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`~ COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII
ORDINANCE IQO, 61
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF PUBLIC SEL9ERS, THE CONNECTION
OF BUILDING SEVdERS TO PUBLIC SEWEKS, PROVIDING CHARGES THEREFOR,
AND REGULATING Tf~ DISCHARGE OF i^dATi~3, SEWAGE, AND OTHER WASTES
INTO THE PUBLIC SE48ER SYSTEMS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF IN THE COUNTY OF 11AlyrAII, STATE OF HAWAII.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII:
SECTION 1. NAME. This Ordinance shall be known as the
Sewer Ordinance.
SECTION 2. APPLICATION, The provisions of this Ordinance
shall apply to all public sewers in the County of Hawaii,
SECTION 3, INTENTION. It is the intention of this Ordinance
to regulate the use of all public sewers. A further intent of this
Ordinance is to fix the rates of installing lateral and service
charge on lots furnished with sewer service.
SECTION 4, DEFINITIONS. Unless the context specifically
indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Ordinance
shall be as follows:
A, "B. 0. D," Biochemical Oxygen Demand shall mean 'the
quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic
matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at 20~C,,
expressed in milligrams per liter by weight,
B, Bureau of Sewers, The Bureau of Sewers and Sanitation,
Department of Public Works, County of Hawaii,
C. Bureau of Buildina. The Bureau of Building Construction
and Inspection, Department of Public GVorks, County of Hawaii.
D, County. The County of Hawaii.
E. Connection. A connection shall mean an opening in the
public sewer to which the building sewer may be connected.
F, Enaineer, The Chief Engineer o:F the Department of Public
Works, County of Hawaii, or his authorized representative;,
G, Extension, An extension shall mean the continuation of
an existing public sewer through public or private property not
owned, in whole or in part, by the applicant or owner of the
particular property or subdivision to be served,
H. Eo-uivalent Population. The calculated population which
would normally contribute the same amount of suspended solids,
biochemical oxygen demand or volume of flow per day as the daily
wastes discharged by an industrial or conunercial establishment,
using as standard bases 0.17 pounds of suspended solids or
biochemical oxygen demand and 100 gallons per capita per day.
I. Garbage. The solid wastes from the preparation, cooking
and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of
produce.
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J, Garbage Properly Shredded. Food wastes that have been
properly shredded to such a degree that all particles will be
carried freely under normal. flow conditions in public sewers.
K, Industrial ''Tastes, the liquid caastes from industrial
processes.
L. Lateral. A side sewer '_'rom a public branch or main sewer
to the property lire to serve one or more lots.
M. Main. A sewer to which several laterals or other branch
sewer lines are connected,
N. Mav. "A4ay" is permissive.
0. Pdatural Out let. Any natural outlet into a watercourse,
pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground water.
P, Person. Any individual, firm, company, association, society,
corporation, or group.
Q. pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of
hydrogen ion in grams per liter of solution,
R. Sewage, A combination of the water-carried wastes from
residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial
establishments.
S. Sewaae Treatment Plant, Any arrangement of devices and
structures used fox' treating sewage.
T, Sewaae Works, All facilities for collecting, pumping,
treating, and disposing of sewage.
U. Sewer Building or House, That portion of the sewer line
extending from a building to the public sewer or private disposal
system,
V. Sewer Public. A sewer controlled by the County of Hawaii.
W, Sewer. Sanitarv. A sewer which carries sewage and to which
storm and surface waters and drainage are not intentionally admitted.
X. Shall. "Shall" is mandatory.
Y. Subdivision, A division of a piece of property into two
or more lots.
Z. Suspended Solids, Solids tYtat are in suspension in sewage
or waste waters, and which are removable by laboratory filtering,
SECTION S. USE OP PUBLIC SEWERS.
A, Recruirements,
1, Properties Accessible to Sewer. Every lot which is
accessible to a sewer shall be connected to the sewer if any
plumbing fixtures are located on it, provided that this
subsection shall not apply to a lot which is below the level
of the sewer and would require the installation of a pump to
lift the sewage to proper elevation for discharge into said
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sewer, If such plumbing fixtures
a sewer within thirty (30) days a
notified to do so by the Engineer
Health, the premises shall not be
habitation or for any purpose for
necessary.
have not been connected to
Pter the lot owner has been
or the State Department of
used or occupied as a
whic% plumbing fixtu res are
2. subdivisions. ,There public sewer service is accessible
to any subdivision, the subdivider shall install all necessary
sewage works to serve all lots. '~4here public sewer is not
accessible, the requirements for proper disposal of sanitary
sewage for the subdivision shall be determined by the State
Department of Health and -the Engineer,
3. Exceptional Clastes. The County may accept into its
public sewer system, an industrial waste of unusual volume,
strength or character under a special agreement or arrangement
between the County and the industrial concern, subject: to
payment of appropriate charges agreeable to both parties. The
contributing person shall r,ay a proportionate share of the
construction costs and/or :>evre:r ser=rice charge based on the
ratio of population equivalent to normal design population.
