Okaloosa County BOCC — August 2, 2016 — proposed Water & Sewer Ordinance (tracked changes version) — reading text

water or, in any way, attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate sewage treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards, or in any other pollutant-specific limitation developed by the Board or state, unless specifically allowed in the Categorical Pretreatment Standards established by EPA. Sec. 24-287. - Accidental discharges/slug discharge control plans. The Director of the Water and Sewer Department shall evaluate whether each SIU needs an accidental discharge/slug discharge control plan or other action to control Slug Discharges. The Director may require any User to develop, submit for approval, and implement such a plan or take such other action that may be necessary to control Slug Discharges. Alternatively, the Director may develop such a plan for any User. An accidental discharge/slug discharge control plan shall address, at a minimum, the following: (1). Description of discharge practices, including non-routine batch discharges; (2) Description of stored chemicals; (3). Procedures for immediately notifying the Director of any accidental or Slug Discharge, as required by Section 24-138(d) of this ordinance; and (4) Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental or Slug Discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited to, inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment, measures for containing toxic organic pollutants, including solvents, and/or measures and equipment for emergency response. Sec. 24-288. - Written notice. Within 24 hours following an accidental discharge; the User shall submit to the Board a verbal report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. A detailed written report shall be submitted to the Board within 72 hours of the accidental discharge. Such notification shall not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage, or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, fish kills, or any other damage to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties, or other liability which may be imposed by this article or other applicable law. Sec. 24-289. - Notice to employees. A notice shall be permanently posted on the User's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event of a dangerous illegal discharge. Employers shall insure that all employees who may cause or suffer such a dangerous illegal discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure. Secs.24-290. - 24-300. - Reserved. Page 62 of 118  DIVISION 9.– SUBDIVIDERS Sec. 24-301. - Definitions. Sec. 24-302. - No refunds. Sec. 24-303. - Construction standards. Sec. 24-304. - Review fee. Secs. 24-305. - 24-320. - Reserved. Sec. 24-301. - Definitions. A Sub-divider shall be considered any Developer or Contractor subdividing real property for the construction of single-family residences on individual lots of record, excluding planned unit developments such as townhouses, condominiums, patio homes, atrium houses, multi-family dwellings, rental apartments, hotels and motels. Sec. 24-302. - No refunds. All water lines, sewer lines, pump stations, or other facilities in any streets, roads or easements shall be paid for by the Subdivider and shall be the property of the Board and title thereto shall be vested in the Board from the date of completion of any lines, and by making the application the applicant agrees to such conditions and also agrees that at no time will applicant be entitled to any refund or payment for such lines or facilities. For any costs advanced by any Sub-divider for the installation of water and/or sewer lines within the streets or easements within any subdivision, the Board has determined upon and by this article re-affirms its policy heretofore adopted that it will make no refunds for the cost of such lines within the area or subdivision. Sec. 24-303. - Construction standards. The developer shall design, construct, and install potable water distribution and wastewater collection improvements in accordance with the Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Standard Specifications and Design Manual dated June 2007, as amended., a copy of which is attached hereto. Sec. 24-304. - Review fee. In accordance with review requirements of the Okaloosa County Land Development Code, the water and sewer system, engineering section shall review all plans submitted requiring water and/or sewer service for the service areas of the County as specified in the current approved comprehensive plan. There shall be a fee as specified in Appendix A for said review per subdivision, PUD, subdivision phase, or other development not serviced by Okaloosa County Water and Sewer. with the exception of development of regional impact, which shall be billed on an hourly rate which includes personnel and overhead costs, regardless of service provider. Secs. 24-305. - 24-320. - Reserved. Page 63 of 118  DIVISION 10. - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 24-321. - Use of sewer service mandatory. Sec. 24-322. - Private wastewater disposal. Sec. 24-323. - Unauthorized connection and penalties. Sec. 24-324. - Violations. Secs. 24-325—24-340. - Reserved. Sec. 24-321. - Use of sewer service mandatory. The Board does hereby officially find that it is necessary for it to require customers to connect to the water or sewer system when the Board has furnished water or sewer service to the same area (see section 24-232). The Board does officially find that it has combined its water and sewer rates and that when both services are available it will make a combined charge for the two services. If any water customer of the Board also has available sewer service and has failed or refused to connect to such service, the board does hereby levy a charge per month of an amount which would be based on water consumption as provided in Appendix A hereof as a part of the combined water and sewer rate for the purpose of defraying a portion of the cost of making such sewer service available to the water customer, such charge to become due when the water or sewer service becomes available to the Customer. If any customer of the Board has only sewer service available, such Customer shall be charged a flat monthly sewer rate as specified in Appendix A. (1) All houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes shall be provided, by the Owner thereof, with at least one toilet. All toilets shall be kept clean and in a sanitary working condition. (2) No person shall dispose of human excrement except in a toilet. (3) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the County, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Board, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this article. (4) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage. (5) The owner(s) of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the Board's jurisdiction and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sewer of the Board, is hereby required at the owner(s) expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein. (6) All sinks, dishwashing machines, lavatories, basins, shower baths, bathtubs, laundry tubs, washing machines, and similar plumbing fixtures or appliances shall be connected to the public sewer; provided, that where no sewer is available, septic tanks or other private sub-surface disposal facilities, approved by the Okaloosa County Health Department and the Board may be used. (7) Customer shall be notified when sewer is available. a. Sewer shall be considered available to an existing single-family dwelling when the dwelling can be connected by gravity flow or lift station to a line in any public right-of-way or easement which passes the property at any point. Page 64 of 118  (8) Sewer connection is mandatory, subject to the provisions of section 24-211, within 90 days notice of sewer availability. The prevailing sewer rate will be billed to all customers not connected within 90 days. (9) Any residence or business not connected to the sewer within 90 days of notice of availability shall be subject to the placement of a lien on the property. (10) In cases of residential or business property, the Board may, at its discretion, refuse to continue the water service until the owner pays the sewer capacity expansion charge or arranges to pay the same. Service to tenants is subject to this provision. Sec. 24-322. - Private wastewater disposal. The following applications shall be adhered to in the connections to a private sewer: (1) Where a public sewer is not available under the provisions of this article, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section. No permit for a septic tank or other individual sewage disposal facility shall be issued by the County Health Department without a valid zoning compliance and a letter of non-availability from the Board. The availability of water and sewer service is defined elsewhere in this article. (2) Septic tanks shall be constructed, repaired, altered, enlarged and maintained in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the County Health Department. (3) No person shall construct, repair, alter or enlarge any septic tank unless he receives approval by the County Health Department and shall hold a valid permit for such work issued by the County Health Department. (4) The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all regulations of the State of Florida Department of Environmental ProtectionPriotection, or any other applicable state regulation or statute. No private sewage disposal system shall be permitted to discharge to any natural surface outlet. (5) No septic tank or other subsurface disposal facility shall be installed where a public sewer is accessible as defined elsewhere in this article, to the premises involved. (6) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to property served by a private sewage disposal system, a connection shall be made to the public sanitary sewer within 90 days after notice, subject to the provisions in section 24-167, section 24-321 of this article. Any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall then be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable materials in accordance with the appropriate local, state and federal ordinances, statutes, and regulations. (7) The Owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times. (8) Every flush toilet shall be connected to a public sewer where available or to a septic tank. Flush toilets shall be provided at all times with sufficient running water under pressure to flush the toilet clean after each use. (9) No pit privy shall be installed. (10) Discharge of septic tanks into sewer system. a. Restricted. It shall be unlawful to empty, dump throw or otherwise discharge, into any manhole, or other