may exceed the limits established by the POTW manager in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations;

L.

Hazard. Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or creates a public nuisance.

(Amended during 1994 codification; Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.2.5), 1985)

13.28.080 - Grease, oil and sand interceptors.#

A.

Grease, oil and sand interceptors, as described by the Utah Plumbing Code, shall be required of any user when, in the opinion of the POTW manager, 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 shall not be required for dwelling units. All interceptors be of a type and capacity approved by the POTW manager according to plans on file in the POTW's office and shall be located as to be readily accessible for cleaning by user and inspection by POTW employees.

B.

All grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, water tight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gas and water tight.

C.

Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the user at his sole expense, in continuous efficient operation at all times.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.14), 1985)

13.28.090 - Injuring sewer prohibited.#

No person shall injure, break, or remove any part or portion of any sewer system or any sewer appliance or appurtenance.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.10), 1985)

13.28.100 - Dilution prohibited.#

No user shall ever dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate pretreatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards, or in any other pollutant specific limitation developed by the POTW or state.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.9), 1985)

13.28.110 - Commercial garbage grinders.#

A.

Mechanically operated garbage grinders for producing properly ground garbage are permitted in establishments engaged in the preparation of food or drink to be consumed on the premises or to be sold, delivered or picked up for immediate consumption. Every mechanically operated grinder shall be so designed and installed:

1.

That it shall discharge wastes at a reasonable uniform rate in fluid form, which shall flow readily through an approved trap, drain line or soil line in a manner which prevents clogging or stopping of the drain line;

2.

That it shall be of such construction and have such operating characteristics that not more than five percent by weight of all material discharged from it shall have any dimension larger than one-fourth inch. Weights shall be determined on a dry basis;

3.

That the entire installation shall comply in all particulars with the provisions of the Plumbing and Electrical Codes of Salt Lake County and the state of Utah;

4.

Additionally, commercial garbage grinders will operate with cold water flowing into the grinder and through the sink drain line in such a manner as to congeal and aerate the solid and liquid greases within the grinding unit.

B.

The final decision as to the sufficiency of the design to meet these requirements shall rest with the POTW manager.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.3), 1985)

13.28.120 - Manhole covers.#

No person shall open any POTW sewer manhole without permission from the POTW manager.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.11), 1985)

13.28.130 - Discontinuance of privy vaults, cesspools and septic tanks.#

A.

No owner, or his agent or other person having charge of occupying any property within three hundred (300) feet of a POTW sewer shall maintain or use or cause or permit to exist any privy vault, septic tank or cesspool upon said property.

B.

In no case shall any plumbing in any house or building not complying with subsection A of this section remain unconnected to any public sewer for more than thirty (30) days after such sewer is available.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.12.2), 1985)

13.28.140 - Outhouses prohibited.#

No person shall erect or maintain any outhouse or privy within the POTW boundaries.

(Ord. 164 § 2 (§ 2.12.3), 1985)