[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
The categorical pretreatment standards set forth at 40 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471, are hereby incorporated by reference.
(a)
Where a categorical pretreatment standard is expressed only
in terms of either the mass or the concentration of a pollutant in
wastewater, the City Engineer may impose equivalent concentration
or mass limits in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(c). The equivalent
limitations calculated in accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(c) shall be
deemed pretreatment standards for the purposes of Section 307(d) of
the Act and this chapter. Industrial users will be required to comply
with the equivalent limitations in lieu of the promulgated categorical
standards from which the equivalent limitations were derived.
(b)
When wastewater subject to a categorical pretreatment standard
is mixed with wastewater not regulated by the same standard, the City
Engineer may impose an alternate limit using the combined waste stream
formula in 40 CFR 403.6(e). The alternate limitations calculated in
accordance with 40 CFR 403.6(e) shall be deemed pretreatment standards
for the purposes of Section 307(d) of the Act and this chapter. Industrial
users will be required to comply with the alternate limitations in
lieu of the promulgated categorical standards from which the alternate
limitations were derived.
(c)
A user may obtain a variance from a categorical pretreatment
standard if the user can prove, pursuant to the procedural and substantive
provisions in 40 CFR 403.13, that factors relating to its discharge
are fundamentally different from the factors considered by the EPA
when developing the categorical pretreatment standard.
(d)
A user may obtain net/gross adjustment to a categorical standard
in accordance with 40 CFR 403.15.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
No user or person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
into the city POTW or other public sewer tributary thereto any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, artesian well water, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, deionized water, uncontaminated
cooling water or unpolluted waste water or industrial process waters
unless specifically authorized by the Engineer.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
No user or person shall contribute or cause to be contributed,
directly or indirectly, to the POTW or other public sewer tributary
thereto any pollutant or wastewater which causes pass through or interference
to the POTW. These general prohibitions and the specific prohibitions
set forth below in this section apply to all industrial users of the
POTW whether or not they are subject to any categorical pretreatment
standard or any national, state or local pretreatment standard or
requirement. Except as hereinafter provided, no user or person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged to the city POTW, any public sewer
tributary thereto or any other private sewer connecting with a public
sewer any of the following specific materials, substances or wastes:
(a)
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. Liquids,
solids or gases which create a fire or explosion hazard include, but
are not limited to, wastewaters with a closed-cup flashpoint of less
than 14 1/20° F. or 60° C. using the test methods specified
in 40 CFR 261.21. At no time shall two successive readings on an explosion
hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the POTW treatment works
(or at any point in the POTW treatment works), 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 city, the
state or EPA has notified the user is a fire hazard or a hazard to
the system.
(b)
Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the
flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the POTW,
such as, but not limited to: solid waste, grease, garbage with particles
greater than inch in any dimension, fats, oils, animal guts or tissue,
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.
(c)
Water or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.5
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage to
POTW structures or equipment or of presenting a hazard to the personnel
employed in its operation.
(d)
Wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity,
either alone or by interaction with other substances, 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 exceed any limitation set forth in any federal, state,
or local pretreatment standard or requirement.
(e)
Noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which either
alone or by interaction with other substances are sufficient to create
a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry
into the sewers.
(f)
Substances which may cause the POTW to violate its discharge
permit(s) or preclude the disposal of any other residues according
to the POTW's selected method of sludge management.
(g)
Substances which may cause the POTW to violate its SPDES Permit,
NPDES permit or the receiving water quality standards.
(h)
Wastewater with objectionable color not removed in the treatment
process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning
solutions, which consequently imparts color to the effluent of the
POTW, thereby violating the POTW's NPDES or SPDES permit.
(i)
Wastewater having a temperature which may inhibit biological
activity in the POTW treatment plant and/or result in interference,
but in no case wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into
the POTW treatment plant which exceeds 40° C. (104° F.)
(j)
Any pollutants or wastewater, including oxygen-demanding pollutants
(BOD, etc.), released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration
which either alone or by interaction with other substances may cause
interference to the POTW.
(k)
Wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of
such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by
the Engineer in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
(l)
Wastewater which may cause a hazard to human life or create
a public nuisance.
(m)
Any petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or products
of mineral oil origin in amount that may cause pass-through or interference
to the POTW.
