A. Purpose: Ordinance 198 codified in various sections throughout chapters 1, 3 and 4 of this title sets forth uniform requirements for discharges into the city wastewater disposal system and enables the city to comply with all state and federal laws.
B. Objectives: The objectives of ordinance 198 are:
1. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the wastewater disposal system which will interfere with the operation of the system or the use or disposal of the sludge;
2. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the wastewater disposal system which will pass through the system inadequately treated into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system; and
3. To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater and sludge from the system.
C. Provisions: Ordinance 198 provides for the regulation of discharges into the city's wastewater disposal system through the issuance of permits to certain users and through enforcement of the general requirements for the other users, authorizes monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user reporting, and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs relating from the program established herein. (Ord. 198, 2-3-1987)