(a) Definitions. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the following terms shall be as follows:
(1) “Ammonia” means the ammonia nitrogen content in wastewater, expressed in mg/l, as determined by the latest edition of Standard Methods.
(2) “Building (or house) drain” means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a building drainage system which receives the discharge from soil waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the buildings and conveys it to a point approximately three feet outside the foundation wall of the building.
(3) “Building (or house) sewer” means the pipe which is connected to the building (or house) drain at a point approximately three feet outside the foundation wall of the building and which conveys the building’s discharge from that point to the public sewer.
(4) “Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand” (or CBOD) of sewage, sewage effluent, polluted waters or industrial wastes means the quantity of dissolved oxygen in milligrams per liter required during stabilization of the decomposable organic matter by aerobic biochemical action under standard laboratory procedures for five days at twenty degrees Centigrade. The laboratory determinations shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Standard Methods (latest edition).
(5) “City” means the City of Kenton, Ohio, and its authorized representatives.
(6) “Combined sewer” means a sewer intended to receive both wastewater and storm or surface water.
(7) “Compatible pollutant” means the biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH and fecal coliform bacteria, plus pollutants identified in the NPDES permit if the treatment works were designed to treat such pollutants and, in fact, do remove such pollutants to a substantial degree. The term “substantial degree” is not subject to precise definition, but generally contemplates removals on the order of eighty percent or greater. Minor incidental removals on the order of ten to thirty percent are not considered substantial. Examples of the additional pollutants which may be considered compatible include chemical oxygen demand, total organic carbon, phosphorus and phosphorus compounds, nitrogen and nitrogen compounds and fats, oils and greases of animal or vegetable origin (except as prohibited where these materials would interfere with the operation of the treatment works).
(8) “Council” means the City Council, City of Kenton, Ohio, or any duly authorized official acting on its behalf.
(9) “Director” means the Service Director of the City.
(10) “Effluent” means the water, together with any wastes that may be present, flowing out of a drain, sewer, receptacle or outlet.
(11) “EPA” means the Environmental Protection Agency; “USEPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(12) “Fecal coliform” means any of a number of organisms common to the intestinal tract of humans and animals, whose presence in sanitary sewage is an indicator of pollution.
(13) “Floatable oil” means oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that the same will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in a pretreatment facility approved by the City.
(14) “Garbage” means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of food products.
(15) “Incompatible pollutant” means any pollutant that is not defined as a compatible pollutant, including nonbiodegradable dissolved solids.
(16) “Industrial sewage” or “Industrial waste” means any solid, liquid or gaseous substance or form of energy discharged, permitted to flow or escaping from an industrial, manufacturing, commercial or business process or from the development, recovery or processing of any natural resources carried on by any person, exclusive of sanitary sewage.
(17) “Infiltration” means the water entering a sewer system, including building drains and sewers, from the ground, through such means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections or manhole walls. “Infiltration” does not include, and is distinguished from, inflow.
(18) “Infiltration/inflow” means the total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow, without distinguishing the source.
(19) “Inflow” means the water discharged into a sewer system, including building drains and sewers, from such sources as, but not limited to, roof leaders; cellar, yard and area drains; foundation drains; unpolluted cooling water discharges; drains from springs and swampy areas; manhole covers; cross connections from storm sewers and combined sewers; catch basins, storm water surface run-off, street wash waters or drainage. “Inflow” does not include, and is distinguished from, infiltration.
(20) “Inspector” means the person or persons duly authorized by the City to inspect and approve the installation of building sewers and their connection to the public sewer system.
(21) “Interference” means the inhibition or disruption of the sewer system treatment processes or operations contributing to a violation of any requirement of the City’s NPDES permit.
(22) “Normal domestic sewage” has the same meaning given in the sewage rate resolution.
(23) “NPDES permit” means a permit issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharge of wastewaters to the navigable waters of the United States pursuant to Section 402 of PL 92-500.
(24) “Operation and maintenance cost” has the same meaning given in the sewage rate resolution.
(25) “Outlet” means any outlet, natural or constructed, which is the point of final discharge of sewage or of treatment plant effluent into any watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
(26) “Person” or “user” means any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
(27) “pH” means the logarithm (to the base of ten) of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution expressed in gram-atoms per liter of solution.
(28) “Phosphorus (or P)” means the chemical element phosphorus, total. The laboratory determination shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in the latest edition of Standard Methods.
