(A) This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for users of the publicly owned treatment works for the City of Kokomo and enables the city 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 chapter are:
(1) To regulate the discharge to, and use of, public and private sewers within the service area of the publicly owned treatment works of the city; and establish requirements for the installation and construction of service connections to building sewers within the city’s sewer service area;
(2) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will interfere with its operation;
(3) To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the publicly owned treatment works that will pass through the publicly owned treatment works, inadequately treated, into receiving waters, or otherwise be incompatible with the publicly owned treatment works;
(4) To protect the publicly owned treatment works, all POTW personnel who may be affected by wastewater and sludge in the course of their employment and the general public from the unregulated discharge of wastewater having constituents that could endanger the POTW, the health and welfare of POTW personnel and/or the general public;
(5) To promote reuse and recycling of non-residential wastewater and sludge from the publicly owned treatment works;
(6) To provide for fees for the equitable distribution of the cost of operation, maintenance, and improvement of the publicly owned treatment works; and
(7) To enable the city 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 is subject.
(8) To ensure that users and affected employees of such users are aware of the employee protections provided by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. section 1251 et seq.
(B) This chapter shall apply to all users of the publicly owned treatment works. This chapter authorizes the issuance of individual or general 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.
(Ord. 6619, passed 1-28-13)