Rawlins Municipal Code, Chapter 13

All service connections shall be sized in conformance with the Uniform Plumbing code. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

Section 13.08.110 Size of connection.

Section 13.08.120 Development and Connection Surcharge fees--Date due.

Whenever it is necessary to install a water service connection in advance of street construction and prior to actual need of water service, the development and connection surcharge fees shall be due and payable at the time the water meter is required, or a building permit is applied for, whichever comes first. The fees shall be calculated on the basis of fees in effect as of the date of the request for water meter or application for building permit. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

Section 13.08.130 Backflow prevent.

Wherever, in the opinion of the Public Works Director, Building Official, or their designees a reduced pressure backflow preventer is required to eliminate contamination of the public water supply through a specified service connection, the backflow preventer of an approved type and design shall be furnished and installed in accordance with the city specifications. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

Section 13.08.140 Private fire protection facility tap fees.

Fees for taps for private fire protection facilities shall be charged in accordance with the following schedule; provided, however, that any water service connections tapped to the distribution line extension or private fire protection facility shall be charged for at the applicable rates specified in this section:

Tap Size

Main Line Size

Tap Charge

4" or less

6" through 12"

$ 500.00

4" or less

16" through 24"

650.00

4" or less

Over 24"

750.00

6"

6" through 12"

750.00

6"

16" through 24"

900.00

6"

Over 24"

1,100.00

8"

8" through 12"

850.00

8"

16" through 24"

1,100.00

8"

Over 24"

1,250.00

12"

12"

1,200.00

12"

16" through 24"

1,400.00

12"

Over 24"

1,600.00

(Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

The city shall make the physical tap on the water main and furnish and install the water meter, and the applicant at his sole expense, shall obtain a city permit for improvements in public places, provide the trench, service line pipe, conduit for remote reader units where required, pressure reducing valves where required, backflow preventer where required, and shall install same and backfill trench, all in accordance with the specifications of the city. It shall be the responsiblity of the applicant to provide the trench in accordance with OSHA standards and safe in the opinion of the city personnel making the physical tap. The applicant shall backfill the trench to a minimum of 95% of standard proctor and provide reports of compaction testing from a qualified engineer or testing lab, or warranty the work and agree to repair the street, at the applicants sole expense, in the event of any settlement, for a period of two years. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

Section 13.08.150 Construction responsibilities.

Section 13.08.160 Connection surcharge.

To defray the cost of making the physical tap and installing meters, the following surcharges shall be added to the development fees:

A. For service with a three-fourths inch by five-eighths inch meter, the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars for the tap, meter and meter yoke plus one hundred twenty-five dollars for the meter pit and cover if the meter is located in a pit or vault, plus one hundred fifty dollars for pit excavation and backfill, if not provided by the owner.

B. For service with a three-fourths inch meter, the sum of one hundred fifty-five dollars for the tap, meter and meter yoke plus one hundred twenty-five dollars for the meter pit and cover if the meter is located in a pit or vault, plus one hundred fifty dollars for pit excavation and backfill if not provided by the owner;

C. For service with a one-inch meter, the sum of two hundred five dollars for the tap, meter and meter yoke plus one hundred twenty-five dollars for the meter pit and cover if the meter is located in a pit or vault, plus one hundred fifty dollars for pit excavation and backfill, if not provided by the owner;

D. For services with meters larger than one inch, the actual cost of labor, materials and equipment;

E. For all meters on fire protection lines, the actual cost of labor, materials and equipment. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

All development fees upon delivery to the city treasurer, shall be deposited to the credit of a water development fund, to be made available for the purpose of paying water development debt service only. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

Section 13.08.170 Connection fee disposition.

Section 13.08.180 Service deposit and refund.

A. Along with the application for utility service, the applicant therefor may be required to pay to the city a deposit in an amount equal to the charges for an average two-month period; provided, however, that in the event the service increases to a point where the deposit is not equal to the charges for an average two-month period, the required deposit may be increased to conform thereto.

B. Refunds of deposits made for utility service shall be made upon the termination of the utility service only after payment of all indebtedness to the city for the utility service. Application of the deposit may be made in partial or total settlement of accounts when the supply is cut off for nonpayment of the bill, or for any infraction or violation of any ordinance, rule or regulation of the city relative to utility services offered by the city. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

Section 13.08.190 Water fee disposition.

