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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 01:11:53+00:00

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"BOD" (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at twenty degrees (20°) C., expressed in milligrams per liter.
"BUILDING DRAIN" shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, or other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet (5') (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
"BUILDING SEWER" shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
"COMBINED SEWER" shall mean a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
"GARBAGE" shall mean solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
"INDUSTRIAL WASTES" shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
"NATURAL OUTLET" shall mean any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.
"NORMAL DOMESTIC WASTEWATER" shall mean wastewater that has a BOD concentration of not more than 230 mg/l and a suspended solids concentration of not more than 260 mg/l.
"OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE" shall mean all expenditures during the useful life of the treatment works for materials, labor, utilities, and other items which are necessary for managing and maintaining the sewage works to achieve the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
"PERSON" shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.
"pH" shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
"PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE" shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such 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 (1/2") (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
"PUBLIC SEWER" shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
"REPLACEMENT" shall mean expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed. The term "Operation and Maintenance" includes replacement.
"RESIDENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR" shall mean any contributor to the City's treatment works whose lot, parcel of real estate, or building is used for domestic dwelling purposes only.
"SANITARY SEWER" shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface, and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
"SEWAGE" shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments together with such ground, surface, and storm waters as may be present.
"SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT" shall mean any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
"SEWAGE WORKS" shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
"SHALL" is mandatory; the term "May" is permissive.
"SLUG" shall mean 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 fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
"SS" (denoting Suspended Solids) shall mean solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
"STORM DRAIN" (sometimes termed "storm sewer") shall mean a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
"SUPERINTENDENT" shall mean the Public Works Director of the City of Falls City, or his authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
"SUSPENDED SOLIDS" shall mean solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids, and are removable by laboratory filtering.
"TREATMENT WORKS" shall mean any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal sewage, domestic sewage, or liquid industrial wastes. These include intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, individual systems, pumping, power, and other equipment and their appurtenances; extensions improvement, remodeling, additions and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities; and any works, including site acquisition of the land that will be an integral part of the treatment process or is used for ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment (including land for composting sludge, temporary storage of such compost, and land used for the storage of treated wastewater in land treatment systems before land application); or any other method or system for preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating, or disposing of municipal waste or industrial waste.
"USEFUL LIFE" shall mean the estimated period during which a treatment works will be operated.
"USER CHARGE" shall mean that portion of the total wastewater service charge which is levied in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of operation, maintenance, and replacement of the wastewater treatment works.
"WATER METER" shall mean a water volume measuring and recording device, furnished and/or installed by the City of Falls City or furnished and/or installed by a user and approved by the City of Falls City.
§3-705 PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED; UNLAWFUL DEPOSIT OF WASTES. 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 of Falls City or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
§3-706 PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED; UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED SEWAGE. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of Falls City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Municipality, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Article.
§3-707 PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED; CESSPOOLS, PRIVIES AND SEPTIC TANKS PROHIBITED. 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.
§3-709 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WHEN APPLICABLE. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of section 3-708, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in section 3-708, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Article, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
§3-710 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM; PERMIT REQUIRED, FEE. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent. 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 Utilities Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
§3-711 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM; PERMIT, WHEN EFFECTIVE; INSPECTIONS. A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. 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 Superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
§3-712 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM; SPECIFICATIONS. The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities when the area of the lot is less than six thousand (6,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
§3-713 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM; 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.
§3-714 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. No statement contained in sections 3-705 through 3-715 shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
§3-715 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL; PUBLIC SEWER AVAILABLE. When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within sixty (60) days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
§3-716 MUNICIPAL SEWER DEPARTMENT; LICENSED PLUMBER. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in or conduct the business of sewer connection and house drainage, excavate any trenches for sewer pipe, open, uncover, or in any manner make connection with or lay any sewer drain, or attach to, modify, or repair any appurtenances thereto without holding a Municipal Plumber's License and without complying with the rules and regulations of the Utilities Superintendent; Provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to apply to persons, firms, or corporations under special contract with the Municipality for the construction, extension, or repair of the Municipal Sewer System.
§3-717 MUNICIPAL SEWER DEPARTMENT; PLUMBER'S LIABILITY. The licensed plumber or drain layer who connects with the public sewer shall be held responsible for any damage he may cause to the sewers or the public ways and property. He shall restore to the complete satisfaction of the Utilities Superintendent all streets that he has excavated and make good any settlement of the ground or pavement caused by his excavations.