(n)
Any wastewater which results in the presence of toxic gases,
vapors or fumes within the POTW or sewer system in a quantity that
may cause acute worker health and safety problems.
(o)
Any hauled or trucked wastewater, except at discharge points
that have been designated by the City Engineer.
(p)
Medical wastes, except as specifically authorized by the City
Engineer in a wastewater contribution/discharge permit.
(q)
Wastewater which alone or by interaction with other substances
may cause the effluent of the POTW to fail a toxicity test.
(r)
Detergents, surface-active agents or other substances which
may cause excessive foaming in the POTW structures or equipment.
(s)
Sludges, screenings or other residues from the pretreatment
of industrial wastes.
(t)
Pollutants, substances or wastewater prohibited by this section
shall not be processed or stored in such a manner that they could
be discharged to the POTW.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
(a)
If any wastewaters are discharged or proposed to be discharged to the POTW or other public sewers tributary thereto, which contain any substances or have any characteristic enumerated in Section 14 1/2-52 or Section 14 1/2-61 of this chapter and which may, in the judgment of the Engineer, have a deleterious effect upon the city POTW, or interfere with, pass through or otherwise be incompatible with such works or which may create a hazard to life or which may create or constitute a public nuisance, the Engineer, after notice to the user of his judgment, may:
(b)
If the Engineer permits the pretreatment or equalization of
wastewater, the design, specifications, plans, construction and installation
of the pretreatment or equalization facility shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Engineer and subject to the requirements
of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in
the opinion of the Engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling
of wastewaters containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable
wastes, sand, oil or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors
shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Engineer
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning
and inspection.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided
for any wastewater, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory
and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Nothing herein contained shall prevent a special agreement between
the City Engineer and any industrial concern whereby an industrial
waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the POTW
for treatment, subject to payment therefor, by the industrial concern.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any discharge
prohibited by this chapter through an agreement between the City Engineer
and an industrial concern and/or through any payment to cover the
POTW's response costs to such a discharge. This section does not authorize
any of the discharges prohibited by this chapter to be waived or altered
to be made less stringent.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break,
damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance
or equipment which is a part of the POTW. Any person violating this
provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly
conduct.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
No person shall discharge sewage, scavenger wastes, industrial wastes or other wastewater into the POTW or any building sewer, combined sewer, natural outlet, public sewer, sanitary sewer or any other sewer from a tank, tank truck or other container of any sort whatsoever unless he shall first have received the approval of the Engineer, pursuant to Section 14 1/2-59 of this chapter, and approval of the proper county and state agencies pursuant to the laws of the State of New York. The discharge of such wastes shall not violate any requirements of this chapter. Any person found to have violated this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Prior to allowing the discharge of sewage, scavenger wastes,
industrial wastes or other waste water into the POTW or a sewer of
the City of Poughkeepsie from a tank, tank truck or other container,
the Engineer shall be satisfied that it meets the standards set forth
in Article VI of this chapter and he shall designate the point(s)
and the time(s) where the same is to be discharged. The engineer may
require any haulers of wastewater or any generators of hauled industrial
wastewater to obtain a wastewater contribution/discharge permit. No
hauled wastewater may be discharged without the prior approval of
the Engineer. The discharge of hauled wastewater is subject to all
the requirements of this section. The engineer may collect samples
of each hauled load to ensure compliance with all applicable standards.
