1987-064
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AN ~RDINANCE OF THE CITY ~F D~NTON, TEXAS, APPROVING A CONTRACT
PR~VIDI~G FOR WASTEWATER SERVICE ~ETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND
THE TO~N OF HICKORY CREEK, AND PROVIDING f~R AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
~ECTION I
Th~t the Cltr Councll of th~ ~ltr of Dent~n, T~~as, arproves
the contract attached hereto, between the Cltr of Denton and th~
Town of Hlckory ~reek provldlng fo. wast~water serVlces
SbCTWN II
Th~t the Cltr Councll authorIzes th~ Mayor to ex~cute, on
b~half of the Cltr, the c~ntract h~reln approved
SECTION I II
Th~t thlS ordlnance shall beco~e ~ffectlve l~medlat~ly upon
ItS pa~sage and approval
PASSED AND APPR~VED thlS the ~ay of ~ ' 19~7
ATTEST
APPROV~D AS T~ L~GAL FORM
DEB~A ADAMI DRAY~VITCH, ~ITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, T~XA~
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WASTEWATER SERVICE CONTRA~T B~TWEE~
THE ~ITY OF D~NTON AND THE TOWN Of HICKORY CREEK
T~BLE OF CONTENTS
A
WASTEWATER SERVICE ~ROVISI~NS
1
Deflnltlons
2
Master Plan and Invent~r~
3
Collect lon, Dellver~ an~ Dlscharg~ Facllltl~s
4
S
SerVlce Area and Quantlty
Metenng
6
Wastewat~r Quallt~
7
Rates Charg~d
8
PaYlIlellt
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
9 Effectlve Date
10 TerlIl
11 Notlce and Agents
12 TerlIllnatlon and Suspenslon
13 Llabll1tr
14 Severabll1 ty
IS AsslgnlIlent
16 ~ntlre Agreement, ~odlf1catlon
17 Hea(l1n¡¡s
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EXHIBITS
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(d) "SUO" (Sew~r Us~ ()rdlnance) lIl~ans Ordlnance No ¡¡2-39,
as enacted by the Cltr Councll of D~nton and COdlfl~d as
Artlc1e VIII of Chapter 2S of Denton's ColÌe of
Ordlnances, provldlng for the regullJ.tlon of wastewater
IÌlscharges lnto ItS Srstem, or anr am~ndments made
thereto
(e) "Srstelll" lIleans the propertl~s and facllltles used
recelvlng, transportlng, treatlng or dlsposlng
wastewater
fo!"
of
(0 "Waste" lIleans the rejected, unutlllZelÌ, or superfluous
substances In l1qUllÌ, ga!;~ous, or sol1d form resultlng
frolll 1Ì01ll~stlc, agrlcultural, busln~ss, or l~dustrlal
actlvltles
(g) "Wastewater" lIleans th~ wat~r-c¡¡rn~d
recelved or dls~harged lnto the Systelll
wastes
WhlCh
are
2
~ASTER PLAN AND INVENTORY
2 1 Ma!;ter ~lan Prlor to the effectlve date of thlS Contract,
Hlc (ory Creek shall fur~lsh Denton a Written Wastewater
Facll1tles Master ~lan ("Plan") The Pl¡¡n shall contaln the
Informatlon r~qulred by EJ(hlblt B, attacheIÌ hereto anIÌ
Incorporated hereln by ref~rence The Plan shall b~ revlsed and
submltted to Denton ~lth the IIlOSt recent Inforlllatlon requlred by
Exhl bl t B, no later than the end of every success 1 ve f 1 ve year
perlod durlng the terlll of thlS Contract
2 2 Inventorr of S~eclfled Users So that Denton lIlar l~sure the
continued eff 1 clen t opera t lon of It s Srs tem and provllÌe
contlnued ser~lce throughout the terlll of thlS ~ontract, Hlckory
Creek shall, wlthln thirty lÌars of the end of Denton's flscal
year durlng each year of thlS Contract, pronde to Denton, In
wrltlng, the followlng
(a) The lIlaJ(lmum nulllber of "lnlÌustrlal!collllll~rclal users," as
deflned by the SUO, served at anr one tlllle by th~
Hlckory Creek Systelll durlng the prevlous year
(b) The nallle and l()Catlon of each "lIlaJor Industrlal!
COlllmerCla 1 user," as def IneIÌ br the SU(), serv~d at anr
one tlllle by th~ H1Ck()ry Cree ( Srstem durlng the prevlous
year
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3
COLLE~TION, DELIV~RY AND DISCHARGE FA~ILITIES
3 1 S)'stem Facil1tles Hlckor)' Creek shall construct, Install,
or otherwlse pr()Vlde and pay for, at Its eJ{pense, the S)'stelll
~ecessary to collect, transport, and dellv~r all wast~water frolll
Its Servlce Area to the P()lnt of Entry
3 2 Re( Ulred Servlce Connectlons
condltu)ll of conn~ctlng an)' person
through WhlCh ~ater lS supplle~
requlr~ the person to conn~ct to
s~ctlon 2~-ISO ()f the SUO
Hlc~ory Cree~ s~all, as a
to 1 ts ~ater suppl)' system
under contract b)' De~ton,
Its Syst~m as requlred by
3 3 Control ~anholes If requeste~ by Denton, Hlckor)' Creek
shall construct, install, and lIIalntaln one or more sultable
control lIIanholes at places deslgnated b)' Denton, so ~s to allow
Denton to adequatel)' monlt()r an~ sample the ~astewat~r r~c~lved
from Hlc~ory Creek The control lIIanholes shall be so
constructe~ and located, as speclfl~d by Denton, so as to allo~
Dento~ to h~~e unrestrlcted access at all r~asonable tlllles
3 4 ~onverance to Polnt of Entr)' It shall b~ the sole
responslblllt)' of Hlckor)' Creek to c()nve)' and dellver the
wastewater frolll the Servlce Area to the Polnt or P()lnts of
Entr)' To do so, thlS C()ntract contelllplates that Hlc~ory Cree~
wlll colltract with the T()wn of CorInth to provl~~ facllltles
nec~ssary to transport the wastewater to be dellvered under thlS
Contract frolll Hlc~ory Cree~'s Systelll to the Polnt of Entr)'
~enton s~all have no llablllt)' to Hlckory Cree~ for an)'
Int~rruptlon ln the d~l1~ery of Hlc~or)' Cre~~'s waste~Her to
the Polnt of Entry resultlng from an)' defect or fallure of the
Town of Corlnth's Systelll or resultlng from an)' dlSput~ or
default arlslng frolll any contract between Hlc~or)' Creek and the
Town of Corlnth, or an)' thlrd part)', to provld~ for the d~ll~er)'
of the wastewater agreed to be r~celv~d by Denton under thlS
Contr~ct
3 S Polnt of ~ntr)' Hlckory Creek sh~ll dlscharge ltS
wast~water ()rigln~ting frolll th~ Servlce Area Into the Denton
Systelll at the Polnt of ~ntr)' deslgnated In EJ{hlblt A, attach~d
h~r~to and lncorporated hereln b)' r~ference The Polnt of Entry
ilia)' be ~hanged, or addltlonal ~olnts of Entr)' added, durlng the
t~rlll of thls Contract, b)' the mutual cons~nt of both partles, as
shown b)' alllendm~nt of EJ{hlblt A, duly slgned by the authonz~d
agents of both partles and attach~d hereto
4
SERVICE AREA AND QUANTITY
~ 1 Ser~lce Area SubJect to the terms of thlS Contract,
Hlckor)' Creek shall have the right and obl1gatlon to dlscharg~
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Into the Denton Systel11 at th~ Polnt ()f Entry, and Denton shall
have the rlght and obllgatlon to reC~lV~ at the Polnt of Entry,
all wastewater c()ll~cted br H1C~()ry C~ee~ from wlthln the SerVlce
Area sl1o¡;n In E¡¡hlbl t C, attllched h¡¡reto and Incorporated by
refer¡¡nce Th~ Servlce Area l11ar be enlarged ~r the l11utual
consent ()f both partle~, as shown br an amendment of E¡¡hlblt C,
dulr sl~ned br the authorlzed ag¡¡nts of both partles and
attached hereto
4 2 Maxlmul11 Quantltl~s rhe rlght of Hlc~ory Creek to ~lscharg¡¡
Into the Dent()n Systel11 and the obl1gatlon of Denton to reCel\l'e
Into ItS Systel11 all wll~tewater from the SerVIC¡¡ Arell IS
sIJeclflcally 11l11lt~d to a quantlty of ¡;astewater that d()¡¡s not
¡¡xce¡¡d s¡¡¡ hundre~ flfty th()usand (6S0,OOO) gallons of
wastewater per dar, unless prior ¡;ntten approval IS glven br
Del1ton
4 3 Excluslve Servlce C()ntract Denton shall have the sole
right to recei\l'e all wa~tewllter collected by Hlc~ory Creek's
Srstem frol11 wlthln the Servlce Area Hlckory Cree~ shall not
dlscharge, or pr()vlde by contract or other¡;lSe for the dlscharg¡¡
of ItS ¡;astewater collected frol11 wltl11n th~ S~rV1C¡¡ Arell to allY
System of any other party, and shall not reCel\l'e any ¡;aste¡;at~r
from anr source outsl~e the Ser\l'lCe Ar¡¡a Into ItS Srstem,
¡;lthout the prlor wrltten consent of Denton ThlS provlslon
shall not, however, prohlblt H1C~()rr Cre¡¡~ from contractlng wlth
anr thlrd partr to provlde for th~ transportatlon or ~¡¡llV¡¡rr of
1 ts wa~tewllter collected from Wlthll1 the SerVlce Area to the
~enton Srstel11 , through or br use of all o~ pa~t of the System of
anoth¡¡r party, lf Denton Ilgrees, 111 ¡;rltlng, to recelve the
wastewater through the System of the thlrd partr
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METERIN(;
S 1 Installatlon Iln~ Ownershlp of Meter~ Hlckorr (reek shall
furnlsh and Instfill, or otherwise provide and par for, at Its
¡¡xpense, all l11eters and equlpment nec¡¡ssary to l11easure th~
amount of wa~tewater del1vere¡J and r~c¡¡lved at each Polnt of
Entrr The type, locatl()n, and manner of Installatlon of the
requIred l11et¡¡nng equlpl11~l1t shall be appro\l'¡¡d by D¡¡nton When
approved and accepted by Denton, tile l11et¡¡nng e( Ulpl11ent shall
become and rel11aln the propertr of Denton
The Inltlal l11eterlng equlpl11ent shall be located as speclfled
In E¡¡hlblt D, attache~ her~to and lncorporated her~ln br
ref¡¡rence If a meterln~ locatlon IS changed or addltlonal
meterln~ locatlons added, lt shall be at Hlckory (ree~'s
expense, and the chang~d or added l()Catlon shall be shown br
al11endl11ent of E¡¡hlblt D, duly slgned by the authorlz¡¡d agents of
both partles and attached hereto
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~~tr~~~ ru~ ~tlqsn(r~ 'jJ~q~~¡ '~n~~~ '~~~~~~¡~n~ '~oq~~~~o
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Contract, the follo¡'¡lng eJ(ceptlons
provlslons of the SUO sh~ll applr
(a) Anr provlslon ref~rrlng to the ¡,¡astewat~r actlvltles or
du;charges of waste¡,¡at~r Wl thln the trCl ty" or "Cl ty of
Denton" !>hall mean thos~ wast~water actl1fl tles or
dlscharges of wa!>tewater ¡'¡l thln the Servlce Area,
lncluliing wastewater lilsch~rges from the Hlckory Cre~~
System Into the Denton System
anli
amendments
to
the
(b) "Se¡,¡age srstem," deflned In s~ctlon 2~-132,
the Hlc~ory Cre~~ Syst~~
sha 11 me~n
(c) The prOV1Slons of "DIV1Slon 2
Requlred" (Sectlons 2S-lS0 through
applr to the Servlce Ar~a, eJ(cept
connectlons re( ulreli br 3 2 of
accordance wlth !>ectlon 2~-lS0 of the
Sanltary FaCllltl~S
2S-1SS), shall not
for those serVlce