(29) “Pretreatment” means the treatment of industrial sewage from privately- owned industrial sources prior to its introduction into a public treatment works.
(30) “Private sewer” means a sewer which is not owned by a public authority.
(31) “Properly shredded garbage” means the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension.
(32) “Public sewer” means a primary sewer or secondary sewer in which all owners of abutting property have equal rights and which is controlled by the sewage works.
(33) “Residential user” means any person who discharges sewage from the person’s primary place of residence.
(34) “Sanitary sewage” means sewage discharged from the sanitary conveniences of dwellings (including apartment houses, hotels and motels), office buildings, factories or institutions and which is free from storm water, surface water and industrial wastes.
(35) “Sanitary sewer” means a sewer which carries sanitary sewage and/or industrial waste and to which storm, surface and ground water are not intentionally admitted.
(36) “Service charge” or “charges or rentals” means the basic charge levied on all users of the public sewerage system for wastes which do not exceed in strength the concentration values above which a surcharge will be made.
(37) “Sewage” means the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, singularly or in any combination, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
(38) “Sewage works” or “treatment works” means the organization and all facilities for collecting, transporting, pumping and treating sewage and for discharging effluent, namely the sewerage collection and treatment systems.
(39) “Sewer” means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage or other waste liquids.
(40) “Sewerage system” means the network of sewers and appurtenances used for collecting, transporting and pumping sewage.
(41) “Shall” is mandatory; “may” is permissible.
(42) “Slug” or “slugload” means any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which, in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds, for any period of duration longer than fifteen minutes, more than five times the average twenty-four hour concentration or flow during normal operation.
(43) “Standard Methods” means the laboratory procedures set forth in the latest edition, at the time of analysis of “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,” prepared and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation and “Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for Analysis of Pollutants”, Regulation 40 CFR Part 136, published in the Federal Register on October 16, 1975.
(44) “Storm sewer” means a sewer which carries storm and surface water drainage, but excludes sewage.
(45) “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Water and Sanitary Sewage of the City, or its otherwise duly authorized representative.
(46) “Surcharge” means the extra charges for sewerage service assessed to customers whose sewage is of such a nature that it imposes upon the sewerage works a burden greater than that covered by the basic service charge.
(47) “Suspended solids” means solids which either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, sewage or other liquid, and which are removable by laboratory filtration. Their concentration shall be expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/l). Quantitative determination shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in Standard Methods.
(48) “Total solids” means the sum of suspended and dissolved solids.
(49) “Total toxic organics” means the summation of all quantifiable values greater than 0.1 mg/l for the specified toxic organics listed in 40 CFR, Chapter 1, Part 333.11 (7-1-86 Edition).
(50) “Toxic amount” means the concentration of any pollutant or combination of pollutants which, upon exposure to or assimilation into any organism, will cause adverse effects such as cancer, genetic mutations and physiological manifestations, as defined in the standards issued pursuant to Section 307(a) of PL 92-500.
(51) “Unpolluted water” means water of a quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect, or water that would not cause a violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewer and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
(52) “User” or “person” means any and all persons, natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
(53) “Watercourse” means a channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
(b) Illegal Use of Sewers. No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof run-off, downspouts, subfoundation building drainage, subsurface drainage, unpolluted cooling water or unpolluted industrial process water to any sanitary sewer. Storm waters and other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to sewers specifically designated as storm sewers by the City. All such waters designated above, which are above ground level, shall be discharged on the ground surface.
Subfoundation building drains connected to sanitary sewers before the effective date of these regulations shall be removed if it is established by the City that such connection is detrimental to the satisfactory operation of the sewage works and that such removal is cost-effective. Such connections shall be prohibited after the effective date of Ordinance 86-012, passed May 12, 1986, and shall be considered illegal.
No person shall discharge garbage grindings into a public sewer except properly shredded garbage generated in the preparation of food normally consumed on the property or for retail sale. Garbage grinders shall not be used to grind plastic, paper products, inert materials or garden refuse.
(c) General Discharge Prohibitions. Except as herein provided, no person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any of the following described water or wastes to any sanitary sewer:
(1) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit (65.6 degrees Celsius), or which causes the influent temperature at the treatment plant to exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit (forty degrees Celsius);
(2) Any water or wastes which may contain more than 100 milligrams per liter of free, oil or grease (FOG);
(3) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
(4) Any garbage that has not been shredded to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under normal flow conditions prevailing in the public sewer;
(5) Any water or wastes containing substances that will solidify or become discernibly viscous at temperatures between thirty and 150 degrees Fahrenheit, including, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the operation of the sewage works;
(6) Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 6.0 or higher than 9.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and City personnel;
(7) Any water or wastes containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment plant;
(8) Any water or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the wastewater treatment plant;
(9) Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life, or sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for their maintenance and repair;
(10) Any water or wastes which cause the effluent or any other product of the treatment process residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation and re-use, or which interfere with the reclamation process;
(11) Any water or wastes which cause a detrimental environmental impact or a nuisance in the waters of the State, cause a condition unacceptable to any public authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the sewage works or cause the quality of the wastewater treatment plant effluent to violate the NPDES permit limitations;
(12) Any water or wastes which cause discoloration or any other condition in the quality of the wastewater treatment plant effluent such that receiving water quality requirements, established by law, cannot be met;
(13) Any radioactive waste, except when the person is authorized to use radioactive materials by the State Department of Health or other governmental agency empowered to regulate the use of radioactive materials;
(14) Wastewater containing in excess of:
Arsenic | 0.50 mg/l |
Ammonia nitrogen (as N) | 150.00 mg/l |
Barium | 5.00 mg/l |
Cadmium | 0.10 mg/l |
Chromium (total) | 1.50 mg/l |
Chromium (hexavalent) | 0.50 mg/l |
Copper | 0.50 mg/l |
Cyanide | 1.00 mg/l |
Iron (dissolved) | 15.00 mg/l |
Lead | 0.50 mg/l |
Manganese (dissolved) | 5.00 mg/l |
Mercury | 0.02 mg/l |
Molybdenum | 0.05 mg/l |
Nickel | 5.00 mg/l |
Phenols | 1.00 mg/l |
Selenium | 0.10 mg/l |
Silver | 0.10 mg/l |
Sulfides (as S) | 10.00 mg/l |
Zinc | 3.00 mg/l |
Total toxic organics (TTO) | 2.00 mg/l |
(15) Any water or wastes containing in excess of 0.02 mg/l total identifiable chlorinated hydrocarbons;
(16) Any water or wastes containing in excess of 1.0 mg/l phenolic compounds.
(17) Any slugload released in a single extraordinary discharge episode of such volume or strength as to cause interference in the sewage works; or
(18) Any blood from slaughtered animals. All persons who slaughter animals shall provide such proper tanks for the holding of blood and such proper screens for the screening from the sanitary sewerage system of the City of solid particles and waste incidental to the slaughtering of animals as are required by law or governmental agency regulation.
The City reserves the right to modify the above limits at any time.
(d) National Categorical Pretreatment Standards.
(1) National Categorical Pretreatment Standards as promulgated by the USEPA shall be met by all dischargers of the regulated industrial categories. Where these National Categorical Pretreatment Standards are more stringent than those specified in these regulations, the National Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall govern.
(2) Where a person subject to Categorical Pretreatment Standards has not submitted a discharge report required by this section, he or she shall file a completed discharge report within six months after promulgation of the applicable Categorical Pretreatment Standards. Where a person has submitted an acceptable discharge report, he or she shall submit to the City any additional information required by the Categorical Pretreatment Standards within six months after promulgation.
(e) Dilution. No user shall increase the use of potable or process water in any way or mix separate waste streams for the purpose of diluting a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the standards set forth in these regulations.
(f) Special Interceptors. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the City, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease or excessive amounts of any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients. However, such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
(1) Construction. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, be watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which shall be gastight and watertight when bolted in place.
(2) Maintenance. All grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his or her expense.
(g) Water or Wastes Requiring Approval of City. The admission into the public sewers of any water or wastes having any of the following properties shall be subject to the joint review and approval of the Superintendent and Director:
(1) A five-day CBOD greater than 200 milligrams per liter;
(2) Total suspended solids of more than 250 milligrams per liter;
(3) An average daily flow greater than 5,000 GPP;
(4) A Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) greater than fifty milligrams per liter; or
(5) Any wastewater discharge above the tolerances as set forth in Section 1044.05(c)(14).