All water fees and fees collected for water services as shall be paid pursuant to the authority of this title shall be segregated, credited and deposited to the account of the water department and shall be used to provide an adequate fund for the replacement of depreciated or obsolescent property; for the extension, improvement, enlargement and betterment of the water system and in furtherance thereof, to pay the principal and interest on all bonds of the city, payable for the extension, improvement, enlargement and betterment of the utility and all such other purposes as the council may direct. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

Section 13.08.200 Reduction of user rates to prevent freeze-up of water lines.

The city manager may, in his sole discretion, authorize a reduction of water for users to prevent freezing of lines or such other unusual circumstances as may be determined by the council to warrant such action. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

Section 13.08.210 Surcharge for oversizing.

The city may charge a fee for any water or sewer connection onto a city utility line for the purposes of recovering costs of initial oversizing of such line. Such fee shall be in an amount deemed by the city proportionate to the proposed user’ s share of the expense of the initial oversizing. This fee shall be in addition to any connection fee previously provided in this chapter. (Ord. No. 5B-97, Enacted, 05/20/97)

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Chapter 13.10

WATER USE MANAGEMENT

Section 13.10.010 General Water Use Management Plan

13.10.010 General Water Use Management Plan

13.10.020 Water Conservation Offenses

13.10.030 Water Conservation Penalties

13.10.040 Validity of General Water Use Management Plan

The City of Rawlins adopts a water use management plan encompassing four levels of water use and conservation as deemed necessary by the City Manager. These levels are defined as follows and include, but are not limited to the indicators and actions contained therein. It is understood that it is incumbent on the City Manager and staff to use the best management practices approach to defining the level of water use management and to implement the plan accordingly.

Level A:

1. All reservoirs are at least 90% full on May 1.

2. Snow Pack on April 1 at or above 110% of average.

3. Spring Flow is at 1.5 MGD or more on April 1.

4. Miller Hills Wells are off and have been off for at least five previous months.

5. No restrictions on Platte River or Sage Creek

Actions: None

Level B:

1. Reservoir capacity is less than 75% on May 1

2. Sage Creek Springs are less than 1.5 MGD on April 1

3. Snow Pack is less than 100 % of Average on April 1

4. Miller Hills wells are on April 1 or have been used in the last five months.

5. No Restrictions of Platte River of Sage Creek

Recommended Actions:

1. Institute voluntary conservation measures by City facilities

a) All irrigation by City facilities and by City water customers will be limited to times before 9:00 AM daily and after 6:00 PM daily.
b) Limit city owned irrigation to every other day

Level C:

1. Reservoir Capacity less than 50% on May 1

2. Sage Creek Springs less than 1.4 MGD on April 1

3. Snow Pack less than 80 percent of average on April 1

4. Miller Hills Wells have been on or used extensively in last five months

5. Calls are placed on Junior Users in Platte River and Sage Creek Basin

Recommended Actions:

1. All outside watering will be limited to those times and days as defined by the City Manager.

2. The City Manager has the authority to close recreation fields until situation improves

Level D:

1. Reservoir Capacity less than 40 % on May 1

2. Sage Creek Springs less than 1.4 MDG on April 1

3. Snow Pack less than 70% of average on April 1

4. Miller Hills Wells have been used extensively in last five months

5. Daily Water Demand in City exceeds 3 MGD

6. Senior User calls out Sage Creek Water

Recommended Actions:

1. All outside irrigation is prohibited.

2. Outside car washing and using water to clean driveways and sidewalks prohibited.

3. Flyers go out to all users to encourage water saving devices such as low-flow toilets, low flow showerheads, etc.

4. City may refuse to turn on individual sprinkler systems or turns them off if they are on.

5. Any consumer or other person violating any provisions of section 13.10.010, shall first be issued a warning citation by a designated official with Public Works.

