1. It shall be unlawful to discharge sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes to any sewer within the jurisdiction of the Board without having first complied with the terms of these Regulations.
2. Industrial wastes shall not be discharged into a storm sewer but may be discharged into a sanitary sewer if the waste is of such character as not to be detrimental to the sewer system or to the WPCC. Where such waste is detrimental to the sewer system or the WPCC, it shall be otherwise disposed of in a satisfactory manner or so improved in character as not to be detrimental to the sewer system or WPCC.
3. Surface water, rain water from roofs, subsoil drainage, building foundation drainage, cistern overflow, clean water from condensers, waste water from water motors and elevators, and any other clean and unobjectionable waste water shall be discharged into a storm water or combined sewer and in no case into a sanitary sewer.
4. Sewage, including wastes from water closets, urinals, lavatories, sinks, bathtubs, showers, laundries, cellar floor drains, garage floor drains, bars, soda fountains, cuspidors, refrigerator drips, drinking fountains, stable floor drains, and other objectionable wastes shall be discharged into a sanitary or combined sewer and in no case into a storm sewer.
5. Industrial wastes entering sewers not connected to the WPCC shall be of such characteristics as not to be detrimental to the public sewage system or to the receiving stream, according to the standards determined by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency or the CUO.
6. Sanitary sewage shall be discharged into a sanitary sewer whenever a sanitary sewer is reasonably accessible. If such sanitary sewer is not reasonably accessible, then sanitary sewage shall be discharged into a combined sewer.
7. Where the public sewage system is reasonably accessible to the property, no privy shall be constructed, maintained, or used, and any person owning property in Avon Lake on which there is a privy where the public sewage system is reasonably accessible, shall have sixty (60) days after notification by the Board to do away with such privy or be subject to the penalties provided in these Regulations.
8. Connection with a cesspool or a privy vault shall not be made into a sanitary, combined, or storm sewer.
9. No person shall discharge into a building sewer or tap a public sewer for the purpose of discharging into it any waste or drainage water prohibited by the provisions of this Section. Any existing connection in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be abandoned and removed.
10. No person shall access the sewer system or POTW for any activity including discharge of hauled septic or industrial wastes except at locations and at times as designated by the CUO. Any removal of manhole lids, or other access to the sewer system for the purpose of discharging wastes at times and/or locations other than those designated by the CUO, or without the expressed permission of the CUO, shall be considered a violation and shall be subject to enforcement action including fines and penalties allowed under these Regulations.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
a. Having a temperature higher than 104 degrees F (40 degrees C);
b. Containing more than 10 ppm by weight of fats, oils, or grease;
c. Containing any garbage that has not been ground by household type or other suitable garbage grinders;
d. Containing any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch, manure, or any other solids or viscous substances capable of causing obstructions or other interferences with proper operation of the sewer system;
e. Having a pH lower than 5.0 or higher than 11.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazards to structures, equipment, or personnel of the sewer system;
f. Containing toxic or poisonous substances in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, to constitute hazards to humans or animals, or to create any hazard in waters which receive treated effluent from the sewer system treatment plant. Toxic wastes shall include, but are not limited to wastes containing cyanide, chromium, Cadmium, mercury, copper, and nickel ions;
g. Containing noxious or malodorous gases or substances capable of creating a public nuisance, including pollutants which result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes within the sanitary sewers or WPCC in a quantity that may cause acute worker health or safety problems.
h. Containing solids of such character and quantity that special and unusual attention is required for their handling;
i. Containing any substance which may affect the WPCC’s effluent and cause violation of the NPDES permit requirements;
j. Containing any substance which would cause the WPCC to be in noncompliance with sludge use, recycle or disposal criteria pursuant to guidelines or regulations developed under Section 405 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1345), the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act or other regulations or criteria for sludge management and disposal as required by the State;
k. Containing color which is not removed in the treatment processes;
l. Containing any medical or infectious wastes;
m. Containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes;
n. Pollutants which create a fire or explosion hazard in the sanitary sewers or WPCC, including but not limited to wastestreams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Centigrade using the test method specified in 40 CFR §261.21;
o. Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass-through; or
p. Containing any pollutant released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which would cause interference with the treatment plant.
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the CUO, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, and other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private quarters or dwelling units. Where installed, all grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuous and efficient operation at all times while being used.
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