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BEING ~ ORDINANCE MiENDZNG ORDINANCE NO. 853~
CITY CODE OF 1977, &8 M(BNDED~ PERT&ZNING TO W~TER~
BANITARY BEWER AND BTORM BEWER BERVZCEB ~ CONNECTION~
The City of Columbia does ordain:
SECTION l:
Chapter 4, Article III, of Ordinance No. 853, City
Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which has been
repealed by Ordinance No. 1224, shall hereafter
read as follows, to wit:
CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE III
Water, Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer
Services and Connections
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MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM .............
COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS ...........
WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS; PERMIT REQUIREMENTS .
WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS AND DISCONNECTIONS;
CHARGES; MANNER AND COSTS - ..........
Connection and Disconnection Charges ......
Manner and Costs ................
INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AND
SPECIFICATIONS .................
SERVICES: RESTRICTIONS ON LAYING OF PIPES . . .
SERVICES: SEPARATE SERVICE TO EACH BUILDING . .
SEPARATE CURB STOP REQUIRED FOR EACH BUILDING. .
TWO OR MORE SERVICES ON ONE CURB STOP .....
MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVICE PIPES . .
UNUSED SERVICE PIPE ..............
CONTROL OF WATER; DISCLAIMER; LIABILITY ....
Right to Shut Off Water or Vary Water Pressure .
Pressure and Supply Not Guaranteed .......
Disclaimer of Liability ............
WATER METERS ............- - - - - -
Requirements and InstallatiOn .........
Requirements of Seal ...._ _ . .
Protection, Damage and RePairs..
Removal; Replacement ......
Tampering Prohibited; Estimation ~f
Meter Testing ..........
Remote Meter Registers ......
WATER RATES AND CHARGES; RULES AND REGULATIONS .
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Charges ........ . · -
owner Liability for charges ' ~ % 6f~ '
Statements; Delinquent Bills; S u - for
on Pa ent; Resumption of Services ·
N .- _ym .... ~ls Pauable at Finance
Department .... _l_l_i.' .... ] ]
DISCONTINUANCE OF S~R¥~u~ ....
REINSTATEMENT OF SERVICE ....... '
FIRE SERVICES ..... .
Construction ...... -' ' - -
Activation of Detector Flow me=er · ·
Limitation of si.e ..... [ [ [ [ [
Prohibited Use · i ..... . . .
Requirement of Meter ...... .
FIRE HYDRANTS .......... ] .....
Permit Requirements ....... ' . .
Flushing streets and Sewers .... ~ ~ [ [..
Opening ' ' ·
Use as Temporary e v ce by Con rctors · · ·
MISCELU~EOUS pROVISIOnS · · ' ~r~vate ~u~ply
Water Supply From Two sources;
Substituted for city Water · -.: - ~ ~ '
of Direct connec=1on f
Disconnection ...........
Two sources ..... ~ ~i ' ' '
Requirements of Safety e cea ......
airs to Comply With Provisions .......
Rep ~ ~-~-~- tion Not Guaranteed .....
Accuracy oz x~.~a . .
Restriction of Water Use ..- $ ~y' ~ % i %
Provisions Considered Part of E e C n r c · ·
MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM ............
DEFINITIONS S~S~E& ......
PUBLIC SEWAGE ............
Prohibited Acts ....
Required Use · '
REQUIREMENT OF ~}T~, I~s6~CE'AND
iNDEMNIFICATIONS ................
Prohibited Connections .............
Permits and Bonds ~p~l~ i ~ ~ .........
Permit charges and c t o s ........
indemnification by Owner ....
s~R CONS~UC~O.S~ ~ ~ ~ u R N s
AND SPECIFICATIONS ...............
Building Sewers ............
Separate . . ·
connection to Public Sewer ........
Excavations ' ~ %o'P~b~i~ ~e~e~ ' ' · ·
Minimum Parcel size
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Specifications .................
REGULATIONS GOVERNING USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS . . .
Prohibited Use .......
Storm Waters and n o 1 t d n e ......
Prohibited Substances .............
Requirement of Interceptors .
Certain Types of Uses; Subject ~o'A~p~o~a~ ~ ~ ~
Preliminary Treatment ....
Maintenance of Preliminary Tr~a%men~ ~a~i~i~i~s]
Maintenance of Services ............
Requirements of Manholes ............
4.326(10) Measurements, Tests, and Analyses .......
4.326(11) Special Provisions; Industrial Wastes .....
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4.327(1)
4.327(2)
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4.328(1)
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MISCELLANEOUS SEWAGE REGULATORY PROVISIONS . . .
Property Damage ................
Inspections; Authority and Powers .......
VIOLATIONS ...................
Misdemeanor ..................
Liability for Damages .............
