This chapter shall regulate the use of those sewers installed by the county located within the boundaries of Madera County Service Area No. 3, hereinafter referred to as “Parksdale sewer.” This chapter shall also apply to the installation and connection of private sewer lines to the Parksdale sewer and the discharge of waters and wastes into the Parksdale sewer by said private lines. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the extension of the Parksdale sewer for connection thereto by new private sewer lines. (Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

The work to be done and performed pursuant to this chapter shall be in compliance with federal and state law and Madera County rules and regulations. (Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

The standards for connecting private lines to the Parksdale sewer, the installation of sewer lines within the private property which are connected to the Parksdale sewer shall be installed at the expense of the owner and pursuant to plans and specifications approved by the county engineer, as provided in Section 13.91.140; provided, that such installations shall be pursuant to permits issued by the county, and in accordance with and pursuant to the statutes, rules and regulations of the federal, state and county governments; and further provided, that no installations, connections or facilities shall be approved unless the maximum infiltration/exfiltration rate is limited to two hundred gpd, per inch diameter per mile. (Ord. 425-A § 1, 1977: Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

No permit shall be issued to connect to the Parksdale sewer which permits the discharge of any wastes other than normal, domestic or commercial sanitary wastes. The county engineer shall determine which wastes shall constitute normal, domestic or commercial sanitary wastes. The maximum infiltration/exfiltration shall be two hundred gpd. (Ord. 425-A § 2, 1977; Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the Parksdale sewer any of the following described waters or wastes:
A. Any waste for which connection permit has not been granted by the county engineer;
B. Flammable, toxic, or explosive substances;
C. Toxic or poisonous substances;
D. Strong acids or alkaline solutions;
E. Solid or viscous substances;
F. Substances having a temperature greater than one hundred eighty degrees Fahrenheit;
G. Fats, waxes, greases or oils, other than household wastes;
H. Heavy metals;
I. Phenols or odor/taste-producing substances;
J. Radioactive wastes;
K. Any wastes not susceptible to the type of treatment provided;
L. Any industrial wastes;
M. Discharge from trucks containing pumpings from septic tanks, cesspools and chemical toilets;
N. Any wastewater containing in excess of:
0.1 mg/l arsenic
0.2 mg/l cadmium
2.0 mg/l copper
1.0 mg/l cyanide
1.0 mg/l lead
0.01 mg/l mercury
1.0 mg/l nickel
0.2 mg/l silver
0.5 mg/l total chromium
3.0 mg/l zinc.
(Ord. 425-A § 3, 1977; Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

No person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter or otherwise disturb any portion of the Parksdale sewer lines, their facilities and appurtenances, without obtaining a permit from the county engineer. In the case of an emergency requiring the uncovering of the sewer lines, the party responsible must obtain a permit and have the affected lines inspected by the county within forty-eight hours before the lines may be recovered. (Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

No sewer connection, sewer lines upon the private property, or facilities in connection therewith, shall be used until written approval is obtained from the building inspector under the supervision of the county engineer. (Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

Any extension or expansion shall be made to the Parksdale sewer in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the county engineer and adopted by the district. The construction, installation and maintenance of such extensions or expansions shall be pursuant to federal, state and local laws. (Ord. 425 § 1 (part), 1977).

A. The board of supervisors, as directors of the service area, shall determine the cost of the extension and expansion to be paid by the person or persons desiring or benefiting by such extension or expansion.
B. The board may further determine the manner in which the extension or expansion shall be paid by such person or persons. It may consider, but shall not be limited to, requiring payment in cash, the construction of the sewer by a developer of land, or the institution of the proceedings for the levying of an assessment pursuant to an improvement act. (Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

A. An annual service charge shall be established by the board of supervisors for each improved parcel of land.
B. The service charge shall be based on an estimate of contribution to the system where one unit equals three hundred fifty gallons per day average for a peak week.
C. For commercial and industrial uses, the right to meter water consumption as a basis of contribution shall be reserved for either the district or the user at the cost of the requesting party under the direction of the county engineer.
D. Schedule of Maintenance and Operations Units.

