HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983 Ordinance No. 054ORDINANCE 00 . 5 4
SERIES OF 198_3 __
BY AU'lllORITY
COUOCIL BILL 00 . 55
INTRODUCF.D BY COUOCIL
MEMBER NEAL
AN ORD INANCE 'IO REQJ Ll\T E IBE OJLLEX:'rION OF. WASTt.wllT ER AND TREMMENI'
TII EREOF 'IO PROVIDE FOP MAXIMll-1 EUBLI C BENEFIT BY SErTING FORTH
UNIFORM REC(JIREMENTS EOR PRETREATMW!' OF INDUSTRIAL WAS'l'EWATER, BY
SETTI NG SE ;s/AGE TAP FEES AND O!ARGES AND BY CLARI F YING IBE REC(J IRE -
MENTS FOR C.lNNECTI ON 'IO IBE EUBLIC WAS'rEWATER SYSTEl1 BY ADDING
O!APTER 5 , TITLE "IN, OF IBE ENGLEWOOD M{R,II CI PAL CODE OF 1969 , AS
AM ENDED .
WHEREAS , i t is recessa ry for the health , safety and wei fare
of the reside nts of t'.1e City t o reg ulate the collection of waste-
wate r and tre atment thereof; and
WHEREAS , the Ord inance ena bles the Ci ty to comp l y with all
applicable stat e a nd fede r al laws; and
WHEREAS, i t i s necess a ry to set forth L"'
f or direct and i ncti rect contributions in to e
ti on and tre atmen L system; a nd
requ i rements
.... stewut e r collec-
WHEREAS , the Bi-City Sewe r Plant will benefit f ran processing
properly pr e trea ted i ndu.str i a l wa stewate r;
NG!, 'IHEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY 'IH E CITY COUNCIL OF '!HE
CITY OF ENGLlliOOD, COLORADO, AS FOt.LO,o/S :
Section 1. Title "IN of the Englewood Muni c ipal Cod e of 1969 (as
amended ), refe r e nced "Wastewate r Utili t y Ordi nance ", i s hereby
ame nded by adding Cha p t e r 5 t o r ead a s [o llow s :
15-5-1: GENERAL PROVI S I ONS
A. Shor ~
Th i s Ch ap t e r sha 11
Ordinance . 11 kno wn as th e "Wastewat er Ut i lity
I t is recessa r y for th hea lth , safety and we lfa r e of the
re siden t s of the City to te<J u l a t e the collection of wa ste wate r and
trea tme nt the r e of to p r ovi de for ma ximun pu blic benefit. This
Ordina nce sets fo r th uni form requ irements for d irect and indirect
con t ributor s i nto t he was t e wate r collect ion and tre a tmen t system
for the City and e nables it to comply with a ll applicable stat e and
federa 1 laws .
The objectives are:
1. To prevent the introduc tion of po llutants into the PCY1'li
which will interfe r e with the opera tion of the sys t em or contam i-
na te the resulting s ludge ;
2 . To pre vent the introd uction of polluta nts Into the PCY1'li
whi c h will pa ss through t.'l e sy stem, i nadequa t e l y t r ea t ed , into
r ece i v ing water s or the a tmosphere or otherwise be i ncompat ible
with the system;
3 . To irrprove the oppo rtuni ty to recycle a ncl rec l a im
wast ewaters ancl sludges Eran the system ;
4 . To prov ide for equitabl e distribution among use r s of
the cost of the PO'l\-1 ; and
5 . To prov ide f or and pranote the genera l hea lth , sa f ety
and we lfa r e of the ci tizens residing wi hin the Ci ty and downstream
users .
Tne pro v i s i ons he rein provide for th regulat i on o f di rect
a nd i ndirect contributors t o the F01'tl th rough the i ssuance o f
perm i t s and th r ough enforcement o f ge ner al requ iremen t s for a ll
users , autho ri ze mon itor ing and enfor cement activi ties , requi re
user reporting , a nd pr ov i de for the setti ng o( fees fo r the equ i -
table d istribut i on of costs re sulti ng fr an the p rog r am es t a blished
here i n , and fo r e nforcenent.
The prov i sions her in shall ap pl y to the F01'tl and to
per sons out side the PO'l\-1 "'10 a r e , by co ntract or ag r eement wi t h the
'W, use r s of the PO'l\\'.
c . Definit ions /J\bbr ev i at ions
1. Unl ess t he context spec i f i c a ll y indica t es othe r wi se ,
the following te rms and phr ases , as used i n th i s ordinance , shall
have the meaning s he r einafte r des ignated :
Act or 11 The Act ". 'I'he Fede ral \'la ter Pollution Cont rol
Act , P.L. 92-500 a l so kn own as the Clean Wat e r Act , i nclud ing the
amendments mat! by the Cl ean Water Act of 19"17 , P. L. 95 -217 .
/\ctn inistra tor sha ll mean the Reg i ona l Adm ini strat or of
Reg ion VI 11 ofthelLS.E:PA. I
i,,eroval Authority shall mea n the Mninistra tor or,
upon delegation of State Pretreatment Au thority of Colorado , the
Director of the water Quality Control Di vision, Colorado Department
of Health.
Author ity (Control Au thority) shall mean the City of
Englewood , Colorado .
Authorized Representative of l ndu,;tr i a l User. An
du t horized re presentative of a n industria l user may be: (a) a
pri ncipal executive off i cer of at l east the level of vice
president , if the indust ri a l user is a corporation; (b) a general
partne r or proprie tor if the industrial user i s a partnership or
proprietorship, respecti vely ; and (c) a duly authorized represen-
tative of the individual designated above if such re prese ntative i s
r esponsibl e for the overall operation of the facilities f r an wh ich
the indirect discha rge orig inates .
Bi ochemical Oxyge n Demand (BOO) sha ll mean the quant ity
of oxygen utilized in the biochemica l oxidation of orga ni c ma tter
under standard labor a tory proc~' ,re in five (5) days at 20 .C,
expressed in mill igrams per li\ .. c .
Business Classification Cod e (B:c) shall mean a cla ssi-
f i cation of discharge rs based on the 1972 Standa rds Industrial
Class ification Manual , Bureau of the Budget of the United States of
America .
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) sha ll mean the measure of
the oxygen equiva l e nt of that portion of organic matter i n a sample
that is susceptible to oxidat ion by a strong chem ical oxidant unde r
la boratory pr ocedures .
Chlorine Demand . The amo un t of chlor ine requ ired t o
produce a free chlorine res idual of 0 .1 m:.J /l af t e r a contact time
of 15 minutes as meas ured by the DPD (N , N, Di ethyl-P-Phenylene-
Di am i ne) Method on a sample at a tem pera ture of 20 degrees Ce nti-
grade i n conforma nce wi th Standa rd Methods .
~ shall mean the City of Englewood , Co l orado .
Code shall mean the Code of the City of Eng lewood ,
commonly k,iown as the Englewood Municipal Code of 1969 as amend ed
or E.M .::. 1969 as amended .
Canpa tibl e (Con venient) Po llut a nt _. Biochem ica l oxygen
demand , chemica l oxygen demand , suspended solids , FCG , ainnonia , pH
and fecal coliform ba cteri a ; plus any additional polluta nts identi-
c.i.ed in the P01W 's NPO ES Pe rmit .
carposite ~le shall mea n a re presec,ta tive flow pro-
portioned samp collec~ within a twi,,,:C~•-fn•~c (24) hour period
consti tuting a minimllll of four individual samples collected at
equally spaced two-hou r intervals and COOlbined according to flow .
Consiste nt J.lO'IW Treatment work s Ranc>val, Pollutant
Removal or Ranova l shall mean red uction in the amount of a pollut-
a nt or al t e ration of the nature of a pollut a nt in the influent of
the P(ID,I to a less toxi c or harmless state in the efflue nt . Con-
s i s t e nt J.lO'IW remov a l efficiency s hall be the average of the lowest
50% of e ,e re moval s meas ured ,
Contamination. An impairmen of the quality of the
wa t ers of the State by was t e to a deg r ee which creates a hazard to
the environmental and/or p.ibli c health through poisoning or through
the spread cf disease , as described in Standard Methods .
Coo ling Wat e r . The water discharged frcxn any use such
as air condit1on1ng, cooling or ref r igeration , or to w'h i ch th e only
pollutant added is hea t.
Cou~ty Heal th Depa rtment , Health Officer.
e nce in this Article to the 0 Depa rtment of Health " or
Depa r tment " shall mea n the Tri-Coun t y District Health
My reference in this Art i cle to the "health officer"
the Hea lth Officer of the Tri-Co un ty District Health
his designa ted representative .
Any r ~fer-
the "Health
Depa rtment.
sha ll mea n
Depa rtment, or
Di r ector of Uti l ities shall mean the Director of
Utilities (00 ) for Engle wood or his authorized r epresentative ,
re spectively.
Director of Wast ewater Treatment (i:wr) sha ll mean the
Director of the -Bi-C i ty a nd/or Englewood Treatment Plant.
Direcl'. Disc harge . r.he discharge of t reated or un-
treated wa s tewa t er ,i irectly to the water s of the St ate of
Colorado .
Discharg~. Any person who discha r ges or causes the
d i scharge of wastewater to the P(ID,I .
Discharge Rate sha ll mean tha, vollllle of effluent from
the pl ant whi ch has ·been determined by the Director to be represen-
tati ve of the process effluent from that pl ant . Such effl ue nt will
be based upon metered water usage unless , in th e opi nion of the
Director , signi ficant amounts of water ar e dive .. ted and not d is-
charged in to the wastewa ter treatment system . I
Dissolved Solids shall mean tha t concentration of mat-
ter i n the wastewate r consisting of colloidal particul dte matter
one micron in diamete r or l ess , and both organic and inorganic
molecules and ions pr esent i n solution.
~rtmen~ of Utilities shall mean the Department ..,;ch
is responsible for the, operation and maintenance of the wastewat e r
collect ion system .
Dep artment of Wa s tewater Treutment shall mean the
depa rtment wfiicli 1s respon sibl e fo r the operation and mai ntenance
of the wastewater treDtment system .
Danes ti c (Sanitary) Wastes zha ll mean liquid waste s (a )
fron the noncamiercial preparation , cooking ana handl ing of food or
(b) containing human excrement and similar matter fran the sanitary
conveniences of dwelli ngs , ccmnercial build ings , indus t ria l facili -
ties , and in sti tutions .
Environmental Protect ion Ag e ncy (EPA). The U.S.
Envirnnmei:ta l Protection Agency , or whe r e appropriate , the term may
also be used as a designation for the Admi n i strator or other duly
authoc .. 7.ed off i cial of said agency .
Existing ':!.'!.'!.". shall mea n an industri a l user which is in
operation at the time of pr onulgation of Fede r a l Categorical
Pr etrnatme nt Standards.
Fecal Co l iform sha ll mean any number of organisms
conmon to the intest ina l tract of humans and anima l s ..,ose presence
in sanitary sewage is an indicator of pollution .
Fats , Oil or Gr ease (FOG) shall irea n any hydr ocarbons ,
fatty acids , soaps , fats , waxes, 011:;, and any other material that
is extracted by freon solve nt.
Flow shall mean vo lLJTie of wastewater .
Gar~ sha ll mean solid wastes fron the danes tic and
canmercial preparation , cooking and dispensi,: of food , and fr an
the canmerdal handling , stornge and sa l e of produce .
Garbage , Properly Ground or Shredded shall mean the
wastes fran the preparat i on, cooki ng and dispensing of foods that
have bee n ground to such a degree that all particles will be
carried free ly under the flow conditions norma lly prevailing in
public sewers , with no pa r ticles gr eater than one-ha lf inch (1/2 ")
in a ny d i mension ,
Grab Sample . A sample whi c h is taken fran a was te
str eam on a one-time basis wi th no regard to the flow in the waste
stream and without consideration of time.
Holding Tank Sewage . Any wastewat e r fran holding tanks
such as vessels , chenical toilets , campe rs , trailers , septic tanks,
sea led vau 1 ts , and vacuum-p.m,p tank trucks .
Incompatible (Noncoventional) Pollutant shall mean a ny
non treatable waste product , incl uding nonb1odegradabl e dissolved
solids.
Indirect Disch~. The discharge or the introduction
of nondanest1c pollutants fr an any source regulated unde r Section
307 (b) or (c) of the Act , (33 U.S .C. 1317), into the roIW
(including holding tank waste discharged into the systen).
Individual (Private) Wastewater Disposal Systen shall
mea.' a septic tank, cesspool or similar self-contained receptacle
o facility which collects and/or treats or otherwi se disposes of
wastewate r and .!"lich i s not connected to the PCYIW .
I ndustrial shall mea n of or perta ining to i ndustry,
man ufactu ring , coome rce , trade or business , as distinguished fran
dcxnest ic or residential.
Industrial surcharge sha ll mean that charge assess ed
against indust:r'fal custaners based upon the amount tha t the
str ength of their d i scharged wastewater exceeds normal domestic
strength in the parameters of BOO , mo , or TSS .
Industrial User shall mean any user that discharges
wast e water fran rndustrlalprocesses not to include sa.n itaq 1
wa stes .
Industria l Wastes shall mean the liq uid wastes fran the
industrial manufacturin9Processes , tr ade , or business as dis tinct
(ran sanitary wastewate r .
Int e rference shall mean the inhibition or disruption of
the ro'IW treatment proce'sses or ope rations which contributes to a
vio l a tion of a ny requi rement s of the PCYIW ' s NPDES Permit. The term
includes prevention of sludge use or disposal by the roIW in
accordance with Sect ion 40 5 o f the Act , or any c rite ria , guide lines
or regulations devploped pursuant to the 5WDA , the clean /\it Act,
the Toxic Substanc:es Control Act , !CRA , or mor e str ingent stat e
crite ri a applicable to the method of d isposa l or use employed by
the PO'IW. I
Jackson Turbidity Uni ts (J'l"IJ) shall be the meaRure of
the optical pr ope r t ies of a sample win di causes light to be
scattered and absorbed rather than transmitted in straight lines .
~L • onal Categorical Pretreatment Standard or
Cat~ical Standard ~r Pretreatment Standard (?CPS) s hall mean any
regulation containing pollutant discharge limi ts pranulgate,; by the
EPA i n accor daroc:e with Section 307 (b) and (c) of the Act ""1ich
applies to a specific category of Industrial Use rs.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDFS)
shall mea n the program for issuing , cond itioning and denying per-
mits for the dischdrge of pollutants fran point sources into the
navigable waters of , the contiguous zone and the oceans pursuant to
Section 402 of the Act .