The limits set forth in this Section 1044.05(g) may not be exceeded unless the person(s) or user(s) submit in writing to the Superintendent which of the above limits will be exceeded and the duration of such excessive discharge. The proposed excessive discharge shall not be permitted and deemed a violation hereunder unless both of the following apply: (i) the excessive discharge and duration thereof is approved in writing by the Superintendent and Director; and (ii) the Superintendent or Director have no reason to believe that the excess discharge could cause the City to be in violation of the City's NPDES Permit. In the event that an excessive discharge is approved in writing by the Superintendent and Director hereunder, the person(s) or user(s) obtaining such consent must maintain copies of the request and approval for a minimum period of five years after the completion of the last excessive discharge permitted by the Superintendent and Director hereunder.
(h) Preliminary Treatment. Where necessary, in the opinion of the City, the user shall provide, at his or her expense, such preliminary treatment as to perform the following, or be subject to a calculated surcharge for the additional waste strength:
(1) Reduce the CBOD5 to 200 milligrams per liter, the suspended solids to 250 milligrams per liter and the Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) to fifty milligrams per liter;
(2) Reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for in this section;
(3) Control the quantities and rates of discharge (equalize) of such water or wastes;
(4) Adjust the pH to fall within the range of 6.0 to 9.5;
(5) Reduce free oil and grease (FOG) to below 100 milligrams per liter; or
(6) Reduce the concentration of all parameters listed in paragraph (c)(14) hereof to below the values listed.
(i) Approval of Proposed Pretreatment Facilities. A general engineering report, which features a complete process description of the manufacturing and proposed pretreatment process, shall be submitted for the approval of the City. The general engineering report shall be prepared by a professional engineer and shall include the following:
(1) All process waste streams generated, including flows, pollutant concentrations and loadings;
(2) A description of the treatment process, including a process flow diagram;
(3) Information on the treatment efficiencies of each unit process;
(4) Any chemicals added to affect or facilitate each unit process;
(5) All influent and effluent monitoring locations;
(6) All proposed monitoring equipment; and
(7) Measures to prevent the spills of oils, fuels and/or toxic organic compounds into the sewer system.
No construction of such facilities shall commence until written approval of the City is obtained. Any subsequent changes in the pretreatment facilities or operating procedures shall be submitted to and be approved by the City before the changes are made.
(j) Orders of the City. The City has the authority to issue orders to any industrial user to require compliance with any requirements contained in these regulations, including categorical pretreatment standards, other discharge limits and reporting requirements. Any violation of these orders shall be considered a violation of these regulations and shall subject the user to the penalty provisions contained in Section 1044.99. The City has the right to refuse to accept any waste that might be harmful to the sewage works in any way.
(k) Water Tests; Measurements; Sites of Tests; Reports; Monitoring. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of water and wastes, referred to in this section, shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods and by suitable samples taken at the control manhole. If no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer from the point at which the building sewer is connected.
(l) Disclosure. Each industrial user, as defined in this section, discharging, or proposing to discharge, to the sewage works, shall file discharge reports and strength analysis reports with the City. All disclosure reports shall be signed by the principal executive officer of the facility.
(1) Discharge reports. The information on the discharge report shall be current. Whenever the user’s process changes, the information shall be revised. The information to be submitted shall be as follows:
A. The name, address and SIC code number of the user;
B. Disclosure of the wastewater constituents and characteristics, including, but not limited to, those identified in this section;
C. The time and duration of discharges, including an explanation of all surges of strength and flow rates;
D. The average daily flow rate, including the method of determination;
E. Detailed drawings showing the size, elevation and location of all connections to public sanitary sewers, control manholes or sampling access locations and pretreatment equipment;
F. A description of facilities, manufacturing processes or service activities on the premises; and
G. The nature and concentration of any discharge pollutants prohibited or limited by these regulations.
The completed discharge report shall be sent to the City. If the City’s evaluation requires additional information, the user shall be requested to supply the necessary information. The City shall notify the user in writing when the report is acceptable.
(2) Strength analysis reports. The information to be submitted on each strength analysis report shall be as follows:
A. The name and address of the user;
B. The date and time the sample was collected; and
C. Results of laboratory analyses, in milligrams per liter, of the strength of CBOD5, suspended solids and Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) in the user’s discharge to sanitary sewers. The analyses shall be in accordance with Standard Methods, latest edition.
One sample shall be collected and analyzed for each 1,000,000 gallons of discharge with a maximum time between samples of three months. If the strength of discharge is inconsistent, additional tests shall be required.
The procedures used shall ensure that the sample be a representative sample of the flow.
The average strengths, in milligrams per liter, of CBOD5, suspended solids and ammonia for each strength surcharge billing period shall be determined from the information submitted in the strength analysis report for samples collected during the billing period.
