(A) The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards, rules and regulations, with respect to the use of the POTW, to provide for rates and charges for connection to and use of the system, to establish limits for the discharge of pollutants into the system and to prevent the pollution of the environment.
(B) This chapter sets forth requirements for dischargers into the city’s wastewater collection and treatment systems, and enables the city’s system to protect the public health and environment in conformity with all applicable state and federal laws relating thereto.
(C) The objectives of this chapter are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which interfere with the normal operation of the system or contaminate the resulting sludge;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the POTW which do not receive adequate treatment in the POTW and which will pass through the system 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.
(D) This chapter provides for the issuance of permits and discharge authorizations for the regulation of discharges into the POTW.
(Ord. effective 11-15-2013)