Where sewers, pumping stations, force main or outfall are
to be provided, the population equivalent of the wastes shall
be computed on the basis of the volume of the industrial wastes.
Where primary treatment. facilities are to be provided, the
population equivalent of the wastes shall be computed on the
basis of the suspended solids of the industrial wastes. Where
secondary treatment facilities are to be provided, the population
equivalent of the wastes shall be related to the suspended
solids as above or to the biochemical oxygen demand of the
industrial wastes, whichever is greater,
Ddhere preliminary treatment is deemed necessary by the
Engineer to render any water or wastes acceptable for discharge
into the public sewage works, suitable preliminary treatment
facilities shall be provided by 'she owner and maintained
continuously in satisfactory and effective operation at his
expense. Grease, oil, sand and dirt interceptors, screening
devices, facilities for pH adjustment, and other necessary
preliminary treatment facilities shall be of a type and
capacity as approved by the Engineer,
B, Restrictions.
1. Drainaae and Unpolluted CJater, No person shall discharge
or cause to be discharaed, directly or indirectly, any storm
water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water, swimming pool water or other 'unpolluted
drainage into any public sewer.
2. Unacceptable 1Vastes. Except as hereinafter provided in
this ordinance, no person shall, directly or indirectly,
discharge or cause to be discharged into a public sewer any
of the following:
a. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher
than 150 r.
b. Any wat%r. or waste which may contain more 'than
100 parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil, or e~rease,
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c, Any gasoline, benzene; naphtha, fuel oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas,
d, 'Lny gar:oagc that has n<,t been properly shredded,
e. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers,. tar, plastics, wood, paunch
manure or any of=her solid o=. viscous substance capable of
causinr, obstruction to the flow in sewers or other inter-
ference wii:h 'rr:he proper operation of the sewage works,
f. Any o;atcr or wastes having pH lower than ~i,5 cr
having any other corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel
of the seorage works,
g, Any water or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere
with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to
humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving
waters,
h. Any noxious or malodorous gas or explosive liquids
or substance capable of endangering public property and
safety, or creating a public nuisance.
3, Volume and R'atc of Discharge, The Engineer may prohibit
admission into the public sewers of any additional volume of
water or wastes, wherever and to the extent that the existing
sewage works of the County shall not be capable of receiving
and disposing of the same, together with the normal sewage flow
of that tributary area,
4. Tampering with Public Sewer, No person shall obstruct
or cause to make inaccessible any portion of the public sewer,
uncover or molest in any way any public sewer, nor connect to
it, nor throw anything into any sewer manhole without the
written permission of the Engineer,
5, Sealing Disconnected Scorer, Ido person or party shall
remove or demolish any building or structure with plumbing
fixtures connected directly or indirectly with the public sewer
without first notifying the Engineer of such intention, All
openings in the sewer line caused by the removal of any building
or structures shall be sealed in such a manner as to prevent
earth, debris, rain, surface, storm, or other. water from
entering the public sewer. sysl.em,
SECTION 6 , SEti~dAGE P70RKS .
A, General Requirements,
1, Sewage Treatment and Disposal Plants, Where sewage is
to be discharged into any natural outlet, primary or complete
treatment facilities shall be provided in accordance with
regulations and requirements of the State Department of Health,
The type, capacity, and location of the treatment plant shall
be approved by the Engineer,
2. Pumping Stations, Pumping stations shall be provided
where the terrain of the developable area is such as to require
pumping to lift the sewage to proper elevation for discharge to
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a treatment plant site, public sewer or discharge outfall,
These stations shall be of adequate capacity and shall include
the necessary physical units for proper operation, control and
maintenance, Suitable locations of these stations shall be
approved by the Engineer,
3, Sewer P•4ains. Sewer mains shall be of.- length, type
and size necessary to provide the area with adequate sewage
disposal and so located as not be contrary to the location
fixed for utilities by the County P/Taster Plan,
4, Laterals, A lateral shall be installed to provide
service to each lot in accordance with Section 6-D-3.
5, Construction Standards, All. Sewage Works construction
shall be performed in accordance with current County standards,
B, Subdivisions,
1. Cost of Construction, In every subdivision where
sewers, sewage pumping st ation, force main, outfall and sewage
treatment units are deemed necessary by the Engineer and State
Department of Health, the cost of cor;struc,ting such sewage works
shall be borne by the owner of the subdivision.
