Sanitary Sewer System Regulations Bunnlevel-Riverside Ordinance 06/26/891 - SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
236 POLICIES, RULES, REGULATIONS AND RATES
BUNNLEVEL-RIVERSIOE WASTEWATER FACILITIES
EARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Harnett County Board of
- - Commissioners that the following Ordinance shall regulate the use of
the public sewer and drains, the installation and connection of
building sewers, and the discharge of waters and wastes into the
wastewater system and provide penalties for violations thereof, all
with respect to the wastewater collection and disposal system serving
the Bunnlevel and Riverside Communities of Barnett County:
SECTION I. Definition. Unless the context specifically indicates
otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this ordinance
shall be as follows:
1. "Approvdnq Authority" shall mean the Director of the
Public Utilities Department for Harnett County.
2. 'Biochemical oxygen demand" (HOD) shall mean the
quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure in five (5) days at 20' C, expressed in
milligrams per liter.
3. "Building drain" shall mean that part of the
lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which
receive. the discharge from soil, waste and other
drainage pipes inside the wells of the building and
conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five (5)
feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face Of the
building wall.
C. "Building .ewer" shall mean the extension from the
building drain to the public sewer or other place of
disposal, also called house connection.
5. 'Bulk user" is a person who shall Own a sewer
(wastewater) collection eyetem and shall deposit the
sewage and wastewater collected therein, into the
collection system.
6. 'Combined sewer" shall mean a .ewer intended to receive
both wastewater and Atozm or --'fee- water.
,7. 'Commercial user" is a user with one water connection
of a required size of over one 11) inch or a user with
one water connection and with multiple unit needs
(example: where the improved property (buildinglsll is
being used for two (2) or more separate busies..
establishments, or is being used for a business
establishment and one (1) or more residential
households, or is being used for two (2) or more
residential households.)
S. "Eaaeuent" shall mean an acquired legal right for the
specific use of land owned by owners.
9. "Floatable Oil" is oil, fat or grease in a physical
state such that it will separate by gravity from
wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of
floatable fat if it is properly pretreated and the
wastewater does not interfere with the collection
system.
10. "Garbage' shall mean the animal and vegetable waste
resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and
serving of foods.
11. •Industrial wastes" shall mean the wastewater from
industrial prcceseee, trade or business as distinct
from domestic or sanitary wastes.
12. 'Industrial user" is a legal person who deposits
industrial wastes into the collection system.
13. 'May' is permieaive (see "shall', Sec. 25).
14.. "Multiple" is more than one.
15. "Natural outlet" shall mean any outlet, including storm
sewers and combined sewer overflows, into a
watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface
or groundwater.
16. "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, company,
association, society, corporation or group.
17. "pH' shall mean the reciprocal of the logarithm of the
hydrogenion concentration. The Concentration is the
weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter or
solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value
of 7 and a hydrogen -ion concentration of le.
18. 'Properly shredded garbage" shall mean the waste. from
the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that
have been shredded to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely under the flow conditions
normally prevailing In public sewers, with no particle
greater than 112 (1.27 centimeters( in any dimension.
19. 'Public sewer" shall mean a common sewer controlled by
a governmental agency or public utility.
20. 'Residential user" Se a user with one water connection
of a air. of not more than one (1) inch and serving one
unit.
21. 'Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer that carries liquid
and wat.,carried wastes from residence., commercial
buildings, industrial plant., and institutions together
with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface
water. that are not admitted intentionally.
22. 'Service Area' shall refer to the service area of the
BuMlevel- Riveraide Wastewater Facilities Project, the
same being that area located within 500 feet from those
wastewater collection lines constructed pursuant to
said project, and as shown on plans on file in the
office of the Superintendent.
23. 'Sewage" is the spent water of a community. The
preferred term is "wastewater', Sec. 32.
24. "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit that carries
wastewater or drainage water.
25. 'Shall' is mandatory Isee "may ", Sec. 13).
