1968-620ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT ARTICLE I OF -
CHAPTER 16B OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF SOUTH 1.1IAMI' AY-8048 REGULAT-
ING ;THE -USE•' OF SANITARY SE'•! 8 AND_ THE -
DISCHARGE OF aATF.Rs A'ND: WASTES INTO T411E
PUBLIC SEWNR SYSTEM; PRESCRIBING PENAL-
TIES FOR V TH
'VIOLATION E "PROVISIONS.
HEREOF; AND, PROVIDING FOR A SEPARABILITY
CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND `CITY COUNCIL OP THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section -1. That Article I of Chapter aft o£-the Code of
Ordinances, City of South Miami, Florida, be and the same hereby
is enacted and adopted as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Sec. 16B =1: Definitions.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meani "ng-of the terms used in this ordinance shall be
as `follows
a. "BOD" (denoting Biochemical Oxygen''Deinand) shall:"
mean the`quantty of oxygen utilized in the bio-
chemical oxidation of organic matter in'five `(5)
days at 206C expressed in milligrams per liter
under standard laboratory procedure as called for
in the most current 'ed'it'ion of " Stand`ard Methods
for the Examination of Water & dastewater" publish -
ed jointly by the American Public Healith Assocla-
tion, Inc., American Water Works Association, and
Water Pollution Control Federation.
b. "Garbage" shall mean Solid waste's from the domestic
and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing
of food, and from the handling, storage and sale o£
produce.
C. "Industrial Wastes" shall mean the liquid wastes
from industrial manufacturing processes, trade or
business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
d. "Natural Outlet" shall mean any outlet into a
watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body
of surface or groundwater.
e. "Person" shall -mean any indivf&ual, firm, compaify,
association, society, corporation or group.
f. "pH" shall mean the 1 ogarithm of the reciprocal
of the hydrogen Ion concentration in moles per
liter of bolut Ion.
9. "Properly Shredded Garbage" shall mean the wastes
from the- preparation, cooking aiid---ais-pensii4 of
food that have been shredded to such a degree that
all particles will be carried freely under the
flow conditions n6iMbailly"prevail'ing in public
sewers, with no-piArtl.6 le greater t , han'-one-ha If
(1/2) Inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
h. "City" shali'mean the City of South Miami, Florida.
I. "Mg 1" - Milligrams per lit6r`(mg/1 are commonly
known as parts per million by weight).
j. ".'Public Sewer" shall mean a sewer In which owners
of abutting pr6pe'rtYe'i"'h"e rights, and is controlled
by City.
k. "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer which carries sew-
age and to which storm, surface, and groundwaters
are not admitted or are excluded by-t - he Florida State
Sanitary Code.
1. "Sewage" shall mean a c6h6inatior! of the water-
carried wastes from residences, business buildings,
Institutions, and industrial establishments, together
with such ground, surface, and st6fffiwaters as may be
'present, and shall include sanitary sewage which is
defined as the wastewater from the sanitary conven-
iences of dwellings (including apartment houses and
hotels), office buildings, factories or institutions.
M. "Sewage Treatment Plant" shall mean any arrangement
of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
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n. "Sewage Works" shall mean all facilities for
collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of
sewage.
o. "Public Sewer System" shall mean all facilities
controlled by the City for collecting, pumping
and disposing of sewage.
p. "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying
sewage.
q. "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
r. "Slug" shall man any discharge of flow into a
sewer which in concentration of any given constitu-
eft or in 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 oper`at`ion.
s. "Storm °Drain" (sometimes termed "storm sewer ")
shall mean a sewer or irdi'vidual storm sewer pit
which carries storm and sur "face waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
t. "City Manager" shall mean the City Manager of the
City of South Miami or his authorized agent or
representative.
u. "Suspended Solids" shall man solids "that either float
on the surface of, or are in suspension in water,
sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by
laboratory filtering.
V. "Watercourse" shall mean a channel in which a flow of
water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
Sec. 16B -2. Use of the Public Sewer System.
a. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff,
subsurface drainage, swimming pool drainage or overflows,
cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to
the public sewer system.
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b. No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any of the
following described waters or wastes to the
public sewer
system:
(1)
Any gasoline, benzene; naptha, fuel oil, or
other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or
gas.
