(A) The village shall make and enforce rules and regulations establishing the types and characteristics of sewage, and other matters which shall be discharged into the sanitary sewage system; the types and characteristics of sewage admissible to the system only after pretreatment requisites for pretreatment; and otherwise govern the discharge of sewage and other matters into the system in the interest of safety and efficient operation of the wastewater treatment plant. The objectives of this section are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutant into the village wastewater system which will interfere with the normal operations of the system, or contaminate the resulting village sludge;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the village wastewater system which do not receive adequate treatment at the POTW, and which will pass through the system into receiving waters of the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system; and
(3) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system.
(B) In cases where the character of sewage or industrial wastes from any manufacturing or industrial plant, building or premises is such that it will damage the sewage system, or cannot be treated satisfactorily at the wastewater plant, the village shall compel such users to dispose of such waste so as to prevent it from entering the sewage system of the village.
(C) In cases where the character of sewage or industrial wastes from any manufacturing or industrial plant, building or premises shows excessive flow rates or a concentration of pollutants such that it imposes an unreasonable burden upon the sewage collection, pumping or treatment work greater than imposed by the average sewage entering the sewage system, the village may compel such manufacturing or industrial plant, building or premises to pretreat such sewage in such manner as specified by the Administrator before discharging it into the sewage system, require flow control or equalizations of such wastes so as to avoid any “slug” loads or excessive loads that may be harmful to the treatment works to cover any additional costs of having the capacity for receiving and treating such wastes.
(D) In addition to the minimum charge and any volume charges, any user discharging wastewater containing BOD in excess of 200 mg/l and/or SS in excess of 200 mg/l shall pay the village’s cost for the treatment and removal of these wastes at the POTW. Grease and fat of excess over 0.17 mg/l will be charged the village’s costs for the treatment and removal of this waste at the POTW. By-pass of pretreatment equipment or pretreatment process will not be permitted.
(E) Other wastewater, containing acceptable waste only, delivered to the treatment system, shall pay a fee of $2 per 1000 gallons, and shall be subject to the high strength surcharges. To determine slug loads the 40% volume costs calculations shall be used. All volume over the 40% flow rate for a normal working day shall be subject to a high volume charge:
GPD - Work Hour x 40% = GPH allowed
(F) In addition to the other charges, such users shall be charged costs for each sampling and metering required for high strength surcharges, industrial cost recovery or ascertaining pretreatment compliance. A fee shall be charged for each sampling period in which samples are collected and analyzed. Sampling periods shall not exceed a 24-hour day. Sampling shall be done when it appears that violations are occurring.
(G) Each industrial or commercial discharger, as deemed necessary by the Village Administrator, shall provide and operate, at their own expense, a monitoring facility to allow inspections, sampling and flow measurement of each sewer discharge to the POTW. Each monitoring facility shall be situated on the discharger’s premises, except where such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the discharger, the Village Administrator may concur with the facility being constructed in the public street or sidewalk strip, providing that the facility is located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles. There shall be ample room in or near such sampling facility to allow accurate sampling or preparation of samples for analysis. The facility, sampling and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the discharger. All monitoring facilities shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with any and all applicable local construction standards and specifications.
(H) The Wastewater Superintendent or appointed representative may inspect the monitoring facilities of any industrial or commercial discharger to determine compliance with the terms of this subchapter. The discharger shall allow representatives of the village to enter upon the premises of the discharger at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspection, sampling or examination of records. The Wastewater Superintendent or appointed representative shall have the right to set up, on the discharger’s property, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance, monitoring and/or metering if operations.
(I) The village may, for good cause shown, suspend the wastewater treatment service to an industrial or commercial discharger when it appears to the village that an actual or threatened discharge presents or threatens an imminent or substantial danger to the health or welfare of the persons or property substantial danger to the environment, interferes with the operation of the POTW, or violates any pretreatment limits imposed by this subchapter. Any treatment service shall, within a reasonable period of time as determined by the village, cease all discharge. In the event of a failure of the discharger to comply voluntarily with the suspension order within the time specified, the village may commence judicial proceedings immediately thereafter to compel compliance with such order. The village may reinstate wastewater treatment service and terminate judicial proceedings upon clear and convincing proof of the discharger of the elimination of the noncomplying conditions which created the threat of imminent or substantial danger as set forth above.
(J) The village may terminate the wastewater treatment services to any industrial or commercial discharger who fails to:
(a) Factually report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its discharge;
(b) Report significant changes in wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(c) Permit reasonable access to the discharger’s premises by representatives of the village for the purpose of inspections or monitoring; and
(4) Adhere to the conditions of this subchapter, or any final judicial order entered with respect hereto. Whenever the village finds that any discharger has engaged in conduct which justifies termination of the wastewater treatment service, the village shall serve or cause to be served upon such discharger a written notice, either personally or by certified mail, stating the nature of the violation. Within seven days of the receipt of the notice, the discharger shall respond, personally or in writing, to the village, advising of its position with respect to the violations. Thereafter, the parties shall meet to ascertain the truth of the violations and, where necessary, establish a plan for the satisfactory correction thereof.
(Ord. 4-1992, passed 1-9-1992) Penalty, see § 54.99