26. "Slug" shall mean any discharge of water or wastewater
which in concentration of any given constituent or in
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quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration
longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5)
times the average twenty -four (24) hour concentration
or flows during normal operation and shall adversely
affect the collection system and /or performance of the
wastewater treatment works.
27. "Storm drain' (sometimes termed "storm sewer ") shall
mean a drain or ..war for conveying water, groundwater,
subsurface water, or unpolluted water from any source.
2B. "Superintendent" shall mean the Director of the Harnett
County Department of Public Utilities or his authorized
deputy, agent or representative; or in the alternative
the Barnett County Manager, if so authorized by the
Board of Commissioners of Harnett County.
29. "Suspended solids" shall mean total suspended matter
that either floats on the surface of, or is in
suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids, and
that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed
in "Standard Methods for the examination of Water and
Wastewater" and referred to as nonfilterable residua.
30. "Unit" shall mean one residential household or one
buei ... a establishment.
31. "Unpolluted water" is water of quality equal to or
better than the effluent criteria in effect or water
that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by
discharge to the sanitary sewer$ aM wastewater
treatment facilities provided.
32. "Wastewater" shall mean the spent water of a cenmunity.
From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination
of the liquid and water - carried waste. from residences;
commercial building$, industrial plant., and
institution., together with any groundwater, surface
.water and stormwnter that may be present.
33. "Wastewater facilities" shall mean the structures,
equipment, and processes required to collect, carry
away, and treat d .... tic and industrial wastes and
dispose of the effluent.
34. "Wastewater treatment works" shall mean an arrangement
of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial wastes and sludge. Sometimes used a.
synonymous with "waste treatment plant" or "wastewater
treatment plant" or "water pollution control plant."
35. "Watercourse" .hall mean a natural or artificial
channel for the psasage of water either continuously or
intermittently.
36. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the terms "sewer system ", "collection system" or the
like shall refer to those wastewater collection and
disposal lines constructed pursuant to the
Bunnlevel- Riverside Wastewater Facilities Project as
shown on plane an file in the office of the
Superintendent.
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55CTION II. Building Sewers and Connections
1. No unauthorized pare..(.) shall uncover, make any
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connections with or opening into, use, alter, or
disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof.
2. There shall be three (3) classes of building sewer
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permits: (1) for residential users; (2) commercial
users; and p) for service to e.tabliahmenta producing
industrial wastes. In either case, the owner(s) or his
agent shall make application on a special form
furnished by the County Department of Public Utilities.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any
plane, specifications, or other information considered
pertinent in the judgment of the superintendent. A
permit application fee of $15.00 for a residential or
commercial building sewer permit and $15.00 for an
industrial building newer permit shall be paid to the
said Department at the time the application is filed.
The owner moat also apply for and obtain such other
permits as may be required by the Inspections Section
of the Harnett County Planning and Development
Department.
3. All costs and expenses incidental to the installation
and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by
the owner(al. The owner(a) shall indemnify Harnett
County from any loss or damage that may directly or
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indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the
building sewer.
4. A separate and independent building sewer shall be
provided for every building, except where one building
stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no
private sewer is available or can be constructed to the
rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard,
or driveway, the front building may be extended to the
rear building and the whole considered as one building
sewer, but Harnett County doe. not and will not assume
any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by
or resulting from any such mingle connection
aforementioned.
S. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found, on examination and
test by the superintendent, to meet all requirements of
this ordinance.
6. The size, slope, alignment, materials or construction
of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in
excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and
backfilling the trench shall all conform to the
requirements of the building and plumbing code or other
applicable rules and regulations of Harnett County. In
the aban... of code provisions or in amplification
thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in
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appropriate specifications of the ASTM and wPCF Manual
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of Practice shall apply.
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Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the basement
floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is
too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer,
sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be
lifted by an approved means and discharged to the
building sewer.
