(a) This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for discharge into the City wastewater collection and treatment system and enables the City to comply with all applicable State and Federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code * 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 403).
No person shall discharge sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes to any sewer within the jurisdiction of the City and/or to the POTW without first having complied with the terms of this chapter.
(b) The objectives of this chapter are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the City wastewater system which will interfere with the normal operation of the system or contaminate the resulting Municipal sludge;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the City wastewater system which will pass through the system into the 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;
(4) To protect both Publicly Owned Treatment Works personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public;
(5) To provide fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the Publicly Owned Treatment Works; and
(6) To enable the City of Jackson to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit conditions, sludge use and disposal requirements, and any other Federal or State laws to which the Publicly Owned Treatment Works are subject.
(c) This chapter shall apply to the City and persons outside the City who are, by
contract or agreement with the City, users of the City POTW. The chapter authorizes the issuance of wastewater discharge permits; provides for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities; establishes administrative review procedures; requires user reporting; and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.