All discharges of stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, or other waters not intended to be treated in the treatment facility shall be made to storm sewers or natural outlets designed for such discharges, except as authorized under Article IV, § 135-21. Any connection, drain, or arrangement which will permit any such waters to enter any other sewer shall be deemed to be a violation of this section and this chapter.
A commercial or industrial user shall not introduce any pollutants
into the Town's treatment works which will pass through or interfere
with the operation or performance of the treatment facilities. Sewer
service to commercial users, either within or without the Town, discharging
chemicals into the sewer collecting system shall be a matter of negotiation
between the commercial user and the Town Council.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any of the
Town's treatment works any substances, materials, waters, or
wastes in such quantities or concentrations which do or are likely
to:
(1)
Create a fire or explosion hazard, including, but not limited to,
gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive
liquid, solid, or gas; waste stream with a closed cup flashpoint of
less than 140° F. or 60° C. using test methods specified in
40 CFR 261.21;
(2)
Cause corrosive damage or hazard to structures, equipment, or personnel
of the wastewater facilities, but in no case discharges with the following
properties:
(a)
Having a pH lower than 5.0 or greater than 11.0.
(3)
Cause obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with
the operation of treatment facilities due to accumulation of solid
or viscous materials;
(4)
Constitute a rate of discharge or substantial deviation from normal
rates of discharge ("slug discharge") sufficient to cause interference
in the operation and performance of the treatment facilities;
(5)
Contain heat in amounts which are likely to accelerate the biodegradation
of wastes, causing the formation of excessive amounts of hydrogen
sulfide in the treatment works or inhibit biological activity in the
treatment facilities, but in no case shall the discharge of heat cause
the temperature in the Town wastewater sewer to exceed 65° C.
(150° F.) or the temperature of the influent to the treatment
facilities to exceed 40° C. (104° F.) unless the facilities
can accommodate such heat and the Town has obtained prior approval
from the approval authority;
(6)
Contain more than 100 milligrams per liter of nonbiodegradable oils
of mineral or petroleum origin;
(7)
Contain floatable oils, fat or grease;
(8)
Contain noxious gases, vapors or fumes, malodorous gas or substance
in quantities that may cause a public nuisance or cause acute human
or safety problems;
(9)
Contain radioactive wastes in harmful quantities as defined by applicable
state and federal regulations;
(10)
Contain any garbage that has not been properly shredded;
(11)
Contain any odor- or color-producing substances exceeding concentration
limits which may be established by the Town Manager, Public Works
Director and/or authorized representative for purposes of meeting
the Town's VPDES permit;
(12)
Contain petroleum oil, nonbiodegradeable cutting oil or products
of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass
through;
(13)
Contain any trucked or hauled pollutants except at designated
discharge points.
B.
If, in establishing discharge restrictions, discharge limits, or
pretreatment standard pursuant to the article, the Town Manager, Public
Works Director and/or authorized representative establishes concentration
limits to be met by a user, the Town Manager, Public Works Director
and/or authorized representative, in lieu of concentration limits,
may establish mass limits of comparable stringency for an individual
user at the request of such user. Upon approval by the state, such
limits should become pretreatment standards.
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any treatment
works wastewaters containing substances subject to an applicable categorical
pretreatment standard promulgated by EPA in excess of the quantity
prescribed in such applicable pretreatment standards except as otherwise
provided in this section. Compliance with such applicable pretreatment
standards shall be within three years of the date the standard is
promulgated; provided, however, compliance with a categorical pretreatment
standard for new sources shall be required upon commencement of discharge
to the treatment works.
B.
The Town Manager, Public Works Director and/or authorized representative
shall notify any industrial user affected by the provisions of this
section and establish an enforceable compliance schedule for each.
C.
No person shall discharge trucked hazardous wastes to the Town's
treatment works.
Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing any
agreement or arrangement between the Town and any user of the treatment
works and treatment facility whereby wastewater of unusual strength
or character (only in terms of BOD and/or suspended solids) is accepted
into the system and specially treated subject to additional payments
or user charges as may be applicable.
The conservation of water and energy shall be encouraged by
the Town Manager, Public Works Director and/or authorized representative.
In establishing discharge restrictions upon users, the Town Manager,
Public Works Director and/or authorized representative shall take
into account already implemented or planned conservation steps revealed
by the user. Upon request of the Town Manager, Public Works Director
and/or authorized representative, each user will provide the Town
Manager, Public Works Director and/or authorized representative with
pertinent information showing that the quantities of substances or
pollutants have not been and will not be increased as a result of
the conservation steps. Upon such a showing to the satisfaction of
the Town Manager, Public Works Director and/or authorized representative,
he shall make adjustments to discharge restrictions, which have been
based on concentrations to reflect the conservation steps.
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 Town or state.
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 Town for review, and shall be
approved by the Town before construction of the facility. 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 Town.
Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not
relieve the 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.
Within five days following an accidental discharge, the user shall
submit to the Town Manager, Public Works Director and/or authorized
representative 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 treatment works and treatment facility,
fish kills, or any other damage to persons or property; nor shall
such notification relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties,
or other liability which may be imposed by this article or other applicable
law.
C.
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.