S. No person (91 shall make connection of roof downspouts,
foundation drains, areaway, drains, or other sources-of
surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or
building drain which in turh is connected directly or
indirectly to a public sanitary sewer unless such
connection is approved by the superintendent for
purposes of disposal of polluted surface drainage.
9. The connection of the building sewer into the public
sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building
and plumbing code or other applicable rules and
regulations of Harnett County, or the procedures set
forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and
WPCF Manual of Practice -NO. 9. All such connections
shall be made gastight and watertight and verified by
proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed
procedures and materials must be approved by the
superintendent before installation.
10. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall
notify the superintendent when the building sewer is
ready for inspection and connection and testing shall
be made under the supervision of the superintendent or
his representative. In the alternative, the inspection
and connection and testing required hereunder may be
administrated by the Harnett County Inspection
Department if so authorized by the Hoard of County
Commissioners.
'll. All excavations for building sewer 'installation shall
be adequately guarded with'barricades and lights so as
to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks,
parkway.. and other public property disturbed in the
course of the work shall be restored in a manner
satisfactory to Harnett County.
SECTION III. Use of the Public Sewers
1. No person(el shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any unpolluted water such as atom groundwater, roof
runoff, subsurface drainage, or cooling water to any
sewer, except stormwater runoff from limited areas,
which stomwater may be polluted at times, may be
discharged to the sanitary sewer by pemiesion of the
superintendent.
2. Stomwater other than that exempted under subsection 1,
Section III, and all other unpolluted drainage shall be
discharged to such sewers as are specifically
designated as combined sewers or storm sewers or to a
natural outlet approved by the superintendent and other
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' regulatory agencies. Unpolluted industrial cooling
water or process process waters may be discharged, on
approval of the superintendent, to a etc= sewer,
combined sewer, or natural outlet.
3. No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any of the following described water. or wastes to any
public sewers,
(a( Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil, or other
flam -ble or explosive liquid, solid, or gee.
(b( Any waters containing toxic or poi ...... ..lids,
liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either
singly or by interaction with other wastes, to
injure or interfere with any waste treatment
process, constitute a hazard to humans or animal.,
create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in
the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment
plant.
(c( Any waters or wastes having s pH lower than 5.5,
or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment
and personnel of the wastewater work..
(d) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of
such size capable of causing obstruction to the
flow in sewer., or other interference with the
I proper operation of the wastewater facilities such
as, but not limited to, ..he., hone., cinders,
:and, mud, straw shavings, metal, glass, raga,
fsetters, tar, plastic., woods, unground garbage,
whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings,
entrails and paper dishes, cope, milk containers,
etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
4. The following described substances, material., waters,
or waste shall be limited in discharges to municipal
systems to concentrations or quantities which will not
harm either the sewers, wastewater treatment process or '
equipment, will not have an' adverse effect on the
receiving stream, or will not otherwise endanger lives,
limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. The
superintendent may set Limitations lower than the
limitations established in the regulations below if in
his opinion such more severe limitations are necessary
to meet the &hove objective.. In forming his opinion
as to the acceptablility, the superintendent will give
consideration to such factors as the quantity of
subject waste in relation to flows and velocities in
the sewers, material. of construction of the sewers,
the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity of
the wastewater treatment plant. degree of treatablillty
of the waste in the wastewater treatment plant and
other pertinent factor.. The limitations or
restrictions on materials or characteristics of ... to
or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary sewer which
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shall not be violated without approval of the
superintendent are as follows: '
(a) wastewater having a temperature higher than 1501
Fahrenheit (65° Celalusl.
(b] Wastewater containing more than 25 miligrams per
liter of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting
oils, or product or mineral oil origin.
(c) Wastewater from industrial plants containing
floatable oils, fat or grease.
(d) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded
(See Section L, Section 18.1 Garbage grinders may
be connected to sanitary sewers from homes,
hotel., institutions, restaurants, hospitals,
catering establishment., or similar places where
garbage originates from the preparation of food in
kitchens for the purpose of consumption an the
premises or when served by caterers.