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(A)
(B)
MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM
COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS
No person shall make, construct or install any water
service installation, or make use of any water service
connected to the water system except in the manner provided
in this Chapter, nor shall any person make, construct,
install or make use of any installation connected to the
water system contrary to the regulatory provisions of this
Chapter.
WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS: pERMIT REOUIREMENTS
permit Required
No person other than a city employee shall uncover or make
or use any City municipal water system except pursuant to
a permit obtained from the Inspections Department.
Conditions of Permit
No permit to tap or connect with sewer or water service in
the City shall be granted for service to property for which
there are delinquent taxes, delinquent special assessments,
or unpaid special charges, as of the date of the perm,%
application.
(C) Deposit for Water Used Durinq Construction
4. 304
4.304(~)
(A)
A deposit for the estimated amount of water to be used
during construction shall be paid when filing for a
plumbing permit.
(D) Excavation Permit
(B)
(c)
(D)
4.304(2)
(A)
(B)
An excavation permit pursuant to Chapter 6, Article III,
Section 1 hereof, is required if any part of the excavation
for municipal water is within a city street.
WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS AND DISCONNECTIONS; CHARGES;
MANNER AND COSTS
Connection a~d Disconnection CharGes
Water service for any premises, building or building unit,
shall not be commenced or restarted until a connection fee
in an amount set by resolution of the Council is paid to
the Clerk, together with any delinquent water bills from
past service to said building or building unit, and any
unpaid and delinquent special assessments.
Where separate water meters are installed to service
separate locations or units within the same building, the
provisions of this section relating to delinquent water
bills shall only apply to those locations or units for
which such delinquencies exist.
The provisions of this section shall remain in full force
and effect without regard to any private contractual
agreements or responsibilities between individuals or
firms, regarding the payment of water bills, and the
providing of utility services.
A disconnection fee as set by resolution of the Council
shall be charged upon voluntary or involuntary termination
of water service at any premises, building or building
unit.
Manner and costs
Taps or connections to the water mains shall be made by the
Public Works Department at no extra cost to the applicant
for taps up to and including one (1) inch in size.
Taps larger than one (1) inch shall be made by applicant at
the expense of the applicant.
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(c)
Ail taps and connections shall be left uncovered until
inspected and tested by the Public Works Department. All
connections shall conform with City specification.
4.305
INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AND
SPECIFICATIONS
Ail installations of services shall comply with the
following:
(A)
Ail services shall be constructed by a licensed plumber at
the owner's expense.
Services two (2) inches in diameter and less shall be "Type
K" copper. All services larger than two (2) inches in
diameter, shall be cast iron or ductile iron.
(c)
Ail taps two (2) inches in diameter or smaller shall be
made with the use of a corporation stop designed for
tapping under pressure.
(D)
The maximum size corporation stop that can be tapped
directly into the main is as follows:
PIPE SIZE
Up to 4" cast iron or ductile iron
6" cast iron or ductile iron
TAP SIZE
3/4"
The maximum size corporation stop that can be used with
double-strap bronze service saddle is as follows:
PIPE SIZE
4" cast iron or ductile iron
6" cast iron or ductile iron
8" cast iron or ductile iron
TAP SIZE
1-1/2"
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(F)
Ail taps other than those allowed in the preceding
paragraph shall be made only with the use of an approved
tapping sleeve and valve.
(G)
Ail corporation stops must have clear openings of the same
diameter as the pipe with which they are placed and be of
a make and pattern approved by the Public Works Department.
(H)
Ail curb stops one (1) inch and larger shall be of the
Mueller Oriseal design or approved equal.
(I)
All services must be placed not less than seven (7) feet
below finished grade; and each service two (2) inches in
diameter and smaller shall have a Minneapolis pattern
base curb stop fitted with a stop box set on the property
line at the same grade as an existing or proposed sidewalk.
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(J)
(K)
(L)
The stop box used shall have a Minneapolis base and be of
a design approved by the Public Works Department. Stop
boxes on curb stops one and one-fourth (1-1/4) inch
diameter and smaller shall have an unobstructed opening of
one and one-half (1-1/2) inch diameter. Curb stops one and
one-half (1-1/2) inch diameter and larger shall have an
unobstructed opening of a minimum size as the service pipe.
All stop boxes shall be fitted with a cover approved by the
Public Works Department. Every service pipe must have a
shut-off valve placed adjacent to and on the street side of
the meter which must be kept in working order at all times
so that the water may be shut off by the occupant of the
premises. Said valve shall be no more than one (1) foot
from the inside wall of the structure. There shall also be
a gate valve placed on the outlet side of the water meter,
not more than one (1) foot from the meter so that the meter
can be taken out or replaced without draining the plumbing
system of the building. All valves shall have a clear
opening the size of the inside diameter of the service.
The minimum size water service allowed shall be one (1)
inch.