thlS (;ontract In
SU()
(Ii) The provlslons of sectlon 2~-137, requlrlng se¡,¡age
srstem work per~lt!>, shall not applr to the Servlce Area
6 4 Appllcatlon of Future Amendments to SUO
(a) 1'he partles recogniZe that Fed~ral anli State la¡,¡s anli
regulations concernlng w~!>tewater tr~at~~nt and dlscharges ~ar
penolilcal1r ch~nge durIng th~ term of thlS Contract, r~qulnng
reV1Slon!> ln the SUO It lS the lntent of thlS Contract that
the SUO be revlew~d peri~dlcally by Denton a~d revlsed ln
accor!lanc~ wlth the latest !>tandar!ls and regulatlons of F~der~l
and State agencles havlng Jurl!>dlctlon o~er wastewater tr~at~ent
an!l lilscharges
(b) At lea!>t 90 dars prlor to the proposed effectlve !late of
any a~el1li~ent to the SUO, Denton shall glve wn tten notice of
the propos~d a~end~~nt to Hlckorr (;re~k Hlckory Cre~~ shall be
responsible for glVlng notlce of anr proposed amend~ent to anr
of ltS waste¡,¡at~r custo~ers affecte!l br the proposed a~~n!lment
Upon the effectlVe date ~f the a~endment to the SUO, It shall
consl!lered an a~endm~nt to thlS Contract and be attached to
EJ(hlblt I:, showlng tile amenli~ent ~ad~ Fallure of D~nton to
glve the notlce requlred hereln shall n~t, however, relleve
Hlc~ory Cre~k or any custo~er of the Hlc~ory Creek Syste~ from
the reSi'~n!>lbll1tr of complrlng wIth the ~mend~ent as of the
date It becomes effectlve
6 S Addltl~nal Regulatlons br Hlckorr Cree~ Hlc~orr Cr~e~ ~ar
enact and applr a!ldltlonal regulations go~ernlng wast~¡,¡ater
actlvltles ln the Servlce ~r~a, !>o lo~g as those regulatlons do
PAGE 6
not confllct Wl th an)' prOV1Slon of the SUO as appl1e(i to the
Sernce Area b)' thlS Contract Hlckor)' (;rfJe\( may, 111 an)' case,
l~pose ~ny ~(idltlon~l standard or rfJgulatlon that IS more
strlngent than any standar(i or regulatlon of the SUO as ap~llfJ(i
to thfJ Servlce Area b)' thlS Contract
6 6 MaJor Industrlal!Co~mfJrClal Users
(a) Permlt Re~ulred Hlc\(or)' Cree\( shall not allow an)'
"maJor lndustrlal/c()mmerClal user," as deflned b)' the SUO, to
connect to or dlscharge into 1 ts S)'stfJm untll and unless the
user has rfJCel ve(i a dlscharge per~l t from Denton In accordance
Wl th thfJ SUO If a user contlnues an)' dlsch~rge co\"erfJd by a
per~l t after thfJ perml t has e¡¡plred, or after recelnng notice
that the permlt has been suspen(ied or revo\(e(i In accor(iance wlth
the SU(), Hlckory (;ree\( shall, upon Written notlce fro~ Denton,
ter~lnate water and se~age SfJrVICfJ to the user
(b) Classlflcatlon of Hlc\(or)' (;ree\( For purposes of thlS
Contract, Hlc\(or)' Creek shall be considered a "maJor In(iustnal!
colllmerclal user" as to the dlscharge of ItS wastfJwatfJr Into the
Denton Systelll ~nd shall b~ ~ubJect to the prOV1Slons of the SUO
appl1cablfJ to such us~rs, e¡¡cept that lt shall not bfJ requlrfJd
to obtaln a dlscharge per~lt as pro\"lded for In the SU()
(c) Surchar e tor Abnor~al Stren th Wastewater Hlc\(or)'
CrefJ\( shall p~y to Denton, In ad It 1 on to an)' ot er charges
speclfled In thlS Contract for recelvlng ItS wastewater, a
surcharie as provlded for ln s~ctlon 2S-l74 of the SUO, for any
abnor~al strength wastewater r~c~lve(i b)' D~nton fro~ th~ Hlckor)'
Cree\( S)'stem
6 7 Enforcem~nt of SUO
(~) Abatelllent ()f Vlohtlons fro~ Kno~n Source An)'
\"lolatlon of the SU() occurrlng In t~e Servlce Area may be abatfJ(i
In accor(iance ~lth the provlslons of sectlon l~-l34 of the SUO,
If the per~on responslble for the vlol~tlon be \(nown A copy of
all notices an(i orders Iss~ed b)' Denton thereunder shall be sent
to Hlckory CrfJe\(, WhlCh shall cooperate Wl th Denton ln
Investlgatlng and re~e(iYlng the vlolatlon Should the \"lolator
fall to ablde b)' an)' order Issue(i b)' Denton ln acc()rdance wlth
th~ SUO, Hlc\(or)' Creek sh~ll, upon Written notlce fro~ Denton,
tfJrmlnate water an(i se~aie serV1C~ to the vlolatlng user
(b) Abatement of Vlolatlons fro~ Unkn()wn Source If Denton
determl~es t~at a pro~lblte(i (ilscharge or ot~er vlolatlon of the
SU() IS ,ontlnulng or reoccurrlng In th~ Servlce ArfJa, but cannot
determlne the person responslblfJ for, or the source of, the
vlolatlon, Denton shall ISSU~ lts notlce and ordfJ~ In accordance
PAGb 7
wlth s~ctlon 2S-l34 ~f the SUO, to ~lc~orr ~ree~, WhlCh shall be
responslble f~r abatlIlg the vlolatlon In ¡¡ccordanc~ Wl th the
or~er Issued Should Hlckorr Cree~ fall to caus~ th~ vlolatlon
to be correcte~ ln accordan~e ~lth the order lssued, Denton mar,
If nec~s~arr to co~plr ~lth Fe~~ral or Stat~ laws or regulatlons
or a C~ndltlon of anr permlt It h~l~s, termlnat~ water and
wastewater ~er~lces to Hlc~~rr Cree~
(c) Cnmlnal and C1Vll Enforce~ent by El ther Part)' El ther
party to thlS Contract shall ha~e th~ ¡¡uthon tr to enforce th~
pro~lsl~ns of the SUO ln th~ Servlce Ar~a br flilng and
pros~cutlng crlmlnal complalnts for ~lolatlons of the SUO
occurrlng ln th~ S~rvlce Ar~a In anr court ha~lng Junsdlctlon
th~reof, or br th~ use of anr other crl~lnal or Cl~ll re~edles
provl~ed br anr Fe~~ral or State law or re~ulatlon
7
RATES ŒARGED
7 1 Basls of Rate The rate charged Hlc~orr ~ree~ for the
~astewater recelve~ by Denton ~nder thlS Contract shall be flxed
so as to be Just and rea~on¡¡ble, ~lthout unlawful dlscrl~lnatlon,
an~ conslstent ln appl1catlon to the class and trpe of ser~lC~
pro~l~e~ Hlckory Cree~ un~er thlS Contract In establlshlng the
rat~, D~nton shall take Into account
(¡¡) The v~lu~~,
~astew¡¡ter,
type,
character,
an~
¡¡ua 11 tr
of
the
(b) The technlques of treatment requlred,
(c) Anr capltal costs and debt r~tlrem~nt eJ{p~ns~s of
Srste~ to be pal~ fro~ th~ rate ch¡¡rg~d,
Its
(d) The costs of Oper¡¡tlng an~ mall1talnln~ lts
c~m~ly ~lth ~aste~¡¡t~r treat~ent and
regulatlons,
Srste~ to
dlscharg~
(~) A reasonable return on Denton's Invested capl tal used
and u~eful ln rendenn¡I the wastewater s~rnces
])rovlde~, and,
(f) J\nr other costs directly attributable to prondlng the
wastewater serVlces under stan~ar~, accepted cost
accountlng practlce~
7 2 Rate Establlshed br Ordlnance Hlckorr Cree~ shall be
charged and shall par Denton for th~ ~etered ~astewater recelved
br the Denton Sy~te~ at the rat~ establ1shed by the appl1cable
PAGIi II
Rate S~h~dul~ ap~rov~d br ordlnance of the Clty
Denton The lnltlal Rat~ Schedule IS shown In
attached her~to and lncorp~rated hereln br r~ference
Councll
E¡¡hlblt
of
F,
7 3 AlIlen¡ ment of Rat~ The rate charged Hld.orr (;re~k shall
Increase or decrease from tlllle to tlllle durlng the t~rm of thlS
Contract In accordance with anr alllendlllent to the Rate Schedule
appl1cable t~ Hlckory Cree)(, as approved br ordlnance of the
Clty Councll of Dento~ At least nlnetr (90) dars prlor to the
effectl~e date of anr propose¡ amendment of the rate charg~d to
Hlc)(~ry Cre~k und~r thlS Contract, Denton shall sen¡ \\fntt~n
notice of the propo¡¡ed rlite alll~~dm~nt to Hlckorr (;ree)( If
Denton ¡¡hall fall to gHe wntt~n notlce lit least nln~ty (90)
¡jars prlor to the effective date of the alll~nded rate, the
alllended rate shall becollle ~ffectlve, as It appl1es t~ Hlckory
Creek, on the nlnetr-flrst dar aft~r th~ wrltten notlce IS
sent Upon alllendlllent ~f th~ appllcable Rate Schedul~, Exhlblt F
shall be alllende¡j br attachlng a copr of the alllended Rate
Schedule
7 4 A¡jditlonal Char¡¡es The rate charged Hlc)(orr Cre~k under
thls Co~tract under t~e estlibllshed sch~dule of rates appllcable
to Hlc)(orr Cree)( shall be ln addltlon to anr surcharge ~r oth~r
charge pro~lde¡ for In thl¡¡ Contract or app11cable ordl~anc~ of
Denton
7 ~ Pro~~sed Ca~ltal Recoverr Fees
(a) ~r~~osed fe~, ~ur~~se The partles recognlze that
Denton is considerlng illlposing a "capltal recovery fee" or
"llllpact fee" as an alternlitlve lIl~thod of fundlng the cost of
expendlng ltS Srstem to s~r~e the needs lind requlrelll~nts of
present and fut~re users As pro~osed, the addltlonal fee would
be charged to all new custolllers connectlng to D~nton's Srstelll ln
an amount neces¡¡ary to par for all or part of the cost of
provldlng the addltl~nal facllltles r~qulred to s~rve thos~ n~w
custolllers If enacte¡j by Denton and applled to all ne\\f
customers connectlng to the D~nton Srstelll durIng the terlll of
thlS Co~tract, the partles recognlze and agree that the fallure
to charge a Sllllllar fee for new customers connectlng to the
Hlc)(ory (;ree)( System \\fould res~lt In Denton's n~\\f custolllers
paYlng a dlsproportlonate amount of the cost of th~ e)(pa~SlOn of
Denton's Srst~m requlr~d t~ serv~ both cltles
(b) Addltlonal Pa ment U on Im OSl tlon of fee If Denton
does Impose an a dltlonlil 'capltlil reco~ery ~~", "llllpact fe~",
or other charge br whlitever nallle, u~on new custolllers connectlng
to the Denton Srstem, f~r the purpose of provldlng an alternatlve
method of paYlng for all or part of the cost of ne\\f or addltlonal
PAGE 9
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pald u~der thls ~ontract and that all pay~ents due Denton under
thlS Contract are to be made from the re~~nues and l~come
recelve~ by Hlckory ~ree~ fr~~ ItS Syste~, or If J~lntly funded
and operated wlth ItS water supply srstem, from the revenues and
lncome ~f the co~blned srstems
J
G~NERAL PROVISIONS
9
HFECTIVE DATE
Effect 1 ve Da t~ Thl s ~ontrac t shall, eJ{cept as otherwl s~
~r~vld~d for h~r~in, beco~e effectlve on the date It IS approved
br ordlnance or resolutl~n of the governlng bodles of the res-
pect1~~ partles, If on the sa~~ date, or, If not th~ !;ame date,
on th~ later date of the respectlve d~tes the appro~a1 IS glven
As shown ln the respectlve ordlnances or reso1utlons, th~ effec-
tl~e date of thls Contract lS the day of , 1987
10
TERM
Term of ~ontract ThlS Contract
untll th~ 31st day of May, 1997
shall
contlnue
In force
II
NOTICE AND AGENTS
11 1 Address f()r N~tlce Unl~ss notlf1e~ oth~rwls~ In wntlng,
