(A) The purposes of this chapter are:
(1) To establish uniform requirements for discharges by all users to the village’s publicly owned treatment works (“POTW”), and to enable the POTW to comply with applicable state and federal laws as required by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the “Clean Water Act”), as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 C.F.R. part 403); Public Act 451 of 1994, part 31, being M.C.L.A. §§ 324.3101 et seq., as amended (“Water Resources Protection”); and the rules, M.A.C. R 323.2301 et seq., as amended, promulgated pursuant to Public Act 451 of 1994, part 31, §§ 3103, 3106, and 3109, as amended;
(2) To prevent the discharge of pollutants into the POTW that do not meet applicable pretreatment standards and requirements; that would interfere with the operation of the POTW; that would pass-through the POTW into the receiving waters or the atmosphere, the environment, or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW; that would inhibit or disrupt the POTW’s processing, use, or disposal of sludge; that would cause health or safety problems for POTW workers; or that would result in a violation of the POTW’s NPDES permit or of other applicable laws and regulations;
(3) To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and sludges from the POTW;
(4) To regulate the discharge of wastewater and/or pollutants to the POTW and to enforce the requirements of this chapter through the issuance of permits and through other means as provided by this chapter;
(5) To authorize and require all inspection, monitoring, reporting, and enforcement activities as necessary to ensure compliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements and other applicable laws and regulations; and
(6) To provide for the equitable distribution and recovery of costs from users of the POTW sufficient to administer regulatory activities and to meet the costs of the operation, maintenance, improvement, and replacement of the POTW.
(B) This chapter applies to any person, whether located within the village or outside the village, that discharges to the POTW.
(C) This chapter also applies to any person owning, using, constructing, or maintaining any private system or facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage or wastewater within the village or under the village’s jurisdiction.
(D) Any other local unit of government that discharges into the POTW shall, as a condition to discharge, be required to adopt, and to keep continually in force and up to date, an ordinance that, except as specifically approved in advance by the POTW, must be identical to the sewer use ordinance as provided by this chapter (and as this chapter is amended from time to time by the village).
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any wastewater or pollutant to the POTW or to any storm sewer or natural outlet within the village or in any area under the jurisdiction of the village, except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations.
(F) If any user discharges or proposes to discharge wastewaters or pollutants that are prohibited or limited by this chapter, the village may take any action as provided by this chapter or other applicable laws or regulations to assure and require compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2009-5, passed 7-20-2009) Penalty, see § 53.999