§ 52.063 MONITORING FACILITIES.

   (A)   Users shall provide and maintain in safe and proper condition, at their own expense, a suitable manhole and such other facilities as the county may require to allow the authorized representatives of the POTW, EPA, or the state to inspect, sample, or measure flows from wastewater subject to this chapter.

   (B)   There shall be ample room in or near such facilities to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis.

   (C)   If locating such facilities on a user’s property would be impractical, the user may apply to the POTW for a right-of-way or for permission to construct on public property.

(2004 Code, § 181-27) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)

§ 52.064 INSPECTION AND SAMPLING.

   Representatives of the county, the state, and EPA upon showing proper identification shall have the right to enter and inspect the facilities of any industrial user to ascertain whether the purpose of this chapter is being met and all requirements are being complied with.

   (A)   While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to above, the Administrator or duly authorized employees of the county shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company; the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the county employees; and the county shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by county employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in § 52.063.

   (B)   The Director and other duly authorized employees of the county, the state, and EPA bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the county holds an easement, for the purpose of but not limited to inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the easement pertaining to the private property involved.

   (C)   All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of the waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the APHA, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property. The particular analyses involved will determine whether a composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken.

(2004 Code, § 181-28) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)

§ 52.065 PRETREATMENT.

   (A)   Industrial users shall make wastewater acceptable under the limitations established herein before discharging into any county sewer. Users shall provide necessary wastewater treatment as required to comply with this chapter.

   (B)   If the Administrator permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Administrator, and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, resolutions, and laws.

   (C)   Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his or her expense.

   (D)   Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or method of operation shall be reported to and be acceptable to the county prior to the industrial user’s initiation of the changes.

   (E)   Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided by the user when, in the opinion of the Administrator, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Administrator, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.

(2004 Code, § 181-29) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)

§ 52.066 SPECIAL AGREEMENTS.

   (A)   No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the county and the POTW (if different from the county) and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the POTW for treatment, subject to payment therefor, by the industrial concern. Payment may not be in lieu of pretreatment.

   (B)   Special agreements may be established when, in the opinion of the county, unusual or extraordinary circumstances compel special terms and conditions. Such agreements shall not, however, exempt the user from complying with any national categorical pretreatment standard, or any other state or federal pretreatment requirement, if the user would be so required.

(2004 Code, § 181-30) (Ord. 57, passed 2-18-1986; Ord. 57-A, passed 10-5-1993)

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