The engineer may prohibit the disposal of any hauled wastewater which
does not meet the requirements of this chapter. The engineer may require
the wastewater hauler to provide a waste analysis of any load prior
to discharge. The engineer may also require haulers of industrial
wastes to provide a waste-tracking form for every load. This form
shall include, at a minimum, the name and the address of the industrial
waste hauler, permit number, truck identification, names and addresses
of sources of waste and volume and characteristics of waste constituents
and whether any wastes are RCRA hazardous wastes.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Any person discharging sewage, scavenger wastes, industrial wastes or other wastewaters pursuant to Section 14 1/2-58 shall guarantee to pay, when due and as presented, invoices representing the cost of testing and monitoring of the wastewater materials so discharged, by an independent laboratory designated by the Engineer.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
(a)
Unless otherwise provided, in addition to the other limitations
prescribed in this article, no industrial user or person may discharge
to the city POTW, or to any sewer tributary thereto, any wastewaters
containing levels of parameters in excess of the following limitations
when measured by a flow proportioned twenty-four-hour composite sample:
|
Parameter
|
Limitation
(mg/l)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Antimony (Sb)
|
0.002
| |
|
Arsenic (As)
|
0.48
| |
|
Beryllium (Be)
|
17.00
| |
|
Cadmium (Cd)
|
3.81
| |
|
Chromium, total (Cr-T)
|
12-82
| |
|
Copper (Cu)
|
1.98
| |
|
Lead (pb)
|
2.02
| |
|
Mercury (Hg)
|
0.09
| |
|
Nickel (Ni)
|
3.44
| |
|
Selenium (se)
|
0.0016
| |
|
Silver (Ag)
|
0.52
| |
|
Thallium (Tl)
|
45.36
| |
|
Zinc (Zn)
|
1.54
| |
|
Cyanide, total (CN-T)
|
1.31
| |
|
Oil and grease (O&G)
|
100.0
|
(b)
The specific effluent limitations enumerated in this section
shall be deemed pretreatment standards for the purpose of Section
307(d) of the Act. The specific effluent limitations enumerated in
this section shall also be deemed local limits for the purposes of
this chapter.
(c)
The limits set forth in this section apply at the point where
the wastewater is discharged to the POTW. All concentrations for metallic
substances are for "total" metal unless indicated otherwise. The City
Engineer may impose mass limitations in addition to or in place of
the weight or concentration-based limitations above.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
The city reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in
a wastewater contribution/discharge permit, more stringent standards
or requirements on discharges to the POTW.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
No industrial 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 herein or in any other pollutant-specific limitation developed
by the city or state, unless expressly authorized by an applicable
pretreatment standard or requirement. The engineer may impose mass
limitations on users who are using dilution to meet an applicable
pretreatment standard or requirement or in other cases where the imposition
of mass limitations is appropriate.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
(a)
Each industrial user shall provide protection from slug load
or accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other substances
regulated by this chapter. Facilities to prevent slug load or accidental
discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained
at the user's own cost and expense. Detailed accidental discharge/slug
control plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide
this protection shall be submitted by each industrial user to the
Engineer for review and shall be approved by the Engineer before construction
of the facility. After approval by the Engineer, the user must implement
the plan. All existing users shall develop and submit such plans for
approval within 180 days of the effective date of this chapter. 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/slug control plans have been submitted
to and approved by the Engineer. At a minimum, the accidental discharge/slug
control plan shall address the following:
(1)
Description of discharge practices, including nonroutine
batch discharges.
(2)
Description of stored chemicals.
(3)
Procedures for immediately notifying the POTW of any accidental or slug discharge with procedures for follow-up formal written notification within five days. Such notification must also be given for any discharge which would violate any of the prohibited discharges in Section 14 1/2-52 of this chapter.
(4)
Procedures to prevent adverse impact from any accidental
or slug discharge. Such procedures include, but are not limited to,
inspection and maintenance of storage areas, handling and transfer
of materials, loading and unloading operations, control of plant site
runoff, worker training, building of containment structures or equipment,
measures for containing toxic organic pollutants (including solvents)
and/or measures and equipment for emergency response.
(b)
Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall
not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify
its facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
In the case of a slug load or an accidental discharge, it is the responsibility
of the user to immediately telephone and notify the Engineer of the
incident. The notification shall include the location of the discharge,
the type of waste, concentration(s) and volume(s), and corrective
action(s) taken.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
(a)
In the case of any discharge, including, but not limited to,
accidental discharges, discharges of a nonroutine, episodic nature,
a noncustomary batch discharge or a slug load, that may cause potential
problems for the POTW or may endanger the public or the POTW personnel,
the user shall immediately telephone and notify the City Engineer
of the incident. This notification shall include the location of the
discharge, type of waste, substance or material discharged, concentration
and volume, if known, and corrective actions taken by the user.
(b)
Within five days following such a discharge, the user shall
submit to the Engineer a detailed written report describing at a minimum
the location of the discharge; the type of waste, substance or material
discharged; concentrations and volume(s); corrective action taken;
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, natural resources,
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.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Written notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin
board or other prominent place advising employees whom to telephone
and notify in the event of a discharge described in § 14 1/2h-65
of this chapter. The written notice shall be in English as well as
all other languages spoken by the employees at the user's facility.
Users shall ensure that all employees who may cause or suffer such
a discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedure.