6. Any consumer or other person violating any of the provisions of section 13.10.010 upon first conviction, may be punished by a minimum fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00); upon a second and each subsequent conviction of such consumer or other person for a violation of any of said provisions that occurred during the Effective Period of this level of conservation, such consumer or other person may be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00); upon a third and each subsequent conviction of such consumer or other person for a violation of any of said provisions, during the Effective Period of this level of conservation, in addition to such minimum fine, the city may install a flow restrictor device on the applicable water service pipe for the duration of the conservation period, to limit water use to health and sanitary purposes only. The City shall designate an enforcement officer from Public Works to issue citations to the offending customer.

7. An inverse block rate for water may be instituted as follows:

Residential customers will be charged the prevailing rate for water use up to 6000 gallons per month.

Residential customers who use between 6000 gallons per month and 20,000 gallons per month will be charged a 25% surcharge on their water use.

Residential customers who use over 20,000 gallons per month will be charged a 100% surcharge for their water use.

Commercial, Industrial and Livestock customers will be individually evaluated for water use. No additional charges will be made for standard indoor use; however, excessive outdoor use will be charged a 25% surcharge for water water use in excess of 20 percent over average winter use, and 100% surcharge will be imposed for water use in excess of 50% over average winter use. (Ord. 05a-03, 5/6/03)

Section 13.10.020 Water Conservation Offenses

The following offenses shall apply when notice has been given to the general public that the water situation is determined to be Level D:

(a) It shall be unlawful for any consumer or other person, or for the owner of any property to cause, permit, suffer or allow any person to irrigate, sprinkle, or otherwise apply water to any lawn or other area of land in a manner that allows water to be cast upon or migrate onto a paved area or onto any other area not covered by vegetation.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any consumer or other person, or for the owner of any property to cause, permit, suffer or allow any person to wash any paved area with a hose.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any consumer or other person, or for the owner of any property to cause, permit, suffer or allow any person to operate any fountain or other ornamental landscape feature or improvement that uses water as a part of its operation.

(d) It shall be unlawful for any consumer or other person to use a hose to wash any structure, motor vehicle or boat on or within property used for residential purposes.

(e) It shall be unlawful for any consumer or other person to use a hose for the conveyance of water on any property unless the hose is equipped with an automatic shut-off valve.

(f) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property to fail to repair any leaking plumbing equipment or apparatus located on or within the property at the earliest practicable time after discovery of a leak.

(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any consumer may, prior to engaging in any activity prohibited by section 13.10.010 or this section, apply to the City Manager for a permit to engage in any of the activities otherwise prohibited by section 13.10.010 or this section. Any such application shall be in writing and shall state with specificity any asserted peculiar and exceptional practical difficulties to, or exceptional and undue hardship upon the consumer that may be caused by compliance with the requirements of this section. Upon receipt of such an application, the City Manager may, in writing, permit and authorize any activity otherwise prohibited by section 13.10.010 or this section upon a finding that good cause has been shown that compliance by the consumer with the requirements of section 13.10.010 or this section will cause peculiar and exceptional difficulties to, or an undue hardship upon the consumer, provided however, that

1. Any such permit shall authorize only such activities that are the minimum necessary to alleviate such practical difficulties or undue hardship upon the consumer;
2. Any such permit may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without substantial impairment of the city’s water supply;
3. The circumstances found to constitute such practical difficulties or undue hardship were not created by the consumer, are not due to or the result of general conditions in the city and cannot be practically corrected.

(j) The provisions of this section shall apply to all real property within the City of Rawlins, whether publicly or privately owned, and all land outside of the City of Rawlins that is served by the city’s water utility system. The provisions of this section may be enforced with respect to land located outside of the City of Rawlins by a suit for injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the testing of fire hydrants or fire sprinkler systems shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.(Ord. No. 05a-03, 05/06/03)

(05a-2003, Amended, 05/09/2003)

Section 13.10.030 Water Conservation Penalties

Any consumer or other person violating any of the provisions of section 13.10.020, upon first conviction, shall be punished by a minimum fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00); upon a second conviction of such consumer or other person for a violation of any of said provisions that occurred during the Effective Period of this Ordinance, such consumer or other person shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00); upon a third and each subsequent conviction of such consumer or other person for a violation of any of said provisions, during the Effective Period of this Ordinance, such consumer or other person shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

(05a-2003, Amended, 05/06/2003)

Section 13.10.040 Validity of General Water Use Management Plan

Should any one or more sections or provisions of this Ordinance be judicially determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining sections or provisions of this Ordinance, it being the intent of the City Council of the City of Rawlins that such invalid or unenforceable provisions are severable.