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Any waters or wastes containing toxic or
-poisonous solids, liquids, or gasesin sufficient
quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to -injure or'interfere with any
sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard
to humAns'or animals, create a public nuisance,
capable of-preventihg entry into sewers for
their maintenance and repair (decomposition
products of normal sewage excepted), ted), or create
any hazard in the-receivink waters of the sewage
treatment plAiit-at the City of Miami, indiUding
but not limited to,cya6ides in excess of two
(2)mg1l ad CN ilh—the wastes as discharged to
the public sewer, and 10 mg/l for hydrogen sul-
fides by weight in sewage.
(3)
Any waters or wastes haAng a pH lower than
(.5.5), or having any other corrosive property
capable of causing damage or hazard to struc-
tures, pumps "or other equipment, and personnel
of the sewage works.
(4)
861id or viscous substances in quantities or
of such size capable of causing obstrue"tion
to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper'operation of the sewage works
such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand,
mud, straw, shavihgs, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, ungr6Un'd garbage,
whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings,
entrails, plastic or paper dishes, cups, milk
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containers, etc. either :•ihole.or ground
by garbage grinders.
c. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
the following described substances, materials, waters, or
wastes if it appears likely in the opinion of the City
Manager that such wastes can harm either the City's Sewer
System, the City of Miami Sewage Treatment Plant, have an
adverse effect on the receiving waters, or can otherwise
endanger life, limb, 'public property, or constitute a
nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability
of these wastes, the City Manager will give consideration to
such factors as the q'uantities'of subject wastes in relation
to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construc-
tion of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process,
capacity of the Sewage treatment plant, 'degree of treatabil-
ity of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and -other
pertir4ht`fa6t6rs. The substances prohibited are all as
measured at the point of discharge into the public sewer
system.
(1) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher
than one hundred fifty (156)OF ('650d).
(2) Any water or waste containing fats, W-ax,- grease,
or oils, whether emulsified or °not, in excess
of one hundred (100) mg /l or contAin ng"sub-
,.y
stances which may solidify or become viscous
at temperatures between thirty -two (32) and
one hundred fifty (150)OF (0 and 65 °C).
(3) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
The installation and operation of any garbage
grinder equipped with a motor of three- fourths
(3/4) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater
shall 'be subject to the review and approval of
the City Manager. ;there in the 'opinion of the
City Manager, the use of garbage grinders re-
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sults in added maintenance costs to the City
for use of the public sewer system, an addition-
al service charge may be levied by the City.
(4) Any crater or wastes containing toxic substances
in quantities in excess of the following limits,
but not necessarily limited to:
Phenols 300 mg 11 by weight
Iron 25 mg /1
Total Chromium 10 mg /1
Copper 10 rrkg/1
Zinc 10 mg /1
Nickel 10 mg /1
(5) Any waters or wastes containing:
(a) A 5 -day 20 degree centigrade B.O.D.
greater than 3bomg /l.
(b) A suspended solids content greater than
350 mg /l by weight, or more than 2000 mg/l
by weight of dissolved solids.
(c) A chlorine'dematd'ifi excess of 40`mg /l.
(6) Accumulated or collected wastes from septic
tanks or grease traps.
(7) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such
half -life or concentration as may exceed
limits established by the City Manager in
compliance with applicable State or Federal
regulations or other agencies havi`no juris-
diction.
(8) Any WiAters or wastes having a pH in excess
II f of
I'
(9) Materials which exert or cause:
(a)3xcessive discoloration (such as, but not
limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning
solutions).
(b) Unusual ,volume of floe or concentration of
wastes constituting "slugs" as defined
herein.
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(10) Waters or wastes containing substances
which are not Amenable to treatment or_
reduction by the sewage treatment processes
employed, or are amenable to treatment only
to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant efflu6nt cannot meet the requirements
of othAr agencies having jurisdiction over
discharge to the public sewer system.
d. If any waters or wastes are discharged or are
proposed to be discharged to the public sewer system,
which waters contain the substances or possess the charac-
tejAsilcs enumerated in paragraph c. of this section, And
which in'the judgment of the City Manager, may have a
deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes,-
equipment, or receiving waters, or which otherwise create
a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the City
Manager'may:
(1) Reject the wastes,
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition
for discharge to the public sewer system,
(3) Require control over the quanliftti6s and rates
of discharge, and/or
(4) Require p_a_ym6"ht to cover the Added cost of
handling an&treaeing the wastes not covered by
existing taxes or sewer charges under the pro-
visions of -paragraph i. of this section. if
the City Manager permits the Pretreatment or
equalization of waste flows, the d I esign and
installation of the plants and equipment shall
be subject to the review and approval of the
City Manager, and subject to the requirements .
of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws,
and the Approval of the City of Miami Depart-
ment of 'dater & Sewers.
