A.
No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed,
directly or indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which will interfere with
the operation or performance of the POTW. These general prohibitions apply
to all such users of a POTW, whether or not the user is subject to National
Categorical Pretreatment Standards or any other national, state or local pretreatment
standards or requirements. A user may not contribute the following substances
to any POTW:
(1)
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 POTW 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, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene,
xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates,
bromates, carbides, hydrides and sulfides and any other substances which the
JRSB, the state or EPA has notified the user is a fire hazard or a hazard
to the system.
(2)
Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction
to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the wastewater
treatment facilities, such as but not limited to: grease, garbage with particles
greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure,
bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders,
sand, spent lime, stone or marble dust, metal, glass, straw, shavings, grass
clippings, rags, spent grains, spent hops, wastepaper, wood, plastics, gas,
tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating
oil, mud or glass-grinding or -polishing wastes.
(3)
Any wastewater having a pH less than 5.0, unless the
POTW is specifically designed to accommodate such wastewater, or wastewater
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to
structures, equipment and/or personnel of the POTW.
(4)
Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient
quantity, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure
or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to
humans or animals, create a toxic effect in the receiving waters of the POTW,
or to exceed the limitation set forth in a categorical pretreatment standard.
A toxic pollutant shall include but not be limited to any pollutant identified
pursuant to § 307(a) of the Act.
(5)
Any noxious or malodorous 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 maintenance and repair.
(6)
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. 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 § 405 of the Act, any criteria, guidelines
or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act
or state criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used.
(7)
Any substance which will cause the POTW to violate its
NPDES and/or state disposal system permit or the receiving water quality standards.
(8)
Any wastewater with objectionable color not removed in
the treatment process, such as but not limited to dye wastes and vegetable
tanning solutions.
(9)
Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit
biological activity in the POTW treatment plant resulting in interference,
but in no case wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into the
POTW which exceeds 40° C. (104° F.) unless the POTW treatment plant
is designed to accommodate such temperature.
(10)
Any pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants
(BOD, etc.), released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which
a user knows or has reason to know will cause interference to the POTW. In
no case shall a slug load have a flow rate or contain concentration or qualities
of pollutants that exceed for any time period longer than 15 minutes more
than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration, quantities or
flow during normal operation.
(11)
Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes
of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the
Superintendent in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
(12)
Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or
creates a public nuisance.
B.
When the JRSB determines that a user(s) is contributing
to the POTW any of the above-enumerated substances in such amount as to interfere
with the operation of the POTW, the Executive Director shall:
Upon promulgation of the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards
for a particular industrial subcategory, the federal standard, if more stringent
than limitations imposed under this chapter for sources in that subcategory,
shall immediately supersede the limitations imposed under this chapter. The
Executive Director shall notify all affected users of the applicable reporting
requirements under 40 CFR 403.12.
Where the JRSB's wastewater treatment system achieves consistent
removal of pollutants limited by federal pretreatment standards, the municipality
may apply to the approval authority for modification of specific limits in
the federal pretreatment standards. "Consistent removal" shall mean reduction
in the amount of a pollutant or alteration of the nature of the pollutant
by the wastewater treatment system to a less toxic or harmless state in the
effluent which is achieved by the system in 95% of the samples taken when
measured according to the procedures set forth in § 403.7(c)(2)
of (Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 403) General Pretreatment
Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution promulgated pursuant
to the Act. The municipality may then modify pollutant discharge limits in
the federal pretreatment standards if the requirements contained in 40 CFR
403.7 are fulfilled and prior approval from the approval authority is obtained.
No person shall discharge wastewater containing in excess of:
|
Amount
(milligrams per liter)
|
Type
|
|---|---|
|
0.2
|
Arsenic
|
|
5.0
|
Cadmium
|
|
2.0
|
Copper
|
|
3.0
|
Chromium (total)
|
|
3.0
|
Chromium (hexavalent)
|
|
9.0
|
Cyanide
|
|
3.6
|
Lead
|
|
0.02
|
Mercury
|
|
12.0
|
Methylene chloride
|
|
50.0
|
Naphthalene
|
|
1.0
|
Nickel
|
|
30.0
|
Phenol
|
|
1.0
|
Selenium
|
|
5.0
|
Silver
|
|
50.0
|
Toluene
|
|
4.3
|
Zinc
|
State requirements and limitations on discharges shall apply in any
case where they are more stringent than federal requirements and limitations
or those in this chapter.
The municipality reserves the right to establish by law more stringent limitations or requirements on discharges to the wastewater disposal system if deemed necessary to comply with the objectives presented in § 240-1 of this chapter.
No user shall ever increase the use of process water or, in any way, attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards or in any other pollutant-specific limitation developed by the municipality or state. (Comment: Dilution may be an acceptable means of complying with some of the prohibitions set forth in § 240-4, e.g., the pH prohibition.)
A.
Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharge
of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this chapter. Facilities
to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided
and maintained at the owner or user's own cost and expense. Detailed
plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection
shall be submitted to the JRSB for review and shall be approved by the JRSB
before construction of the facility. All existing users shall complete such
a plan by January 1, 1985. No user who commences contribution to the POTW
after the effective date of this chapter shall be permitted to introduce pollutants
into the system until accidental discharge procedures have been approved by
the JRSB. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall
not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify the user's
facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter. In the case
of an accidental discharge, it is the responsibility of the user to immediately
telephone and notify the POTW of the incident. The notification shall include
location of discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume and corrective
actions.
B.
Written notice. Within five days following an accidental
discharge; the user shall submit to the Executive Director a detailed written
report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken
by the user to prevent similar future occurrences. Such notification shall
not relieve the user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which
may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW, fish kills or any other
damage to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the user
of any fines, civil penalties or other liability which may be imposed by this
chapter or other applicable law.
C.
Notice to employees. A notice shall be permanently posted
on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees
whom to call in the event of a dangerous discharge. Employers shall ensure
that all employees who may cause or suffer such a dangerous discharge to occur
are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