Plumbers shall leave all new water services shut off at the
curb stop after completing the testing. Curb stops are to
remain off until a water meter has been installed.
SERVICES: RESTRICTIONS ON LAYING OF PIPES
No customer shall be permitted to conduct water pipes
across lots or buildings to adjoining properties; but all
service pipes shall be laid on streets, alleys, or public
ground to the properties to be served and entered at the
front or rear when practical of the building nearest the
main.
SERVICES: SEPARATE SERVICE TO EACH BUILDING
No new service shall be constructed and no existing service
shall be changed in such manner that more than one building
and in the case of residential property, one living unit
shall be on the same service pipe, without specific
approval of the City Engineer.
SEPARATE CURB STOP REQUIRED FOR EACH BUILDING
Owners of properties having water services which do not
have separate curb stops and boxes for each building or
which otherwise do not conform to the requirements in this
chapter at the time of its passage may be required to put
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4.310
(a)
(B)
4.311
in such curb stop or make such other changes as are
necessary to conform to these requirements, when so
instructed by the Public Works Department.
TWO OR MORE SERVICES ON ONE CURB STOP
Where there are two or more services on one curb stop the
water will not be turned on for one service unless the
service pipes supplying the entire premises are metered and
the water bill is paid for each service. The property
owner shall be held responsible for the water bill and any
maintenance, repairs or replacements of the service line
where more than one unit is served by one service line.
MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVICE PIPES
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to
maintain and/or replace service pipes, including curb
stops, from the corporation on the main to the meter.
The property owner shall immediately repair any leak
occurring in his service pipe when the property owner is
notified by the Public Works Department that the leak is in
their service. Within twenty-four 24 hours, the property
owner shall provide the department the name of the
contractor that will make the repair and when the repair
will be made, which repair must be completed within two (2)
days. If the repair has not been completed within
three (3) days from the date the property owner was first
notified of the leak, the Public Works Department shall
cause the work to be completed and the property owner will
be billed for all expenses involved. If for some reason
the work is deemed to be a hazard for the safety and
welfare of the general public, the Public Works Department
may cause the work to be completed immediately after
discovering the leak, and bill all expenses to the
customer.
UNUSED SERVICE PIPE
Ail service pipes that become useless or abandoned,
including previously abandoned or unused services upon
discovery of the same, must be permanently closed off and
plugged at the watermain by the property owner and so
reported to the Public Works Department. In the event the
property owner fails to shut off the service after being
notified by certified mail, the Public Works Department may
perform the necessary work and charge all expenses involved
to the owner of the property.
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4.312(1)
4.312(2)
4.312(3)
4.313
4.313(1)
(a)
(B)
CONTROL OF WATER; DISCLAIMER; LIABILITY
Riqht to Shut Off Water or Vary Water Pressure
The Public Works Department reserves the right, at any time
when necessary and without notice, to discontinue water
supply or to vary water pressure for the purpose of making
repairs or extensions or for any other purpose deemed to be
in the best interest of the general public health and
welfare. No claim shall be made against the City of
Columbia Heights for any damage that may result from
shutting off water or from varying the water pressure. The
Public Works Department shall give notice prior to shutting
off water if conditions are such that it is possible to do
so.
Pressure and Supply Not Guaranteed
The Public Works Department does not guarantee the customer
any fixed pressure or a continuous supply. In emergencies
water may be shut off without notice.
Disclaimer of Liability
The Public Works Department shall not be held responsible
by reason of the breaking of any service pipe or apparatus,
frozen water services, shut-off, fixtures within the
premises, for failure in the supply of water, or variances
in pressure.
WATER METERS
Requirements and Installation
Except for extinguishing of fire, no person or other entity
except authorized City employees shall use water from the
water supply system or permit water to be drawn therefrom
unless the same be metered by passing through a meter
furnished by the Public Works Department at the expense of
such person or entity.
The Public Works Department shall insure that every
customer and user of City water is provided with a properly
installed water meter upon request therefore. All meters
shall be installed by a licensed plumber or by the Public
Works Department in accordance with the following rules:
Meters shall be placed on the service pipe not to
exceed one (1) foot from the wall or floor where such
pipe enters the premises;
(2) There shall be a valve between the meter and the wall;
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(A)
(B)
(C)
4.313(3)
(3)
The meter must be placed in a suitable place so as to
keep it dry and clean, protected from frost;
(4)
Ail meters shall be readily accessible to the meter
reader and inspectors of the Public Works Department.
For purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Code,
delegated City officials upon presentation of proper
identification shall have the authority to enter any
premises during reasonable hours for inspection or
maintenance of said water meter.
Requirements of Seal
Every water meter shall be sealed by an employee of the
City at the time of installation; and at any time
thereafter where the seal has been broken.
