New Franklin Measurements and Tests ordinance (§ 705.230)

Any and all non-residential and non-commercial wastewater discharged to the public sanitary sewerage system must be metered either as water used or as wastewater discharged. Where applicable, an existing water meter will be used. If for any reason of separation, evaporation, usage in product, ground water infiltration or the use of water other than metered water, the discharge of wastewater to the sanitary sewer is other than recorded on the water meter, then other metering will be required which will more accurately determine the volume of wastewater so discharged. The cost of such special metering devices and their installation and maintenance shall be paid by the customer. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be determined in accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in Section 705.220 or upon suitable samples taken at such control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected.