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Section 11-301 Sewage and Storm Drainage Conveyance, Disposal, and Purification System.
[Nov. 8, 1938, new sec. 347; 1942 recod., sec. 9-604; rev. Nov. 8, 1966; amended November 5, 2024, effective December 18, 2024; amended November 8, 2022, effective January 1, 2025.]
- The City may protect, restore, construct, reconstruct, remediate, enlarge, alter, modify, equip, operate and maintain a sewage and stormwater drainage conveyance, disposal, and purification system within or without the corporate limits or both, including but not limited to: all methods of storm drainage, including the use of natural systems and constructed equivalents, intercepting sewers, diversion sewers, relieving or interconnection sewers, sewers to separate storm and sanitary sewage, pump or ejector stations and equipment, and plants for the treatment and disposal of sewage. For that purpose the City may acquire by any lawful means property, real or personal, interests in property, equipment, and related facilities and may make all expenditures which the City finds necessary or appropriate to carry out such purposes, either within or without the corporate limits. The City may sell or otherwise dispose of any or all by-products or salvage products from this operation. The City also may contract with any other person, public or private, to further purification of public waters or protection of the public health.
Section 11-302 Service Charges.
[Added Nov. 8, 1938, sec. 347; 1942 recod., sec. 9-604; Nov. 8, 1960, new sec. 9-606; rev. Nov. 8, 1966 as sec. 11-302; am. May 26, 1970; amended November 5, 2024, effective December 18, 2024; amended November 8, 2022, effective January 1, 2025.]
- Service charges may be collected by the Water Bureau, which shall be compensated for such service as determined by the City. The City may establish procedures for collection and may provide for penalties, interest and costs. The City may establish requirements and impose regulations as it finds appropriate. Service charges shall be paid for all premises served by, capable of being served by, or benefiting from the sewage and storm drainage conveyance, disposal, and purification system, directly or indirectly, notwithstanding that such premises may have been assessed or may in the future be assessed for construction of the sewage and storm drainage conveyance, disposal, and purification system under local improvement assessment procedures or may have otherwise paid therefor.
- The City may enter into contracts relating to the sewage and storm drainage conveyance, disposal, and purification system. The City may impose service charges on property outside the City served through City facilities, at rates no less than those imposed for similar service inside the City to similar classifications.
- Proceeds of such charges shall be placed in the Sewage Disposal Fund and may be expended for any matter reasonably related to the sewage and storm drainage conveyance, disposal and purification system of the City and bonded debt and debt service related thereto.
Section 11-303 Use of Sewers.
[New sec. Nov. 8, 1966; amended by Ordinance 190204, effective December 18, 2020; amended November 8, 2022, effective January 1, 2025.]
- The City may require any property located within one hundred (100) feet of a right of way in which there is a City sewer to connect to that sewer.
- The City may prohibit discharge of sewage or harmful matter or impurities into any stream or river within the City. This prohibition may extend to any source whatever, including ships, houseboats and water craft of all kinds. These sources may be required to connect to the City's sewer system when physically possible, or otherwise to construct and use a prescribed sewage or waste disposal system.
- To facilitate sewage treatment and protect the City's sewage facilities, the City may limit the classes or kinds of sewage that may be discharged or may continue to be discharged into public sewers, may prohibit discharge of wastes other than domestic sanitary sewage into public sewers or facilities, and may require private pretreatment before discharge, upon terms fixed by the Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services.
Section 11-304 Intent of Article.
[New sec. Nov. 8, 1966.]
- This Article shall be construed as granting additional authority, and not in derogation of any authority granted elsewhere in this Charter. This Article shall not affect authority of the Council concerning local sewer improvements and the assessment of benefits therefor. The Council also shall have all authority now or hereafter granted by statute concerning disposal and purification of sewage and waste.