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e. Where preliminary treatment or flow- equalizing
facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they
shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and
effective operation by the owner at his expense.
f. When required by the City Manager, the owner of
any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industri-
al wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together
with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the
buildi"hg sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and
measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when-required,
shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be con-
structed iii accordan6e with'`plans approved by the-Cty Manager.
The manhole' shall be installed by the 'owne'r at his e'kperse,
and shall be maintained by him so as to-be safe and acces-
sible at all times to the City Manager or his representa-
tives for sampling.
g. All users of the pufilic sewer system who are dis-
charging industrial wastes to said system shall upon the
request of the City Manager, complete and file with the
City Manager, within three months, a questionnaire which
shall furnish pertinent data, inclusive of`quaht ty of
flow and an analysis of the water discharged to the'p'ublic
sewer system.
Similarly, any person 'desiring to make a new con -
nection to the public sewer system for the purpose of dis-
charging industrial wastes to said system shall complete
and file with the City Main" an industrial waste question-
naire which shall furnish' pertinent data inclusive of
quantity of flow and an analysis of the industrial waste to
be discharged into the public sewer system.
h. Each major pro3ucer of industrial wastes shall submit
to the City Manager, and the City of Miami Water & Sewer De-
partment, a complete laboratory analysis of both raw and
treated wastes. The frequency of collection of sample
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portions, the extent of daily sampling periods, and the
number of laboratory analyses to be'submitted shall be
fixed by the City Manager for each case. In any case, a
laboratory analysis shall be- submitted at least once each
year. Samples shall be composite samples collected over
a three -day period of operation so as to be truly repre-
sentative of the actuality of the wastes.
ftr..plcu for analysis must be collected by a regis-
tered professional Sanitary Engineer, Sanitary Chemist or
a qualified representative thereof approved by the City
Manager. An analysis shall be made by a qualified Engineer
registered in Florida, or Sanitary Chemist using the labora-
tory methods for the examination of industrial wastes as set
forth in the latest edition of "Standard Methods for,Examina-
tion of Water and 'Waste Water ", as published jointly' by -the
American Public -Hea
`1th Association, The American Water
Works Association, and The Water Pollut on "Control Federa-
tion.
Analysis shall include the following:
Temperature, pH, suspended solids, dissolved
solids, 5 day'B.0.D., fats and oils (ether
eitraction), A.S.T.M. flash point, CN_(where
indicated), and phenols (where indicated)-,-or
others as may be required by the City Manager.
i. No statement contairied�in this section shall be-con-
strued as preventing any special agreement or arrangement
between the City and any industrial concern whereby an i'n-
dustrial waste of unusual strength or character may
accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment
therefore, by the industrial concern.
Sec. 16B -3. Protection from Damage.
a. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully,
Pr negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or
tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which
is a part of the public sewer system. Any person violating
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this provi'ston shall be subject to immediate arrest under
charge of disorderly conduct.
Sec. 16B.A . Powers and Authority of Inspectors.
a. The City Manager and other duly authorized employees
of the City bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes
of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and+test-
ing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 2. Any person found to be violating any provision
of this ordinance shall be served by the City with written notice
stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time
limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall,
withihi he period of time stated i`n such notice, permanently cease
all violations.
Any person who shall "coneliiue violating or fail -
ing to comply with any of the provisions of this ordi`hance beyond
the time limit provided above, shall upon conviction thereof be
sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprison-
ment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment in the discretion'of the Municipal Judge. A separate offense
shall be deemed committed on each d'ay during or on which a viola-
tion or failure to comply occurs or continues.
In addition, any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for
any expense, loss, or damage occasioned the City by reason of such
violation.
For the violation of any of the provisions of
this ordinance beyond the time limit hereinabove provided for, the
City shall have the right and power to disconnect all connection
pipe lines conveying the sewage and industrial wastes from the
buildings of the -users of the City'`s public sewer system. The
cost of said disconnection and any reconnection may be in addition
to any fine or penalty imposed for the violation.'
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Section 3. If any section or part of a section of this
ordinance proves to be invalid or unconstitutional, the same
shall not be held to be invalid or Impair the validity, force or
effoct of any other section or part of a section of this chapter,
unless it clearly appears that such other section or part of a
section is wholly or necessarily denendAnt for its operation upon
the section or part of a section so held to be unconstitutional or
invalid.
PASSED and AD6PTtWefts 27 day of August 1968.
Attest:
ORDINANCE NO, 620