No person shall break or remove said seal except an
authorized employee of the Public Works Department,
provided however, that a licensed plumber may break said
seal for the purpose of making necessary repairs after
being granted specific permission by the Public Works
Department.
Any broken seal or removed water meter shall be reported to
the City within 24 hours of such action, or as soon as
discovered.
Protection, Damage and Repairs
The property owner or occupant of premises where a meter is
installed shall be held responsible for its care and
protection from freezing or hot water, and from other
injury or interference from any person or persons. Meters
that are liable to become damaged by hot water shall be
protected by the installation of a reliable check and
relief valve. In case of damage to the meter, or in case
of its stoppage or imperfect working, the property owner or
occupant shall give immediate notice to the office of the
Public Works Department. All meters that are broken or
damaged by negligence of owners or occupants of the
premises, or by freezing, hot water, or other damage,
including ordinary wear and tear, shall be repaired by the
Public Works Department and the cost of repairs shall be
paid by the owner or occupant.
4.313(4)
Removal; Replacement
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4.313(6)
4.313(7)
4.314
Whenever a water meter is installed on a water service in
a premise that is to be remodeled, removed, or destroyed,
or where the service is discontinued so that the water
meter is no longer needed, the owner of such premises shall
give notice to the Public Works Department to remove such
meter, and free access to such meter must be provided so
that the meter may be removed. If the meter is lost or
damaged, the owner of the premises shall be required to
replace the same at the replacement value.
Tamperinq Prohibited; ~stimation of Bill
No one shall in any way interfere with the proper
registration of a water meter. If any meter is found to
have been tampered with, the water bill shall be estimated
for the period and the meter repaired and tested. Upon
repetition of the offense, it will be optional with the
Public Works Department to discontinue the water service or
collect the amount estimated due. The basis of estimating
the bill shall be on the amount of the largest quarter
billed in the preceding year from the date of the tampering
of the meter.
Meter Testinq
In case there is doubt as to the accuracy of a water meter
on the part of the customer, he may have the meter tested
by the Public Works Department; at which test he may be
present if he so desires. If the meter is found to
register within two (2) percent of being correct a charge
will be made to pay for the labor of making such tests. If
the meter is found to measure two (2) percent or more
incorrectly, no charge shall be made for making the test.
If the meter should be found to over-register more than
two (2) percent, there shall be a proportional deduction
made from the previous water bill. A water meter shall be
considered to register satisfactorily when it registers
within two (2) percent of accuracy.
Remote Meter Registers
When remote registers have been installed, and there is a
conflict between the inside meter reading and the remote
register reading, the inside meter reading shall prevail as
the actual reading for billing purposes.
WATER RATES AND CHARGES; RULES AND REGULATIONS
4.314(1)
Charqes
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4.314(2)
4.314(3)
(A)
(B)
(C)
The Council shall by resolution fix all charges and
penalties for late payment for water and sewer service and
for garbage and rubbish hauling rates for dwellings and
shall similarly fix the rates by which such charges shall
be computed. All such utility bills may be collected as
provided for water billing by Section 4.314(3).
Owner Liability for CharGes
In billing water service the rates shall be applied
separately for the consumption through each meter. The
property owner shall be liable for water supplied to the
property owner's property, whether the owner is occupying
the property or not, and any charges unpaid shall be a lien
upon the property.
Statements; Delinquent Bills, Shut-Off for Non-Pa~vment;
Resumption of Services
Accountinq
The administration services of the City shall provide for
a method of periodic accounting and recording of water
consumed at each metered location throughout the City.
Bills shall then be calculated to include connecting and
disconnecting charges; minimum charges for availability of
water services, regardless of connection or usage; and
consumption charges as necessary and appropriate for
revenue for the maintenance and operation of the City water
works facilities.
Statements
The administrative service shall mail said water bills to
the owner at the address listed for each specified meter
location or to such address as the owner of record may
request in writing.
Due Date
Water bills are due and payable on the 10th day of the
month following the date of the postmark. Any bill not
paid by the close of business on the 10th day of the month
following its mailing is delinquent, at which time a charge
established by the City Council shall be added to the
billing. Partial payments shall be considered as payment
towards most dated amounts billed.
(D)
Delinquent Bills
The administrative service shall ascertain all water bills
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(F)
(G)
that are delinquent after the 10th day of the month and
mail notice of such delinquency to the occupant of the
metered location by the 20th day of the same month. If such
bill remains unpaid at the last day of the month in which
the delinquency notice was sent, the administrative service
shall send a second written notice of such delinquency.
