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Secs. 26-63—26-72. Reserved.
*Editor's note-Formerly. Div. 2, §§ 26-73—26-92, pertained to discharges to regional treatment facility. Such provisions, derived from Ord. No. 86-59, § 2, adopted Dec. 16, 1986, and Ord. No. 89-40, §§ 1—5, adopted Nov. 7, 1989, were repealed by Ord. No. 93-8, title, adopted May 18, 1993.
Secs. 26-73—26-99. Reserved.
Secs. 26-100—26-111. Reserved.
Subdivision A. General Provisions
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate industrial waste pretreatment facilities and discharge of industrial waste into the Wastewater Facility (WWF) operated by the South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Board and providing for pollutant limitations, data collection, monitoring, and sampling, and providing for penalties for the violation thereof for the following purposes:
(a) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the city's wastewater system which will interfere with the normal operation of the wastewater collection system or the wastewater treatment plant, or which will contaminate the resulting municipal sludge;
(b) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the city's wastewater collection system which do not receive adequate treatment by the WWF, and which will pass through the system into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system;
(c) To protect the Wastewater Facility workers and the general public;
(d) To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the costs of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the Wastewater Facility;
(e) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system; and
(f) To enable the city 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 WWF is subject.
(Ord. No. 93-8, § 2, 5-18-93; Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-3-99; Ord. No. 12-019, § 2, 12-4-12; Ord. No. 13-032, § 2, 11-9-13)
The policy is established that the provisions of this chapter will be enforced to the fullest extent possible under the provisions of Federal Pretreatment Regulations 40 CFR Part 403 and Florida Administrative Code Rules, 62-302, 62-600, 62-604, 62-610, and 62-625 issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The standards set forth are minimum requirements to ensure the general health and welfare of the public. Except as otherwise provided herein, the city shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 93-8, § 2, 5-18-93; Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-3-99; Ord. No. 12-019, § 2, 12-4-12; Ord. No. 13-032, § 2, 11-9-13)
(a) The use of city wastewater facilities by any entity or local government shall subject that entity or local government to the application of this chapter. This shall include, but not be limited to, wholesale, retail, and large agreement users, whether inside or outside the city limits.
(b) The regulations of this chapter shall apply to all users of the sewer facilities of the city whether inside or outside the city, including all other local governments such as, but not limited to, the Town of Highland Beach, the Town of Gulf Stream, and contributions from incorporated or unincorporated agencies of Palm Beach County. Furthermore, all local government users shall be required, within 60 days after enactment of this chapter and notice thereof, to enact ordinances substantially similar to this chapter and to apply and enforce the same to all users of their public and sanitary sewer systems.
(Ord. No. 99-21, § 1, 8-3-99; Ord. No. 12-019, § 2, 12-4-12; Ord. No. 13-032, § 2, 11-9-13)
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