Nat:ona l Pollutant Discharge Elimina tion System Permit
(NPDES) Perm'Itsfiall mea n a permit i ssued under the National
Pollu tant Dischar ge Elimination System for Discharge of Wast ewaters
to the Navigable Waters of the United States pursuant to the Act .
Nat i onal Prohibitive Discharge Standard or Prohibi t ive
Discharge Standard. Any regulation deve loped under the authority
c f 307(b) of the Ac t and 10 CFR , Section 40 3 .5 .
Natu ral OJtlet sha 11 mean a ny outlet i nto a water
course , pond , ditch , lake or othe r body of surface or ground water.
Normal Danestic Stre ~l:h Wastewater shall mean waste-
wate r when analyzed by Standard Methods co nta ins no mor e than 250
mg /1 of TSS , 300 mg /1 of OJO , and/or 200 mg /1 of BOO.
Person . Any individual , partnership , co-partnership ,
firm , canpany,'" corporati on , association, joint stock canpa ny ,
trust , estate , gove rnme ntal e ntity or. any other legal e nt i ty , or
their legal representative s, agents or ass i gns. the masc uline
gender sha ll include the femin ine ; the si ngular shall include the
plural.
E!:! shall mea n the intensity of the acid or base condi -
t10n of a soluti on , calculated by taki ng the logarithm of the
re ciprocal of the hydrogen ion conce ntration e xpressed in moles per
liter of solution .
Pl a tinum Coba lt Scale sha ll be the standa r d by 1,hich
samp l es shall be compared . --ii-standard unit of color i s produced by
one (1) milli gram per l ite r of platinum in the form of ch loro-
plat inate ion in solution .
Pollutant shall mea n dredged spoil , dirt , slurry , solid
was te , incinerator residue , sewage , sewage sludge , garbage , trash ,
chemical waste , biological nutrient , biological material , r ad io-
active material , heat , wrecked or discarded egui{Xl"lent , rock, sand ,
or any industria l , munic ipal , or agricultural wa ste .
Pollution . The man-made or man-induced a • ceration of
the chemica l , physical , biolog i cal , and radiological integrity of
water.
Pretreatment or Tr e atment. The reduct ion of the amo unt
of polluta nts , the ellminat 10n of pollutants , or the a l tera tion of
the nature of poll uta nt properties i n wastewate,r to a l e ss harmful
state pr ior to or in lieu of discharging or othe rwise i ntroduci ng
such pollutants into a l'(m,I, The reduction or n lte r at ion can be
obtai ned by phy si cal , chemi ca l or biologica l pL<>cesses , or process
changes by other mea ns , except as prohibited by 40 CFR Section
40 3 .G(d).
Pretreatrr. .1~ Requirements sha ll rrean any substantive O l
procedural requirement related to pr e treatment, othe r than a
Na tiona l Pre treatment Standard imposed on a n ind ustria l use r.
Pretr eatment Standa rds shall mean a ll applicabl e
federal rules and regulat ions implement ing Sect ion 307 of the Act ,
as well a s a ny nonconflicting state or local standards . In cas es
of conf lic ting standards o r regulations , the IT<lr e stringent thereof
shall be applied.
Publii::ly o.med _'J'.reatment Works (POrW ), Th e wastewater
system owned by the City . This definition includes a ny sewer tha t
conveys waste water to the ror.-1 treatment plants, except private
sewers . For the purposes of this Ordinanc e , EO'IW shall also in••
elude any sewe r s that convey wastewater t o the P01\v fran persons
outs ide the POrW bound aries who are by cont r act or agreement wi th
the PO'IW actually us ers of the rorw .
Radiolog i cal Contro~ shall mean disposal by release
into sanita ry sewer systems in accordance with Rules and
Reg ulations p.,blished by Co l or ado Department of Health and the
State of C0l orado .
Rece~~~~~~ shall wea n l akes , rivers , streams or
other water courses whi ch receive treated or untr eated wastewater .
Receivi ng Water OJality Requirements . Reqt.irements for
the wastewate r treatment plant effluent established by app licabl e
state or feder a l regulatory agenci es for th e protection of re c e iv-
i ng 1<ater quality . Such requirements shall include effluent
limitations , and waste discharge standa rds , requirements , limita-
tions , or prohibitions which may be esta blis hed or adopted fran
time to time by state or feder a l l a ws or regula tory agencies .
Sa ni tary Sewer shall me,m a sewer which carries sewage
and to which storm , sur face , and groundwater s are not i ntent ionally
admitted , incloo i ng the pipe or conduit system and appurtenance s ,
for the collection , transportation , pum ping and treatment of
sewage . Th i s de fi n i tion shall a l so include the terms "public
s ewe r ," "sewer systan ," "sewe r ," and "col l ection line ."
Serv i ce Line (Pri vate Sewe r) sha ll mea n the wa stewater
collector line e xte nding fran t.he wast ewater disposa l f aci lities of
the p re ni ses up t o and includ i ng the connecti on to the san ita ry
sewe r.
Shal_~ and Wi ll are mand a t or y ; ~ i s permis sive .
Significa nt I ndus t rial Use r sha ll mea n a ny industrial
use r o f the Ci ty 's was tewater t r e atmen t system wh ose flow (a)
e xceeds 25 ,000 gallons per d a y , or (b) e xceeds fi ve percent (5 %) of
t he dai ly capac ity of the treatment system , (c ) i s subj _t to a
su r c ha rge for e xcessive BOO , (X)D a nd /or TSS as prov i ded fo r in this
Cha pter , (d) has toxic ma terial in its was t e stream i n toxic
amo onts as defined in sta nda r ds issued under Sect ion 307 (a ) of the
l\ct , or (e ) is dete rmined by the Director t o ha ve s igni fi c a nt
i mpact , e ithe r s i ng l y or in canbi na t i on wi th other contri buting
i nd ustries , on the t r eatment work s s uch that the qua li ty o f the
e f f lue nt , or sludges , fran the tre atment wor ks devia t es fr an the
r equ irenents set fo rth in the NPDES Pe rmit issued to the City , or
such that inte rfe re nc e with the treatment process o r fa c il ities
would result.
~n_if i cant Violate,:_ sha ll mean a person who renai ns i n
noncomp liance with conditions of th i s Ordinance forty-five (4 5)
days af t er not i f i ca tion of such no n.:ompliance a nd wh ich i s par t o f
a pattern of no ncom pliance over a twe lve-mon t h peri od or which
in vo l ves a fai lure t o accura t ely re port nonccxnpliance .
Slud~ sha ll mean the accumul ated s ol i ds sepa r ated fran
l iquids , s uch as wat e r or was t ewater , during proces sing , or
depos its on bot t ans of streams or other bod i es of water , or the
prec i p i tate resu l t ing f ran chanica l t reatment , coag ula ti on , or
sed imentat ic n of water or wastewater .
Slug or Sl u'l_l oad . /\n y d i schar ge o f wate r, sewa ge or
indust r ia 1 was t e whi ch ~ Inc'oncent1at iot1 of any given canst i tuent
or in quant ity of flow, e xceeds for any on e pe r iod of d uration
l ong er than fifteen (15) mi nu tes mo r e tha n fi ve (5) times the
average twenty-four (24) hou r concent rat i on or flows duri ng the
nonnal operation .
Standard Industrial Classification (SI C). I\ classifi-
ca tion pu rsuant to the Standard Industnal Class1flcation Ma nu al
iss ued by the Executi ve Office of the President , Offi ce of
Management and Budg e t , 1972 ,
Standard Methods , Procedures described in the latest
edition of "Standard Methods for the Examin a tion of Wa ter and
Wa ste wate r " as published by th-a lvnerican Pu blic Hea lth
l\ssoc1a t1 on and the Wate r Pollution Control Federa tion. Elements
o f wa s tewate r s t rength shall be ireas ured by Standa rd Methods unless
otherwise e xpr essly sta t ed .
Standa rd ~if i cat ions shall rrea n the curre nt specifi-
c ati ons used Lt tt,e City of Eng l ewood in the constructio., of public
sewer s .
Sta t e . State o f Colorado .
State Wa ters shall irean any and all surface and sub-
s urface wa t e r s whi c h are contained in or flow in or through this
State , except wat e rs in sewag e systems , wate rs in tre atment work s
or disposa l systems , wale rs in potable water distribution systems ,
and a ll wate rs withdra wn for use until use a nd tre atme nt have been
c omp l e,ted.
Storm Sewer shall rrean a sewer that carries only storm ,
surface and ground water dra i nage .
St o •.m Wate r , Any flow occurring d urin~ or followi ng
a ny form of natur al precipitation and r esulting the r e fran ,
Su bdi v ide r (oeve loper) s ha ll mea n any pers on wh o plats
and im proves undeve loped lanJ for the purpose of indust rial,
ccmnerc ia l , o r res ide nt ial use .
Su bdivisi on sha ll irea n any und e ve loped l a nd whi ch has
bee n p l atted a nd 1s im proved fo r the pu rpose of indus trial ,
ccmne rc i al , or res ident i al us e .
~rinte_nd e n_l:. 111e pers on desi gna ted by the Ci ty to
s up.,r v i se the opera t ion of t he l'(IBol and "'1 0 i s charged wi th certain
d ut i es a nd r e s pons ibi li ties by thi s Article , or hi s duly au thori zed
rep resent at ive .
Suspended So lids or Tot a l Su s!;'<'nded So lid s (TSS ). The
total su s pended ma tte r, ex pr e s sed in m1ll 1gram s pe r lite r, tha t
floats on th e surfac of , or i s sus pended in, water , wastewa t e r , or
other l iquids , a nd .;,ich i s r e movable by labo ra t or y f ilte ri ng in
acc ordance wi t h procedure s se t forth .in Standa~~1_ods .
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Systan Deve lopne nt O!a r ge shall mean tha t cha r ge
asse s s ed agai nst ne w users of the was t e wat e r tre atmen t systan to
fina nce cap i tal improvane nt of the waste wat e r t r ea bne nt system .
Tota l Metals sha ll mean the sum of the ronc entr ations
of Copper (CU ), Nickel (Ni), Total Olranium (Cr), (Zn) arxl
Cadmium (Cd) •
To tal So lids s hall mean the sum of s usperxled and d in-
solved solids .
Toxi c Pollutant . Any polluta nt or comb ina tion of
pollutants listed rn Schedule II a s toxi c or in regula tions pra-.iul-
gated by the Admin i s t r ator of the Environmenta l Protection Ag e ncy
under the provisi on of Qo/11 307 (a) or other /lets .
~-/In except iona l incident i n wh i ch a Discha r ger
unintentionally a nd tanporarily is in a s tate of non c anpliance with
the sta ndards set forth i n Section 15-5-7 (II) he r e t o d ue to factors
beyond the reasona ble con trol of the Discharge r , and excl uding no n-
canpli a nce to the extent caused by ope r a t ion a l e rror , improperly
designed t rea t me nt faciliti e s , i nadequa t e tre abne nt faci lit ies,
lack of pr eventive mainte nance , or ca re l ess or impr oper opera ti on
thereof.
~lluted Wa t e r sha ll mea n water of qu a lity equa l to
or bette r than the State or Fede r a l e fflue nt criteria in effect , or
wate r that wou ld not cause violation of rece iving water quality
stand a rds and would no t be benefited by di scharge to the sanita ry
sewer s and waste water tre a tme nt f acilitie s prov i ded.
User . Any pe rson wh o contributes , causes or permits
th e con tribution of wastewater into th e PCYIW .
User Cl a ssifica t i on s ha ll mea n a classi ficat ion of
users based on the 1972 (or subseque nt ) edi t ion of the Stande.rd
Ind ust ria l Class i f i ca ti on (SIC ) Manu a l pr epa r ed by the Fed er a l
Off ice of Ma nag ane nt a nd lludge t.
Viscosi t y . The p rope rty of a flu id that re s i sts
in terna~ flow by releasing counteract i ng f o rces .
Wast_e water (Sewage) sha ll mean the comb inat i on of the
liqu i d and wat e r-car r i ed wastes fron res i dences , co irmer c i a l
bu i ldings , i ndustr ia l plants and i ns ti tutions includi ng polluted
cool i ng wate r .
l. Sa n i t a r y l,astewater sha ll mea n the combina tion of
liquid and water-ca rried wastes d i scha r ged fran
toile t and other san i ta ry p l umhin g f acil i tie s .
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2. Industri al Wa stewat er sha ll rrean a canbi na tion of
liq uid and wat e r -carried waste, discharged f r ar any
industri al es t abl i shmen t and resulting fran an~
trada pr ocess ca,:ried on in that establi shment
includi ng the was tewa t er fran pretreatment faci li-·
ties and polluted coo ling water.
3. Canb ined Was tewater shall rrea n wastewate r inc ,.ing
sanitary and ind ustrial waste water , storm wat-:t.1 •
infiltra ti,m an d inflow carri ed l o tl1 E roiw.
Wastewace r Discharffi Permit shall rr..a n the docunen t or
docunents i ssued to a user by e .~~in accordance with the terms
of this Ordi nance.
Wastewater Pretreatment Facility sha ll rrean any
arrangement of devices or structures used fo r treating wastewate r
before it i ; discharged into the roiw .
Wastewat e r Strength. '111e quality of wastewater dis-
charged as meas ured by its e l ements , incl uding its cons tituents and
charact e ristics .
Wastewater Treatment system , Wa st ewate r Uti lity , or
Wastewater System shall mean : (a) any devices , facilities , struc-
tures , equ 1i;ment or works owned or used by the Ci ty for the purpose
of the transmission , storage , treatment , recycling , and re c l amation
of indus trial and danestic wast es frOOI within or without the City ,
or necessa ry to recycle or reuse water at the most econanica l cost
over the estimated l:fe of the system , inc ludi ng i ntercepting
s ewe rs , outfall sewers , coll~tion lines , pumpin g , powe r , and other
equipnent , and their appurtenances , and exc luding service lines;
(b) e xtensions , improvane nts , additions , altera tions or any rencd-
e ling thereof ; (c ) e lements essenti al t o provide a reli a ble re-
cycl ed supply such as standby treatme nt units and clear well
facilities; and (d) any works , including the l and and sites tha t
may be acquired , that will be an integral part cf the t rea tment
process or i s used fo r u l tima t e disposa l of r esidues resulting fran
:uch tre atment .
Wate r Course sha ll rrean any cha nn e l i n which a flow of
wate r occurs--;--e[f'"he r continuously or intermi tte nt l './.