(05a-2003, Amended, 05/06/2003)

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Chapter 13.12

SEWER USE REGULATIONS

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:

13.12.010 Definitions.

13.12.020 Unsanitary deposits prohibited.

13.12.030 Polluted discharge to natural outlet prohibited.

13.12.040 Privy, septic tank or cesspool prohibited.

13.12.050 Connection to sewer system required.

13.12.060 Private disposal system--Authorized.

13.12.070 Private disposal system--Permit--Required.

13.12.080 Private disposal system--Permit--Inspection.

13.12.090 Private disposal system--Design standards compliance.

13.12.100 Private disposal system--Discontinuance when public sewer available.

13.12.110 Private disposal system--Maintenance.

13.12.120 Private disposal system--Health officer duties.

13.12.130 Building sewer permits.

13.12.140 Sewer tapping permits.

13.12.150 Unpolluted water discharge prohibited.

13.12.160 Stormwater and unpolluted industrial cooling water discharge.

13.12.170 Prohibited discharges designated.

13.12.180 Discharge limits.

13.12.190 Hazardous substance handling.

13.12.200 Interceptors.

13.12.210 Pretreatment or flow-equalization facility maintenance.

13.12.220 Industrial waste sampling facilities.

13.12.230 Information to be provided on request.

13.12.240 Testing methods.

13.12.250 Special agreements authorized.

13.12.260 Damaging facilities prohibited.

13.12.270 Inspector powers.

13.12.280 Penalties for violations.

Section 13.12.010 Definitions.

1. "Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)" means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at twenty degrees Centigrade, expressed in milligrams per liter.

2. "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.

3. "Building sewer" means the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal, also called house connection.

4. "City" means the city of Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming.

5. "Easement" means an acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.

6. "Floatable oil" means oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system.

7. "Garbage" means the animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and serving of foods.

8. "Industrial wastes" means the wastewater from industrial processes, trade or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.

9. "May" is permissive.

10. "Natural outlet" means any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or groundwater.

11. "Person" means any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.

12. "pH" means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7 and a hydrogen ion concentration of 10- 7 .

13. "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.

14. "Public sewer" means a common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public utility.

15. "Sanitary sewer" means a sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.

16. "Sewage" ; means the spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater."

17. "Sewer" means a pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.

18. "Shall" is mandatory.

19. "Slug" means any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen minutes more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation and adversely affects the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works.

20. "Storm drain" or "storm sewer" means a drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface water or unpolluted water from any source.

21. "Superintende nt" means the superintendent of wastewater facilities, and/or of wastewater treatment works of the city or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.

22. "Suspended solids" means the total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids, and that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" and referred to as nonfilterable residue.

23. "Unpolluted water" means water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.

24. "Wastewater" means the spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial building, industrial plants and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water and stormwater that may be present.

25. "Wastewater facilities" means the structures, equipment and processes required to collect, carry away and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of the effluent.

26. "Wastewater treatment works" means an arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with waste treatment plant or wastewater treatment plant or water pollution control plant.

27. "Watercourse " means a natural or artificial channel for the passage of water either continuously or intermittently. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-25)

It is 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. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-26(a))

Section 13.12.020 Unsanitary deposits prohibited.

Section 13.12.030 Polluted discharge to natural outlet prohibited.

It is 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 chapter. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-26(b))

Section 13.12.040 Privy, septic tank or cesspool prohibited.

Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-26(c))

Section 13.12.050 Connection to sewer system required.

The owner(s) 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 required at the owner(s) expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect the facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within sixty days after the date of official notice to do so; provided, that the public sewer is within four hundred feet of the property line. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-26(d))

Section 13.12.060 Private disposal system--Authorized.

Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 13.12.050, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of Sections 13.12.060 through 13.12.120. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-27(a))

Section 13.12.070 Private disposal system--Permit--Required.

Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit signed by the building official. The application for the 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 building official. A permit and inspection fee of twenty-five dollars shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-27(b))

A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the building official. The building official shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the building official when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within ninety-six hours of the receipt of notice by the building official. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-27(c))

Section 13.12.080 Private disposal system--Permit--Inspection.

Section 13.12.090 Private disposal system--Design standards compliance.

The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Public Health of the state. No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than twenty-two thousand square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-27(d))

Section 13.12.100 Private disposal system--Discontinuance when public sewer available.

At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in Section 13.12.050, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within sixty days in compliance with this title, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-27(e))

Section 13.12.110 Private disposal system--Maintenance.

The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-27(f))

Section 13.12.120 Private disposal system--Health officer duties.

No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the health officer. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-27(g))

Section 13.12.130 Building sewer permits.

A. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits, for residential and commercial service; and for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner(s) or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the building official.

B. 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 the building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.

C. No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, 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 indirectly to a public sanitary sewer unless the connection is approved by the superintendent for purposes of disposal of polluted surface drainage. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-28)

A. No person shall tap or make any connection with, nor shall any city officer or employee permit any person to make any connection or tap with a sanitary sewer main until there has first been issued a permit for the tapping of any sanitary sewer main, and until all fees have been paid in advance as established in this section.

Section 13.12.140 Sewer tapping permits.

B. Every person desiring to tap or make any connection with a sanitary sewer main of the sanitary sewer system of the city shall make application therefor to the building official upon forms to be provided therefor and which shall be approved by the building official, who shall likewise designate the appropriate fee for the permit. Upon approval thereof, the building official shall issue a tapping permit and collect the fee therefor in advance.

C. The fees which shall be charged for a permit to tap or make any connection with any sanitary sewer main belonging to the city shall not be construed to be payment for any of the services from the sewer main to the point of use which costs shall be borne entirely by the permittee. All materials used shall be issued concurrently with the building permit. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-29)

Section 13.12.150 Unpolluted water discharge prohibited.

No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted waters such as stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water to any sewer, except stormwater runoff from limited areas, which stormwater may be polluted at times, may be discharged to the sanitary sewer by permission of the superintendent. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(a))

Section 13.12.160 Stormwater and unpolluted industrial cooling water discharge.

Stormwater other than that exempted under Section 13.12.150 and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the city engineer. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged, on approval of the city engineer, to a storm sewer or natural outlet. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(b))

Section 13.12.170 Prohibited discharges designated.

No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described water or wastes to any public sewers:

A. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;

B. Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantities, either singularly or by interaction with other wastes to contaminate the sludge of any municipal system, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, to constitute a hazard to humans or animals, to create a public nuisance, or to create any hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant;

C. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the wastewater works;

D. Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities 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 and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders. (Ord. 10F-79 § 1; Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(c))

The following described substances, materials, waters or waste shall be limited in discharges to municipal systems to concentrations or quantities which will not harm either the sewers, wastewater on the receiving stream, or will not otherwise endanger lives, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. The superintendent may set limitations lower than the limitations established in the regulations below if in his opinion such more severe limitations are necessary to meet the above objectives. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability, the superintendent will give consideration to such factors as the quantity of subject waste in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials or characteristics of waste or wastewater discharged to the sanitary sewer which shall not be violated without approval of the superintendent are as follows:

Section 13.12.180 Discharge limits.

A. Wastewater having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (sixty-five degrees Centigrade);

B. Wastewater containing more than twenty-five milligrams per liter of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils or product of mineral oil origin;

C. Wastewater from industrial plants containing floatable oils, fat or grease;

D. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. Garbage grinders may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes, hotels, institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments or similar places where garbage originates from the preparation of food in kitchens for the purpose of consumption on the premises or when served by caterers;

E. Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that any such material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater treatment works exceeds the limits established by the superintendent for such materials;

F. Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing substances exceeding limits which may be established by the superintendent;

G. Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the superintendent in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations;

H. Quantities of flow, concentrations or both which constitute a slug as defined in this chapter;

I. Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters;

J. Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended solids which interfere with the collection system, or create a condition deleterious to structures and the treatment processes. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(d))

Section 13.12.190 Hazardous substance handling.

