[Added 7-13-1992 by L.L. No. 18-1992[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 5 of this local law provided that it shall become effective upon approval by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
A. 
The purposes of this article are to set forth specific discharge limitations (hereafter referred to as "local limits") to prevent Pass Through and Interference, to protect the safety and health of workers at the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility (POTW), and to improve opportunities to recycle and reclaim municipal and industrial wastewaters and sludges.
[Amended 9-8-1998 by L.L. No. 12-1998]
B. 
This article shall apply to all Users of the POTW in the Towns of Ithaca and Dryden and City of Ithaca and to persons who are, by resolution, agreement, contract, or permit with the municipalities, Special Joint Subcommittee, or POTW, Users of the POTW.
[Amended 9-8-1998 by L.L. No. 12-1998]
The definitions set forth in § 216-3, Article I, above (Local Law No. 17 of 1992, Section 3), as they may be revised from time to time, shall apply to the words in this article.
[Amended 9-8-1998 by L.L. No. 12-1998]
These local limits shall apply at each point of discharge to the sewerage system. In no case shall a User's discharge to the POTW violate the following specific limitations:
Pollutant
Concentration 30-Day Average
(mg/l)
Concentration 24-Hour Average
(mg/l)
Arsenic
0.6
Barium
80
240
Cadmium
2.5
7.5
Chromium, total
8
24
Chromium, hexavalent
1
3
Copper
2
6
Cyanide
0.2
0.6
Iron
180
540
Lead
20
Manganese
8
24
Mercury
1.5
4.5
Nickel
10
Silver
Zinc
6
20
18
35
Pollutant
Discharge Limit Instantaneous
(ppm)
Oil and grease (petroleum based)
50
[Amended 9-8-1998 by L.L. No. 12-1998]
All Users further shall comply with all other requirements and prohibitions regarding discharges to the POTW set forth in this Code, including those specified in this chapter, Sewer Use: Requirements for Contributors Into Joint POTW, of Chapters 214 through 217, Sewer Use, as they may be revised from time to time.