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Winter ~arter water Use shall mean the a,erage m<Y.lthly
amount of wa t er deliverPd through the meter of the usE-r during the
following periods:
WATER USAGE PERIODS FOR CXlMPUTING SEWER RA"rES
INSIDE CITY
GROU P III
GROUP
GROUP II
MID
Nov.
Dec .
Jan.
OOTSIDE CITY -DENVER WATER
MID
QJAD IV
QJAD I I I
Jan .
Dec .
OOTSIDE CITY -WILLO.'i WATER
MID
Dec.
MID
Fe b .
Mar.
Apr.
MID
Mar .
Feb.
MID
Feb .
BILL DI\TE
Mar . l
Apr.
May l
BILL DI\TE
Sept.
Mar. l, June l
Sept . i., Dec. l
BILL DI\TE
June l
Terms not otherwise d2fined herein shall have the
meanings adopted in the latest ed it ion of Standa rd Methods for the
Examination of WateL and Waste wat('[ published by the l\mencan
Public Health l\ssociat1on, the IV1 -:-ican water works l\ssociation and
the Wat e r Pollution Control Federaion.
Abbreviations. '111e following abbrevi a tions shall have
the des ignated meanings :
l. BOD -Biochemical Oxygen Demand
2 . CFR -Code of Federal Regula tions
3 . COD -01em ical Ox ygen Dema nd
4. CWI\ -Clea n Wat e r Act (33 U.S .C. 12 51 et seq .),
a s ame nded
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5 . O&M -Operation and Maintenance
6 . EPA -Envirormental Prot~,ction Agency
7 . FCXi -Fats , oi l s and gr1~ase
8. l -Liter
9 . irg -Milligrams
10. irg /l. -Milligrams per liter
11. NPDE.5 -National P;;lluta nt Discharge Elimination
System
12 . PO'IW -Publicly Owned T.:ca tmen t Work s
13 . SIC -Standard Industria l Cl~ssification
14 . 3'IDA -Solid Wast e Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C . 6901 , et
seq .
15. TSS -Total suspended Sol ids
16. USC -United States Code
17 . USEPA -United States Environmental Protection
Al_ ency rn . BAT -Best available technologies
19 . BMP -Best man .ganent practices
20 . BPT -Best practical technologies
21. ICRA -Resource Cons e rvation Recovery Act
22 . PIF -Plant Investment Fee
23 . l>CPS -National Categorical Pretreatment Standards
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15-5-2 : GENERAL REGULATIONS
A. supervision
1. The Director of Utilities s ha ll be r esponsibl e for the
managemen t of the waste water collect ion system served by the City
and all of the proper ty pertaining the r e to . He sha ll see tha t such
system is kept properly cleaned a nd in good working order and
r e pair. He shall insure proper compli a nc e with all local , state
and federal r egulations for collection o f waste wate r and shall
perform all other duties in connect ion wi t h such system as may be
required.
2 . '!'h e Director of Was tewate r Tr ea tme nt (M') shall be
r esponsible for the manageme nt of the Bi-City and\or Englewood
Wast e wate r Tr eatment Plant and a ll of the property perta ining
the r e to . He shall see that such system is kept properly cleaned
and in goOO working orde r and re pa ir. He sha ll insure proper
comp l iance with all local , state and feder al r eg ulat ions for
trea tme nt a nd d ischarge of wastewater and shall petform all other
duties in connect ion with such system as may be required .
3 . The Dire ctor of Util i t i es a nd Director of Waste water
Treatment may adopt rules and regulations in their re specti ve ar eas
of r espons ibili ty , jointly or individua lly, consistent with the
pr ov is i ons of tliis Mticle f o r the adm inist ration of the wa s tewa t e r
systan . Rul e s and regu l ations adopted sha ll pertain t o , bu t sha ll
not be limited to , dischar ge , limitations , pr e treatment require-
ments , standards f or install ation of wast e water lines and services ,
and implanentation of s tandards pr 001ulg a ted pursuant to the Act.
In e stablishing such rul e s and reg ula tions , they shall establish
standards that wil l assure safe , e[f i c i e nt ope rat ion o f the wa ste-
water systen , wastewater treatment pr ocess or equi pne nt , tha t will
not h::ive an adve rse effect on the receiv ing water , or will not
otherwi se e ndanger pe rsons or prope rty , or const itute a nuisance .
4 . The Di r ector of Uti 1 i t ies , the Di r ector of Wastewat e r
Trea tment and the Director of Finance shall keep such records a nd
prepa re such re ports concerning tl 1e wastewater utility as the City
Manager d irects . The City Man age r shall keep the Ci ty Counci l
adv ised of the operat i ons , financial conditions and futu re needs of
the Depa r tments and sha ll prepare arxl s ubni t to the City Co uncil ,
at l east annu a lly , a repo rt covering the acti vities of the Depart-
ments , includirKJ a s t atanent of revenues and expend itures of the
preceding year .
5 . The Director of Utilities and Director of Wastewate r
·rreatment sha ll have the power to formu l ate and pranu lgate rules
and regulations for the administration of this Ordi nance , such
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rules and regulations sha ll not be incons i s t e n t wi t h provi s ions of
this Olapte r.
6 . If waste waters con t aining an y substance desr:ribed in the
following sections of this Cod e are di scha rged or propos ed to be
discharged into the wastewate r sy z tem of the City or to any tribu-
tary the reto, the 00 may t a ke any a ct i on necessa r y t o :
a. Prohibit the discharge of such waste wate r;
b. Requi r e a di s cha r ger to demonst r a t e that in-plant
modif ications will r educe or e limina t e the dis charge
of s uc h subs t a nces so that the di scha r ge does not
e xceed the limits se t i n Section 15-7-7 (A) he re in .
c . Ensure pr e t re atmen t , in c luding storag e f ac ili t ies or
flow equa liza ti on necessary t o red uce or e lim i nat e
the objectiona ble char acte risti cs or s ubsta nces s o
that the d ischa rge will not vio l a t e thi s Ordinance ;
d . Ensu re tha t the pers on ma king , caus ing or a llowi ng
the d ischa r ge pa ys a ny add itiona l cost or expens e
incu r r ed by the City t rea tment system ; or
e . Ta ke suc h othe r or fur t he r r emedi a l ac tion as ma y be
deemed t o be des i r a ble or necessa r y to achie ve the
purpose of this Ord i na nce.
7 . An'/ ac tua l or th r e a tened disc ha r ge of wa s t ewa t e r co n-
t a ining subs t a nc e s limi ted or prohi b ited by thi s Or d i nance into the
wast e wa t e r t reatment syst em of the Ci t y wh ich , by the de t e rminat i on
of the Di rector o f Ut ili ti es or the Dir ector of Wastewa t e r Tr ea t -
ment , pre sents an inm i ne nt or s ubstantial e nd ang rme nt t o th e
health or we l fa re of persons o r to the e nvironment, or whi ch cau ses
in t e r f e reoce wi t h the no rmal operation of the wastewat e r t reatment
system, ma y be i rrmed i a t e l y ha lted or e liminated by e i the r the
Di rector of Uti l i tie s o r the Direc t or of Wa ste wa t e r Tr e atment . 1'he
Direct or of Uti lit ies or the Director of Wa s tewater Trea tme nt may
ha lt or e lim inate such discha r ges by mea ns of a ny pr oced ure or
mea s ur e authorized by th is Ord i na nc e fo r e nforcement of d i scha r ge
limita tions an d pr oh ibitions, or by mea ns of phys i ca l discon nection
f r011 the was t ewate r treatmen t se r vice . Such d i scharges may be
ha lted or e limina t ed wi thou t regard t o the canpliance of the d i s -
cha r ge wi t h othe r provisions of th i s Ordi na nc e .
1. All waste wate r sha ll be d i s c harged t o the rorw e xcept
as provided he re ina f ter.
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2 , lt shall be unlawful to discha rge fran any premises
within the City , or i nto any area under the jurisdiction of the
City , or into a cii s tri c t or jurisdiction unde r contract with the
City for treatmen t of sanita ry sewage , i nto a r.d upon any public
highway , s tre am , wat e r cours e , or public plac e , or into any drain ,
cesspoo l , storm or pri va t e sewer , or natura l wate r outle t , any
sewa ge or other polluted wat ers , e xcept where s u itabl e trea tment
has been provided in accordance with prov i s i ons of thi s Ordina nce
a r.d l ocal , sta t e and federa l laws.
3 . No per son shall cause to be d i scharged or mak e a con-
nect ion to the l'O'IW wh ich would a llow any storm wa t e r, surfac e
dra in age , g roun dwat e r , wate r fron unroo fed drains , roo f run-off,
cooling wat e r or othe r wa ter into an y san ita ry sewer. No person
sha ll cause any of the a bove mentioned wa t er t o be mixed with tha t
person 1 s sewage in orde r t o dil ute said sewage .
4 . Storm wat e r, s ur face dr a inage , s ubsur f ace drainag e ,
groundwat e r, water fr an unr oo fed dr a ins , roo f run-of.f , cooling
wate r or un po lluted water may be admitted to specif i c a lly des i g-
na ted s t orm s ewe rs which have adequate capac i ty for the accarmoda -
ti on of said wa t e rs .
5 . I t shall be un l a wf ul for any pe r son , in a1y way , to
damage a ny proper t y , equ ipment or app lia nce constitut i ng or bei ng a
part o f the City wastewat e r uti I i t y or (or any person to tres pass
upon the property o f the City , t o tap a ny :sewer mai n o r t o ma ke any
conn ect ions therewi t h , to deposit any type of refuse in to manholes
or in any man ner to i nte rfe re wi t h the wastewater utility or the
property , eq uipment , ma nholes , p ip i ng o r ap pliances of the wa s te-
wate r col l ection syst em and trea tme nt facilities .
(Cl Spec i f i c Prohibi t i ons
l. No us e r sha ll contri bu te or ca use to be contribu ted
directly or in irect l y , any pollutant or wastewa t e r which will
inte rfe re with the operation or pe rformance of the F0'1'-J . Thes e
gene ral prohibitions a pply to a ll such us ers of a l'O'IW , wh ether or
not the use r is su b ject t o Nat iona 1 Categoricn l Pr etre atment
Standards or any other nat iona 1 , state or loca 1 pr et reatment stan-
da rds or req uirements . A us e r may not cont ribute the foll owing
substances to any POTw :
a . /tro y liq uids , s o lids , or gases which by reason o f
their natur ~ or quantity are , or may b2 , sufficient either alone or
by interaction wi th other subs tances to CdUSe fire or e xplosion or
be in j uri ous i n any other way to the POTW or to the operation of
the PO'IW. At no t ime shall two successive readings on any e xplo-
s i on hazard met e r , at the p:,int of d i scharge into the syst em (or at
any point in the system), be mo re than f ive percent (5 %) no r a ny
s i ngle reading ove r t e n percent (10%) o( the Lower Explosive Limit
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(LEL) of the meter. Prohibited ma terials include , but a r e not
limited to , gasoline , kerosene , na ph tha , ben1.ene , toluene , zylene ,
ethers , alcohols , ketones , aldehydes , peroxides , chlor ates , per-
chlorates , branates , carbides , hyd rides and s ulf ides , and any other
substances ..tiich the rorw , the Stat e , or EPA has notified the user
is a fire hazard or a hazard to the system .
b. Solid or viscous s ub stances ..tlic:h may cause
obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the
operation of the wastewater treatment facilities such as , but not
I imi ted to: grease , garbage with particl es greater than one-half
ini.:n (1 /2 11 ) in any dimension , animal guts or tissl.!es , paunch
manure , txmes , hair , hides or fleshings , entrails , whole blOOO ,
feathers, ashes , cinders , sand , spent lime , stone or marble duSt ,
metal, glass , ashes , straw , shavings, g rass clippings , rags , spent
grains , spent hops , waste paper , w'OC>d , plastics , gas , tar , asphalt
residues , res idues fran refining or processing of fuel or lubri-
cating oi 1 , mud or glass , grinding or fXJl ishing wastes , and at-her
Lik e or simi iar mate ri als .
c . Any wastewater having a pH l ess than 5 .0 or more
thdn 9 .0 un less the wrw is spec i fica,Iy designed t o accanmodate
any such wastewater , or waste wate r h:Jvtng any other corrosive
property ca pable of causi ng damage Ot hazard t o structures , equip-
ment , and/or personnel of the PO'IW.
d . Any wa s tewate r containing toxic pollutants in
sufficient quantity , either singly or by interact ion with other
pollutants, to injure or interfere wi th any wastewate r treatment
prO..."'eSS , cons titute a hazard to hum ans or an.imals, create a toxic
e ffect in the r eceiv ing waters of the PO'IW , to contam inate the
sludge of any PO'lW systems , or to exceed the limita tior. set forth
in a Categodca 1 Pretreatment Standard . A toxic polluta nt shall
include , but not be limited to , any pollutant ident ified pursuant
to Section 307(a) o f the Act.
e . Any noxious or ma l odor ous Liquids , ga ses , or
solids w'hi ch either si ngly or by interaction with other wastes are
su f fici e nt ·.:o prevent entry into the sewers for th~ir maintenance
and r epair .
f. Any substance wtiich may cau s e the PCYJW 's effluent
or any other prcx1uct of the PO'I\v, such as res id ues , s ludges , or
scuns , to be unsui table for reclamation and re us e or t o interfere
with the reclama tion process , .. ,h e re th e POIW is pursuing a reuse and
reclamation program . In no case shall a subst,nce discha rged to
the POTW cause the P01W to be in noncanpliance with the s lucige use
or d i sposal c r iter i a , g uidelines , or regulations affecting sludge
LJse or d i sposal .
