(a) Any waters or wastes which are discharged or are prepared to be discharged which contain compatible or incompatible pollutants other than sanitary sewage and which may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage disposal system, 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 Village Administrator or delegated representative shall:
(1) After notice to the discharger, immediately and effectively halt or prevent the discharge of such wastes; or
(2) Require pretreatment of quantities and rates of discharge to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewer.
(b) Provided however, no person, firm or corporation shall contribute, discharge, or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly any of the following described substances into the Village sewage disposal system:
(1) Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be, sufficient either alone or by interaction to cause fire or explosion or be injurious in any other way to persons or the operations of the sewage disposal system.
(2) Solid or viscous substances which will or may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interferences with the operation of the system.
(3) Any wastewater having a pH less than 6.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel of the system.
(4) Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, which act either singly or by interaction to injure or interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitutes a hazard to humans or animals.
(5) Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which either singly or by interaction are capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance or repair.
(6) Any substance which may cause the wastewater treatment plant's effluent or treatment residues, sludges 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 sewer disposal system cause noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines or regulations.
(7) Any substance which will cause the wastewater treatment plant to violate its NPDES and/or other disposal system permits.
(8) Any substance with objectionable color not removed in the treatment process, such as, but not limited to dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
(9) Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the wastewater treatment plant resulting in interference.
(10) Any unpolluted water including, but not limited to noncontact cooling water.
(11) Any wastewater containing any radioisotopes of such half-life or concentrations as exceed limits established by applicable state or federal regulations.
(12) Any wastewater which causes hazard to human life or creates a public nuisance.
(Ord. 2020-07. Passed 9-21-20.)