all notices required to be glven to the parties shall be In
~rltlng and sent br certlfled mall to the respectlve partl~s at
th~ follo~lng ~ddress
To Denton
To Hlckorr Creek
~ayor of Hlc~~rr Creek
POBox 4S3
La~e Dallas, Texas 7S06S
Dlrector of Utliltle!;
Utllltle!; Admlnl!;tratlon
ZlS E McKlnney
Cltr of D~nton, TeJ{as 7~20l
11 2 Deslgnated A~ For purpos~s of ad~lnlst~rlng thlS
Contract, Dent~n s ~ll act through ItS Dlrector of Utllltles, or
th~ Dlrector'!; duly authorlzed representatlve, and Hlckorr Cre~k
shall act through It s ~aror, or the Maror' s authon ze~
representatl~e, unless oth~rwlse stated In thlS Contract
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12
TERMINATI~N AND SUSPENSION
11 1 T~r~lnatl~n U~on Default
(a) Should Hlc~orr Cree~ fall to co~ply wlth or perform anr
condltl~n or obl1gatlon ~n lts part, and, If after such fallure
Denton shall glve wrltt~n notlce to Hlc~ory Cre~~ of the
prOV1Slons of thlS Contr~ct breached, Denton shall have the
rlght to terminate thlS C~ntract aft~r slxtr (60) dars followln~
the date the n~tlce was sent, unless Hlc~orr Cree~ shall perfor~
the condltlons or obllgatlons speclfled In the notlc~ wlthln the
sl~tr (60) day perlod
(b) The fallure of Denton to e~erClse any rlght of
termlnatlon, or ltS fallure to se~~ enforc~ment or performance
of anr provlslon at anr tl~e, shall not be constru~d to be a
wal~er of the perfor~~nce of any provlslon, ~r the walver of the
rlght of Denton thereafter to e~erClse ItS rlght of t~rmlnatlon,
or to see~ enforcement ~r perfor~ance of anr provlslon of thlS
Contract
12 2 l'ar~~nts )ue Tile termlnatlon of thlS (;ontract shall not
releas~ Hlc~orr Creek fro~ 1 ts obl1gatlon to ~a~e payments for
ser~lces rendered under thlS Contr~ct prlor to the dat~ of
termlnatlon
12 3 Su~~enslon br Force M~Jeur~
(a) If br reason of "force maJ eure" el t her party 1 s unable
to perf~rm anr ~bllgatlon of thlS (;ontract, It shall glve notlce
of the forc~ ~aJeure to the other party In \\tntlng wlthln ten
dars of the occurrence relled upon The obllgatlon of th~ ~arty
glnng the notlce, to the e~tent and for the peno( of tlme
affected by the force majeure, shall be sus¡¡en( ed The partr
glvlng notlce shall endea~or to remove or overcom~ the Inablllty
wlth all r~asonable effort In no case, howe~er, shall Hlckorr
Creek's obllgatl~n to make pay~ents for wastewater alreadr
( ellvered to Denton b~ suspended
(b) "Force Majeure" shall mean acts of God, landsl1d~s,
ll~htnlng, earthquakes, hurrlcanes, stor~s, floods, or other
natural occurrences, strl~es, loc~outs, Insurrectlons, rlots,
\\tars, or other CIVll or lndustrlal dlsturbances, orders of anr
hnd of the Federal or State government or of any Cl vll or
~llltarr authorlty, ~XplOS1~~S, flres, breakage or accld~nts to
~achlnerr, llnes, ~r equlpment, or the fallure ()f the Srstem or
water supp1r srstem, ~r anr oth~r cause not reasonablr Wl thln
the co~trol of the partr clal~lng the dlsabllltr
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13
LIABILITY
Llablilty for d~~ages ~rl~lng fr~~ the receptlon, transpor-
tatlon, ~ell~err and dl~posal of all wastewater covered br thls
~ontract shall, as between the partl~s, re~aln wlth Hlckorr
Cre~k untll ~el1vered Into the Denton Syste~ at the Polnt of
Entry and after passlng the l'olnt of Entrr, remaln Wl th Denton
As bet\'leen the part les, each agrees to save and hold the oth~r
partr harlllle~s fr~~ all clalms, de~~nds, and causes of actlon
IoIhlCh m~y be a~serted by anyone on account of the receptlon,
tr~nsportatlon, ~ellverr, and dlsposal of the wastelolat~r covered
by thlS Contract whlle the wa~tewater IS In control of the oth~r
1<1
SEVliRABILITY
ThlS Contract shall be subJect to all val1d lalols, rules,
and r~gula tlons of the Uni ted States and the St a te of TeJ(as, or
any govern~ent~l bo~r ~r agencr havlng Jurlsdlctlon thereof If
anr pr~vlslon of thlS ~~ntract IS br anr court held to be
llleg~l or ln confll~t wlth any l~w or regu1atlon, the V~lldltr
of the re~alnlng provlslon~ of thlS Contract shall not be
affected, and the rlghts ~nd obllgatlons of the partles shall be
construed and enf~rc~~ as If the Colltract dld not contaln the
partlcular provl~lon hel~ t~ be Invalld
l~
ASSIGNMENT
Hlc~orr Cree~ sh~ll not asslgn nor transfer In whole or In
part the rlghts and prlvlleges grallted In thlS Contract wlthout
flrst obt~lnlng the wrltten consent of Denton
16
ENTIRE AGRliEMliNT, MODIFICATION
T~lS Contr~ct e~bodie~ the whol~ agreement of the partles
Th~re are n~ promlses, terms, condltl~ns, OJ:" ~bllgatlons other
than t~~~e c~ntalned herein r~lS C~ntract s~all superse~~ all
prevlous com~unlcatlons, r~presentatlons, or a!!ree~ents, elther
verb~l ~r wrltten, b~tw~en the partle~, and all ~o~lflcatlons of
thlS ~ontr~ct shall be In wrltlng and approved br both partles
17
HEADINGS
All he~dlng~ In thlS Contract are used for convenlence only
and ar~ not lntended to ~ef1ne or to l1~lt the scope of aIlr
prOVIS1()n
PAGE 13
IN \'IITNESS WHEREOF, the part l(:)S act Ing under autllOn t)" of
thelr respectlve governlng bodles have caused thlS Contract to
be dul)" execut(:)d ln s(:)\,eral count(:)rparts, each of WhlCh shall
constltute an orlglna:l
EXECUTED thlS ~da)" Of~, 1987
ATTEST
~ITY Of DENTON, TEXAS
BY
~~
APPR~V~D AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH
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10 "COMPOSITE SAMPLE" shall mean a mixture of grab
samples collected at the same sampling point at
different times
11 "CONTROL MANEOLE" shall mean an opening giving
access to a service line at some point before the
service line discharges to the sewage system
12 "COOLING WATER" shall mean the water dischar~ed
from any system of condensation such as air
conditioning, cooling or refrigeration
13 "DIRECT DISCHARGE" shall mean the conveyance of
wastewater from a service line uninterrupted to a
City public sewer
14 "DIRECTOR 0P UTILITIES" shall mean the Chief
Executive Officer of the Utility Department of the
City of Denton or his authorized deputy, agent or
representative
15 "DOMESTIC USER" shall mean any user who is not an
Industrial User or Commercial User
16 "DRY CLOSET" is an indoor room or an outdoor privy
used as a toilet but lacking water for conveyance
of waste
17 "EPA" shall mean the United States Environmental
Protection Agency or its successor agencies
18 "ELOW RATE" shall mean the quantity of wastewat~r
that flows past a particular point in a certain
period of time
19 "GRAB SAMPLE" shall mean a sample collected at a
particular time and place, representing only the
composition Of the source at that time and place
20 "INDIRECT DISCHARGE" shall mean the conveyance of
wastewater to a public sewer by any means other
than direct discharge
21 "INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL USER" shall mean any
industrial or commercial establishment which uses
the sewage system of the City and falls under a
standard industrial classification
22 "INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
PERMIT", referred to herein as "Industrial/
Commercial Discharge Permit", shall mean a permit
required of a major industrial/commercial user to
deposit or discharge waste into any sewage system
under Jurisdiction of the City of Denton
23 "INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER SURCRARGE" shall
mean a charge, as set forth in the latest edition
of the City of Denton Code of ordinances levied on
industrial/commercial users of the sewage
treatment works for the additional cost of
treating wastewater discharges of abnormal
strength waetewater
24 "INTER~ERE" shall mean inhibition or disruption of
the sewage system which contributes to a violation
of any requirement of this Article
PAGE TEREE
2§ "MAJOR INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL USER" shall mean a
user of the sewage system that (a) discharges
2§,000 gallons or more of wastswatsr into the
sewage system per average work day, Or (b) is
regulated by the Categorical Pretreatment
Standards; or (c) is found by the City of Denton
to discharge wastewater which can cause
deterioration of the sewer system facilities or is
detrimental to the biological process either
singly or in combination with other contributing
wastewater, on the treated sewage system or upon
the quality of the discharge from the sewage
system
26 "mq/l" shall mean milligrams per liter
27 "NATURAL OUTLET" shall mean any outlet into a
watercourse ditch, lake, or other body of surface
water or groundwater
28 "NO~4AL STRENGTH WASTEWATER' shall mean wastewater
whioh, when analyzed, by the City, shows by weight
a daily average of not more than 2,085 pounds per
million gallons (250 milligrams per liter) of
suspended solids, and 2,502 lb/mg (250
milligrams/l) of BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand),
and 2,085 lb/mg of COD (250 mg/1), and not more
than 75 1 pounds per million gallons (9 0
milligrams per liter (mg/1) of chlorine demand,
and 41 7 pounds per million gallons (5 0 mg/1) of
phosphorus, and which is otherwise acceptable into
a public sewer under the terms of this Article
29 "NPDES PERMIT" shall mean the National Pollution
Discharge Eliminations System (NPDES} permit as
issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act (33
U B C 1342)
30 "OBJECTIONABLE WASTE" shall mean any wastewater
that can harm either the sewers, sewer treatment
process, or equipment, have an adverse effect on
receiving stream, or otherwise endanger life,
health, or property, or constitutes a nuisance
31 "PERSON" shall mean any individual, firm, company,
association, society, corporation or entity,
including a city, county, town, village, or sewer
district
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"pH" shall mean the degree of acidity Or
