(A) This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly owned treatment works (POTW) for the town and enables the town POTW to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.) and the general pretreatment regulations (40 C.F.R. part 403).
(B) The objectives of this chapter are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the town POTW that will interfere with its operation;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the town POTW that will pass through the publicly owned treatment works, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the publicly owned treatment works;
(3) To protect both the town POTW personnel, who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment, and the general public;
(4) To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge from the POTW;
(5) To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance and improvement of the POTW; and
(6) To enable the town POTW to comply with its national pollutant discharge elimination system permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the town POTW is subject.
(C) This chapter shall apply to all users of the town POTW. This chapter authorizes the issuance of individual wastewater discharge permits; provides for monitoring, compliance and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires user reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.
(D) To the extent that any provision of this chapter contradicts any provision of any other ordinance of the town, the provisions in this chapter shall apply.
(Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-14-2021)