No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
[Amended 7-15-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
A. 
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designed as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Engineer.
B. 
Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process water may be discharged, on specific written approval of the Engineer, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers or natural outlet.
A. 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
B. 
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 of the sewage treatment plant. Materials such as copper, zinc, chromium and similar toxic substances shall be limited to the following average quantities in the sewage as it arrives at the treatment plant:
[Amended 3-21-1968 by Ord. No. 158]
Substance
Quantity
(parts per million)
Iron as Fe
5
Chromium as Cr
5
Nickel as Ni
1
Copper as Cu
1
Cadmium as Cd
1
Zinc as Zn
3
C. 
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
D. 
Solid and 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, paint, plastics, wood, underground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers and so forth, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely in the opinion of the Engineer or Superintendent that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
A. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 120º F. (49º C.), except by written approval by the Engineer. In such cases, the Engineer may require installation, by the industry, of an approved temperature recorder in the receiving sewer.
[Amended 3-21-1968 by Ord. No. 158]
B. 
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l, or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32º F. and 150º F. (0º C.) and (65º C.).
C. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded; the installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of 3/4 horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent.
D. 
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron, pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
E. 
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such a degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the treatment works exceeds the limits which may be established by the Engineer for such materials, otherwise than as provided in § 168-27 of this article.
F. 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the Engineer 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.
G. 
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Engineer in compliance with applicable state and/or federal regulations.
H. 
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
I. 
Materials which exert or cause:
(1) 
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).
(2) 
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
(3) 
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works.
(4) 
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
J. 
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or 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.
A. 
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 168-2 of this article, and which in the judgment of the Engineer or Superintendent may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
(1) 
Reject the wastes;
(2) 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
(3) 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
(4) 
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of § 168-34 of this chapter.
B. 
If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment of equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Engineer and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
(1) 
Plans, specifications, expected performance data and any other pertinent information relating to holding tanks or to pretreatment facilities shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer and submitted for the approval of the Engineer and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing. The Engineer shall approve the holding tanks or pretreatment facilities, provided the same shall indicate that an effluent conforming to the provisions of this chapter will be produced. If, after the installation of the facilities has been completed and operation begun, the facilities do not produce the expected performance, the Engineer shall have the right to order owner to cease operation until such time that modifications are made to enable the facilities to perform properly.
[Amended 7-15-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
A. 
Grease interceptors or GRDs shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector, 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 grease interceptors or GRDs shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All grease interceptors and GRDs shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Plumbing Inspector, and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B. 
It shall be the responsibility of the owner/operator to install, maintain, repair or replace a grease interceptor or GRD, as the case may be, at the owner's/operator's expense, to ensure said building plumbing system is in compliance with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code or other applicable rules and regulations.
C. 
Each and every food service establishment as defined in Chapter 873, Article V, Section 873.411 of the Westchester County Code and as licensed by the Westchester County Department of Health shall cause to be installed an operating grease interceptor or GRD, to which all grease and grease-containing liquids generated in the normal course of business shall be directed. Each and every food processing establishment and/or retail food store as identified and as licensed by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets shall cause to be installed an operating grease interceptor or GRD, to which all grease and grease-containing liquids generated in the normal course of business shall be directed.
D. 
All grease interceptors and GRDs shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Plumbing Inspector, and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. All work must conform to the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the Village.
E. 
Cleaning and inspection.
(1) 
All new and existing grease interceptors shall be cleaned and inspected by a licensed waste disposal firm on a quarterly basis, at the owner's/operator's expense, and an inspection report therefor shall be maintained by the owner/operator for review by the Plumbing Inspector at the Plumbing Inspector's request. For each grease interceptor cleaning, the owner/operator shall maintain a log of manifests recording the name of the contractor, date of haulage and quantity of contents removed from the grease interceptor. The log shall be made available upon request of the Plumbing Inspector. After one full year of such quarterly cleaning and inspection, the Plumbing Inspector may require more or less frequent cleaning and inspections for each grease interceptor. In making his determination, he shall consider the size of the grease interceptor, the type of establishment utilizing the grease interceptor, the inspection reports, the log of manifests, and any other considerations he sees fit.
(2) 
GRDs are not subject to the cleaning and inspection provisions of grease interceptors as set forth above. However, the owner/operator of a GRD shall maintain a log of manifests recording the date of haulage and quantity of contents removed from the GRD. This log shall be made available upon request of the Plumbing Inspector.
A. 
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his own expense, and shall be subject to periodic inspection by the Engineer, and shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Engineer, provided they produce an effluent conforming to the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
The owner shall maintain operating records and shall submit to the Engineer a monthly summary report of the character of the influent and effluent as may be prescribed by the Engineer to show satisfactory performance of the treatment facilities.
When required by the Engineer or the Superintendent or the Plumbing Inspector, 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 building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Engineer or the Superintendent or the Plumbing Inspector. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
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 the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water," published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said 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 sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards of life, limb and property. The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples.
[Amended 7-15-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Village and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Village for treatment, subject to payment therefor, by the industrial concern.