(el Any waters or waste. containing iron, chromium,
copper, zinc, and similar objectionable or toxic
substance. to such degree that any such material
received in the composite wastewater at the
wastewater treatment works exceeds the limits
established by the superintendent for such
material..
(f) Any waters or wastes containing odor - producing
substances exceeding limits which may be
established by the superintendent.
(g) Any radioactive waste or isotopes of such
half -life or concentration as may exceed limits
established by the superintendent in compliance
with applicable state or federal regulations. -
(h) Quantities of flow, concentrations, or both which
constitute a "slug" ae defined herein.
(i) Waters or Wastes containing substances which are
not amenable to treatment or reduction by the
wastewater treatment processes employed, or are
amenable to trestment.plant effluent cannot meet
the requirements of other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving
waters.
(j) Any water or wastes which, by interaction with
other water or wastes in the public sewer systemr
release obnoxious gases, form suspended solids
which interfere with the collection system, or
create a condition deleterious to structures and
treatment processes.
S. If any waters or wastes are discharged or are
proposed to be discharged to the public sewers. which '
waters contain the substance. or possess the
characteristics enumerated in subsection 4 of this
Section, and which in the judgment of the of the
superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the
wastewater facilities, processes, equipment, or
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receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to
I life or constitute a public nuisance, the
superintendent may:
(a) Reject the waste.,
(b) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition
for discharge to the public vewers,
(c) Require control over the quantities and rates
of discharge, and /or
(d) Require payment to cover added coat of
handling and treating the wastes not covered
by existing taxes of sewer charges under the
provisions of this Ordinance.
If the superintendent permita the pretreatment or
equalization of waste flow., the design and
installation of the plant. and equipment shall be
subject to the review and approval of the
superintendent.
6. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided,
when, In the opinion of the superintendent, they are
necessary for the proper handling of liquid waste.
containing flomtable grease in excessive amounts, as
specified in subsection S(c) of this Section, or any
flammable waste., sand, or other harmful ingredients;
except that such interceptors shall not be required for
' 'private living quarters or dwelling units. All
interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved
by the superintendent, and shall be located as to be
readily and easily accessible for cleaning and
inspection. In the maintaining of these Interceptors
the owner(a) shall be responsible for the proper
removal and disposal by appropriate means of the
captured material and shall maintain records of the
date., and means of disposal which are subject to
review by the superintendent. Any removal and hauling
of the collected materials not performed' by owner (a)'
personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste
disposal firma.
7. Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are
provided or required for any waters or wastes, they
Shall be maintained continuously in Satisfactory and
effective operation by the owner(s) at his expense.
B. When required by the superintendent, the owner of any
property serviced by a building sewer carrying
industrial waste. shall Snatall A suitable structure
together with such necessary meters and other
appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate
observation, sampling and measurements of the wastes.
Such structure, when required, shall be accessibly and
Safely located and shall be constructed in accordance
with plane approved by the Superintendent. The
' structure shall be installed by the owner at his
expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe
and accessible at all times.
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9. All measurements, testa and analyses of the
characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference
is made In this ordinance shall be determined in
accordance with the latest edition of 'Standard Methods
for examination of water and Wastewater,* published by
the American Public Health Association. Sampling
method., location, times, durations and frequencies are
to be determined on an individual basis subject to
approval by the superintendent.
10. No statement contained in this section shall be
construed as preventing any special agreement or
arrangement between Barnett County and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the County for
treatment.
SECTION W. Private Sewerage Disposal
1. Upon and after the date the wastewater collection and
disposal facilities constructed pursuant to the
Hunnlevel- Riverside Wastewater Facilities Project are
completed, (as certified by the County's Engineers),
the construction of privle., cesspools and septic tank.
shall be prohibited with respect to all improved
property located within the service area.
3. Upon and after the date specified in subsection 1 Of
thin Section, the discharge of septic tank effluent or
cesspool overflow into any open drain, ditch, stream '
or well penetrating water bearing formations is
prohibited in the service area.
