(a) Storm Water and Clean Water Connections.
(1) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming pool drainage, condensate, cooling/non-contact cooling water, and unpolluted wastewater into any sanitary sewer, unless specifically authorized by the Coordinator.
(2) Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged into such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet. Storm water discharged from industrial and other sites regulated under Section 402 of the Act shall obtain a storm water discharge permit within the time frames specified in 40 CFR Parts 122, 123, and 124. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged into a storm sewer, or natural outlet provided that an NPDES permit is obtained by the industry from the Ohio EPA prior to commencing the discharge.
(3) No person shall cause or permit a roof water downspout of any building or any other pipe or drain for rain water, storm water, surface water, groundwater or subsurface drainage, to be connected directly into a sanitary sewer; or cause or permit any other physical condition whereby rain water, storm water, surface water, groundwater, or subsurface drainage is discharged directly into any sanitary sewer.
(4) Any connection of a roof water downspout of any building or of any other pipe or drain for rain water, storm water, surface water, groundwater or subsurface drainage into a sanitary sewer or the existence of any other physical condition whereby rain water, storm water, surface water, groundwater or subsurface drainage, is discharged into any sanitary sewer, is hereby declared to be an illegal public nuisance.
(5) It shall be the duty of the Coordinator to notify the owner of every building or premises where such nuisance exists to abate the same.
(6) When the public nuisance defined in subsection (a)(4) hereof exists on or about any building or premises, no owner thereof, after receipt of notice to abate such public nuisance or after otherwise acquiring knowledge of its existence, shall permit or allow such nuisance to exist for more than thirty (30) days thereafter. It shall be the duty of every such owner to abate such nuisance within such thirty (30) days by eliminating the connection or other physical condition causing such nuisance, and it shall be the further duty of such owner forthwith to cap and seal the hole or opening thereby caused or remaining in the sanitary sewer or pipe or drain leading therein so that fumes cannot be emitted there from and so that refuse and debris cannot enter into the sanitary sewer.
(7) From and after the effective date of this chapter, no person, firm or corporation shall in constructing a new building, cause or permit footer drains, sump pumps or foundation drains to be connected directly or indirectly into a sanitary sewer.
(b) Authority for Control of Wastewater Discharges.
(1) For any waters or wastes which are discharged or are proposed to be discharged which contain compatible or incompatible pollutants other than sanitary sewage and which may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage treatment works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, including violation of applicable water quality standards, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Coordinator shall:
A. Reject the discharge of such wastes, or
B. Require pretreatment and/or control of quantities and rates of discharge to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers.
(2) In addition, the Coordinator may require surcharge payment to cover the added cost of handling, treating, and disposing of the wastes.
(c) Prohibited Discharge Standards.
(1) General Prohibitions. No user shall discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, any pollutants which by their nature or concentration will pass through or cause interference with the operation or performance of the POTW.
(2) Specific Prohibitions. The discharge prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW regardless of whether or not the user is subject to categorical requirements or other pretreatment requirements. Under the discharge prohibitions, a user may not contribute the following substances to the POTW:
A. Any liquids, solids, or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances, to create a fire or explosion hazard or be injurious in any other way to the POTW or to the operation of the POTW. At no time shall any readings on an explosion hazard meter, at the point of discharge into the POTW (or at any point in the POTW) be more than ten percent (10%) of the Lower Explosive Limit (LEL). Prohibited materials include, but are not limited to, refined or unrefined petroleum products, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, percholorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides and sulfides. In no instance shall wastewater discharged have a closed-cup flashpoint less than 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) as measured by the test methods specified in 40 CFR Part 261.21.
B. Any wastewater having a pH less than 6.0 or greater than 10.0 S.U., or wastewater having other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and/or personnel of the POTW.
C. Solid or viscous substances in amounts which may cause obstruction to the flow in the sewer or interference with the operation of wastewater treatment facilities. Such substances may be but are not limited to: grease, garbage with particles greater than one-half inch in any dimension, animal guts or tissues, manure, bones, hair, hides or fleshings, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, mops, cinders, sand, spent lime, stones, glass, straw, wood shavings, grass clippings, rags, spent grains, waste paper, wood, plastics, tar, asphalt residues, or mud.
D. Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process; to result in the generation of toxic gases, vapors or fumes which may cause a POTW worker acute health and safety problems; to constitute a hazard to humans or animals; to create a toxic effect in the receiving watercourse of the POTW; or to exceed the limitation set forth in a categorical pretreatment standard. A toxic pollutant shall include, but not be limited to, any pollutant identified pursuant to Section 307(A) of the Act and OAC Chapter 3745.
E. Any liquids, gases, or solids which either singly or by interaction with other wastes result in toxic or malodorous gases, vapors, or fumes which are sufficient to create a public nuisance or hazard to life, cause a POTW worker acute health and safety problems, or prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance and repair.
F. Any substances which may cause the POTW's effluent or any other product of the POTW such as residues, sludges, suds or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process. In no case shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause the POTW to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the SWDA, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, RCRA, or State criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used.
G. Any substance which will cause the POTW to violate its NPDES permit or the receiving water quality standards.
H. Any wastewater with objectionable color that cannot be removed in the treatment process, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
I. Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the Wastewater Treatment Plant resulting in interference and in no case wastewater with a temperature at the introduction into the Wastewater Treatment Plant which exceeds 40 degrees C (104 degrees F).
J. Any pollutants, including oxygen-demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.) released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which will cause interference to the POTW. In no case shall a slug load have a flow rate or contain concentrations of pollutants that exceed for any time period longer than fifteen minutes more than five times the average twenty-four hour concentration, quantities or flow during normal operation.
K. Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established in applicable state or federal regulations.
L. Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human health or creates a public nuisance.
M. Any wastewater containing constituents exceeding the limitations established in this ordinance. State and local requirements and discharge limitations shall be met by all users subject to such standards where these requirements and limitations are more stringent than federal requirements and limitations.
N. Petroleum oil, non-biodegradable cutting oil, or products of mineral oil origin in amounts which cause interference or pass through.
O. Any trucked or hauled waste including, but not limited to, holding tank wastes, industrial, and septic wastes, into any location of the POTW at any time.
P. Wastewater causing, alone or in conjunction with other sources, the treatment plant's effluent to fail toxicity test.
Q. Sludges, screenings, or other residues from the pretreatment of industrial wastes.
R. Detergents, surface-active agents, or other substances which that might cause excessive foaming in the POTW.
(d) National Categorical Pretreatment Standard.
(1) Users must comply with the categorical pretreatment standards found in 40 CFR, Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471.
(2) Modification of National Categorical Pretreatment Standards. Where the Village's treatment works achieve consistent removal of pollutants limited by categorical pretreatment standards, the Village may apply to the approval authority for modification of specific limits in the categorical pretreatment standards.
A. Categorical pretreatment standards shall apply to an Industrial User unless an enforceable alternative limit to the corresponding national categorical standard is applicable to the Industrial User under:
1. 40 CFR section 403.7 (removal credits) to reflect the removal of a POTW of pollutants discharged by the Industrial User of pollutants;
2. 40 CFR section 403.6 (e) (combined wastestream formulas) to reflect the mixing prior to treatment of process effluent with wastewater other than that generated by the regulated process;
3. 40 CFR section 403.13 (fundamentally different factor variance) to reflect the existence of data and information that was not considered or available when the national categorical pretreatment standard was promulgated;
4. 40 CFR section 403.15 (net/gross calculation) to reflect the presence of pollutants in the intake water of an Industrial User; or
5. 40 CFR section 403.6 (c) (equivalent limitations) to reflect the conversion of mass-based limits only into equivalent limits expressed either as mass of pollutant discharged per day or effluent concentration.
B. In order for the alternative limit referenced in this rule to be considered enforceable against an Industrial User, compliance with the alternative limit must be required by local ordinance or contract administered under an approved pretreatment program, or by orders issued to the Industrial User by the Director under section 6111.03 of the ORC.
C. There shall be no right or procedure implied under Chapter 3745-3 of the OAC for an Industrial User, POTW, or any other person to seek an alternative limit to a categorical pretreatment standard other than through the procedures and within the requirements set forth in this rule.
(e) State Pretreatment Standards. Users must comply with the State of Ohio rules and laws as set forth in the following:
(1) ORC 6111.03(Q) - Water pollution control powers of director of environmental protection
(2) ORC 6111.042 - Rules requiring compliance with Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(3) OAC Chapter 3745-3 - Industrial Discharges to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (Pretreatment Rules)
(f) Local Limits.
(1) The Coordinator is authorized to establish Local Limits pursuant to 40 CFR 403.5(c).
(Ord. 05-16. Passed 4-27-16.)
(2) No person shall discharge wastewater containing parameters in excess of the current Local limits. These limits are listed on the Village’s webpage for the Department of Water Reclamation and can be viewed at the Village Offices. (Ord. 27-22. Passed 12-14-22.)
(3) The above limits apply at the point where the wastewater is discharged to the POTW. In the absence of a specific wastewater discharge permit, no User shall discharge any of the above pollutants in a concentration greater than that found in typical background concentrations of residential wastewater.
(4) The Pretreatment Coordinator, together with the Pretreatment Board, is hereby authorized and may develop Best Management Practices (BMPs) in individual, general, or temporary wastewater discharge permits. BMPs may be used where there is insufficient flow from a permitted or category of permitted Users to obtain a representative sample, or when the BMP is clearly the most feasible method for regulating the pollutant of concern.
(g) Dilution. No user shall ever increase the use of potable, service or process water or, in any way, attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in categorical pretreatment standards, this ordinance, or any other pollutant-specific limitation developed by the Village or State.
(h) Batch Discharges. Concentrations or quantities of pollutants and flow from batch discharges shall not exceed the limits established in the discharge permit.
(i) Right of Revision.
The Village reserves the right to establish, by ordinance or in individual wastewater discharge permits, more stringent Standards or Requirements on discharges to the POTW consistent with the purpose of this ordinance
(j) Operating Upsets. Any user which experiences an upset in operations which places the user in a temporary state of noncompliance with this ordinance shall inform the Coordinator thereof within twenty-four hours of first awareness of the commencement of the upset. Where this information is given orally, a written follow-up report thereof shall be filed by the user with the Village Coordinator within five days. The report shall discuss the following:
(1) Description of the upset, the cause thereof, and the upset's impact on a user's compliance status.
(2) Duration of noncompliance, including exact dates and times of noncompliance, and if the noncompliance continues, the time by which compliance is reasonably expected to occur.
(3) All steps taken or to be taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of such an upset or other condition of noncompliance.
(4) The report must also demonstrate that the facility was being operated in a prudent and workmanlike manner and was in compliance with applicable operation and maintenance procedures.
(5) A documented and verified operation upset shall be an affirmative defense to any enforcement action brought by the Village against a user for noncompliance with this ordinance which arises out of violations alleged to have occurred during the period of the upset.
(k) Bypasses.
(1) Bypasses prohibited. All in accordance with OAC Section 3745-09.
(2) Notification. If an Industrial User experiences a bypass, submit a written notice to the Coordinator. It shall verbally notify the Coordinator within twenty-four hours from the time it becomes aware of the bypass, and shall submit within five days of verbal notification, a written report describing the bypass event, and its cause; the bypass duration, including exact times and dates; and if the bypass has not been corrected, the time it is expected to continue and measures taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent its recurrence. The Coordinator may waive the written report if the verbal report is received within twenty-four hours.
(l) Notification of Substantial Change. Users shall notify the Coordinator a minimum of ten days prior to any substantial change in the volume or character of their discharge or introduction of any new constituents, including the listed or characteristic hazardous wastes for which the user has submitted initial notification under 40 CFR Part 403.12(p) and OAC Chapter 3745.
(m) Wastewater Discharges. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Village except for storm water discharges or discharges in compliance with an NPDES permit issued by the State and/or the POTW, any wastewater except as authorized by the Coordinator in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 05-16. Passed 4-27-16.)