alkalinity of a solution, expressed as the
logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion
concentration in gram equivalents per liter of
solution
"POINT OF DISCHARGE" shall mean any discernible,
confined and discrete conveyance or vessel from
which wastewater may be discharged into a public
waterway or public sewage system
"POLLUTED WATER" shall mean any water, liquid or
gaseous waste containing any of the following
soluble or unsoluble substances of organic or
inorganic nature; settleable solids that may form
sludge deposits; grease and oils; floating solids
PAGE FOUR
which may cause unsightly appearance color
phenols and other substances to an extent which
would impart any taste or odor to the receiving
stream, and toxic or poisonous substances in
suspension, colloidal state, solution or gases
35 "PRI~" is an outhouse or similar type small
building used as a toilet where wastes are either
buried on site or collected and disposed of
elsewhere
36 "PRETREATMENT" shall mean the treatment of
wastewater before introduction into a sewage
system
37 "SANITARY SEWER" shall mean a sewer intended to
receive domestic wastewater and admissible
industrial/commercial wastewater but to which
storm, surface and groundwaters are not
intentionally admitted
38 "SEPTIC TANE" shall mean any covered water-tight
tank not connected to the sewage system and which
is designed for the treatment of sewage
39 "SERVICE LINE" shall mean that part of the
horizontal piping of the building drainage system
beginning at the outside foundation wall and
terminating at its connection with the sewage
system
40 "S~R" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying
wastewater
41 "SEWAGE SYSTEM" shall mean all facilities which
ara owned by the City of Denton for collecting,
carrying, treating and disposing of wastewater
42 "SLUG" shall mean any discharge of wastewater
which in concentration of any given constituent or
in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of
duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes, more
than five (5) times the average twenty-four (24)
hour concentration of flow during normal ooeration
43 "STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION" (SIC) shall
mean a classification pursuant to the Standard
Industrial Classification Manual issued by the
Executive Office of the President of the United
states, Office of Management and Budget, 1972, or
latest edition
44 "STANDARD METHODS" shall mean the latest edition
of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Wastewater" prepared and published Jointly bv
the American Public ~ealth Association, American
Waterworks Association and the Water Pollution
Control Federation
45 "STATE" shall mean the State of Texas
46 "STO~ DRAIN" (sometimes termed "storm sewer")
shall mean a public drainage Dips which carries
storm and surface waters and drainage, but is not
intended to carry wastewater other than unoolluted
cooling water
PAGE FIVE
47 "STORMWATER" shall mean rainfall or any other
forms of excess water which are derived from
precipitation
48 "SUSPENDED SOLIDS" shall mean solids that either
float on the surface of, or are in suspension in
water, wastewater, or other liquids, and which are
removable by acceptable laboratory procedures as
set forth in Standard Methods
49 "TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS shall mean the material
left in the vessel after evaporation of a sample
and its subsequent drying in an oven at a defined
temperature
50 "TOXIC SUBSTANCES" shall mean any substance
whether gaseous, liquid or solid which, when
discharged to the sanitary sewer in sufficient
concentrations, as determined by the Director of
Utilities, may be hazardous to sewer maintenance
and personnel, tend to interfere with any
wastewater treatment process, or to constitute a
hazard to human beings or animals, or to inhibit
aquatic life, or to create a hazard to recreation
in the receiving waters of the effluent from a
wastewater treatment plant
51 "TRANSPORT TRUCE DISCEARGE PERMIT" shall mean a
permit to deposit or discharge septic tank,
cesspool or seepage pit wastes into the City of
Denton sewage system
52 "TRAp" shall mean a device designed to skim,
settle, or otherwise remove grease, oil, sand,
fla~able wastes, or other harmful substances from
wastewater before entering sewage system
53 "USER CHAE~E" shall mean a charge levied on users
of the sewage system for the capital cost, az well
as the operation and maintenance of such works as
set forth in the City of Denton Code of Ordinances
54 "WASTE" shall mean rejected, unutilized, or
superfluous substances in liquid, gaseous, or
solid form resulting from domestic, agricultural,
or industrial activities
55 "WASTEWATER" shall mean the water-carrzed wastes
which are discharged into the sewage system
56 "WATER CLOSET" shall mean a compartment or room
equipped with toilet that is properly connected to
the sanitary sewer and has the means for
mechanical discharge
SECTION 25-133 ADMINISTRATION
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Director of
Utilities of the City of Denton, or his designee, shall
administer the provisions of this Article
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SECTION 25-134 PROCEDURES FOR ABATEMENT OF VIOLATIONS
i Notice and Order Whenever the Director of Utilities has
determined that any person has violated any provision of this
Article or that such violation is continuing, reoccurrinc or may
reoccur, he may, in addition to any other remedy provided for
this Article, issue a notice and order directing that such
violation be corrected or such other order as is necessary to
prevent the violatxon from continuing or reoccurring
Such notice and order shall state
(a) The nature of the violation and the provisions of
this Article which have been violated
(b) The corrective action that must be taken to
correct or abate the violation
(c) The amount of time within which the violation must
be corrected
(d) That the person to whom the notice and order are
issued may appeal from the notice and order to the
Environmental Appeals Committee by filing in
writing with the Director of Utilities an appeal
and filing fee within ten (10) days of the service
of the notice and order
(e) That f~ilure to comply with the notice and order
and failure to file a timely appeal may result in
termination of sewer service
2 Service of Notice and Order Any notice and order
issued under this Article shall be in writing and served
person or by registered or certified mail on the record user or
users of the sewage system or other persons determined to be
responsible for such violation
3 Appeals Any person may appeal the notice and order of
the Director of Utilities by filing a written notice of appeal
with the Director of Utilities on forms provided by the Director
of Utilities and by paying a filing fee of $10 00 Such notice
Of appeal shall be filed and filing fee paid within ten (10)
days of service of the order
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4 NO Appeal Filed If no timely appeal and filing fee are
filed, the Director of Utilities may, if a violation is
continuing or reoccurring or may reoccur, terminate sewer
service to the person ordered to correct or abate such violation
if such violation has not been corrected or abated within the
time specified in such order
5 Hearing and Determination
(a) An Environmental Appeals Committee is hereby
established and authorized to hear and decide
appeals from any order issued by the Director
of Utilities pursuant to said Article The
Committee shall be composed of the City
Manager, or Assistant City Manager, the
Director of Utilities and the City Attorney or
their designated representative
(b) The Committee may call and hold hearings,
administer oaths, receive evidence at the
hearing, issue subpoenas to compel the
attendance of witnesses and the production of
papers and documents related to the hearing,
and make findings of fact and decisions with
respect to administering its powers herein
(c) Upon the hearing, the Committee shall determine
if there is substantial evidence to support the
Director of Utilities' determination and
order The decision of the Committee shall be
in writing and contain findings of fact If
the Committee determines that there is
substantial evidence to support the
determination and order of the Director of
Utilities, the Committee shall, in addition to
its decision, issue an order (i) requiring
discontinuance of such violation or condition,
(ii) requiring compliance with any requirement
to correct or prevent any condition or
violation, Or (iii) suspending or revoking any
permit issued under the Azticle
(d) In any decision and order issued by the
Committee, the order shall specify the time in
which the compliance with the order must be
taken A copy of the decision and order shall
be delivered to the appellant or person to whom
the order is directed in person or sent to him
by registered or certified mail
(e) Should the appellant fail to comply with the
o~der of the Committee within the time
specified therein, if any, the Director of
Utilities, in addition to an~ other remedy
provided for in this Article, may terminate
sewage service to the appellant
SECTION 25-135 PENALTIES
A person who violates any provision of this Article is
guilty of a misd&meanor and upon conviction is punishable by a
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fine of up to Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) for each act
violation of any provision of this Article and for each day any
violation of this Article occurs
In addition to proceeding under authority Of subse~tion (1)
of this section, the City is entitled to pursue all other
criminal and civil remedies to which it is entitled under
authority of statutes or other ordinances against a person
continuing prohibited discharges or violating any other
provision of this Article
SECTION 25-136 DETERMINING THE C~ARACTER AND CONCENTRATION
OF WASTEWATER
The wastewater discharged or deposited into the sewage
system shall be subject to periodic inspection and sampling as
often as may be deemed necessary by the Director of Utilities
Sampling shall be conducted according to customarily accepted
methods, reflecting the effect of constituents upon the sewage
system and determining the existence of hazards to health, life,
limb, and property
The examination and analyses of the characteristics of
waters and wastes required by this Article shall be
(a) Conducted in accordance with the latest edition of
"Standard Methods", and
(b) Determined from suitable samples taken at the
control manhole provided or other control points
authorized by the City
The determination of the character and concentration of
industrial/com~ercial wastewater shall be made by the Director
of Utilities st such times and on such schedules as may be
established by the Director of Utilities
Any person determined to be d~scharging wast.water in
violation of this Article shall compensate the City for the cost
of sampling and monitoring the discharges until such time as the
d~soharged wastewater is in compliance with th~s Article The
D~reotor of Util~ties shall determine the number of samples and
the frequenoy of sampling necessary to maintain surveillance of
the d~scharges
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SECTION 25-137 APPROVAL OF PLANS, ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND
CERTIFICATION OF FINAL INSPECTION
1 Sewage System Work Permit Required It shall be
unlawful for any user of the sewage system to construct,
reconstruct, modify, enlarge or alter any equipment, device,
machinery apparatus or facility or system or component thereof,
which is used or is intended to be used to treat, process,
measure, or convey any wastewater which is or will be discharged
into the sewage system without first obtaining a Sewage System
Work Permit from the Director of Utilities
2 Requirements for Permit A Sewage System Work Permit
shall be issued when all plans, drawings and specifications are
su~itted in such detail as the Director of Utilities may
require and the Director of Utilities has determined that the
work to be done will result in adequate treatment, processing,
measuring, and conveyance of the wastewater discharged into the
sewage system in accordance with the provisions of this Articl.
3 Certificate of Final Inspection upon Completion
(e) Upon completion of the work to be done under
the Sewage System Work Permit, the Director of
Utilities shall inspect the work and if done
in accordance with the permit, the Director of
Utilities shall issue a Certificate of Final
Inspection to the permit holder
(b) If the completed work does not comply with the
plans and specifications submitted for which
the permit was issued, the Director of
Utilities shall require such correction as
necessary before a Certificate of Inspection
is issued
(c) No person receiving a Sewage System Work
Permit shall utilize or make use of any
equipment, device, machinery, apparatus or
facility covered by the permit until a
Certificate of Final Inspection is issued in
accordance with this Article
4 Right to Inspect No person shall refuse the Director
of Utilities the right to inspect any work done or required to
be done under this Article
SECTION 25-138 INSPECTIONS
Representatives of the City of Denton, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Texas Department of Water Resources, and
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the Texas State ~ealth Department, or any successor agency
bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be
permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of
inspection, observation, measurements sampling and testing of
the sewage system or any wastewater discharged into the sewage
system
SECTION 25-139 thru SECTION 25-149 RESERVED
DIVISION 2
SANITARY FACILITIES REQUIRED
SECTION 25-150 CONNECTIONS REQUIRED
A~y owner/occupant of every building where such building is
within one hundred (100) feet of any City sanltary sewer and is
utilized as a dwelling or residential unit shall construct, or
cause to be constructed, a suitable water closet UDOn ~uch
property, and shall connect or cause the same to be connected
with such sanitary sewer in accordance with all ordinances of
the City regulating such construction and shall, within thirty
(30) days after written notice to do so from the Director of
Utilities, abate and cease to use any septic tank, dry closet,
or privey upon such premise
Any owner/occupant of every building where such buildinq is
within three hundred (300) feet of any City sanitary sewer and
is utilized as a business or commercial establishment
discharging wastewatsr exceeding the limits established by this
Ordinance shall construct, or cause to be constructed, a
suitable water closet upon such property, and shall connect or
cause the same to be connected with such sanitary sewer in
acoordanca with all ordinances of the City regulating such
construction and shall, within thirty (30) days after written
notice to do so from the Director of Utilities, abate and cease
to use any septic tank, dry closet, or privy upon such premise
The owner or OCcupant of any such property shall keep and
maintain such water closet and all connections in good condition
and free from any obstructions
PAGE ELEVEN
SECTION 25-151 SEPTIC SYSTEMS
Septic tanks shall be installed in accordance with the
provisions of the latest edition of the "Construction Standards
for Przvate Sewage Facilities , as published by the T-xa~
Department of Nealth
SECTION 25-152 DRY CLOSETS PRONIBITED
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to build use
or maintain any privy, or dry closet on any lot of land within
the corporate limits of the City except for pOrtable sanitary
privies utilized temporarily
SECTION 25-153 CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWERS
AND CONNECTIONS
The construction of sanitary sewers and connections thereto
shall be as provided in the Ordinances of the City of Denton
SECTION 25-154 OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE OF
SANITARY SEWER SERVICE LINES
The City shall not be respOnsible for the maintenance of any
building drains or service lines and such maintenance shall be
the responsibility and duty of the owner of the premises
serviced by any such service line
SECTION 25-1S5 COMPLIANCE WITH PLUMBING REGULATIONS
REQUIRED
Sanitary sewer service shall not be furnished to any premise
where the plumbing thereof has not been installed in accordance
with the building regulations or any other ~rovisions as
provided in the Ordinances of the City of Denton
SECTION 25-156 thru SECTION 25-159 RESERVED
DIVISION 3
USE OE PUBLIC SEWERS
SECTION 25-16S DISCHARGE PROEISITIONS
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to
he discharged into the sewsge system or into a natural outlet,
materials, waters, or wastewater, if such substances may
interfere with the facilities, operation, or Performance of the
sewage system, or have an adverse effect on the environment, or
may otherwise endanger life, health or property, or constitute a
PAGE TWELVE
public nuisance In determining the acceDtabilitv of substances
for discharge into the sewage system, the Director of Utilities
shall give consideration to such factors as the quantities of
subject substances in relation to flows end velocities in the
sewer system, materials of which the sewer system is
constructed, nature of the wastewater treatment process,
capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, degree of
treatability of the substances in the wastewater treatment Dlant
and such other factors which may be pertinent to such evaluation
Substances specifically prohibited from being discharqed
into the sewage system are as follows
(a) Any liquids, solids or gases, including but not
limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naDhtha, benzene,
toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, kstones,
aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates,
bromates, carbides, hydrides, sulfides or any
other substances which are a fire or other hazard
to the system, which by reason of their nature or
quantity are, or may be, sufficient either alone
or by interaction with other substances to cause
fires, explosions, or be injurious in any other
way to the facilities or operation of the sewage
system
(b) Any substance which causes two successive readings
on an explosion hazard meter, to be more than five
percent (5%) or any single reading over ten
· percent (10%) of the Lower Explosive Limit (LEL)
of the meter as measured at the point where the
wastewater is discharged into the sewage system
(c) Any wastswster having a pH less than five (5),
greater than ten (10), or any wastewater having
any other corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to the sewage system or any
person
(d) Any wastewater containing toxic substances in
sufficient quantity that may, either singly or by
interaction with other substances, injure or
interfere with any wastewatsr treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a
toxin effect in the receiving waters of the sewage
system, or exceed the limitation set forth in the
Categorical Pretreatment Standards A toxic
substance shall include but not be limited to any
substance identified pursuant to Section 307{a) of
the Act
(e) Any substance discharged into the sewage system