3. Construction of private sewerage disposal facilities
outside the service area and minimum lot area
requirements shall be governed by those rules and
regulations adopted for the Harnett County Health
Department, and where applicable, the Zoning Ordinance
of Harnett County, North Carolina and the Subdivisipn
Regulations for Harnett County, North Carolina.
4. The County, through its Health Department in
conjunction with the County Department of Public
Utilities, shall approve or reject private sewerage
disposal facilities in accordance with a standard set
of plans and specifications for installation of such
facilities, such plane and specifications to be
provided by the County through either or both of the
named departments.
SECTION V. Power. and Authority of Inspectors
1. The superintendent and other duly authorised employees
and agents of Harnett County bearing proper credentials
and identification shell be permitted to enter all
properties for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling, and testing '
pertinent to discharge to the community system in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
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2. The superintendent or other duly authorized employees
are authorized to obtain information concerning
industrial processes which have a direct bearing on the
kind and source of discharge to the wastewater
collection system. The industry may withhold
information considered confidential. The industry must
establish that the revelation to the public of the
information in question might result in an advantage to
competitors.
3. While..performing the necessary work on private
piopertie. referred to above, the superintendent or
duly authorized employees of Harnett County shall
observe all safety rules applicable to the premises
established by the owner of the premises, and the owner
thereof shall be held harmless for injury or death to
Harnett County employee., and County shall indemnify
the owner thereof against lose or damage to its
property by County employees and against liability
claims and demands for personal injury or property
damage asserted against the owner thereof and growing
out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as
such may be caused by negligence or failure of the
owner of the premises to maintain safe conditions as
required in Section III, subsection B.
4. The superintendent and other duly authorized employees
of Harnett County bearing proper credentials and
Identification shall be permitted to enter all private
properties through which the County holds a duly
negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not
limited to, inspection, observation, emasurement,
sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the
wastewater facilities lying within said easement. All
entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement,
.hall be done in full accordance with the term. of the
duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private
property involved.
SECTION VI. Pates. Fee. and Charges
1. The user charge shall be the charge levied on all users
including, but not Limited to, persona, firma,
corporations or governmental entities that discharge,
cause or permit the discharge of sewerage into the
public sewerage facilities. The user charge shall be
levied pursuant to the User Charge System as adopted
for the Sunnlevel- Hiverside Wastewater Facilities
Project.
Adjustment of overcharges:
Upon the making of an adjustment in water charges
pursuant to the pertinent sections of the county's
water system ordinance, proportionate and appropriate
adjustment shall be made in the sewer charges for the
corresponding period.
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3. water not discharged into County's Sewer:
Any consumer who uses water from a public metered water
system for an industrial or commercial purpose so that
the water used is not discharged into the sewerage
system of the County shall not be charged for the sewer .
service on said quantity; provided that the water used
for such industrial or commercial purposes and not
discharged into the County's sewer system shall be
accurately measured at the expense of the consumer.
Any residential consumer using water from a public
metered water system for purpose. other than commercial
or industrial so that the water used is not discharged
into the sewerage system of the County, may have the
public metered water authority to measure the quantity
of water used and not discharged into the County's
sewerage system, and shall not be charged for sewer
service on said quantity.
4. Meters and Measuring Devices:
All meters or other measuring devices installed or
required to be used under the provision of subsection 4
of this Section shall be under the supervision and
control of the County and shall be installed and
maintained at the cost of the person responsible for
the account.
Meters or other devices installed for the purpose of
determining the quantity of water not discharged into
the County's sewers shall be kept in repair, whether
caused by ordinary wear and tear or other cause, and
the coat thereof paid by the user and bills for repairs
made by the County rather than the public water
authority shall be added to and become a part of the
user's sewer bill.