§3-718 BUILDING SEWER INSTALLATION; PERMIT REQUIRED. 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 Superintendent.
§3-719 BUILDING SEWER INSTALLATION; CLASSIFICATION; PERMIT APPLICATION, FEE. There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: (a) for residential and commercial service, and (b) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner 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 Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and fifty dollars ($50.00) for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
§3-720 BUILDING SEWER INSTALLATION; EXPENSE. All costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
§3-721 BUILDING SEWER INSTALLATION; SINGLE PREMISE. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one (1) 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, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building sewer.
§3-722 BUILDING SEWER INSTALLATION; USE OF EXISTING SEWERS. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Article.
§3-723 BUILDING SEWER INSTALLATION; CONSTRUCTION CODES. The size, slope, alignment, materials of 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 the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the Municipality. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the Municipality, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight, and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.
§3-724 BUILDING SEWER INSTALLATION; UNLAWFUL CONNECTION. No person shall make connection of roof down spouts, interior and 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 indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
§3-725 BUILDING SEWER INSTALLATION; INSPECTIONS. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection and testing shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative.
§3-726 BUILDING SEWER INSTALLATION; EXCAVATIONS. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and 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.
§3-727 MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM; REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT. The Municipal Sewer Department may require the owner of any property which is within the Municipality and connected to the public sewers or drains to repair or replace any connection line which serves the owner's property and is broken, clogged or otherwise in need of repair or replacement. The property owner's duty to repair or replace such a connection line shall include those portions upon the owner's property and those portions upon public property or easements up to and including the point of junction with the public main.
§3-728 USER CHARGE SYSTEM; PURPOSE. It is determined and declared to be necessary and conductive to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience of the City to collect charges from all users who contribute wastewater to the City's treatment works. The proceeds of such charges so derived will be used for the purpose of operating, maintaining and retiring the debt for such public wastewater treatment works.
§3-729 USER CHARGE SYSTEM; GENERATION OF REVENUES. The user charge system shall generate adequate annual revenues to pay costs of annual operation and maintenance including replacement and costs associated with debt retirement of bonded capital associated with financing the treatment works which the City may by ordinance designate to be paid by the user charge system. That portion of the total user charge which is designated for operation and maintenance including replacement of the treatment works shall be established by this section.
a. An account designated for the specific purpose of defraying operation and maintenance costs (excluding replacement) of the treatment works (Operation and Maintenance Account).
b. An account designated for the specific purpose of ensuring replacement needs over the useful life of the treatment works (Replacement Account). Deposits in the Replacement Account shall be made quarterly from the operation, maintenance and replacement revenue in the amount of seventeen thousand forty-five dollars ($17,045.00) annually.
Fiscal year-end balances in the Operation and Maintenance Account and the Replacement Account shall be carried over to the same accounts in the subsequent fiscal year, and shall be used for no other purposes than those designated for these accounts. Monies which have been transferred from other sources to meet temporary shortages in the Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Fund shall be returned to their respective accounts upon appropriate adjustment of the user charge rates for operation, maintenance and replacement. The user charge rates shall be adjusted such that the transferred monies will be returned to their respective accounts within the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the monies were borrowed.
§3-730 USER CHARGE SYSTEM; RATES. Each user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on his use of the treatment works as determined by water meter(s) acceptable to the City.
For residential contributors, quarterly user charges will be based on quarterly water usage during the months of January, February and March. If a residential contributor has not established a January, February and March average, his quarterly user charge shall be the median charge of all other residential contributors.
For industrial and commercial contributors, user charges shall be based on water used during the current month. If a commercial or industrial contributor has a consumptive use of water, or in some other manner uses water which is not returned to the wastewater collection system, the user charge for that contributor may be based on a wastewater meter(s) or separate water meter(s) installed and maintained at the contributor's expense, and in a manner acceptable to the City.
The minimum charge per quarter shall be one dollar sixty-two cents ($1.62). In addition, each contributor shall pay a user charge rate for operation and maintenance including replacement of forty-six cents (46¢) per 1000 gallons of water (or wastewater) as determined in the preceding section and an additional thirty-two cents (32¢) per 1000 gallons of water (or wastewater) for debt retirement.
