Chapter 118
UTILITIES1
Article I. In General
118-1—118-24. Reserved.
Article II. Water
Division 1. Generally
118-25. Reserved.
118-26. Definitions.
118-27. Supervision of City water supply system.
118-28. Department’s duties.
118-29. Rules and regulations.
118-30. Construction or alterations; plans.
118-31. Prohibited uses of water.
118-32. Unauthorized water connections; supply by single service pipe to more than one lot prohibited.
118-33. Unauthorized turn on of water.
118-34. Contamination of water supply prohibited.
118-35. Waste of water prohibited.
118-36. Interference with water mains.
118-37. Opening hydrants; obstructions.
118-38. Fire suppression connections; prohibited use; testing; backflow prevention detector assembly.
118-39. Curb stops; opening and closing.
118-40. Obstruction of or interference with curb stops, valves, or fixtures.
118-41. Use of service pipes; separate premises.
118-42. Service pipes, maintenance; notice to repair; cost of repair constitutes lien.
118-43. Interference with supply pipes, mains, or curb stops.
118-44. Subdivided building; separate pipes.
118-45. Protection of pipes from freezing.
118-46. Special permits for water usage in construction or other special use.
118-47. Discontinuance of service.
118-48. Relation to plumbing codes; resolution of conflicts or inconsistencies.
118-49. Connection requirement.
118-50. Right to enter premises.
118-51—118-60. Reserved.
Division 2. Plumbers
118-61. License required.
118-62. Workmanlike performance required.
118-63—118-75. Reserved.
Division 3. Inspections in General
118-76. Department inspectors; credentials.
118-77. Access to premises; refusal; discontinuance of service.
118-78. Unauthorized use of credentials.
118-79—118-90. Reserved.
Division 4. Water Meters
118-91. Meters required.
118-92. Installation by Department.
118-93. Ownership, control, and maintenance of meters.
118-94. Meters to be sealed; injury, tampering, relocating, disconnection, interference, etc. prohibited.
118-95. Damage to meters; responsibilities of property owner.
118-96. Access to inspect, replace, or test.
118-97. Bypass prohibited; exception; strainer.
118-98. Secondary water meter.
118-99—118-105. Reserved.
Division 5. Supply Pipes and Fixtures
118-106. Water connection; application procedure.
118-107. Material for pipes.
118-108. Approved fixtures required.
118-109. Supply pipes; installation by department.
118-110. Service pipes; installation by plumber; approval.
118-111. Laying service pipes.
118-112. Valves; installation and maintenance; meter.
118-113. Fees for permits, inspection and installation.
118-114—118-119. Reserved.
Division 6. Cross Connections
118-120. Purpose.
118-121. Authority, agent, and administrator.
118-122. Compliance with laws, ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations.
118-123. Cross connections prohibited; unlawful connections.
118-124. Cross connection inspections.
118-125. Access to premises; right of entry.
118-126. Discontinuance of service.
118-127. Correction of violations.
118-128. Protective devices.
118-129. Fire suppression systems.
118-130. Piping identification.
118-131. Protection of potable water supply.
118-132. Charges for inspection.
118-133—118-145. Reserved.
Division 7. Rates and Charges
118-146. Security deposits.
118-147. Water rates; minimum requirements.
118-148. Date of bills.
118-149. Nonreceipt of bills.
118-150. Failure of meter to register; testing for accuracy.
118-151. Water supplied at meter rates.
118-152. Frequency of billing; delinquent accounts; fees.
118-153. All payments to be received by the Department.
118-154. Service charges constitute lien upon property.
118-155. Appeal of overcharges.
118-156—118-165. Reserved.
Division 8. Owner-Requested Water Shutoffs and Rebates
118-166. Request to permanently discontinue water service.
118-167. Turnoff during temporary vacancy.
118-168—118-180. Reserved.
Division 9. Service Outside City Limits
118-181. Contract authorization.
118-182. Rules and regulations.
118-183. Installation expenses; advance payment; consents.
118-184. Annexation of water facilities.
118-185—118-210. Reserved.
Division 10. Water Use Restrictions
118-211. Purpose; conditions warranting declaration of emergency.
118-212. Temporary emergency sprinkling regulations.
Division 11. Enforcement
118-213. Municipal civil infractions.
118-214. Criminal penalties; imprisonment.
118-215. Continuing violation.
118-216. Nuisance.
118-217. Judicial relief.
118-218. Cumulative remedies.
118-219—118-220. Reserved.
Division 12. Water Main and Sewer Construction
118-221. Permit required.
118-222. Permit application.
118-223. Permit; issuance or denial; appeals.
118-224. Inspections during progress; departure from approved plans; notice of violation.
118-225. Review fee.
118-226. Permit fee; final field inspection.
Article III. Sewer Use and Pretreatment
Division 1. General Provisions
118-71.01. Designation of Agent and Representative; Amendments; General Purposes, Scope, and Applicability of Article.
118-71.02. Definitions.
Division 2. Use of Public Sewers Required; Private Wastewater Disposal
118-72.01. Public Sanitary Sewer System; Declaration of Necessity.