Additional costs brought about by increasing the pipe sizes
or depths of laying or. the capacity of the pumping station,
force main, outfall, or treatment plant to serve areas other
than the subdivision shall be borne by the County,
2, Approval of Plans, 911 r_onstruction plans and
specifications for sewage works shall be approved by the
Engineer, In the event that construction has not commenced
within one (].) year after date of ap,_~roval, the construction
plans and specifications shall be resubmitted for re approval,
3, Inspection, Du r,'.ng the construction of all sewage
works, the County shall have ~~.-cess thereto for inspec±ion
purposes and, if considr:red advYisable by the Engineer, to require
an inspector on the ob continuously. At no time shall sewer
work be backfilled or covered until the Engineer has been
notified and has given his approval. af=ter proper inspection
and test, If the r•rork ~s not approved, it shall be repaired
or removed and reconstructed, as directed by the Engineer, The
subdivision sewer may then be connected to the public sewer,
All costs cf inspection, testing, and connection to the
public sewers shall. be borne by the owner of 1. he subdivision,
4. Acceptance. All secaage works found acceptable by the
Engineer shall become the property of the County and shall be
maintained and operated as part of the public system. Prior
to final acceptance, the subdivider shall deliver to the County
perpetual easements for all portions of the subdivision sewer
system installed in other than publicly owned property, The
subdivider shall also convey to the County fee simple title to
all sites on which a pumping station or treatment plant is
constructed by the subdivider as part of the public sewage works,
together with easements for ingress and egress,
Final approval and acceptance of subdivision sewage works
shall not be granted until the subdivider has settled all
financial accounts orith the County,
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C, Extensions,
1, Application for Extension, Upon receipt of a written
application fox- a sewer extension, the Engineer will make an
estimate of the cost the r.eof and subrrut it to the applicant,
If the applicant then deposits witl,the County a sum equal to
one-half of such cost, the matter shall be referred to the
Board of Supervisors and, subject to their approval anal the
appropriation of the County's sham of costs, the extension
shall be made as soon as possible,
2. Sae cifications, The County shall make the extension,
including any lateral, to serve the applicant's property, The
County shall determine the alignment, the materials to be used,
and the manner of construction., The property owner shall not
have any title to the extension,
3. Construction by Applicant. If the applicant prefers,
he may pay the full cost for the extension and for ten (10)
years after completion of the extension receive all monies for
sewer service charges collected by the County from other
properties connecting to the extension. less construction costs
to serve these properties, Hoc~rever, the total of such
reimbursements shall not exceed the cost for said extension,
D, Laterals.
1, Application, An application for a lateral to a lot
shall be made on a prescribed form to the Bureau of Sewers,
If the lateral has not already been run to the property line,
the County will construct i{: as soon as possible at the expense
of the applicant,
2, Location, New laterals trill be installed as near as
practicable to the exact location desired by the applicant, but
if branches a-re already in the main or other outlets are
available near at hand, the lateral may be run from them, The
County reserves the right to establish the alignment o:F the
lateral, the location of the connection, and to provide service
to other lots from the same lateral,
3, Construction, All laterals shall be six (6) inches
in diameter and constructed at right angles to the main on a
minimum grade of nine-tenths of one percent (0,9%), un:Less
excepted by the Engineer, Each lateral shall. terminate at the
property line with a six-inch by four-inch (E" x 4") cast .iron
pipe reducer, properly capped.
Connection of the building sewer to this reducer shall be
made with a 45~ cast iron "Y", with the branch facing upward
and extended about one-inch above the ground with a four-inch
brass cleanout at the end, This connection shall not be
backfilled or covered until approved by the Engineer,
4, Charges for Lateral, A deposit of not less than $L5,00
and at least equal to the County's estimate of the cost= of the
lateral will be required of the applicant before the lateral is
installed, If the actual cost of the lateral is in excess of
the deposit, the applicant will be, bil:Led and shall pay for
the difference, If the actual cost i-s less than the dE;posit,
the applicant will be refunded the diifFerence,
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5, No New Charge, No new charge shall :be made for a
lateral which has already been installed to the property line
of the lot, the charge for vrhich has already been paid,
6. Permit to Connect. A permit to connect shall be
obtained from the Bureau of Sewers before making any
connection to the lateral.
The above permit shall be issued only after a plumbing
permit has been obtained from the Bureau of Building, No fee
shall be charged for the permit to connect,
SECTION 7 . SEtVER SERVICE CI3ARGES .