Any user which discharges any toxic pollutants which cause an increase in the cost of managing the effluent or the sludge from the City's treatment works, or any user which discharges any substance which singly or by interaction with other substances causes identifiable increases in the cost of operation, maintenance, or replacement of the treatment works, shall pay for such increased costs. The charge to each such user shall be as determined by the responsible plant operating personnel and approved by the City Council.
The user charge rates established in this section apply to all users, regardless of their location, of the City's treatment works.
§3-731 USER CHARGE SYSTEM; REVIEW. The City will review the user charge system at least every two (2) years, and revise user charge rates as necessary to ensure that the system generates adequate revenues to pay the costs of operation and maintenance including replacement and that the system continues to provide for the proportional distribution of operation and maintenance including replacement costs among users and user classes.
The City will notify each user at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate being charged for operation, maintenance including replacement of the treatment works.
§3-734 MUNICIPAL SEWER DEPARTMENT; SERVICE CONTRACTS. Contracts for sewer service are not transferable. Any person wishing to change from one location to another shall make a new application and sign a new contract. If any customer shall move from the premise where service is furnished, or if the said premise is destroyed by fire or other casualty, he shall at once inform the Utilities Superintendent who shall cause the sewer service to be shut off from the said premise. If the customer should fail to give notice, he shall be charged for that period of time until the official in charge of sewers is otherwise advised of such circumstances.
§3-735 PROHIBITED DISCHARGES; STORM WATER, SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER, COOLING WATER AND PROCESS WATER. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any Storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial waters to any sanitary sewer.
Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process water may be discharged, on approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural outlet.
1. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
2. Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, including but not limited to cyanides in excess of two (2) mg/l as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
3. 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 sewage works.
4. 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 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 and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
1. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) (65° degrees C).
2. Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two degrees (32°) and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°) (0 and 65° C).
3. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor three-fourths (3/4) 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 water or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the limits established by the Superintendent for such materials.
6. Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Superintendent as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of State, Federal, or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
7. 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.
a. Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, Fuller's earth, lime slurries, and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as but not limited to, sodium chloride or sodium sulfate).
b. Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
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 concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
10. 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.
c) having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of the average sewage low of the City, shall be subject to the re view of the Superintendent.
c) control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
Plans, specifications, and other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Superintendent and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
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 section 3-730.
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, and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
§3-739 GREASE, OIL AND SAND INTERCEPTORS; WHEN REQUIRED. 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 grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such 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.
§3-740 PRELIMINARY TREATMENT OR FLOW EQUALIZING FACILITIES; MAINTENANCE BY OWNER. 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.
§3-741 CONTROL MANHOLES/SAMPLING STATIONS; WHEN REQUIRED; INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE. When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters and other 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 Superintendent. 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.
§3-742 CONTROL MANHOLES/SAMPLING STATIONS; METHOD. All measurements, tests, and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this Article, 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 said control manhole. In the event 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. The particular analysis involved will determine whether a twenty-four (24) hour composite of all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analysis are obtained from twenty-four (24) hour composites of all outfalls whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples.
§3-743 HAZARDOUS AND PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES; SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS PERMITTED; USE FEE SURCHARGE. No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Municipality and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Municipality for treatment, subject to payment therefor, by the industrial concern.
§3-744 SANITARY SUPPLY SYSTEM; DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. No person or persons shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the wastewater facilities. Any person or persons violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
(3) When the entire system of plumbing has been completed and the same is ready for use.
§3-746 COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE; INSPECTIONS GENERALLY. The Superintendent and 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 system in accordance with the provisions of this Article. The Superintendent or his representatives shall have no authority to inquire into any processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in this section, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company.
§3-748 MUNICIPAL SEWER DEPARTMENT; SEPARATE WATER SOURCE. In the event a sewerage customer is not a user of water supplied and rendered by the Municipal Water Department, or uses water from another source in addition to the water supplied by the Municipality, the Governing Body may require the installation of a meter for the customer at the expense of the customer to compute the amount of water used for the purpose of billing the customer for the amount of water actually emptied into the Municipal Sewer System.
§3-749 VIOLATION; NOTICE AND LIABILITY. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article except section 3-744 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 not to exceed thirty (30) days. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
§3-750 PENAL PROVISION; VIOLATION. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided in section 3-749, shall be guilty of an offense, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation. Each twenty-four (24) hour period in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
§3-751 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or provision of this Article shall not affect the validity of any other part of this Article which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.

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