HomeMy WebLinkAbout1 of 1958 - Ordinance 1 of 1958, Amending Section 49-3-34 of R.O. 1955, relating to Pollutiion of Canyon Waters ` ROLL CALL "i Salt Lake City,Utah, j.AN._-:..2\i.J5-#i 195
VOTING I Aye I Nay
I move that the ordinance/ye passed.
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Mr.Chairman . AN ORDINANCE
Result
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 49-3-34 of the Revised Ordinances of
Salt Lake City, Utah, 1955, relating to Pollution of Canyon Waters Prohibi-
ted by adding thereto additional subsections denominated as subsections
(q) (r) (s) (t) (u) (v) (w) and (x) and further specifying things
prohibited within the watershed area of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah.
SECTION I. That Section 49-3-34 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt
Lake City, 1955, relating to Pollution of Canyon Waters Prohibited, be,
and the same hereby is, amended by adding thereto the following subsections
denominated as subsections (q) (r) (s) (t) (u) (v) (w) and (x) to read as
follows:
"(q) To deposit any human excreta within the watershed
area except in a chemical type toilet using a chemical disinfectant
approved by the Health Commissioner and Superintendent of
Waterworks; provided, nowever, that other type receptacles for
human excreta may be permitted upon written approval by the
Superintendent of Waterworks and Health Commissioner as in these
ordinances provided.
"(r) To construct, locate or maintain any vault for the
deposit or storage of human excreta within fifty (50) feet of any
spring, marsh, water course, water source or reservoir within the
watershed area of Salt Lake City or at any place or in such manner
as to contaminate or threaten to contaminate the same.
"(s) To fail to exercise the necessary care to prevent
contamination of any spring, marsh, watercourse, water sourc or
reservoir within the watershed area of Salt Lake City in emptying
a vault or other approved receptacle or in transferring the contents
thereof to a transportable receptacle or to fail to provide such
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transportable receptacle with a tightly fitting cover,
securely fastened during the process of removal to the place of
ultimate disposal, or to transport such transportable receptacle
except by a licensed scavenger service.
"(t) To alter any existing, or construct or install, any
new, receptacle for human excreta without first having the plans
thereof approved by the Health Commissioner and Superintendent
of Waterworks and all receptacles for human excreta shall be
operated and maintained in a manner approved by said Superintendent
of Waterworks and Health Commissioner.
"(u) To discharge or throw upon the ground or into any
spring, marsh, water course, water source or reservoir within
the watershed area of Salt Lake City any house slops, sink or
shower wastes (excluding human excreta) or to dispose of the
same except in a sewage disposal system to be distributed
into the ground, fulfilling the following requirements:
"1. It shall be located in areas of substantial soil
cover, (10' or more) where water table is a minimum of
4' below the ground surface.
"2. It shall be located a minimum of 25 feet, and, where
possible, at least 50 feet from any spring, marsh, water
course or reservoir.
"3. It shall consist of a septic tank, sized according
to size of facility served, and a subsurface seepage field.
Both septic tank and seepage field shall be constructed in
accordance with regulations of the Utah State Department
of Health, except that minimum septic tank size shall be
500 gallons, in consideration of the fact that no toilet
water may be discharged therein.
"4. Seepage field shall be designed on the basis of soil
percolation tests conducted in accordance with requirements
of the Utah State Department of Health, and supervised by
qualified personnel of the Health Department of Salt Lake
City.
"5. Septic tank should be precast or pored tank with a
minimum of 500 gallons for a one or two bedroom dwelling.
"6. Drain field consists of a field of 12 inch lengths of
4 inch agricultural drain tile, 2 - 3 foot lengths of
vitrified clay sewer pipe, or perforated, non-metallic
pipe, laid in such a manner that flow from the septic tank
will be distributed with reasonable uniformity into natural
soil. The individual laterals preferably should not be over
60 feet long and the trench bottom and tile distribution
lines should be laid at a grade of 2 to 4 inches per 100
feet and never to exceed 6 inches per 100 feet. There must
be a minimum of 2 laterals. The depth of the absorption
field trench shall be at least 18 inches minimum, and 36
inch maximum. Gravel shall be placed 6 inches under tile
and 2 inches over tile with a cover of treated paper or
straw. Trench width shall be a maximum of 36 inches. The
trencn shall be of such length as to provide a minimum of
100 square feet of drainage. The minimum spacing between
tile lines shall be 9 feet.