A, Schedule of Rates.
1, Based on 1~[etered ~^later Consumption, Monthly charge
for sewer service in the district of North Kona shall be at
the rate of 50 percent and in all other districts at the rate
of 75 percent of the total. :;barge for water service, based on
metered-water consumption as may be applicable to ear_h lot,
land, building, dwelling or premises, provided that water
consumed for the purpose of cooler and swimming pool shall
not be included in the computation. The minimum monthly bill
for sewage service shall be the minimum water charge or
readiness to serve charge based on the size of the water meter
as established by the Cour!ty Board of Gdater Supply.
2. Based on Flat-Rate 'tdater Consumption. The Engineer
may establish a flat rate for sew~,r services for sewered
properties utilizing public or private vrater systems. The
flat rates may be based upon the amount o.f water actually
consumed and drawn through the canter meters of the private
system, or in the a;:~sence oi' me±ers, baser', upon a reasonable
estimate of the ~ratc;r consumption with. due consideration to
the type and nature of- th,e xren.i ses. T'b.is flat rate shall be
reviewed annually. A minimum raont_aY charge shall be applicable,
and shall be si:~ula.r to That: stipulated above. for the users of
the County Board of '^~ater Supply.
B. Bi_llina. Collection anc Pavment of Charae~,
1. Billing of Charges. The sewer service charge :Levied
pursuant to this ordinance sha1.1 be collected. by the Bureau
of Sewers. Billing shall be made monthly for commercial and
industrial. users and bi-monthly for residenta.il properties.
Payments shall be made within, thirty (30) days after billing.
2. Collection of Charges. The sewer service charge levied
pursuant to this ordinance shall be collected by the Bureau of
Sewers. The Board of Supervisors of the County shall prescribe
and the Engineer shall enforce such by-laws and regulations
as may be deemed necessary for the regulating, collecting,
rebating and refunding of the sewer service charges provided
for in this ordinance,
3, Pavment of Charges. The sewer. service charge levied
by this ordinance shall be payable as per Section 7-B-1,
provided that the amount of- the sewer service charge payable
f-or any lot, parcel of '..and, building, dwelling unit or premises
at the first payme~:= period after May u, 19G4, shall be
determined on the bas:i~ of the monthly charge herein established,
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(1) beginning the first of the month next after May 6, 1964,
in the case where connections with. the sanitary sewerage system
were made prior to the adoption of tl•~is ordinance and (2)
beginning with the: first of the month next following t:he month
a new connection with the sanitary sewerage system is made.
SECTION 8, CHARGES FOR FIRST AN1', LAST i'~IONTHS. For an.y lot,
building, dwellina uni-t or premises for which connection is made
with the sanitary sewerage systems and which begins to discharge
sewage, any industrial waste, water or other liquid into on.e of the
sanitary sewerage systems, either directly or indirectly after !:his
ordinance becomes effective, a sewer service charge shall be made
pursuant to this ordinance startinr, from the first day of the month
following the date of said connection.
irlher.e it is proposed to discontinue any connection to the
sewer from any lot, parcel of land, building or premises upon a
written notice being given to the Bureau of Sewers by the owner or
tenant of such lot, parcel of land, building or premises, the Bureau
of Sewers will disconnect such 7_a~erai sew^r, and the sewer charges
for the month within which such discontinuance of sewer service
takes place shall be for the full month based on the regular monthly
charge to such lot, parcel of land, building, dwelling unit or
premises,
SECTION 9. SEP~IE.R FUND AND ?iSE THP1cE0F. The funds received
from the collection of the sewer sE:rvi::e charges authorized by this
ordinance shall be deposited daily with. the Treasurer of the County
of Hawaii, and shall be accounted i`or and be known as the "County
Sewer Fund." ';Iht,n appropriated by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Hawaii, said fund or portion. therec.r' shall be available
for the payment of the cost of th<; management, maintenance, operation,
repair, replacement and extension. or the sanitary sewerage system,
In the event that any balance remains upon Che payment of t:he cost
of the management, maintenance, operation, repair and/or replacement
of the sanitary sewerage system, such, balance shall be used for the
payment of interest on and/or principal of any existing bonded
indebtedness and/or any bonded indebtedness which may be incurred
for the construction of such sanitary sewerage system.
SECTION 10, PENALTY FOR VIOLA`PIOP?. Any person convicted of
violating any cf the provisions cf this ordinance shall be e~uilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). The continuance of any such
violation after conviction shall be dec-;med a new offense for each
day of such continuance.
SECTION 11. SEVERABILITY, If any section or provisions, or
parts thereof in this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not
affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or of any other
section or provision or part hereof.
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