5. Amendment to Sewer sets., Fee., and Charges:
Amendments to sewer rate., fees and charges as
established herein may be made by the Harnett County
Board of Cosmissionere pursuant to amendment to the
User Charge System as adopted for the
Bunnlevel- Riverside Wastewater Facilities.
SSCTIDN VII special Circumstance Rules
1. Service by County:
The County shall serve and furnish all sewer and
wastewater needs of persons and properties within the
service area. In the event, the County shall not be
able economically to construct and install its central
collection Lines to all improved properties within the
service area, the County shall keep -up and maintain the
individual septic system serving such property.
2. Property owner's responsibility when individual septic
system must be discontinued.
In the event that the individual septic system shall
not be subject to continued use as the same shall be
determined by the appropriate agency (agencies) of
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local, state and /or federal governments, the property
' owner shall cause a new individual septic system to be
constructed to serve his property or in the alternative
shall cause a wastewater (.ewer) collection line to be
built from his property to the County's collection
line, including the cost of sufficient pump to cause
sewerage and wastewater from his property to be
deposited in the County's line. In such case the
Superintendent shall determine a ...action fee
commensurate with the expenses of the County.
3. Improved properties not served by County's gravity
cellection line*:
(a) In the event improved properties are not able to
be served by County's gravity collection lines,
County shall install grinder pump and maintain
same; property owner shall be required to cause
electrical service to be furnished to operate said
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(b) In the event County proposes to construct a
gravity line to serve improved properties, but
property owners of the improved properties refuse
to grant easement rights of way within which the
County shall be able to install gravity lines,
then the County shall initially provide and
I install grinder pump, property owners shall be
responsible to maintain and replace same and be
required to cause electrical service to be
furnished to operate said pump.
(c) After completion of the Bunnlevel- Riveraide
Wastewater Facilities Project and /or in.the event
property owner of lands within the service area
shall build and construct an improvement needing
sewer services and the County's collection line
traverses (pa*aes) property owner'. land, but Nat
the improvement can not be served by gravity, then
• the property owner shall be required to furnish
and install a grinder pump, to maintain and
replace the same and to furnish electrical service
to operate said pump.
{, extensione of Collection System:
Is) Undeveloped or new subdivisions within the
service area:
(11 Developer shall submit plane and
specifications of extension collection line.
to be approved by the County, its engineer
and such agency lagencies) of local, state
and /or federal as may by law be required.
(11) Upon approval of Plans and speclficatlan. as
above provided, the developer shall construct
and install said ex tension collection lines,
including pump stations and all necessary
appurtenances and equipment; said
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construction shall be inspected by the
County, its agent (s) and /or much other agency '
(agencies) of government as by law required.
(iii) Prior to connection of said extension.
collection lines and system to the County's
collection system, the property
owner /developer shall convey the system so
constructed and installed, including Linea,
mains, pump stations, appurtenances and
equipment and land sites of pump stations and
easement rights of way as are deemed required
by County's legal adviser to effectively give
title to such extension collection lines and
system to the County.
(iv) Thereafter, such extensions shall be deemed a
part of the County's system.
(b) Undeveloped or new subdivisions outside the
service area:
(i) Upon application of a developer or landowner
for extension of collection line. outside the
service area and a proposal to connect much
extension to the County's collection system,
the Harnett County Board of Commissioners
shall consider whether to accept the proposal
of such extension; the said Board of
Commissioner. shall, in its consideration
examine the capacity of the treatment plant
serving the service area, the projected
growth and needs of the citizens of the
service area and others to be served by said
treatment plant. Nothing herein shall
require the County's governing board to
accept the proposal of extension.
(ii) In the event the said Board of Commissioners
accepts the proposal, all provisions of
subparagraph t(a) above shall apply and be
followed concerning said extension.
(111) Alter said extension system has been
connected to the County's collection system,
such extension system shall be and become a
part of the County's collection system.
SECTION VIII Deposits, Commencement of Services, Billings, Suspension
of Service; Complaints:
1. Deposits:
(a) Deposits in the amount of $10.00 shall be required
for initial service to resident landowners.
