Thomasville Municipal Code


Chapter 14 SEWERAGE*

Section 14-0A ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL

Section 14-1 Purpose and policy.

Section 14-2 Definitions.

Section 14-3 Limitation of agent's authority.

Section 14-4 Amendment.

Section 14-5 14-5--14-20. Reserved.

Section 14-20A ARTICLE II. USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED

Section 14-21 Deposit of unsanitary material prohibited.

Section 14-22 Discharge of untreated polluted water prohibited.

Section 14-23 Privies, septic tanks prohibited; exceptions.

Section 14-24 Occupied structures in proximity to sewer required to connect.

Section 14-25--14-40. Reserved.

Section 14-40A ARTICLE III. PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Section 14-41 Required where public sewer not available.

Section 14-42 Permit.

Section 14-43 Inspection.

Section 14-44 Compliance with water pollution control agency requirements.

Section 14-45 Discontinuance of use.

Section 14-46 Operation in sanitary manner.

Section 14-47 Compliance with state regulations required.

Section 14-48 Permit to discharge scavenger wastes; definition; discharge of chemical and industrial wastes prohibited; fee.

Section 14-49 14-49--14-65. Reserved.

Section 14-65A ARTICLE IV. BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS

Section 14-66 Permit required.

Section 14-67 Permit classes; application.

Section 14-68 Payment of connection cost and fees; indemnification of city.

Section 14-69 Separate and joint building sewers.

Section 14-70 Connection of old building sewers.

Section 14-71 Pipe specifications.

Section 14-72 Size and slope of building sewers.

Section 14-73 Location of building sewer at building.

Section 14-74 Artificial lifting of sanitary sewage to building sewer.

Section 14-75 Excavation, pipe laying and backfill specifications.

Section 14-76 Joints and connections.

Section 14-77 Connection of building sewer into public sewer.

Section 14-78 Notice of readiness for inspection and connection.

Section 14-79 Barricades and lights at excavations; restoration of street surface.

Section 14-80 14-80--14-95. Reserved.

Section 14-95A ARTICLE V. USE OF THE PUBLIC SEWERS RESTRICTED

Section 14-96 Prohibited discharges.

Section 14-97 Discharges into storm sewer or natural outlet.

Section 14-98 Prohibited discharges specifically.

Section 14-99 Effluent limitations.

Section 14-100 Violations of prohibited discharges.

Section 14-101 14-101--14-115. Reserved.

Section 14-115A ARTICLE VI. INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS

Section 14-116 Grease, oil, and sand interceptors.

Section 14-117 Pretreatment facilities required.

Section 14-118 Federal categorical standards.

Section 14-119 Maintenance of facilities.

Section 14-120 Reserved.

Section 14-121 Information and notification of industrial discharge requirements.

Section 14-122 Monitoring facilities.

Section 14-123 Accidental spills.

Section 14-124 Pretreatment requirements and enforcement.

Section 14-125 Affirmative defenses to discharge violation.

Section 14-126 14-126--14-140. Reserved.

Section 14-140A ARTICLE VII. CHARGES

Section 14-141 Basis.

Section 14-142 Tapping pollutants.

Section 14-143 Review of rates.

Section 14-144 Notification.

Section 14-145 Precedence.

Section 14-146 Sewer user charges.

Section 14-147 Private systems.

Section 14-148 Sewer connection fees.

Section 14-149 Adjustments in billing.

Section 14-150 Reserved.

Section 14-151 Time of payment; delinquency penalty.

Section 14-152 Cutting off water for delinquency.

Section 14-153 Deposits apply to sewer charges also.

Section 14-154 14-154--14-170. Reserved.

Section 14-170A ARTICLE VIII. ENFORCEMENT

Section 14-171 Discontinuance of service.

Section 14-172 Liens.

Section 14-173 Reserved.

Section 14-174 Existing contractors.

 

    *Cross references--Buildings, construction and related activities, Ch. 5; floodplain regulations, Ch. 8; public utilities systems, Ch. 13; subdivisions, Ch. 17; zoning, Ch. 22.

    State law references--Power of city or county to provide stormwater, sewerage collection and  disposal systems, Ga. Const., art. 9, sec. 2, par. 3; dumping certain wastes in storm or sanitary  sewers prohibited, O.C.G.A.   12-8-2; Solid Waste Management Act, O.C.G.A.  12-8-20 et seq.;  adoption of ordinances, rules and regulations relating to payment for street improvements and  construction of water, gas and sewer connections; payment of costs of connections, O.C.G.A.   36-39-7;  city's authority to acquire, construct, extend, operate, maintain and collect fees for water and  sewage systems, O.C.G.A.  36-34-5; Resource Recovery Development Authorities Law, O.C.G.A.   36-63-1 et seq.; grants of state funds to municipal corporations for public purposes, O.C.G.A.   36-40-20 et seq.; executions for collection of assessments for laying sewers, O.C.G.A.   48-5-358.