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 7-15-1985 by L.L. No. 22-1985; 11-26-2007
by L.L. No. 12-2007]
A.
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 Village. Industrial cooling waters or
unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Village, 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:
A.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
B.
Any water 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, including but not limited
to cyanides in excess of two milligrams per liter as CN in the wastes as discharged
to the public sewer.
C.
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having
other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures,
equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
D.
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 sewer 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.
[Amended 7-15-1985 by L.L. No. 22-1985]
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 Village 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 acceptance of these wastes, the Village 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, unless specifically
approved in writing by the Village are:
A.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than
150° F. or containing heat in such quantities so as to cause the temperature
of the treatment plant influent to exceed 104° F. (40° C.).
B.
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils,
whether emulsified or not, in excess of 25 milligrams per liter or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32°
and 150° F.
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 review and approval of the Village.
D.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acrid iron pickling
wastes or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
E.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic substances in excess
of the following levels:
|
Parameter
|
Level
(milligrams per liter)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
|
0.05
| |
|
Cadmium
|
0.064
| |
|
Chromium, total
|
0.05
| |
|
Copper
|
3.72
| |
|
Cyanide
|
0.3
| |
|
Lead
|
0.67
| |
|
Mercury
|
0.2
| |
|
Nickel
|
1.0
| |
|
Silver
|
0.44
| |
|
Zinc
|
1.50
|
F.
Any water or wastes containing phenols in excess of 0.5
milligrams per liter or other taste or odor producing substances in such concentrations
exceeding limits which may be established by the Village, 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 Village in compliance
with applicable state 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 waste constituting
slugs as defined herein.
(5)
Excessive odor as determined by the Superintendent.
J.
Water 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
for items, such as: treatment plant effluent discharging to receiving stream,
sludge, residue or scum disposal criteria on land or air emissions.
[Amended 7-15-1985 by L.L. No. 22-1985]
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 § 205-25 of this article and which, in the judgment of the Village, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Village may:
B.
Any person notified by the Village that the Village is
rejecting the waste shall immediately stop or eliminate the contribution.
In the event of a failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the rejection
order, the Village shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate
severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the sewer
works or endangerment to any individuals. The Village shall reinstate service
upon proof of the elimination of the noncomplying discharge and after assurance
that the person responsible for the discharge will submit a detailed written
statement describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures
taken to prevent any further occurrence. This statement shall be submitted
to the Village within 15 days of the date of occurrence.
C.
If the Village permits the pretreatment or equalization
of wastes flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall
be subject to the review and approval of the Village and subject to the requirements
of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
[Amended 7-15-1985 by L.L. No. 22-1985]
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion
of the Village, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes
containing grease or oil 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 Village and shall be so located as to
be readily and easily accessible for cleaning. The owner shall open these
units for inspection by the Superintendent at any time.
Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory
and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
[Amended 7-15-1985 by L.L. No. 22-1985]
When required by the Village, 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 accessibly and safely located
and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Village.
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 Wastewater, 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 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 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, where pH's are determined from periodic grab
samples.)
[Amended 7-15-1985 by L.L. No. 22-1985]
No statement contained in this article shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the Village and any industrial concern for treatment of unusual waste, provided that the agreement or arrangement in no way violates Article V of this chapter, the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards or National Pretreatment Standards as listed in CFR 403.5(a) and (b).
[Added 7-15-1985 by L.L. No. 22-1985]
When pretreatment regulations are adopted by United States Environmental
Protection Agency or NYSDEC for any industry, then that industry must immediately
conform to the USEPA or NYSDEC timetable for adherence to federal and state
pretreatment requirements and any other applicable requirements promulgated
by USEPA and NYSDEC in accordance with the Clean Water Act of 1977 (PL 95-127)
Section 307. Additionally, such industries shall comply with any more stringent
standards necessitated by local conditions as determined by the Village.