E. The minimum charge for any single chargeable parcel shall be one unit.
F. The determination of the number of maintenance and operation units applicable to each improved parcel shall be made yearly on or before February 15th by the county engineer for the fiscal year commencing July 1st. (Ord. 473 § 4, 1983; Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

Each parcel of property, residence building or facility requiring delivery of sewage effluent to the Parksdale sewer shall not be connected to such sewer facilities until a connection permit has been issued by the engineering department of the county.
The permit shall be issued only upon the following conditions:
A. That a connection permit application has been obtained from the county engineer;
B. That all required fees and connection charges as provided by the board of supervisors have been paid to the county;
C. That all rights-of-way have been obtained for the proposed facilities;
D. That all federal, state and county laws and regulations pertaining to such connections have been complied with;
E. That all agreements between Service Area No. 3 and the persons requesting the connection have been complied with as determined by the board of supervisors;
F. That the connection permit application has been signed by the last owner of record of the property. (Ord. 425 § l(part), 1977).

Upon acceptance of the system by the board of supervisors, it is unlawful for any person to connect to, construct, or install, provide, maintain or use any other means of sewage disposal from any building in the area served by the Parksdale sewer system except by connection to the sewer system in the manner prescribed.
Any person violating any provision of the ordinance codified in this chapter, or any rule or regulation established by the county or Service Area No. 3 pertaining to the operation of the Parksdale sewer system, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition thereto, each person in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be liable in damages to the district in a sum determined by a court of competent jurisdiction and, if the violation continues, it shall be deemed a new violation for each day that the violation continues. The county and Service Area No. 3 shall have the authority to commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any of the provisions of this chapter by writ of mandate or otherwise. (Ord. 425 § 1 (part), 1977).

The county engineer shall require the filing of maps, plats or specifications for sewer systems upon any premises that is to be connected, or is connected, to the Parksdale sewer, as provided in Section 13.91.030. With the consent of the person in possession of the premises or the owner, the county engineer or his designated representative may enter upon any and all private premises for the purpose of inspection, reinspection, observation, measurements, sampling, testing, or otherwise performing such duties as may be necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations established for its implementation. In the event the owner of the premises or the person in possession of the premises fails or refuses to file the maps, plats, specifications of the sewer system on the private property, and inspection thereof is refused, then the district may refuse to connect the service or may discontinue the service until the specifications are filed and so inspected. (Ord. 425-A § 4, 1977: Ord. 425 § 1(part), 1977).

The maximum average volume shall be at five hundred forty thousand gallons per day (gpd); the maximum average flow rate shall be three hundred seventy-five gallons per minute (gpm). (Ord. 425-B § 1, 1987: Ord. 425-A § 5, 1977).

A. The term “sewer capacity unit” refers to the amount of a parcel’s entitlement to and rightful share in and to the capacity of the sewage facilities. One sewer capacity unit is defined as two hundred fifty gallons per day which represents one hundred gallons per person per day with the average single-family residence being occupied by two and one-half persons; apartments of one bedroom or less are assigned an occupancy of two persons; for commercial or industrial property, the estimated sewage flow is divided by two hundred fifty to determine the number of sewer capacity units necessary. The term sewer capacity unit as used in this section refers only to entitlement to capacity in the collection system and has no relationship to any sewer plant capacity.
B. Sewer capacity units are not transferable except:
1. Transfers which may be authorized by the board of supervisors, provided that the board shall make a finding set forth in the records of the board that the market value of the parcel of land from which the units are to be transferred is in excess of the amount of bonded indebtedness against the parcel after the units have been transferred from the property;
2. Those units built into the plan by the service area itself which may be sold by the service area.
C. Before any excess units may be transferred, all existing requirements, insofar as the present use of the property is concerned, must first be satisfied.
D. Transfer of any units must have prior authorization from the county planning department to provide for the prezoning of the parcel to which the units are to be transferred and the rezoning of the parcel from which the units are so transferred. This requirement shall not apply to the units held by the service area, but proper zoning shall be required for the application of such units to any parcel for which the units are acquired.
E. The engineering department shall keep all files pertaining to the current record of the number of units assigned to each parcel and shall maintain a record of each transfer of any capacity units.
F. Nothing in this section shall preclude or limit the right to transfer sewer units from a parcel of land once all assessments for the payment of all bonds against such parcel have been paid and discharged.
G. The amount of money to be paid for the transfer of any unit from one parcel to another parcel of land shall be subject to the approval of the board of supervisors. Such approval shall be as set forth in the authorization specified in subsection (B)(l) of this section.
H. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the service area may sell to the owner of any parcel of land within the service area units of capacity for a price negotiated by the buyer and the service area.
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the service area may contract for the use with the owner of any parcel of land outside the service area, for the use of units of capacity for a price negotiated by the buyer and the service area. (Ord. 425-B § 2, 1987).