(a) This division sets forth uniform requirements for users of the wastewater collection and treatment system of the town of Cary (sometimes hereafter "town"), and enables the town to comply with permits and interlocal agreements and all applicable state and federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 CFR 403), as amended from time to time. The objectives of this division are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants and wastewater discharges into the municipal wastewater system which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting residual solids;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants and wastewater discharges into the municipal wastewater system which will pass through the system, inadequately treated, into any waters of the state, into the atmosphere, or will otherwise be incompatible with the municipal wastewater system;
(3) To promote reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and residual solids from the municipal wastewater system;
(4) To protect municipal personnel who may be affected by sewage, residual solids, and effluent in the course of their employment and to protect the general public;
(5) To provide for equitable distribution of the cost of acquisition, operation, maintenance and improvement of the municipal wastewater system; and
(6) To ensure that the town complies with its NPDES and nondischarge permit conditions; residual solids use and disposal requirements; other wastewater-related permits and agreements; and any other federal or state laws to which the municipal wastewater system is subject.
(b) This division regulates all users of the municipal wastewater system through the imposition and enforcement of general requirements for all users and the issuance of wastewater discharge permits to certain users. It authorizes monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user reporting, and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs of the town's POTW and the program described herein.
(c) This division shall apply to all users of the municipal wastewater system, as authorized by G.S. 160A-312. Except as otherwise provided herein, the director of the town department of utilities shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this division. Any powers granted to or imposed upon the director may be delegated by the director to other town personnel. By discharging wastewater into the municipal wastewater system, users located within or outside the town limits agree to comply with, and shall be subject to, the provisions of this division, all rules and regulations established hereunder, and the terms and conditions of any permits, enforcement actions, or orders issued hereunder.
(d) The town through agreement authorized by law including G.S. 160A-313, may delegate or authorize the administration, implementation, and enforcement provision of the pretreatment program in a specified sewer service area of the town to another POTW that has a state approved sewer use ordinance and pretreatment program and is receiving wastewater from significant industrial users. Users whose wastewater is permitted by a POTW other than the town, shall meet sewer use ordinance and pretreatment program requirements as established by the receiving POTW.
(Code 1982, § 19-89; Ord. No. 94-036, 12-8-1994; Ord. No. 2009-Code-04, 3-12-2009; Ord. No. 2011-Code-09, 12-15-2011)