This chapter shall regulate the use of those sewers installed by the county located within the boundaries of Zone “A” of Madera County Maintenance District No. 8, hereinafter referred to as North Fork sewer. This chapter shall also apply to the installation and connection of private sewer lines to the North Fork sewer and the discharge of waters and wastes into said North Fork sewer by said private lines. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the extension of the North Fork sewer for connection thereto by new private sewer lines. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

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. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

The installation of sewer lines upon private property which are connected to said North Fork sewer shall be installed at the expense of the owner and in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the county engineer, and such installation shall be done only after all necessary permits issued pursuant to the rules and regulations of the federal, state and local governments have first been obtained. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

No permit to connect to said North Fork sewer shall be issued which permits the discharge into the North Fork sewer of any wastes other than normal domestic or commercial sanitary wastes. The county engineer shall determine what wastes shall constitute normal domestic or commercial sanitary wastes. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the North Fork sewer any toxic or other wastes, if in the opinion of the county engineer such wastes may have an adverse or harmful effect including but not limited to the following described waters or wastes:
A. Any waste for which a 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, wastes, greases or oils, other than household wastes;
H. Heavy metals;
I. Phenols or odor-producing substances;
J. Radioactive wastes;
K. Any wastes not susceptible to the type of treatment provided;
L. Any industrial wastes;
M. Any rainwater, stormwater, groundwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, yard drainage, including evaporative air cooler discharge water. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

Pumpings from septic tanks, cesspools, leach pits, holding tanks and chemical toilets shall not be discharged into the North Fork sewer. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

No person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter or otherwise disturb any portion of the North Fork sewer lines, its facilities or appurtenances without first obtaining a permit from the county engineer. In the case of an emergency requiring the uncovering of said sewer lines, the party responsible must obtain a permit and have the affected lines inspected by the county within forty-eight hours of such uncovering of sewer lines and before said lines are recovered. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

No sewer connection, sewer lines upon 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. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

Any extension to or expansion of the North Fork sewer shall be made 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 made in conformance with applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

The board of supervisors, as directors of the maintenance district, shall determine the cost of the extension or expansion to be paid by the person or persons desiring to be benefited by such extension or expansion. The board may further determine the manner in which such 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 or by the owner of the land desiring to be benefited by the extension or expansion, or by the institution of proceedings for the levying of an assessment upon the properties to be benefited by such extension or expansion pursuant to an improvement act. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

A. A quarterly service charge shall be established by the board of supervisors for each residential unit. A residential unit is defined as two hundred fifty gallons of waste water per day or fraction thereof per each residence.
B. Each parcel of land which has more than one residence or is devoted to commercial use, shall be charged at the rate of one residential unit per two hundred fifty gallons of waste to be discharged into the North Fork sewer in accordance with the allocation schedule attached hereto. However, the district may require the owner to install flow meter for the purpose of accurately determining the number of units actually being delivered by a parcel into the North Fork sewer. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

Billing for quarterly service charges shall be in accordance with and pursuant to a method and schedule adopted by the board of supervisors by ordinance or resolution and placed on file with the clerk of the board, county auditor and county engineer. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

Each parcel of property, residence, building or facility delivering sewage into the North Fork sewer shall not be connected to such sewer facilities until a connection permit has been issued by the engineering department of the county. Said permit shall be issued only upon the following conditions:
A. That a connection permit application has been obtained from the county engineer and submitted to the department of engineering for the county.
B. That all required fees and connection charges as established by the board of supervisors by ordinance or resolution 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, rules and regulations pertaining to such connections have been complied with.
E. That all agreements between Maintenance District No. 8 and 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 present owner of record of the property. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

A. Upon acceptance of the system by the board of supervisors, it shall be unlawful for any person to connect to, or install, provide, maintain or use any other means of sewage disposal from any building in the area served by the North Fork sewer system except by connection to said sewer system in the manner prescribed.
B. Any person violating any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation established by the county or Maintenance District No. 8 pertaining to the operation of said North Fork 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 said violation continues. The county and Maintenance District No. 8 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. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

The county engineer may require the filing of maps, plats or specifications for a sewer system upon any premises that is to be connected, or is connected to the North Fork sewer. With the consent of the owner of the premises or the person in possession thereof, the county engineer or his designated representative may enter upon any 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 or specifications of the sewer system on the private property, or fails to permit inspection thereof, the district may refuse to connect the service or may discontinue the service until the maps, plats or specifications are filed and necessary inspections completed. (Ord. 507A § l(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

A. Sewer units are defined as the units provided for each parcel as it rightful share in and to the capacity of the sewage plant facilities.
B. Sewer units are not transferable except as authorized by the board of supervisors.
C. Before any excess units may be transferred from any property all existing requirements, insofar as the present use of this property is concerned, must first be satisfied.
D. The engineering department shall keep all records and files pertaining to the number of units assigned to each parcel, and said department shall maintain a record of each transfer of capacity units.
E. A request for sewage unit allocation for a particular parcel must be submitted to the county engineer in writing. Plans and specifications of the proposed project and any quotations should also be submitted in writing.
F. The maximum number of sewer units in the La Vina sewer system is forty-seven. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1(part), 1987).

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this chapter is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this chapter. The board of supervisors declares that it would have adopted this chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portion thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Ord. 507A § 1(part), 1989: Ord. 507 § 1 (part), 1987).