HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1987-071 1984-1988COUNTY OF HAWAII {~ STATE OF HAWAII
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ORDINANCE NO. S`7 71
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE
RELATING TO SEWER.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
_ SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Article 1, Section 21-2, of the
Hawaii County Code is amended by adding new definitions to be
appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
"( ) 'Grease' means any material which is extractable
from an acidified sample of a waste by hexane or other
designated solvent and as determined by the appropriate
procedure in Standard Methods. (Includes fats and oils.)"
"( ) 'Grease Traps' means a pretreatment device designed
and installed to separate fats, oils, and grease from
wastewater."
SECTION 2. Chapter 21, Article 2, Section 21-7, of the
Hawaii County Code is amended to read as follows:
"(a) 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 pay a proportionate share of the construction costs or
sewer service charge based on the ratio of population
equivalent to normal design population."
"(b) 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 waste, whichever is greater."
"(c) Fats and greases shall not be discharged to the
sewer system if their concentration and physical dispersion
results in separation and adherence to sewer structures and
appurtenances. If there is evidence of adherence of such
materials to said structures, or if such materials cause
blockage in the sewer system, then the wastewater carrvin such
materials must be effectively pretreated by a process or device
to effect removal from the flow before its discharge to the
sewer system."
"[c] (d) Where preliminary treatment is deemed necessary
by the engineer to render any water or waste acceptable for
discharge into the public sewage works, suitable preliminary
treatment facilities shall be provided by the owner and
maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation
at his expense. In the maintainin of these interceptors, the
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owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal
by appropriate means of the captured materials and shall
maintain records of the dates, amounts, and means of disposal
which are subject to review by the engineer. 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."
"[d] (e) When the standards of the engineer for requiring
pretreatment are less stringent than those promulgated by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the standards of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be those used for
waste flows being discharged into wastewater treatment
facilities."
SECTION 3. Chapter 21, Article 4, Section 21-29, of the
Hawaii County Code is amended to read as follows:
"Section 21-29. Sewer user charges for non-residential
customers. User charges for sewer service to non-residential
customers, which include industrial, commercial, agricultural,
governmental and miscellaneous services users and hotel,
condominiums, townhouses, apartment buildings and dormitories,
shall be based on water volume usage based on water meter
reading and shall be assessed [65] 85 percent of the water
bill; provided that water consumed for the purpose of coolers
or swimming pools shall not be included in water consumption
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totals on which these percentages are based. No sewer charges
shall be levied on water used for irrigation or other uses when
separate water meters are installed for such purpose, and the
water drawn through such meters is not discharged into the
sanitary sewerage system."
SECTION 4. Chapter 21, Article 4, Section 21-31, of the
Hawaii County Code is amended by adding a new section to read
as follows:
"Section 21-29.1. Charges for private haulers dischargin
wastewater into a municipal facility. A minimum charge of
$20.00 or $20.00/1000 gals, of wastewater shall be made for
discharging of pumping waste (i.e. cesspool septage, chemical
toilet waste, sludge, etc.) into any municipal system The
hauler shall be responsible to notify the receiving facility
personnel of the type of waste and discharge schedule
Preliminary treatment of the wastewater may be required prior
to disposing of the waste into the system."
SECTION 5. Chapter 21, Article 4, Section 21-31, of the
Hawaii County Code is amended to read as follows:
"Section 21-31. Sewer user charges for residential
customers. Monthly user charges for sewer service to
residential customers, which include service for single-family
dwellings, duplexes, housing projects, and service stations
shall be [$7.50 10.00 per unit."
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SECTION 6. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New
material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 7. If any provisions of this ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without
the invalid provisions or application, and to this end, the
provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect July 1, 1987.
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
May 6, 1987
May 6, 1987
July 1, 1987
July 1, 1987
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