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"7. The entire sewage disposal field must conform to the
Utah State Code and before installation of septic tank a
permit must be obtained from the Health Department, pre-
inspection must be made, and preliminary plans must be
approved. Before covering system an inspection must be
made and approval given by the Health or Water Departments.
"8. Where septic tanks cannot be used because of unusual
conditions existing, a concrete vault, similar to chemical
toilet vault must be used for the storage of all liquid
wastes. These wastes must be hauled from the watershed.
"(v) To deposit any dead animal, garbage, manure, compost,
vegetable or any putrescible matters in any spring, marsh, water
course, water source or reservoir within the watershed of Salt
Lake City or to put the same into or upon the ground within said
watershed unless sufficient and adequate provision is first made
to prevent their being washed or carried into any such water
source or supply.
"(w) To wash any clothes, diapers, eating or cooking utensils
or other unclean objects of any kind in any spring, marsh, water
course, water source or reservoir within the watershed of Salt
Lake City or to bathe, wade or swim therein.
"(x) DEFINITIONS: 1. The term " water course " includes
aqueducts, pipelines, natural or artificial streams or channels
through or in which water at any time flows. 2. The term
"reservoir" includes any natural or artificial lake or pond.
3. When any limiting distance is referred to in this section,
it shall refer to the distance by horizontal measurement."
SECTION II. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, it is
necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants of Salt
Lake City that this ordinance shall become effective immediately.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first publica-
tion.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah this 2nd
day of January 1G 58
10,10,
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BILL NO. 1 of 195'8
Published January 4th, 1958
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
ss.
Comity of Salt Lake
Legal Notices D M Ockey
-AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING �I 7 r 1 I
SECTION 99f.34 of he Revisediy Being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is legal advertising
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of sett nAke city,viah. - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, in the Stale Utah.
Be 1t dylned by the Board o, y. of
Utahmlastoners of Salt Lakc Gity,
SECTION I.That Section 90-3-34 j
Lake OIRlYv11866�n dlatlnpel0 Y llu� That hat the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
tlari.o^Canyon Waters Prohibited,
b¢, d e hereby is,
pnaea by thnddine thereto the fo . Salt Lake city Bill No 1 of 1958
Jawing subsections denominated a
subsections))(oa(ra )(t)(u)(v)
tv'((ri To8deposit an89hu1man e
et within the watershed a An Ordinance Amending Sec. 49-3-34
ex t in a hemleal type toilet I — -
pstn4 rhemtcal aisle�"&it a.
proved by the nted Comma •
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ter er and Superintendent however,r,tha. relating to Pollution of Canyon Waters,
other r4vne°`recedteoles for ehumaan. 1 /
te may be permitted u c bitten approval by. he Superin-
tendent
isioonerateoe ins and se
dinances provided., =.•.i
"(r) To construct. locate or
Maintain any a vault for the de.ithin'fiftyve(50)bSect
mtn,excreta/
spring,marsh,,water See course,water
i t Lake Cit"'or January 4, 1958.
at anea°L reservoir
or Salt Lake City
at contaminate o°such
o eaten toecon: was publishedin sat newspaper on
laminate the same.
-"(es) To fail to
Pxercise the '
was eeeoursett ater source o eser-
.vain aka O the watershed area of
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Pro to r PIMA
t ed te pl 8 ine r
( � of sa al r to ra -i Legal Ad g cent
t pi a i r 0n t l ep xt aertisin Clar e
such y as licensed
receptacle e
ice t by �icensea scavenger erv-
n(t 11111 Orllnstnit,vaexlstlnor: or
e taele(or human excreta with-
apt ve having
the the sCome xis
approvedtd nd Soperhrtcadcnt f Wa-
terworks and all r epistles for
human -ants sinlae be manner a maintained bth
yr red Dy 1d superlere'ent°S T day of
Waterworks and Health coma �i to before me this - 1
stoner.
pon
the sground
oundischarge
rhainto r throw
spring. 58
ma wg1 or
the watershed A.D. 19 C
0100p9ae oft Salt Lake City antes (axe \
eluding humansee.tcretal r to die- \
Pose disposal sectortept in a sdin, /""
01C bolted Into the ground iditiiL `
1.the following revuirementa
',it shall be located In real
of substantial 1l cover. (10'
mor)fhyere water table isa mints ' Notary Public
groundmum
face.
