A. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
(1) 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150º F. (65º C.) or which would cause a temperature above 40º C. to enter the treatment facilities.
(2) 
Any water or wastes which contain grease or oil or other substances that will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures between thirty-two degrees and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (32º and 150º F.).
(3) 
Any water or wastes containing emulsified oil and grease exceeding an average of 50 parts per million gallons of ether-soluble matter.
(4) 
Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil or mineral oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(5) 
Any noxious or malodorous gas, such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide or nitrous oxide or other substance, which, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, is capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or of preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance and repair.
(6) 
Any garbage that has not been properly pulverized or ground to fine powder.
(7) 
Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastic, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, lime residues, beer and distillery slops, chemical residue, paint residues, cannery waste, bulk solids or any other solid viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow of the sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage system.
(8) 
Any waters or wastes, acid and alkaline in reaction, having corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage system; free acids and alkalies must be neutralized, at all times, within a permissible pH range of 6.0 to 9.0.
(9) 
Any long half-life (over 100 days) of toxic radioactive isotopes, without special permit.
(10) 
Any waters or wastes that, for a duration of 15 minutes, have a concentration greater than five times the average of that of normal sanitary sewage, as defined in Subsection C of this section, as measured by suspended solids and BOD, and/or which is discharged continuously at a rate exceeding 1,000 gallons per minute, except by special permit.
(11) 
Any stormwater, roof drains, springwater, cistern or tank overflow, cellar or footing drains, discharge from any vehicle rack or motor or the contents of any privy vault, holding tank, septic tank or cesspool or the discharge of effluent from any air-conditioning machine or refrigeration unit.
B. 
Limits of toxic substances.
(1) 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance, a high chlorine demand or suspended solids in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters or the effluent of the wastewater treatment facility. Such toxic substances shall be limited to the average concentrations listed hereinafter in the sewage. If concentrations listed are exceeded, individual establishments will be subject to control in volume and concentration by the Town Engineer.
Limits of Toxic Substances in Sewage at Point of Entry Into Municipal Systems
Effluent Concentration Limits
(milligrams per liter)
Substance
30-Day Average
24-Hour Average
Cadmium
0.4
  0.8
Hex. chromium
0.2
  0.4
Total chromium
4.0
  8.0
Copper
0.8
  1.6
Lead
0.2
  0.4
Mercury
0.2
  0.4
Nickel
4.0
  8.0
Zinc
1.2
  2.4
Arsenic
0.2
  0.4
Available chlorine
50.0
50.0
Cyanide, free
0.4
  0.8
Cyanide, complex
1.6
  3.2
Selenium
0.2
  0.4
Sulfide
6.0
12.0
Barium
4.0
  8.0
Manganese
4.0
  8.0
Gold
0.2
  0.4
Silver
0.2
  0.4
Fluorides
  To fresh water
4.0*
  8.0*
  To saline water
36.0
72.0
Phenol
4.0
  8.0
*NOTE: May be multiplied by a factor of 1.5 if the municipal water supply is not fluoridated.
(2) 
The list of toxic limits provided herein will be replaced by the list of limits of toxic substances established pursuant to Section 307 of the Clean Water Act, when promulgated. Any limits in the existing list which are either more stringent than the federal limit for a particular substance or for a substance not included in the federal list may remain.
C. 
Normal sanitary sewage shall be construed to be all within the following ranges at the effluent of the industrial plant in question.
Constituents
Normal Range
(parts per million)
Suspended solids
180 to 350
BOD
140 to 300
Chlorine demand
5 to 15
[Amended 7-24-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000]
A. 
When required. Grease and oil traps and interceptors shall be installed at all premises of commercial kitchens and restaurants engaged in the preparation or service of food for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, flammable wastes or other harmful ingredients prior to entering the public wastewater collection system. Interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
B. 
Construction, general. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
C. 
Existing installations. When in the opinion of the Building Inspector an existing installation is incapable of handling liquid waste, the owner shall install a one-thousand-gallon precast exterior grease interceptor if there is available space on the premises. The manufacturer's specification and installation plan must be reviewed and approved by the Building Inspector prior to installation. When adequate space is not available on the premises, a one-hundred-pound grease trap shall be installed inside the building, at a maximum distance from hot water discharges, as acceptable to the Building Inspector. All interceptors shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. The manufacturer's specification and the installation plan from the owner must be reviewed and approved by the Superintendent prior to installation. All installations shall comply with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Ulster County Health Department and local laws governing this type of construction.
D. 
New construction. All food service facilities hereafter established shall be fitted with separate grease traps of precast concrete having a minimum one-thousand-gallon capacity exterior to the structure, and accessible for inspection and pump-out, except that any food service facility with a seating capacity in excess of 150 seats shall be provided with a grease trap with a minimum capacity of 2,000 gallons. All installations shall comply with NYSDEC, Ulster County Health Department and local laws governing this type of installation.
E. 
Preexisting nonconforming uses. All food service facilities which do not have grease and oil traps and interceptors at the premises shall install such interceptors in accordance with the requirements of this section within 30 days of connecting to the public sewer.
F. 
Maintenance. All grease and oil interceptors shall be maintained at the owner's expense in continuously efficient operation at all times. The grease and oil interceptor shall be pumped out when it is at 80% of its intended capacity and the contents disposed of at a NYSDEC approved disposal facility.
G. 
Inspection. All installation shall be readily accessible and open to inspection by the town or its designee at any time. If during the time of inspection it is determined that the interceptor is at or above capacity, and not adequately performing its intended function, the owner of the facility will be given 72 hours from the time of the inspection to have a licensed contract hauler pump out and properly dispose of the contents. The owner shall then contact the designee for a reinspection. If the owner is found to be in noncompliance with these maintenance and inspection requirements, the Building Inspector shall issue and serve an appearance ticket to the owner and pursue remedy.
H. 
Recordkeeping. The owner of each facility responsible for the installation and maintenance of grease and oil traps and interceptors shall maintain a pump-out log which will include the proper recording of pump-out dates. It shall also include receipts indicating service dates and pump-out volumes from the hauler. This information shall be made available to the Superintendent at the time of inspection.
A. 
The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having a five-day biochemical oxygen demand greater than 300 parts per million by weight or containing more than 350 parts per million by weight of suspended solids or containing more than 15 parts per million of chlorine demand or containing any quantity of substances having the characteristics above the previously described limits or having an average daily flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the town shall be subject to the review and approval of the Town Engineer.
B. 
Where necessary, in the opinion of the Town Engineer, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350 parts per million by weight or reduce the chlorine demand to 15 parts per million or reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for or control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes.
A. 
Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Town Engineer, the Water Resources Commission of the State of New York and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained, in writing.
B. 
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 expense.
When required by the Town Engineer, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with the plans approved 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 shall be determined in accordance with the Ulster County Health Department Methods of Examination of Water and Sewage and using Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater as a correct laboratory reference upon suitable samples taken at control manholes provided for above. 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.
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the town and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the town for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern.