(A) This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect contributors into the wastewater collection and treatment system for the city and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws required by the Clean Water Act of 1977 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 municipal wastewater system which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the municipal wastewater system which will pass through the system inadequately treated into receiving waters so as to cause violations of the city's KPDES permit or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system;
(3) To promote the reuse, recycling and reclamation of wastewaters and sludges from the treatment system;
(4) To provide for equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement of the municipal wastewater system;
(5) To protect municipal personnel who may be affected by sewage, sludge and/or effluent in the course of their employment as well as protecting the general public;
(6) To ensure that the municipality complies with its KPDES permit conditions, sludge permit conditions, including use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state environmental laws to which the municipal wastewater system is subject; and
(7) To reduce and/or eliminate in so much as is practical inflow and infiltration of groundwater into the collection system.
(C) This chapter provides for the regulation of direct and indirect contribution to the municipal wastewater system through the issuance of permits to certain non-domestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for the other users, authorizes monitoring and enforcement actions, requires user reporting and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.
(D) This chapter shall apply to all users of the city’s municipal wastewater system. Except as provided herein, the POTW Director/General Manager, or his or her designee, shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any powers granted to or imposed upon the POTW Director/General Manager may be delegated by the POTW Director/General Manager to other city or contractual personnel. By discharging wastewater into the municipal wastewater system, all users located outside the city limits agree to comply with the terms and conditions established in this chapter, as well as any permits, enforcement actions or orders issued hereunder.
(Ord. 16-10, passed 11-21-2016; Ord. 21-03, passed 4-19-2021; Ord. 22-05, passed 3-21-2022)