The City shall periodically collect and test samples of the discharge. If the information is substantially different from that on the strength analysis report, the values obtained from such samples may be used to determine surcharge strengths in lieu of the values in the strength analysis report.
(3) Control manholes. Each industrial user, as defined in this section, shall construct and maintain, at his or her own expense, a control manhole to allow inspection, sampling and flow measurements of wastes in the building sewer.
A. The control manhole may be either an opening to the sewer inside a structure or a manhole. It shall be constructed on the user’s premises. However, if the location would be impractical or cause undue hardship to the user, the City may allow construction in a public right of way. Ample room shall be provided to allow for safe sampling. The manhole shall be constructed in accordance with City requirements and meet all local agency construction standards and specifications. Unless a time extension is granted, the construction of the manhole shall be completed within ninety calendar days after written notice from the City.
B. The personnel of the City shall have access to this monitoring facility at all times for inspection and collecting samples. If the facility is locked, special arrangements shall be made to allow access. The City shall have the right to set up monitoring devices on the premises. If the industrial user employs a security system which would require proper identification and clearance before entry to the premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, City personnel shall be permitted entry without delay to perform their specific responsibilities.
(m) Special Agreements. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any special agreement or arrangement between the City and a user whereby a waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment by the user. However, no special agreement shall be permitted for any waste in excess of Federal regulations or limitations.
(n) Protection from Damage; Accidental Discharge; Operating Upsets.
(1) Protection from damage. No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part of the sewage works.
(2) Accidental discharge. Each user, at his or her expense, shall implement a spill prevention control and countermeasures plan to protect the City’s sewerage conveyance and treatment facilities from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastewaters subject to these regulations. Users shall notify the City immediately upon the occurrence of a slugload or accidental discharge of such prohibited materials or wastewaters. This notification shall be followed, within fifteen days of the date of occurrence, by a detailed written statement describing the cause of the discharge and the remedial measures in effect. Such notification shall not relieve the user of liability for any expense, loss or damage to the sewage works. The cost of treating the discharge shall be paid by the user.
(3) Operating upsets. Any user who is unintentionally or temporarily in a state of noncompliance with these regulations, due to factors beyond his or her reasonable control, shall inform the City as soon as possible after commencement of the operating upset, but not longer than two hours following the start of the upset. Where information is given orally, the user shall file a written follow-up report with the City within five days. The report shall:
A. Describe the incident, its cause and its impact on the user’s compliance status;
B. Give the duration of noncompliance, including exact dates and times of noncompliance. If the noncompliance continues, the time by which compliance is reasonably expected to occur; and
C. Describe all steps taken or to be taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent recurrence of the conditions of noncompliance.
Signs shall be permanently posted in conspicuous places on the user’s premises advising employees of whom to call in the event of a slugload, accidental discharge or operating upset. Employers shall instruct all employees who may cause or discover such a discharge in emergency notification procedures.
(o) Pollution Prevention. The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 established a national goal for environmental protection: to reduce or eliminate waste at the source. This Act is directed toward industries and outlines four steps that should be taken:
(1) Pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source;
(2) Pollution that cannot be prevented should be recycled in an environmentally safe manner;
(3) Pollution that cannot be prevented or recycled should be treated in an environmentally safe manner; and
(4) Disposal or other release into the environment should be employed only as a last resort and should be conducted in an environmentally safe manner.
The U.S.E.P.A. defines “pollution prevention” to mean “source reduction” and other practices that reduce or eliminate the creation of pollutants through increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water or other resources, or the protection of natural resources by conservation. An industrial pollution prevention program involves the development and implementation of a strategy for addressing all raw materials, manufacturing processes and treatment disposal systems that will prioritize and systematically reduce the toxicity and mass of wastes produced.
The City promotes pollution prevention as an environmentally beneficial approach to reducing the intentional and unintentional discharge of chemicals into the sewerage systems. Although pollution prevention will not replace traditional permitting, surveillance and enforcement functions, pollution prevention is beneficial for both the industrial entity and the City.
The process of developing a good pollution prevention program begins with the collection of accurate and complete information about raw materials, final products, waste stream components, costs and revenues. To assist in this endeavor, the U.S.E.P.A. has created worksheets for industries, which are included in the publication “Facility Pollution Prevention Guide,” EPA/600/R-92/088, May 1992.
(Ord. 97-011. Passed 6-23-97; Ord. 10-010. Passed 8-23-10.)