(A) (1) If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged, to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in § 54.43 of this chapter, and which, in judgment of the Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
(a) Require new industries (or other large users) or industries (or other large users) with a significant increase in discharges to submit information on wastewater quantities and characteristics and obtain prior approval for discharges;
(b) Reject the wastes, in whole or in part, for any reason deemed appropriate by the town;
(c) Require pretreatment of such wastes to within the limits of normal sewage, as defined;
(d) Require control or flow equalization of such wastes so as to avoid any “slug” loads or excessive loads that may be harmful to the treatment works; or
(e) Require payment of a surcharge on any excessive flows or loadings discharged to the treatment works to cover the additional costs of having capacity for and treating such wastes.
(2) If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plant and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
(B) No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the town and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the town for treatment, subject to payment therefore by the industrial concern, at such rates as are compatible with Chapter 55 of this code.
(Ord. 94-09, passed 9-29-1994)