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g . /\ny substance which w· ll cause the E'Ol'W to violate
its NPDES Pe onit or the receiving water quality standards.
h . Any wastewater with objectionabl e eolor not remov-
able in the treatment pr ocess , such as , but not limited to , dye
waste s and vegetable tanning solutions .
i. Any pollutants , i ncluding oxygen dema nding pollu-
tants (BOO etc.) which a user knows or has reason to know will
cause inte r fer ence to the E'()'IVI. In no case s ha ll a slug load have
a flow r a te or eonta in eoncentra tions or quantities of pollutants
that exceed for any t ime period longe r than fifteen (15) minutes
mor e tha n five (5) times the aver age twenty-fo ur (24) hour eoncen-
trat ion , quantities , or f low during normal operation .
j . Any wastewate r contai ning any radioactive wastes
or isotope of such ha lfl ife or eoncentration as may exceed lim its
established by the Di rector in canpliance wi t h a pplicable State
Rules and ru,gulations Pertain i ng to Radiological Control , published
by the Color ado Dep a r tment of Hea l th , State of Co l orado .
k . Any wastewater which causes a hazar d to human life
or creates a p.iblic nuisance and i s not contained in the wastewater
system . l. Any wastewater having a tenperature whi ch will
cause the temperature of the influent to the wastewater treatment
pla nt to exceed 104 degrees F a nd/or inhibit the biolog i cal activ-
ity in the P0'1''.'.
m. Any water or waste whi ch contains grease or oil or
any other substances that wi ll so lid i fy or become discernably vis-
eous at temper atures between 32 deg r ees F. (0 degrees C) and 15 0
degrees F (65 .S degrees C).
n. Any wat e r or waste conta in ing free , floating or
insoluble oil.
o . Wastes Eran septic tank pumpag e or vaults except
at locat i ons permitted by the Direct<'' of Wa s tewa t e r Trea tment.
p . Waters eontaining garbage tha t has not been ground
or eomminuted to such a deg r ee that a ll part icles will be ca rried
free ly in suspension under eonditions normally prevailing in p.iblic
se.;ers . Solid pa rticles s ha ll be no more than one-ha l[ inch (1 /2")
in any d imension .
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q . Unusual concentrations of dissolved solids .
r . Any wastewate r containing BOO , total solids, or
sus pended sol ids of such character and quantity tha t unusual att en-
tion or expense is required to handle such mate ri a ls a t the waste-
wa t er treatmen t pl a nt; provided , however , that a user may be per-
mitted by specific , written ag r eeme nt with the PCJ1'"1 which agreement
to disc harge such BOO o r TSS may provide for special charges, sur -
cha rges , payments or provis i ons for trea ting and test ing equipment.
s . mmonia nitrogen or substances read ily converted
there to , in amounts that would cause the PCJ1'"1 to fail to comply
with its NPOF.S Permi t.
2 . Any mate ri al or substance not specifically ment ioned
in this section which in i t se l f is c:o rr os ive , irritating , or
noxious to hl.l'Tlan beings and animals , or which by inte raction with
othe r water o r wast e in the public sewer system cou l d produce
undesi r abl e effects or c r ea t e any othe r condition deleterious to
structures , treabnent pr ocesses , and quality of the receiving
stream , is he reby prohibited .
3 . Any ma t erial or substance ente ring into the public
se'wet whidl interfetes with the treatment process even if i t is
within the concentrat i on limi tations stated in 15-5-7 (A) may be
prohibited upon written no t i ce by the Di r ector of Uti lities .
4. 'I'he Director o f Utilities with the a pproval of the
Di r ec tor of \-Jastewate r •rr eatme nt may gr ant a variance fran the
provi sions of this 01apter t o those persons ap plying for s·1ch a
va ri a nce in accordance with the rules and r eg ula t ions publishe<l by
the Dire c tors . Variances may be considerru uncler the following
ci tclJTlstances :
a . Can p li a nc ., wi th the proh i b ited disc harge pro,·i-
sions would impos e an undue l"ldrds hip on the per son discharg ing
waste s to the PO'I\~;
b . Acceptance of the discharge does not ad versely
af(ect the ro1,,.
(D) federa l ~~r ical _Pr etreatme n t Standards
Upon the pranulgat ion of the E'ederal categ o ri ca l
Pre treatment Sta ndard fo r a particula r industrial subcategory , the
Fed e ral Standard , i f more string nt than Umitations imposed he rein
for sourc es i n thnt s ubcategory , shall inroedi a t e ly supersede the
limi tation:. impos ed he re in . 'rhe Dir ector of Utilities shall notify
all affected use r s o( the applicable repor t ing r,aqu ireme nts.
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(E) Specific Pollutant Limitat i ons
No person shall discharge wastewa t e r conta ining poll utants
in excess of the LIMI TATIONS 00 D!s:::HARGE, as set forth in
15-5-7 (II).
(F) State Req uirements
State requi rements and limita tions on d ischarges shall
a pp ly in any case wh e r e the y a r e mor e str i ng e nt than federa l
requirements and limi tat ions or those conta in ed here in.
(G ) PO'JW' s Right of Revision
No user sha l l inc t ease the use of process wate r or , in any
way , attempt to dilute a d i scha r ge as a partia l or complete subst i-
t ut e for adequa te treatment to achieve compli a nce with any appli-
cabl e limita tions .
( H) Excess ive Discharge
No user sha ll inc rea se the use of process water or in any
way attempt to dilute a discharge as a pa r t i al or complete subs t i -
tute for adeq uate treatment to achi e ve compliance wi th any appli -
cable limitat ions .
(I ) Acc identa l D~~~'!.':.'l~
Each user sha ll provide protect i on frnn acc i dental dis-
ch arge of proh ibi ted materi a ls or ot her su bstances r egula ted
he rein . Facilities to prevent acc identa l discha r ge of prohibited
materia ls sha ll be provided a nd ma inta ined at the user 's own cost
and expense . In the case of an accide nta l discharge , it is t.,e
responsibi lity of the user t o imned i a t e ly notify the Director of
Utilities a nd the PO'JW of the incident. '!'h e not ification sha ll
in c l t.rle l ocation of d i schargC?, type of wast e , concentration ,
vollll",e , and rorrect i ve act i ons . Wi thin five (5) days following a n
accidental d ischa r ge , the user sha ll ~ubm i t to the CXJ a detai l ed
wr itten report describing the cause of the discharge and the
measu res to be t aken by the user t o prevent simila r future
occurrences . Such notification shall not relieve the user of any
e xpense , l os s , damage , or other liabi lity which may be incurred as
a res ult o f damage t o the l'O'IW , fish kill s , or any othe r damage to
persons or property , and such user sha ll be li abl e the refor , no r
shall such notif i cation re lieve tl'l e user of any fines , civil
pena l ti es , or other liability which may be imposed by tbs
Ordinance or other applicabl e law . Fail ure to report accidental
discharges may , in addition to any other remedi es , result in tne
revocat ion of tl'le discharger 's wastewater discharge permit . If tne
PO'IW is f ined by the State or Federal goverrrn nts for violation of
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the roIW 's NPDES Permit or violat ion of Wat er 0-,ality Standards as
the result of a spill or inte ntional slug d i s c harge of a toxic
pollutant , then the fi ne , including a ll rorw legal , sampling,
analytica l t esting costs and any othe r related costs shall be
charged to the responsible user .
(J) Disconti nu ance of Privy Vaults , Cesspools , and Sept ic
Tanks and Du thouses
1. Co nnection Required : All i mprovanents now usi ng
privies , vaults , outside toilets , cesspools , septic tanks , grease
traps , l ead, fields or othe r sewage disposa l f acilities in the
City , or hereafter in the City , sha ll be con nected with the public
sewer lines of the City or of any sanita tion district in the City,
provided •,uch public sewer line ha~ been brought within four
hundred f ee t (400 ') of any part of such dwelling or improvenent
requiring sewage disposa l service , and provided that such connec-
tion shall only be r equired ,J.,en such privies , vaults , outside
t o i l ets , cesspools , septic tank s , gr ease traps , l each f i elds or
other sewage disposal fa c ilities fail t o function pr operly so that
the y have to be r epa ired so as to make them usable .
2 . Abar.donment o( Pri v i es , Ce~J s , Sept i c Tanks : 1111
outs ide toile ts , privies , vaults , cesspoo ls, tiep tic tanks , grease
traps and l each fi e lds now e xisting in the City whe r e any part of
the dwelling or im.,, ivement i s loca t ed within four hundred feet
(400') of a public sewe r age line of the Ci ty , or of a sanitation
dist r ict of tl1e City shall be abandoneu and no longer used , in the
event that any one of such items shall be overflowing , full or not
functioning properly, so that i t has to be repa ired , in which e vent
the owner of such premi ses shall imnediate ly make a rrangements to
connect the improvanents using such facilitie s and such connection
shall be made within s ixty (60) days by owner at owner 's expense .
3 . The contents of privy vaults , s ep ti c t anks, cesspools,
or outhouses within the limits of the City shall not be removed
Lh e r efran , no r shall the same be transported through any street ,
a l1 By or public place within the City , except in a sanitary mann e r,
thaough or by means of a irt ight tanks , i f soft and mixed with
matte r, and if solid or dry , in tight cove red tanks in such 1nanne r
as shall preve nt the es..:dpe of any noxi ous gases or o f fens i ve odors
,.md pr e:;e rve such co ntents f ran sight or exposur e during cleaning
and removal shall be kept and maintained in sanitar y cond i tion a nd
shall be subject t o inspection by the Depa r tment of Health of the
Co un ty .
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(K) New Construction
l. Connection with City Sewer Line ~uired : All new
construction of dwe ll 1ngs and impro venents requ1r mg sewe r disposa l
service in the City shall connect such dwelling or improvanent with
the sewe r line of the City or such sanitation di strict.
2 . ~of 1•em~rary Toilet Facilities Du ring Construction
During the construction of a ny dwelli ngs and improvanents , te:npor -
a ry toilet faciliti es may be used in accordanc e with the reg ula-
tions of the Tri-County Health Depa r tment or of the Stat e Board of
Heal th , and as soon as such dwelling or improvement is connected to
the pu blic sewers , such use shall be abandoned a nd all evidence of
such use proper ly covered or disposed of.
(L) Manhole Cove r s
No pe r son shall open an y sewer manho l e without the per-
mission of the Director of Utili ties .
(M) Speci a l Agreements and Contracts
No statanent contained in this secticn shall be construed
as prohibi ti ng special ;,cl tte n agreenents bet11een the l?(JlW and a ny
other person allowing industri a l waste of unusual strength or
character to be admitted to the PO'l"1 fran a ny pa r t or parts of such
PO'l"1 , or person or persons living outside the boundaries of the
l?O'IW , upon such terms and condit ions and for s uch period:; o f time
as may be deeued rea sonable .
(N) Proh_i b i ted Conn~tions
No person , corpora tion , or other business en tity , e i ther
in pe rson or through an agent , enployee , or contr;_ictor shall make ,
allow or cause to be made any connect ion to the ron-1 fo r the p;r-
pose of ser v ici ng property outside the boundaries of the l?(J!W ,
except upon recommendation of the 00 and the ap prova l of the City
Council.
(0) Private Wastewate ~sa i
l. Private Disposa l
a . Pri ,Jr to coomencement of const ruction of a pr ivate
wastewater disposal syst-~, the owner or his agen t s l ll firs t
obt a i n written permiss ion from t he Tri-County Health Dep a rtment fo r
submission to t.rie CU .
b . 'l'he a pplica tion for the permit req uired by Section
15-5-5 sha 11 be made on a form furnished by the Tri-County Hr.-. 1th
Department which the ap plicant sha ll supplement by any plans ,
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specifications and other in format ion as is deE!1lecl necessa ry by the
Tri-County Health Depar tment .
c . 1'he owner or his agent sha ll opera te and maintain
the private wa stewa ter disposa l facilities at hi s sol e expense and
in ccxnpliance wi th a ll f eder a l, sta t e , and local laws , rules and
r egu l ations.
d. No statement contained i n this section shall be
const rued to inte rfe r e wi th any additi ona l requirements whi c h may
be imposed by the Hea lth Department or 00 .
e . 1'he type , capacity, location , and l a yout of a n
individual wastewater disposal system sha ll comply with a ll sta n-
dards of the Tri-County Health Department . No permit s hall be
issued for any individual wastewater disposa l system employing
subsur face so i l absorpt ion facilities .here the area of the lot
does not rreet the regu l ations imposed by the Health Department and
in no event .here the area uf the lot is l ess than fifteen thousand
(15,000) square feet.
f. 1'he Tri-County Health Department shall be allowed
to inspect the work under this division at any stage of construc-
tion ; and , in a ny event , the applicant for the permit sha ll notify
the Tri-County Health Department when the work is ready for final
inspection and before any underground portions a re covered. The
inspection shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the
notice by the DU, exclusive of Saturdays , Sundays and legal
holidays.
2 . Wastewate r or Septic Tank Hau l ers
Wastewate, or sept ic tank haulers shall not discharge
any waste within the co r porate boundaries of the City of Englewood
except where directed by the Ill and [WT . All v io lators are subject
to the legal liabilities and !)ena lties provided in this Ordina nce.
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15-5-3 : FEES AND OIARGES
It i s the ()Jrpose of this Sec t ion to provide for the
payment of all PO'IW costs , including Utilities Department costs and
Department of waste water Treatment costs . Th e total annu a l cost of
operation and mainte nance shall include , but nee<! not be limited
to, l abo r, repairs , equipt1ent replacanent , mai nte nanc e , necessary
modifications , powe r, sampling , l abor atory t e sting and a reasonabl e
contingency fund . The charges will be ba sed upon the qu a lity and
quantity of user's wastewa ter , and a lso upon the Dep a rtment of
.Jtilities and Department o f Wastewater Treatment capi t a l and
opera ting costs t o intercep t , trea t , and dispose of wastewate r .
The applica ble charges sha ll be as set fc.,rth he r e in .
(Bl Genera l.
There is he r e by l ev i ed and charged on each lot , parcel of
l and and prar1ises served by or hav i11'] sewer connect i on with the
sanita ry sewer of the City of Engle wood or otherwise discharging
sanitary sewage, indu stri a l wast es or other liquids , e ither
directly or indirectly , into the city sanita ry sewer system an
a nnu a l se rvice cha r ge wh i ch sha ll be c om()Jted a nd payable as
follows:
( l) The cha r ge for sewage treatmen t shall be based on the
gallonage of water del i vered to the premises d uring the appropriate
water meter r eading per i od falling between No vember l and April 30 .
Thi s gallonage conv e r ted to an an nu al equ i vale nt a nd multiplied by
the a nnu al rate per one thousand (1 ,00 0) ga l lens prov i des t he
annu al treatment cha rge .
(21 A cha r ge for sewer collection sy s tem main t enanczs
shall be es t a bli shed annually by act ion of the c i ty counci l wher e
p r emises a r e se r ved by the ci t y co llect ion system . \olhere the c ity
does no t own and maintain the collection system , the city will
collect charges fo r maintenance of same only wh e n a uthor ized by the
terms of con t ract between the city and the sa nita tion distr i ct .