(b) Deposits of $25.00 shall be required for initial
service to all residential users not qualifying as I
resident landowners; deposits of $50.00 shall be
required for initial service to all commercial
users not qualifying as resident landowners.
1.1 in the event that the user shall default in
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payment of services rendered and services are
terminated, the user shall, prior to reconnection
of services, be required to make a deposit of
$25.00.
(dl When services are discontinued and all bills paid,
the deposit shall be refunded.
2. Commencement of Services,
lal Users shall connect their improved properties to
the collection system not later than sixty (60)
days after the construction and installation of
that portion of the system which will serve said
user. has been completed and made ready for public
use and such users are notified by the
Superintendent in writing through the U.S. Postal
Service.
(b) Charges for service. shall commence immediately
upon connection by the user; in the event the user
fails or refuse. to connect to the collection
system within sixty (60) days after serving line
is ready for public use, and notice as above
provided has been mailed to the user, immediately
thereafter, the user shall be liable for the
monthly flat rate as set forth in this ordinance
and any amendment hereto.
1. ings:
(a)
(el Upon determination of charges due, the County
shall cause bills for service to be mailed to
the user.
(b) The bill which shall be mailed to a user netting
forth the charges due for services supplied, shall
state the dos data, the amount of the bill if paid
by the due date, the amount of the bill if paid
after the due date and shall further state that if
payment is not made by the due date that a
delinquent service fee will be charged.
(c) Sxcept'ae'provided in paragraph a of this
subsection, when a user shall have failed to pay
his account (as specified in paragraph d of the
sobaection) by the duo data set forth on his bill,
a delinquent service fee shall be imposed upon him
and the amount of such fee shall be added to his
balance due. The amount of the delinquent service
fee provided for herein shall be the sum of Five
($5.001 Dollar..
(d) A user shall have failed to pay his account when
the full amount charged to him for services
supplied e. stated on his bill has not been paid
over to and received by the County Department of
Public Utilities by 5:00 o'clock p.m. on the due
date set forth on his bill.
(e) When a user has paid all bills rendered to him by
the due date set forth on each bill for twelve
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consecutive billing periods, Should that consumer
then make payment after a due data, the delinquent
service fee shall be waived for that period. '
If) Failure of the veer to receive bill for servieee
or notices shall not prevent the bill(.) from
becoming delinquent or relieve the user from _
payment. Such failure shall not bs a defense to
the Yee..
(g) The County may enter agreements with other
persona, or other public bodies furnishing water
services to the County's users, concerning
billings and collections. Sewer bills may be
billed jointly with water service bills charged by
other public suppliers of water to County's users.
4. Suspension of Service,
(a) In the event that charges for services are not
paid by the due date stated on the bill, services
may be discontinued by the County in such manner
as the Board of Commissioners shall determine.
Said board may enter into agreements with the
public body delivering water services for a
termination of cervices for sewer by the failure
of near to pay for delinquent charges for water
services.
(b) Upon discontinuance of service for nonpayment of '
bills, any deposit will be applied by the County
toward settlement of the account. Any balance
will be refunded to the .earl but if the deposit
is not sufficient to cover the bill, the County
may proceed to collect the balance in the usual
way provided by law for the collection of debts.
(e) Service discontinued for nonpayment of bills will
be restored only after bills are paid in full, a
deposit made, and a service charge of $25.00 paid.
(d) The County reserve. the right to discontinue its
service without notice for the following reason.:
(i) Bmergancy repairs.
(11) Ineufflci ... y of supply due to ai..m.stances
beyond the County's control.
(iii) Direction of public authorities.
ISv) Strike, riot, fire, flood, accident or any
unavoidable cause.
(e) The County ....ryes the right to discontinue its
service for the following additional reason,
(f) To prevent fraud or abuse.
(fl) Users willful disregard of the County's
rule..
