(A) This subchapter sets forth uniform requirements for users of the wastewater collection and Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) for the city and enables the city to comply with all applicable state and federal laws including the Clean Water Act, being 33 USC 1251 et seq., and the General Pretreatment Regulations, being 40 CFR 403. The objectives of this subchapter are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW that will interfere with the operation of the POTW;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which will pass through the POTW, inadequately treated, into receiving waters or otherwise be incompatible with the operation of the POTW;
(3) To ensure that the quality of the wastewater treatment plant sludge is maintained at a level which allows its use and disposal with the city's selected method of sludge use and disposal, as may be authorized by and in full compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations;
(4) To protect against damage to the POTW and to protect POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and to protect the general public;
(5) To protect ambient air quality to the extent same may be affected by industrial wastewater generation, pretreatment and/or discharge to the POTW;
(6) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the POTW;
(7) To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance and improvement of the POTW; and
(8) To enable the city to comply with its TPDES Permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements and any other federal or state laws to which the POTW is subject.
(B) This subchapter shall apply to all industrial users of the POTW. The subchapter authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; authorizes monitoring, compliance and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires industrial user reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.
(Ord. 12-1994-59, passed 12-13-94; Am. Ord. 08-2003-32, passed 4-26-03; Am. Ord. 02-2006-16, passed 2-28-06; Am. Ord. 04-2020-24, passed 4-14-20)