A. 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 13.12.180, and which in the judgment of the superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater facilities, 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; and/or

4. Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of this chapter.

B. When considering the above alternative, the superintendent shall give consideration to the economic impact of each alternative on the discharger. If the superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the superintendent. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(e))

Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts as specified in subsection C of Section 13.12.180, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except that the interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the superintendent, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captivated material and shall maintain records of the dates, and means of disposal which are subject to review by the superintendent. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by owner(s) personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(f))

Section 13.12.200 Interceptors.

Section 13.12.210 Pretreatment or flow-equalization facility maintenance.

Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided or required for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner(s) at his expense. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(g))

Section 13.12.220 Industrial waste sampling facilities.

When required by the superintendent, the owner(s) of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable structure together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structures, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the superintendent. The structure 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. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(h))

Section 13.12.230 Information to be provided on request.

The superintendent may require a user of sewer services to provide information needed to determine compliance with this chapter. These requirements may include:

A. Wastewaters discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period;

B. Chemical analysis of wastewaters;

C. Information on raw materials, processes and products affecting wastewater volume and quality;

D. Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil, solvent or other materials important to sewer use control;

E. A plot plan of sewers of the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment facility location;

F. Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities;

G. Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials through spills to the municipal sewer. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(i))

All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter 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. Sampling methods, location, times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the superintendent. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(j))

Section 13.12.240 Testing methods.

Section 13.12.250 Special agreements authorized.

No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the city for treatment. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-30(k))

Section 13.12.260 Damaging facilities prohibited.

No person(s) shall maliciously, wilfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the wastewater facilities. Any person(s) violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-31)

Section 13.12.270 Inspector powers.

A. Any other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge to the community system in accordance with the provisions of this title.

B. Any duly authorized employees are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The industry must establish that the revelation to the public of the information in question might result in an advantage to competitors.

C. While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in this section, any 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 for 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 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.

D. Any authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the wastewater facilities lying within the easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on the easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-32)(Ord. 11-2007, Amended, 11/06/2007)

Section 13.12.280 Penalties for violations.

A. Any person who violates the regulations of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalties found in Section 1.08.010. Each day for which a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

B. In addition to the penalties specified in subsection A, any person who violates the regulations of this chapter shall be liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the city as a result of the violation. (Ord. 3B-91: Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-33)

Chapter 13.16

SEWER RATES AND FEES

The purpose of this chapter is to generate sufficient revenue to pay all costs for the operation and maintenance of the complete wastewater system. The costs shall be distributed to all users of the wastewater system in proportion to each user's contribution to the total loading of the treatment works. Factors such as strength (BOD and SS), volume and delivery flow rate characteristics shall be considered and included as the basis for the user's contribution to ensure a proportional distribution of operation and maintenance costs to each user (or user class). (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-41(a))

13.16.010 Purpose.

13.16.020 Determination of operation and maintenance costs.

13.16.030 Determination of wastewater contribution percentage.

13.16.040 Determination of surcharges.

13.16.050 Determination of service charge.

13.16.060 Service charge statement.

13.16.070 Review of service charge.

13.16.080 Rates and charges establishment.

13.16.090 Rate notice.

13.16.100 Tapping fees.

13.16.110 Service rates designated.

Section 13.16.010 Purpose.

Section 13.16.020 Determination of operation and maintenance costs.

The city engineer shall determine the total annual costs of operation and maintenance of the wastewater system which are necessary to maintain the capacity and performance during the service life of the treatment works for which the works were designed and constructed. The total annual cost of operation and maintenance shall include but need not be limited to, labor, repairs, equipment replacement, maintenance, necessary modifications, power, sampling, laboratory tests and a reasonable contingency fund. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-41(b))

Section 13.16.030 Determination of wastewater contribution percentage.

A. The director of planning shall determine each user's average daily volume of wastewater, which has been discharged to the wastewater system, which shall then be divided by the average daily volume of all wastewater discharged to the wastewater system, to determine each user's volume contribution percentage. The amount used as the total average daily volume of wastewater shall exclude infiltration and inflow. The director of planning shall determine each user's average daily poundage of five-day twenty-degree Centigrade biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) discharged to the wastewater system to determine each user's BOD contribution percentage.

