[R.O. 1993 § 705.260; CC 1969 § 28-45; Ord. No. 2351 Art. V § 1, 10-28-1985]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including
interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water
or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.270; CC 1969 § 28-46; Ord. No. 2351 Art. V § 2, 10-28-1985]
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or
to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling
water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.280; CC 1969 § 28-47; Ord. No. 2351 Art. V § 3, 10-28-1985]
A.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
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 (2) 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 five percent (5%) or any single reading over
ten percent (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 the
EPA has notified the user is a fire hazard or a hazard to the system.
2.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids
or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance
or create any hazard in the receiving waters at the sewage treatment
plant, including, but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two (2)
mg/l as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
3.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or greater than
9.5, or any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
4.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference
with the proper operation of the sewage works, such as, but not limited
to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
5.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F.); however, if the volume of
discharge represents a significant portion of the flow resulting in
a temperature in excess of one hundred four degrees Fahrenheit (104°
F.) into the treatment facility, a lower limit may be prescribed by
the Superintendent.
6.
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two degree Fahrenheit (32° F.) and one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (150° F.) (0° C. and 65° C.).
7.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths
(3/4) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Superintendent.
8.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
9.
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc
and similar objectionable or toxic substances, or wastes exerting
an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material
received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds
the limits established by the Superintendent for such materials.
10.
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste or odor-producing
substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Superintendent as necessary, after treatment of the composite
sewage, to meet the requirements of the State, Federal or other public
agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
11.
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.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but
not limited to, fuller's earth, lime, slurries and lime residues)
or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride
and sodium sulfate).
b.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
c.
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements
in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage
treatment works.
d.
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes, or "slugs"
as defined in this Chapter.
13.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable
to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed,
or which are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage
treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
14.
Waters or wastes which prevent the disposal of sludges by the
POTW in the desired manner.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.290; CC 1969 § 28-48; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VI §§ 1, 2, 10-28-1985]
A.
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, into the City's sewers which contain any quantity of substances having the characteristics described in Section 705.280 and/or are in violation of the standards of pretreatment provided in Chapter 1, EPA Rules and Regulations, Subchapter D, Water Programs Part 403 — Pretreatment Standards, Federal Register Volume 46, No. 18, Wednesday, January 26, 1981, and any amendments thereto, and which, in the judgment of the Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise may create hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
1.
Reject the wastes.
2.
Require, at the owner's expense, pretreatment facilities to reduce the objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in Section 705.280 and/or Federal, State or local pretreatment standards.
3.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
4.
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating
the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges.
B.
If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of
waste flows, the design and installation of the pretreatment facilities
shall be at the owner's expense. Construction drawings, specifications
and other pertinent data shall be submitted for the approval of the
BPW. No construction of such facilities shall be commenced until such
approvals are obtained in writing. Construction shall be in accordance
with the approved plans.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.300; CC 1969 § 28-49; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VI § 3, 10-28-1985]
Where pretreatment facilities are provided for any waters or
wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and
effective operation by the owner at his/her expense.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.310; CC 1969 § 28-50; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VI § 4, 10-28-1985]
The City shall annually publish in the local newspaper a list
of users which, during the previous twelve (12) months, were significantly
violating applicable pretreatment standards or requirements. A "significant
violation" shall be a violation which remains uncorrected forty-five
(45) days after notification of non-compliance; which is a pattern
of non-compliance over a twelve-month period; which involves a failure
to accurately report non-compliance; or which resulted in the City
exercising its enforcement authority under this Chapter.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.320; CC 1969 § 28-51; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VI § 5, 10-28-1985]
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property
serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install
a suitable control manhole, together with such necessary meters and
other appurtenances in the builder sewer to facilitate observation,
sampling and measurement of wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall
be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance
with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed
by the owner, at his/her expense, and shall be maintained by him/her
so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.330; CC 1969 § 28-52; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VI § 6, 10-28-1985]
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this Chapter shall
be determined in accordance with procedures established by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 304(g)
of the Act and contained in 40 CFR Part 136, and amendments thereto,
or with any other test procedures approved by the State, and shall
be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon samples taken
at such control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has
been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest
downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building
sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted
methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works
and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property.
(The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour
composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether
grab samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended
solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites and
all outfalls, whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab
samples.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.340; CC 1969 § 28-53; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VI § 7, 10-28-1985]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in
the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the proper
handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts,
or any flammable wastes, sand 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 Superintendent and shall be so located as to be readily
and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.350; CC 1969 § 28-54; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VI § 8, 10-28-1985]
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City and
any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength
or character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to
payment therefor, by the industrial concern. In no case shall quantities
or types of pollutants exceed State and Federal regulations.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.360; CC 1969 § 28-55; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VII § 1, 10-28-1985]
All significant industrial users (SIUs) shall submit during the months of June and December a self-monitoring report to the Superintendent. The report shall contain the results of sampling and analysis of the discharge, including the flow rate and the nature and concentration, or production and mass where requested by the Superintendent, of pollutants contained therein which are limited by the applicable SIU's permit. The frequency of monitoring shall be as prescribed in Section 705.380.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.370; CC 1969 § 28-56; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VII § 2, 10-28-1985]
The reporting frequency for any industry may be altered by the
Superintendent upon consideration of such factors as actual flow rates
and pollutant concentrations, seasonal production schedules, etc.
However, in no case shall reporting frequency be less than twice per
year.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.380; CC 1969 § 28-57; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VII § 3, 10-28-1985]
All significant industrial users (SIUs) shall be required to
monitor their discharges at the frequency stipulated in the individual
industrial discharge permit issued for each SIU. The minimum frequency
for any SIU shall be once every three (3) months. Monitoring shall
consist of sampling the discharge in accordance with the user's
permit in order to determine the nature and concentration of pollutants.
Upon promulgation of a Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard for
a particular industry category, containing more stringent monitoring
requirements, the requirements of this Section shall immediately be
superseded. The Superintendent shall notify all affected users of
the more stringent requirements.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.390; CC 1969 § 28-58; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VII § 4, 10-28-1985]
Where 40 CFR Part 136, does not include a sampling or analytical
technique for the pollutant in question, sampling and analysis shall
be performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the EPA
publication "Sampling and Analysis Procedures for Screening of Industrial
Effluents for Priority Pollutants," April, 1977, and amendments thereto,
or with any other sampling and analytical procedures approved by the
State.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.400; CC 1969 § 28-59; Ord. No. 2351 Art. VII § 5, 10-28-1985]
Every SIU discharging any industrial waste mixture into the
sewers or sewage works of the City, or into any sewer connected thereto,
shall be required to keep and maintain records of the data listed
under this Article. Such records shall be available for inspection
during regular business hours by authorized representatives or employees
of the City, upon presenting written credentials of their authority,
and such representatives or employees shall be permitted to make and
retain copies of such records. Record files must include data for
previous three-year period of time.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.410; CC 1969 § 28-60; Ord. No. 2351 Art. IX § 1, 10-28-1985]
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's or user's
own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating
procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the City
before construction of the facility. All existing users shall complete
such a plan when directed to do so by the Superintendent. No user
who commences contribution to the POTW after October 28, 1985, shall
be permitted to introduce pollutants into the system until accidental
discharge and operating procedures have been approved by the City.
Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not
relieve the user from the responsibility to modify the user's
facilities as necessary to meet the requirements of this Section.
[R.O. 1993 § 705.420; CC 1969 § 28-61; Ord. No. 2351 Art. IX § 2, 10-28-1985]
A.
Any spill or accidental discharge of wastes which may create an explosion
hazard in the sewage works or in any way have a deleterious effect
upon these works or the treatment process, or constitute a hazard
to human beings, animals or the receiving stream, shall be immediately
reported to the Superintendent by the person responsible for such
spill or accidental discharge.
B.
Such notification shall set forth the time and place of the spill
or discharge, the type and quantity of material included in the waste
and actions taken to stop the spill or discharge.
C.
It shall be the responsibility of each person having knowledge of
the spill or accidental discharge to have available, insofar as practicable
and reasonable, the following information:
D.
It shall be the responsibility of each person responsible for the
spill or accidental discharge to provide the Superintendent with written
verification of what measures are to be taken to prevent a recurrence
of any such spill or accidental discharge. Such information shall
be in the hands of the Superintendent within seven (7) days after
the spill or accidental discharge occurred. This report shall also
include a description of the cause of the spill or accidental discharge.
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 Article or other applicable
law.
