Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meaning of words and terms as used in this article shall be as follows:

(a)   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 days at 20 degrees centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight.

(b)   Building Drain shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.

(c)   Building Sewer shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.

(d)   Combined Sewer shall mean a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.

(e)   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.

(f)    Industrial Wastes shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.

(g)   Natural Outlet shall mean any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.

(h)   Person shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.

(i)    pH shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.

(j)    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 ½ inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.

(k)   Public Sewer shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.

(l)    Sanitary Sewer shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.

(m)  Sewage shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface, and stormwaters as may be present.

(n)   Sewage Treatment Plant shall mean any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.

(o)   Sewage Works shall mean all facilities for collection, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.

(p)   Sewer shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.

(q)   Shall is mandatory; May is permissive.

(r)    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 15 minutes more than five times the average 24 hour concentration or flows during normal operation.

(s)    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.

(t)    Superintendent shall mean the (superintendent of sewage works and/or of water pollution control) of the city of Bentley, Kansas, or his or her authorized deputy, agent, or representative.

(u)   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.

(v)   Watercourse shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.

(Ord. 141, Art. I, Secs. 1:21)

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, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.

(Ord. 141, Art. II, Sec. 1)

It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this article.

(Ord. 141, Art. II, Sec. 2)

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. However, an exception should be made that a properly constructed concrete vault privy will be permitted under unusual circumstances unless such should not be used because of sanitation or other reasons.

(Ord. 141, Art. II, Sec. 3)

The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose, situated within the city on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which areas are now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the city, is hereby required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facility directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided such public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line.

(Ord. 141, Art. II, Sec. 4)

Where a public sanitary is not available under the provisions of section 15-305, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.

(Ord. 141, Art. III, Sec. 1)

Before commencement of construction of a private sewage permit signed by the superintendent. 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 deemed necessary by the superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of $5 shall be paid to the city treasurer at the time the application is filed.

(Ord. 141, Art. III, Sec. 2)

A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the superintendent. He or she shall be allowed to inspect the work in 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 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the superintendent.

(Ord. 141, Art. III, Sec. 3)

The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Division of Sanitation, Kansas Board of Health. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than one acre (43,560 square feet). No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.

(Ord. 141, Art. III, Sec. 4)

At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in section 15-305, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this article, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.

(Ord. 141, Art. III, Sec. 5)

(a)   The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city.

(b)   No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the health officer.

(Ord. 141, Art. III, Secs. 6:7)

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.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 1)

There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:

(a)   For the residential and commercial services, and

(b)   For the service to establish and produce industrial wastes.

In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city. Permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the superintendent. A permit inspection fee of $5 for residential and commercial building sewer permit and $15 for industrial building sewer permit. It shall be paid to’ the city treasurer at the time application is filed.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 2)

All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be paid 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.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 3)

A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one 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 building sewer.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 4)

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.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 5)

The building sewer shall be cast iron soil pipe, ASTM specifications (A74-42) or equal, or vitrified clay sewer pipe, ASTM specifications (C13-44T) or equal. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within 10 feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed of cast iron soil pipe with leaded joints. Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may be required by the superintendent where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron pipe, except that non-metallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the superintendent.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 6)

The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to approval of the superintendent, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four or six inches. The slope of such six inch pipe shall not be less than 1/8 inch per foot. If four inch pipe is allowed, 1/4 inch per foot slope should be the minimum for that size connection.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 7)

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 on uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made with properly curved pipe and fittings.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 8)

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 into the building sewer. The use of any pumping equipment, for which cross connections with a public water supply system are needed, is prohibited.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 9)

All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM specification (C12-19) except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 10)

All joints and connections shall be made gas tight and water tight. Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead, federal specification (QQ-L-156), not less than one inch deep. Lead shall be run in one pouring and caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other coatings shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint has been tested and approved.

All joints in vitrified clay pipe or between such pipe and metals shall be made with approved hot-poured or cold formed asphaltic jointing material as specified below. Clay pipe may have factory applied joint meeting ASTM specification (C-425). Material for hot-poured joints shall not soften sufficiently to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when subjected to a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit, nor be soluble in any of the waters carried by the drainage system. The joint shall first be caulked tight with jute, hemp or similar approved material. See sewer system specifications for jointing compounds and other pertinent information if either hot poured or cold asphaltic materials were specified. Other jointing materials and methods may be used only if approved by the Division of Sanitation, Kansas State Board of Health.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 11)

The connection of a building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the “Y” branch, if such branch is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is 12 inches in diameter or less, and no properly located “Y” branch is available, the owner shall at his or her expense install a “Y” branch in the public sewer at the location specified by the superintendent. Where the public sewer is greater than 12 inches in diameter and no properly located “Y” 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 45 degrees. A 45 degree ell may be used to make such surface of the public sewer. The invert of the building sewer at the point of the connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint made secured and water tight by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the superintendent.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 12)

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 shall be made under the supervision of the superintendent or his or her representative.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 13)

All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights as to protect the public from hazards. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city.

(Ord. 141, Art. IV, Sec. 14)

(a)   No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.

(b)   Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the superintendent. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process water may be discharged by approval of the superintendent to a storm sewer, or natural outlet.

(Ord. 141, Art. V, Secs. 1:2)

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 Fahrenheit;

(b)   Any water or waste which may contain more than 100 parts per million by weight of fat, oil, or grease;

(c)   Any gasoline, benzene, 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 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, 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 or that may degrade the quality of the treated sewage;

(i)    Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance.

(Ord. 141, Art. V, Sec. 3)

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 to 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. 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 gas tight and water tight.

(Ord. 141, Art. V, Sec. 4)

Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his or her expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.

(Ord. 141, Art. V, Sec. 5)

The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having:

(a)   A five day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million by weight;

(b)   Containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids;

(c)   Containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in section 15-327;

(d)   Having an average daily flow greater than two percent of the average daily sewage flow of the city shall be subject to the review and approval of the superintendent, the owner shall provide, at his or her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:

(1)   Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million by weight;

(2)   Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in section 15-327;

(3)   Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.

Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the superintendent and of the Division of Sanitation, Kansas State Board of Health, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until the approvals are obtained in writing

(Ord. 141, Art. 5, Sec. 6)

Where preliminary facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his or her expense.

(Ord. 141, Art. V, Sec. 7)

When required by the superintendent, 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, 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 or her expense, and shall be maintained by him or her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.

(Ord. 141, Art. V, Sec. 8)

All measurements, tests, and analyses 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,” and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in section 15-332, or upon suitable samples taken at the 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.

(Ord. 141, Art. V, Sec. 9)

No statement contained in this article 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.

(Ord. 141, Art. V, Sec. 10)

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 sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediately arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.

(Ord. 141, Art. VI, Sec. 1)

(a)   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 in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(Ord. 141, Art. VII, Secs. 1)

The monthly charge for sewer service shall be $28.

(Ord. 255, Sec. 2)