(3) Where water us age i nforma ti..:ri i ~ :10t avai l able , sewag e
se r v i ce charges shall be COOlp..ited using the cu r rent r ate pe r o:1e
thousand (1 ,000) gallons a nd based on the fo llowing normal usage t-,
c l ass , as fol lows :
2'.,
2 3 12
months months months
(A) Single f amily dwellings 14 21 83
(8) Multifamily dwelling units q 13 52
(C) Mobile hane units 5 8 32
(D) Ccmnercial (by meter size/
capacity)
5/8 inch 19 29 116
3/4 inch 29 44 176
1 inch 49 73 292
l 1/2 inches 97 146 584
2 inches 156 234 936
3 inches 311 467 1 ,868
4 inches 487 730 2 ,92 0
6 inches 973 1 ,460 5,840
Normal usage by class wi 11 be checked by tabulation and
aver aging at least every five (5) years to detect and
adjust for changes in patterns of water usage .
(4) The minimun charge per year for sewage treatment
service , by custCllle r class , shall be a percentage of flat rate
charge , this amoun t representing the fixed portion of operation and
maintenance (D and M) costs .
(5) Outside city custClllers will be charged one hundred
five pe r cent (105%) of the amount charged inside city custaner s for
similar service to compensate for additional infiltration Eran the
l onger inte rceptor lines. Th is factor has been included in the
flat rate and minimun rate tables in subsection 8 below .
(6) Charges for serv i ce to custClllers inside the city
limi ts shall be billed in quacterannual installment~ in advance.
Charges Eor sewer only service outside the city may , at the
discretion of the finance director , be billed annually where this
would not conflict with special provisions of a connector's
ag reement. All bills a re due a nd payable as of the bi 11 ing date
and becane delinquent th irty (30) days a fter the billing date .
(7) User charges shall be r ev iewed annually and revised
peri odica lly to r eflect actual trea troent works O a nd M costs .
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(8 ) The following r a t es shall becane effect i ve upon
passage of the ordinance :
Rate
(per 1,00 0 ga llons)
Sewage treatment charge .83 74
I Co llect ion sys t en char ge .1114
TOTAL .9488
OCHEDUL E I OCHEDULE II 9:H EDU LE I II 9:HEDUL E IV
CUstaner In City I n City outside City outside City
Class Ci t y Sewers Di s trict Sewe r s Dist ri ct Sewe r s District Sewe r s
Bi lled Qtrl:z'. Bi lled Qtrl:z'. Billed Annu a ll:z'. Billed Qtrl:z'.
Fla t Flat Flat Fl at
Rate Min. Rate Mi n. Ra t e Min. Ra t e Min .
S ing l e -
Fam .D.,,J . 19 . 95 18 .15 17 .60 16 .00 73 .80 67 .20 18 .45 16 .80
Mul ti-
Fam(U n it) 12 .35 11.25 10 .90 9 .90 45 .80 41. 60 11.45 10 .40
Mobil e
llc:rne 7 .60 6 .90 6 . 70 6 .10 28 . 20 25.60 7 .05 6 .40
Carme rcia l
& Ind .
(By meter size)
5/8 " 27 .so 25 .05 24 . 30 22 .10 102 .00 92 .80 25 . 50 23 .20
3/4" 41. 75 38 . 00 36 . 85 33 .55 154 .BO 140 .80 38 . 70 35 . 20
l " 69 .25 63 .00 61.15 55 .65 256 .80 233 .60 64 .20 58 .40
1-1/2" 138 . 50 126 . 05 122. 25 111.25 513 .60 467 . 20 128 . 40 116.80
2" 222 . 00 202 . 05 195 . 95 178 . 30 823 . 00 749 .00 205 . 75 187 . 25
3" 443 .10 40 3 . 20 391.10 355 . 85 1642 .40 1494 .80 410 . 60 373 . 70
4" 692 .60 630 . 30 611.30 556 . 30 2567 . 40 2336 . 40 641.85 584 .10
I 6" 1385 . 25 1260 .60 1222 . 60 1112 . 55 5135 .00 4672 .80 128 3 . 75 1168 . 20
8 " 2201.10 2003 .oo 1936 . 95 1762.60 8159. 75 7425 .35 2039 . 90 1~56 . 35
10 " 3164 .10 2879 .35 2784 . 45 2533 . 80 11729 . 70 10674 .00 2932 .40 2668. 55
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Minim\111 charges both inside and outs i de the City ar e Nin ety-one Percent (91%) of
the flat rate charge for the custaner class involved .
(C) Special cases.
(1) Schools oper at ing on a nine (9) month school year
s hall be billed seventy s i x per cent (76%) of the cha rges ""1ich
would norm ally accrue for simila r usag e by a r es ide ntial custaner .
(2) Indust ri es , car washes and othe r establishments ""1 e r e
s urrmer irrigat ion wat e r is not sign if ican t or whe re s e asona l
business fluc tuations are mor e significant tha n irrigation usag e
shall be billed based on annu a l r a ther than winte r period wate r
usage .
(3) Custane r s wi th de live r y flow cha r acte ristics
s i gnificantly di f f erent fr an thos e of a s ingle family dwe lling
sha ll pay an addit iona l read iness t o ser ve fee ba sed on the
fo llowing formul a :
R=V (. 91 x NW ) ""1 e r e :
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R = Annual deli very flow rate characteristics charge
• 91 = Rea diness to serve por t i on o f O and M cos ts
NW = Cus taner I s annu al nonworking days
365 = Numbe r of days in cale nd ar yea r
V = Ann ual vol= charge for was t ewa t e r t r ea tmen t
(4 ) Ot her cases . Where the pr oced ures above a r e no t
applicable , or wh er, ap pli ca t ion of same woul d wor k an obv ious and
s igni f i cant injus t ice to the custaner , a r ate sha ll be es tablished
by the Di rector based on reasonable estimat es of project ed flow .
(D) 1 f any wate r o r wastes a r e d i s cha r ged , or a r e propo s ed t o
be d i scharged to the publ i c sewe rs , whi ch waters con ta i n the
sub stance s or p::>ssess the char ac ter .L s tics enume r ated in Subsect i on
i5-5-2 (B ) above and , i n the judgment of the Di rector of Ut ilit ies ,
may have a de l e t e rious effect upon the sewage wo rks , pr ocesses ,
equipnent or rece i ving wate rs , or which otherwi se create a haza rd
to life or const i t ute a p.lbli c nuisance , the Director shall also
charge the following f s :
Require payment to cover the added cost of hand ling and
treati03 the wastes considered as "Industrial Wastes ," by
imposing the following formula :
SC = QM ,XB .34 OCo(AOD)+UCs(s.5 300).
SC s urcharge in dollars and cents per month
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~ = volune of sewage in million gallons per year
discharged to the public sewer .
8 .34 = conversion factor; one gallon of water t o pounds.
UCo = unit charge for AOD (additional oxygen demand) in
dolla r s per pound.
(i) unit charge for BOD: $.0133.
(ii) If CXlD is l ess than 3.0 , then l'llD = (BODS 200).
BODS 200 rrg /1, but CDD is greate r than
500/mg /l , then J>lJD = (CXlD 500) •
CDD = chanical oxygen danand strength index in milligrams
per lite r (500 milligrams per liter or over).
BODS = five day biochanica l oxyge n demand strength index
in milligrams per liter (200 millig rams per liter or
over).
UCs = u.1it charge for SS in dollars per pound.
55 = suspended sol ids stre ngth index in milligrams per
lite r (300 milligrams per liter or over). Unit charge for
SS : $.032 4.
200 = normal BODS strength in milligrams per liter.
20 0 n,rma l SS strength in milligrams per liter.
400 n,,rm a l CXlD strength in milligrams per liter.
The app li cation of the above formula provides for a
surchar•Je for BOD, COD and for SS . If the strength index
of BOD , COD or SS is less than the base number that is
being subtracted f ran it , the n there sha ll be no surcharge
for that particu l ar category , nor sha ll the re be a credit
g i ven to the total surcharge .
(E) Industri.a l Cost Recove ry (!CR)
1. Industries a ffected shall be those ide nti fied in the
Standard Industrial Classif ication Manual , (51 0 1) J )77. as revised,
Divisions A through I , with the specific except iur, :,f those
industr 1et> which discharge only r,o nprocess , segre9 ated danestic
wnstes or was tes Eran sanita ry o..,:w e nience s . Affected industries
will be classified as follows :
(1) Si gni Eican t industrial users sha ll t:e mon itored to
determine strength l evel s . This shall be accanplished accor ding to
a pretreatment program establis hed by the Director of Utilities and
approved by the Director of the lwl'l'P. Th .a r e sults of sampli ng and
ana lysis will be r ecc,rded in the utilites o[Eice , reported to the
af fected industr y and reported Lo r eg ula tory agencies per their
cu rr e nt directivt~.
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(2) Payment rates shall be caTIP.,ted for ICR custaners
based oo the following basic capital costs for the Bi-City Plant:
Q (Volune):
BOO:
SS:
$460 .U/1,000 gallon day of capacity
30 . 47 /pound day of capacity
35 . 04 /pound day of capacity
Specific individual rates will be calculated based on the volune
strength and rate of flow in accordance with current federa l guide-
lines.
Adjusbnents to individual rates will be made a nn ua lly or more fre-
quently, whe never evidence is received that a major change in
wastewater volune and/or characteristics has occurred. Payment
will ccmnence withi n one (1) year of the date of initiation of
service through the Bi-City and/or Englewood Plant.
(F) Res toration of Service
Sewer servi ce s ha ll not be re stored until nll charges ,
including the e xpens e of t e rmina tion a nd charge for r es t ocation of
ser v ice, sha ll ha ve been paid .
(G) Co lle ct ion Procedure s
1. Olarges Responsibility of Owner.
All f ees and charges shall be chargeable against and
paya ble by the owner of the pr enises receiving sewer setvice .
2 . Periodi c Billing Statenents .
a . The Ci t y shall cause billings for wa s tewate r
trea bnent and/oc wa t e r cha r ges to be r e nde red peci od i ca lly at rates
es ta b I :shed .
b . Bi lli ng s for cha cges and any othe r notices s hall be
effective upon mai ling said billing or notice t o the last known
>ild r e s s of the us e r as shown on City records.
c. The secv i c e cha rges prov ided in this Ordi nance
shall be billed and pa id in fu ll within thirty (30) days fran date
of bil li ng . No part i al payments sha ll be accepted .
d. I f sewer r a t es a r e changed or use cs institute or
t ermi nate secvice othec tha n on esta bli s hed billing da t e s , the bill
sha ll be pror a ted.
(Ii ) Oeli nq uency a nd Collecti on
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1. Fees and charges l e vied in accordance wi th this 01 ap t e r
s ha ll be paid within thirty (30) days fran the date of billing to
the City . If the bill is not paid within ninety (90) days after
bi lling, it sha ll be deerood delinquent , 1,llereupon a twenty five
percent (25%) surcharge may be impo sed for collection services.
2. Nonpayment: All sewe r charges and surcharges , includ-
ing , but not limited to , collection charges, pretreatment charges,
monitoring charges , sha ll be a lien upon the property to which
sewers are connected fran the date said char ges becane due until
said charges a re paid . 1'ne owner of every structu r e of prenise
sha ll be lia ble for all sewer charges for uses on hi s premi s es ,
which lien or liability may be enforced by the City by act i on at
law to enforce the lien. In case the tenant in possession of any
premises shall pay the sewer charges, it shall r e lieve the
landowner fran such obligations and lien , but the City sha ll not be
requi r ed to seek payment fran any person whan soever other than the
owner fo r the payment of sewer charges . No change of ownership or
occupat ion sha ll affect the applicat i on of t his section , and the
fa ilure of any owne r to discover t ha t he purchased property agai nst
wh i ch a lien for sewer ser vice ex ists s ha ll in no way affect hi s
liability for such payment in fu ll. Said de linquent payments, and
the lie n c r eated thereby , sha ll be enforced by as sessment upon the
property and premises so served and certificat i on thereof to the
County Treasurer for the collection under and in purs uance as
prov i ded for in th i s Code .
(I) Disconnection Cl ause
1. City may disconnect within the City or contract areas
served by the Ci t y fo r accounts de linquen t mor e than ninety (90)
da ys . Not i ce given to last known address of user or owner thirty
(30 ) days pr ior t o d i sconnection. All costs of disconnection shall
be repaid at t ime of reconnection .
2 . When the premi ses t o which such serv i ce i s provided are
located without the limits of the City , failure to pay the r ates
and charges for treatment and disposal of sanitary sewage when due
s hall be cause for the City Clerk to certify to the County
Carmissioners of the coun ty in w'hi ch said de linquent user 's
proper ty is located the charges due and unpaid , on or befor e
No vem.::~r l of each year , and thereupon and until paid , th e same
shall be a lie n upon the real property so served by said sewerage
system and shall be l e vied , cert i fied , received or collected by
sale a nn ually fran year t0 year by the proper county off i cials as
are genera l taxes , and the proceeds therefran rem itted to the Ci ty
of Englewood ; provided that if the premises ar e supplied with City
water services , such serv ice may be shut off unti l such rates and
cha rges fo r treatment and disposal Jf sanitary sewage shall have
been paid .
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15-5-4 : PRIVAT E SEW ERS , CONNECrI ON S AND REPAIRS
(A) Bui ldings to Have Separate Connect ions
Each building sha ll be served by i t s own sewer serv ice
line , and no connection s ha ll be mad e by ex t e nding the service fran
one pr operty to anothe r property . Each s epar ate building in a
Planned Uni t Deve l oi:me nl sha ll have a sep arate s ewe r service line .
(B) Ol d Pr ivat e Sewers
Ol d pri vate sewers may be used in connect ion with new
build ings only whe n the y ar e found to mee t a ll requirements he r e i n
and sol e ly at the risk o f the user ; otherw i s e , old private sewers
sha ll be pl ugg ed at the user 's expense upon d iscont inuance of
s e rvi ce . The pl ug in the ol d pr i va te sewer must be i nspected and
a pproved and a pla n r eview and i ns pection fee will be charged by
t he City .
(C) De sign and Construction
1h e si ze , s l ope , al i gnment , and mate ria l s of construc tion
of a privat e sc·.aer , and the meth od s t o be used in excavat i ng,
pl acing of pipe , jointing , test i ng , and backf i ll i ng the tre nch and
all other wo r k sha ll conform to the requ irements of the Bu ilding
and Plunbi ng Code or o the r appli cabl e codes , l aws , rules and
regulat i ons of fed era l , sta t e , and l ocal e nti ties .
(D) Pri vate Sewe r Elevation
In a ll struct u r e s whe r e the e l evati on is too J ow t o perm it
gravity flow to the pu b l ic sewer , Sil ni tary sewage d i scharge f ran
such structure sha ll be li fted and di s charged to the sewer by a
Ci ty and Tri -County Health Department approved f acility which sha ll
be opeut ed an d maintained by the user.