Said notice shall include a statement that water service
will be discontinued unless full payment is received by the
loth day of the month following the month in which the
first delinquency notice was mailed. Before the water will
be turned on, the entire account, including any current
charges must be paid, with and including the charge
established by the Council for turning the water off and
on. Water will be turned on only during regular working
hours. If water bills are not paid, the bills may be
levied against the property owner prior to turning the
water back on, and proof of levy payment must be provided
to the administrative service prior to said service being
turned back on.
Shut-Off for Non-Payment
Water service may be discontinued at any time thereafter,
subject to the following exceptions:
Service may not be discontinued in this manner for:
(1)
Any tenant, lessee, or individual occupant of a
multiple dwelling or commercial building which does
not have a separate meter for each separate tenant,
lessee, or occupant unit.
(2)
Any person who has filed with the Clerk a written
protest of the amount billed, either in whole or in
part, together with the reasons or basis for such
protest.
Shut-Off for Non-Payment under 4.314(3)
(1)
Water service may be discontinued under circumstances
described in Section 4.314(3)(E)(1) by providing
thirty (30) days written "Final Notice" to each
individual tenant, lessee or occupant.
(2)
Upon expiration of twenty five (25) days of said
thirty (30) day period, additional written notice
shall be provided to each individual tenant, lessee,
or occupant indicating whe%her the dellnquen% wa%er
bills remain unpaid.
Shut-Off for Non-Payment under 4.314(3)(E)(2)
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(H)
4.314(4)
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4.316
4.317
4.317(1)
4.317(2)
Under circumstances described in Section 4.314(3)(E)(2),
the administrative service shall investigate the basis for
the protest and issue a report of its findings to the
aggrieved party. When so warranted by the results of the
investigation, water service may thereafter be terminated
upon twenty four (24) hours' notice.
Certification of Delinquent Bills
The Council may certify unpaid and delinquent water bills
to the County Auditor annually for collection pursuant to
the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 444.075.
Water Service Bills Payable at Finance Department
Ail bills for water and other services are payable at the
office of the Finance Department during regular working
hours, or as otherwise provided by said Finance Department.
DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE
Any customer desiring to discontinue the use of water must
notify the Public Works Department in writing. The Public
Works Department shall turn off the water, subject to any
fees established.
REINSTATEMENT OF SERVICE
No firm, company or corporation or individuals from whose
premises the water shall have been shut off shall turn the
water on without permission from the Public Works
Department.
FIRE SERVICES
construction
The construction of fire services shall be allowed as
provided under the building code and Inspection Department.
Detector flow meters shall be installed on any separate
fire service line.
Activation of Detec%or Flow Meter
When the detector flow meter is activated by flow through
the fire system, it shall be the duty of the property owner
or occupant to notify the Public Works Department within
twenty-four (24) hours thereafter.
4.317(3)
Limitation of Size
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The Public Works Department shall reserve the right to
limit the size of fire protection services where the street
mains are of such size as to make it necessary in order to
protect public interest.
4.317(4) Prohibited Use
In any case when the owner or occupant of any premises are
found to be using water from a fire service for other
purposes than fire protection, such act shall be cause for
requiring metering of the fire service with a meter
specified by the Public Works Department, at the expense of
the owner.
4.317(5) Requirement of Meter
The Public Works Department reserves the right at any time
to require the property owner of the premises supplied with
fire services to furnish and install, at his expense and
under the direction of the Public Works Department an
approved water meter and to keep the same in accurate
operating condition, if it finds it necessary to do so to
protect the public interest.
4.318
FIRE HYDRANTS
4.318(1)
Permit Requirements
No person other than an authorized city employee shall use
a fire hydrant without first obtaining a permit therefore
from the Public Works Department.
4.318(2) Flushing Streets and Sewers
Hydrants used for construction purposes or for flushing
sewers and streets shall have a reducing coupling attached
to the nozzle of the hydrant with an independent throttling
valve for regulating the supply.
4.318(3) Opening Hydrants
Hydrants shall be opened only with a numbered hydrant
spanner.
4.318(4) Use as Temporary Service by contractors
Temporary service from fire hydrants is available for
contractors. A meter will be obtained from the Public
Works Department and a charge shall be made for hook-up.
The charges for such water service shall be at the same
rate as other services. Responsibility for the safety of
and security of the meter lies with the contractor. The
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4.319(1)
4.319(2)
4.319(3)
4.319(4)
4.319(5)
4.319(6)
contractor shall place a deposit for the replacement value
of the meter with the Public Works Department at the time
of the request for application.
M~SCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Water SuDDlv From Two Sources; Private Supply Substituted
for City Water
On premises where water is supplied from two sources, the
City water being one of the systems, the piping system for
City water must be entirely separated from that of the
other source. If other than City water is to be furnished
on premises previously supplied with City water, the
property owner or his plumber must give notice at the
office of the Public Works Department when he will make
this change and must also cut off the water at the
corporation stop and disconnect the service pipe.
