(a) This Ordinance sets forth uniform requirements for Users of the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) for the City of Kent and enables the City of Kent to comply with all applicable State and Federal laws, including the Clean Water Act (33 United States Code [U.S.C.] section 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Part 403). The objectives of this Ordinance are:
(1) To prevent the introduction of Pollutants into the POTW that will interfere with its operation;
(2) To prevent the introduction of Pollutants into the POTW that will pass through the POTW, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the POTW;
(3) To protect POTW personnel who may be affected by Wastewater and Bio-solids in the course of their employment and the general public;
(4) To promote reuse and recycling of Wastewater and Bio-solids from the POTW;
(5) To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the City of Kent POTW.
(6) To enable the City to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit conditions, Bio-solids re-use and disposal requirements, and any other Federal or State laws to which the POTW is subject on the date this Ordinance was enacted or any future Federal or State Laws to which the POTW may be required to comply with in the future.
(7) To facilitate the maximum beneficial public use of the City's POTW while preventing blockages of the POTW resulting from FOG, and to specify appropriate FOG Discharge requirements for all Users and standard requirements for Food Service Establishments.
(b) This Ordinance shall apply to all Users of the POTW and authorizes the issuance of WDP's; provides for monitoring, compliance, and enforcement activities outlined in the ERP; 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.
(Ord. 2015-81. Passed 4-15-15.)