Ord #247 - 3rd Ser/Amending Municipal Code related inspections of sanitary sewer service connections

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ORDINANCE NO. an THIRD SERIES CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE amending Orono Municipal Code Sections 14-166 and 14- 189 and adding Sections 14-190, 14-191, and 14-192 related to inspections of sanitary sewer service connections. THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Orono Municipal Code Section 14.166is hereby amended by adding the following definitions: I&I: Inflow and Infiltration Infiltration: An indirect connection or discharge of clear water into the sanitary sewer system. Inflow: Any direct connection of clear water into the sanitary sewer system. Sewer Service Lateral or Service Lateral: The portion of the sanitary sewer system that generally is perpendicular to the sewer main and extends from the sewer main to the structure being served. SECTION 2. Orono Municipal Code Section 14-189 is hereby amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows: Sec. 14-189. - Prohibited discharges of groundwater/stormwater into the sanitary sewerage system. (a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged,directly or indirectly,any stormwater, surface water,groundwater,roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water to any sanitary sewer. Any person having a roof drain, sump pump,unauthorized swimming pool discharge, cistern overflow pipe or surface drain connected and/or discharging into the sanitary sewer shall disconnect and remove any piping or system conveying such water to the sanitary sewerage system. (b) Inspection. Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the city's sanitary sewerage system shall allow inspection by authorized city employees or its agents of all properties or structures connected to the sanitary sewerage system to confirm there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewerage system. (1) In lieu of authorizing a city inspection of the property, the property owner may furnish a certificate from a licensed plumber, in a form acceptable and provided by the city, certifying that the property has no prohibited discharge in the municipal sanitary sewer system. All inspections and inspection reports must include a date-stamped video record of the complete lateral line from the property to sewer main. All inspections must be performed and reports completed in accordance with City standards and specifications within 60 days of written notification of the inspection requirement. Once a sewer service 1