(E) Insta llation and Maintenance
All costs and expenses incident al to the installation and
connection of the pr ivate sewer sha ll be borne by the ap plica nt wh o
shall re tain or empl oy a licensed sewer co ntractor or pl unbe r t o
make connection to an d insta ll a sewer .
The s e r vice line fran the pu blic sewer main line to the
structure to be ser ved shall be insta lled by the property owne r at
h i s expense . The owner sha ll hold the Ci ty harl!'less for any los s
or damage that ma y direct l y or indi r ectly be occasioned by the
installat i on of the service line or the malfunc:t ion of any old
pri va te sewer .
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The owner o f any property connecting to the roJW shall be
r e sponsible for the maintenance of the s e rvice line fran the E>Jblic
s ewer to the structure to be s e rved. The owner shall keep the
serv i ce line for which he is responsible in good condi t ion and
shall replace at hi s expense any portions thereof whi ch , in the
opinion of the Director of Utilities , have becane damag ed or
d isintegrated as t o be unfit for further us e , or is in such
condi tion to permit infiltra tion '.nto the s ystem. All r e pa irs
shall be canpleted within thirty (30) days after noti f ication and
s hall be completed by a bonded contractor. Th e owner shall be
responsible for r eturning the E>Jblic right-of-way and the street to
acceptable City standard s .
(F) Pe rmit Required
Before comnenceme nt of cons truc tion of a privat e sewage
di s posal system , th e owner shall f i rst obta in c wri t t e n petmit
sig0<ad by the Direct or o t Utilitic-s .
{G) Connec t i on Requiranent
1. The applicant for the private sewer pe rmit s hall
,.,u fy the Director of Utilities wh en the private sewer is ready
(..,. inspection and connection to the E>Jbl i c sewer . Th e applicant
must ha ve s ecured permit and ha ve met a ll City requireme nts. The
connection shall be mad e unde r the s upervision of the Director of
Ut i lities or hi s repre s e ntative .
2 . 1'he owne r o f any structure used for human occupancy,
empl oyment or ec:ti•>iL ~•-situate within the Ci ty , may be r equired at
s uch owne r 's expPn.·:11:": v . 1-o nn ec t such st ruc ture t o a public sewer ,
if such a pub ] .. c ·"•"'· i,, wi thi n four hun dred (400) fe,,t of the
property line c f the ;>roperty upo n whi ch the s t ructure is located .
Such conn ection s l1d l1 be made wi thin n i nety (90) days afte r notice
fran the Director is s e rved on the owne r o f the property a ffected;
provided, howeve r , t hat in th e e ve nt c 011pli ance wi th th i s sect i on
caus es seve r e econanic ha r dsh i p to sa i d pers on, he may a pply t o the
Ci ty for exemp tion f ran th i s s ec tion . Su ch a pplicat ions shall
sta t e i n de t a i l the ci rcun stances wh i ch a re cla i med t o c aus e such
econan i c ha rdsh ip . Such e xem ptions shall only be gra nted to
re s identia l users , sha ll not a p pl y to other IJSers , and sha ll be
granted on ly for s uch t ime as the demons t ra t ed hard ship e xi sts .
Se r vice s ha ll be co nsider ed com p l e te upon delive r y of
the notice to the own er of the prope rty or by post ing a copy of the
notice on the pr ope rty in questi on in a co nsp i cuous pla ce and by
mai ling a copy of s uch not i ce , ceg i ste re.d ma i l , t o the record owne r
o f t he proper t y as d isc losed and at the add r e ss shown in the
current r eco rd G of t he Ar apahoe Co unty Asses sor.
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3. If a [l.lblic sewer is not available within four hundred
(400) feet of the property line of the property upon which a house
or building is :ocated, a private sewage disposal system
constructed in accordance with applicable regulations of the Hea lth
Department shall be utilized to dispose of sewage .
4 . In c .,ses \Jlere a public sewer was not previously
avai l able within i:our hundred (400) feet of the property line of a
property but a pu!.>iic .sewer later becanes available within such
distance , the owner may be required to connect with the public
s ewer as provided in part A a bove. In such event, after the
connection is canpleted , the private sewage disposal system sha ll
be emptied, cleaned and filloo with sand 01: dirt .
5 . It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or
discharge, or to cause to be deposited or uischargoo , to any
wastewate r collection facilities any solid or liquid waste unless
through a connection approved by the City .
(II) Damag e to PO'lW
Any person who maliciously , wilfully , or negligently
bre aks, damages , destroys, uncovers , defaces, or tampers with any
structure, appurtenance or equipnent which is part of the PO'lW
shall be subject to such action and penalty as provided in E.M.C.
15-5-6.
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15-5-5: lNDUSl'RII\L WASTEWATER DIS::HARGE PER.111'!,
(A) Wastewater Discha~
1. The r e shall be no discharge of wastewat er into the
PO~, or in any area unde r the jurisdiction of said rorw, without a
wastewater dis ci:la r ge pecnit (except as authorized by the Director
in accordance with the provisi ons hereof) •
2. Pecnit Issuance
The Dir-ec:tor shall issue a wastewat er discharge pecnit
to the applica nt if he fi nds that all of the follow i ng conditions
are met :
a . The proposed d i scha r ge is in canplia nce with the
prohibitions and limitations of Sections 15-5-2 and 15-5-7 (A ) and
(Cl of this Oiapte r;
b . The proposed discharge would permit the normal and
eff icient operat i on of the wastewater trea tment system ; and
c . The pr oposed discha rge wo uld not result i n a
violation by the City of the terms and conditions of its NPDES
Permit.
3 . Pecnit Denial and Appea l
a . In the event an app li cation fo r a Wastewa ter
Discharge Permit is denied , the Di rector of Utilities s hall noti fy
the applicant in writing of such de n ial. Such notification s !,all
sta te the grounds for such de nia l with that degree of specificity
which will info,.m the applicant prior to issuance of a permit.
b . Upon r eceipt of notificat i on of denial of a pecnit
application, the applicant may request and shall be granted a
hea ring to be held by the Director of Utilities . At such hea ring
the applicant sha ll have the burden of establishing that the
cond itions set ou t in this 0-apte r have been me t and tha t a permit
should issue . The hearing shall be held wi thi n thirty (30) days of
applicant 's request but may be continu ed upon a showi ng of good
caus e to do so by either the City or the applica nt.
c . UEY.Jn review of the evidence by the Di r ector of
Utilities, he shall ma ke fi ndings o f fact and i ssue an Order
di rec ting tha t a wastewater d ischa r ge permit be issued , or
directing that such permit shall no t be issued , or give such othe r
or fur t he r orde rs and directives as are necessa ry :md apl)ropriate.
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(B) Sewer Tap Permits
1. r, Sewer Tap Permit for a s ingle family , multi-family ,
residential, and/or comnercial user shall remain in effect until
terminated by the City ,
2 . "11 use rs proposing to connect to the wastewater
system shall obtain a cons t ruction permit before connection co
and/or discharging to the system. Users shall compl ete and file
with t he Direceor c f Utilities an application in the form
prescribad by t he Division antl accompanied by a fee as set forth in
Schedule e . In support of the application, the user shall submi t ,
i n uni ts and terms appr ... pr iate for eva luation , the following
info r.c1t-.on :
a. Name , address, location of discha r ge (if differe nt
fran t h o addr e ss) ,
b . SIC number according to the Standil:d Industrial
Classification 1-Bnual , Bur eau of the Budget, 1972, as amended .
c . Time(s) and d uration of discharge .
d . Site plans , floor pla ns , mecha nica l and plunbing
plans and details to show all sewers, connections, and
appurtenances by size , locati on and elevation . If deemed necessary
by the City , such plans shall prov ide for sepa r ate systems for
handling sanitary and industrial wastewate r . Nonresidential
buildings may be required to have i nstalled a sewer sampling
manh o l e fo r City access t c, its wastewater being dis=harged to be
installed per City engineering requ i rements.
e . Description of activit i e.3 , facilities and plan t
processes on e!~ premisf:S , including all materials which are or
could be discharged .
f. Each proJuct produced by type , amount , and r a te of
production .
g . Number and type of enployees and hours of work .
h . MY other information deemed by the Director of
Util i ti"s t o be necessary to evaluate the permit application .
(C) ,nd_u_strial Permi t'!
l. 'l'he Director of Utilities shall require a signif icant
industrial user lo obtain an Industr ia l Permit, T;ll existing
signi ficant industr i al users sha ll apply for an Industrial Permit
prior t o Decanber 31 , 1984 , and proposed new significant industrial
use rs shall apply at l east ninety (90) days prior to connecting to
or contributing to the PO'!W . Users sha ll complete and f ile with
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the Director an application in the form prescribed by the
Depar tment and accanpanied by a f ee as may be required, containing
information, in addition t o that required for a General Permit , in
uni ts and terms appropriate for evaluation , as follows:
a . Wastewater qu a ntity and quality . Quality charac-
teristics include, but are not limited to, those ment i oned in
Section 7-5-7 (A) and (C) of this Oiapter as determined by .,
r eliable analytical l abo ratory; sampling and analysis shall be
performed in accordance with procedur es established by the l1P/\
pursuant to Section 30 4 (h) of t he /\ct and contained in 40 CTR , Part
136 , as amended ;
b . Average daily a nd thirty-(30) min ute peak
was tewa ter flow rates , including daily , monthly and seasonal
va riations , if any ;
c . Wher e known , the quantity a nd specific nature of
any pollutants in the discharge which a re limited by any
pre treatment standards , and a statement rega rding -.he ther or not
the pretreatment standards are being met on a consistent basis ,
a nd, if not , whether additional operation and maintenance and/or
additional pretreatJTient i s required frr the user to meet applicable
pret r eatment standards .
d . Written description and diag r am of existing
pretreatment equipnent, if a ny , including , but not limited to ,
treatment processes, treatment tank dimensior.s and retention time,
chemical supp lies , operating personnel arxl cert ification , and
plumbing diagram of treatment system .
e . if additional pretreatment and/or O & M will be
required to meet the pretreatJTient standards, the schedule by ,lh ich
the user will provide such additional pretrea tJTient. The comp letion
date in this schedule sha ll not be later than the canpliance date
,;s tablished for ':he applica i on pretreatment r equi reme nts . The
following conditions shall app ly to this schedule :
( i l Th e schedule shall contain incremen~s of
progress in the foon of dates for the
carrnenccrnent and C001plet ion of major events
l eading to the construction and opera l ion of
additional pretreatment requi.:ed for tl 1e user
to meet the applicable pretreatment
requirements .
(ii) No increment referred to in paragraph (a)
shall e xceed nine (9) months.
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(iii) No t later than fourteen (14) days following
each date in the schedule and the final date
for coo,pliance, the user shall sul:rnit a
progress report to the Director of Utilities
including as a minimun , vrlhether or not the
us e r coo,plied with the increnent of progress
t o be met on such date and , if not, the date
on which it expects to coo,ply with this
incranent of progress, th e reason for de l ay ,
and the steps being taken by the user to
retu rn the construction t o the schedule
esta blished .
f. A11y other information deaned by the Director to be
necc.,·c ,cy to evalua t e the permit appli cat ion .
the !"'t"1i t appli ca tion.
2 . Perm it Mcxli f i cations ----------
Upon e na ctment of a I-CPS and within the time prescribed
thereby , the Ind ustrial Perm i t of use rs subject to such standards
s hall be revised to require coo,pliance the r e with . Whe re a user ,
subject to a I-CPS, has not previously sul:rni tted an appli cation for
a permit , the user shall apply fo r a permit wi t hin thir t y (30) days
af ter not i ce of the e nactmen t of the app licable I-CPS . The user
wi th a n e xisting Wastewater Discharge Permit shall sul:rnit to the
Di rector o f Utili t i es , within thirty (3 0) days after such notice ,
the information reqcired pursuant t o th is Section . The terms and
conditi ons of the permit sha ll be subject to modificat ion by the
rorw during the term of the permit as limita tions or requiranents
a r e modi fi ed or other just cause exists . Any changes or new
c onditions in the permi t shall inc lude a reasonabl e time sched ule
for c ompliance , a s determined by the Director .
3 . Permit Conditions
Pe rmits shall be e xpr essly s ubject t o all prov i sions of
this Oiapter and all other a p pl icable regu l ations , user charges and
f ees established by the City . Pe rmi ts may contain , but a r e not
limited to , the following :
a . The unit cha rge o r schedule of user charges and f ees
for the wastewater to be d ischarged to the systan .
b . Limits on t...'1e ave r age and max imLITI mass and /or
concentrat i on of wastewater constituents and characterist ics .
c . Limits o n average and max i mun rate and time of
discharge o r requiranents for fl ow regula t i ons and equal i zations .
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d . Requirements for installa tion and maintenance of
inspectir,n and samp ling faci lities .
e . Specifications for mon i t o ring programs ...,i ch may
include sampling locations , freque ncy of sampling , number , types
a nd s t a ndards for t ;,sts and reporting schedule .
f. Cr..,npliance schedules .
g . Requ irements fo r sutmission of t echnical r e ports or
discha rge reports.
h . Requirements for maintai ning and r e taining plant
records re l a ting t o wastewa ter discharge as specified by the City
and affording City access thereto .
i. Requirements for not ificat i on of the City of any new
int rcrluction of wastewate r cons tituents or any substantia l change
in the vo llme or character of the wastewater constituents bei ng
introduced into the wastewa ter treatment system .
j . Daily average and daily maximun discharge rates , or
other appropriate conditions , ...,e n substances subject to limitation
and prohibition az.e proposed or present in the user 's wastewater
d ischarge .
k . Req uirements for notification of slug discha r ges .
1. Requirements for separate systems to hand l e sanitary
and industr ia l wastewate r, such that in the event the user's
industrial wastewate r is causing or could ca use an interference or
a potent i a l inte rfe r e nce wi th t he l'O'IW , the industri a l wastewater
coula be severed , preventi ng di scharge into the roIW and still
allowing the user I s sanitary wastewater t o discha rge into th e
PO'IW .
m. ( i) Req u ired ...,en necessary by Director ;
Exception : grease , oil and sand interceptors shall be prov ided
'when , in the opini on of t he Director , they are necessary for the
proper handling of liquid was tes contai ning g r ease in e xcessive
amounts , or any inf laITlll able wastes , sand and othe r harmful
ingredie nts ; except , that such interceptors s ha ll not be required
for private l i ving quarters or dwell ing units .
