§ 134-55. Service areas.

(a)

The following requirements shall apply with respect to the county's review of utility construction within the district's service area in the unincorporated area.

(b)

Construction of all utility systems including, but not limited to, interim utility systems, shall comply with the LDC, with this ordinance, and with the Collier County Utilities Standards Manual, which is hereby adopted by the board as part of this ordinance. The penalty provisions of this ordinance apply equally to the manual and to exhibits then incorporated by reference into the manual.

(c)

Utility construction shall not commence until the utility construction documents for each project have been reviewed and approved by the engineering review services department director (county engineer) or designee and the county has thereafter issued a written authorization to construct. Conveyance of completed interim utility system(s) or portion(s) thereof within these certificated or other approved service areas shall be in compliance with the LDC, this ordinance, and the Collier County Utilities Standards Manual.

(d)

Prohibited connections. Refer to the latest revision of the County Cross-Connection Ordinance as well as subsections 134-55(d)(1)—(3).

(1)

Wastewater and stormwater. No individual or entity owning, possessing or having control of any building, structure, or other improvements within the then existing district shall cause, permit, allow or suffer any stormwater and/or any water used for irrigation to be discharged into any sanitary sewer, drain, cleanout, or manhole that is connected to the district's wastewater collection system (direct discharge), or into any other facility that is connected into such sewer, drain or manhole, (indirect discharge). Only wastewater from toilets, lavatories, sinks, bathtubs or showers upon or in said premises shall be discharged into any such sewer, drain or manhole.

(2)

Yard, garden, private stormwater drainage facilities. No yard drainage, garden drainage, nor any stormwater, including from a drainage line, roof drain or downspout, shall discharge directly or indirectly into the county's or the district's wastewater collection system.

(3)

Inspection—Correction of violation condition. An authorized representative of the county may enter premises (except an owner-occupied residence) to determine whether any violation of subsection 134-55(d)(1) or (2) exists. If it is determined that such violation exists, staff shall provide written notice to the owner or occupant of the premises to direct that all such violations be corrected within 30 days of receipt of such notice, and within that 30-day period, the noticed owner or occupant shall notify staff in writing that each such violation has in fact been corrected. If staff does not receive such notification of correction within that 30-day period, staff may correct all such violations subject to providing the owner or occupant not less then three additional work days written notice. Notice from the county or district may be registered mail or by any other lawful means of delivery of such notice, addressed to the owner (or occupant) as the owner's name and address then appear on the then most current tax assessment roll. In the event county staff corrects the violation(s), the county's may record a lien against the relevant premises, which lien shall run with the land and may be foreclosed upon or otherwise collected by staff.

(e)

Private wastewater systems.

(1)

Private pump station owners are required annually to provide the following to the Public Utilities Department:

a.

Emergency phone number of pump station owner;

b.

Emergency phone number of pump station operator;

c.

Maintenance reports and inspection reports;

d.

If any phone numbers change, an update must be provided within 24 hours.

(2)

Private pump station access must be secured with a master lock provided by the Public Utilities Department. Public Utilities' lock may be interlocked with the owner/operator's lock to allow access by both.

(3)

The Public Utilities Department is authorized to conduct inspections of private wastewater pump stations at its discretion. Any non-compliance will be enforced through code enforcement and FDEP code compliance where applicable.

(4)

Home Owners Associations (HOAs) and/or private wastewater pump station owners will have the opportunity to convey their pump stations including collection systems to the Collier County Water-Sewer District (CCWSD) after bringing the infrastructure into compliance with current utilities standards. System upgrades and repairs of any defects shall be the financial responsibility of the HOA or private wastewater system owner.

(Ord. No. 04-31, § 5; Ord. No. 2018-36, § 1)