For brevity and ease of communication, this chapter may be cited
as the "City of Port Jervis Sewer Use Law."
The general purpose of this chapter is the following: to provide
for efficient, economic, environmentally safe, and legal operation
of the City of Port Jervis POTW Collection System (POTWCS) and of
the City of Port Jervis POTW Treatment Plant (sometimes referred to
herein collectively as "the POTW").
The specific purposes of this chapter are the following:
A.
To prevent the introduction of substances into the POTW that will:
(1)
Interfere with the POTW in any way.
(2)
Pass through the POTW to the state's waters and cause contravention
of standards for those waters or cause violation of the POTW's SPDES
permit.
(3)
Increase the cost or otherwise hamper the disposal of POTW sludge
and/or residuals.
(4)
Endanger municipal and/or POTW employees or contractors.
(5)
Cause air pollution, or groundwater pollution, directly or indirectly.
(6)
Cause, directly or indirectly, any public nuisance condition.
B.
To prevent new sources of infiltration and inflow and, as much as
possible, eliminate existing sources of infiltration and inflow.
C.
To assure that new sewers and connections are properly constructed.