(ii) Construction Specifications : grease and oil
inter ceptors snall be constructed o f impervious mate rial s capable
of wi thstnnding abrupt a nd extreme chang es in temperature . They
shall be of substant ial construc tion , watertight, a nd equipped wi th
eas ily remova ble c overs which , when bolted in place shall be
gast igh t a nd wate rtight. All inte rceptor s sha ll be of a type and
capacity approved by the Director of Utilities and shall be l oca ted
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so as to re ad ily ... ' ea sily be accessible fo r cleaning and
inspect ion .
(iii) Maintenance by Owner: Whe re installed, all
g r ease , oil and sand interceptors s ha ll be mai n tained by the owrer
at hi s expense in cont inuous ly ef f icient opera tion at a ll times.
n. Other c onditions as deened appropriate by the City .
o . In the event the t ype or vc-' -e of mate rials fran
the property f0 r wh i ch a d i s cha r ge· permL as pre viously granted
shall n1 tcri a ll y and s ubstanti a lly change a s determine<l by the
Divis ion , the rerson previous ly granted such pemit shall make a
ne"'."' apr licat i on to tne Ci t y , i n t:i'ie same ron ne r and form as
n,• .,,,a\~ l ,lkl.Je .
?e rm it Dur at i on
Pe 'Tilts shall be issued fo r a spec ified time period, not
to e ,ceed three (3) years . P ??rmit may be issued for a period
less than a yea r or may be s tated t o e xpire on a specified date .
The use r sha ll ap ply for permit re issua nc e a minimlJTl of one hundred
eighty (180) da ys pri or t o the expira tion 0f the user's existing
permit . The t e rms and conditi ons of the t,e rmit may be subject t o
modificat i on by the City during the t e rm of the pe tmit as
limitations or requirements are ITOO i(i ed or oth e r just ca uses
exist. The user shall be informed of a ny proposed ch a nges in h,s
permit at l east thirty (30) days prior t o the effective date of
cha ng e . hny change s or ne w conditions i n the perm it s ha ll include
a reasonable t ime schedule for compliance . Any permit may be
c a nce lled or t e rmin a ted f o r failure to comply wi th the requirements
he r e of .
5 . Pe tmit Tr ansfer Prohibited
Penn i t s are issued t o a spec i f ie use r fo r a speci fie
oper a tion . A perm it shall no t be s ol d , traded , ass i gned , trans-
ferred or sublet.
(D) Monitor~ Fa cil i tie s
1. Th e industrial user sha ll provide and ope r a t e , at its
e xpe nse , mon i t oring equipne nt and fac ili t i es suffic i e nt to allow
i ns pect i on, sampling and fl ow meas ur ements of the private sewer or
inte rnal drai nage sys tems a nd L'OO rdinated with bui ldi ng d r ain sys-
tems . '!he monitoring f ac il i t y shou l d norm ally be s itua ted on the
indus t rial user's pr em i ses , bu t the City may , vlhen such a location
wo uld be impr a c t i ca l or ca use undue ha rdship on the industrial
use r , a llow the faci lity to be constrncted in the p..1bl i c street or
si dewalk area and l ocated so tha t i t will not be obstructed by
l a nd scaping or par ked ve h ic l es . The fac ili ty should be ca pped with
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water\ i gh t lid and that facility shall not be located in street or
gutter .
2. There sha 11 be ample roan in or near s uch monitoring
manhole or f aci lity to allow accurate sampling and pr epa ration of
samp les for ana lysis. 'Ille facility , <,.1mpling and measuring equip-
ment shall be maintained at all t i mes in a safe and proper opera-
ting condition at the ex pense of the industrial user.
3. Wheth e r constructed on p.,blic or private proper ty , the
samp ling 311d monitoring equipnent and facilities shall be provided
in accorda nce wi th the l'O'lW ' s requi ranents and all a pplica ble local
construction standards and specifications. Construction shall be
completed within s ixty (60} days foll owing written notification by
the Di r ect or.
4 . Whenever required by Director of Uti lities , the owner
of any property serviced by a private sewer ca rrying nonresidential
was tewater shall install a monitoring manhole for each separate
d ischarge i n the pri va te sewer in accordance with plans and
s pecifications approved by the Divi sion 's Engineer , installed and
ma intai ned at all times at industrial uset 's expense , which shall
ha ve ample roan i n each sampling chamber to t a ke accura te flow
proportioned composite samples for analysis . The monitor i ng
manhole shall be safely, easily a nd independently accessible to
author ized re presentative of the PO'l~ during normal business
hours ..
a . Each monitoring manhole sha ll contain a Palmer-
Bowlus flune or similar device a pproved by the Director of
Utilities wi th a recording and totalizing registe r fo r measurement
of the liquid qu a ntity ; or a t the discre tion of the Director of
Ut ilities the metered water supply to the industrial pla n may be
used as the liquid qua nt ity , or wh e r e a measura blP. adj ustment
ag r eed to by the Dir ecto r of Utilities i s made in the metered wate r
supply to determine t he liqu id wa ste quantity .
b . Sample s shall be t a ken a nd properly pr eserved in
accordance wi th Standard Methods arrl sha 11 be a representat ive
t we nty-four (24} hour "sample:-such sampling shall be done as
prescribed by the Director t o e nsure representa tive quantities for
the e ntire re porting pe riod. Certain pollutant pa ramete rs such as ,
but no t limited to , oi l , g reas e , a nd/or ch lori ne dana rd wtlich
c a nnot be co llect ed by us ing a 24 -hour sam ple may be co lle cted by
t he use of a "grab11 sampl e .
c . 'Ille frequency of sampling, the monitoring ma nhol e ,
the mete ring device , sampling methods a nd analysis of samples sha ll
be sub ject, at any time , to inspection and ve r ificat i on.
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d . All rete ring and sample collect i on shall be done by
the City or a pri va te entity as designated in Section 7-5-5(1)2 end
shall have a split flow sample and shall be availa ble to the PO'IW
labora tory fo r optiona l analysis.
e . The industrial user is requ i red to analyze th
samp le in accordance wi t h the requ irements established in the
permit. All tes ting is at the expense of the industrial user .
5. '!'he Director of Utilities may requ ire that tit.,
moni t oring facilities be installed in a permanently fix, I
above-ground enclos ure .
1. The Director of Utilities or h i s re p r esenta tives may
inspect the equipnent and f acilities of any use r at any time during
normal busines s hours to ascertain whether the applicable
ordinaoc.as , rules and reg ula t ions are being complied with. Persons
or occupants of premi ses where wa stewate r is created or d i schar ged
shall allow the Director o f Utilities or his representatives ready
ac:~.ass at all rea sonable times t o a ll parts of the premises fo r the
purpose of inspect ion , sampling , records examination , or t 1 ,e
performance of othe r duties . '!'he PO'IW, Stat e and EPA s t-..o ll have
the r ight to set up on the user 's property such devices u., re
necessary to conduct sampling inspection , compliance moni c ring
and/or metering operations . Wher e a us e r has security mea Yu res in
for ce which would require proper ide ntifica tion and c l earari -:-t:a
before ent r y into t.>1eir premises , the user shall mak e nee~, ry
a rra ng ements with thei r security g ua rds s o tha t upon presenta tion
o f suitable identificat ion, personnel fran the l'O'IW , State , and EPA
wi 11 be perm itted to enter , without de l ay , for the purposes of
performing thei r s pec ific re sponsibilities .
2. W'hil e pe rforming th,e necess a r y work on pr ivate proper-
ti es , the Director of Utilities o r duly au thorized employee of the
City s ha ll observe a ll safety rules appl i cable t o the premi ses
es tablished by the busi .1ess .
(GI Fa ilure to Perm i t ln~tion
In the event a du ly au thocized off i cer or agent of che l?O'IW
i s refused admissi on for any purpose , the Director of Utilities may
cause wate r servi ce t o the pranises in question to be discontinued
until the PO'IW agen t s have been afforded reasonabl e access to the
premises and sewer sys ten to acconpli sh the i nsp ection and/or
swnpli ng.
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1\11 rreasu r emen ts , tests , a nd ana lyses of the c haracteri s-
t i cs of wate r and wastes ~o "'1ich refer e nce is made he re.i n sha ll be
determ i ned in accordance with St a ndard Methods . In the event that
no special facili t y has been requ ired , the point o f i nspection
s ha ll be cons i dc,r ed to be the downstr eam ma nho l e in the pu blic
sewer nea r est t o the point a t "'1i c h the building sewer is conn,,ct ed
to t he pub lic s ~wer .
(!) Conf ide ntial Information Pr o,isions
l. Information and da t a on an industr i al user obtai nt!d
fran reports , qu e s t i onnaire&, pe rm i t applicat i on , permits and
monitoring prog r ams and ft:CJTI inspect ions sha ll be avai lable t o the
public or othe r goverrrnen ta l agency wi hout restriction unless the
user spec i f i cally requests and is abl e to demonstrate to the sat is-
f action of the Director of Utilit i es that the release of such
inform ati on would d i vulge information, processes or methcx:1s of
p roduction enti tl ed to protect i on as trade secret s of suc h user .
Wh e n requested by such user furnish i ng a repor t , the portions of a
r e port "'1ich might disclose trade sec re t s or secr e t pr ocesses shal1
not be ma de ava i lable for inspection by t he publ ic bu t s ha ll be
mad e ava ilable upon written r equest to go ve r nme nta l agencies for
uses re lated hereto , the NPOES Pe rmi t , a nd/or t he pretr eatment
requirements ; providdi , however , that such portions of a repo rt
s ha ll be available for use by the Stole or any state agency i n
judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the user
furn ishing the r e port . Informat i on accepted by the City as
confidenti al sha ll no t be transmitted to a ny gove r nmental agency by
the City until and unless a t e n-(10) day written notifica tion is
g iven to the user by certified mail or personal ser vice .
2 . l\ny user has the option to contract wi th the Ci ty or
any private entity to provide such s erv ices as Jeened necess ary ,
including , but not nPC essar ily l im ited to , the following :
1) l·onitoring Facilities
2) lnspect10n a nd Sampling
3) Labo ratory An a lys is .
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15-5-6 : ENFORCEMENT AND PENAL'flES
(A) Enforcanent Authority
The Director of Utilities may adopt proced ures and rules
fo r the imp l ementat ion an d a:lministration and sha ll enforce the
pr ov isions contained he re in .
(B ) Not ificat i on of Violation
When ever the Di r ector of Utilities fi nd s that any person
has viola ted or i s viol at ing thi s Olapter , or any prohibition
limitation or requ ireme nt conta ined herein , he may serve upon such
person a wr itten not ice s t a ting the na ture of the violation and
prov iding a reasonabl e time , not t o exceed th irty (30 ) days , for
the sat isfactory co rrection thereo f. l\ mee t ing with the Director
of Utilities may be scheduled at the r equest of the violating
person or the Di r ector of Utili t i es to discuss the viol ation and/or
satisfactory correction s chedule .
(C J ~thods of Noti fica1:_ion
Any not ifica t ion requir ed he re in sha ll be served either
persona . ·• or by registered or certified maU.
The City may suspend the wast ewate r trea tment service
and/or a v'astewa t e r Di scharge Perm it when such suspensi on is
necessary, in the opinion of the Director of Ut ilities and/or
Di r ector of Wastewater Treatment in order to s top an actual or
th reat e ned discharge which pr esents or may present an imninent or
substanti a l endangerment to the hea lth or we lfa r e of persons , to
the env ir onment , ca uses interfere nce t o the ro rw , or causes th e
rorw to vi o l ate any condi t i on of its NPD ES Permit .
Any person noti fied of suspensi on of the wastewater
t r eatnent serv ice and/or the Wastewa t er Discharge Permi t shall
immediately stop or eliminate the di scha r ge . In the event of a
failur e of the user to com ply volunta r ily with the suspensi o~
order , the Di rector of Uti lit i es may take such steps as de emed
necessary , including imnedia t e severanc e of the s ewe r con nection ,
to pr event or mi nim ize damage to the rorw or endan germent to any
individua l s . The Di r ector of Uti l ities shall re ins tate the
Wastewat er Discha r ge Permit rmd/or the wast ewat e r treatment se r vi ce
upon pr oof of the e limina tion of the nonconpl ying discharge . The
user s ha ll pay a ll rorw costs and expenses for any such suspensi on
and rest or ation of serv ice . A de t a iled wr itten statement subm itted
by the user describing the caus e~ of the harmfu l. contri buti on and
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the measure£, taken to prevent any future occurrence shall be
submitted to the Director of Utilities
within fif•een (15) days of the, date of
occurrence .
(E) Permit Revocation
Any user who violates the following condit i ons hereof, or
applicable state and fede ral regulations , is s ubject t o having his
permit revoked:
1. Failure of a user to cepc,rt factually the wastewater
constituents and dlaracteriotics of its discharges ;
2 . Failure of the user to r e~rt sig nificant changes in
operations or wastewater cons tituents and dlaracteristics ;
3. RefuGal of reasonable dcces:; to th e use r 's premises
for the purpose of inspection or monitoring;
4 . Viola tion of conditions of the permit or this
Ordinance or any final jud icial order ente r ed with respect
thereto;
5 . Failur e, to pay any fees or charges;
6. Tamperin, wi t h , disrupting , or dest roying Ci t y
equipment as determ ined by the Director, which determ ination aha ll
be conclusi ve;
7 . Failure to report an acc idental di scharge of a toxic
pollutant.
(F) Lega l Action Authorized
If any user d i scha rges in to the roJW -:ontrary to the
provis i ons of this O,apter, federal or state pre t r ea tment
requin."r,e nts , or any orde r of th e Cit.y, the City At torney may
conme nce an act ion for appropriate l egal and/or equ itable relief ,
including a petition jn a court of competent jurisdiction for a
tempor a ry restraining'· or der , prelimina ry and permane nt inj unction
aga inst the violat i on .
(G ) Te rr.,jnation of Se rvi ce
The City may terminate or cause to be t e rminated
wastewate r tre atment se rvice to any use r for a v iola tion of any
i;>rovisions he re in .
(H) Ci vil Li a bilit:x_ for Expens es
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Any person violating the pc ovisions herein shall be liable
for any expense, loss or damage caused the city by reason of such
v i olat ion, including the increas"-~ costs, if any , for managing
efflue nt and/or sludge , whe n such i nc reases are the result of the
use r's discharge of toxic pollutants . The Director shall add such
charge to the discharger's treatment charge .
(I ) Civ il Fine Pass Through
In the event that a user discharges such po llutants whi ch
cause the Ci t y to viol a t e any condition of its NPDES Permit and the
City is fined by EPA or the State for such violation , then such
user shall be fully liable for the tota l iE!Ount of the fine
assess ed against the City by EPA and/or the State ,
(J ) Criminal Penal.. ,nd Fines_
Any person who viol ates the provisions of this Olapter
sha l i be subject to a fine of not more than Three Hundred Dollars
($3CO) or by im prisonment in the County Jail f c a period of not
more than ninety (90) days , or by both such f i · e and imprisorment ,
for each violation. Each day in whi ch any such v i ola ti on shall
conti nue shall be deemed a separate offense.
(K) Appropriate Civil Pe nalties
In addition to the penalties provided herei n, the City may
recover reasonable attorney 's fees, court costs , court repor ters '
fees , a nd other expenses of litigation by appropriate legal action
agai ns t the user found to have viol ated any prov isions he rein , or
the orders , rule s, regr.l ations , and permits issued hereunder. The
a ttorney for the City , upon request of the City Co uncil, shall
petiti ')n an appropriate cou rt to im pose, assess , and recover such
sums.
Any person who shall violate a ny prov ision of thi s Olapter
shall be sub J ect _o imned i ate d isconnection of t he sewer servicing
the ~co perty upon or in connection with which the violation
occ urred .
(L) ~al Procedur e and Orde r
Any permit applicant , permit holder , or other cse r
affec ted by any decision , action , or detean inat i on , including c ease
a nd desi st orders , made !>y the City other than by an Englewood
Muni c ipa l Judg e in inte rpreting or implementing the provisions
he re in, or any permit i ssued here under , may file ,.,;t h the Di rector
a wr itten requ e st f or recom .. i de ration and a s t ay ot the dec ision
withi~ t en (10 ) days of s uch dec ision , action , or determination ,
settin._; forth i n detai l the facts supp<>rting the request, wh e r eupon
t he Di rt~tor cf Ut ili t i es s hall hold a hearing . The request for
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reconsideration shall be acted upon by the Director of Utilities
within ten (10) days fran the date of filing. '!'he deci s ion, action
or determination may be stayed <l uring such period of review by the
Director of Utilities .
If the decision of the Director of Ut ilities is unsatis-
factory to the person appealing, he may file a written appeal to
the Water and Sewer Board within ten (10) days afte r ceceipt of the
decision. The Wate r and !,ewer Board may hear the appea l and shall
make a fi nal ruling on the appeal within thirty-five (35) days of
receipt of the user's writte n appeal. The decision , action or
determination of the Director of Utilities may be stayed during
such p<eriod of review by the Water and Sewer Board . Mter the
Water and Sewer Board has reviewed the evidence , it may issue an
order to cease and desist to the user responsi ble for the discharge
directing tha t, followi ng a specified time period, the sewer
serv i ce be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities ,
dev ices or other rela ted appurtenances are properly operated.
Further orders and di rectives as are necessary and app ropr iate may
be issued . The decision of the Water and Sewe r Board shall be
binding on a ll entities and the user unt il and unless ruled
otherwi se by an a ppropriate court.
(M ) Falsifying In formation
No user shali knowingly make false statements , represen-
tations or certifications in any application, record , re port , pl an
or other document fi l ed or r equ ired t o be maintained pursuant
hereto, or pursuant to its waste water discharge permit , or f als ify ,
tamper with , or knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring device
or methOO requi red herein .
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15-5-7 : LIMI TATIONS ON DI OCHARGE
(A ) Ne person shall d ischarge a ny pollutant in the excess of
the following :
Maximun Concentr ation, mg /1
Poll utant or Pollutant Property Grab Sample canposite Sample
Aluninun , soluble (dS Al)
Ar senic, Total (as As)
Barium , Tota l (as Ba )
Beryllium, Total (as Be)
Biochemical Oxygen De!,a nd (BOO)
Boron , Total (as Bo)
Cadm ium, Total (as Cd)
Chemica l Oxygen Demand (COD)
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons il,cluding
but not limited t o Pestic ides ,
He rbic ides and Algaecides
Ch rQllium , He xavalent (as Cr +6)
Total (as Cr)
Co lor
2 .5
0.63
5 .0
1.0
2.5
0 .125
0.2
0 .625
6 .0
30
Conductivity (unhos) 3125
Coppe r , Total (as CU) 2. 5
Cya nide , A.rner.cJ ble t o Chlor inatjon
(Free) 2.0
Total (as CN) 2. 5
Endrin 0 .002
Formaldehyde 5 . O
Fluorides (as F) 25 .0
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1.0
0 .25
2 .0
0,4
WO
).0
0 .05
300
0 .08
o. 25
2.0
1250
l.O
0 . 8
l.O
0 . 0008
1 .0
10 .0
Iron, Total (as Fe)
Lead , Total (as Pb)
37 .5
o.63
15 .0
0.25
Polluta nt or POllutant Pro perty
Maxirn\Jl\ Concentration, mg/1
Grab Sample canposi te Sample
Lindane (l , 2 , 3, 4 , 5, 6 -
hexachloro-cyclohe xane gamna isaner) 0 . 005
Manganese , Total (as Mn) l.O
Mercury , Total (as Hg) 0.063
Methoxychlor (1, l , l -Tr ichloroethane )
2, 2 -bis (p -irethoxyphenyl) 0 .01 ~
Nickel, Total (as Ni )
Nitrogen, Antnonia as N
TKN (as N)
Nitrate (as N)
Nitrite (as N)
oil & Gr ease (l:"IX)
Organic solvents
PCB Total
pH , minimun
maximun
Phenol , Tota l
Phosphate , Total (as Pl
Selenium , Total (as Se)
Silver , Tota l (as l'<:J)
Solids , Dissolved
Total Suspended (TSS )
Temper a ture oC (Celcius )
Toxaphene (C H Cl -
10 10 8
12 .5
50 .0
100 .0
25 .0
2 .5
187 .5
50 .0
0 .0005
4 .5
9 .0
5 .0
25 .0
0 .125
0 .63
3125
65 .5
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0 .002
0 .4
0,025
0 .006
5 .0
20 .0
40 .0
10 .0
1.0
75 .0
12 .5
0.0002
l.0
10 .o
0 .05
0 .25
1250
250
Technical ct.lorinated camp,ene ,
67 -69% chlorine)
Turbidi ty (J'IU 's)
Zi nc , Total (as Zn)
2 , 4-D (2, 4 -Dichlorophe no xy
Acetic Acid
2 , 4, 5 -TP Silvex (2m, 4, 5 -
Trichlorophenoxy propionic aci<l)
50
0 .0025
60
5 .0
No t
Allowed
Not
Allowed
0 .0010
2 .0
Not
Allowed
Not
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15-5-8: SEWER TAP FEES
(a) At the time of filing the appl ication , sewer tap fees shall
be paid in accordance with the following schedule:
WATER METER SIZE SIMER TAP FEE
3/4" or less $ 1 ,400
l " 2 ,333
l 1/2" 4 ,667
2" 7 ,467
3" 14 ,932
4" 23,332
6'' 46 ,667
8" 74,667
10" 107 ,332
For multi-family units, hotels motels and mobile · .. m~ cour ts , the
total tap fee sha 11 not be less than one thousand fou r hur,jrcd
dollars ($1 ,40 0 ) per dwelling unit. If the fee deteanined by the
water mete r s ize fran the above sched ule is greater than the fee
determined by the minimun cha r ge of one thous a nd fo ur hundred
dolla rs ($1 ,40 0 ) per un it , then the g r eate r fee , as determined by
me t er s i ze , sha ll prevail .
(b) At the time of fili ng an application f,. a sewe r tap permit ,
sewer tap fees for the following proper ties shall be inc r eased by
the addition of a su r cha ge to the sewer tap f ees esta blished by
subsection (a) accor di ng to the esta blished surc harge schedule:
(1) Properties with in the City o f Eng l e wo oo wh ich a r e not
in an establisht~ s ani tation di s trict ;
( 2) Properties outside, the City of Eng l e wood ;.ti ich a r e
tributar y t o the Nor theast Englewood Reli e f Sewe r
System ;.ti i.ch a r e no t ex empted by ag reement fran sewer
t ap surcharge ;
The esta blished sewe r ta p fee s urcha r ge is :
WATER METER SI ZE
3/4"
l "
l l/2 "
2"
3"
4 "
6"
8"
10 "
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SEWER TAP SU RCHAR<'E
500
833
1 ,667
2 ,667
5 ,333
8 , '33
16 ,667
26 ,667
38 ,33 3
Fot multi-family units, hotels , motels, mobile hane coutts and
othet multiple dwelling units , the ,;ewet tap fee sutchatge shall
not be less than five hundted dollats ($500) pet dwelling unit . lf
the sutchatge established by the watet metet size ftan the atiove
sutchatge schedule is gteatet than the fee of five hundted doi i .;•s
($500) pet dwelling unit, the gteatet fee shall be charged .
(cl The actual cost of any sewer mai n exte nsion shall be
t ecotded in the util :tie s office. ~re such cost has oot been
paid, it shall be added to the plant assessment fee to arrive at a
total amount due. NeW sewet extension costs shall include the
actual cost o( consttuction plus ten petcent (10\) to defray costs
of engineering . The total costs shall be assessed in ptopottion to
the ftont footage of the ptopetty setved .
(d) lrtlere a ptoposed tap wi 11 setve ptopetty fot which a
ptevious assessment has been paid , the ptevious tap fee shall be
credited against the cuttent tap fee in calculating the balance of
the fee due .
(e) Nothing in thi s section shall be construed tv a lte t the
tates ot terms contained in t he connectot's agteements hetetofote
e xisting between the City of Englewood and sanitation districts .
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l 5-5-9 : CXl NSTRUCl'ION OF SEWERS ; EXT ENS ION OF
i"l\!NS ; O'.JSTS ; I NS POC'rION
(a) When a n applicati on i s r ece i ved to exte nd the collect ion
main in orde r to secve the app li ca nt or use rs whos e pr operty i s
located with in the ci ty, the city sha ll make s uch ex tension at its
own expense , s ubject to r ecove r y of sa i d costs a nd prov ided tha t
the e xte ns i on i s t o ser ve land pr oper l y s u bd i v ided . In the e ve nt
that the e xte ns i on i s to serve nonsubd i vided , industri a lly zoned
l ands with in the city , the Director of Ut ilit i es may r equ i r e that
the applicant or us e r ex t e nd the collec t i on ma in at his own cost
ad e xpens e , sub ject to a n ~q uita b le me thod of r ecove ry of costs .
(b) The \ncl bid ua l collect i on ma i ns outs i de the corporate limits
s ha ll be by rnpc s, mai ns or se r v ic-e li ne s a nd appu r t e na nces
i nst a lled by t ',e i nd 1v idudl or co,u,ector , and thE city s ha ll a s s ume
no ob ligat ion for costs Qf c onstruc ti on t her efor. All ser vi ces
s ha ll be connected unde r the s ame provis ions as may be r equired by
the c i ty for connecti ons wi t hin i t s c orpo ra te limits . Al l c harges
fo r sewage collect ed ou t·,, le '" cor po r a t e limi ts o f the city shall
be canpu t ed L.or. r.:.1t ~ set -..._;· u . Sect ion 15-~-3 o f t hi s chapte r .
(c) Qua lity control o f p ;vate ly construc ted collect ion mai ns
f eed in:i t he ci ty t r e a tm e nt p ,ant s ha ll be assur ed by on-s ile
i ns pectors prov ided by the City c,f Engl e wooo Ut i l i t i ~s Depar tme nt ,
• •h i ch age ncy s hJll i nc lude t-he n,on . .<.or i ng of col l ection ma in
c 1... ,i:.r uction and th e l.,mp i nri of ma ins ....tl en construction i s
canplet e . Cha r ge s for t he s e se rvice s s hall be b i lled to the
re s po ns i ble contrdctor , as fol.l ows :
(1 ) I nspect i on (one man): wee kdays
Af t e r norma l d uty ho urs , week e nd s ,
a nd hol id ays .. , .•.......................
(2 ) Lamp i n:i (c r ew of two (2 ) me n ): weekdays
Afte r norm a l d uty hour s , weeke nds a nd
holida ys
TAPP l !'l; OF l"IIIN S NOT CI.-INED BY THE C ITY
$12 . 50/hr.
$18 . 75/hr .
$25 .00/hr.
$37 . 50 /hr .
Whe n an ap pli cation i s rece ived fo r connection t o ma i ns or
fac il i t i e s not owned or ccn trolled by t he city , a pe r mit fo r sa id
connec t ion wi ll be grant ed on l y in those cases in whi c h the Util i ty
DEpa r tm,mt sha ll have been d ul y a uthori zed , in wr iting , by the
owne r i n con t rol of su c h mai n o r fac ili t i es t o granl s uch permi t .
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15-5-10: MISCELLANEOUS
(A l Confli c t
All other ordinances and parts of other ordinances incons is-
tent or con flicting with a ny part of this Ord inan.oe are he r e by
repealed to the ex tent of such inconsistency or conflict .
(B) Severabi l ity
If any provisions, par agraph , word , section or chapter of
th ; s Ordinance is invalidated by any court of con petent jur isdic-
tion, th e renai ning provisions , parag raphs , wo ~ds , sect ions and
chapters shall not be affected and s hall continue in full force a nd
effect .
Section 2. Repealer. All ordinances, includ i ng specifically
Chapte r 4 of Ti tle 15 of the Englewood Municipal Code of '69 a s
amended , and a ny resolutions , or parts the r eo f , in ccnflict with
this Ordinance or the Englewood Municipal Code of 0 69 as amended ,
a r e hereby repea led , provided that such repealer sha 11 not repeal
the repe..,ler clauses of s uch ordinances nor rev. ve any ordinances
there by.
Introduced , read in full , and passed on f irst reading on the
17 th day o f OC tober , 1983 .
Publi shed as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 19th day of
OCtober , 1983 .
Amended and passed as a111ended on the 7th day of Novanbe r,
!983 .
Amendl11en t published on the 9th day of Novanber, :983 .
Read by title and passed on fi na l reading on the 21 st day of
No vanber , 1983 .
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Published by title as Ordinance Nn ._24 __ , Serie s of 1983, on
the 23rd day of Noven'i:>er , 1983.
At test:
/s / Gary R. Hig b ee
e x c,~fic10 City Clerk-Treasurer
/s / Eu g en e L . O c i s
Eugene L. Ot1.;; Mayor
I, Gary R. Hi gbee , ex officio Ci t y Cle rk-Treasure r of the City
of Engle ...:>Od, Colorado, hereby certify tha t the above and foregoi ng
is a true, accurate and canplete copy of the Ordinance passed on
fi na l reading and published by ti t l e as Ordinance No . 54 , Series
of 1983 . --
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/s / Ga ry R. Hi g bee
Gary R. H1gl:.ee