(A) Regulatory actions.
(1) Prohibited discharges. If wastewaters containing any substance described in § 51.016 are discharged or proposed to be discharged into the sewer system of the village or to any sewer system tributary thereto, the Superintendent or Village Solicitor may take any action necessary to:
(a) Prohibit the discharge of the wastewater;
(b) Require a discharger to demonstrate that in-plant modifications will control, reduce, or eliminate the discharge of such substances in conformity with this subchapter. This may include control over the quantities and rates of discharge;
(c) Require pretreatment, including storage facilities, or flow equalization necessary to reduce or eliminate the objectionable characteristics or substances so that the discharge will not violate these rules and regulations;
(d) Require the person making, causing, or allowing the discharge to pay any additional cost or expense incurred by the village for handling and treating excess loads imposed on the treatment system; or
(e) Take any other remedial action as may be deemed to be desirable or necessary to achieve the purpose of this subchapter.
(2) Minimum standards. All industrial wastes discharged to the public sewers by major contributing industries shall as a minimum meet the national pretreatment standards or best practical control technology currently available for incompatible pollutants as published in the latest Federal Regulations, unless the village is committed, in its NPDES permit, to remove a specified percentage of the incompatible pollutant. In those instances the applicable pretreatment standards may be correspondingly reduced to levels determined by the engineer, his or her duly authorised representative, or state regulatory agencies.
(3) Special conditions. No statement contained in this section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the village and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the village for treatment to possible payment therefor by the industrial concern for subsequent treatment. Any industrial concern may appeal to the Council and determination made by the engineer in the enforcement of this subchapter.
(4) Written report/plan. After passage of this subchapter, each person whose operation entails the discharge of industrial wastes to a public sever shall prepare and file with the engineer a written statement setting forth the nature of the operation contemplated or presently carried on, the amount and source of water required for use, the proposed point of discharge of the wastes into the wastewater collection system of the village, subject to possible payment therefor by the industrial concern for subsequent treatment, the estimated amount to be so discharged, and a fair statement setting forth the expected bacterial, physical, chemical, and other known characteristics of the wastes. Within a reasonable time of receipt of this statement, it shall be the duty of the village to make an order stating the minimum restrictions that in the judgment of the engineer may be necessary to any industrial concern may appeal to the Council and determination made by the engineer in the enforcement of this subchapter adequately guard against unlawful uses of the village’s wastewater system.
(B) Submission of plans.
(1) Pretreatment plans. Where pretreatment or equalization of wastewater flows prior to discharge into any part of the wastewater treatment system is required, plans, specifications, other pertinent data or information, including installation of facilities and equipment relating to the pretreatment or flow-control facilities shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent. This approval shall not exempt the discharge or the facilities from compliance with any applicable code, ordinance, rule, regulation, or order of any governmental authority. Any subsequent alterations or additions to the pretreatment or flow-control facilities shall not be made without due notice to and prior approval of the Superintendent.
(2) Grease and oil interceptors. For grease, oil, and inorganic material such as sand, grit, and the like, interceptors shall be provided when in the opinion of the engineer, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts, as specified in division (B)(1) above, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients, except that the interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the engineer, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the Superintendent. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the owner(s) personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
(C) Pretreatment facilities operations. If pretreatment of control of waste flows is required, the facilities shall be continuously maintained in good working order and operated as effectively and efficiently as possible by the owner or operator at his or her own cost and expense, subject to the requirements of these rules and regulations and all other applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
(D) Admission to property. Whenever it shall be necessary for the purposes of these rules and regulations, the Superintendent, upon the presentation of credentials, may enter upon any property or premises at reasonable times for the purpose of copying any records required to be kept under the provisions of this chapter; inspecting any monitoring equipment or method; and sampling any discharge of wastewater to the treatment works. The Superintendent may enter upon the property at any hour under emergency circumstances.
(E) Protection from accidental discharge. Each industrial user shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes regulated by this subchapter. Facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner’s or operator’s own cost and expense. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Superintendent for review, and shall be approved by him or her before construction of the facility. Review and approval of the plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the industrial user from the responsibility to modify his or her facility as necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(F) Reporting of accidental discharge. If, for any reason, a facility does not comply with or will be unable to comply with any prohibition or limitations in this chapter, the facility responsible for the discharge shall immediately notify the Superintendent so that corrective action may be taken to protect the treatment system. In addition, a written report addressed to the Superintendent detailing the date, time, and cause of the accidental discharge, the quantity and characteristics of the discharge, and corrective action taken to prevent future discharges, shall be filed by the responsible industrial facility within five days of the occurrence of the noncomplying discharge.
(Ord. 15-79, passed 4-2-1979)