Disconnection of Direct ConDection of Two Sources
Premises now having direct connection between the city
water supply and another supply shall forthwith disconnect
the same.
Requirements of Safety Devices
Customers are required to equip boilers, heating plants,
and refrigeration machinery with safety devices and/or
backflow preventers; or provide auxiliary supplies.
Repairs to Comply With Provisions
Repairs made to existing services shall cause such service
to conform in every respect with this chapter.
Accuracy of Information Not Guaranteed
Such information as may be obtained from the records, maps,
employees, etc., of the Public Works Department relative to
the location of water mains and service pipes will be
furnished to licensed plumbers and interested parties, but
the Public Works Department does not guarantee the accuracy
of the same.
RestrictioD of Water Use
The Public Works Department reserves the right to Drohibit
the use of water for yard sprinklers, elevators, air
conditioners, coolers, and large consumers of water when in
the judgment of the Public Works Department it shall be
necessary to do so for the protection of public interest.
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4.319(7) Provisions Considered Part of Every Contract
4.320
4.321
The foregoing rules and regulations shall be considered a
part of the contract for every person who takes water
supplied by the City of Columbia Heights, and shall be
considered as having expressed his agreement to be bound
thereby.
MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM
DEFINITIONS
The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in this section:
(a)
"B.O.D." (Denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) means
the quantity of oxygen utilized in the bio-chemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure in 5 days at 20 degrees C, expressed in
parts per million by weight.
(b)
"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 3 feet outside the
inner face of the building wall.
(c)
"Building sewer" means the extension from the
building drain to the public sewer or other place of
disposal.
"Combined sewer" means a sewer receiving both surface
runoff and sewage.
(e)
"Garbage" means solid wastes from the preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food, and from the
handling, storage and sale of produce.
(f)
"Industrial wastes" means any liquid wastes from
industrial processes as distinct from sanitary
sewage.
(g)
"Natural outlet" means any outlet into a watercourse,
pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground
water.
(h)
"Ph" means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the
weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of
solution.
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4.322
(i)
(J)
(k)
(1)
(m)
"Properly shredded garbage" means the wastes from the
preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have
been shredded to such degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater
than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
"Public sewer" means a sewer in which all owners of
abutting properties have equal rights and is
controlled by public authority.
"Sanitary sewer" means a sewer which carries sewage
and to which storm, surface, and ground waters are
not intentionally admitted.
"Sewage" means 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" means any arrangement of
devices and structures used for treating sewage.
(n)
(o)
(P)
"Sewage works" means all facilities and equipment for
collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of
sewage.
"Sewer" means a pipe or conduit for carrying
sewage.
"Storm sewer" or "storm drain" means a sewer which
carries storm and surface waters and drainage but
excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
(q)
(r)
"Suspended solids" means solids that either float on
the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage
or other liquids; and which are removable by
laboratory filtering.
,,Watercourse" means a channel in which a flow of
water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
PUBLIC SEWAGE SYSTEM
4.322(1)
prohibited Acts
The following acts are unlawful:
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(A)
(B)
(C)
4.322(2)
4.323
4.323(1)
4.323(2)
It is unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit
to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or
private property within the city, or in any area under the
jurisdiction of said city, any human or animal excrement,
garbage, or other objectionable waste.
It is unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet within
the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
city, any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, or other
polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been
provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
part.
It is unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy
vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or
used for the disposal of sewage.
Required Use
Ail houses, buildings, or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose,
situated within the city, shall connect with and use public
sanitary sewers. No private sewage system is lawful within
the city.
REQUIREMENTS OF pERMITS, INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION
Prohibited Connections
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 building inspection department and
otherwise complying with the terms of this chapter.
Permits and Bonds
Permits for building sewers and connections shall be taken
out by a master plumber, licensed with the City, who shall
furnish a bond in the amount of $2,000, conditioned so as
to secure compliance by the principal with all of the
provisions of this code and so as to further secure
performance by the principal of all jobs and projects
undertaken within the city.
4.323(3)
Permit Charges and Applications
Metropolitan sewer availability charges (SAC), if any,
shall be paid at the time the permit is taken out. The
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4.323(4)
4.323(5)
4.323(6)
4.323(7)
owner or his agent shall make application on a special form
furnished by the City Building Inspection Permit
Department. The permit application shall be supplemented
by any plans, specifications, or other information which
the City Engineer may reasonably require.
Permit and Inspection Fees
A permit and inspection fee as provided by City Council
Resolution shall be paid to the City at the time the
application is filed.
Permit Cards
The city shall furnish a permit card with permit number
which shall be prominently displayed on property where
sewer connection is being made; said card shall be
displayed for the duration of the work.
Insurance Requirements
Prior to the commencement of construction work such master
plumber shall take out and maintain insurance against
damages to property or injury or death to persons, which
policies shall indemnify and save harmless the city and all
of its officers and personnel against any claim, demand,
damages, actions or cause of action arising out of or by
reason of the doing of the work or activities related or
incident thereto, and from any costs, disbursements, or
expenses of defending the same. The property damage
insurance coverage shall be in the amount of $50,000 or
more, and the public liability insurance for injury or
death to persons shall be in the amount of $100,000 and
$300,000. Proof of such insurance shall be filed with the
city prior to commencement of construction work, and such
policy shall provide that the city shall be notified
immediately of any termination or modification of such
insurance.
Indemnification by Master Plumber
Should the insurance coverage hereinbefore provided be
inadequate in amount then such master plumber shall himself
indemnify and save harmless the city and all of its
officers and personnel in like manner.
4.323(8)
Indemnification by owner
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and
connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the
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owner. The owner shall indemnify the city for any loss or
damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the
installation of the building sewer. The city engineer
shall establish rules and regulations for the proper
implementation of this part, which when approved by the
council by resolution, shall govern the installation of
building sewers and connections.
4.324
SEWER RATES
Sewer rates shall be established by resolution of the City
Council and billings shall be administered as delineated in
4.314(3) of this Chapter. Quantity of sewage for billing
purposes is based upon water metered, or required metered,
in the case of a source other than the city water system
unless special meters approved by the City Engineer, are
installed and maintained, at the property owner's expense,
for the specific purpose of metering sewage.
4.325
SEWER CONSTRUCTION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND
SPECIFICATIONS
4.325(1)
Separate Buildinq Sewers
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building and in the case of residential property,
one living unit, unless otherwise authorized by the City
Engineer. Old building sewers may be used in connection
with new buildings only when they are found, on examination
and test by the Public Works Department, to meet all
requirements of this section.
4.325(2)
Connection to Public Sewer
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer
shall be made at the wye branch, if such branch is
available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is
twelve (12) inches in diameter or less, and no properly
located wye branch is available, the owner shall at his
expense install a wye branch in the public sewer at the
location specified by the City Engineer. Where the public
sewer is greater than twelve (12) inches in diameter, and
no properly located wye branch is available, a neat hole
may be cut into the public sewer to receive the building
sewer, with entry in the downstream direction at an angle
of about forty-five (45 degrees) degrees. A forty-five
degree ell may be used to make such connection with the
spigot end cut so as not to extend past the inner surface
of the public sewer. The 0.8 point of the building sewer
at the point of connection shall be at the 0.8 point or at
a higher elevation than the public sewer. A smooth, neat
joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and
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watertight by engagement in concrete. Special fittings may
be used for the connection only when approved by the City
Engineer. No portion of the building service shall extend
into the public sewer.
4.325(3) Excavations
Ail excavations required for the installation of a building
sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved
by the City Engineer. Tunneling may be permitted but no
tunnel shall exceed 6 feet in length and the pipe shall be
installed so as to permit inspection of all joints. No
backfill shall be placed until work has been inspected by
the City. Ail 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 Engineer.
4.325(4) Inspection, Connection to Public Sewer
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify
the Public Works Department when the building sewer is
ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer.
The connection shall be made under the supervision of the
City Engineer or his representative.
4.325(5) Minimum Parcel Size
No building sewer or connection to the city sanitary sewer
system shall be permitted or made from any building or
structure located on a lot, piece or parcel of land or
several lots, pieces or parcels of land having a total
width less than that permitted by zoning ordinance.
4.325(6) Specifications
The following requirements shall be complied with:
(a)
Building sewers shall be of extra heavy duty cast
iron pipe, or PVC conforming to ASTM D-3034, SDR-35.
Minimum size of building sewer shall be 4" extra
heavy cast iron pipe. Change in direction of
building sewer shall be made by use of fittings
approved by the plumbing inspector and/or the
Engineering Department.
(b)
Type of joints shall comply with the following
specifications: Cast iron shall be a push-on or
mechanical type. Polyvinyl Chloride pipe shall be
bell and spigot with an elastomeric O ring gasket in
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4.326(1)
accordance with ASTM F477.
(c)
Ductile iron pipe may be required
Engineer where the building sewer is
filled or unstable ground.
by the City
installed in
(d)
Existing cesspools and septic tanks shall be removed
and/or suitably filled, as approved by the City
Engineer.
(e)
Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the basement
floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to
or within three feet of any bearing wall, which might
thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient
to afford protection from frost. The building sewer
shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight
alignment insofar as possible.
(f)
In all buildings in which any building drain is too
low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted
by approved artificial means and discharged to the
building sewer.
(g)
Ail joints and connections shall be made gastight and
watertight.
