All persons and property owners owning dwelling houses or buildings within the city, which building or buildings are, or shall be located near a sewer or in a block within the sewer district in the city through which a sewer extends or shall extend, are hereby required to connect their premises with such sewer system, for the purpose of disposing of all substances from any such building affecting the public health, which may be lawfully and properly disposed of by means of such sewer.

(K.S.A. 12-631; Code 2005, 6-300s; Code 2020)

If any person or persons shall fail, neglect or refuse to so connect any building or buildings with the sewer system of the city as herein provided for more than 10 days after being notified, in writing, by the board of health of the city to do so, such city may case such premises and buildings to be connected with the sewer system and the city in such case will afterward advertise for bids for the construction and making of such sewer connections, and will contract therefore with the lowest responsible bidder or bidders, and will cause such premises to be connected with the sewer system, and will assess the costs and expenses thereof against the property and premises so connected, such assessment to be made in the same manner as other special assessments are made.

(K.S.A. 12-1631; Code 2005, 6-300s; Code 2020)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to permit or connect any run-off to include water run-off from roofs, ground, paved areas, cistern overflows, and discharge from ground water collections, to be discharged into the city sewer system.

(Code 2005, 6-300s; Code 2020)

For the purpose of this article sewage disposal system shall consist of all means by which sewage is transported, treated and disposed of and shall not include drainage or storm sewers or drains. “Sewer System” shall consist of all the sanitary sewer by which sewage is transported and disposed of and shall not include drainage or storm sewers or drains.

(Code 2005, 6-300s; Code 2020)

Any person, firm, or corporation, whether within or without the city limits, shall before tapping the sanitary sewers, apply to the city clerk for a permit, which permit shall be issued by the clerk upon the payment of a tapping fee of $500. Thereafter, the tapping of the sewer system shall be done under the direction of the city so as to comply with all rules and regulations regarding sanitation and all at the expense of the applicant.

(Code 2005, 6-300s; Code 2020)

(a)   Each and every owner or any other person, firm, corporation, city department or political subdivision of the State or the United States by and upon the authority of any owner, or person whomsoever, desiring to connect any property whatsoever, located within the established sewer district to the sewer or any lateral of the sewer of the city shall at their own expense under the direction, supervision and approval of the city superintendent, construct such connecting sewer from their property to the city sewage disposal system.

(b)   A fee in the amount of $25 in addition to any other applicable fee, shall be charged to any customer requesting that municipal sewer service be reconnected to the customer’s premises at any time other than the regular working hours of municipal utility employees.

(Code 2005, 6-300s; Code 2020)

(a)   Bills for sewer service shall be rendered monthly. Bills shall become delinquent if not paid on or before the due date, a delinquency and termination notice shall be issued by the city clerk within five days after the delinquency occurs and mailed to the customer as his or her last known address. A copy also shall be mailed to the occupant of the premises if the occupant and the customer are not the same person.

(b)   The notice shall state:

(1)   The amount due, plus late payment charge;

(2)   That the service will be terminated if the amount due is not paid within five days from the date of the notice;

(3)   That the customer has the right to a hearing;

(4)   That the request for a hearing must be made in writing and filed with the city clerk no later than three days prior to the date for termination of service.

(c)   Upon receipt of a request for a hearing, the city clerk shall advise the customer of the date, time and place of the hearing which shall be held within three working days (Saturday, Sunday and holidays excluded) following receipt of the request. The hearing may be conducted by the governing body, the city clerk or such hearing officer as may be appointed by the governing body.

(d)   Following the hearing, if the hearing officer shall find that service should not be terminated, then notice of such findings shall be presented to the utilities superintendent. If the officer finds that service should be terminated, an order shall be issued terminating service three days after the date of the order. The customer shall be notified either in person, posting a notice on the premises, or by mail, unless the order is made at the hearing in the presence of the customer. The hearing officer has the authority for good cause, to grant an extension, not to exceed 10 days, for the termination of service.

(Code 2005, 6-300s; Code 2020)

The city shall provide sewer service to consumers at the following monthly rate based upon metered water usage:

(a)   Base fee $32.00.

(b)   Each 1,000 gallons of water used based on the customer average for the months of November, January and February of the preceding year: $2.50.

(c)   Any customer that is connected to the city sanitary sewer collection system that does not have city water service shall pay the same base rate as residential customers in this section and shall pay a usage fee of 8,000 gallons of water per month.

(d)   A high use customer shall be defined as a customer that uses 20,000 gallons of water or more each month during the months of January, February and March of the previous year. High use customers shall pay a base fee of $33.50 per month. High use customers shall pay $2.50 for each 1,000 gallons of water used each month.

(Code 2005, 6-300s; Ord. 1479; Ord. 1507; Ord. 1569; Ord. 1672; Ord. 1725; Code 2020; Ord. 1755)

(a)   It shall be unlawful to connect downspouts from any roof area, drains from any building foundation, paved areas, yards or open courts, or to discharge liquid wastes from any air-conditioning unit or cooling device having a capacity in excess of 5 ton per hour into any city sewer.

(Code 2005, 6-300s; Code 2020)

No person shall discharge any of the following waters or wastes to any city sewer:

(a)   Liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit;

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

(c)   Gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;

(d)   Garbage that has not been properly shredded;

(e)   Ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, paper towels, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, or any solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works.

(f)    Waters or wastes having a ph lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works;

(g)   Waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to cause injury or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant;

(h)   Water or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant;

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

(Code 2005, 6-300s; Code 2020)

Any person, firm or corporation desiring municipal sewer service shall upon making application therefore pay to the city clerk a sum equal to the preceding three occupied months average sewer usage fee for the property, to hold the city free from loss occasioned by the customer’s failure to pay any bill legally rendered against the customer for sewer service provided by the city. The city shall maintain a record of all such deposits and pay interest thereon as required by the laws of the State of Kansas. This deposit shall be in addition to deposits required for other utilities that the customer receives from the city.

(Code 2005, 6-300s; Ord. 1637; Code 2020)