such as residues, sludges, or scums, which
interferes with the reclamation process, or any
substance which causes the sewage system to be in
non-compliance with sludge use or disposal
guidelines or regulations developed under Section
405 of the Act, Or any guidelines, or regulations
PAGE THIRTEEN
affecting sludge use or disposal promul~ated
pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the
Clean Air Act, and the Toxic Substances Control
Act as amended by the U S Congress
{f) Any liquid Or vapor having a temperature higher
than one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit,
(65OC) If, in the opinion of the Director of
Utilities, lower temperatures of such wastewater
could harm either the sewage system, wastewater
treatment process, equipment, or have an adverse
effect on the receiving stream or could otherwise
endanger life, health or property or constitutes a
public nuisance, then the Director Of Utilities
may prohibit such discharges
(g) Any wastewater containing fats, wax, grease, or
oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of
fifty (50) mr/1 or containing substances which may
solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two (32) degrees Fahrenheit, (0°C), and
one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit,
(65oc)
SECTION 25-161 NAZARDOUS METALS OR TOXIC SUBSTANCES
i It shall be unlawful for any person to d~scharge ~nto
the sewage system unless such discharge is allowed under the
provisions of Section 25-174, "Industrial~Commercial Wastewater
Surcharge#~
(a) Any wastewater containing hazardous metals to such
degree that any such material recezved at the
point of discharge into the sewage system exceeds
the limits established below
NOT TO EXCEED
Daily Grab
Metal Average Composite SamD1e
Arsenic 0 i 0 2 0 3
Barium i 0 2 0 4 0
Cadmium 0 05 0 1 0 2
Chromium 0 5 1 0 5 0
Copper 0 5 1 0 2 0
Lead 0 5 1 0 1 5
Manganese 1 0 2 0 3 0
Mercury 0 005 0 005 0 01
Nickel 1 0 2 0 3 0
Selenium 0 05 0 1 0 2
Silver 0 05 0 i 0 2
Zinc 1 0 2 0 6 0
(b) Other metals not listed above which will, in the
opinion of the Director of Utilities, damaqe the
sewage system or interfere with the treatment
process
(c) Any wastewater that contains phenolics in excess
of 0 1 milligrams per liter (mr/l) by weiqht
{d) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes into the public
sewers without permission of the City
PAGE FOURTEEN
(e} Quantities of flow, concentrations, or both~ which
constitute a "slug" as defined herein
(f) Materials or Substances which cause
(1) Concentrations of inert suspended solids
exceeding 250 mg/1 or total dissolved solids
in concentrations greater than 800 mg/1 and
sodium sulfate in concentrations greater than
500 mg/1
(2) Concentrations of BOP exceeding 250 mg/1, COD
requirements exceeding 250 mg/1, chlorine
requirements exceeding 9 0 mg/1 or phosphorus
concentrations exceeding 5 0 mg/1
(3) Discolorations, such as, but not limited to
dye waters and vegetable tanning solution
(g) Any wastewater with a concentration of cyanide the
total of which is in excess of 1 0 mg/1
2 In cases where a user wishes to discharge any wastewater
having characteristics exceeding maximum permissible limits
stated above, the Director of Utilities may pursuant to an
Industrial Commercial Wastewater Discharge Permit granted to
such user, after conducting necessary evaluation of the
wastewater, permit such discharge if
(a) the wastewater will not cause damage to the
sewage system,
(b) the wastewater will not impair the City's
treatment process; and
(c) the user discharging the wastewater complies
with any pretreatment process and/or
requirement imposed by the Director of
Utilities
SECTION 25-162 DISCHARGE OF WATERS NOT CONTAINING SEWAGE
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge unpolluted
waters into the sewage system Except w~th the approval of the
Director of Utilities, or as otherwise provided in this Article,
no storm water connection from any building or yard, nor any
drain from any catch basin, lake, swamp, pond, or swimming
nor any outlet for surface water, storm water or ground water of
any kind shall be connected to the sewage system
Within any area served by a separate sanitary sewer and a
storm sewer, no storm water shall be allowed to enter the
PAGE FIFTEEN
sanitary sewer from waste or vent pipes of any building Within
any such area no down s~out, roof leaders, gutters, other pines,
or drains such as channels which may at any time carry storm
water surface drainage d~rived from hydraulic pressure or from
well points, or lake water shall be connected with any sanitary
sewer
SECTION 25-163 DISCHARGE TO A NATURAL OUTLET
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge polluted
water to any storm sewers or natural outlet within the area
served by the City except where suitable treatment has been
provided in accordance with the provisions of this Article, and
except where a Federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
Systems (NPDES) Permit has been duly issued and is currently
valid for such discharge A valid copy of such a permit and any
modifications thereof must be filed with the Director of
Utilities
SECTION 25-164 WASTEWATER DISCNARGES REQUIRING TRAPS
All persons discharging oil, grease, sand, flammable wastes,
or other harmful substances in amounts that, in the opinion of
the Director of Utilities, will impede or stop the flow in the
sewage system shall install a trap before the point of discharge
into the sewage system Any person responsible for discharges
requiring a trap shall, at his own expense and as required by
the City
(1) provide equipment and facilities of a type and
capacity approved by the City;
(2) locate the trap in a manner that provides ready
and easy accessibility for cleaning and
lnspection~ and
(3) maintain the trap in effective operating condition
SECTION 23-165 WAST~WATER DISCRARGE FROM TRANSPORT TRUCKS
All persons owning or operating a vacuum truck, "cesspool"
pump truck, liquid wastewater transport truck, or other vehicle,
shell not discharge or unload any septic tank, seepage pit,
~nceptor or cesspool contents from such vehicle without first
PAGE SIXTEEN
having received a valid Transport Truck Discharge Permit (TTD
Permit}
TTD Permits shall be issued by the Director of Utilities
upon proper application and payment Of a Fifty Dollar ($g0 00)
permit fee All TTD Permits shall be valid for one (1) year
No person holding a TTD Permit shall unload or discharge any
waste or wastewater except in a manner and at a place as
specified by the Director of Utilities Before discharging
under a TTD Permit, the Director of Utilities may require the
person holding such permit to furnish a sample of the contents
of the material to be discharged as a prerequisite to
discharging into the sewage system
may refuse permission to discharge
into the sewage system
Any person discharging or
The Director of Utilities
abnormal strength wastewater
unloading normal strength
wastswatsr under a TTD Permit into the sewage system shall be
charged at the regular commercial sewer rates
Any person discharging abnormal strength wastewatsr under a
TTD Permit into the sewage system shall be charged an
industrial/commercial surcharge rate
SECTION 25-166 THRU 25-169 RESERVED
DIVISION 4
INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
SECTION 25-170 INDUSTRIAL/CO~WERCIAL WASTEWATER
DISCHARGE PERMIT REQUIRED
It shall be unlawful for any major industrial/commercial
user to connect to the sewage system or to discharge wastewater
to the sewage system without first obtaining an Industrial/
Commercial Wastewatar Discharge Permit from the Director of
Utilities
Ail major industrial/commercial users discharging wastewater
directly or indirectly into the sewage system prior to the
effective date of this Article may continue that discharge one
hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of this
PAGE SEVENTEEN
Article Prior to the expiration of the one hundred eighty
(180) day period, the major industrial/commercial user shall
apply for an Industrial/Commercial Wastewater Discharge Permit
from the Director of Utilities
SECTION 25-171 PROCEDURE FOR OBTAININC A PERMIT FOR
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
1 Permit Application Ma]or industrial/commercial users
required to Obtain an Industrial/Commercial Wastewater Discharge
Permit shall complete and file with the City, an application in
the form prescribed by the City, and accompanied by a fee of
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25 00) New major industrial/commercial
users shall apply at least ninety (90) days prior to connecting
to or contributing to the sewage system for an
Industrial/Commercial Wastewater Discharge Permit In support
of the application, the major industrial/commercial user shall
submit the following information
(a)
(b)
Name, address, and location (if different from the
address)
SIC number according to the Standard Industrial
Classification Manual, Bureau of the Budget, 1972,
as amended
(c) Waatewater constituents and characteristics
including but not limited to those mentioned in
this Article as determined by a reliable
analytical laboratory sampling and analysis shall
be performed in accordance with procedures
established by the EPA pursuant to the Act and
contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended
(d) Time and duration of contribution
(e) Average daily wastewater flow rates, including
daily, monthly and seasonal variations if any
(f) Site plans, flooz plans, mechanical and plumbing
plans and details to show all service lines, sewer
connections, and appurtenances by the size,
location and elevation
(g) Description of activities, facilities and plant