B. The director of planning shall determine each user's average suspended solids (SS) poundage which has been discharged to the wastewater system which shall then be divided by the average daily poundage of all suspended solids discharged to the wastewater system to determine the user's suspended solids contribution percentage. Each user's volume contribution percentage, BOD contribution percentage and suspended solids contribution percentage shall be multiplied by the annual operation and maintenance costs for wastewater treatment of the total volume flow, of the total five-day twenty-degree Centigrade BOD and of the suspended solids, respectively. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-41(c))(Ord. 11-2007, Amended, 11/06/2007)

Section 13.16.040 Determination of surcharges.

The director of planning will determine the average suspended solids (SS) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) daily loadings for the average residential user. The city will assess a surcharge rate for all nonresidential users discharging wastes with BOD and SS strengths greater than the average residential user. The users will be assessed a surcharge sufficient to cover the costs of treating the user's above-normal strength wastes. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code §28-41(d))(Ord. 11-2007, Amended, 11/06/2007)

Each nonresidential user's wastewater treatment cost contributions as determined in Sections 13.16.030 and 13.16.040 shall be added together to determine the users' annual wastewater service charge. Residential users may be considered to be one class of user and an equitable service charge may be determined for each user based upon an estimate of the total wastewater contribution of this class of user. The city council may classify industrial, commercial and other nonresidential establishments as a residential user; provided, that the wastes from these establishments are equivalent to the wastes from the average residential user with respect to volume, suspended solids and BOD. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-41(e))

Section 13.16.050 Determination of service charge.

Section 13.16.060 Service charge statement.

The city shall submit an annual statement to the user for the user's annual wastewater service charge or one-twelfth of the user's annual wastewater service charge may be included with the monthly water utility billing. The city shall add a penalty of one and one-half percent per month if the payment is not received by the city within fifteen days. Should any user fail to pay the user wastewater service charge and penalty within three months of the due date, the city may stop the wastewater service to the property. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-41(f))

Section 13.16.070 Review of service charge.

The city shall review the total annual cost of operation and maintenance as well as each user's wastewater contribution percentage not less often than every two years and will revise the system as necessary to assure equity of the service charge system established in this chapter and to assure that sufficient funds are obtained to adequately operate and maintain the wastewater treatment works. If a significant user, such as an industry, has completed in-plant modifications which would change that user's wastewater contribution percentage, the user can present at a regularly scheduled meeting of the city council, such factual information and the city shall then determine if the user's wastewater contribution percentage is to be changed. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-41(g))

Section 13.16.080 Rates and charges establishment.

The city council shall by ordinance establish all sewer service charge rates, surcharge rates and any changes thereto. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-41(h))

Section 13.16.090 Rate notice.

Each user will be notified, at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of the user charges which are attributable to wastewater treatment services. (Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-41(i))

A sanitary sewer development fee for the privilege of tapping or connecting to the sanitary sewer system of the city is established and imposed, which shall be paid prior to physical connection or the authorizing of construction of any sanitary waste system tying into the city-owned sanitary sewerage system, which sewer development fee shall be as follows:

Section 13.16.100 Tapping fees.

A. On all multiple-family units, condominiums, town-homes, mobile home parks, or any other multiple-family dwellings, by whatever description or name, except hotels and motels, there shall be charged a sewer development fee of seven hundred fifty dollars per living unit.

B. On all commercial buildings, office buildings, hotels, motels and business buildings of every description, there shall be a sewer development fee of seven hundred fifty dollars for the first toilet or urinal, plus two hundred dollars for each additional toilet and/or urinal in excess of one. Any structure having as its principal or accessory use a facility that would require a high rate of sewage discharge to the sanitary sewer shall pay a fee to be negotiated by contract and shall bear a reasonable relationship to the size of the water service and the average rate of discharge for a single-family dwelling.

C. On all single-family dwelling units there shall be charged a sanitary sewer development fee of seven hundred fifty dollars.

D. Sewer development fees for temporary facilities shall be computed at twenty-five percent of the normal minimum sewer development fee for each year or portion of a year that the temporary facility is expected to be in existence.

