Chapter 13.55
USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED

Sections:

13.55.010    Unlawful deposit of waste.

13.55.020    Treatment of sewage required.

13.55.030    Unlawful sewage disposal facilities.

13.55.040    Toilet and sewer connection required – Repair.

13.55.050    Failure to connect or repair building sewer.

13.55.060    Property capable of being served by sewer and availability of public sewer.

13.55.070    Private sewage disposal.

13.55.010 Unlawful deposit of waste.

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon any property within the boundaries of a sewer district of the Tulalip Utility Authority (hereinafter “sewer district” within this chapter), or in any area under jurisdiction of the same, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste. [Ord. 76 § 11.01, 12-6-2004 (Res. 2004-467)].

13.55.020 Treatment of sewage required.

It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural watercourse within the boundaries of the sewer district, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the same, any sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this title. [Ord. 76 § 11.02, 12-6-2004 (Res. 2004-467)].

13.55.030 Unlawful sewage disposal facilities.

Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage within the boundaries of the sewer district. [Ord. 76 § 11.03, 12-6-2004 (Res. 2004-467)].

13.55.040 Toilet and sewer connection required – Repair.

The owner of each lot or parcel of real property within an area served by the sewage works of the sewer district, upon which lot or parcel of real property there shall be situated any house, building or structure for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose or use abutting on any street, alley, easement or right-of-way in which there is now located, or may in the future be located, a public sewer of the district, and where a public sewer is within 200 feet of the property line of that lot or parcel and service by such public sewer is available, is hereby required, at his/her expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with a proper public sewer, in accordance with the provisions of this title. Such installation and connection must be made within 60 days after the date of mailing or personal service of notice by the Utility Authority addressed to the owner to make such connection.

All connections to the public sewers of the Utility shall be made in a permanent and sanitary manner and shall be sufficient to carry all the sewage and waste food of every kind from the house, building, and/or structure into the public sewer, and each toilet, sink, stationary washstand, washing machine, dishwasher and other piece or type of equipment having waste fluid shall be connected with the public sewer.

No drain of any kind which is designed to and does carry surface or ground water runoff shall be connected to the public sanitary sewer.

Any building or structure hereafter constructed or made available for human occupation and use for any purpose shall, when required by this section, be connected to a public sewer of the Utility before the completion of the construction of such building or structure or before any occupancy or use thereof (in the event that a public sewer capable of serving that building or structure had not been completed by the district prior to the construction or occupancy of such building or structure) within 60 days after written notification from the Utility Authority as aforesaid, whichever event first occurs.

Any needed repair to a building sewer or connection to a public sewer shall be made within 30 days after the date of mailing or personal service of a notice by the manager to the owner of the property served notifying such owner to make such repair. In the event of an emergency, the manager may establish a shorter period of time for the repair to be made or, if the owner cannot be located or does not promptly make such repairs, the district may make the repairs under the procedure of TTC 13.55.050. [Ord. 76 § 11.04, 12-6-2004 (Res. 2004-467)].

13.55.050 Failure to connect or repair building sewer.

If any connection to a public sewer shall not be made within the time and in the manner provided in TTC 13.55.040, the Utility may forthwith apply to the court of competent jurisdiction for an order causing such connection or repair to be made by the Authority. Such order may be issued only after proper notice served to the owner stating that there will be a hearing before the Court on the matter. If the owner cannot be located, this notice may be affixed to the building in question.

Upon making the necessary repair, the Authority shall certify the amount of the cost of making such connection or repairs and may also file a declaration of lien with the Snohomish County Auditor and/or the Puget Sound Agency, Department of the Interior. Upon such filing, the cost together with a penalty of 15 percent of the cost plus interest at one percent per month, upon the 115 percent amount, compounded annually, shall become a lien against the property.

All new construction shall be subject to the following conditions which shall be contained in a signed agreement by the owner prior to the issuance of a building permit: a promise to connect to the public sewer as soon as the same becomes available for connection; agreement to participate in, support, and where applicable become a part of any Reservation Utility Improvement District which shall be formed to serve the property or any part thereof, and agreement to pay any and all charges associated with the extension of the sewer system to the property or any part thereof. [Ord. 76 § 11.05, 12-6-2004 (Res. 2004-467)].

13.55.060 Property capable of being served by sewer and availability of public sewer.

All property shall be deemed capable of being served by a public sewer of the Utility, and service shall be deemed available if the property contains within its boundaries an inhabitable dwelling and the property is within 200 feet of a public sewer as required by TTC 13.55.040, even if the drains from the structure are of an elevation such that they may not drain by gravity to the public sewer in accord with TTC 13.60.100. In such case, it shall be the responsibility of the owner to provide a pumping system approved by the manager. [Ord. 76 § 11.06, 12-6-2004 (Res. 2004-467)].

13.55.070 Private sewage disposal.

Where a public sanitary sewer is not available for use as provided in this chapter the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system which must comply with applicable Federal, State, County and Tribal regulations. Construction of said private sewage disposal system shall not commence prior to obtaining a written permit for the system. Use of the system shall not occur until the system has been inspected by the issuing agency. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.

At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property serviced by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this title. Such connection shall be made within 60 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.

No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional technical requirements that may be imposed by Snohomish County or the Snohomish County Health District on fee lands within the Reservation or that the Tulalip Tribes or Federal agency may impose. [Ord. 76 § 11.07, 12-6-2004 (Res. 2004-467)].