'2.It shall be located a iN-
llble,edtfleasthSUwtour coume Or here pos. t a coon,
reservoir.3. trshalt consist of a septic
tank, according t size f ;Dins
r servedesubsurface
seeps vgentle lank 1 seepage s field. andd s tb con- l
seepage field shall e ..} 61.....-.--.-----.
and
n cc dance t h xoa 9
letiona t the Utah State De par4
lent Of Health,except that i r
b00 caller,.civ tcnn iµeaatio sat tic •
fact that no toilet ter my be
discharged therein.
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"4. Seepage field shall be de.
Signed on the basis of,soil per-
colation tests conducted an accord. e
nope Utah with
esOuilcmeots Ile thetl
and supervised Tualified'per:
sonnet of the Health Department ,
Cl Salt Lake City.
"5.Septic tank should be pre- I
Vast or pored tank a tova ont,relin, •
r
two nWE,g:/lwning.
"6.Drain field consists of a field
of 12 inch lengths of 4 inch ago- •
soliucat Ieosgths oTia'jitrN141 2cl;y 3seW.
Pipe. or perforated. non.metallic
flow f?c!rdn Tnes`gti',rx<nuieg ;
distributed with reasonable urd-
furmlty Verrar;,rilfeti9Aly'Xot!Pci
1.19et he n ever
lest tong Nrjrg,-
Vr2 lines TAI`cb,Maidooatf:erget
'i-Vi!r4LV:%IfLtIrlef.E;Tmlg
of 2 laterals. The depth Cl the
absorption field trench shail be at
least 18 inches minimum.and 30
inch maximum. Gravel shall be
leeches gvg,cirin milk o 000cr of
tzwr,do,Tri§,or
AT,n'tp.ntroTn.
Inches. The trench snail be of
such length as to provide a mini-
mum of 100 square feet of drain-
age. The minimum spacing be-
tween tile lines shell be 9 feet.
'7.The entire sewage disposal
field cheat nuhb001n Is the tat
gt:red`fa„"g•tt,c"gg,ithmgal?t.
;
NPIrUgetitreil°.gier1;:thn-,WInT1
YICbe the If alth er IW6rTieZlentm.•"8. Where septic tanks cannot /
be used because of unusual condi.
Voris existing a concrete vault, /
similar to chemical toilet vaults
must be used to-the storage of all I
321TuieT174..mR:savaggdrn, ;
"(v)To deposit env dead ant-
ZeVetatibg'enr:.'=1::elgrzgl:
tees In eon spring.marsh.water
tilZ,Vat=1 r`,'T S'alleivat
C
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;Irletogrco`t'ittclh:/itshroesIrclowoc.r-
tersned unless sufficient sod age,
<Mate provIsmn.Is first made to
Prevent thetr being washed or car-
ried into any such water source or
4"Z To wash anv clothes,dian.
era.eating or cook)ns utensils or
other unclean objects of anY kind
In any SPrilla,marsh,water routban
lIatev%t!:.-Weed at Sale Lokn Clip oc
to bathe,wade or swim therein.
'Ix)DEFINITIONS:1.The term
"water course'.Includes aquedocts,
1?e`gt'nr c"htris tgouVigr6iarl
any natural or tmnimal talon or
Pond. 3.When any limiting dis-
'fence hrefierred to in this sec-I.
gel;orix It sonotoalZIV'stgrentd.js""'
SECTION II.In the opinion of
The Board of Commissioners.It to
necessary to WV eace.health dnd
tray that r'1%'1gfiV,,g SaIl
become effective immediately.
SECTION III. This ordinance
islIaggke effect upon its first cub-
Colon,
Pased by the Doled of Commis,
this ortaySPA.7411-ne,RY.Cht Utahr,
Mayor ,
Cite osrnrenr.
7311.1..SRL.I of 1958.
Published January ,Ith. 1959
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