E. Whenever it is necessary to install a sewer tap in advance of street construction and prior to actual need of a sewer service, the sewer development fee shall be due and payable at the same time the water service connection fee becomes due or at the time a building permit is applied for, whichever comes first. The fee shall be calculated on the basis of sewer development fees in effect as of the date the fee becomes due.

F. All sewer development fees, upon delivery to the city treasurer, shall be deposited to the credit of a sewer development fund, to be made available for the purposes of paying sewer development debt service only. (Ord. 2A-80 § 1; Ord. 1-80 § 1: Ord. 7-79 § 1 (part): prior code § 28-42)

Section 13.16.110 Service rates designated.

It is the intention of this section to authorize the establishment of a uniform rate structure for the use of the municipal sanitary sewer by the various residents, businesses and other users. There is hereby levied and assessed upon each lot, parcel of land, building, hereinafter referred to as situated within the service area of the city, and having a connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system, a service charge as follows:

A. Eleven Dollars ($11.00) per month for each single-family residence, mobile home, townhouse, condominium and apartment.

B. Eleven Dollars ($11.00) per month for all churches, which shall be defined as a building or premises, and the real property upon which such is located, which is primarily used for conducting public religious worship and instruction.

C. Eleven Dollars ($11.00) per month for all other businesses, premises, lots, buildings or parcels of land provided, however, that in the event the water consumption of such business, premises, lot, building or parcel of land exceeds four thousand gallons for a reading period the user shall pay an additional one dollar ($1.00) per thousand gallons, or any portion thereof, in excess of the four thousand gallons.

D. In the event that individual nonresidential user is identified as producing discharges into the sanitary sewer system which are suspect as to their contents, after review and approval of the acceptance of the discharges by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, the city may elect to execute a separate contract, with an appropriate charge, with that user for the use of the sanitary sewer system in an effort to prevent and control any damage to the system. (Ord. 1-93; Ord. 6B-87 § 1; Ord. 7D-80 § 1: Ord. 11-79 § 1: prior code § 28-43) (Ord. No. 8-94, Amended, 08/02/94; Ord. No. 07-03, Amended, 07/01/03)

Ord. No. 06a-07, Amended, 06/19/07)

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Chapter 13.18

STORM SEWERS

13.18.010 Storm Sewer Connection Permits.

13.18.020 Storm Sewer Connection Fees.

13.18.030 Standards.

Section 13.18.010 Storm Sewer Connection Permits.

A. No person shall tap or make any connection with, nor shall any City officer or employee permit any person to make any connection or tap with a City storm sewer until there has first been issued a permit for the connection or tap of any storm sewer, and until all fees as established in this chapter have been paid in advance.

B. Every person desiring to tap or make any connection with a City storm sewer shall make application therefore to the building official upon forms to be provided therefore and which shall be approved by the building official, who shall likewise designate the appropriate fee for the permit. Upon approval thereof, the building official shall issue a permit and collect the fee therefore in advance.

C. The fees which shall be charged for a permit to tap or make any connection with any City storm sewer shall not be construed to be payment for any of the services from the City storm sewer to the point of use, which costs shall be borne entirely by the permittee. All materials used shall be issued concurrently with the building permit. (Ord. No. 10-93, Enacted, 10/05/93)

Section 13.18.020 Storm Sewer Connection Fees.

Storm sewer development fee for the privilege of tapping or connecting to the City storm sewer system shall be established by Resolution of the City Council. (Ord. No. 10-93, Enacted, 10/05/93)

Section 13.18.030 Standards.

A. Separate sewers shall be provided for collection of stormwater and wastewater. Roof, areaway, drive or foundation drains shall not be connected to sanitary sewers.

B. All applicable Wyoming Department of environmental Quality and Federal Environmental Protection Agency Regulations will be met.

C. Wyoming Public Works Standard Specifications (1993) will be used for construction specifications.

D. A plan, drawn to scale, shall be submitted for each permit. This plan will show all pertinent features including but not limited to structures, storm sewer, curb, gutter, and other utilities. (Ord. No. 10-93, Enacted, 10/05/93)

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Chapter 13.20

GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION CHANNEL REGULATIONS AND FEES