No person, other than a municipality having
such right by contract with the Village, shall make or cause to be
made any connection or attachment to any Village sewer facility, nor
shall any person maintain, use, cause or permit any connection or
attachment to be maintained or used without having obtained a permit
therefor from the Commissioner of Public Works. Proof of the existence
of any such connection or attachment without a permit from of the
Commissioner of Public Works shall create a presumption that the connection
was made or caused to be made by the owner of the premises served
by such connection or attachment. No person shall discharge directly
or indirectly into any such facility any industrial or objectionable
waste without having obtained a permit therefor from the Commissioner
of Public Works. As a condition for authorization for disposal of
industrial waste, industries must provide information describing wastewater
constituents and characteristics and type of activity involved as
provided for herein. Proof of the contribution of any such wastes
shall create a presumption that such waste was discharged by the owner
of the premises on which such waste originated.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged,
either directly or indirectly, any stormwater, surface water, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or
unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary sewer. Proof
of the contribution of any such wastes shall create a presumption
that such waste was discharged by the owner of the premises on which
such waste originated.
A.
General. No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly, except as provided for in Article IV, any pollutant or wastewater which is an objectionable waste. Generally, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged substances, materials, waters or wastes under such conditions that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream or can otherwise endanger life, limb or public property or constitute a nuisance. In determining the acceptability of wastes, the Commissioner will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, the sewer treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant and other pertinent factors. These general prohibitions apply to all such users of POTW, whether or not the user is subject to National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or any other federal, state or local Pretreatment Standards or Requirements.
B.
Fire or explosion hazard. Any liquids, solids or gases
which, by reason of their nature or quantity are or may be sufficient
either alone or by interaction with other substances to cause fire
or explosion or be injurious in any other way to the PTOW or to the
operation of the POTW. At no time shall two successive readings on
an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the system
(or at any point in the system), be more than 5% nor any single reading
over 10% of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter. Prohibited
materials include, but are not limited to, gasoline, fuel oil, kerosene,
naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes,
peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides,
sulfides and any other substances which the Village, the state or
EPA has notified the user is a fire hazard or a hazard to the system.
C.
Toxic pollutants. Any wastewater containing toxic
pollutants in sufficient quanity, either singly or by interaction
with other pollutants, to injure or interfere with any wastewater
treatment process, constitute hazard to humans or animals, create
a toxic effect in the receiving waters of the POTW or to exceed limitations
set forth in a Categorical Pretreatment Standard. A toxic pollutant
shall include, but not be limited to, any pollutant identified pursuant
to Section 307(a) of the Act.
D.
Solids which may create obstructions. Solid or viscous
substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other
interference with the proper operation of the wastewater treatment
facilities, such as, but not limited to, grease, as defined hereinafter,
ground or underground garbage, animal carcass wastes, ashes, cinders,
sand, lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass
clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, wastepaper, bark, wood,
sawdust, plastics, gas, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining
or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud or glass grinding or
polishing wastes. Grease shall include wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances
which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32°
F. and 150° F. (0° C. and 65° C.).
E.
pH. Any wastewater having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher
than 9.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the POTW.
F.
Taste- or odor-causing materials. Any noxious, malodorous
or taste-producing liquids, gases or solids which either singly or
by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create a public
nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into
the sewers for their maintenance and repair.
G.
Materials interfering with water reuse or sludge disposal.
Any substance which may cause the POTW's effluent or any other product
of the POTW such as residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for
reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process
where the POTW is pursuing a reuse and reclamation program. In no
case shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause the POTW to be
in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines
or regulations, developed under Section 504 or the Act; any criteria,
guidelines or regulations effecting sludge use or disposal developed
pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic
Substances Control Act the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
or State criteria applicable to the sludge management method being
used.
H.
POTW permit violation. Any substance which will cause,
the POTW to violate its SPDES permit or the receiving water quality
standards.
I.
Pathogens. Any matter which contains viable pathogenic
bacteria in quantities larger than normally encountered in raw domestic
sewage or any matter which can reasonably be expected to contain such
viable pathogenic bacteria in such quantities.
J.
Temperature. Any liquid, solid or vapor having a temperature
highter than 150° F. (65° C.); however, such liquid, solid
or vapor shall not cause the temperature of the influent to the sewage
treatment plant to be greater than 104° F. (40° C.).
K.
Acid or pickling waste. Any waters or wastes containing
strong-acid iron-pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions,
whether neutralized or not.
L.
Specific elemental concentrations. Any waters or wastes
containing concentrations in excess of the following:
|
Specific Pollutant Limitations for Discharge
to Sanitary Sewers
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Parameter
|
Concentration Limit
(milligrams per iter)
| |
|
Cadmium
|
0.2
| |
|
Chromium, Hex
|
0.1
| |
|
Chromium, Total
|
2.0
| |
|
Copper
|
2.0
| |
|
Iron
|
4.0
| |
|
Lead
|
0.1
| |
|
Mercury
|
0.1
| |
|
Nickel
|
2.0
| |
|
Zinc
|
5.0
| |
|
Arsenic
|
0.1
| |
|
Available chlorine
|
0.5
| |
|
Cyanide, Total
|
1.0
| |
|
Selenium
|
0.1
| |
|
Sulfide
|
3.0
| |
|
Barium
|
2.0
| |
|
Manganese
|
2.0
| |
|
Ammonia nitrogen
|
20.0
| |
|
Gold
|
0.1
| |
|
Silver
|
0.1
| |
|
Fluorides
|
10.0
| |
|
Antimony
|
0.18
| |
M.
Radioactive wastes. Any wastewater containing radioactive,
wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed
limits established by the Commissioner in compliance with applicable
state or federal regulations.
N.
Potential precipitates. Any waters or wastes containing
solids in solution which will precipitate greater than 1,000 parts
per million (ppm) upon acidification (pH below 5.5) or alkalization
(pH above 9.5) or oxidation or reduction.
O.
Viscosity. Any waters or wastes having a viscosity
exceeding 1.10 poises (absolute viscosity) upon discharge or after
acidification (pH below 5.5) or alkalization (pH above 9.5).
P.
Color. Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited
to, dye wastes and vegatable tanning solutions).
Q.
Conventional pollutants. Unusual BOD, TDS, TSS, COD
or chlorine requirements in such quanties as to constitute an unacceptable
load on the sewage treatment works as determined by the Commissioner.
R.
Extreme variations. Unusual volume of flow or concentration
of wastes consituting slugs, as defined herein.