118-72.02. Unlawful Construction.
118-72.03. Required Connection To Available Sanitary Sewer.
118-72.04. Private Treatment and Disposal Requirements.
118-72.05. Public Sewer Becomes Available.
118-72.06. Unlawful Deposition.
118-72.07. Discharge Prohibited Without Required Approvals, Permits, and Treatment.
118-72.08. Additional Public Health Requirements.
Division 3. Building Sewers and Connections
118-73.01. Waste Discharge Prohibited Except Through Approved Sewer Connection.
118-73.02. Connection Permit Required.
118-73.03. Sewer Connection Permits; Connection Costs; Performance Bonds and Insurance.
118-73.04. Multiple Buildings; Separate Uses within Buildings.
118-73.05. Existing Building Sewers; Abandoned Sewers.
118-73.06. Construction Specifications.
118-73.07. Building Sewer Elevation and Location.
118-73.08. Floor Drains; Backwater Valve Devices.
118-73.09. Low Building Sewers.
118-73.10. Connection Specifications.
118-73.11. Notification; Connection Inspection.
118-73.12. Protection and Restoration.
118-73.13. Sewer to be Plugged upon Building Demolition.
118-73.14. Connection to Sources of Runoff Prohibited.
118-73.15. Pretreatment Of Any Discharge May Be Required.
Division 4. Conditions of Service
118-74.01. Responsibilities and Liabilities For Private Sewer Lines and Facilities.
118-74.02. Water Meters.
118-74.03. Disruption of Service.
118-74.04. Service Inspections.
Division 5. Public Sewer Design and Installation
118-75.01. Public Sewer Design and Installation - In General.
Division 6. Regulation of Discharges to the POTW
118-76.01. Discharge Prohibitions.
118-76.02. Pretreatment Standards and Requirements.
118-76.03. Right of Revision.
118-76.04. POTW’s Right To Refuse or Condition Discharge.
118-76.05. Most Restrictive Standards and Requirements Apply.
118-76.06. Dilution Prohibited as Substitute for Treatment.
Division 7. User Permits
118-77.01. User Permit Required.
118-77.02. Determination Of User Status.
118-77.03. Permit Application Deadlines.
118-77.04. Permit Application Requirements.
118-77.05. Permit Issuance, Denial, or Determination that Permit not Required.
118-77.06. Permit Conditions.
118-77.07. Permit Modifications.
118-77.08. Permit Duration.
118-77.09. Permit Reissuance.
118-77.10. Continuation of Expired Permits.
118-77.11. Permit Suspension and Revocation.
118-77.12. Limitations on Permit Transfer.
118-77.13. Duty to Provide Information.
118-77.14. Permit Appeals.
118-77.15. Permits Not Stayed.
118-77.16. Permit Fees.
Division 8. Reporting and Notice Requirements
118-78.01. Reports By Nondomestic Users Regarding Categorical Pretreatment Standards and Requirements.
118-78.02. Reports Required for Nondomestic Users Not Subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
118-78.03. Notice by User of Potential Problems.
118-78.04. Notice by User of Violation of Pretreatment Standards.
118-78.05. Notice by User of Changed Discharge or Change in User Status.
118-78.06. Notice By User Regarding Wastes That Are Otherwise Hazardous.
118-78.07. Notice by User Regarding Installation of New Pretreatment Facilities.
118-78.08. Notice of Intent.
118-78.09. Other Reports and Notices Required by this Section or by Other Applicable Laws and Regulations.
118-78.10. Requirements Applicable to All Required Reports, Notifications, and Applications.
118-78.11. Signature and Certification Requirements.
Division 9. Sampling, Analysis and Monitoring Requirements
118-79.01. Sampling and Analytical Techniques and Procedures.
118-79.02. Sampling Frequency.
118-79.03. Sample Types.
118-79.04. Sampling Methods, Equipment and Location.
118-79.05. Costs of Monitoring, Sampling and Analyses.
118-79.06. Self-monitoring.
118-79.07. Sampling and Analyses Performed by POTW.
118-79.08. Split Samples and Sample Results.
118-79.09. Maintenance, Repair and Calibration of Equipment.
118-79.10. Required Sampling Structures and Devices.
118-79.11. Determination of Flow.
Division 10. Accidental Discharges
118-80.01. General.
118-80.02. Designation of Person in Charge of Discharge Operations.
118-80.03. Description of Chemicals Stored, Used or Manufactured by User; User Discharges; User Premises.
118-80.04. Segregation of Wastewaters Requiring Pretreatment.
118-80.05. Secondary Containment Requirements.
118-80.06. Submission of Pollution Incident Prevention Plan.
118-80.07. Posting of Accidental Discharge Information.
118-80.08. Notice of Accidental Discharge.
118-80.09. Slug Control Plan.
Division 11. Upset and Additional Affirmative Defenses
118-81.01. Upset.
118-81.02. Additional Affirmative Defenses.
Division 12. Bypass
118-82.01. Bypass Not Violating Applicable Pretreatment Standards or Requirements.
118-82.02. Bypass Prohibited.
118-82.03. Required Notices.
118-82.04. POTW Approved Bypass.
Division 13. Confidential Information
118-83.01. Confidential Information.
Division 14. Records Retention
118-84.01. Maintenance of Records.
Division 15. Administration of the POTW
118-85.01. Operation and Management of POTW.
118-85.02. Powers of Director.
Division 16. User Pollution Controls
118-86.01. Provision by Users of Necessary Pretreatment Facilities.
118-86.02. Proper Operation and Maintenance.
118-86.03. Removed Substances.
118-86.04. Duty to Halt or Reduce Activity.
118-86.05. Duty to Mitigate.
118-86.06. Duty to Pretreat Prior to Discharge to POTW.
118-86.07 . Implementation of Best Management Practices or Best Management Practices Plan.
118-86.08. FOG Interceptors; Alternative FOG Pretreatment Technology; Sand Traps.
118-86.09. Dental Amalgam; Amalgam Separators.
118-86.10. Additional Pretreatment Measures.
Division 17. Enforcement
118-87.01. POTW Inspection, Surveillance and Monitoring Authority; Right of Entry.
118-87.02. Notice of Violation.
118-87.03. Orders and Supplemental Enforcement Tools.
118-87.04. Service of Notices of Violations, Orders and Notices of Assessments.
118-87.05. Publication of Users in Significant Noncompliance.
118-87.06. Municipal Civil Infractions.
118-87.07. Criminal Penalties; Imprisonment.
118-87.08. Continuing Violation.
118-87.09. Number of Violations.
118-87.10. Nuisance.
118-87.11. Reimbursement.
118-87.12. Review or Approval by Director or City.
118-87.13. Severance or Suspension of Sewer and/or Water Service.
118-87.14. Judicial Relief.
118-87.15. Cumulative Remedies.
Division 18. Administrative Review and Appeals
118-88.01. Procedures Available.
118-88.02. Informal Review and Reconsideration by the WRRF Superintendent.
118-88.03. Appeal to Wastewater Board of Appeals.
118-88.04. Payment of Charges, Penalties, Fines, and Other Costs or Fees.
118-88.05. Finality of Action.
118-88.06. Appeals from Determination of WBA.
Division 19. Protection from Damage
118-89.01. Protection from Damage.
Division 20. Municipal Liability
118-90.01. Municipal Liability.
Division 21. Use of Public Sewers Conditional
118-91.01. Use of Public Sewers Conditional.
Division 22. Industrial Pretreatment Program Fees
118-92.01. Purpose.
118-92.02. IPP Fees.
118-92.03. IPP Fee Amounts.
118-92.04. Surcharges.
118-92.05. Billing and Collection of IPP Fees.
Division 23. Sewer Service Charges, Rates, and Fees
118-93.01. Sewer Connection Charges and Fees.
118-93.02. User Charges and Fees.
118-93.03. Payments; Delinquent Fees; Lien.
Division 24. Discharges to POTW by Other Local Units
118-94.01. Discharges By Other Local Units of Government; Sewer Use Ordinances; Interjurisdictional Agreements.
Article IV. Stormwater Control
Division 1. General Provisions
118-300—323. Reserved.
118-324. General provisions.
118-325. Definitions.
118-326—118-360. Reserved.
Division 2. Applicability
118-361. General.
118-362. Requirements.
118-363. Prohibition of illegal discharges and illicit connections.
118-364—118-375. Reserved.
Division 3. Stormwater Construction Approvals
118-376. General requirements.
118-377. Application for stormwater construction approval.
118-378. Financial assurance for regulated construction activity.
118-379—118-390. Reserved.
Division 4. Design and Construction Requirements for Stormwater Control Systems
118-391. General.
118-392. Requirements for design of stormwater control systems.
118-393—118-399. Reserved.
Division 5. Fees for Stormwater Construction Approvals
118-400. General.
118-401—118-405. Reserved.
Division 6. Long-Term Maintenance
118-406. Demonstration of long-term maintenance.
118-407. Scope of long-term maintenance.
118-408. Long-term maintenance agreement process.
118-409. Recording.
118-410—118-425. Reserved.
Division 7. Authority and Duties of Inspectors
118-426. Authority.
118-427. Duties of inspectors.
118-428—118-445. Reserved.
Division 8. Compliance and Enforcement
118-446. General.
118-447. Investigations, notices of violations, informal conferences, and voluntary agreements.
118-448. Administrative compliance orders.
118-449. Emergency administrative orders.
118-450. Assessment of expenses and attorney fees.
118-451. Municipal civil infractions.
118-452. Civil actions.
118-453. Criminal penalties; imprisonment.
118-454. Separate offenses.
118-455. Remedies not exclusive.
118-456—118-465. Reserved.
Division 9. Appeal
118-466. Appeal.
118-467. Preemption.
Cross reference—Administration, ch. 2; buildings and building regulations, ch. 22; fire prevention and protection, ch. 62; floods, ch. 66; streets, sidewalks and other public places, ch. 102; subdivisions, ch. 106.