(h)
O ring joints shall be installed in accordance with
manufacturers' recommendations, and backfilling shall
not occur until the joints have been tested and
approved by the city.
(i)
Other jointing materials and methods may be used
only by approval of the City Engineer.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
Prohibited Use
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any
storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff,
subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial
process waters to any sanitary sewer.
4.326(2)
Storm Waters and Unpo%luted Drainage
Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be
discharged to such sewers as are specifically designed as
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storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the City
Engineer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process
waters may be discharged, upon approval of the City
Engineer, to a storm sewer, or natural outlet.
4.326(3)
Prohibited Substances
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waters or wastes to any public sewer:
(a)
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150 degrees F.
(b)
Any water or waste which may contain more than
100 parts per million by weight of fat, oil or
grease.
(c)
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(d) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
(e)
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood,
paunch manure, or any other solid or viscous
substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow
in sewers or other interference with the proper
operation of the sewage works.
(f)
Any waters or wastes having a Ph lower than 5.5 or
higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to
structures, equipment, and personnel of the sewage
works.
(g)
Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or
interfere with any sewage treatment process, which
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create
any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage
treatment plant.
(h)
Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of
such character and quantity that unusual attention or
expense is required to handle such materials at the
sewage treatment plant.
(i)
Any noxious or maladrous gas or substance capable of
creating a public nuisance.
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4.326(4)
Reauirement of Interceptors
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when
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 private living
quarters or dwelling units. All such interceptors shall be
of a type and capacity approved by the City Engineer, and
shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for
cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall
be constructed of impervious materials capable of
withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight, and
equipped with easily removable covers which when bolted in
place shall be gastight and watertight. Where installed,
all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained
by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient
operation at all times, and shall be subject to inspection
by the City or other governmental public health agents.
4.326(5) Certain Types of Uses; Subject to Approval
The admission into the public sewers of any water or wastes
having (1) a 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater than
300 parts per million by weight, or (2) containing more
than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids,
or (3) containing any quantity of substances having
characteristics described in 4.326(3) or (4) having an
average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily
sewage flow of the city is subject to the review and
approval of the City Engineer.
4.326(6)
Preliminary Treatment
The owner shall provide at his expense, such preliminary
treatment as may be necessary to (1) reduce the Biochemical
Oxygen Demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended
solids to 350 parts per million by weight, or (2) reduce
objectionable characteristics of constituents to within the
maximum limits provided for in 4.326(3), or (3) control the
quantities and rates of discharge of such water or wastes.
Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information
relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall
be submitted for the approval of the city engineer and of
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and no construction
of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals
are obtained in writing.
4.326(7) Maintenance of Preliminary Treatment Facilities
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any
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waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation, and records
maintained concerning quality of the effluent, by the
owner, at his expense. Such facilities and all associated
records shall be subject to inspection by the city.
4.326(8) Maintenance of Services
The owner shall be responsible for maintenance of the
building service, including cleaning, repair and
replacement. All other City requirements shall be met in
the maintenance of building services.
4.326(9) Requirements of Manholes
The owner of any property served by a building sewer
carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control
manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole,
shall be accessible and safely located, and shall be
constructed in accordance with plans approved by the City
Engineer. 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. The city shall have
right of access to inspect or sample effluent at all times.
4.326(10) Measurements, Tests and Analyses
Ail measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in 4.326(3)
and 4.326(5) of this section shall be determined in
accordance with methods employed by the Minnesota
Department of Health, and shall be determined at the
control manhole provided for in 4.326(9), or upon suitable
samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that
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.
4.326(11) Special Provisions; Industrial Wastes
No provision of this section 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 subject to payment therefore by the
industrial concern.
4.327
MISCELLANEOUS SEWAGE REGULATORY PROVISIONS
4.327(1) Property Damage
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4.327(2)
4.328
4.328(1)
4.328(2)
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or
negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or
tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which
is a part of the city sewage system. Any person violating
this provision or any other provision of this part shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Inspections; Authority and Powers
The city engineer and other duly authorized employees of
the city, bearing proper credentials and identification,
shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the
purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling,
and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
VIOLATIONS
Misdemeanor
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates or refuses to
comply with any of the provisions of this Chapter, Article
III, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $700
or to imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both,
for each offense. Each day that a violation exists shall
constitute a separate offense.
Liability to City for Damaqe
Any person violating any of the provisions of this part is
liable to the city for any expense, loss, or damage
occasioned the city by reason of such violation.
· ECTION 2:
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after thirty (30) days after its passage.
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First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
Offered By:
Seconded By:
Roll Call:
June 10, 1~1
Auqust 25, 199]
August 26~ 199]
Ruett|mann
Pcterson
All ayes
Edward Carlson, Mayor
-A~ne Student, Council
Secretary
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