(a) In general. This article sets forth uniform requirements for users of the wastewater system, to enable the city of Dallas to comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act, as amended (33 USC §§1251 et seq.), and the general pretreatment regulations (Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 403). The objectives of this article are:
(1) to prevent the introduction of pollutants into the wastewater system that will interfere with its operation;
(2) to prevent the introduction of pollutants into the wastewater system that will pass, inadequately treated, through the wastewater system and into receiving waters, or that will otherwise be incompatible with the wastewater system;
(3) to protect the health and safety of both the wastewater system’s personnel and the general public;
(4) to promote the reuse and recycling of industrial wastewater and sludge within the wastewater system;
(5) to provide for wastewater contracts between the city and other municipalities or extra- jurisdictional users who discharge to the wastewater system; and
(6) to enable the city to comply with its Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other federal or state laws to which the wastewater system is subject.
(b) Incorporation of EPA or TCEQ standards. All categorical pretreatment standards, sewage pretreatment rules, lists of toxic pollutants, industrial categories, and other applicable regulations promulgated by the EPA or TCEQ, including all future amendments of those standards, rules, and regulations, are incorporated into this article. (Ord. 28084)