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(f) The County may, in addition to prosecution by law,
permanently refuse service to any veer who tampers
with a water meter or other measuring device,
whether owned by the County or other public body
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furnishing water services to the user; provided
' that said meter or other measuring device was
being used to determine Sewer charges.
5. Complaints - Adjustments
(al If the user believes his bill to be in error, he
shall present his claim, in person, at the office
of the Barnett County Department of Public
Utilities before the bill becomes delinquent.
Such claim if made after the bill has become
delinquent shall not be effective in preventing
discontinuance of service as heretofore provided.
The user may pay such bill under protest and said
payment shall not prejudice his claim.
JbI The County will cause special meter readings to be
made at the request of the east for a fee of
$10.00 provided, however, that if such special
reading discloses that the meter was overread, no
charge will be made.
(0) Meters will be tested at the request of the user
upon payment to the County of the actual cost to
the County or such public body furnishing water to
the user of making the teat provided, however,
that if the meter is found to overregister beyond
2.5 per rentrum of the correct volume, no charge
' will he made.
(dl If the seal of a meter is broken by other than the
County's (or such other public body furnishing
water to the user) representative or if the meter
falls to register correctly or is stopped for any
cause, the user shall pay an amount estimated from
the record of his previous bills and /or from other
proper data.
SECTION IX. Abridgement or Modification Of Rules:
1. NO promise, agreement or reprosentation of any employee
Of the County shall be binding upon the County except
as it shall have been agreed upon in writing, signed
and approved by the Barnett County Board of
Commissioners.
2. No modification of rates or any of the rules and
regulations shall be made by any agent of the County.
SECTION X. Enforcement /Penalties:
1. My person found to be violating any provision of this
Ordinance shall be served by the County with written
notice stating the nature of the violation and
providing a reasonable time,llmit for the satisfactory
correction thereof. The offender shall, within the
period of time stated in such notice, cease all
violations.
2. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the
I time limit provided for in the aforementioned notice of
violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
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a.rredtion thereof shall be fined in the Amount not
exceeding $500 for each violation. Each day in which
any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a
separate offense.
3. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or
negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or
tamper with any structure, appurtenances, or equipment
which is a part of the wastewater disposal system. Any
person violating this provision shall be subject to
Immediate arrest. In addition such pare.. shall be
liable to reimburse the County for any damages
resulting from such violations.
4. If a public sewer becomes obstructed or damaged because
of any substances Improperly discharged into it, the
person(s) responsible for such discharge shall be
billed and shall pay far the expenses incurred by the
County in cleaning out, repairing, or rebuilding the
sewer as well as damages incurred by the County arising
from claims of private property owners which are caused
by such obstruction or damage.
SECTION XI. Tampering
No peraon(s) shall maliciously, willfully, or
negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or
tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment
which is a part of the wastewater facilities. Any '
person(sl violating this provision shall be subject to
immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
SECTION XII. Adiacent Azeaes
Where approprlate, this Ordinance shall apply to those
persona and properties located outside the service
area. In any case, all other rules and regulations
regarding sewer use, and private sewerage disposal
facilities shall apply outside the service area.
SECTION XIII Authority,
This ordinance is adopted under the authority granted
by N.C. General Statutes 162A -87, etc.
SECTION XIV Severabillty:
If any provision, paragraph, word, section or article
of this ordinance is invalidated by any court of
competent juriadiction, the remaining provisions,
paragraph., words, and .Antics., shall not be affected
and shall continue in full force and effect.
SECTION XV. Conflict:
All other Ordinances and part of other Ordinances
inconsistent or conflicting with any part of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency or conflict
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and
after the data of its adoption.
Duly adopted this the 26th day of Tune, 1989, upon motion made
by Commissioner Shaw , seomnded by
Commissioner Ssith and passed by the following
vetet
Aye. 5 Noes 0 Absent 0 Abstained 0
ATT}dT:
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the Boa N. Young, lert{ o
the Board
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THE COUNTY OF HAHHETT
L y . -St wart, chairman,
,Herne t.County Board of
Commissioners
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