processes on the premises including all materials
which are, or could he, discharged
(h) Where known, the nature and concentration of any
Pollutants in the discharge which are limited by
any City law or regulation, or by the State or
Categorical Pretreatment Standards, and a state-
ment regarding whether or not the pretreatment
standards ara being met on a consistent basis
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(~) If additional pretreatment and/or O&M will be
required to meet the Categorical Pretreatment
Standards, the shortest schedule by which the
major industrial/commercial user will provide such
additional pretreatment The completion date in
this schedule shall not be later than the
compliance dat. established for the aoDlicable
Categorical Pretreatment Standard The following
conditions shall apply to this schedule
(1) The schedule shall contain increments of
progress in the form of dates for the
commencement and completion of major events
leading to the construction and operation of
additional p~etreatment required for the major
industrial/commercial user to meet the
applicable Catecorical Pretreatment Standards
(e g , hiring an engineer, completing
preliminary plans, completin~ final plans,
executin~ contract for ma~or components,
commencing construction, ftc )
(2) NO increment referred to in paragraph (1)
shall exceed nine (9) months
(3) Not later than fourteen (14) days following
each date in the schedule and the final date
for compliance, the major industrial/
commercial user shall submit a progress report
to the Director of Utilities including, as a
minimum, whether or not it complied with the
increment of progress to be met on such date
and, if not, the date on which it expects to
comply with this increment of progress, the
reason for delay, and the steps being taken by
the major industrial/commercial user to return
the construction to the schedule established
In no event shall more than nine (9) months
elapse between such progress reports to the
Director of Utilities
(J} Each product produced by type, amount, proc.ss or
processes and rate of production
(k) Type and amount of raw materials processed
(average and maximum per day)
(1) N~ber and type of employees, and hours of
operation of plant and proposed or actual hours of
operation of pretreatment system
(m) Any other information as may be deemed by the City
to be necessary to evaluate the permit application
Within nine (9) months of the promulgation of a Categorical
Pretreatment Standard, the industrial/commercial Wastewater
Discharge Permit of major industrial~commercial users subject to
such standards shall be revised to require compliance with such
standard within the time frame prescribed by such standard
Wha~ a major indust~ial/commercial user, subject to a
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Categorical Pretreatment Standard has not previously submitted
an application for an Industrial/Commercial Wastewater Discharge
Permit the major industrial/commercial user shell apply for an
Industrial/Commercial Wastewater Discharge Permit within one
hundred eighty (150) days after the promulgation of the
applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standard In addition, the
major industrial/commercial user with an existing Industrial/
Co~ercial Wastewater Discharge Permit shall submit to the
Director Of Utilities within one hundred eighty (180) days after
the promulgation of an applicable Categorical Pretreatment
Standard the information required by paragraph (h) and (i) of
Section 25-171 (2 Permit Application)
3 Permit Conditions Industrial/Commercial Wastewater
Discharge Permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions
of this Article and all other applicable regulations, major
lndustrial/co~m~ercial user charges and fees established by the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton Permits may contain
the following,
(a) The u~lt charge or schedule of industrial/
commercial user charges and fees for the
wastewater to be discharged to the sewage system
(b) Limits on the average and maximum wastewater
constituents and characteristics
(C) Limits on average and maximum rate and time of
disoharge or requirements for flow regulations and
equalization
(d) Requirements for installation and maintenance Of
inspection and sampling facilities
(e) Specifications for monitoring programs #hich may
include sampling locations, frequency of sampling,
number, types, and standards for tests and
reporting schedule
(f) Compliance schedules
(g) Requirements for submission of technical reports
or discharge reports
(h)
Requirements for maintaining and retaining plant
records relating to wastewater discharge as
specified by the City and affording City access
thereto
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(i) Requirements for notification of the City of any
new introduction of wastewater constitutents or
any substantial change in the volume or character
of the wastewater constituents being introduced
into the wastewater treatment system
(J) Requirements for notification Of slug di~charges
(k) Other conditions as deemed appropriate by the City
to ensure compliance with this Article
4 Permit Duration Permits shall be issued for a
specified time period not to exceed three (3) years A permit
may be issued for a period less than a year or may be stated to
expire on a specified date The ma]or industrial/commercial
user shall apply for permit reissuance a minimum of one hundred
eighty (180) days prior to the excitation of the major
industrial/commercial user's existing permit The terms and
conditions of the permit may be subject to modification by the
City during the term of the permit The major
industrial/commercial user shall be informed of any proposed
changes in his permit at least thirty (30) days prior to the
effective date of change
5 Permit Transfer Industrial/Commercial Wastewater
Discharge Permits ars issued to a specified major
industrial/commercial user for a specific operation An
Industrial/Commercial Wastewater Discharge Permit shall not be
reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user,
differsnt premises, or a new or changed operation without the
approval of the Director of Utilities Any succeeding owner or
major industrial/commercial user shall also comply with the
terms and conditions of the existing permit
$ Reporting Reguirsmants for Permitte*
(a) Compliance Date Report
Within ninety (90) days following the data for
final compliance with applicable Categorical
Pretreatment Standards, any major industrial/
com~ercial user subject to Categorical
Pretreetment Standards shall submit to the
Director of Utilities a report indicating the
nature and concentration of all pollutants in
the discharge from the regulated process which
are limited by Categorical Pretreatment
Standards and the average and maximum daily
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flow for these process units in the
industrial/commercial facility The report
shall state whether the applicable Categorical
Pretreatment Standards are being met on a
consistent basis and, if not, what additional
O&M and/or pretreatment is necessary to bring
the industrial/commercial user into compliance
with the applicable Categorical Pretreatment
Standards This statement shall be signed bv
an authorized representative of the
industrial/commercial user and certified to by
a qualified professional
(b) Periodic Compliance Reports
(1)
Any major industrial~commercial user
subject to a Categorical Pretreatment
Standard, after the compliance date of
such standard, shall submit to the
Director of Utilities during the month of
June, unless required more frequently in
the Categorical Pretreatment Standards or
by the Wastewater Industrial/Commercial
Discharge Permits, a report indicating the
nature and concentration of pollutants in
the effluent which are limited by such
Categorical Pretreatment Standards At
the discretion of the Director of
Utilities and in consideration of such
factors as local high or low flow rates,
holidays, budget cycles, etc , the
Director of Utilities may agree to alter
the months during which the above reports
are to be submitted
(2)
The Director of Utilities may impose mass
limitations on major industrial/commercial
users which are using dilution to meet
applicable Categorical Pretreatment
Standards or in other cases where the
imposition of mass limitations are
appropriate In such cases, the
compliance report shall indicate the mass
of pollutants regulated by Categorical
Pretreatment Standards in the effluent of
the major industrial/commercial user
These reports shall contain the results of
sampling and analysis of the discharge,
including the flow and the nature and
concentration, or production and mass
where requested by the Director of
Utilities, of pollutants contained therein
which are limited by the applicable
Categorical Pretreatmant Standard All
analysis shall be performed in accordance
with procedures pursuant to Section 304
(g) of the Act and COntained in 40 CFR,
Part 136 and amendments thereto, or with
any other test procedures approved by the
Director of Utilities Sampling shall be
pa=formed in accordance with the
teohniques approved by the Director of
Utilities
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SECTION 25-172 PRETREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
Industrial/commercial users shall provide necessary
wastewater treatment as required to comply with this Article and
the Categorical Pretreatment Regulations Any facilities
required to pretreat wastewater to a level acceptable to the
Director of Utilities shall be provided, operated, and
maintained at the user's expense Detailed plans showing th.
pratreatment facilities and operating procedures shall be
submitted to the Director of Utilities for review before
construction of such facility The revlew of such plans and
operating procedures will in no way relieve the user from the
responsibility of modifying the facility as necessary to produce
an effluent acceptable to the Director of Utilities under the
provisions of this Article Any subsequent changes in the
pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be re~orted
to and be acceptable to the City prior to the user's initiation
of the changes All records relating to compliance with the
Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall be made available to
officials Of the Environmental Protection Agency or City upon
request
SECTION 25-173 CONTROL MANHOLE
As a prerequisite to receiving an Industrial/Oommercial
Wastawater Discharge Permit, the Director Of Utilities may, when
necessary to monitor wastewater discharged into the sewage
system, require an industrial/commercial user to install a
suitable control manhole together with such meters, equipment
and appurtenances as deemed necessary by the Director of
Utilities, in order to adequately sample and measure such
wastewater All required control manholes shall be located so
as to permit unrestricted access by the Director of Utilities or
his representatives
SECTION 2S-174 INDUSTRIAL/CO~ERCIAL WASTEWATER SURCHARGE
If abnormal strength industrial/commercial wastewater ia
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acceptable for discharge into the sewage system under the
provisions set forth under the Industrial/Commercial Wastewater
Discharge Permit, an industrial/commercial wastewater surcharge
shall be added to the base sewer charge to cover the additional
cost of treating abnormal strength wastewater Such surcharge
shall be calculated as follows
Cu=Vu [(Bu - 250) S + (Su-250) S) + (XU-250)X]
Where
C__qu is the surcharge for user x
V__u is the billing volume for user x
Bu is the tested BOD level for user x or 250 mg/1,
--whichever is greater
~ is the unit cost factor for treating one unit of BOD per 1,000 gallons
S__u is the tested SS level for user x or 250 mg/1,
whichever is greater
~ is the unit cost factor for treating one unit of SS
per 1,000 gallons
X__u is the tasted pollutant level for user x or 250
mg/1, whichever is greater
~ is the unit cost factor for treating one unit of
pollutant per 1000 gallons
SECTION 25-175 SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT FOR
COMMeRCIAL/INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
1 Permit Not Vested Right A permit issued under thi=
Article does not become a vested right in the person holding the
permit
2 Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of Permit A
permit issued under this Article may be revoked or suspended
upon any of the following grounds
(a) The permittee has or is violating one or more
provisions of this Article
(b) The permittee has failed or is failing to
comply with one or more conditions of a permit
(c) There is a change in conditions which requires
elimination or modification of the discharge
covered by a permit
(d) Revocation or suspension is necessary in order
to prevent harm or damage to the sewage system
or treatment process or is necessary to
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protect the health or welfare of persons,
animals or property
(e) The permit was obtained bv misrepresentation
or failure to disclose all tel-vent facts
3 Procedure for Suspension or Revocat{on of Permit The
Director of Utilities ma? issue an order suspending or revoking
a permit issued under this Article upon the grounds specified in
this Article Such order shall state the grounds therefor and
shall be served upon the permittee in person or by certified or
registered mail Such order of suspension or revocation shall
become effective after five (5) days from the date of service,
unless the permittee within such five (5) day period files an
appeal and filing fee in accordance with Section 25-134 of this
Article
4 Procedure for Appeals Prom Order of Revocation or
Suspension Appeals from the order of the Director of Utilities
suspending or revoking a permit shall be processed and heard in
accordance with procedures for other appeals as set forth
Section 2§-134
SECTION 25-176 SUSPENDED OR REVOKED PERMIT
Any pe=mittee who receives an order from the Director of
Utilities revoking or suspending a permit shall discontinue any
discharge covered by the permit after five (5) days from notice
of such order, unless within such five (5) day period the
permittee appeals such order to the Committee Any permittee
who has been notified by the Director of Utilities of a
suspension or revocation of a permit and does not timely appeal
such order or any permittee who has been notified of the order
of the Couittee, after a hearing, of the revocation or
suspension of a permit and who continues a discharge covered by
a permit after the effective date of the revocation or
suspension of the permit may have sewage service terminated by
the Director of Utilities
SECTION 25-177 REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED OR REVOKED PEP~4IT
The Director of Utilities shall reinstate a suspended
Industrial/Commercial Discharge Permit upon satisfactory proof
PAGE TWENTY-FIVE
to the Director of Utilities of corrective action of the
permittes of the conditions or discharge for which the oermlt
was suspended
A user whose Industrial/Commercial Discharge Permit has been
revoked must apply for a new permit and comPlF with all
provisions and conditions required as though a permit had not
been issued for such user
SECTION 25-178 through 25-180 RESERVED
PART III
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of
competent Jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the
City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such
invalidity
PART IV
That this Ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14)
days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is
hereby directed to cause the caption of this Ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official
newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of
the date of its passage
ATTESTs
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL PO~4~
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEy
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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EXHIBIT F
SCHEDULE S3
WHOLESALE SEWER TREATMENT SERVICE FOR A GOVERNMENTAL
-- AGENCY~ DIVISION OR SUBDIVISION
APPLICATION
Applicable to
gOVernmental agency
collection system and
treatment service
any municipal corporation,
or subdivision which operates
contracts with the City of Denton
or
a
for
other
sewer
sewer
NET MONTHLY RATE
(1) Facility Charge $125 O0 per month
(2) Volume Charge $1 SS per 1,000 gals
Billing shall be based on one-hundred
actual gallons measured by meter at one point
MINIMUM BILLING
of effluent
(100%) percent
of
INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGE
$125 00 per month
In addition to the above charge for commercial and
Industrial, there will be added to the net monthly rate an
industrial surcharge based on the following formula
Cu-Vu ([Bu-260] S + [Su-260] S])
Where Cu is the surcharge for user X
Vu is the billing volume for user X
Bu is the tested BOD level for user X or 260 mg/1,
whichever is greater
B BOD per 1,000 gallons ($0 000590) is the unit
cost factor for treating one unit
Su is the tested SS level for user X or 260 mg/1,
whichever is greater
S ($0 000596) Is the unit cost factor for treating
one unit of SS per 1,000 gallons
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PAYMENT
Bills are due when rendered, and become past due if not paid
within 1S calendar days from date of issuance
SPECIAL FACILITIES
All services which require special facilities in order to
meet customer's service requirements shall be prowded subject to
the special facilities rider
PRORATION OF 0TILITY BILLS
(a) Billing for the Facility charge shall be based on 12
billings annually
Formula
Actual dams in reading period x customer charge
30 days
(b) Bllllng for the sewer effluent shall be based on 30 days
per month to determine the gallon effluent to be charged
to each rate block
Formula
Actual days
in read~n~ per~od x
30
GAL in rate block x RATE
per 1,000 gallons ~n rate
block
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RESOLUTION REGARDING THE WASTEWATER SERVICE CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND
THE TOWN OF HICKORY CREEK, TEXAS
The Town Council of the Town of Hiekory Creek, Texas, in
public meeting duly called and held on the __ day of ,
1987, among other proceedings considered as a proper agenda item
the following Resolution
WHEREAS the Town of Hickory Creek, Texas is a duly organized
general law municipality, organized pursuant to Arts 961-1132,
Ch 1-11, Title 28, TEX REV CIV STAT ANN (Vernon 1963 and
Vernon Supp 1985), being a political subdivision of the State
of Texas,engaged in the administration of local government and
related services for the benefit of the citizens of the Town of
Hickory Creek, and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the
Texas has determined that it is necessary
Town of Hickory Creek,
to provide a larger and
more efficient wastewater collection service to the citizens of
the Town of Hickory Creek because of increased development in the
Town and for the protection of area watersheds, and,
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of H~ckory Creek,
Texas, has found it in accordance with the public interest to seek
provisions for a wastewater collection service, and the C~ty
of Denton, Texas,owns
treatment, and disposal
use of its facilities
and operates a wastewater collection,
system, further encouraging cooperative
as a regional wastewater treatment and
disposal system, and,
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Hickory Creek,
Texas, has reviewed the alternatives to the wastewater situation
and is of the opinion that the best alternative would be a
cooperative agreement with the City of Denton, Texas, for
wastewater services, and,
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of H~ckory Creek,
Texas,and the City of Denton, Texas believe it would be in the
best interest of both parties to enter ~nto a contract to
provide for the treatment by the City of Denton, Texas, of the
wastewa,ter collected from the Hickory Creek wastewater system,
and,
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WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Hickory Creek,
Texas, desires to enter xnto saxd contract,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
HICKORY CREEK, TEXAS, THAT
1 It is hereby determined that xt ~s necessary and xn the
best ~nterest of the public to provxde a larger and more
effxclent wastewater collection service to the c~txzens of the
Town of Hickory Creek
2 The City of Denton, Texas, owning and operatxng a
wastewater collection, treatment, and dxsposal system, encourages
cooperative use of its facilxties as a regional wastewater
treatment and disposal system and has offered use of ~ts system
to the Town of Hickory Creek
3 It has revxewed the alternatives to the wastewater
situation and is of the opinion that the best alternative ~s a
cooperative agreement with the C~ty of Denton, Texas, for
wastewater services
4 It would be in the best ~nterest of the Town of Hxckory
Creek, Texas,to enter into a contract to provide for the
treatment by the C~ty of Denton, Texas, of the wastewater
collected from the Hickory Creek wastewater system, and
5 The Town of Hickory Creek, Texas,desxres to enter xnto
that certaxn Wastewater Service Contract proposed Between the
City of Denton and The Town of Hxckory Creek, ~n the form
presented by the City Attorney to thxs meeting, a copy of which
~s in the custody of the C~ty Secretary, at the earliest
opportunity
6 A true and correct copy of th~s Resolution ~s hereby
ORDERED to be posted at the City Offices and the Communxty Center
of the Town of Hickory Creek, Texas, ~n a conspicuous publxc
place for a period of thirty (30) days after the executxon of
thxs Resolutxon, said period beginning not later than ,
1987 and continuing for thirty (30) consecutive days thereafter
7 Effective with the passage of thxs Resolutxon, the
execution of that one certain Wastewater Service Contract Between
The City of Denton and The Town of H~ckory Creek shall be
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approved and
Town of Hickory Creek, Texas
PASSED and APPROVED by the
Hickory Creek, Texas on the
pursuant to agenda
executed by the Mayor and Councllmembers of the
Town
Council of the Town of
day of ....... , 1987,
TEXAS
/%fky %OWERS, MAYOR
TOWN OF HICKORY CREEK,
~ee~ber
6u ncll Member
~ <_z~ ~_ Cou~il Member
_~- ~ne /~/ember
~ .~/~O~cll Member
APPROVED AS TO FORM ATTEST
TOWN ATTORNEY T~WN SECRETARY
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